BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. HOUSTON COUGARS AT A GLANCE (starters based on last game)

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1 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3100 Cullen Blvd. Suite 2008 Houston, TX MBB Contact: Jeff Conrad O: (713) C: (713) UHCougars.com HOUSTON COUGARS ( C-USA) Nov. 6 CONCORDIA (ex.) W Nov. 9 FLORIDA A&M (790) W Nov. 13 at San Jose State (790) W Nov. 17 GRAMBLING STATE (790) W Nov. 19 LOUISIANA COLLEGE (740) W Nov. 25 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (CSNH/950) W Nov. 28 at Prairie View A&M (950) L Dec. 1 TEXAS A&M (FSN/740) L Dec. 4 at TCU (FSSW/950) W Dec. 8 TEXAS SOUTHERN [DH] (740) W (OT) Dec. 15 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (790) W Dec. 22 CHICAGO STATE [DH] (790) W Dec. 29 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (790) W Jan. 3 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (790) W Jan. 9 * SMU (740) W Jan. 12 * at Southern Miss (790) L Jan. 16 * at East Carolina (790) L Jan. 19 * UCF (740) L (OT) Jan. 23 * TULSA (740) L Jan. 26 * UAB (740) W Jan. 30 * at Rice (740) L Feb. 2 * at SMU (TWC/790) W (OT) Feb. 9 * TULANE (CSS/790) L Feb. 13 * UTEP (740) W Feb. 16 * at Tulsa (FSN/790) L (3OT) Feb. 20 * at #21/19 Memphis (CSS/740) L L, Feb. 27 * at UTEP (740) L March 2 * MARSHALL (CSS/790) 1 p.m. Senior Night (Hofheinz Pavilion) March 6 * RICE (740) 7 p.m. March 9 * at Tulane (740) 7 p.m Conference USA Championship (Tulsa, Okla.) March vs. TBA 7 p.m. Home Games in BOLD CAPS; Times are Central and subject to change [DH] doubleheader with Houston women s team (Television networks/radio stations in parenthesis) 790 SportsTalk 790 AM; 740 KTRH 740 AM ; 950 KPRC 950 AM Rankings AP/USA Today-ESPN Coaches THE JAMES DICKEY SHOW SportsTalk 790 AM Mondays starting Jan. 7 Baker Street Pub & Grill 5510 Morningside, Houston Head coach James Dickey and a member of the Houston Basketball team will join host Jeremy Branham and a member of the team at Baker Street Pub & Grill throughout the season on The James Dickey Show. Fans can hear the show on SportsTalk 790 AM KBME or at UHCougars.com, beginning at 7 p.m., Mondays. Jan. 7 (SportsTalk 790 studio) Feb. 18 Jan. 14 Feb. 25 Jan. 21 March 4 Jan. 28 (950 AM KPRC) March 18 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD ( C-USA) at HOUSTON COUGARS ( C-USA) 1 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, Texas COUGARS SET TO PLAY FINAL TWO REGULAR-SEASON HOME GAMES Cougars look to get back on the winning track when they meet Conference USA-rival Marshall at 1 p.m., Saturday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Game will be televised live on CSS with David Saltzman and Tom Penders calling. Cougars enter this weekend s game on the heels of a tough loss at UTEP on Wednesday night... Houston split the regular-season series against the Miners after enjoying a win against UTEP on Feb. 13 inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Against the Miners, sophomore guard Joseph Young posted a team-high 23 points, thanks to 3-of-3 shooting from behind the arc and 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line. First of consecutive home games for Houston... Following Saturday s game, Cougars close out the regular-season home schedule when they play host to Rice at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. STORIES, SIDELINES AND SIDEBARS Cougars are an extremely young team with only six letters earned total among the 15 student-athletes on the roster... Only sophomores Joseph Young and Mikhail McLean have been with the program for more than two years, and both student-athletes sat out redshirt seasons during their careers. How young are the Cougars?... Top five scorers features three sophomores (Joseph Young, TaShawn Thomas, J.J. Thompson), one redshirt freshman (Jherrod Stiggers) and one true freshman (Danuel House). Sophomore guard Joseph Young is now a VERY close second in the Conference USA scoring race... Young now averages points per game... Figure is only.009 points behind league leader Maurice Kemp ( ppg) of East Carolina Since moving into the starting lineup against UTEP on Feb. 13, junior guard Tione Womack has tallied 14 assists with only two turnovers in 115 minutes of action... During his four career starts (made first at East Carolina on Jan. 16), Womack has totaled 22 assists with only three giveaways. With 17.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas is looking to become the first Cougar since Louis Truscott in to average a doubledouble for an entire season... Would be only fourth player since Legendary Houston head coach Guy V. Lewis was named one of 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Feb Inductees will be announced April 8 at the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta... Lewis must receive 18 of 24 from the Honors Committee to be permanently enshrined. SETTING THE SCENE Series: Marshall leads 5-4 Eighth straight season teams met Marshall won last three Houston won last Feb. 22, 2012 Cam Henderson Center Huntington, W.Va. Houston leads 3-1 in Hofheinz Pavilion Marshall won last in Hofheinz Pavilion Feb. 1, 2011 Listen: SportsTalk 790 AM KBME Tom Franklin (PxP) Elvin Hayes (analyst) Broadcast begins at 12:45 p.m. Cougar All-Access UHCougars.com Watch: CSS David Saltzman (PxP) Tom Penders (analyst) Cougar All-Access UHCougars.com Houston Head Coach: James Dickey (Central Arkansas 76) Career Record: (13th year) Houston Record: (3rd year) vs. Marshall : 0-3 Marshall Head Coach: Tom Herrion (Merrimack 89) Career Record: (7th year) Marshall Record: (3rd year) vs. Houston: 3-0 Up Next * vs. Rice 7 p.m. March 6 for Houston: Hofheinz Pavilion Houston SOCIAL MEDIA Fans and media members can receive the latest news and thoughts from Houston Basketball throughout the season at: FACEBOOK HoustonCougarMensHoops HoustonAthletics TWITTER UHCougarMBK UHCougarSports HOUSTON COUGARS AT A GLANCE (starters based on last game) PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 14 Tione Womack G Jr.-JC Baltimore, Md apg 0 Joseph Young G r-so.-1l Houston, Texas apg 23 Danuel House F Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas apg 1 Mikhail McLean F r-so.-1l Houston, Texas bpg 35 TaShawn Thomas F So.-1L Killeen, Texas apg RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 21 Jherrod Stiggers G r-fr.-rs Terrell, Texas spg 4 LeRon Barnes G r-fr.-rs Stonewall, La spg 15 Leon Gibson F Sr.-1L Los Angeles, Calif bpg 2 Brandon Morris G Jr.-JC Alexandria, La apg 45 Valentine Izundu C Fr.-HS Houston, Texas bpg 55 J.J. Richardson F r-jr.-rs Missouri City, Texas spg 3 J.J. Thompson G So.-1L Irving, Texas apg 12 Jimmie Jones G r-jr.-1l Plano, Texas apg 24 Lawrence Paye G Jr.-JC Houston, Texas Donald Brooks G Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas

2 HOUSTON S RECORD... Category Record Pct. All Games C-USA Games Non-Conference Games Home Games Away Games Neutral Site Games in Televised Games vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Unranked Opponents Winning Opening Tip Opp. Wins Opening Tip Scoring First Opp. Scores First Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Leading With 5:00 Remaining Trailing With 5:00 Remaining Tied With 5:00 Remaining in Overtime Shooting 40+ Percent Shooting Percent Shooting <35 Percent Opp. Shoots 40+ Percent Opp. Shoots Percent Opp. Shoots <35 Percent More 3-Pointers than Opp Fewer 3-Pointers than Opp Equal 3-Pointers as Opp More Free Throws than Opp Fewer Free Throws than Opp Equal Free Throws as Opp More Rebounds than Opp Fewer Rebounds than Opp Equal Rebounds as Opp More Assists than Opp Fewer Assists than Opp Equal Assists as Opp More Turnovers than Opp Fewer Turnovers than Opp Equal Turnovers as Opp Scoring 100+ Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring <60 Pts Allowing 100+ Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing <60 Pts Games Decided By 1-3 Pts Games Decided By 4-6 Pts Games Decided By 7-10 Pts Games Decided By 11+ Pts November December January February March in White Uniforms in Grey Uniforms in Red Uniforms WHO S HOT in LAST FIVE GAMES TaShawn Thomas Leading the team with 9.6 rebounds per game... Ranks second among the Cougars with 20.8 points per contest... Hitting 53.8 percent (42-of-78) from the field... Four 20+-point efforts, including 31 at Tulsa on Feb rebounds in four of those games, including 15 boards at Tulsa. Joseph Young Averaging a team-high 21.6 points per game... Connected on 46.8 percent from field (29-of-62)... Converted 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from the 3-point line... Scored at least 12 points in all of those games and in each of last Four 20-point games, including each of the last three. UP NEXT Following Saturday s game, the Cougars close out their regularseason home slate vs. Rice at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Forward Leon Gibson will be honored in pregame ceremonies at the Rice game during Senior Night. Rice game also will be the third and final bobblehead giveaway game... First 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free Elvin Hayes bobblehead. ABOUT MARSHALL Marshall enters Saturday s game with an overall record of Thundering Herd are 5-8 in Conference USA play to stand in ninth place in the latest league standings. Herd is 1-9 in road games this season... However, that lone win came in its most recent road contest at UCF on Feb. 20. In most recent action, Marshall dropped a decision to UAB on Feb. 23 in Huntington, W.Va. Against the Blazers, forward Elijah Pittman led all players with 18 points, while center Nigel Spikes posted nine points and a game-high 15 rebounds. This season, Pittman leads Marshall with HOUSTON COUGARS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) 0 Joseph Young G r-so.-1l Houston, Texas-Yates 1 Mikhail McLean F r-so.-1l Houston, Texas-Second Baptist 2 Brandon Morris G Jr.-JC Alexandria, La.-Bolton (Kansas City Kansas CC) 3 J.J. Thompson G So.-1L Irving, Texas-Irving 4 LeRon Barnes G r-fr.-rs Stonewall, La.-North DeSoto 12 Jimmie Jones G Jr.-1L Plano, Texas-West (Navarro JC) 14 Tione Womack G Jr.-JC Baltimore, Md.-Randallstown (Navarro JC) 15 Leon Gibson F Sr.-1L Los Angeles, Calif.-Serra (Navarro JC) 20 Donald Brooks G Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas-Spring Woods 21 Jherrod Stiggers G r-fr.-rs Terrell, Texas-Terrell 23 Danuel House F Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas-Hightower 24 Lawrence Paye G Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas-Cy-Fair 35 TaShawn Thomas F So.-1L Killeen, Texas-Killeen 45 Valentine Izundu C Fr.-HS Houston, Texas-Lamar Consolidated 55 J.J. Richardson F r-jr.-rs Missouri City, Texas-Hightower (Pittsburgh) Head Coach: James Dickey (Central Arkansas 76), 3rd season Associate Head Coach: Alvin Brooks (Lamar 82), 3rd season (15th season at UH overall) Assistant Coach: Daniyal Robinson (UALR 99), 3rd season Assistant Coach: Ronnie Hamilton (Duke 02), 1st season Director of Operations: Michael Young (Houston 02), 15th season Video Coordinator: Matt Read (Lubbock Christian 11) Associate Athletics Trainer: John Houston (Texas Tech 91) Assistant Director of Sports Performance: Bryan Lewis (Houston 08) Student Managers: Carlos Rodriguez, Cason Broers, Joe Fisher TEAM COMPARISON Category UH MAR Overall Record Conference Record Current Place 10th 9th Points Opp. Points Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. Free Throw Pct Personal Fouls Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals PRONUNCIATION GUIDE LeRON Barnes Luh-Ron DANUEL House Dan-yul (as in Daniel) Valentine IZUNDU Ih-Zoon-Doo MIKHAIL McLEAN Mick-Hale Muh-Clean Lawrence PAYE Pay DANIYAL Robinson Dan-Yell JHERROD Stiggers Juh-Rod TaSHAWN Thomas Tay-Shawn TIONE WOMACK Tee-On Woe-Mack points per game... DeAndre Kane ranks second with 14.4 points per game but leads the team with 7.0 assists per contest... Dennis Tinnon leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game and ranks fourth with 10.5 points per game... D.D. Scarver stands third on the Herd with 12.6 points per game. Head Coach: Tom Herrion is in his third year at Marshall... Has posted a record with the Thundering Herd during that time... Now, in his seventh year as a head coach with overall record of Previously served as head coach at College of Charleston ( ) graduate of Merrimack. LAST TIME OUT UTEP 63, Houston 53 Feb. 27, 2013 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Guard Joseph Young posted a team-high 23 points to lead the Cougars at UTEP... Was the only Cougar to score in double digits. Young moved into a tie with TaShawn Thomas for the team lead with point games in Young enjoyed his 10th 20-point game of the season, thanks to 3-of-3 shooting from the arc and 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line. With the loss, the Cougars split the regularseason series against the Miners... Houston enjoyed a win inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Feb. 13. Hitting only 28.6 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, the Cougars fell behind by as many as 14 points late in the first half and eventually trailed at the break However, Houston used a 16-7 run out of the locker room and moved to within when Thomas drained a jumper with 7:08 remaining in the game. Unfortunately, that would be as close as the Cougars would come. The Miners used a 12-5 run during the next 4:45 to build a advantage with 2:23 to go. John Bohannon and Cedrick Lang led the Miner rally, scoring all 21 points during that stretch with Bohannon leading the way with nine.

