Savannah State MEN S BASKETBALL Game Notes

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1 Savannah State MEN S BASKETBALL Game Notes Savannah State (5-4) vs. #7 Ohio State (6-1) Wednesday, December 12, 2012 * 7 p.m. Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) SCHEDULE/SCORES OVERALL RECORD: 5-4 MEAC: 0-0 HOME: 4-2 AWAY: 1-2 NEUTRAL: 0-0 N1 Armstrong Atl. (Exh.) W, N5 Fort Valley (Exh.) W, N9 Trinity Baptist W, N13 Middle-Tennessee L, N14 North Florida W, Alabama State W, UCF L, Florida L, N24 Western Illinois W, N26 Robert Morris W, D1 Norfolk State L, Ohio State 7 p.m. Marquette 1 p.m. Marshall 7 p.m. Western Illinois 7 p.m. St. Louis 7 p.m. J8 Allen 7 p.m. Coppin St. 4 p.m. Morgan St. 7:30 pm J19 Florida A&M 6 p.m. J21 Bethune-Cookman 8 p.m. SCSU 4 p.m. Howard 4 p.m. F7 Hampton 7 p.m. F9 SCSU 6 p.m. F16 N.C. Central 6 p.m. F18 N.C. A&T 8 p.m. Florida A&M 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman 7:30 pm N.C. Central 4 p.m. N.C. A&T 8 p.m. M7 UMES 8 p.m. MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations: Opio Mashariki (Bethune-Cookman 01) masharik@savannahstate.edu Phone: When: Site: Radio: Series: Last Meeting: Notes: Dec. 12, 2012 (7 p.m.) Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) N/A First meeting First meeting SSU s last game was on Dec 1 10 days ago...this is first of five consecutive road games for the Tigers...In its first season in the MEAC, SSU won the regular season title, earned the#1 seed going into the MEAC Championship and the school s first ever automatic bid to the NIT Senior forward Rashad Hassan went over 1000 career points in SSU s win over North Florida... Hassan enters today s game with 1076 career points... Rashad Hassan was picked as the MEAC preseason Player of the Year Point guard Preston Blackman is 69 points from reaching 1000 SSU vs #7 Ohio State The Tigers will face against #7 Ohio State for the first time in school history. SSU comes into today s game with a 5-4 overall record after losing to Norfolk State in the conference opener. The Tigers are led by Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference pre-season Player of the Year, Rashad Hassan, who is averaging 13.2 points and 5.1 rebounds. Ohio State comes into today s game looking for its third consecutive win after defeating Long Beach State, The Buckeyes are lead by Deshaun Thomas who is averaging 20.6 points and 6.1 rebounds. SSU Last Time Out Pendarvis Williams came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points to lead Norfolk State to a win over Savannah State in Tiger Arena, before a crowd of 1,410. SSU lost, despite holding Norfolk State without a field goal the final 5:21. Savannah State's offense came from their back-court with Wilson scoring 13 points and Blackman added 12. Arnold Louis came off the bench to grab 10 rebounds Savannah State Men s Basketball Roster PPG RPG 01 Preston Blackman (G SR-Hopskins, S.C.) Cedric Smith (G JR-N.Lauderdale, Fla.) Stephen Wilson (G SO-Jonesboro, Ga.) Rashad Hassan (F JR-Riverdale, Ga.) Jyles Smith (F FR-Fairburn, Ga.) Robert Burger (G JR-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Khiry White (G JR-Columbus, Ga.) Deric Rudolph (G JR-Gadsden, Ala.) Marcus Hutchins (G JR-Savannah, Ga.) Patrick Hendley (G SO-Orange Park, Fla.) Deven Williams (G JR-Indianapolis, Ind.) Christopher Spears (F SO-Ashbury, Ga.) Richard Conner (G JR-Austell, Ga.) Angelo Davis (G SO-Savannah, Ga.) Arnold Louis (F JR-Wauchula, Fla.) Probable starters in bold Head Coach: Horace Broadnax (Georgetown, 86) Assistant Coaches: Jay Gibbons (Clayton State, 03), Clyde Wormley (The Citadel, 03), Francis Simmons (Voorhees, 71)

