GAME 27 u at UALR March 1, 2014

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1 GAME 27 u at UALR March 1, 2014 Joe Gorby, Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director Office: Cell: jgorby@astate.edu Facebook.com/RedWolvesMBB Athletics Website: AStateRedWolves.com A-State Schedule DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Nov. 2 Henderson State (Exhibition) W, Nov. 5 Arkansas-Monticello (Exhibition) W, Nov. 11 at Jackson State W, Nov. 13 UT Martin W, Nov. 16 at Wyoming L, Nov. 18 at Colorado (PAC-12 Network) L, Nov. 24 Central Arkansas W, Nov. 30 at Lamar W, Dec. 2 Niagara W, Dec. 14 at Nebraska (Big Ten Network) L, Dec. 17 Toledo L, Dec. 21 at Marshall W, Dec. 30 Southern Arkansas W, Jan. 2 at UT Arlington* W, Jan. 4 at Texas State* W, Jan. 9 Troy* L, Jan.11 South Alabama* (Sun Belt Network) W, Jan. 16 at Georgia State* L, Jan. 18 at WKU* (ESPN3/ESPN Full Court) L, OT Jan. 25 UALR* W, Jan. 30 at ULM* L, Feb. 1 at Troy* W, Feb. 10 WKU* (ESPN3) W, Feb. 13 at South Alabama* W, Feb. 15 at UL Lafayette* L, Feb. 20 UT Arlington* W, Feb. 22 Texas State* W, Feb. 25 Lyon College W, Mar. 1 at UALR* 7 p.m. Mar. 4 Georgia State* 7:05 p.m. Mar. 6 ULM* 7:05 p.m. Mar. 8 UL Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. March Sun Belt Tournament (New Orleans, La. Lakefront Arena) All times listed are Central All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game V Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (17-9, 9-5 SUN BELT) Head Coach: John Brady Year: 6th Season Record at A-State: (6 yrs.) Career Record: (23 yrs.) vs. UALR: 6-7 RPI: 167 MBB SID: Joe Gorby Top Players (per game): Points: Kirk Van Slyke (15.7) Rebounds: Kendrick Washington (6.2) Assists: Cameron Golden (2.7) Blocks: Kirk Van Slyke (1.1) Steals: Ed Townsel (1.3) VS UALR TROJANS (13-15, 8-8 SUN BELT) Head Coach: Steve Shields Year: 11th Season Record at UALR: (11 yrs.) Career Record: (11 yrs.) vs. A-State: RPI: 181 MBB SID: Patrick Newton Top Players (per game): Points: Will Neighbour (16.3) Rebounds: Will Neighbour (7.0) Assists: Josh Hagins (3.3) Blocks: Will Neighbour (1.1) Steals: Will Neighbour (1.3) GAME INFORMATION Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014 tipoff: 7 p.m. (CT) Location: Little Rock, Arkansas arena: Jack Stephens Center arena capacity: 5,600 SerieS: A-State leads Last Meeting (W A-State - 1/25/14) television: None radio: East Arkansas Broadcasters Red Wolves Sports Network KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) - Flagship talent: Matt Stolz (play-by-play) online audio: AStateRedWolves.com Live video: Trojan Tracker Live audio: Trojan Tracker Live StatS: ulartrojans.com QUICK HITS * The campaign represents the program s 86th season as the Red Wolves have presently amassed a 1,140-1,073 all-time record (.515 win pct.) dating back their inaugural season. A- State has produced won at least 20 games in a season five times (21-13), (21-14), (20-10), (23-9) and (20-9) since joining the NCAA-I ranks in * Arkansas State has won six of its last seven games to date and is averaging 75.4 ppg. (528 pts.) while allowing 63.4 ppg. (444 pts.) for a points per game difference. The Red Wolves are shooting 45.9 percent ( ) from the floor while their opponent has connected on 44.2 percent ( ) in field goal attempts during the six-game stretch. * Senior forward Kirk Van Slyke has been named this week s (2/24) College Sports Madness Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week for his performance in the Red Wolves two conference home wins this past week. Van Slyke scored a game-high 23 points with six rebounds against UT Arlington last Thursday (2/20) and netted 14 points with five boards versus Texas State last Saturday (2/22). * A-State s seven road victories (7-7 away record) to date this season represent the program s most since campaign when the Red Wolves posted a 7-7 road ledger en route to a 20-9 season. A-State s most road wins dating back to the season were eight (8-7 record) in the campaign. * Senior guard Ed Townsel is one point shy of moving into a 19th-place tie with Brandon Peterson ( , 1,098 career points) among A-State s all-time points leaders. Townsel, who has presently scored 1,097 career points in 123 games for an 8.9 points per game average, tallied 14 points in the Red Wolves home win over Lyon College Tuesday (2/25) to surpass Fred Shepherd ( ; 1,085 career points) for 20th place. Townsel has compiled 230 points this season in 26 games (8.8 ppg.) after racking up a career season-best and team-leading 407 points in 31 outings last season (13.1 ppg.). A-STATE PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes 1 Rakeem Dickerson Jr. Guard PPG RPG APG Melvin Johnson III Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Ed Townsel Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Kendrick Washington Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG GAME 27 at UALR 20 Kirk Van Slyke Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG

