GAME 4 u at Colorado November 18, 2013

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1 GAME 4 u at Colorado November 18, 2013 Joe Gorby, Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director Office: Cell: jgorby@astate.edu Facebook.com/RedWolvesMBB Athletics Website: AStateRedWolves.com A-State Schedule DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Nov. 2 Henderson State (Exhibition) W, Nov. 5 Arkansas-Monticello (Exhibition) W, Nov. 11 at Jackson State W, Nov. 13 UT-Martin W, Nov. 16 at Wyoming L, Nov. 18 at Colorado (PAC-12 Network) 8 p.m. Nov. 24 Central Arkansas 2:05 p.m. Nov. 30 at Lamar 6 p.m. Dec. 2 Niagara 7:05 p.m. Dec. 14 at Nebraska (Big Ten Network) 3 p.m. Dec. 17 Toledo 7:05 p.m. Dec. 21 at Marshall 6 p.m. Dec. 30 Southern Arkansas 7:05 p.m. Jan. 2 at UT Arlington* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Texas State* 4:30 p.m. Jan. 9 Troy* 7:05 p.m. Jan.11 South Alabama* (Sun Belt Network) 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at Georgia State* 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at Western Kentucky* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Jan. 25 UALR* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7:05 p.m. Jan. 30 at ULM* 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Troy* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Lyon 7:05 p.m. Feb. 10 Western Kentucky* (ESPN3) 7:05 p.m. Feb. 13 at South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 15 at Louisiana-Lafayette* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7:15 p.m. Feb. 20 UT Arlington* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 22 Texas State* 7:05 p.m. Mar. 1 at UALR* 7 p.m. Mar. 4 Georgia State* 7:05 p.m. Mar. 6 ULM* 7:05 p.m. Mar. 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. Sun Belt Tournament (New Orleans, La. Lakefront Arena) March ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (2-1, 0-0 SUN BELT) Head Coach: John Brady Year: 6th Season Record at A-State: (6 yrs.) Career Record: (23 yrs.) vs. CU: 0-0 MBB SID: Joe Gorby Top Players (per game): Points: Melvin Johnson III (16.7) Rebounds: Kendrick Washington (6.0) Assists: Brandon Reed (3.0) Blocks: Kirk Van Slyke (2.3) Steals: Cameron Golden (1.7) VS COLORADO BUFFALOES (3-1, 0-0 PAC-12) Head Coach: Tad Boyle Year: 4th Season Record at CU: (4 yrs.) Career Record: (8 yrs.) vs. A-State: 0-0 MBB SID: Andrew Green Top Players (per game): Points: Josh Scott (13.3) Rebounds: Josh Scott (8.8) Assists: Spencer Dinwiddie (3.0) Blocks: Wesley Gordon (1.0) Steals: Spencer Dinwiddie (2.0) GAME INFORMATION Date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 tipoff: 8 p.m. (CT) Location: Boulder, Colo. arena: Coors Events Center arena capacity: 11,064 SerieS: A-State trails 1-0 Last Meeting (L Colorado in NIT - 3/21/91) television: Pac-12 Network radio: East Arkansas Broadcasters Red Wolves Sports Network KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) - Flagship talent: Randy Myers (play-by-play) online audio: AStateRedWolves.com Live video: Pac-12 Network Live audio: Live StatS: QUICK HITS * The campaign represents the program s 86th season as the Red Wolves have presently amassed a 1,125-1,065 all-time record (.514 win pct.) dating back their inaugural season. A- State has produced won at least 20 games in a season five times (21-13), (21-14), (20-10), (23-9) and (20-9) since joining the NCAA-I ranks in * A-State s 19 victories (19-12 overall record) in the campaign represented the Red Wolves most wins in a season since the season (20-9 overall). A-State s 19 victories tied for the sixthhighest win total in the program s history, equalling the team (19-5 record). * The Red Wolves claimed their second Sun Belt Conference (SBC) West Division Championship title in the last three seasons in by registering a first-place 12-8 conference divisional mark. A-State was crowned SBC West Division Champions in with a first-place 11-5 league division ledger. * A-State has compiled double-digit victories in 15 of the last 17 seasons. The Red Wolves have won at least 15 games or more on 10 occasions, which includes three of the last four seasons to date. * The Red Wolves are 2-1 thru their first three games this season and hope to get off to another productive start like a season ago when A-State won four of its first five and six of its initial nine contests. * Six of the squad s nine top scorers return for this campaign, including the Red Wolves top scorer in senior guard Ed Townsel (13.1 ppg.). Townsel accounted for 19.1 percent (407-2,127) of A-State s points production from this past season. * Senior guard Melvin Johnson III has connected on a team-leading 16 field goals (16-35) this season with 12 (12-22) coming from three-point field goal territory. A-STATE PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP All times listed are Central All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game V Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes 3 Brandon Reed Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Ed Townsel Sr. Guard PPG RPG SPG Melvin Johnson III Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Kendrick Washington Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG GAME 4 at COLORADO 20 Kirk Van Slyke Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG

2 Athletics Media Relations 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 Athletics Media Relations Director (870) / jgorby@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Assistant Athletics Director/ Athletics Media Relations Director (870) / jscott@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Assistant Athletics Media Relations 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 A-State 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 A-State locker room is closed to all media members. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At A- State s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be in the media room. PRACTICE COVERAGE A-State 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 A-State Athletics Media Relations office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and 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 A-State Athletics official website at AStateRedWolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for men s basketball releases, contact Joe Gorby in the A-State Athletics Media Relations 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 within two hours following a game s conclusion. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes SunDay November 17 Bus to Boulder and practice Interview Request must be made 24 hours in advance A-STATE MEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER MonDay November 18 GaMe 4 A-State at Colorado 8 p.m. (CT) tuesday November 19 travel to Little rock & bus to Jonesboro No media availability WeDneSDay November 20 A-STATE/COLORADO SERIES HISTORY Arkansas State trails Colorado 1-0 in the all-time series which started in the season. A-State is 0-1 on the road, 0-0 at home, and 0-0 at neutral sites versus the Buffaloes. The Red Wolves dropped an decision at Colorado (3/21/91) in the third round of the 1991 NIT Tournament to finish the campaign with a 23-9 overall ledger. A-State sports a 1-4 record (.200 win pct.) against current Pac-12 member schools, which besides Colorado includes a 1-0 mark against Stanford, 0-1 vs. Oregon State, and 0-2 against Utah. The Red Wolves defeated Stanford, 60-59, in the 1988 NIT Tournament (3/22/88). SCOUTING COLORADO The Buffaloes are midst a three-game win streak with home victories over UT-Martin (91-65), Wyoming (63-58), and Jackson State (94-70). CU dropped its season opener, to nationally-ranked Baylor (11/8) in Dallas, Texas. Colorado presently has four players averaging double figures in points this season, led by sophomore forward Josh Scott s 13.3 ppg. average. Junior guard Spencer Dinwiddie (12.3 ppg.), junior guard Askia Booker (11.3 ppg.) and sophomore forward Xavier Johnson (11.0 ppg.) are also among CU s scoring leaders. The four have combined to generate 58.4 % ( ) of the Buffs points production to date. In rebounding, Scott (8.8 rpg.), redshirt freshman forward Wesley Gordon (5.3 rpg.), and Dinwiddie (5.0 rpg.) have accounted for 50.3% (76-151) of the squad s output on the boards. The Buffaloes are presently listed among other teams receiving votes in the latest (Nov. 11) Associated Press and Coaches Top 25 Polls. CU has 18 points in the AP Poll and 12 in the Coaches Poll. Colorado, which was overall last season, was picked third in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll with 211 points and one first-place vote. Head coach Tad Boyle, who s the 18th head coach in CU history, presently ranks fifth among the school s all-time winningest coaches. Boyle is the first CU coach in 50 years to lead the Buffs to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances ( & ) and the first ever to lead Colorado to three straight postseason appearances ( NIT). Prior to CU, Boyle served as head coach at Northern Colorado ( ) after spending as an associate head coach at Wichita State. He also had assistant coaching stints at Jacksonville State, Ala. ( ) and at Oregon ( ) along with being the Director of Basketball Operations at Tennessee ( ). NON-CONFERENCE GAMES A-State posted a 6-3 (.667) record in the season, which included 4-1 at home and 2-2 on the road. The Red Wolves are (.495) overall to date since , which included a season-high 8-4 nonleague mark in the season 5-0 at home and 3-4 on the road. A-State has amassed a mark of 32-7 at home, on the road, and 6-9 at neutral sites since A-State coach John Brady has registered a (.514) record in non-conference games since his arrival in the campaign 23-6 at home, 9-21 on the road, and 4-7 at neutral sites Arkansas State Numerical Roster NO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Cameron Golden So. G 1L Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway 1 Rakeem Dickerson Jr. G 2L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 3 Brandon Reed Sr. G 1L Powder Springs, Ga./Georgia Tech 4 Josh Pierre So. G 1L Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla. 5 P.J. HardwickK So. G TR Miami, Fla./North Texas 12 Sean Gardner Jr. G TR Collierville, Tenn.Motlow JC 14 Kelvin Downs So. F 1L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 20 Kirk Van Slyke Sr. F RS The Woodlands, Texas/Houston 23 Jammar Sturdivant Fr. G HS Tyronza, Ark./East Poinsett County 24 Ed Townsel Sr. G 