3 BIGGEST COMEBACKS IN SCHOOL HISTORY Rk. Deficit Time Result Opponent Date (23-45) 12:43 2nd W, (OT) UCF Jan. 24, (29-49) 14:31 2nd W, at Tulsa Nov. 29, (34-54) 18:23 2nd W, at Saint Louis Dec. 5, (31-51) 18:22 2nd W Arkansas Jan. 12, (16-35) 0:44 1st W, (OT) at SMU Feb. 2, 2013 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) (23-41) 5:56 1st W, vs. #25/RV Oklahoma Nov. 26, (20-38) 3:26 1st W, Charlotte Feb. 4, (8-26) 12:08 1st W, (OT) at Baylor Jan. 27, (19-37) 7:25 1st W, at Rice Jan. 13, (41-58) 17:39 2nd W, at UTSA Nov. 29, 1995 Bohannon led all players with 24 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots, while Lang chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds. In his last four starts, guard Tione Womack has dished out 14 assists with only two turnovers... In five starts total (made his first career start at East Carolina on Jan. 16), Womack has posted 22 points with only three giveaways. Center Valentine Izundu played a career-high 19 minutes and swatted a teamhigh three blocks in that time. SERIES HISTORY vs. MARSHALL Is the eighth straight season the two teams have met on the hardwood. Will be the lone regular-season meeting between the teams. Houston owns a 5-4 lead in the all-time series which began Feb. 1, 1968, but has been played at least once every season since when Marshall joined Conference USA. Marshall has won each of the last three games, including a decision in Huntington, W.Va., on Feb. 22, 2012, in the most recent meeting. at Houston Cougars own a 3-1 record against the Thundering Herd on their home floor However, Marshall can boast of the most recent success in Houston with a win on Feb. 1, 2011, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Loss snapped the Cougars three-game home winning streak against Marshall. AWARD WINNERS DANUEL HOUSE C-USA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2013) C-USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, 2012) C-USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 17, 2012) TaSHAWN THOMAS C-USA Player of the Week (Feb. 18, 2013) C-USA Player of the Week (Dec. 10, 2012) LAST TIME vs. MARSHALL Marshall 66, Houston 58 Feb. 22, 2012 Cam Henderson Center Huntington, W.Va. Forward Leon Gibson posted with 17 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Cougars with his scoring total while recording the first double-double of his career Forward TaShawn Thomas finished with 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for his team-leading eighth double-double, tops among all Conference USA freshmen. After holding Marshall to 31.3 percent from the field in the first half, Houston eventually built a 10-point lead and took a lead into the locker room at the break. Marshall used a 26-5 run to open the first 10 minutes of the second half and never led by fewer than eight points the rest of the way Thundering Herd converted 57.6 percent (19-of-33) of its shots in the second half Redshirt guard Joseph Young added 16 points on 8-of-16 shooting with a pair of rebounds for the Cougars. Damier Pitts led Marshall with 15 points and added a game-high six assists, while DeAndre Kane and Dago Pena finished with 14 points apiece... Dennis Tinnon posted 10 points and nine rebounds, while Nigel Spikes topped the Herd with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. TASHAWN THOMAS DOUBLE-DOUBLES Pts. Rebs. Opponent Date (11) at Tulsa Feb. 16, UTEP Feb. 13, at Rice Jan. 30, Tulsa Jan. 23, UCF Jan. 19, Louisiana-Lafayette Dec. 15, at TCU Dec. 4, at Prairie View A&M Nov. 28, Louisiana College Nov. 19, at San Jose State Nov. 13, Florida A&M Nov. 9, (9) vs. UTEP March 7, at Marshall Feb. 22, Southern Miss Feb. 18, at UAB Feb. 1, UTEP Jan. 28, East Carolina Jan. 21, Texas State Dec. 30, at Texas State Dec. 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Dec. 3, 2011 HEAD COACH JAMES DICKEY vs. MARSHALL Head coach James Dickey has posted an 0-3 record against Marshall during his career with all three games coming as Houston s head coach. Is 0-1 against the Thundering Herd in Hofheinz Pavilion. HEAD COACH JAMES DICKEY at HOFHEINZ PAVILION Head coach James Dickey is all-time at Hofheinz Pavilion... However, he is as the Houston head coach following the Cougars win against UTEP on Feb. 13. Went 2-3 vs. the Cougars as the head coach at Texas Tech... Started his career at Texas Tech with three straight losses to the Cougars in Houston (91-92, and 93-94) but led the Red Raiders to back-to-back wins during the final two years the schools competed in the Southwest Conference (94-95 and 95-96). 30-POINT CLUB With his 31 points in triple overtime at Tulsa on Feb. 16, sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas set a career high and also joined an exclusive club in Houston history. Became only the 52nd player in school history to score at least 30 points in a game. Became the first Cougar to score 30 points in a game since guard Aubrey Coleman finished with 38 points at Tulane on March 6, CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS through March 1, 2013 C-USA GAMES ALL GAMES TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. x - (1) Memphis x - Southern Miss y UCF UTEP East Carolina Tulane Tulsa UAB Marshall Houston SMU Rice x clinched First-Round bye at Conference USA Championship y will not compete at Conference USA Championship (1) seeding at Conference USA Championship UPCOMING GAMES Sat., March 2 * Marshall at Houston * East Carolina at Southern Miss * Memphis at UCF * UTEP at Rice * SMU at UAB * Tulane at Tulsa Tue., March 5 * Memphis at UTEP Wed., March 6 * Rice at Houston * Tulane at East Carolina * Southern Miss at Marshall * SMU at Tulsa * UCF at UAB Sat., March 9 * Houston at Tulane * Marshall at East Carolina * UAB at Memphis * Tulsa at Rice * UTEP at SMU * UCF at Southern Miss End of regular season RECENT RESULTS Wed., Feb. 27 * Houston at UTEP * at SMU 67, Rice 55 * UAB 76, at Tulane 71 Tue., Feb. 26 at Xavier 64, Memphis 62 at UCF 65, Georgia Southwestern 50 Sat., Feb. 23 * East Carolina 72, at SMU 69 * UAB 52, at Marshall 48 * at Memphis 89, Southern Miss 73 * at UCF 83, Tulsa 75 at New Mexico State 55, UTEP 51 Wed., Feb. 20 * at Memphis 81, Houston 74 * East Carolina 72, at Tulsa 63 * Marshall 82, at UCF 70 * at Southern Miss 45, UTEP 39 Sat., Feb. 16 * at Tulsa 101, Houston 92 (3OT) * Southern Miss 86, at East Carolina 82 (OT) * Memphis 71, at Marshall 59 * at UAB 80, Rice 57 * at Tulane 78, SMU 67 * at UTEP 73, UCF 58 Wed., Feb. 13 * at Houston 79, UTEP 61 * at East Carolina 74, UAB 61 * at Marshall 71, Rice 70 * at Memphis 93, UCF 71 * at Southern Miss 71, Tulane 60 Sat., Feb. 9 * at Houston 88, Tulane 85 * at UCF 83, East Carolina 73 * Memphis 89, at Southern Miss 76 * at UAB 75, Marshall 61 * SMU 61, at Rice 39 * Tulsa 74, at UTEP 70 Wed., Feb. 6 * Memphis 60, at SMU 52 * at Tulane 91, Marshall 75 * at UTEP 65, Rice 53 * at UCF 60, Southern Miss 58 * UAB 70, at Tulsa 63