2 Athletics Media Relations ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 1000 State University, Ark Telephone (870) , Fax (870) , Press Row (870) Athletics Website AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact Joe Gorby, Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director (870) / jgorby@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Assistant Athletics Director/ Athletics Media Relations Director (870) / jscott@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director (870) / cgraddy@astate.edu Dennen Cuthbertson, Graduate Assistant mark.cuthbertson@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Joe Gorby at (870) or via at jgorby@astate.edu. Full season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance of the A-State Convocation Center. MEDIA ROOM Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Game notes, flipcards and refreshments will be provided to credentialed media. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The A-State locker room is closed to all media members. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At A- State s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be in the media room. PRACTICE COVERAGE A-State men s basketball practices are closed to the media with the exception of the last 10 minutes of practice. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. Please contact Joe Gorby in the A-State Athletics Media Relations office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and silence your cell phones. BASKETBALL GAME NOTES/RELEASES All Red Wolves men s basketball game notes can be obtained as a PDF document via the A-State Athletics official website at AStateRedWolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for men s basketball releases, contact Joe Gorby in the A-State Athletics Media Relations office at jgorby@ astate.edu. Game notes will be made available at least 24 hours prior to the next scheduled A-State men s basketball game and a post-game recap will be distributed within two hours following a game s conclusion. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes TUE friday February 28 practice and Bus to Little rock, arkansas No media availability A-STATE MEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER SaturDay March 1 GaMe 27 A-State at UALR 7 p.m. (CT) SunDay March 2 practice 3-5 p.m. HPESS South MonDay March 3 practice 3:30-5:30 p.m. HPESS South tuesday March 4 GaMe 28 Georgia State at A-State 7:05 p.m. (CT) A-STATE/UALR HISTORY A-State leads in the all-time series. A-State is on the road, at home, and 2-2 at neutral sites. First Meeting A-State 36, UALR 22 - ( ) Last Meeting at A-State 77, UALR 49 - (1/25/14) Last A-State win at A-State 77, UALR 49 - (1/25/14) Last UALR win at UALR 78, A-State 71 - (3/2/13) Last A-State win at UALR A-State 75, at UALR 64 (1/29/11) Last UALR win at home at UALR 78, A-State 71 (3/2/13) Last Season A-State won (2/14) at home; Lost (3/2) at UALR Current Streak A-State, Won 1 Notes A-State has won two of the last three matchups after dropping the previous three... The Red Wolves are 1-4 in their last five road appearances and have lost their last two away encounters (2/25/12) and (3/2/13)... The Red Wolves are averaging 71.2 ppg. (356 pts.) in their last five outings to UALR s 62.8 ppg. (314 pts.) average... A-State won the first 17 meetings ( /10/80)... Eight of the last 13 games have been decided by seven points or less, including five of the last eight... The Red Wolves are 6-7 in their last 13 contests 4-2 at home, 1-4 on the road, and 1-1 at neutral sites... Brandon Reed is averaging 12.3 ppg. (49 pts.) in four career games while Kendrick Washington has a 9.7 ppg. (29 pts.) average in three outings. Washington has a 7.0 rpg. (21 rebs.) average and Reed 6.5 rpg. (26 rebs.). SCOUTING UALR UALR snapped a five-game losing skid with a league win at Troy (Ala.) Thursday (2/27) and are 4-6 in its last 10 contests. The Trojans are 6-5 at home, 6-9 on the road and 1-1 at neutral sites this season. Senior forward Will Neighbour (16.3 ppg.), sophomore guard Josh Hagins (12.3 ppg.), and sophomore forward James White (10.9 ppg.) lead UALR in scoring as the three have combined to produce 51.1 percent (1,002-1,961) of the team s points. Neighbour also leads the Trojans in rebounds (7.0 rpg.) and blocked shots (27) while Hagins is UALR s leader in assists (88) and steals (33). UALR ranks 74th among the NCAA-I statistical leaders in free throws made (485) and is 75th in free throw percentage (72.6) thru games of Feb. 27. The Trojans are 106th in free throws attempts (668), 123rd in total rebounds (1,011), 214th in scoring offense (70.0 ppg.) and 265th in scoring defense (73.6 ppg.). Will Neighbour ranks 98th in field goal percentage (49.8), 172nd in points per game (16.3), 194th in rebounds per game (7.0), and 250th in blocked shots per game (1.08). Junior guard Ben Dillard is 