2 Season Highs Points 21 Preston Blackman vs. North Florida (11/14) Field Goals Made 8 Preston Blackman vs. North Florida (11/14) Field Goals Attempted 15 Preston Blackman vs. Middle-Tenn. (11/13) Field Goal Percentage (min. five made) Rashad Hassan (7-7) vs Mi-Tenn. (11/13) Three-Point Field Goals Made 4 Deven Williams vs. Alabama St. (11-16) Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 9 Preston Blackman vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. two made).500 Preston Blackman (3-6) vs N. Fla. (11/14) Free Throws Made 6 Deven Williams vs. Alabama St. (11-16) Free Throws Attempted 9 Rashad Hassan vs. Middle-Tenn. (11/13) Free Throw Percentage (min. six made) Deven Williams (6-6-3) vs. Ala. St. (11-16) Rebounds 11 Jyles Smith vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Assists 4 Stephen Wilson vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Blocked Shots 4 Jyles Smith vs. North Florida (11/14) Steals 4 Stephen Wilson vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) 1000 POINTS Senior forward Rashad Hassan reached the 1000 career points mark against North Florida. Hassan comes into today s game with 1061 career points. Preston Blackman in on pace to eclipse 1000 points. He currently has 931. SITTING THIS ONE OUT Being red-shirted this season are senior forward Josh Montgomery and junior guard Kierre Richards PRESEASON HONORS Senior post player Rashad Hassan was selected as the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year. Senior guard Deric Rudolph was named to the second team BLOCK PARTY Junior forward Jyles Smith has led the team in blocks in every game this season. He currently has 30 blocks. NUMBER CHANGE Cedric Smith will wear #5 this season instead of #23. Smith changed his number to honor former teammate Andrew Anderson who passed away in August 2012 from a rare form of pneumonia at age 21. Junior forward Chris Spears wore #5 the past two seasons. TIGERS WIN MEAC REGULAR SEASON TITLE The Savannah State men s basketball team continues to set new standards for SSU in Division I athletics. The Tigers have the won the first MEAC regular season conference title for any SSU team. The title is also the first regular season conference title for SSU since the squad won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. COACHING STABILITY In his eighth season at the helm, head coach Horace Broadnax has become the longest tenured coach for a SSU basketball team since Russell Ellington coached the team from (9 years) Team Season Highs Points 84 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Field Goals Made 30 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Field Goals Attempted 60 vs. Alabama St. (11-16) Field Goal Percentage.545 (30-55) vs Trin. Bapt. (11/9) Three-Point Field Goals Made 7 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 22 vs. Alabama St. (11-16) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage.412 (7-17) vs. Trin. Bapt. (11/9) Free Throws Made 17 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Free Throws Attempted 25 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Free Throw Percentage.765 (13-17) Alabama St. (11-16) Rebounds 43 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Assists 14 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Steals 12 vs. Middle-Tenn. (11/13) Blocked Shots 5 vs. Trinity Baptist (11/9) Turnovers 21 vs. Middle-Tenn. (11/13) Fouls 29 at UCF, (11-18) BROADNAX NAMED MEAC COACH OF THE YEAR Savannah State University men s basketball head coach Horace Broadnax was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In the first year of MEAC competition, the Savannah State Tigers clinched the regular season title, finishing the season with a 14-2 conference record and overall record. SSU leads the conference in scoring defense, only allowing 58.9 points per game and are second in scoring margin (+5.4). This is Broadnax s third MEAC Coach of the Year accolade. He garnered two for the and seasons as head coach for then Bethune-Cookman College. DEFYING THE ODDS After being picked to finish 11 th in the MEAC last season, SSU entered the conference tournament as the top seed. Morgan State was picked to finish first but was the 9 th seed. Hampton and Coppin State were picked to finish 2 nd and 3 rd but ended up with the 8 th and 6 th seeds in the tournament.