4 COUGARS AMONG C-USA INDIVIDUAL LEADERS C-USA rankings through March 1, 2013 National rankings through Feb. 28, 2013 TEAM C-USA National Category Mark Rank Rank W-L Percentage.571 6th 129th C-USA W-L Percentage.308 t-10th Scoring Offense st 18th Scoring Defense th 302nd Scoring Margin th 107th FG Pct th 69th Opp. FG Pct th 212th 3-Pt. Pct nd 49th 3-Pt. FGs per Game 6.3 6th 143rd Opp. 3-Pt. Pct rd 80th FT Pct th 141st Rebound Margin th 101st Assists th 83rd Steals 6.7 9th 180th Blocked Shots 4.0 6th 101st Turnovers th 170th Turnover Margin th 179th Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 3rd 92nd INDIVIDUAL C-USA National SCORING Mark Rank Rank Joseph Young nd 57th TaShawn Thomas th 104th Danuel House th REBOUNDS TaShawn Thomas 9.7 2nd 20th Leon Gibson th FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE (min 5 FG made per game) TaShawn Thomas th 56th Joseph Young th 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 2.5 FG made per game) Joseph Young th Jherrod Stiggers th 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jherrod Stiggers rd 126th Joseph Young th 139th FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min 2.5 FT made per game) Joseph Young rd 24th Danuel House th ASSISTS J.J. Thompson th STEALS None BLOCKED SHOTS TaShawn Thomas 1.8 6th 83rd ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO J.J. Thompson 1.4 7th OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS TaShawn Thomas th Leon Gibson th DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS TaShawn Thomas 6.8 1st MINUTES PLAYED None DOUBLE-DOUBLES TaShawn Thomas 11 2nd 27th Leon Gibson 1 t-18th Danuel House 1 t-18th WAY TO RALLY With their overtime win at SMU on Feb. 2, the Cougars enjoyed one of the biggest comebacks in school history. According to the best UH records, was the fifth-largest comeback in Houston history and the third-largest in a road contest. Cougars trailed with 44 seconds remaining at the half and were down at the halftime break. After scoring only 18 points in the entire first half, Cougars equaled that total just 6:54 into the second half. Trailed only the 22-point comeback vs. UCF (W, 73-70, OT, Jan. 24, 2007) and 20-point rallies at Tulsa (W, 61-57, Nov. 29, 1997), at Saint Louis (W, 85-84, Dec. 5, 1990) and against Arkansas (W, 72-71, Jan. 12, 1976). KEEPING UP THE PACE With 16.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas looking to average a double-double for an entire season If the Killeen, Texas, native can do that, he would become the first Cougar since Louis Truscott in to average a double-double for an entire season. In , Truscott, averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game to lead Houston in both categories. COACH GUY V. LEWIS Legendary head coach Guy V. Lewis was named one of 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Feb. 15 in Houston Announcement was made during the NBA All-Star Game Weekend in Houston. Second time (2003) that Lewis was named a finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Compiled a career record with five NCAA Final Four appearances (1984, 83, 82, 68, 67) with 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and six Southwest Conference championships from One of seven coaches in NCAA history to compete in 9+ Final Four games with one program One of 10 coaches in NCAA history to take a program to three straight Final Fours. One of 11 coaches in NCAA history to compete in 5+ Final Fours Joined with North Carolina s Dean Smith as the only head coaches to lead three of the NBA s Top-50 Greatest Players (Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler) in college. LEADING THE WAY Sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas has established himself as one of Conference USA s premier players in One of only two players to rank among the league s top-four leaders in BOTH scoring and rebounding... Thomas stands fourth with 16.7 points per game and ranks second in the league with 9.7 rebounds per contest. Tulane s Josh Davis (3rd, 17.3 ppg; 1st, 10.3 rpg) is the only other player in C-USA to stand among the top four in both categories. GRABBING EVERYTHING With 20 rebounds in the season-opening win against Florida A&M on Nov. 9, sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas accomplished a feat not done by a Cougar in nearly a decade. Became the first Cougar to grab 20 rebounds in a game since Louis Truscott had 21 rebounds at TCU on Feb. 1, Topped his previous best of 16 rebounds against Texas State on Dec. 30, DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE Sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas continues to be a scoring and rebounding leader for the Cougars... Ranks among the Conference USA top-four individual leaders in both categories. Has posted 11 double-doubles this season, including 24 points and 11 rebounds vs. UTEP on Feb Flirted with a triple-double with a career-high seven assists in 36 minutes against the Miners. Leads the Cougars and ranked second in Conference USA with 11 double-doubles in Tied for 23rd nationally with that total. Finished with a team-high nine double-doubles in , the sixth-highest total in Conference USA. Thomas nine double-doubles in was the third highest total by a Houston freshman in school history... Trailed only the 15 by Clyde Drexler in and 11 from George Williams in NATIONAL POLLS as of Feb. 25, 2013 ASSOCIATED PRESS Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Indiana (64) , Gonzaga (1) , Duke , Michigan , Miami (Fla.) , Kansas , Georgetown , Florida , Michigan State , Louisville , Arizona Syracuse Kansas State New Mexico Oklahoma State Ohio State Wisconsin Saint Louis Memphis Butler Notre Dame Marquette Pittsburgh Oregon Louisiana Tech Others receiving votes: Colorado State 49, Virginia Commonwealth 45, Akron 43, Wichita State 35, Saint Mary s 24, Illinois 19, Connecticut 18, UNLV 13, North Carolina 8, California 5, Middle Tennessee 2, Missouri 1, Belmont 1, Stephen F. Austin 1. USA TODAY COACHES Rk. Team Record Pts. 1. Indiana (28) Gonzaga (3) Duke Michigan Kansas Florida Miami (Fla.) Georgetown Louisville Michigan State Arizona Syracuse Kansas State New Mexico Ohio State Wisconsin Memphis Oklahoma State Saint Louis Notre Dame Butler Marquette Saint Mary s Akron VCU Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 38, Oregon 37, Middle Tennessee 29, Louisiana Tech 24, San Diego State 13, UNLV 12, Wichita State 12, Colorado State 10, Connecticut 5, Illinois 5, Oklahoma 5, North Carolina 3, California 3, UCLA 2, Belmont 1, Creighton 1, Kentucky opponents in bold

5 STARTING WELL Since becoming a regular in the starting lineup, junior point guard Tione Womack has put up some impressive numbers. Baltimore, Md., native became the team s starting point guard vs. UTEP on Feb. 13 and has started each of the last four games. Dished out 14 assists with only two turnovers while averaging 28.8 minutes per game during that stretch... Has posted more than one giveaway in any of those games. Has handed out 22 assists with only three turnovers in all five of his career starts at Houston... Made first career start at East Carolina on Jan. 16, recording a career-high eight assists with only one turnover in loss to the Pirates. BREAKING IN Junior guard Tione Womack made his first collegiate start a memorable one at East Carolina on Jan. 16. Dished out a game-high eight assists with four rebounds in 29 minutes against the Pirates. Doubled his previous bests in assists and rebounds... Dished out four assists at TCU on Dec. 4. Grabbed a career-high and team-leading six rebounds in the Cougars thrilling comeback win at SMU on Feb. 2. Averaging 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game... Stand third among the Cougars with his assist total and average. IMMEDIATE IMPACT It hasn t taken very long for redshirt freshman guard Jherrod Stiggers to make his impact felt during his first collegiate season. 30-POINT GAMES Player Career TaShawn Thomas POINT GAMES Player Career Joseph Young 10 (3) 13 TaShawn Thomas Danuel House 5 5 Leon Gibson 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Career Joseph Young 23 (19) 41 TaShawn Thomas Danuel House J.J. Thompson 6 11 Jherrod Stiggers Leon Gibson 5 7 Brandon Morris 3 3 J.J. Richardson 1 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Career TaShawn Thomas Leon Gibson 1 2 Danuel House 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Career TaShawn Thomas Leon Gibson 3 5 Joseph Young 1 1 Danuel House 1 1 () indicates active streak Ranks fourth on the team with 8.7 points per game and stands among the Conference USA leaders with 2.23 treys made per game and a point field goal percentage. IMMEDIATE IMPACT Houston Basketball has enjoyed many outstanding 3-pointer shooters since the line wad adopted for the season. Redshirt freshman guard Jherrod Stiggers has established himself as one of the best and the youngest. With 58 3-pointers, set the Houston freshman single-season record... Topped the previous high of 55, set by Damon Jones ( ) and current teammate Joseph Young ( ). Also ranks second in Houston freshman single-season history with point attempts... Damon Jones holds record with 169 attempts in Currently second in Houston freshman single-season history with a point percentage (58-of-146)... Bryan Shelton holds record at 46.7 percent (28-of-60). WELCOME TO THE LINEUP Redshirt freshman guard Jherrod Stiggers made the most of his collegiate debut in the season-opening win against Florida A&M on Nov. 9. Terrell, Texas, native finished with 19 points and a gamehigh five 3-pointers in 27 minutes against the Rattlers. Was the most 3-pointers by a Houston freshman in a season opener since Lamar Roberson finished with seven in a win over Florida Tech to open the season. Started a key 12-4 Houston run late in the first half with two free throws and added two of his five treys during that stretch. Forced to sit out the entire season with a knee injury but underwent a successful rehabilitation in the off-season. GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent Date Record FLORIDA A&M 11/9/12 Thompson Barnes Stiggers Thomas Gibson 1-0 at San Jose State 11/13/12 Thompson Morris Stiggers Thomas Gibson 1-0 GRAMBLING STATE 11/17/12 Thompson Morris Stiggers Thomas Gibson 2-0 LOUISIANA COLLEGE 11/19/12 Thompson Young Stiggers House Thomas 1-0 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11/25/12 Thompson Young Stiggers House Thomas 2-0 at Prairie View A&M 11/28/12 Thompson Young Stiggers House Thomas 2-1 TEXAS A&M 12/1/12 Thompson Young House Thomas Gibson 0-1 at TCU 12/4/12 Thompson Young House McLean Thomas 1-0 TEXAS SOUTHERN 12/8/12 Thompson Young House McLean Thomas 2-0 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 12/22/12 Thompson Morris Young Thomas Gibson 1-0 CHICAGO STATE 12/22/12 Thompson Morris Young Thomas Gibson 2-0 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/29/12 Thompson Morris Young House Thomas 1-0 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1/3/13 Thompson Morris Young House Thomas 2-0 * SMU 1/9/13 Thompson Morris Young House Thomas 3-0 * at Southern Miss 1/12/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Richardson 0-1 * at East Carolina 1/16/13 Womack Young House Thomas Gibson 0-1 * UCF 1/19/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Gibson 0-2 * TULSA 1/23/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Gibson 0-3 * UAB 1/26/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Gibson 1-3 * at Rice 1/30/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Gibson 1-4 * at SMU 2/2/13 Thompson Young House Thomas Richardson 1-1 * TULANE 2/9/13 Thompson Young House McLean Thomas 2-1 * UTEP 2/13/13 Womack Young House McLean Thomas 1-0 * at Tulsa 2/16/13 Womack Young House McLean Thomas 1-1 * at Memphis 2/20/13 Womack Young House McLean Thomas 1-2 * at UTEP 2/27/13 Womack Young House McLean Thomas 1-3 * MARSHALL 3/2/13 * RICE 3/6/13 * at Tulane 3/9/13 * at C-USA Championship TBA Home games listed in bold CONSECUTIVE GAMES/STARTS STREAKS Consecutive Consecutive Career Player Games Starts Starts TaShawn Thomas 56 (56) 56 (56) 56 J.J. Thompson Leon Gibson 47 (5) 5 12 Joseph Young 30 (25) 23 (23) 38 Danuel House 26 (26) 15 (15) 21 Jherrod Stiggers 26 (26) 6 6 Tione Womack 26 (26) 4 (4) 5 Brandon Morris 16 (9) 5 8 Mikhail McLean 15 (10) 5 (5) 13 J.J. Richardson 13 (2) 1 2 Valentine Izundu 8 (4) 0 0 Jimmie Jones 7 (1) 0 0 LeRon Barnes 5 (5) 1 1 Lawrence Paye Donald Brooks Career highs in bold; () indicates current streak ANOTHER TROPHY FOR TaSHAWN After a spectacular week, sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas was honored Feb. 18 as the Conference USA Player of the Week. Averaged 27.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game while leading the Cougars to a home win against UTEP and in a tripleovertime loss at Tulsa. Team leader in scoring, rebounding, assists (5.0), blocks (2.0) and tied for the team lead in steals (2.0). Second time this season to pick up the league s weekly award. A WELCOME ADDITION Junior forward J.J. Richardson made his Cougar debut in the team s overtime win against Texas Southern on Dec. 8. Checked into the game in the second half against the Tigers... Was his first collegiate action since competing with Pittsburgh against Xavier during the NCAA Tournament Second Round on March 21, Finished with two points, three rebounds, two steals, a block and two fouls in 10 minutes against Texas Southern. Has competed in 15 games with two starts, averaging 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Made the first start of his collegiate career (UH and Pitt) at Southern Miss on Jan. 12. Enjoyed a career day at Rice on Jan Finished with a career-high 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four rebounds and a pair of assists against the Owls. Missed the first eight games of the season with a stress reaction in his right foot... Underwent a successful rehabilitation and is now working out regularly with the team. Practiced with the Cougars in but sat out of competition after transferring from Pittsburgh in the summer of 2011.