120th in free throw percentage (82.7). A season ago, UALR compiled a overall record and posted a second-place 11-9 Sun Belt Conference West Division mark. The Trojans were 3-10 on the road, 13-3at home, and 1-2 in neutral site contests. Head coach Steve Shields, who s the all-time winningest coach in UALR s history, has guided the Trojans to six conference championships and one NCAA Tournament appearance since being named to his current position in April The Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year served as an assistant coach at UALR from after spending as head coach at McLennan (Texas) Junior College. Shields was tabbed as the Texas Junior College Coach of the Year and the JUCO Region V Coach of the Year both in He had assistant coaching stints at McLennan Community College ( ), Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College ( ), and Kilgore (Texas) Junior College ( ) ARKANSAS STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Cameron Golden So. G 1L Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway 1 Rakeem Dickerson Jr. G 2L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 3 Brandon Reed Sr. G 1L Powder Springs, Ga./Georgia Tech 4 Josh Pierre So. G 1L Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla. 5 P.J. HardwickK So. G TR Miami, Fla./North Texas 12 Sean GardnerG Jr. G TR Collierville, Tenn.Motlow JC 14 Kelvin Downs So. F 1L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 20 Kirk Van Slyke Sr. F RS The Woodlands, Texas/Houston 23 Jammar SturdivantG Fr. G HS Tyronza, Ark./East Poinsett County 24 Ed Townsel Sr. G 3L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 31 Melvin Johnson III Sr. G RS Dallas, Texas/Texas-San Antonio 34 Seth Kisler RJr. F RS Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 40 Kendrick Washington Sr. F 1L Shreveport, La./Houston GRedshirting season KIneligible for season due to NCAA DI Transfer Rule HEAD COACH: John Brady (Sixth Year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Melvin Haralson (Third Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Corey Barker (Second Year), Jeff Clapacs (Sixth Year) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Brodrick Johnson (Second Year) TEAM BREAKDOWN: Avg. Height 6-3, Avg. Weight 190.4, Avg. Age 21.3 GAME 27 at UALR WeDneDay March 5 practice 3-5 p.m. Convo

3 SUN BELT CONFERENCE GAMES The Red Wolves are (.508) since joining the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) in the season, which includes a season-best 14-4 (.778) mark in the campaign. A-State sports a (.721) record at home and is (.467) on the road since the season. A-State head coach John Brady has registered a record (.529) in Sun Belt Conference contests since his arrival in the season, which consists of a home ledger and a away mark. A-State posted a first-place 12-8 SBC West Division mark in at home and 3-7 on the road Preseason All-Conference FIRST TEAM Name School Year Pos. R.J. Hunter Georgia State So. G Shawn Long UL Lafayette So. F Elfrid Payton UL Lafayette Jr. G T.J. Price WKU Jr. G Augustine Rubit South Alabama Sr. F SECOND TEAM Name School Year Pos. Will Neighbour UALR Sr. F Brandon Reed Arkansas State Sr. G Ryan Harrow Georgia State RJr. G Joel Wright Texas State Sr. F George Fant WKU Jr. F THIRD TEAM Name School Year Pos. Ed Townsel Arkansas State Sr. G Jayon James ULM Sr. F Mychal Ammons South Alabama Jr. F Brandon Edwards UT Arlington Sr. F Hunter Williams Troy Sr. G Preseason Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, South Alabama Coaches Preseason Poll (Points & First-Place Votes) 1. WKU 91 pts. (5) 2. South Alabama 78 pts. (2) 3. Arkansas State 74 pts. 4T. Georgia State 73 pts. (2) 4T. UL Lafayette 73 pts. (1) 6. UALR 48 pts. 7. UT Arlington 36 pts. 8. Texas State 34 pts. 9. Troy 26 pts. 10. ULM 17 pts Preseason Honors Athlon Sports A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference College Sports Madness Ed Townsel All-SBC Fourth Team Lindy s Sports Brandon Reed SBC Newcomer of the Year A-State 4th in Sun Belt Conference Blue Ribbon Yearbook Brandon Reed All-SBC Preseason Team A-State 3rd in Sun Belt Conference SportingNews A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference CollegeInsider.com A-State Received votes (eight total) SB Nation A-State 5th in Sun Belt Conference Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes March Matchups: A-State is (.423) in March contests dating back to the season, which included a 1-2 record last season. The Red Wolves are 2-0 at home, 0-4 on the road, and 9-11 at neutral sites. The and teams posted a program-best 2-1 record for the month. Three Pointers: Senior guard Melvin Johnson III s team-leading 69 three-point field goals made this season represents the most triples made in a campaign since when Ryan Wedel made 90 three s in 224 attempts. Johnson III is 28 treys from tying Adrian Banks 97 three-point field goals set in the campaign. Scoring Mark: Senior guard