3 SSU Coaches Career Records Year W-L Pct. Coach Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Ed Daniels Ed Daniels Ed Daniels Jack Grant Jack Grant Samuel Jackson Jacques Curtis Jacques Curtis Jimmie Westley Jimmie Westley John L. Williams John L. Williams John L. Williams John L. Williams John L. Williams Bob Eskew Bob Eskew Jimmie Westley Jimmie Westley Jimmie Westley Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Russell Ellington Mike Backus Mike Backus Mike Backus Mike Backus Mike Backus Leo Richardson Leo Richardson Leo Richardson Leo Richardson Leo Richardson Leo Richardson Leo Richardson NEW IN TOWN SSU has three new players on the roster, all junior college transfers. Robert Burger came from Monroe Community College, Khiry White came from South Georgia Tech and Deven Williams came from Olive Harvey College. SWEET 16 The roster has no freshmen or sophomores. SSU is one of 16 teams in the nation with no sophomores. TIGERS IN THE MEAC Savannah State University is now an official member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic conference. The season marks the first time the Tigers will be able to play for a conference championship since leaving the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in SSU PLAYING DIVISION I Savannah State University made the decision to move from Division II to Division I in 1998, while opting to leave the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and become Independent of conference affiliation. SSU played their first season as a Division I institution in 2002 when the NCAA granted full membership. The Tigers are currently playing as a Division I Independent institution Team Leaders Field Goal Percentage Rashad Hassan.581 (50-86) Three-Point Field Goal % Stephen Wilson.400 (6-15) Free Throw Percentage Deven Williams.900 (9-10) Points Per Game Rashad Hassan 13.2 Rebounds Per Game Jyles Smith 6.4 Assists Preston Blackman 26 Steals Stephen Wilson 12 Blocked Shots Jyles Smith 30 Three-Point Field Goals Made Preston Blackman 13 Minutes Per Game Preston Blackman 29.2 Head Coach Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax was named the head coach for the Savannah State University men s basketball team on April 11, In seven seasons, SSU s men s basketball team has showed tremendous improvement during the Broadnax era. As the Institution s 11 th head coach, he inherited a team that had a 0-28 record prior to his arrival in By , Broadnax guided the Tigers to its first winning season in over 20 years with a record. In , the Tigers reached another milestone, winning the first ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Regular Season Championship with a 14-2 conference record. The team also earned the University its first ever automatic bid to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). For the team s accomplishments, Broadnax was the named the ME- AC Coach of the Year. SSU finished the 2007 season with a record earning the distinction of the most wins in Division I school history at that time. In 2008, the team set another Division I record for most wins finishing the season The 13-win season was the most wins for any SSU team in 12 years. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons the Tigers have enjoyed back-to -back home wins over Conference USA member Southern Mississippi. Broadnax has not only helped to change the attitude of the team, but is also changing opposing team s perceptions as well. Broadnax made a name for himself during his college career by helping lead Georgetown University to the 1984 NCAA Men s National Championship Title and as National Championship runner-ups in Horace s Georgetown team was an incredible over his four-year career, including 30 plus wins seasons in 1984 and After receiving his Finance degree from Georgetown in 1986, Horace continued on in his studies, obtaining his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University in Broadnax came to SSU after practicing law for three years. Prior, he was the head men s basketball coach at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla., from 1997 until The Plant City, Fla., native is credited with reviving the men s basketball program at Bethune-Cookman College. During his second year as head coach at Bethune- Cookman, Broadnax was voted the men s Coach of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after turning around a team that finished 1-26 in his first year as coach to a fifth-place finish with a 10-9 conference record. Broadnax earned the title again after the men s team earned its first number one ranking in the MEAC during the regular season. Broadnax stepped down in 2002 for family reasons. Prior to joining Bethune-Cookman College, Broadnax was the head men s basketball coach at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Fla., for two years, where he recorded the school s first 20-win season in He also worked as the video coordinator for the men s basketball team at the University of Florida and held assistant basketball coaching positions at Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla. Broadnax received his bachelor s degree in finance at Georgetown University in At Georgetown, he was a point guard for the legendary coach John Thompson and helped the Hoyas win the 1984 NCAA title. Broadnax received his law degree from Florida State College of Law in Tallahassee, Fla., in 1991, and became a member of the Florida Bar in 1993.He has been a law partner at the Orlando, Fla., firm of Morgan, Colling & Gilbert since 1998, and has worked as an attorney-at -law in the Law Office of Joseph Williams in Plant City, Fla. He is married to Tammy Broadnax and the couple has two sons, Horace Kaleb (12) and Randall Trent (10).