3L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 31 Melvin Johnson III Sr. G RS Dallas, Texas/Texas-San Antonio 34 Seth Kisler RJr. F RS Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 35 Raeford Worsham So. F 1L Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County 40 Kendrick Washington Sr. F 1L Shreveport, La./Houston off Day Interview Request must be made 24 hours in advance HEAD COACH: John Brady (Sixth Year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Melvin Haralson (Third Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeff Clapacs (Sixth Year), Corey Barker (Second Year) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Brodrick Johnson (Second Year) thursday November 21 practice 3-6 p.m. HPESS KIneligible for season due to NCAA DI Transfer Rule TEAM BREAKDOWN: Avg. Height 6-3, Avg. Weight 190.4, Avg. Age 21.3 GAME 4 at COLORADO friday November 22 practice 3-5 p.m. Convo

3 Among The Best: Ed Townsel enters his final A-State season ranking sixth on the Red Wolves all-time leaders list in career steals (135), eighth in three-point field goals made (133), and 11th in three-point field goal percentage (.357) Preseason All-Conference FIRST TEAM Name School Year Pos. R.J. Hunter Georgia State So. G Shawn Long Louisiana-Lafayette So. F Elfrid Payton Louisiana-Lafayette Jr. G T.J. Price Western Kentucky Jr. G Augustine Rubit South Alabama Sr. F SECOND TEAM Name School Year Pos. Will Neighbour UALR Sr. F Brandon Reed Arkansas State Sr. G Ryan Harrow Georgia State RJr. G Joel Wright Texas State Sr. F George Fant Western Kentucky Jr. F THIRD TEAM Name School Year Pos. Ed Townsel Arkansas State Sr. G Jayon James ULM Sr. F Mychal Ammons South Alabama Jr. F Brandon Edwards UT Arlington Sr. F Hunter Williams Troy Sr. G Preseason Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, South Alabama Coaches Preseason Poll (Points & First-Place Votes) 1. Western Kentucky 91 pts. (5) 2. South Alabama 78 pts. (2) 3. Arkansas State 74 pts. 4T. Georgia State 73 pts. (2) 4T. Louisiana-Lafayette 73 pts. (1) 6. UALR 48 pts. 7. UT Arlington 36 pts. 8. Texas State 34 pts. 9. Troy 26 pts. 10. ULM 17 pts Preseason Honors Athlon Sports A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference College Sports Madness Ed Townsel All-SBC Fourth Team Lindy s Sports Brandon Reed SBC Newcomer of the Year A-State 4th in Sun Belt Conference Blue Ribbon Yearbook Brandon Reed All-SBC Preseason Team A-State 3rd in Sun Belt Conference SportingNews A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference CollegeInsider.com A-State Received votes (eight total) SB Nation A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes Back Home: Senior guard Brandon Reed, a transfer from Georgia Tech, is returning to A-State this season for his final collegiate campaign. Reed played the last two seasons ( and ) at Georgia Tech after earning Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and All-SBC Second-Team recognition at A-State. He led the Red Wolves in scoring with a 15.1 points per game average and compiled an A-State freshman single-season scoring record with 469 points. Reed is 20 points shy of scoring his 500th point in a Red Wolves uniform and presently has amassed 480 points (14.5 ppg.) in 33 A-State appearances. Beyond The Arc: A-State is firing up an average of 24.7 three-point shot attempts in its initial three games this season and the Red Wolves have made 9.0 per contest from beyond the arc. Melvin Johnson III has connected on a squad-high 12 triples in 22 attempts for a team-best 54.5 percentage, which represents 44.4 percent (12-27) of A-State s treys made. Triple Threat: The Red Wolves currently have three players Melvin Johnson III (16.7 ppg.), senior forward Kirk Van Slyke (14.3 ppg.), and sophomore guard Cameron Golden (12.0 ppg.) are averaging double digit points this season. The trio have accounted for 64.2 percent ( ) of A-State s scoring this season to date. Johnson III and Van Slyke are midst their first and only seasons at Arkansas State. Helping Hands: A-State s two assists leaders this past season, junior guard Rakeem Dickerson (67) and Cameron Golden (65) combined for 40.7 percent ( ) of the squad s output. This season, the two have registered a combined nine assists for 27.3 percent (9-33) of A-State s production. Golden has distributed a team second-most tying five assists and Dickerson has totaled four helpers. Nationally Speaking: The Red Wolves ranked 32nd in turnover margin (2.8 per game) and 36th in steals per game (8.3 avg.) among the final NCAA Division I statistical leaders. A-State finished 68th in scoring defense (62.7 ppg.), 73rd in scoring margin (5.9), and 100th in win-loss percentage (61.3). Nationally Recognized: A-State ranks 55th among the winningest NCAA Division I teams at home the last three seasons out of 350 NCAA-I programs. In , A-State placed among the top 70 teams for most home victories. The Red Wolves have been one of the top 100 winningest programs at home in the last five seasons under head coach John Brady. Filling It Up: Ed Townsel reached double-figure scoring in contests, which included compiling at least 15 points in a game 12 times. Townsel, who scored a personal career game-high 31 points against Louisiana-Lafayette last season (12/27), started out