Brandon Reed has eclipsed the 700-point mark at Arkansas State and presently has totaled 719 points in 57 games at A-State for a 12.6 career points per game average. Reed, the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and an All-SBC Second-Team selection, scored 469 points in his freshman season at A-State and has presently produced 1,110 career points with 391 coming in 61 contests at Georgia Tech ( and ). Top Scorers: Kirk Van Slyke (15.7), Melvin Johnson III (14.9 ppg.) and senior forward Kendrick Washington (10.0 ppg.) currently lead A-State in scoring this season and the three have combined to produce 52.2 percent (1,037-1,988) of the Red Wolves points. Van Slyke, who has presently netted a squad-high 409 points, has accounted for 20.6 percent (409-1,988) of the team s scoring output. Among The National Leaders: A-State is 14th among the current NCAA-I leaders in three-point field goals per game (8.8 avg.) following Feb. 27 games. A-State is 31st in three-point field goals made (229), 26th in three-point field goal percentage (39.1), and 73rd in three-point attempts (586). Melvin Johnson III ranks third nationally in three-point field goal percentage (48.6), 53rd in three-point field goals per game (2.65), and is 75th in total three-point field goals made (69). Double Figures: Kirk Van Slyke has tallied double-digit points in 21 of A-State s 25 games this season, which includes the last three contests. Van Slyke is averaging 16.0 ppg. (48 pts.) and shooting 54.8 percent (17-31) from the floor, 75.0 percent (9-12) beyond the three-point arc, and 1.4 percent (5-7) at the free throw line in the three-game span The 6-10 forward started out this season with a six-game doublefigure streak and then produced a 12-game string (12/14/13-1/30/14). Three Ball Frequency: A-State has made 229 three-point field goals in 586 attempts (39.1%) this season to date which represents the program s highest total in a single season since the campaign when the Red Wolves made 241 three-pointers in 608 attempts for 39.6 percent efficiency. A-State is 12 threepoint field goals away from tying the school-record 241 triples set by the and teams. Record Setting: Arkansas State set two Convocation Center single-game records in its nonconference home win over Lyon College Tuesday (2/25). Lyon College s 15 second-half points broke the record for the fewest second-half points allowed by A-State, which was 18 set by Texas-Pan American in the season (2/8/96). The Red Wolves also set a Convo mark for fewest turnovers with four against the Scots, eclipsing the four miscues versus Denver in (2/14/06). Nationally Ranked: Kirk Van Slyke is currently is 48th among the NCAA-I national leaders in field goal percentage (54.0) thru Feb. 27 games while ranking 116th in free throw percentage (82.9), 206th in points per game (15.7 ppg.), and 234th in blocked shots per game (1.12 bpg.). On The Road: A-State sports a 7-7 record (.500) in away outings this season as the Red Wolves are averaging 74.9 ppg. (1,049 pts.) to the opposition s 76.4 ppg. (1,070 pts.) average for a -1.5 ppg. differential. A-State, which has won five of its last nine away contests, has scored 70 points or more nine times this season and is 6-3 in such encounters. Road Warriors: Melvin Johnson III (16.0 ppg.), Kirk Van Slyke (14.9 ppg.), and Kendrick Washington (10.7 ppg.) lead the Red Wolves in road scoring this season. Johnson III (224 pts.), Van Slyke (209 pts.), and Washington (139 pts.) have combined for 54.5 percent (572-1,049) of A-State s points on the road. SBC Breakdown: The Red Wolves are averaging 75.4 ppg. (528 pts.) in their last seven SBC games compared to 76.9 ppg. (538 pts.) in their initial seven league contests. A-State is allowing 68.1 ppg. (477 pts.) the last seven after giving up 71.0 ppg. (497 pts.) in the first seven. Melvin Johnson III is averaging 18.9 ppg. (132 pts.) in last seven league outings and netted 10.6 ppg. (74 pts.) in initial seven. The Red Wolves have made 44.6% (66-148) in three pointers the last seven and were 36.1% (60-166) in their first seven matchups. Red Wolves Notes: Ed Townsel has scored double figures in three of his last four contests and is averaging 14.0 ppg. (56 pts.) in the four-game span... Melvin Johnson III had his eight-game doublefigure points streak snapped with five points against Lyon College (2/25). Johnson III, who has compiled 19 double-figure scoring games this season, has averaged 17.6 ppg. (158 pts.) in his last nine appearance... Kendrick Washington has attained double digit points in four of his last five outings, averaging 11.0 ppg. (55 pts.) in that period... Sophomore guard Cameron Golden is 19 points shy of equalling his 229 points in 31 games a season ago... Sophomore forward Kelvin Downs has set personal career season bests in rebounds (58), assists (13), and blocked shots (19) this campaign. GAME 27 at UALR