4 Team MEAC Rankings Scoring Offense Florida A&M.74.2 Bethune-Cookman.70.9 Morgan South Carolina State N.C. Central Norfolk Delaware State Coppin N.C. A&T Maryland Eastern Shore Hampton Savannah State Howard Scoring Defense Savannah State N.C. Central Howard Hampton Norfolk State Delaware State N.C. A&T Bethune-Cookman.70.3 South Carolina State Morgan State.72.3 Coppin State Maryland Eastern Shore Florida A&M Scoring Margin N.C. Central Savannah State Bethune-Cookman.+0.6 Norfolk State Delaware State Morgan State South Carolina State Florida A&M N.C. A&T Hampton.-6.9 Howard Coppin State Maryland Eastern Shore Offensive Rebounds Morgan State.39.7 Hampton 37.9 Florida A&M.37.4 Savannah State Norfolk State.36.4 N.C. A&T.35.6 South Carolina State Delaware State Bethune-Cookman.34.3 Coppin State N.C. Central Howard Maryland Eastern Shore 31.2 Defensive Rebounds Savannah State Howard N.C. Central Morgan State.34.3 Hampton 34.5 Bethune-Cookman.35.7 Delaware State Norfolk State South Carolina State N.C. A&T Florida A&M.39.8 Maryland Eastern Shore 40.1 Coppin State SSU Men s Basketball Outlook The basketball season at Savannah State will forever be remembered in the minds of many. The Tigers posted a overall record, won the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference regular season title and advanced to the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Not bad for a program that went 0-28 during the campaign. SSU s storied history of winning goes back to the 1940s under the legendary Ted Wright and continued under other coaches such as Leo Richardson, Russell Ellington and Jimmy Westley. The Tigers downward slide started in the late 1980 s and continued for over 20 years. However the hiring of Horace Broadnax has brought a renewed spirit back to the program. The SSU team is set to return all five starters in guards Deric Rudolph (5-11, 175), Preston Blackman (6-0, 170) and Cedric Smith (6-3, 190). Post players Rashad Hassan (6-7, 215) and Jyles Smith (6-8, 200) are back as is sixth man Arnold Louis (6-7, 205). Jyles Smith is the only junior among the top six players while the rest are seniors. In fact, the squad has seven seniors and nine juniors. No freshmen or sophomores can be found on the roster. Hassan led the team in scoring with 13 points a game while Rudolph was second with 10.7 points a game. Arnold contributed 9.5 points a game while Blackman scored 9 points a game. When it came to outside shooting, Rudolph made 98 of his 3-point attempts while Blackman made 44. Louis led the team in rebounding with 7.8 per game while Hassan grabbed 5.3 per game. Cedric Smith averaged 4.8 points and 4.6 rebounds while Jyles Smith averaged 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 points. When Blackman was not scoring he was dishing the ball to his teammates, averaging five assists per game. Arnold led the team in steals with 40 while Jyles Smith had 62 blocks. Senior forward Josh Montgomery will be a key contributor off the bench as will be guards Stephen Wilson and Keierre Richards. Montgomery (6-4, 195) averaged five points a game while Wilson (6-1, 160) and Richards (6-1, 180) averaged 2.2 and 1.8 points respectively. Other returnees include juniors Marcus Hutchins (6-4, 180), Chris Spears (6-7, 220), Patrick Hendley (6-4, 190), Angelo Davis (6-1, 165) and senior Richard Conner (6-4, 205). Broadnax added two junior college transfer guards during the off-season in Khiry White and Deven Williams. White (6-3, 180) attended South Georgia Technical College while Williams (6-1, 180) attended Olive Harvey College. White was named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association s (GCAA) All -Conference 2nd team and averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Williams scored 25.9 points a game and averaged 2.95 rebounds, 2.35 assists and 1.4 steals He also shot 50 percent from the field and made 46 percent of his 3-point attempts. SSU will begin the season with a pair of exhibition games against former rivals. The Tigers will host cross-town foe Armstrong Atlantic State on November 1 and Fort Valley State on Nov. 5. The regular season starts on Nov. 9 with Trinity Baptist coming to Savannah followed by home dates with Middle Tennessee (Nov. 13) and North Florida (Nov. 14). After road games with Alabama State (Nov 16), Central Florida (Nov 18) and Florida (Nov 20), SSU returns home to host Robert Morris on November 26 and begins MEAC play on December 1 when they welcome Norfolk State to Tiger Arena. Other non-conference road games include Ohio State, Marquette, Marshall and St. Louis. Individual MEAC Rankings Scoring 1. Adrien Coleman BCU Jamie Adams-FAMU Kyree Jones-UMES Tahj Tate-DSU Anthony Hubbard-MSU Khalif Toombs-SCSU Adama Adam-SCSU Ray Willis-NCCU Jeremy Ingram-NCCU Ray Willis-NCCU Rebounding 1. Michael Murray-CSU Adrien Coleman-BCU Matthew Hezekiah-SCSU Mike Phillips-HOW Anthony Hubbard-MSU Rashid Gaston-NSU Stanton Kidd-NCCU Austin Witter-NCAT Troy Snyder-UMES Ray Willis-NCCU.6.4 Assists 1. Emanuel Chapman-NCCU Khalif Toombs-SCSU DeWayne Jackson-MSU Kevin Dukes-BCU Adrien Coleman-BCU Justin Black-MSU Simuel Frazier-HOW Deron Powers-HAM Jamie Adams-FAMU Adama Adams-SCSU Point FG Made 1. Kevin Dukes-BCU Kyree Jones-UMES Khalif Toombs-SCSU Jamie Adams-FAMU Tyshawn Bell-DSU Jamari Bradshaw-FAMU Franklin Troy-CSU Adrian Powell-NCAT Adama Adams-SCSU Reggie Lewis-FAMU Blocked Shots 1. Kendall Gray-DSU Jyles Smith-SSU Shaquille Duncan-MSU Matthew Hezekiah-SCSU Austin Witter-NCAT Marques Oliver-DSU Darryl Palmer-SCSU Alphonso Leary-HOW De,Vaughn Maxwell-HAM Alex Smith-BCU..1.6