6 WELCOME TO HOUSTON BASKETBALL First-year assistant coach Ronnie Hamilton and his wife Christabell recently welcomed the newest member of the Houston Basketball family. Daughter Annalisa Nola Afaksi (Af-uh-kah-zee) Hamilton joined the world at 12:49 p.m., Feb Checked in at nearly 20 inches long and weighed 6 lbs, 9 oz... Good timing by her parents with the Cougars being off Feb. 6. Hamilton was an assistant coach at Tulane from 2010 to Also served as assistant coach at The Citadel ( ) and Tarleton State ( ). Was an award-winning student-athlete but in football at Duke ( )... Four -year letterman as defensive back/ return specialist All-ACC Honorable Mention and ranked fourth in the nation in punt return average as a senior. ELDER STATESMAN Senior forward Leon Gibson led all players with 14 rebounds in the Cougars Conference USA opener against SMU on Jan. 9. Topped his previous high of 12 boards set against Chicago State on Dec. 22, Enjoyed a career day against Florida A&M during the season opener Nov. 9. Finished with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and a 4-of-4 effort from the free throw line. Was the second double-double of his career (17 pts., 11 rebs., at Marshall, Feb. 22, 2012) Only senior on the Houston team. Currently ranks second among the Cougars and 20th in the league with 5.4 rebounds per game. BIG WIN vs. BIG 12 With the Cougars win at TCU on Dec. 4, Houston earned its first true-road victory against a member of the Big 12 Conference. Victory was the Cougars first road win against a CURRENT member of the Big 12 since a victory at Baylor on Jan. 27, However, that came when both teams competed during the final season of the Southwest Conference. Houston enjoyed a neutral-site win against a Big 12 member during the season... Cougars knocked off No. 25/RV Oklahoma on Nov. 26, 2009, during the first day of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. GETTING DOWN ON DEFENSE With their win at TCU on Dec. 4, the Cougars held their second opponent under 50 points this season... Houston knocked off Grambling State on Nov. 17 in Hofheinz Pavilion. Was the lowest points total allowed on an opponent s home court outside of Houston since a win at Illinois on Dec. 9, Was the lowest points total allowed on an opponent s home court since a win at Rice on Jan. 10, 1987 Was the lowest points total by a Cougar opponent on the road or at a neutral site since a win against Charlotte on Dec. 21, 2006, during the Outrigger Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. UNDER 50 With their win at TCU on Dec. 4, the Cougars posted their second game in holding an opponent below TEAM GAME-BY-GAME SPECIALTY STATISTICS Points Off 2nd Chance Points in Fastbreak Bench Turnovers Points the Paint Points Points Opponent Date UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. FLORIDA A&M 11/9/ at San Jose State 11/13/ GRAMBLING STATE 11/17/ LOUISIANA COLLEGE 11/19/ at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11/25/ at Prairie View A&M 11/28/ TEXAS A&M 12/1/ at TCU 12/4/ TEXAS SOUTHERN 12/8/ LOUISIANA-LAFAYETE 12/15/ CHICAGO STATE 12/22/ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/29/ TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1/3/ * SMU 1/9/ * at Southern Miss 1/12/ * at East Carolina 1/16/ * UCF 1/19/ * TULSA 1/23/ * UAB 1/26/ * at Rice 1/30/ * at SMU 2/2/ * TULANE 2/9/ * UTEP 2/13/ * at Tulsa 2/16/ * at Memphis 2/20/ * at UTEP 2/27/ * MARSHALL 3/2/13 * RICE 3/6/13 * at Tulane 3/9/13 * at C-USA Championship TBA Totals Average per Game points. Houston knocked off Grambling State on Nov. 17 in Hofheinz Pavilion. First time since season, that Cougars held multiple opponents below 50 points... That season, Houston defeated C-USA rival SMU (Feb. 16, 2008, Hofheinz Pavilion) and Southern (Dec. 8, 2007, Hofheinz Pavilion). Houston has not held three opponents below 50 points since the season (W, 73-46, vs. Tulsa, Feb. 18, 2006; W, 67-41, vs. Rhode Island, Dec. 27, 2005; W, 68-46, vs. Sam Houston State, Dec. 10, 2005). HOME FOR A WHILE Cougars completed a season-long, six-game homestand with a perfect 6-0 record Houston earned wins against Texas Southern (Dec. 8), Louisiana-Lafayette (Dec. 15), Chicago State (Dec. 22), Prairie View A&M (Dec. 29), Texas-Pan American (Jan. 3) and SMU (Jan. 9). Was the Cougars longest homestand since a six-game stand during the season. In , from Dec. 6 to Dec. 29, the Cougars faced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (W, 83-76); Troy (W, 93-85); Mississippi State (L, 64-70); The Citadel (W, 81-58); TCU (W, ) and Louisiana Tech (L, 94-99)... Cougars went 4-2 on that homestand. TRIPLE DIGITS Cougars enjoyed a triple-digit performance in their win against Louisiana College on Nov. 19 inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Home games listed in bold Was Houston s first 100-point performance since a win against TCU on Dec. 23, First 100-point game for the Cougars under third-year head coach James Dickey. Cougars moved to all-time when scoring at least 100 points in a game. HEADING TO THE BIG EAST On Dec. 7, 2011, the Cougars announced that they would join the BIG EAST Conference in all sports, beginning with the season. One of three new teams to the league, joining SMU and UCF. Will be the sixth league in which the Cougars have competed during their athletics history, joining the Lone Star Conference ( ), Gulf Coast Conference ( ), Missouri Valley Conference ( ), Southwest Conference ( ) and Conference USA ( ). Cougars also were an independent from 1960 to LIGHTS... CAMERA... ACTION! For the 33rd consecutive season, the Cougars will appear on television during the campaign. Marks the 15th straight season that at least three Cougar Basketball games will be televised. Cougars will play on television eight times during the regular season. Cougars are 3-4 on television in following their loss at No. 21/19 Memphis on Feb Game was shown live on CSS. The Cougars have been regulars on television during their

7 all-time history, posting a alltime record. Three CSS games L, 85-88, vs. Tulane (Feb. 9), L, 74-81, at Memphis (Feb. 20) and vs. Marshall (March 2); Two Fox Sports Net games L, 58-70, vs. Texas A&M (Dec. 1) and L, (3OT), at Tulsa (Feb. 16); One Time Warner Cable game W, 84-80, OT, at SMU (Feb. 2); One Comcast SportsNet Houston game W, 77-75, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 25); One Fox Sports Southwest game W, 54-48, at TCU (Dec. 4) Houston has won at least two televised games in each of the last 11 years. A NEW LOOK FOR HOFHEINZ PAVILION Athletics administrators unveiled exciting new plans for a $40 million renovation of Hofheinz Pavilion in June Plans call for the home of the Houston men s and women s basketball teams to remain the Cougars home venue while updating the facility with the latest game experience amenities. Renovated arena will house two new practice courts, office suites for the men s and women s basketball and volleyball programs, team academic/video rooms and space for sports medicine and sports performance. Renovations will put fans closer to the action with 250 floor seats and 100 loge box seats. Athletics administrators are currently raising funds for the project, which includes a new $120 million football stadium on the site of current Robertson Stadium. To date, approximately $60 million have been committed toward the project as administrators continue to work on naming rights for the football field and for the football stadium. On Feb. 1-2, 2012, UH students voted and approved a referendum that will generate $48 million for this project. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Sophomore guard Joseph Young never needs to look into the stands when the Cougars play to find his father. He only needs to look down the bench. Former Cougar legend Michael Young is in his 15th season with the Cougar program in , currently serving as director of operations. The elder Young remains the team s third-leading career scorer with 2,043 points and is Houston s all-time leader with 16 NCAA Tournament games played. This marks the sixth straight season that a Cougar will play for his father. Former guard Kelvin Lewis competed from 2007 to 2010 when his father Kevin Lewis served as senior associate coach. A YOUNG STAR IN THE HOUSE Forward Danuel House has established himself as one of the premier freshmen in Conference USA this season. Below shows where House ranks among C-USA freshman in a variety of categories. Scoring st Rebounding 5.0 3rd FG Percentage * th 3FG Percentage ** th FT Percentage * st Steals th Assists th * min 2 made per team game ** min 2 att. per team game. through games of Feb. 7, 2013 rank eighth in NBA career history with 27,313 points. Michael Young, who was a member of three NCAA Final Four teams and ranks third in school history with 2,043 points, is in his 15th season overall and his seventh season as director of operations. HOUSTON IMG SPORTS NETWORK University of Houston fans once again can follow every minute of Cougars Basketball this season on the Houston IMG Sports Network. All games can be heard throughout the Houston area on SportsTalk 790 AM, 740 AM KTRH or 950 AM KPRC and on the Internet at UHCougars.com. Tom Franklin, a well-known Houston area sports personality, returns as play-by-play announcer for Cougar broadcasts again this season... For the last eight seasons, Franklin has been the play-by-play announcer for football and men s basketball, calling some of the most exciting and memorable plays in school history. Before joining the Houston broadcast team, Franklin worked at Rice and was the voice of the NFL s Houston Oilers from 1990 to Franklin will be joined by Cougar legend Elvin Hayes, who is in his second season as an analyst for broadcasts. As a Cougar, Hayes was a consensus National Player of the Year selection after averaging 36.8 points and 18.9 rebounds per game... Remains the program s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 31.0 points and 17.2 rebounds per game during his career. Following his Houston days, he was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets... In 16 seasons in the NBA, Hayes averaged 21.0 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the All-NBA First or Second Teams six times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star. Inducted into the Houston Athletics Hall of Honor in 1974 and joined the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in UHCOUGARS.COM Houston s official athletic web site can be found at UHCougars.com. The comprehensive site, which includes releases, photos, biographical sketches and audio broadcasts, is part of the CBS Sports Network, which currently hosts sites for more than 100 schools, including all Conference USA schools. SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLE With 17.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in , sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas is looking to become the first player in more than a decade to average a double-double for an entire season. If he can maintain his current pace, Thomas will become only the 21st player in school history to accomplish that feat the first since Louis Truscott in Season PPG RPG Player TaShawn Thomas Louis Truscott Tim Moore Bo Outlaw Greg Anderson (2) Greg Anderson Rickie Winslow Hakeem Olajuwon (2) Hakeem Olajuwon Clyde Drexler (2) Clyde Drexler Mike Schultz David Marrs Maurice Presley (2) Maurice Presley Dwight Jones (2) Dwight Davis (3) Dwight Jones Steve Newsome Dwight Davis (2) Ollie Taylor Dwight Davis Ken Spain (2) Elvin Hayes (3) Ken Spain Elvin Hayes (2) Elvin Hayes Lyle Harger (2) Lyle Harger Ted Luckenbill Don Boldebuck (2) Art Helms Don Boldebuck HISTORICAL FIREPOWER ON THE SIDELINES Whenever the Cougars travel in , fans can find Houston s leading and third-leading all-time scorers on the sidelines. Legendary Elvin Hayes, who scored 2,884 points and grabbed 1,662 rebounds both school records in only three seasons from 1966 to 1969, serves as the Cougars analyst on their radio broadcasts... Nearly 30 years after his final NBA game, Big E continues to PLAYING A FULL HOUSE Forward Danuel House is putting his name among the top freshmen in Houston history. If the season were to end today, here is where House would rank among all Houston freshmen single-season leaders Scoring Average th Rebounding Average 5.0 8th Free Throws Made 107 1st Free Throw Attempts 149 2nd Free Throw Percentage rd