4 A-STATE S RECORD WHEN... At home 10-2 On the road 7-7 At a neutral site 0-0 Leading at half 15-1 Trailing at half 0-6 Tied at half 2-2 In overtime 0-0 Coming off a win 11-6 Coming off a loss 5-2 A-State scores first 7-5 Opponent scores first 10-4 In 1-4 point games 2-1 In 5-9 point games 3-2 In point games 4-3 In 15 or more point games 8-3 Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation 16-1 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation 0-8 Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation 1-0 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 2-6 Scoring points 6-2 Scoring points 6-1 Scoring points 3-0 Scoring 100 or more points 0-0 Allowing less than 50 points 2-0 Allowing points 2-0 Allowing points 10-0 Allowing points 1-4 Allowing points 2-3 Allowing points 0-2 Allowing 100 or more points 0-0 At or better than 50% FG 6-0 Less than 50% FG 11-9 Opponent at or better than 50% FG 1-3 Opponent less than 50% FG 16-5 Outshooting opponent (Attempts) 6-2 Outshot by opponent (Attempts) 11-7 Same number of shots 0-0 Better than or at 50% 3-PT FG 4-0 Less than 50% 3-PT FG 13-9 Opponent better than or at 50% 3-PT FG 0-2 Opponent less than 50% 3-PT FG 17-7 Better than or at 50% FT 17-9 Less than 50% FT 0-0 Opponent better than or at 50% FT 16-9 Opponent less than 50% FT 1-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 13-4 Shooting less free throws than opponent 3-4 Free throws are even 1-1 A-State starters outscore opponents 15-1 Opponent s starters outscore A-State 2-7 Starter scoring is even 0-1 Bench scores in double digits 15-6 Bench outscores opponent 10-1 Opponent bench outscores A-State 6-7 Bench scoring is even 1-1 No A-State players score in double figures 0-0 One A-State player scores in double figures 0-0 Two A-State players score in double figures 1-3 Three+ A-State players score in double figures 16-6 Outrebounding opponent 12-1 Outrebounded by opponent 5-8 Rebounds are even or more assists or more steals or more blocks 4-0 Forcing more turnovers than opponent 11-2 Commiting more turnovers than opponent 4-6 Turnovers are even 2-1 In November 4-2 In December 3-2 In January 4-4 In February 6-1 In March 0-0 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes proven winner in the collegiate coaching ranks, AJohn Brady s vision of taking the Arkansas State men s basketball program to the highest competitive level nationally has made the two entities a perfect match. Brady has certainly become accustomed to success throughout his distinguished coaching career as evidenced by a Final Four appearance and 361 career victories to his credit. The season illustrated Brady s success as the Red Wolves posted a overall record and claimed their second Sun Belt Conference (SBC) West Division Championship title in the last three seasons. A-State s 19 victories represented the program s most single-season wins since the campaign. A new era in A-State men s basketball history began on March 19, 2008 when Brady was announced as the Red Wolves 15th head coach in the program s history. Brady has wasted little time making a positive impact on the A-State program as in his initial three years at the helm, he turned the Red Wolves into a success story on the court by capturing a share of the Sun Belt Conference s Western Division Championship title in along with compiling double-digit SBC wins back-to-back for the first time in nearly 20 years and going 13-0 at home. During his first season with the Red Wolves, Brady helped lead A-State to one of the best starts in program history and achieved the No. 22 ranking on Collegeinsider.com s Top 25 poll. Brady would take the Red Wolves a step further in his second season ( ), improving their record to while making a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinal appearance and finishing second in the SBC s West Division. For his efforts, Brady was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and the District VII Coach of the Year by the USBWA. For the season, A-State registered an 11-7 SBC record which signified its best conference mark since the campaign when A-State achieved an identical league mark. A-State s 11 wins represented the seventh time in which the Red Wolves compiled a double-digit league victories total since joining the Sun Belt. A-State would then duplicate its SBC wins in the season by finishing with an 11-5 conference ledger. Prior to Arkansas State, Brady spent 10-plus seasons serving as LSU s head coach. During his tenure at the school, Brady guided the Tigers to six postseason berths, two Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship crowns and three SEC Western Division titles. With his success, Brady was tabbed as the SEC Coach of the Year twice ( and ). Brady s 16-year tenure as a head coach at both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, Alabama, has been decorated with achievements. He has coached a combined 25 All-TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic all-conference choices, posted 