5 QUICK FACTS University Information Location: Savannah, Ga. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 4,100 Conference: Division I Independent Arena: Tiger Arena Capacity: 6, 000 President: Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier Athletic Director: Sterling Steward, Jr. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Horace Broadnax Alma Mater: Georgetown 86 Record at SSU: (Seventh) Career Record: (Tenth) Assistant Coach: Jay Gibbons Assistant Coach: Clyde Wormley Assistant Coach: Francis Simmons Basketball Office: Basketball Fax: Team Information Overall Record: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 MEDIA RELATIONS Interview Protocol After a 10-minute cooling off period, requested players and head coach Horace Broadnax will be available for members of the media. The Tiger locker room is CLOSED both at home and on the road. At home, the interview area is located in the multi-purpose room near the Athletic Department main office. Tiger Basketball Contacts Please contact Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations Opio Mashariki for any information or interview requests concerning Tiger basketball Indiana 2. Duke 3. Michigan 4. Syracuse 5. Florida 6. Louisville 7. Ohio State 8. Arizona 9. Kansas 10. Illinois 11. Missouri 12. Cincinnati 13. Creighton 14. Gonzaga 15. San Diego St. 1. Wichita State 2. Creighton 3. Gonzaga 4. Murray State 5. Bucknell 6. Lehigh 7. Ohio 8. Belmont 9. St. Mary s 10. Illinois State 11. Middle Tennessee 12. Northern Iowa 13. BYU Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Steals Blocks Field Goal Percentage 3-Point Percentage Free Throw Percentage Free Throws Made Per Game Turnovers Per Game USA TODAY TOP Minnesota 17. UNLV 18. North Carolina 19. Michigan State 20. New Mexico 21. Georgetown 22. Kentucky 23. Oklahoma State 24. Notre Dame 25. N.C. State MID-MAJOR TOP South Dakota State 15. Utah State 16. UIC 17. Davidson 18. Eastern Kentucky 19. Akron 20. Valparaiso 21. Louisiana Tech 22. Albany 23. Loyola MD 24. Western Kentucky 25. North Dakota State