8 QUICK FACTS Named for: Judge Roy Hofheinz Businessman who led city s efforts to build Houston Astrodome First Game: W, 89-72, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Dec. 1, 1969) First Loss: L, 97-98, vs. #17/NA Arizona State (Dec. 10, 1971) Capacity: 8,479 Guy V. Lewis Court Dedication: Jan. 6, 1996 Largest Crowd: 10,660 (W, 84-79, vs. Texas, March 5, 1990) Largest Crowd (since 1998): 8,918 (L, 77-89, vs. #1/1 Memphis, Jan. 30, 2008) Longest Winning Streak: 43 games (Jan. 30, 1982 Feb. 1, 1985) Longest Losing Streak: 7 games (Jan. 16 March 4, 2000; Nov. 30, 1993 Jan. 29, 1994) Current Streak: Won 1 (started Feb. 13, 2013) Last loss 85-88, vs. Tulane (Feb. 9, 2013) Postseason Events Hosted : 2008 CBI Quarterfinals 2006 NIT First Round 1988 NIT First Round 1983 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional 1980 SWC Postseason Classic First Round 1979 SWC Postseason Classic First Round 1978 SWC Postseason Classic First Round 1977 NIT 1971 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional ANNUAL ATTENDANCE RECORDS Total Avg. Year Games W-L Pct. Attend. Attend ,848 8, ,426 7, ,630 7, ,688 6, ,740 5, ,324 6, ,532 7, ,215 5, ,735 5, ,582 4, ,991 4, ,821 5, ,705 6, ,861 7, ,449 9, ,467 5, ,990 4, ,588 4, ,419 4, ,273 3, ,996 4, ,125 4, ,754 5, ,990 4, ,858 2, ,163 3, ,069 4, ,714 3, ,889 2, ,748 8, ,691 4, ,601 3, ,097 3, ,500 3, ,021 2, ,436 4, ,869 4, ,902 4, ,240 4, ,209 3, ,611 2, ,458 3, ,245 3, ,452 3, Seasons ,180,437 5,009 Houston single-season records in bold italics. HOFHEINZ PAVILION HOME OF THE COUGARS Since opening its doors Dec. 1, 1969, Hofheinz Pavilion has provided the University of Houston Men s Basketball teams with one of the nation s most exciting collegiate atmospheres. Located on the Houston campus at the corner of Cullen Boulevard and Holman Street, Hofheinz Pavilion has been a challenging environment for Cougar opponents during its history. The Cougars own an impressive all-time record in their home facility with double-digit wins coming in 26 seasons, including each of the last six. In , the program played a school-record 19 games in front of the hometown fans with wins in 17 of those, the second-highest season total in the history of the building. More than 3 million fans have poured into the facility to watch some of the greatest players in college basketball history and seen some of the most memorable games. With a rabid fan base, the Cougars reeled off a school record 43 consecutive home wins from 1982 to A NEW LOOK Athletics and University administrators unveiled exciting plans in June 2010 for a $40 million renovation of Hofheinz Pavilion. The arena will house two new practice courts, office suites for the men s and women s basketball and volleyball programs, team academic/video rooms and space for sports medicine and sports performance. The renovations will put fans closer to the action with 250 floor seats and 100 loge box seats. Athletics administrators are currently raising funds for the project, which includes a new $120 million football stadium on the site of the current Robertson Stadium. NAMESAKES On Jan. 6, 1996, the playing court was renamed for UH s legendary head coach Guy V. Lewis, who led the Cougars to 592 wins, five Final Four berths, 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and five NIT berths during his 30-year career. That same night, the Cougars claimed a win over No. 3 Memphis in the first game on the court that bears his name. The facility was named after Judge Roy Hofheinz, a businessman who gained world acclaim for conceiving and spearheading the city of Houston s construction of the Houston Astrodome. He and his wife Irene met as students at UH in The couple later created the Judge Roy Hofheinz Foundation, which contributed $1.5 million toward the construction of the facility. SEATING CAPACITY Theatre style seats encircle the court and provide excellent views from any location. Originally built with a capacity of more than 10,000, Hofheinz Pavilion underwent renovations which included the addition of 28 suites in 1998 that reduced capacity to its current mark of 8,479. However, the facility remains one of college basketball s most daunting environments. TOP 10 CROWDS 1. 10,660 vs. Texas W, /5/ ,514 # vs. New Mexico State W, /13/71 NCAA Midwest Regional First Round 3. 10,500 vs. Texas L, /12/ ,497 vs. Seattle W, /6/ ,489 vs. South Alabama W, /28/ ,483 vs. Florida State W, /4/ ,472 vs. Jacksonville W, /24/ ,345 vs. Miami (Fla.) W, /14/ ,238 vs. St. Mary s (Texas) W, /5/ ,220 vs. USC W, /20/69 Note: A crowd of 10,514 at Hofheinz Pavilion watched Notre Dame defeat TCU on March 13, 1971 during the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional First Round. TOP 10 CROWDS (since 1998) 1. 8,918 vs. #1/1 Memphis L, /30/ ,917 vs. Connecticut L, /30/00 8,917 vs. Cincinnati L, /17/ ,517 vs. Kentucky W, /18/ ,642 vs. Valparaiso W, /11/ ,479 vs. Marquette L, /27/99 8,479 vs. Charlotte L, /23/99 8,479 vs. Tulane W, /13/99 8,479 vs. UAB L, /4/99 8,479 vs. USF L, /30/99 8,479 vs. Memphis W, /17/99 8,479 vs. Saint Louis L, /13/99 8,479 vs. Southern Miss W, /7/99 8,479 vs. LSU W, /30/98 8,479 vs. IUPUI W, /28/98 8,479 vs. Sam Houston State L, /23/98 8,479 vs. Texas W, /17/98 Note: Renovations of Hofheinz Pavilion in 1998 resulted in the facility s capacity being reduced to 8,479. POSTSEASON EVENTS Besides regular-season basketball games, the facility also has hosted a variety of postseason events, including the NIT, Southwest Conference Tournament games from 1978 to 1980, the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional in 1971 and 1978 and a quarterfinal game from the inaugural 2008 College Basketball Invitational. USAGE The team s locker rooms have been renovated recently. Through a donation by alumni John and Rebecca Moores, the locker room was enlarged and equipped with oversized, personal lockers for each player. Theater-style seats later were added to the team s meeting area adjacent to the locker room. The multi-purpose facility is home for the Cougar Men s and Women s Basketball teams. In addition, it is used for other athletics and special events, concerts, convocations, commencement exercises, professional seminars, forums and other activities.

9 vs. MARSHALL MARCH 2, 2013 RADIO/TV ROSTER #0 JOSEPH YOUNG G r-so.-1l Houston, Texas #1 MIKHAIL McLEAN F r-so.-1l Houston, Texas #2 BRANDON MORRIS G Jr.-JC Alexandria, La. #3 J.J. THOMPSON G So.-1L Irving, Texas #4 LeRON BARNES G r-fr.-rs Stonewall, La. #12 JIMMIE JONES G r-jr.-1l Plano, Texas #14 TIONE WOMACK G Jr.-JC Baltimore, Md. #15 LEON GIBSON F Sr.-1L Los Angeles, Calif. #20 DONALD BROOKS G Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas #21 JHERROD STIGGERS G r-fr.-rs Terrell, Texas #23 DANUEL HOUSE F Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas #24 LAWRENCE PAYE G Jr.-HS Houston, Texas #35 TaSHAWN THOMAS F So.-1L Killeen, Texas #45 VALENTINE IZUNDU C Fr.-HS Houston, Texas #55 J.J. RICHARDSON F r-jr.-rs Missouri City, Texas JAMES DICKEY Head Coach 3rd Season at Houston 13th Season Overall ALVIN BROOKS Associate Head Coach 15th Season at Houston 29th Season Overall DANIYAL ROBINSON Assistant Coach Third Season at Houston 13th Season Overall RONNIE HAMILTON Assistant Coach First Season at Houston Eighth Season Overall MICHAEL YOUNG Director of Operations 15th Season at Houston and Overall

10 JAMES DICKEY Head Coach Third Season at Houston 13th Season Overall Record at UH Overall Record Central Arkansas 76 A veteran of multiple NCAA Tournaments, James Dickey became the eighth coach in the history of the University of Houston men s basketball program on April 1, As a head coach at Texas Tech for 10 years or in a 17-year career as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Arkansas, Central Arkansas and Harding College, he mentored more than 20 players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), competed in 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned six conference or district Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Texas Tech captured three regular-season or tournament championships during his career, including a sweep of both titles in AT HOUSTON During the season, Dickey led the Cougars to a record with wins against Arkansas and NCAA Tournament participant Southern Miss. Midway through the campaign, the Cougars rattled off a five-game winning streak, the longest since Guard Joseph Young and forward TaShawn Thomas were named to the C-USA All-Freshmen Team with four student-athletes earning a place on the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Following the season, Dickey oversaw the signing of a newcomer that was was ranked among the top 25 by national recruiting organizations. Dickey joined the Cougars in April 2010 and immediately went to work assembling his staff, recruiting student-athletes, building the schedule and reorganizing the program In his first season, Dickey and his assistant coaches led the Cougars to 12 wins, including a upset of No. 19/18 UCF in Hofheinz Pavilion, in Dickey also helped lead guard Zamal Nixon, competing in his final season with the Cougars, to a spot on the C-USA All-Defensive Team and a 92.2 free throw percentage, third highest in the nation Following his first season, Dickey and his staff compiled an award-winning recruiting class with eight players who will be competing in their first seasons with the Cougars in AT TEXAS TECH Dickey served as the head coach at Texas Tech from 1991 to 2001, leading DICKEY S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD ----Overall ---- Year School Record Pct. Postseason Texas Tech Texas Tech NCAA First Round Texas Tech Texas Tech NIT First Round Texas Tech* NCAA Sweet Texas Tech* Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Houston Houston Houston Totals 12+ years Houston 2+ years Texas Tech 10 years * seasons include games later vacated or forfeited due to NCAA sanctions... actual on-court records were 30-2 in and 19-9 in NCAA Tournament appearance also was vacated in Actual on-court won-loss record overall is for a.553 winning percentage. the Red Raiders to a (.571) record, two NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT berth during his stint. Taking over a Texas Tech program that had won only 13 games combined during the two seasons before his arrival in Lubbock, Dickey guided the Red Raiders to winning seasons in each of his first six years. After leading Texas Tech to a record in his first season, he was honored as the 1992 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year. During his second season, Dickey led Texas Tech to a regular-season record entering the SWC Classic. The Red Raiders reeled off back-to-back wins against Baylor and TCU and then enjoyed an win over Houston in the title game to win the tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Two years later, the Red Raiders competed in the NIT after finishing second at the SWC Classic, which included a semifinal victory against the Cougars. The Red Raiders enjoyed the greatest season in school history during the campaign. After starting the year 7-1, Dickey led Texas Tech on a 21-game winning streak that did not end until a loss to Georgetown in the Sweet 16. AT OKLAHOMA STATE Following his stint at Texas Tech, Dickey worked as a color commentator for Oklahoma State before rejoining his mentor Eddie Sutton as an assistant coach in Stillwater. In six seasons with the Cowboys, Dickey was a part of six postseason teams, including his first three teams there that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. During his final three seasons, Dickey helped lead the Cowboys to three straight NIT berths, including a record in Before joining the Cougars, Dickey spent two seasons caring for his family, working with his son s basketball team and serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Stillwater High School in Oklahoma. EARLY COACHING CAREER Dickey first joined the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Harding College in Searcy, Ark., for the season. He earned his master s degree in education during that stint with the Bison program. From there, Dickey accepted his first head coaching position, taking the reins at the local high school, Harding Academy. His first step into the collegiate ranks was a return engagement to his alma mater at Central Arkansas. He was an assistant in the Bears program for two seasons, helping the school to a record during that time. Following the season, Dickey accepted an offer from legendary head coach Eddie Sutton to join his staff at Arkansas. He worked at Arkansas for four seasons and helped lead the Razorbacks to a combined record. The Hogs made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and won the 1982 Southwest Conference regular-season and tournament titles. When Sutton accepted the head coaching job at Kentucky after the campaign, Dickey also made the move to Lexington. The duo helped lead the Wildcats to a overall record during the next four season with three NCAA Tournament appearances during that span. In 1986, Dickey helped lead Kentucky into the Elite Eight and final rankings of No. 3 and No. 4 in the Associated Press and coaches polls, respectively. Dickey earned his first collegiate head coaching opportunity when Texas Tech head coach Gerald Myers stepped down after the campaign. He was named Texas Tech s head coach on April 10, 1991, after serving one season as an assistant coach with the Red Raiders. PERSONAL His wife, the former Bettye Fiscus of Wynne, Ark., was a standout performer for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks and remains the program s all-time leading scorer. The two met when Dickey was coaching at Arkansas. They have a daughter Lauren Brooks and a son Jared Allen. DICKEY vs. OPPONENTS Opponent W L Pct. Alcorn State Arizona Arkansas Arkansas State Ball State BYU Centenary Chicago State Central Michigan Colorado Colorado State East Carolina East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Fresno State George Washington Grambling State Houston Houston Baptist Indiana Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Kent State Kentucky LaSalle Louisiana College Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Tech LSU Marshall Memphis Midwestern State Missouri Missouri State Missouri-Kansas City Montana Montana State Nebraska Nevada New Mexico New Mexico State Nicholls State North Carolina A&T North Texas Northern Illinois Northwestern Oklahoma St Oakland Old Dominion Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Pepperdine Penn State Prairie View A&M Rice Rogers State Sam Houston State San Jose State SMU Southeastern Louisiana Southern Miss St. John s Stephen F. Austin TCU Temple Texas Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern Texas State Tulane Tulsa UAB UALR UCF UT Arlington Utah Valley UTEP UTPA UTSA Washington State Weber State Western Michigan Wisconsin Wyoming opponents