the season by generating double-figure points in 10 of his initial 12 contests and averaged 16.8 points a game (201 pts.) during that span. Nearing A Milestone: Ed Townsel is 124 points shy of garnering his 1,000th career point and has presently amassed 876 career points in 100 appearances. Townsel would become the 26th player in A- State history to accomplish the significant scoring milestone. Last season, Townsel s former teammates Trey Finn and Brandon Peterson joined the exclusive club. Finn s 1,165 points presently ranks 16th on the all-time list while Peterson is 19th with a 1,098 career total. Board Crasher: Senior forward Kendrick Washington pulled down a game and personal career single-game high 11 rebounds in A-State s home-opening win over UT-Martin Wednesday (11/13). Washington, who s the Red Wolves top returning rebounder from a season ago, totaled a previous best nine boards at Dayton (11/10) in the season opener. In 30 career outings at A-State, Washington has grabbed 66 offensive boards and 75 on the defensive side for 141 total and a 4.7 career rebound average. Home Opener Success: Arkansas State improved to 14-3 (.824 win pct.) in its last 17 home openers following a home-opening triumph over UT-Martin Wednesday (11/13) at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Ark. The Red Wolves have now won five of their last six home-opening contests. A-State head coach John Brady has assembled a 5-1 mark in those encounters since his arrival in the campaign. Down-Townsel: Ed Townsel s team-high 66 three-point field goals made in the season tied for the 10th most triples among A-State s all-time single-season leaders and eclipsed his previous season best of 46 three-pointers in the campaign. Townsel has presently made 133 career treys in 98 contests to rank eighth on the program s season leaders list Non-Conference Leaders: Ed Townsel lead A-State in non-league scoring last season with a 16.9 ppg. average (152 points) in nine contests. Raeford Worsham (9.7 ppg.), Kendrick Washington (7.9 ppg.), and Cameron Golden (7.1 ppg.) are the Red Wolves other top returning points leaders in non-conference games. Worsham (4.1 rpg.) and Washington (3.9 rpg.) are A-State s top returning rebound leaders. * Talented Signing Class: A-State inked six student-athletes during the November early-signing period in guard Connor Kern (Pickerington, Ohio/Central), guard-forward Frederic Dure (Montreal, Quebec/ Sheridan College, Wyo.), guard Isiah Hoopy Jones (Pulaski, Ill./Odessa JC, Texas), forward Adam Ward (Humble, Texas/Lee JC, Texas), forward Charles Waters (Memphis, Tenn./Southwest Tennessee JC), and center Ronnie White (Memphis, Tenn./Paris JC, Texas). Five of the six signees are currently competing in the junior college ranks. GAME 4 at COLORADO

4 A-STATE S RECORD WHEN... At home 1-0 On the road 1-1 At a neutral site 0-0 Leading at half 1-0 Trailing at half 0-1 Tied at half 1-0 In overtime 0-0 Coming off a win 1-1 Coming off a loss 0-0 A-State scores first 0-0 Opponent scores first 1-2 In 1-4 point games 1-0 In 5-9 point games 0-0 In point games 1-0 In 15 or more point games 0-1 Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation 2-0 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation 0-1 Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation 0-0 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 1-1 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring 100 or more points 0-0 Allowing less than 50 points 0-0 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing points 2-0 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing points 0-1 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing 100 or more points 0-0 Better than 50% FG 0-0 Less than 50% FG 2-1 Opponent at or better than 50% FG 0-1 Opponent less than 50% FG 2-0 Outshooting opponent (Attempts) 0-1 Outshot by opponent (Attempts) 2-0 Same number of shots 0-0 Better than or at 50% 3-PT FG 0-0 Less than 50% 3-PT FG 2-1 Opponent better than or at 50% 3-PT FG 0-0 Opponent less than 50% 3-PT FG 2-1 Better than or at 50% FT 2-1 Less than 50% FT 0-0 Opponent better than or at 50% FT 2-1 Opponent less than 50% FT 0-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 2-0 Shooting less free throws than opponent 0-1 Free throws are even 0-0 A-State starters outscore opponents 1-0 Opponent s starters outscore A-State 1-1 Starter scoring is even 0-0 Bench scores in double-digits 2-1 Bench outscores opponent 2-0 Opponent bench outscores A-State 0-0 Bench scoring is even 0-1 No A-State players score in double figures 0-0 One A-State player scores in double figures 0-0 Two A-State players score in double figures 0-1 Three or more players score in double figures 2-0 Outrebounding opponent 0-0 Outrebounded by opponent 2-1 Rebounds are even or more assists or more steals or more blocks 1-0 Forcing more turnovers than opponent 2-0 Commiting more turnovers than opponent 0-0 Turnovers are even 0-1 In November 2-1 In December 0-0 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 361 career victories to his credit. The season illustrated Brady s success as the Red Wolves posted a overall record and claimed their second Sun Belt Conference (SBC) West Division Championship title in the last three seasons. A-State s 19 victories represented the program s most single-season wins since the campaign. A new era in A-State 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 has 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 13-0 at home. During his first season with the Red Wolves, Brady helped lead A-State to one of the best starts in program history and achieved the No. 22 ranking on Collegeinsider.com s Top 25 poll. 