6 TRACKING THE TIGERS Opponent Largest Lead Largest Deficit Tied Lead changes Record Trinity Baptist Middle Tennessee North Florida Alabama State Central Florida Florida Western Illinois Robert Morris Norfolk St Ohio Western St. Louis University Morgan Florida A&M Howard Hampton SCSU N.C. Central N.C. Florida N.C. N.C. A&T UMES SSU RECORD WHEN At home 4-2 On the road 1-2 At neutral sites 0-0 Leading at the half 4-2 Trailing at the half 1-2 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading w/3:00 left 5-0 Trailing w/3:00 left 0-4 Tied w/3:00 left 0-0 In overtime 0-0 Shooting 50% or more 2-0 Shooting less than 50% 3-4 Outrebounding opponent 5-1 Opponent outrebounds 0-3 Committing more turnovers 3-3 Committing fewer turnovers 1-0 Equal number of turnovers 1-1 Scoring 70+ points 1-0 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring points 1-2 Scoring less than 50 points 1-2 Final margin of 1-4 points 1-2 Final margin of 5-9 points 3-0 Final margin of 10+ points players in double figures players in double figures players in double figures player in double figures players in double figures 0-0 Longest game win streak 2 Longest game losing streak 2 GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Opponent Result Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Trinity Baptist W, Hassan (17) Smith, J. (11) Wilson (4) Wilson (4) Smith, J. (3) Middle Tennessee L, Hassan (16) 3 players (6) Blackman (40 Blackman (4) Smith, J. (3) North Florida W, Blackman (21) Smith, J. (6) 2 players (2) Louis (3) Smith, Alabama State W, Hassan (19) Smith, J. (11) Blackman (7) 2 Players (2) Smith, J. Central Florida L, Hassan (17) Smith, C. (7) 2 players (2) Smith, C. (3) Smith, J. Florida L, Players (11) Louis (11) Hassan (2) 5 Players (1) Smith, J. (2) Western Illinois W, Players (13) Smith, C. (9) Blackman (2) 3 Players (1) Smith, J. (4) Robert Morris W, Blackman (20) Smith, C. (8) Blackman (2) 2 Players (2) Smith, J. (6) Norfolk St. L, Wilson (13) Louis (10) Blackman (3) Smith, C. (3) Smith, J. Ohio Western St. Louis University Morgan Florida A&M Howard Hampton SCSU N.C. Central N.C. Florida N.C. N.C. A&T UMES

7 #00 Robert Burger Guard 6-0, 180, Junior Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Monroe Community)

8 #1 Preston Blackman Guard, 6-0, 170 (Senior) Hopkins, S.C. (Lower Richland) Personal: born on December 29, 1990 parents are Hugh Blackmon major is Accounting hobbies include bowling and playing video games also recruited by Tulane, University of South Carolina, The Citadel. South Carolina State and Florida A&M a person I would really like to meet is Stefon Curry favorite NBA team is Miami Heat most influential person in my basketball career is God high school coach is Zeke Washington

9 #2 Khiry White Guard 6-3, 180, Junior Columbus, Ga. (South Georgia Tech Coll)

10 #5 Cedric Smith Guard 6-3, 180 (Senior) North Lauderdale, Fla. (Boyd Anderson HS) Personal: born on October 16, 1991 parents are Cedric and Kellye Smith major is Mass Communications hobbies include playing football and watching television also recruited by High Point, South Carolina State, Jacksonville and Florida International a person I would really like to meet is Michael Jordan favorite NBA team is Los Angeles Lakers most influential person in my basketball career is Cedric Smith (Father) high school coach is Eugene Richardson

11 #10 Patrick Hendley Guard 6-4, 190, (Junior) Orange Park, Fla. (Florida State College Jacksonville) Personal: Born on January 28, 1991 Major is Business Management parents are Andrea Smith and Laurence Hendley hobbies include listening to music, playing basketball and playing video games also recruited by Sam Houston State and Flagler University person I would really like to meet is Eric Gordon favorite NBA team are the Clippers Most influential person in my basketball career is my mother high school coach name is Coach Darrell

12 #11 Stephen Wilson Guard 6-1, 160, (Junior) Jonesboro, Georgia (Mount Zion HS) Personal: Born on July 16, 1992 major is Undecided parents are Danny Wilson and Monica Jimenze hobbies include playing2k11 and listening to Lil Wayne also recruited by South Carolina Upstate, Alabama State and Lawson State a person I would really like to meet is Michael Jordan Most influential person in my basketball career is Stephen Curry high school coach is Chris Jones Favorite book is Harry Potter

13 #20 Deven Williams Guard 6-0, 205, Junior Indianapolis, Ind. (Olive Harvey College)

14 #22 Rashad Hassan Forward 6-7, 215 (Senior) Riverdale, Ga. (Riverdale HS) Personal: born on September 23, 1989 parents are Rodiste Dearing planned major is Computer Engineering hobbies include eating, sleeping and playing basketball also recruited by South Carolina State, Wofford and Furman a person I would really like to meet is Kevin Garnett favorite NBA team is Phoenix Suns most influential person in my basketball career is my mom (Rodiste Dearing) high school coach is Derrick Powell