11 winning seasons and collected five division championships. Brady piled up the third most wins in LSU history with 192 and left Samford after the season as the Bulldog s all-time leader in coaching victories (89) as well. head coach John BraDy Brady quickly turned around an LSU s men s basketball program that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, an SEC Championship and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in just his third season ( ) at the helm. Under Brady s direction, the Tigers recorded six consecutive winning seasons from to while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two more to the NIT. The campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 overall record and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 wins versus ranked opponents, he also led them to victories over two teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in and Duke in ). Additionally, he orchestrated a 19-game home winning streak over SEC opponents, the third longest stretch in LSU history. While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA Lottery picks and six current NBA players. The Tigers signed nine Parade All-Americans and four McDonald All-Americans under Brady, who also coached three SEC Players of the Year, four players named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC selections. Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Brady served as Samford s head coach from through He quickly turned around a Samford program, which was coming off six straight losing seasons, by guiding the Bulldogs to a overall record in just his second season. Brady went on to lead Samford to three consecutive winning seasons ( ) for the first time since , culminating in a 19-9 overall record and division crown in SU placed first in the Trans America Athletic Conference s (TAAC) West Division in each of Brady s final two seasons for the first time in program history. Brady s four winning seasons at Samford represented the first for any coach at the school. He directed LSU to an record after the Bulldogs went the four seasons prior to his initial year. Brady coached eight All-TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC student-athletes over six seasons at Samford. A native of McComb, Miss., Brady earned his bachelor s degree from Belhaven College in He was a three-year starter at BC and scored over 1,000 career points. Brady, a two-time All-Southern States Conference selection, was inducted into his alma mater s Hall of Fame. Brady began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State men s basketball program where he earned his master s degree from Brady took his first head coaching position in in 1977 at Louisiana s Crowley High School and led the basketball squad to a (.725) overall record in five seasons. He was honored as the 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year. Brady returned to the college coaching ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. He spent eight years with the Bulldogs, the first four seasons under coach Bob Hoyt and the proceeding four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. Following his tenure at MSU, Brady returned to Louisiana to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Brady helped lead UNO to a NCAA Tournament berth in his only season with the Privateers. BraDy S year-by-year at a-state overall conference SeaSon W L pct. W L pct. finish th-West nd-West WD Champs th-West WD Champs totals WD West Division Champions BRADY S A-STATE RECORD BREAKDOWN Month overall home away neutral november DeceMBer January february March career total home 65-19; away 28-60; neutral 4-8 GAME 27 at UALR

5 / Career Superlatives Games Played/Started Career Streak Ed Townsel 26/20 123/ Rakeem Dickerson 26/9 89/24 70 Brandon Reed 26/17 57/47 57G Cameron Golden 26/9 57/29 56 Kelvin Downs 26/3 55/6 45 Kirk Van Slyke 26/26 26/26 26 Melvin Johnson III 26/23 26/23 26 Kendrick Washington 24/23 51/42 6 Seth Kisler 16/0 17/0 1 Josh Pierre 8/0 12/0 1 Double-Digit Games Career Points Ed Townsel Brandon Reed 13 36G Kirk Van Slyke Cameron Golden Kendrick Washington Melvin Johnson III Rakeem Dickerson 2 6 Kelvin Downs 1 2 Double-Digit Rebounds Career Kendrick Washington 4 4 Kirk Van Slyke 3 3 Melvin Johnson III 1 1 Ed Townsel 1 1 Double-Digit Assists 20 or+ Points Career Ed Townsel 2 9 Brandon Reed 2 8 Kirk Van Slyke 7 7 Melvin Johnson III 7 7 Cameron Golden or+ Rebounds Career Kendrick Washington 9 11 Ed Townsel 3 6 Kirk Van Slyke 7 7 Melvin Johnson III 3 3 Brandon Reed 1 1 Kelvin Downs or+ Assists Career Ed Townsel 4 11 Rakeem Dickerson 3 9 Cameron Golden 6 7 Kendrick Washington 2 3 Brandon Reed 1 1 Kirk Van Slyke 1 1 Melvin Johnson III or+ Blocks Career Kirk Van Slyke 4 4 Kelvin Downs 0 1 Kendrick Washington or+ Steals Career Ed Townsel 3 20 Rakeem Dickerson 3 11 Cameron Golden 1 5 Melvin Johnson III 2 2 Kendrick Washington 1 2 Kirk Van Slyke 1 1 Brandon