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. For the season, A-State registered an 11-7 SBC record which signified its best conference mark since the campaign when A-State 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. A-State 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. HeaD coach JoHn BraDy 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 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 a-state overall conference SeaSon W L pct. W L pct. finish th-West nd-West WD Champs th-West WD Champs totals WD West Division Champions BRADY S A-STATE RECORD BREAKDOWN MontH overall HoMe away neutral november DeceMBer January february MarcH career total HoMe 56-17; away 22-54; neutral 4-8 GAME 4 at COLORADO

5 / Career Superlatives Games Played/Started Career Streak Townsel 3/3 100/54 99 Dickerson 3/0 66/15 47 Golden 3/0 34/20 33 Downs 3/0 32/3 22 Washington 3/3 30/22 14 Worsham 3/0 32/6 13 Pierre 0/0 4/0 4 Van Slyke 3/3 3/3 3 Reed 3/3 3/3 3 Johnson III 3/3 3/3 3 Kisler 0/0 1/0 1 Double-Digit Games Career Points Ed Townsel 0 33 Cameron Golden 2 10 Raeford Worsham 0 8 Kendrick Washington 0 6 Rakeem Dickerson 0 4 Melvin Johnson III 3 3 Kirk Van Slyke 2 2 Brandon Reed 1 1 Kelvin Downs 0 1 Double-Digit Rebounds Career Kendrick Washington 1 1 Double-Digit Assists 20 or+ Points Career Ed Townsel 0 7 Melvin Johnson III or+ Rebounds Career Ed Townsel 0 3 Kendrick Washington or+ Assists Career Ed Townsel 0 7 Rakeem Dickerson 0 6 Kendrick Washington 0 1 Cameron Golden or+ Blocks Career Kirk Van Slyke 2 2 Kelvin Downs or+ Steals Career Ed Townsel 0 17 Rakeem Dickerson 0 8 Cameron Golden 0 4 Kendrick Washington 0 1 Double-Doubles Career November Matchups: A-State is currently (.486 win pct.) in November games dating back to the campaign. The Red Wolves are 7-12 on the road, 11-3 at home, and 0-4 at neutral sites during that span. Last season, A-State compiled a 4-2 ledger for the month highlighted by a four-game winning streak (11/13-11/25). The Red Wolves averaged 73.5 points a contest (441 pts.) and the opposition posted a 66.5 ppg. average (399 pts.). Ed Townsel was A-State s top points leaders in November a season ago, averaging 17.0 ppg. (102 pts.) in six appearances. Kendrick Washington contributed 9.3 ppg. (56 pts.) to go with a 5.7 rebounds per game average as a starter in all six outings. Nearing 500: Brandon Reed is 12 points away from reaching the 500-point mark at Arkansas State and has accumulated 488 points in 34 contests to date. Reed is presently averaging an A-State career 14.4 points per game in 32.9 minutes per outing. For his collegiate career (Arkansas State & Georgia Tech), Reed has scored a combined 879 points in 95 appearances for a 9.3 points per game average to date MiSceLLaneouS a-state StatS Largest Halftime Lead A-State 7 vs. UT-Martin (11/13) Opp 24, Wyoming (11/16) Smallest Halftime Lead A-State 7 vs. UT-Martin (11/13) Opp 24, Wyoming (11/16) Most points in first Half A-State 38 vs. UT-Martin (11/13) Opp 56, Wyoming (11/13) fewest points in first Half A-State 32 at Wyoming (11/13) Opp 31, UT-Martin (11/13) Most points in Second Half A-State 34 vs. UT-Martin (11/13) Opp 32, Jackson State (11/11) fewest points in Second Half A-State 32 at Jackson State (11/11), at Wyoming (11/16) Opp 29, Wyoming (11/16) Sun BeLt conference Men S BaSKetBaLL StanDinGS SUN BELT OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette UT Arlington South Alabama Georgia State Western Kentucky Troy ULM GaMeS LaSt WeeK MonDay, november 11 North Florida 72, at UALR 70 arkansas State 65, at Jackson State 61 at Troy 102, LaGrange 69 Most points in overtime A-State Opp fewest points in overtime A-State Opp Largest Margin of victory A-State 10 vs. UT-Martin (11/13) Opp 21, Wyoming (11/16) Smallest Margin of victory A-State 4 at Jackson State (11/11) Opp 21, Wyoming (11/16) points in the paint (avg.) points off turnovers (avg.) Second chance points (avg.) fast break points (avg.) Starter points (avg.) Bench points (avg.) 72 (24.0 ppg.) 49 (16.3 ppg.) 32 (10.7 ppg.) 10 (3.3 ppg.) 138 (46.0 ppg.) 63 (21.0 ppg.) www. sunbeltsports.org UALR Texas State SaturDay, november 16 at Wyoming 85, arkansas State 64 at Oral Roberts 82, Texas State 65 at Florida 86, UALR 56 at Western Kentucky 57, East Tennessee State 56 tuesday, november 12 at Wichita State 66, Western Kentucky 49 at Vanderbilt 86, Georgia State 80 at Texas 84, South Alabama 77 Stephen F. Austin 64, at Texas State 57 at Louisiana-Lafayette 92, McNeese State 66 at UT Arlington 88, Samford 75 WeDneDay, november 13 at arkansas State 72, ut-martin 62 at UT Arlington 111, Howard Payne 64 thursday, november 14 at UAB 81, Troy 69 friday, november 15 at Arkansas 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 63 Cleveland State 83, at UT Arlington 73 SunDay, november 17 Louisiana-Lafayette at Baylor, 4 p.m. GaMeS this WeeK MonDay, november 18 Georgia State at McNeese State, 4:30 p.m. UALR at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. Samford at ULM, 7 p.m. William Carey at South Alabama, 7:05 p.m. arkansas State at colorado, 8 p.m. tuesday, november 19 Georgia State at TBD, TBA UT Arlington at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. Nicholls State at Troy, 7 p.m. all starting times are central unless noted * Sun Belt Conference Game Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 4 at COLORADO