15 #23 Christopher Spears Forward 6-7, 220, (Junior) Ashbury, Georgia (Turner County HS) Personal: Born on October 16, 1991 major is Criminal Justice parents are Cynthia and Willie Clark hobbies include listening to music and playing the keyboard also recruited by Florida A&M, S.C. State, University of Seattle and Arkansas Little Rock a person I would really like to meet is Kevin Garnett Most influential person in my basketball career is Albert Spears, Sr. (Grandfather) high school coach is Ken Austin... Favorite book is The Bible

16 #33 Angelo Davis Guard 6-1, 165, (Junior) Savannah, Georgia (Johnson HS) Personal: Born on September 10, 1991 major is Business Management parents are Denise Johnson and Angelo Davis hobbies include reading, skating, playing sports, playing video games and being with my family also recruited by Florida A&M a person I would really like to meet is Albus Dumblebore Most influential person in my basketball career is Kobe Bryant high school coach is Marty Holder Favorite book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

17 #34 Arnold Louis Forward 6-7, 205 (Senior) Wauchula, Fla. (Hardee Senior HS) Personal: born on January 1, 1990 parents are Denise Everett planned major is Computer Engineering hobbies include fishing also recruited by Jacksonville, Bethune-Cookman, University of Tampa a person I would really like to meet is God favorite NBA team is Boston Celtics most influential person in my basketball career is Vance Dickey high school coach is Vance Dickey

18 #44 Jyles Smith Forward 6-8, 200, (Junior) Fairburn, Georgia (Creekside HS) Personal: Born on June 7, 1992 major is Undecided parents are Charles and Clara Smith hobbies include playing basketball and drawing a person I would really like to meet is Carmelo Anthony Most influential people in my basketball career are Jonathan and Justin Inman and Jarrett Smith (Brothers) high school coach is Brett Lewis Favorite book is Kite Runner

19 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds TRINITY BAPTIST COLL W (17)HASSAN,Rashad (11)SMITH,Jyles MIDDLE-TENNESSEE L 890 (16)HASSAN,Rashad (6)SMITH,Jyles (6)LOUIS,Arnold (6)HASSAN,Rashad UNIV. NORTH FLORIDA W (21)BLACKMAN,Preston (6)SMITH,Jyles 11/16/12 at Alabama State W (19)HASSAN,Rashad (11)SMITH,Jyles 11/18/12 at UCF L 3894 (17)HASSAN,Rashad (7)SMITH,Cedric 11/20/11 at Florida L 7323 (11)HASSAN,Rashad (11)LOUIS,Arnold (11)SMITH,Cedric 11/24/12 WESTERN ILLINOIS W (13)HASSAN,Rashad (9)SMITH,Cedric (13)BLACKMAN,Preston 11/26/12 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVER W (20)BLACKMAN,Preston (8)SMITH,Cedric 12/1/12 *NORFOLK STATE UNIVER L 1410 (13)WILSON,Stephen (10)LOUIS,Arnold * - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total

20 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Season Box Score (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen WILLIAMS,Deven LOUIS,Arnold SMITH,Cedric HENDLEY,Patrick WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Jyles SPEARS,Christopher BURGER,Robert DAVIS,Angelo Team Total Opponents Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Savannah State Univ Opponents

21 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen WILLIAMS,Deven LOUIS,Arnold SMITH,Cedric HENDLEY,Patrick WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Jyles SPEARS,Christopher BURGER,Robert DAVIS,Angelo Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SSUM OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att TRINITY BAPTIST COLL W MIDDLE-TENNESSEE L UNIV. NORTH FLORIDA W /16/12 at Alabama State W /18/12 at UCF L /20/11 at Florida L /24/12 WESTERN ILLINOIS W /26/12 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVER W * 12/1/12 NORFOLK STATE UNIVER L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Savannah State Univ Opponents

22 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Overall Team Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games TEAM STATISTICS SSUM OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 0 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Savannah State Univ Opponents