11 #4 LeRON BARNES Guard r-freshman-rs (RS 11-12) Stonewall, La. North DeSoto HS CAREER HIGHS Points 5, at Texas State (12/6/11) Field Goals Made 2, at Texas State (12/6/11) REDSHIRT FRESHMAN ( ) Made the first start of his career against Florida A&M in the season opener... Returned to action against Texas A&M following an ankle injury early in the season... Missed 12 straight games with an ankle injury before returning against Tulane... Finished with two points and three rebounds against the Green Wave... Grabbed six rebounds in 12 minutes against UTEP... Scored three points with two rebounds at Tulsa. Field Goal Attempts 4, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, at Texas State (12/6/11) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, at Texas State (12/6/11); 2, vs. LSU (11/29/11) Free Throws Made 3, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Free Throw Attempts 5, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Rebounds 6, vs. UTEP (2/13/13) Assists 3, vs. Rogers State (12/21/11); 3, vs. LSU (11/29/11) Steals 1, at Memphis (2/20/13); 1, vs. LSU (11/29/11) Blocked Shots 1, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Minutes Played 20, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3/11) Barnes Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M * /13/12 at San Jose State DNP 11/17/12 GRAMBLING STATE DNP 11/19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE DNP 11/25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DNP 11/28/12 at Prairie View A&M DNP 12/1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE DNP 12/29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DNP 1/3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN DNP 1/9/13 * SMU DNP 1/12/13 * at Southern Miss DNP 1/16/13 * at East Carolina DNP 1/19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA DNP 1/26/13 * UAB DNP 1/30/13 * at Rice DNP 2/2/13 * at SMU DNP 2/9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship BARNES CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

12 #20 DONALD BROOKS Guard Junior-SQ Houston, Texas Spring Woods HS CAREER HIGHS Points 2, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) JUNIOR ( ) Made his season debut against Louisiana College... Scored two points and grabbed a rebound in two minutes against the Wildcats. Field Goals Made 1, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Field Goal Attempts 1, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made None Free Throw Attempts None Rebounds 1, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Assists 1, vs. Grambling State (11/12/11) Steals None Blocked Shots None Minutes Played 4, vs. Grambling State (11/12/11) Brooks Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State DNP 11/17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DNP 11/28/12 at Prairie View A&M DNP 12/1/12 TEXAS A&M DNP 12/4/12 at TCU DNP 12/8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN DNP 12/15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DNP 1/3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU DNP 1/12/13 * at Southern Miss DNP 1/16/13 * at East Carolina DNP 1/19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA DNP 1/26/13 * UAB DNP 1/30/13 * at Rice DNP 2/2/13 * at SMU DNP 2/9/13 * TULANE DNP 2/13/13 * UTEP DNP 2/16/13 * at Tulsa DNP 2/20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis DNP 2/27/13 * at UTEP DNP 3/2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship BROOKS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

13 CAREER HIGHS Points 20, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goals Made 8, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goal Attempts 9, done three times; Most recently vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) #15 LEON GIBSON Forward Senior-1L Los Angeles, Calif. Navarro JC Serra HS SENIOR ( ) Posted a career-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting with 10 rebounds in the season-opening win against Florida A&M... Grabbed seven offensive boards against the Rattlers... Twice converted putbacks with the Cougars leading by only a point in the final 89 seconds to rebuild Houston s lead... Was the second double-double of his career... Scored 10 points with seven rebounds in 15 minutes against Louisiana College... Posted eight points with eight rebounds in 17 minutes at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Grabbed 12 rebounds to lead all players against Chicago State... Scored 12 points, including two 3-pointers, with seven rebounds against Prairie View A&M... Led all players with eight rebounds and scored eight points, including a 3-pointer, with a blocked shot against Texas-Pan American... Snared a game-high 14 rebounds with eight points against SMU in the Conference USA opener... Scored eight points with a team-high nine rebounds at Southern Miss... Tallied 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting with a team-high nine rebounds at East Carolina... Recorded 12 points with four rebounds against UCF... Grabbed a key offensive rebound and blocked a driving layup attempt late to seal the win against UAB... Finished with two points and seven rebounds against the Blazers. 3-Point Field Goals Made 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, done three times; Most recently vs. UCF (1/9/13) Free Throws Made 6, at Marshall (2/22/12) Free Throw Attempts 6, done six times; Most recently vs. UCF (1/9/13) Rebounds 14, vs. SMU (1/9/13) Assists 2, at UCF (1/11/12) Steals 2, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12) Blocked Shots 2, done three times; Most recently at Rice (1/30/13) Minutes Played 29, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Gibson s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M * /13/12 at San Jose State * /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE * /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi /28/12 at Prairie View A&M /1/12 TEXAS A&M * /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * /22/12 CHICAGO STATE * /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU /12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina * /19/13 * UCF * /23/13 * TULSA * /26/13 * UAB * /30/13 * at Rice * /2/13 * at SMU DNP 2/9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship GIBSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

14 CAREER HIGHS Points 28, vs. SMU (1/9/13) Field Goals Made 8, at East Carolina (1/16/13); 8, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Field Goal Attempts 13, done three times; Most recently vs. UCF (1/9/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made 4, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) #23 DANUEL HOUSE Forward Freshman-HS Sugar Land, Texas Hightower HS Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2013) Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, 2012) Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 17, 2012) FRESHMAN ( ) Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win against Florida A&M.. Finished with six points and three rebounds against the Rattlers... Tallied 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting with three rebounds and a pair of assists against San Jose State.. Scored 10 points with four rebounds against Grambling State... Earned the first start of his career against Louisiana College... Finished with 12 points and six rebounds against the Wildcats... Hampered by foul trouble early but rallied to post 10 points with seven rebounds and two assists in win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Posted 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and went 6-of-7 from the free throw line at Prairie View A&M... Recorded 10 points with a team-high six rebounds against Texas A&M... Buried a 3-pointer with less than nine seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime against Texas Southern... Finished with nine points, six rebounds and three assists in 35 minutes against the Tigers... Scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and added six rebounds against Louisiana-Lafayette... Honored as the C-USA Freshman of the Week following that performance... Nailed four free throws in the final 24.2 seconds to lead the Cougars to a win... Forced a Panther turnover on a fastbreak with Houston clinging to a 4-point lead and just more than a minute remaining... Named C-USA Freshman of the Week for the second time after that game... Scored 12 points on 6-of- 11 shooting with seven rebounds against Texas-Pan American... Led all players with 28 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and a 13-of-17 performance from the free throw line against SMU... Also dished out two assists with a block in 39 minutes against the Mustangs... Led the Cougars with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting with three rebounds and three assists at East Carolina... Finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the first double-double of his career against UCF... Added a team-high six assists against the Knights... Posted 15 points with five rebounds against Tulsa... Nailed two free throws late to ice the win against UAB... Totaled 10 points with five rebounds at SMU... Totaled 10 points with eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and three steals against Tulane... Finished with 19 points, including three 3-pointers, with five rebounds, four assists and two steals against UTEP... Posted 16 points with a pair of assists at No. 21/19 Memphis. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5, vs. UCF (1/9/13); 5, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Free Throws Made 13, vs. SMU (1/9/13) Free Throw Attempts 17, vs. SMU (1/9/13) Rebounds 11, vs. UCF (1/9/13) Assists 6, vs. Tulane (2/9/13); 6, vs. UCF (1/9/13) Steals 4, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12) Blocked Shots 3, vs. Tulane (2/9/13) Minutes Played 41, vs. UCF (1/9/13) House s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M /13/12 at San Jose State /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE * /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * /28/12 at Prairie View A&M * /1/12 TEXAS A&M * /4/12 at TCU * /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN * /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE /22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN * /9/13 * SMU * /12/13 * at Southern Miss * /16/13 * at East Carolina * /19/13 * UCF * /23/13 * TULSA * /26/13 * UAB * /30/13 * at Rice * /2/13 * at SMU * /9/13 * TULANE * /13/13 * UTEP * /16/13 * at Tulsa * /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis * /27/13 * at UTEP * /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship HOUSE S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

15 #45 VALENTINE IZUNDU Center Freshman-HS Houston, Texas Lamar Consolidated HS against the Miners... Blocked three shots and scored four points at UTEP. CAREER HIGHS Points 9, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Field Goals Made 3, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Field Goal Attempts 3, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made 3, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Free Throw Attempts 4, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Rebounds 4, at San Jose State (11/13/12), Assists 1, at Memphis (2/20/13); 1, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Steals 1, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Blocked Shots 4, at San Jose State (11/13/12) Minutes Played 19, at UTEP (2/27/13) FRESHMAN ( ) Made his season debut at San Jose State... Finished with two points, four rebounds and a game-high four blocked shots in 14 minutes against the Spartans... Swatted three shots against Grambling State... Scored two points with three rebounds and two blocks against Louisiana College... Posted five points with two rebounds in 10 minutes at TCU... Nailed all three field-goal attempts and all three free-throw tries against Chicago State... Threw down a pair of thunderous dunks against the Cougars and added two rebounds and three blocks in 10 minutes... Ignited a rally with a pair of blocks against UTEP... Finished with three blocks and two points Izundu s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi /28/12 at Prairie View A&M /1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU DNP 1/12/13 * at Southern Miss DNP 1/16/13 * at East Carolina DNP 1/19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA DNP 1/26/13 * UAB DNP 1/30/13 * at Rice DNP 2/2/13 * at SMU /9/13 * TULANE DNP 2/13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship IZUNDU S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