6 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, , Trey Finn, , Marvin Jarrett, ,150* 17. Mike Burk, , Brandon Peterson, , Fred Shepherd, , Adrian Banks, , Dewarick Spencer, , Isaac Wells, ,034* 23. Jay Hansen, , Jabari Myles, ,013 Ed Townsel, * 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 A-State with 1,034. RED WOLVES GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Opponent RESULT G G G F F Jackson State W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington N13 UT-Martin W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Wyoming L, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Colorado N24 Central Arkansas Lamar D2 Niagara Nebraska D17 Toledo Marshall D30 Southern Arkansas at UT Arlington* at Texas State* J9 Troy* J11 South Alabama* Georgia State* Western Kentucky* J25 UALR* ULM* Troy* F4 Lyon F10 Western Kentucky* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F20 UT Arlington* F22 Texas State* M1 at UALR* M4 Georgia State* M6 ULM* M8 Louisiana-Lafayette* Records For Lineups (2-1; 0-0 SBC) Van Slyke, Washington, Reed, Townsel, Johnson III Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes RECORD WATCH... Career Assists Leaders 1. Chico Fletcher, Carl Archer, Jay Hansen, Brian Reaves, Odie Williams, Micah Marsh, J.H. Williams, Dereke Tipler, Reggie Gordon, Tommy Tapley, Ed Townsel, RECORD WATCH... Career Rebounding Leaders 1. John Belcher, , John Dickson, , Kim Adams, Dan Henderson, Jerry Rook, Brandon Peterson Steve Brooks, John Tate, Fred Shepherd, Mike Burk, Trey Finn Jim Ward, Reggie Gordon, Gaylon Ward, Jabari Myles, Marvin Jarrett, 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, Trey Finn, Kim Adams, Antonio Harvey, Ed Townsel, Jay Hansen, Bo Brown, John Tate, Jay Cook, Micah Marsh, 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 ( ) 11. Ed Townsel ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Antonio Harvey, Micah Marsh, Trey Finn, Ryan Wedel, Dewarick Spencer, Tevoris Thompson, Jon Beck, Ed Townsel, Chico Fletcher, Adrian Banks, Vernall Cole, Odie Williams, *Ranked 16th all-time but 157 points were later removed due to NCAA sanctions. GAME 4 at COLORADO

7 Season Month-By-Month Breakdown nov. Dec. Jan. feb. Mar. overall record 2-1 Sun Belt record 0-0 ppg Scored 67.0 ppg allowed 69.3 fg pct fG pct ft pct rebounds pg 32.0 assists pg 11.0 Steals pg 5.3 Blocks pg 3.7 turnovers pg 11.7 Winning Streak L Season Honors ARKANSAS STATE BENCH PRODUCTION a-state HiGH GaMe astate-opp Diff. BencH Scorer at Jackson State Golden (16) ut-martin Golden (13) at Wyoming Golden (7) at Colorado central arkansas at Lamar niagara at Nebraska toledo at Marshall Southern arkansas at UT Arlington* at Texas State* troy* South alabama* at Georgia State* at Western Kentucky* ualr* at ULM* at Troy* Lyon Western Kentucky* at South Alabama* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ut arlington* texas State* at UALR* Georgia State* ulm* Louisiana-Lafayette* 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 Jackson State ut-martin at Wyoming at Colorado central arkansas at Lamar niagara at Nebraska toledo at Marshall Southern arkansas at UT Arlington* at Texas State* troy* South alabama* at Georgia State* at Western Kentucky* ualr* at ULM* at Troy* Lyon Western Kentucky* at South Alabama* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ut arlington* texas State* at UALR* Georgia State* ulm* Louisiana-Lafayette* Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes a-state total a-state average Opp Total Opp Average GAME 4 at COLORADO

8 Stat comparison a-state colorado Record Conference Record Current Streak... L1... W3 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 A-State in Season Games Started % (76 of 155) Minutes Played % (3,702 of 6,375) Field Goals % (423 of 705) Three-Point Field Goals % (123 of 197) Free Throws % (293 of 520) Rebounds % (515 of 1,037) Assists % (208 of 324) Steals % (168 of 256) Blocks % (43 of 95) Points % (1,614 of 2,127) Points per game...ed Townsel (13.1) Field Goals...Ed Townsel (135) Field Goal pct...kelvin Downs (.520) Three-point Field Goals...Ed Townsel (66) Three-point FG pct....ed Townsel (.337) Free Throws...Ed Townsel (71) Free-throw pct....ed Townsel (.755) Rebounds per game...kendrick Washington (4.6) Assists per game...rakeem Dickerson (2.2) Steals per game...ed Townsel (1.6) Blocks per game...kendrick Washington (0.6) GAME LOG & LEADERS RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-Conference Opponent W-L Score Rec SBC High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists High Blocks High Steals Jackson State Won Golden 16* Washington, Johnson III 6 Reed 4* Downs 2 Golden 2 UT-Martin Won Van Slyke 16 Washington 11* Reed, Townsel, Washington 3* Van Slyke 4* Townsel, Golden 2* Wyoming Lost Johnson III 22* Johnson III 6 Reed 2 Van Slyke 3* Golden, Dickerson, Downs 1* * Denotes game high or game-high tying Home games in bold Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 4 at COLORADO