23 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Category Leaders (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games Points G Pts Pts/G HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen WILLIAMS,Deven SMITH,Cedric LOUIS,Arnold HENDLEY,Patrick WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Jyles SPEARS,Christopher BURGER,Robert DAVIS,Angelo FG Percentage FG Att Pct HASSAN,Rashad SPEARS,Christopher SMITH,Cedric WILSON,Stephen BLACKMAN,Preston HENDLEY,Patrick LOUIS,Arnold WHITE,Khiry WILLIAMS,Deven SMITH,Jyles BURGER,Robert DAVIS,Angelo Point Percentage 3FG Att Pct WILSON,Stephen HENDLEY,Patrick HASSAN,Rashad WILLIAMS,Deven BLACKMAN,Preston WHITE,Khiry LOUIS,Arnold BURGER,Robert Free Throw Percent FG Att Pct WILLIAMS,Deven HENDLEY,Patrick BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen LOUIS,Arnold WHITE,Khiry HASSAN,Rashad DAVIS,Angelo SPEARS,Christopher SMITH,Jyles SMITH,Cedric BURGER,Robert Scoring Average G Pts Avg/G HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen WILLIAMS,Deven LOUIS,Arnold SMITH,Cedric HENDLEY,Patrick WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Jyles SPEARS,Christopher BURGER,Robert DAVIS,Angelo Field Goal Attempts G Att Att/G BLACKMAN,Preston HASSAN,Rashad WILLIAMS,Deven SMITH,Cedric WILSON,Stephen LOUIS,Arnold Field Goals Made G Made Made/G HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston SMITH,Cedric WILSON,Stephen WILLIAMS,Deven Point FG Attempts G Att Att/G BLACKMAN,Preston WILLIAMS,Deven WILSON,Stephen HENDLEY,Patrick HASSAN,Rashad Point FG Made G Made Made/G BLACKMAN,Preston WILLIAMS,Deven WILSON,Stephen HENDLEY,Patrick HASSAN,Rashad Free Throw Attempts G Att Att/G HASSAN,Rashad WILSON,Stephen LOUIS,Arnold SMITH,Cedric BLACKMAN,Preston Free Throws Made G Made Made/G WILSON,Stephen HASSAN,Rashad LOUIS,Arnold BLACKMAN,Preston SMITH,Cedric WILLIAMS,Deven

24 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Category Leaders (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games Rebounds G Reb Reb/G SMITH,Jyles SMITH,Cedric LOUIS,Arnold HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston Rebound Average G Reb Avg/G LOUIS,Arnold SMITH,Jyles SMITH,Cedric HASSAN,Rashad BLACKMAN,Preston Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G SMITH,Cedric LOUIS,Arnold HASSAN,Rashad SMITH,Jyles WILSON,Stephen Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G SMITH,Jyles LOUIS,Arnold HASSAN,Rashad SMITH,Cedric BLACKMAN,Preston Fouls G No. Per/G SMITH,Jyles HASSAN,Rashad LOUIS,Arnold WILSON,Stephen WHITE,Khiry Assists G No. Ast/G BLACKMAN,Preston WILSON,Stephen SMITH,Cedric HASSAN,Rashad WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Jyles Steals G No. Stl/G WILSON,Stephen SMITH,Cedric BLACKMAN,Preston LOUIS,Arnold WHITE,Khiry Blocked Shots G No. Blk/G SMITH,Jyles HASSAN,Rashad LOUIS,Arnold SPEARS,Christopher Minutes G No. Min/G BLACKMAN,Preston HASSAN,Rashad SMITH,Cedric WILSON,Stephen SMITH,Jyles Turnovers G No. TO/G BLACKMAN,Preston HASSAN,Rashad WHITE,Khiry SMITH,Cedric SMITH,Jyles Foulouts G No. SMITH,Jyles 9 3 LOUIS,Arnold 8 1

25 Savannah State Men's Basketball Savannah State Univ. Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 10, 2012) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg TRINITY BAPTIST COLL W MIDDLE-TENNESSEE L UNIV. NORTH FLORIDA W at Alabama State 11/16/ W at UCF 11/18/ L at Florida 11/20/ L WESTERN ILLINOIS 11/24/ W ROBERT MORRIS UNIVE 11/26/ W NORFOLK STATE UNIVE 12/1/ L Savannah State Univ Opponents Games played: 9 Points/game: 54.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 27.6 FT Pct: 63.7 Rebounds/game: 37.1 Assists/game: 9.2 Turnovers/game: 17.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 7.4 Blocks/game: 4.3