16 CAREER HIGHS Points 4, vs. Tulane (2/29/12); 4, vs. SMU (2/25/12) #12 JIMMIE JONES Guard r-junior-1l (RS 10-11) Plano, Texas Navarro JC Plano West HS JUNIOR ( ) Made his season debut against Grambling State... Scored two points and dished out an assist against Louisiana College... Came off the bench to hit a 3-pointer and dish out two assists against SMU... Posted three assists with a pair of rebounds against Tulsa. Field Goals Made 2, vs. SMU (2/25/12) Field Goal Attempts 3, vs. East Carolina (1/21/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, done three times; Most recently vs. SMU (1/9/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, done three times; Most recently vs. SMU (1/9/13) Free Throws Made 2, vs. Tulane (2/29/12) Free Throw Attempts 2, vs. Tulsa (1/23/13); 2, vs. Tulane (2/29/12) Rebounds 2, vs. Tulsa (1/23/13) Assists 4, vs. East Carolina (1/21/12) Steals 4, vs. SMU (2/25/12) Blocked Shots None Minutes Played 21, vs. East Carolina (1/21/12) Jones Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State DNP 11/17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DNP 11/28/12 at Prairie View A&M DNP 12/1/12 TEXAS A&M DNP 12/4/12 at TCU DNP 12/8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN DNP 12/15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DNP 1/3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU /12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina /19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB DNP 1/30/13 * at Rice DNP 2/2/13 * at SMU DNP 2/9/13 * TULANE DNP 2/13/13 * UTEP DNP 2/16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis DNP 2/27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship JONES CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

17 #1 MIKHAIL McLEAN Forward r-sophomore-1l (RS 11-12) Houston, Texas Second Baptist HS CAREER HIGHS Points 8, vs. Tulane (2/9/13); 8, vs. Grambling State (11/12/11) Field Goals Made 4, vs. Tulane (2/9/13) Field Goal Attempts 6, vs. Grambling State (11/12/11) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made 4, done three times; Most recently vs. UAB (2/26/11) Free Throw Attempts 6, at Sam Houston State (12/6/10) Rebounds 9, at TCU (12/4/12) Assists 1, done seven times; Most recently at Memphis (2/20/13) Steals 1, done eight times; Most recently at UTEP (2/27/13) Blocked Shots 3, vs. Texas Southern (12/8/12) Minutes Played 28, vs. Texas Southern (12/8/12) REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE ( ) Made his season debut against Florida A&M in the season-opening win... Earned his first start of the season at TCU... Finished with two points and nine rebounds, including six offensive, with a block against the Horned Frogs... Blocked three shots against Texas Southern... Returned to the lineup against UCF... Finished with two points and three rebounds against the Knights... Made a key steal late in overtime to help the Cougars seal the win... Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with three rebounds against Tulane. McLean s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M /13/12 at San Jose State /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi /28/12 at Prairie View A&M /1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU * /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN * /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE DNP 12/29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DNP 1/3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN DNP 1/9/13 * SMU DNP 1/12/13 * at Southern Miss DNP 1/16/13 * at East Carolina DNP 1/19/13 * UCF /23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB /30/13 * at Rice /2/13 * at SMU /9/13 * TULANE * /13/13 * UTEP * /16/13 * at Tulsa * /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis * /27/13 * at UTEP * /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship McLEAN S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

18 CAREER HIGHS Points 12, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goals Made 4, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12); 4, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goal Attempts 10, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made 2, at San Jose State (11/13/12); 2, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Free Throws Made 2, done six times; Most recently vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Free Throw Attempts 2, done six times; Most recently vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Rebounds 8, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Assists 6, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Steals 2, done five times; Most recently vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) Blocked Shots 1, done three times; Most recently at UTEP (2/27/13) #2 BRANDON MORRIS Guard Junior-JC Alexandria, La. Kansas City Kansas CC Bolton HS FRESHMAN ( ) Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win against Florida A&M... Finished with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with a pair of treys against the Rattlers... Earned his first career start at San Jose State... Posted 10 points with two 3-pointers, five rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes... Scored nine points with six rebounds, two assists, a block and two steals in 23 minutes against Grambling State... Posted 10 points with five rebounds, four assists and two steals in win against Louisiana College... Posted five points with eight rebounds, six assists and no turnovers against Louisiana-Lafayette. Morris Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M /13/12 at San Jose State * /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE * /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi /28/12 at Prairie View A&M /1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * /22/12 CHICAGO STATE * /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN * /9/13 * SMU * /12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina /19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB /30/13 * at Rice /2/13 * at SMU /9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship Minutes Played 27, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) MORRIS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

19 CAREER HIGHS Points 3, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12) Field Goals Made 1, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12) Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12) Free Throws Made None Free Throw Attempts None Rebounds 1, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13) Assists None Steals None Blocked Shots None Minutes Played 2, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13) ; 2, vs. Chicago State (12/22/12) #24 LAWRENCE PAYE Guard Junior-SQ Houston, Texas Cy-Fair HS JUNIOR ( ) Made his collegiate debut against Grambling State... Conveted an and-1 and finished with three points in one minute against the Tigers. SOPHOMORE ( ) Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the start of the season... Did not compete in any games. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman for head coach Barry Townley at Cy-Fair High from Helped guide team to back-to-back playoff appearances during his final two seasons. Senior ( ): Led the Bobcats to a overall record and 9-4 mark in district play... Averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game... Had 20 games with double-digit points and 10 games with at least 10 assists... Scored 18 points with 10 assists in a win against Manvel High... Posted 18 points with seven assists and nine rebounds in a loss to Spring High... Connected for 18 points, nine assists and six rebounds in a win against Klein Oak High. Freshman ( ): Helped lead Cypress Christian to the state championship and a 36-6 overall record. PERSONAL Full name is Lawrence Nyayowagbian Paye, Jr... Born Dec. 24, 1991, in Houston... Son of Lawrence and Famatta Paye... Older brother, Sei, played basketball at UTSA from 2008 to Majoring in human developmental consumer science and merchandising. Paye s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State DNP 11/17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DNP 11/28/12 at Prairie View A&M DNP 12/1/12 TEXAS A&M DNP 12/4/12 at TCU DNP 12/8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN DNP 12/15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE DNP 12/22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DNP 1/3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU DNP 1/12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina DNP 1/19/13 * UCF DNP 1/23/13 * TULSA DNP 1/26/13 * UAB DNP 1/30/13 * at Rice DNP 2/2/13 * at SMU DNP 2/9/13 * TULANE DNP 2/13/13 * UTEP DNP 2/16/13 * at Tulsa DNP 2/20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis DNP 2/27/13 * at UTEP DNP 3/2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship PAYE S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Did not compete Totals

20 CAREER HIGHS Points 13, at Rice (1/30/13) Field Goals Made 5, at Rice (1/30/13) Field Goal Attempts 6, at Rice (1/30/13); 6, vs. UCF (1/9/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made 4, at SMU (2/2/13) Free Throw Attempts 5, at Rice (1/30/13) 5, at West Virginia (2/3/10) Rebounds 5, at SMU (2/2/13) Assists 2, at Rice (1/30/13) Steals 2, vs. Texas Southern (12/8/12) Blocked Shots 1, vs. Texas Southern (12/8/12); 1, at SMU (2/2/13) 2, vs. West Virginia (2/24/11); 2, vs. Illinois-Chicago (11/10/10) Minutes Played 24, at SMU (2/2/13) Italics indicates accomplished at Pittsburgh #55 J.J. RICHARDSON Forward r-junior-rs (RS 11-12) Missouri City, Texas Pittsburgh Hightower HS REDSHIRT JUNIOR ( ) Missed the first eight games due to a foot injury... Made his Houston debut against Texas Southern... Finished with two points, three rebounds, a block, two steals and two fouls against the Tigers... Scored three points and grabbed three rebounds against Texas-Pan American... Made the first start of his collegiate career in the Conference USA road opener at Southern Miss... Finished with two points, an assist and steal against the Golden Eagles... Posted eight points with two rebounds against UCF... Scored six points with two rebounds against Tulsa... Finished with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, four rebounds and a pair of assists at Rice... Made the start at SMU, finishing with eight points, five rebounds, a block, steal and assist. Richardson s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State DNP 11/17/12 GRAMBLING STATE DNP 11/19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE DNP 11/25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi DNP 11/28/12 at Prairie View A&M DNP 12/1/12 TEXAS A&M DNP 12/4/12 at TCU DNP 12/8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE /22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU /12/13 * at Southern Miss * /16/13 * at East Carolina /19/13 * UCF /23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB /30/13 * at Rice /2/13 * at SMU * /9/13 * TULANE DNP 2/13/13 * UTEP DNP 2/16/13 * at Tulsa DNP 2/20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship RICHARDSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg (at Pitt) (at Pitt) (at UH) Did not compete due to NCAA transfer rules (at UH) Pitt Totals UH Totals Totals

21 CAREER HIGHS Points 19, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goals Made 6, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12); 6, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Field Goal Attempts 17, at Tulsa (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made 5, done three times; Most recently at Tulsa (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 13, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Free Throws Made 4, at Prairie View A&M (11/28/12) Free Throw Attempts 6, at Prairie View A&M (11/28/12) Rebounds 8, vs. UTEP (2/13/13) Assists 4, at East Carolina (1/16/13) Steals 4, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Blocked Shots 1, vs. UTEP (2/13/13); 1, at Prairie View A&M (11/28/12) Minutes Played 45, at Tulsa (2/16/13) #21 JHERROD STIGGERS Guard r-freshman-rs (RS 11-12) Terrell, Texas Terrell HS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN ( ) Earned his first career start in the season-opening win against Florida A&M.. Led all players with five 3-pointers, finishing with 19 points and five rebounds against the Rattlers... Finished with 17 points, including five 3-pointers with seven rebounds and three steals, against Louisiana College... Totaled 14 points with three treys and grabbed seven rebounds with a pair of steals in win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Drilled a game-tying 3-pointer with 21 seconds at Prairie View A&M... Finished with 12 points, two rebounds and two steals against the Panthers... Came off the bench to score 12 points off four 3-pointers against Texas A&M... Made all three of his 3-point attempts, finishing with nine points against Texas Southern... Scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers against Texas- Pan American... Moved the Cougars to within a point late in overtime against UCF... Finished with 11 points, including three 3-pointers, against the Knights... Came off the bench to pour in 11 points, including three 3-pointers against UAB... Posted 16 points, including a game-high four 3-pointers in road win at SMU... Scored the first six points of overtime against the Mustangs... Totaled 13 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds against UTEP... Stole an inbounds pass late and drained the game-tying 3-pointer off one foot at the buzzer to force overtime at Tulsa... Finished with 15 points off five 3-pointers and added four steals against the Golden Hurricane. Stiggers Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M * /13/12 at San Jose State * /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE * /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE * /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * /28/12 at Prairie View A&M * /1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE /22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU /12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina /19/13 * UCF /23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB /30/13 * at Rice /2/13 * at SMU /9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship STIGGERS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Redshirt Totals