9 CAMERON GOLDEN SO. l G l 6-0 l 157 l Memphis, Tenn. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.379 u 3FG%:.333 u FT%:.889 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 18, twice last at North Texas, 2/2/13; Reb. 6 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 5 at UALR, 3/2/13 RAKEEM DICKERSON JR. l G l 6-0 l 178 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.250 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.571 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 18 vs. South Alabama, 1/31/13; Reb. 5 at South Alabama, 12/29/12; Ast. 7 vs. Western Kentucky, 1/5/13 BRANDON REED SR. l G l 6-4 l 182 l Powder Springs, Ga. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.320 u 3FG%:.222 u FT%:.333 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 34 vs. Denver, 1/30/10; Reb. 9 vs. UALR, 3/6/10; Ast. 6, three last vs. Western Kentucky, 3/7/10 JOSH PIERRE SO. l G l 6-0 l 184 l Baton Rouge, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 3, twice last vs. UALR, 2/14/13; Reb. 1 at ULM, 2/16/13; Ast. None; Stl. None KELVIN DOWNS SO. l F l 6-9 l 221 l Arlington, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.300 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%: CAREER HIGHS Pts. 11 vs. Florida Atlantic, 1/26/13; Reb. 5, three last at North Texas, 2/28/13; Blk. 3 vs. ULM, 1/19/13 KIRK VAN SLYKE SR. l F l 6-10 l 228 l The Woodlands, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.533 u 3FG%:.364 u FT%:.778 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 16 vs. UT-Martin, 11/13/13; Reb. 5 vs. UT- Martin, 11/13/13; Blk. 4 vs. UT-Martin, 11/13/13 ED TOWNSEL SR. l G l 6-0 l 171 l Starkville, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.118 u 3FG%:.125 u FT%:.800 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 31 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Reb. 9 at South Alabama, 11/29/12; Ast. 8, twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Stl. 7 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 MELVIN JOHNSON III SR. l G l 6-6 l 168 l Dallas, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.457 u 3FG%:.545 u FT%:.667 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 22 at Wyoming, 11/16/13; Reb. Twice, last 6 at Wyoming, 11/16/13; Ast. 1 at Wyoming, 11/16/13; Stl. 1 vs. UT-Martin, 11/13/13; Blk. None Posted team-high 16 points off the bench in season opener at Jackson State (11/11) and tallied 13 against UT-Martin (11/13). Netted a career-high 18 points twice last season - at Troy (1/24) and against North Texas (2/2). Hit a game-winning three-point shot with 4.8 seconds left in regulation at Central Arkansas (11/21). Fourth in team scoring with a 7.4 ppg. average (229 pts.). Chalked up a team second-most 65 assists and squad fourth-most 31 steals. Averaged team eighth-best 4.9 ppg. (153 pts.) and squad-best 2.2 assists per game (67 total) in 31 outings a season ago. Paced or shared A-State game high honors in assists 14 times and six in steals. Led or split game-best laurels five times apiece in both assists and steals. Scored a career and game-high tying 18 points vs. South Alabama (1/31), highlighted by effort at the free throw line (88 percent) All-SBC Second Team Preseason, Lindy s Sports SBC Newcomer of the Year and preseason All-SBC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook SBC Freshman of the Year and All-SBC Second Team. Averaged team-high 15.1 ppg. with A-State frosh record 469 pts. and started in 30 of squad s 31 contests. Played two seasons ( & ) at Georgia Tech with career averages of 6.4 points (391 pts.), 2.9 rebounds (177 rebs.), 1.2 assists (75 asts), and 0.6 steals (37 stls.) as a starter in 43 of 61 contests. Scored three points against Lamar (11/25) in collegiate debut, connecting on one of two three pointers. Netted three points versus UALR (2/14), knocking down lone triple attempt in game s final minute. Grabbed a rebound (defensive) at ULM (2/16) in the last minute. His father, Butch, is presently an associate head coach at Oklahoma State and served 11 seasons ( ) on A-State head coach John Brady s staff at LSU. Scored four points at Jackson State (11/11) in season opener. Had four points and season-most three rebounds at Wyoming (11/16) in season-high 22 minutes of action. Registered a squad fifth-most 10 blocked shots in 29 games last season. Produced a team second-best 52.0 field goal percentage (39-75). Scored season-high 11 points off the bench vs. Florida Atlantic (1/26) with 5-8 shooting (62.5%) from the floor. Averaging a squad second-best 14.3 ppg. (43 pts.) this season. Tallied 14 points in debut at Jackson State (11/11) and scored team-high 16 points with four blocks vs. UT-Martin (11/13) in home opener. Netted 13 pts. & three blocks at Wyoming (11/16). Ineligible for season due to NCAA Transfer Rule. Played three seasons ( , & ) at Houston. Averaged a career 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.4 blocks, 0.3 assists, and 0.1 steals per game in 85 games, including 25 as a starter. Ranks sixth among A-State