22 CAREER HIGHS Points 31, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Field Goals Made 13, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Field Goal Attempts 23, at San Jose State (11/13/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, vs. Tulane (2/9/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Tulane (2/9/13); 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12) Free Throws Made 8, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12) Free Throw Attempts 10, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12); 10, vs. Grambling State (11/12/11) Rebounds 20, vs. Florida A&M (11/9/12) Assists 7, vs. UTEP (2/13/13) Steals 4, vs. LSU (11/29/11) Blocked Shots 6, vs. North Carolina A&T (12/28/11) Minutes Played 50, at Tulsa (2/16/13) #35 TaSHAWN THOMAS Forward Sophomore-1L Killeen, Texas Killeen HS Conference USA Player of the Week (Feb. 18, 2013) Conference USA Player of the Week (Dec. 10, 2012) SOPHOMORE ( ) Led all players with a career-high 20 rebounds in the season opening win against Florida A&M... Added 11 points, five blocks and two assists against the Rattlers... Became the first Cougar since Louis Truscott in 2003 to grab 20+ rebounds in a game... Led the Cougars with 17 points and 10 rebounds at San Jose State... Also swatted three Spartan shots... Finished with 14 points and a game-high eight rebounds against Grambling State... Led all players with 22 points and 13 rebounds against Louisiana College... Was the first 20-point game of his career... Led the Cougars with 23 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots against Texas A&M- Corpus Christi... Scored a team-high 23 points with 11 rebounds and added four assists at Prairie View A&M... Led the team with 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots at TCU... Posted 23 points with nine rebounds and three blocked shots against Texas Southern... Honored as the C-USA Player of the Week following that performance... Scored 15 pooints with a game-high 13 rebounds and added six assists with two blocks and two steals against Louisiana-Lafayette... Scored 12 points with eight rebounds and added two blocks and two assists in 33 minutes against Chicago State... Connected on 7-of-10 shots from the field and drained all seven free throw attempts against the Cougars... Tied for team lead with 22 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds with two blocks against Prairie View A&M... Snared 12 rebounds with six points, four rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals against SMU in the Conference USA opener... Recorded 10 points with five rebounds and five assists at Southern Miss... Scored 18 points with eight rebounds at East Carolina... Finished with 11 points, a team-high 13 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals against UCF... Totaled 12 points with a game-high 13 rebounds against Tulsa... Added an assist, three blocks and two steals against the Golden Hurricane... Led all players with 17 points and nine rebounds in win against UAB... Flirted with a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists without a turnover in 35 minutes at Rice... Posted 15 points with four rebounds and two assists at SMU... Totaled 20 points with eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Tulane... Flirted with a triple-double and led all players with 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists... Led the Cougars with 31 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three blocks at Tulsa... Named the C-USA Player of the Week for the second time after that game... Scored 20 points with a team-high six rebounds at No. 21/19 Memphis. Thomas Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M * /13/12 at San Jose State * /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE * /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE * /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * /28/12 at Prairie View A&M * /1/12 TEXAS A&M * /4/12 at TCU * /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN * /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * /22/12 CHICAGO STATE * /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN * /9/13 * SMU * /12/13 * at Southern Miss * /16/13 * at East Carolina * /19/13 * UCF * /23/13 * TULSA * /26/13 * UAB * /30/13 * at Rice * /2/13 * at SMU * /9/13 * TULANE * /13/13 * UTEP * /16/13 * at Tulsa * /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis * /27/13 * at UTEP * /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship THOMAS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ,

23 #3 J.J. THOMPSON Guard Sophomore-1L Irving, Texas Irving HS CAREER HIGHS Points 16, vs. Texas A&M (12/1/12) Field Goals Made 5, done five times; Most recently at SMU (2/2/13) Field Goal Attempts 11, vs. Rice (2/8/12); 11, vs. UTEP (1/28/12) 3-Point Field Goals Made 2, done four times; Most recently at SMU (2/2/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5, vs. Texas A&M (12/1/12) Free Throws Made 8, vs. Tulane (2/9/13); 8, vs. Tulsa (1/4/12) Free Throw Attempts 9, vs. Tulsa (1/4/12) Rebounds 5, vs. LSU (11/29/11) Assists 7, vs. Rice (2/8/12) Steals 3, vs. Grambling State (11/17/12); 3, vs. Oakland (11/22/11) Blocked Shots 1, done three times; Most recently vs. Southern Miss (2/18/12) Minutes Played 35, vs. Texas Southern (12/8/12) SOPHOMORE ( ) Made his season debut against Florida A&M during the season-opening win... Scored nine points with five assists and no turnovers in 27 minutes at San Jose State... Finished with 10 points, five assists and four rebounds in win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Led the Cougars with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers and three assists against Texas A&M... Drained two free throws late and stole a Texas Southern pass on the final play of overtime to lead the Cougars to a win against the Tigers... Finished with 10 points, thanks to 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line, with four rebounds and six assists against the Tigers... Posted 12 points with two 3-pointers and a game-high six assists against Texas-Pan American... Scored 13 second-half points, including a pair of 3-pointers, with four rebounds and two assists at SMU... Finished with 10 points, thanks to an 8-of-8 performance from the free throw line, against Tulane. Thompson s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M * /13/12 at San Jose State * /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE * /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE * /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * /28/12 at Prairie View A&M * /1/12 TEXAS A&M * /4/12 at TCU * /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN * /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * /22/12 CHICAGO STATE * /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN * /9/13 * SMU * /12/13 * at Southern Miss * /16/13 * at East Carolina /19/13 * UCF * /23/13 * TULSA * /26/13 * UAB * /30/13 * at Rice * /2/13 * at SMU * /9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP /16/13 * at Tulsa /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis /27/13 * at UTEP DNP 3/2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship THOMPSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ,

24 #14 TIONE WOMACK Guard Junior-JC Baltimore, Md. Hagerstown JC Randallstown HS five assists against UTEP... Dished out four assists at No. 21/19 Memphis. CAREER HIGHS Points 8, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13) Field Goals Made 3, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13) Field Goal Attempts 7, at Tulsa (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, done four times; Most recently at Tulsa (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Free Throws Made 2, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13); 2, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/29/12) Free Throw Attempts 2, done six times; Most recently at UTEP (2/27/13) Rebounds 6, at Tulsa (2/16/13); 6, at SMU (2/2/13) Assists 8, at East Carolina (1/16/13) Steals 4, vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Blocked Shots 1, vs. UCF (1/9/13); 1, at East Carolina (1/16/13) JUNIOR ( ) Made his collegiate debut against Florida A&M during the seasonopening win... Finished with four points, five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes against the Rattlers... Dished out three assists and four steals against Louisiana College... Finished with four assists without a turnover in 15 minutes at TCU... Scored eight points with two rebounds and two assists against Texas-Pan American... Dished out a game-high eight assists and grabbed four rebounds during his first collegiate start at East Carolina... Led the Cougars with six rebounds at SMU... Finished with Womack s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M /13/12 at San Jose State /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi /28/12 at Prairie View A&M /1/12 TEXAS A&M /4/12 at TCU /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE /22/12 CHICAGO STATE /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN /9/13 * SMU /12/13 * at Southern Miss /16/13 * at East Carolina * /19/13 * UCF /23/13 * TULSA /26/13 * UAB /30/13 * at Rice /2/13 * at SMU /9/13 * TULANE /13/13 * UTEP * /16/13 * at Tulsa * /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis * /27/13 * at UTEP * /2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship Minutes Played 38, at Tulsa (2/16/13) WOMACK S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

25 CAREER HIGHS Points 27, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12); 27, vs. SMU (2/25/12) Field Goals Made 10, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Field Goal Attempts 19, at Tulsa (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made 7, vs. Texas-Pan American (1/3/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/15/12) Free Throws Made 12, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Free Throw Attempts 14, at Tulsa (2/16/13) Rebounds 11, vs. East Carolina (1/21/12) Assists 8, vs. Oakland (11/22/11) Steals 3, done three times; Most recently vs. Louisiana College (11/19/12) Blocked Shots 4, vs. North Carolina A&T (12/28/11) Minutes Played 51, at Tulsa (2/16/13) #0 JOSEPH YOUNG Guard r-sophomore-1l (RS 10-11) Houston, Texas Yates HS SOPHOMORE ( ) Missed the season opener against Florida A&M with a quad injury... Returned to the lineup at San Jose State... Finished with a team-hightying 17 points, five rebounds and two assists against Spartans... Nailed three of four free throw attempts in the final 22 seconds to help the Cougars ice the win... Led all players with 23 points, thanks to three treys and 8-of-8 shooting from the free throw line... Also dished out five assists with no turnovers in 21 minutes against the Tigers... Totaled 14 points with four rebounds, five assists and three steals without a turnover against Louisiana College... Hit a running jumper in the lane late in the game to help lead the Cougars to a win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Scored 15 points and four rebounds at Prairie View A&M... Posted 12 points with five rebounds at TCU... Rebounded his own missed 3-point attempt and hit Danuel House for a game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation against Texas Southern... Finished with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 shooting from the free throw line against the Tigers... Posted 27 points with six 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds with six assists and a steal against Louisiana-Lafayette... Led all players with 24 points and five 3-pointers against Chicago State... Added five rebounds with an assist in 28 minutes and converted all three free throw attempts... Scored the Cougars first 11 points to open the second half against CSU... Tallied 17 points with three 3-pointers and hit all four free throw attempts against Prairie View A&M... Led all players with 25 points and nailed seven 3-pointers in nine attempts against Texas-Pan American... Scored 20 points in the Conference USA opener vs. SMU... Led Cougars with 14 points at Southern Miss... Finished with 15 points, thanks to a 9-of-10 performance from the free throw line, at East Carolina... Totaled 14 points with three assists against UCF... Led the Cougars with 16 points and two 3-pointers against Tulsa... Scored 14 points, including two 3-pointers, in win against UAB... Led the Cougars with 17 points and added six rebounds at Rice... Posted a team-high 17 points with three assists and a team-high six assists at SMU... Led Houston with 26 points and four 3-pointers and dished out five assists against Tulane... Totaled 25 points, thanks to a 12-of-14 performance from the free throw line, with five rebounds in 51 minutes at Tulsa... Led the Cougars with 22 points and added three rebounds and two assists at No. 21/19 Memphis... Topped Houston with 23 points, thanks to 3-of-3 shooting from long range and 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line, at UTEP. Young s Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/9/12 FLORIDA A&M DNP 11/13/12 at San Jose State /17/12 GRAMBLING STATE /19/12 LOUISIANA COLLEGE * /25/12 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * /28/12 at Prairie View A&M * /1/12 TEXAS A&M * /4/12 at TCU * /8/12 TEXAS SOUTHERN * /15/12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE * /22/12 CHICAGO STATE * /29/12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /3/13 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN * /9/13 * SMU * /12/13 * at Southern Miss * /16/13 * at East Carolina * /19/13 * UCF * /23/13 * TULSA * /26/13 * UAB * /30/13 * at Rice * /2/13 * at SMU * /9/13 * TULANE * /13/13 * UTEP * /16/13 * at Tulsa * /20/13 * at #21/19 Memphis * /27/13 * at UTEP 3/2/13 * MARSHALL 3/6/13 * RICE 3/9/13 * at Tulane TBA at C-USA Championship YOUNG S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Redshirt Totals ,