s all-time leaders in steals with 137 and is eighth in three-point field goals made with 133 treys. A preseason All-SBC Third Team selection. Led A-State in scoring with a 13.1 ppg. and tallied teammost 407 points. Paced A-State squad in steals (49), field goals made (135) and three-point field goals made (66). Reached double-figure scoring in a game a squad-high 20 times, which included five 20 or more point game performances. Netted a team-high 17.0 ppg. (102 pts.) in six November games. Has posted double-digit points in all three games this season, including season-high 22 at Wyoming (11/16). Scored 13 at Jackson State (11/11) and 15 vs. UT-Martin (11/13). Current team leader in points (16.7 ppg.), three-point field goals made (12), and three-point field goal percentage (.545). Was ineligible for season due to NCAA Transfer Rule. Played three seasons ( , & ) at Texas-San Antonio. Earned All-Southland Conference Third-Team honors and was Southland Conference s Freshman of the Year. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 4 at COLORADO

10 34 SETH KISLER RJR. l F l 6-8 l 208 l Fort Wayne, Ind. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 2 vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. None; Ast. None; Stl. None Lone action of season was against St. Bonaventure (12/8) and played three minutes in a reserve capacity. Scored his first and only A-State points on a pair of free throws versus St. Bonaventure (12/8). Granted a medical redshirt as an injury sidelined him for almost the entire campaign. Played two seasons ( and ) at Paris (Texas) Junior College RAEFORD GATOR WORSHAM SO. l F l 6-5 l 190 l Waynesboro, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.556 u 3FG%:.500 u FT%:.333 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 18, three last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Reb. 7, twice last vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Blk. 2 twice last vs. ULM, 1/19/13; Stl. 4 vs. Murray St., 12/19/12 KENDRICK WASHINGTON SR. l F l 6-7 l 256 l Shreveport, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.455 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.583 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Reb. 9 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Blk. 2, four times last vs. Troy,3/9/13; Ast. 5 vs. UALR, 2/14/13; Stl. 3 at ULM (2/16/13) Finished seventh in team scoring with a 6.4 ppg. (186 pts.) average in 29 outings. Grabbed a team fifth-place leading 3.1 rebounds an outing (90 rebs.) and turned in a squad third-highest 50.7 field goal pct. (68-134). Chalked up double-digit point totals in nine encounters. Led or shared team game-high honors in blocked shots and steals twice apiece. Produced a team third-best 8.3 ppg. (91 pts.) and a fourth-most 3.9 rebounds (43 rebs.) a contest in 11 non-league outings. Placed third on team with 13 blocked shots and garnered a squad sixth-most 22 steals. Led A-State in blocks on five occasions and four in steals. Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds vs. UT-Martin (11/13) and scored season-best nine points. Posted team highs in points (15) and rebounds (nine) in 37 minutes at Dayton (11/10) in A-State debut. Averaged a team sixth-best 6.8 ppg. and a third-most 4.6 rpg. for season in 27 appearances. Chalked up a team second-most 15 blocked shots. Reached double-figure scoring in six contests a season ago. Totaled more offensive boards (62) than defensive side (61). Generated a 9.3 scoring average (56 pts.) and 5.7 rebounds (34 rebs.) in six November games. 12 SEAN GARDNER JR. l G l 6-5 l 174 l Collierville, Tenn. Being redshirted for season. 23 JAMMAR MOOKIE STURDIVANT FR. l G l 6-0 l 187 l Tyronza, Ark. Being redshirted for season. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 4 at COLORADO

11 1 A-State at Jackson State Lee E. Williams AAC (998) Jackson, Miss. 11/11/13 2 UT-Martin at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,237) Jonesboro, Ark. 11/13/13 3 A-State at Wyoming Arena-Auditorium (4,934) Laramie, Wyo. 11/16/13 4 A-State at Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colo. 11/18/13 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 4 at COLORADO

12 0 Cameron Golden 1 Rakeem Dickerson 3 Brandon Reed 4 Josh Pierre 12 Sean Gardner Sophomore H Guard 6-0 H 157 Memphis, Tenn. Junior H Guard 6-0 H 178 Little Rock, Ark. Senior H Guard 6-4 H 182 Powder Springs, Ga. Sophomore H Guard 6-0 H 184 Baton Rouge, La. Junior H Guard 6-5 H 174 Collierville, Tenn. 14 Kelvin Downs 20 Kirk Van Slyke 23 Jammar Sturdivant 24 Ed Townsel 31 Melvin Johnson III Sophomore H Forward 6-9 H 221 Arlington, Texas Senior H Forward 6-10 H 228 The Woodlands, Texas Freshman H Guard 6-0 H 187 Tyronza, Ark. Senior H Guard 6-0 H 171 Starkville, Miss. Senior H Guard 6-6 H 168 Dallas, Texas 34 Seth Kisler 35 Raeford Worsham 40 Kendrick Washington John Brady Melvin Haralson RS Junior H Forward 6-8 H 208 Fort Wayne, Ind. Sophomore H Forward 6-5 H 190 Waynesboro, Miss. Senior H Forward 6-7 H 256 Shreveport, La. Head Coach 6th Season Associate Head Coach 3rd Season Jeff Clapacs Corey Barker Brodrick Johnson Terry Mohajir Assistant Coach 6th Season Assistant Coach 2nd Season Director of Operations 2nd Season Athletics Director RADIO/TV ROSTER