Reed 1 1 Raeford Worsham 1 1 Double-Doubles Career Kendrick Washington 3 3 Kirk Van Slyke 3 3 Ed Townsel 1 1 G A-State Totals Noteworthy Season: A-State s 19 victories (19-12 overall record) in the campaign represented the Red Wolves most wins in a season since the season (20-9 overall). A-State s 19 victories tied for the sixth-highest win total in the program s history, equalling the team (19-5 record). Winning Coach: Head coach John Brady is presently in fifth place on A-State s all-time coaching wins and has compiled a current bench mark (.527) in six seasons at Arkansas State. He recently surpassed John Rose ( ; 91 wins) and is 14 victories away from tying Marvin Adams ( ; 111 wins) for fourth place. The Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year is at home, on the road, and 4-8 at neutral sites during his A-State career. Consistent Success: A-State has double-digit victories in 16 of its last 18 seasons after registering its 10th victory of this season in the Red Wolves league home win over South Alabama (1/11). A-State has won at least 15 games or more on 11 occasions, which includes four of the last five seasons to date. The Red Wolves are averaging just over 16 victories per season in the last campaigns ( ) a-state MiSceLLaneouS StatS LarGeSt halftime LeaD A-State 26 vs. Central Arkansas (11/24) Opponent 24, at Wyoming (11/16) SMaLLeSt halftime LeaD A-State 1 vs. Texas State (2/22) Opponent 6, at WKU (1/18) MoSt points in first half A-State 47 at Lamar (11/30), at Marshall (12/21) Opponent 56, at Wyoming (11/13) fewest points in first half A-State 25 vs. WKU (2/10) Opp 20, Central Arkansas (11/24) & WKU (2/10) MoSt points in SeconD half A-State 55 vs. Southern Arkansas (12/30) Opponent 53, at UL Lafayette (2/15) fewest points in SeconD half A-State 21 vs. Toledo (12/17) Opponent 15, Lyon (2/25)* Sun BeLt conference Men S BaSketBaLL StanDinGS SUN BELT OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. Georgia State WKU Arkansas State UL Lafayette UALR UT Arlington ULM PAST RESULTS thursday, february 20 Georgia State 75, at ULM 60* at Texas State 67, South Alabama 66 OT* at UL Lafayette 78, Troy 63* at arkansas State 83, ut arlington 60* SaturDay, february 22 at WKU 72, ULM 63* UT Arlington 75, at UALR 71* at South Alabama 86, Troy 78* at arkansas State 73, texas State * Georgia State 80, at UL Lafayette 77* tuesday, february 25 at arkansas State 65, Lyon college 39 thursday, february 27 at ULM 71, South Alabama 54* WKU 51, at Texas State 50* UALR 62, at Troy 55* Georgia State 77, at UT Arlington 49* MoSt points in overtime A-State 7, at WKU-2nd (1/18) Opponent 12, at WKU-2nd (1/18) fewest points in overtime A-State 6, at WKU-1st (1/18) Opponent 6, at WKU-1st (1/18) LarGeSt MarGin of victory A-State 43 vs. Central Arkansas (11/24) Opponent 23, at Colorado (11/18) SMaLLeSt MarGin of victory A-State 1 at Marshall (12/21) Opponent 1, Georgia State (1/16) points in the paint (avg.) points off turnovers (avg.) SeconD chance points (avg.) fast Break points (avg.) Starter points (avg.) Bench points (avg.) * A-State record www. sunbeltsports.org Troy Texas State South Alabama Troy at ULM*, 4 p.m. Georgia State at Texas State*, 4:30 p.m. arkansas State at ualr*, 7 p.m. WKU at UT Arlington*, 7:30 p.m. SunDay, March 2 South Alabama at UL Lafayette*, 3 p.m. tuesday, March 4 Georgia State at arkansas State*, 7:05 p.m. thursday, March 6 UT Arlington at Troy*, 7 p.m. UL Lafayette at WKU*, 7 p.m. ulm at arkansas State*, 7:05 p.m. Texas State at South Alabama*, 7:05 p.m. 646 (24.8 ppg.) 400 (15.4 ppg.) 267 (10.3 ppg.) 112 (4.3 ppg.) 1,521 (58.5 ppg.) 467(17.9 ppg.) SaturDay, March 8 WKU at Georgia State*, 1:30 p.m. ULM at UALR*, 7 p.m. ul Lafayette at arkansas State*, 7:05 p.m. UT Arlington at South Alabama*, 7:05 p.m. Texas State at Troy*, 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes UPCOMING GAMES SaturDay, March 1 all starting times are central unless noted * Sun Belt Conference Game GAME 27 at UALR

6 RECORD WATCH... CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. Jerry Rook, , John Dickson, , John Tate, , Don Scaife, , John Belcher, , Dan Henderson, , Chico Fletcher, , Maurice Miller, , Steve Brooks, , Reggie Gordon, , Bennie Wilhelm, , Anthony Myles, , Bill Gatlin, , Micah Marsh, , Antonio Harvey, , Trey Finn, ,165 Marvin Jarrett, ,150* 18. Mike Burk, , Brandon Peterson, , Ed Townsel, , Fred Shepherd, , Adrian Banks, , Dewarick Spencer, , Isaac Wells, ,034* 25. Jay Hansen, , Jabari Myles, ,013 * Issac Wells originally ranked 16th all-time with 1,186 points, 157 points later removed due to NCAA sanctions which dropped him to 21st all-time at A-State with 1,034. RED WOLVES GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Opponent RESULT G G G F F Jackson State W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington N13 UT Martin W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Wyoming L, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Colorado L, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington N24 Central Arkansas W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Lamar W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington D2 Niagara W, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Nebraska L, Townsel 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 14-Downs D17 Toledo L, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Marshall W, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington D30 Southern Arkansas W, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 14-Downs at UT Arlington* W, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington at Texas State* W, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington J9 Troy* L, Golden 3-Reed 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington J11 South Alabama* W, Golden 3-Reed 24-Townsel 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Georgia State* L, Golden 3-Reed 24-Townsel 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington WKU* L, OT 0-Golden 3-Reed 24-Townsel 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington J25 UALR* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington ULM* L, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington Troy* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 14-Downs F10 WKU* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington South Alabama* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington UL Lafayette* L, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington F20 UT Arlington* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington F22 Texas State* W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington F25 Lyon College W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 31-Johnson III 20-Van Slyke 40-Washington M1 at UALR* M4 Georgia State* M6 ULM* M8 UL Lafayette* Records For Lineups (5-2; 0-0 SBC) Van Slyke, Washington, Reed, Townsel, Johnson III (0-1; 0-0 SBC) Van Slyke, Downs, Reed, Townsel, Johnson III (3-2; 2-1 SBC) Van Slyke, Washington, Reed, Golden, Johnson III (1-0; 0-0 SBC) Van Slyke, Downs, Reed, Golden, Johnson III (1-2; 1-2 SBC) Van Slyke, Washington, Reed, Golden, Townsel (6-2; 5-2 SBC) Van Slyke, Washington, Dickerson, Johnson III, Townsel (1-0; 1-0 SBC) Van Slyke, Downs, Dickerson, Townsel, Johnson III Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes RECORD WATCH... CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Chico Fletcher, Carl Archer, Jay Hansen, Brian Reaves, Odie Williams, Micah Marsh, J.H. Williams, Dereke Tipler, Reggie Gordon, Tommy Tapley, Ed Townsel, A-STATE S RECORD WHEN WEARING... Black uniforms 8-4 White uniforms 6-2 Scarlet uniforms 3-3 RECORD WATCH... CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS 1. John Belcher, , John Dickson, , Kim Adams, Dan Henderson, Jerry Rook, Brandon Peterson Steve Brooks, John Tate, Fred Shepherd, Mike Burk, Trey Finn Jim Ward, Reggie Gordon, Gaylon Ward, Jabari Myles, Marvin Jarrett, Lonnie Webber, John Gatling, Greg Williams, Shawn Morgan, Isaac Wells, F 22. Kolin Weaver, Freddy Hicks, CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Freddy Hicks, Jason Jennings, Brandon Peterson, John Tate, Kim Adams, Fred Shepherd, Greg Willliams, Jeff Clifton, Isaac Wells, V 10. Mike Sailes, CAREER STEALS 1. Chico Fletcher, Carl Archer, Ed Townsel, Trey Finn, Kim Adams, Antonio Harvey, Jay Hansen, Bo Brown, John Tate, Jay Cook, Micah Marsh, CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Steve Wiedower (73-146) 2. Melvin Johnson III....6 (69-142) 3. Bobby Gross (65-149) 4. Keith Gray (86-201) 5. Jamie Rosser (98-230) 6. Dewarick Spencer ( ) 7. Barry Mayberry (86-209) 8. Jason Grimes (29-72) 9. Adrian Banks ( ) 10. Ryan Wedel ( ) 11. Trey Finn ( ) 12. Ed Townsel ( ) THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Antonio Harvey, Micah Marsh, Trey Finn, Ryan Wedel, Dewarick Spencer, Ed Townsel, Tevoris Thompson, Jon Beck, Chico Fletcher, Adrian Banks, Vernall Cole, Odie Williams, FRanked 16th but 157 points were removed due to NCAA sanctions. VRanked 4th but 10 blocked shots removed due to NCAA sanctions. GAME 27 at UALR

7 Season Month-By-Month Breakdown nov. Dec. Jan. feb. Mar. overall record Sun Belt record ppg Scored ppg allowed fg pct fG pct ft pct rebounds pg assists pg Steals pg Blocks pg turnovers pg Winning Streak W2 W2 L1 W Season Honors Sun Belt conference player of the Week Melvin Johnson iii Dec. 3 college Sports Madness player of the Week Melvin Johnson iii SBC Player of the Week (Dec. 2) kirk van Slyke SBC Player of the Week (Feb. 24) ARKANSAS STATE BENCH PRODUCTION a-state high GaMe astate-opp Diff. Bench Scorer at Jackson State Golden (16) ut Martin Golden (13) at Wyoming Golden (7) at Colorado None central arkansas Dickerson & Worsham (13) at Lamar Golden (8) niagara Worsham (14) at Nebraska Washington (7) toledo Ed Townsel (8) at Marshall Kisler (4) Southern arkansas Townsel (13) at UT Arlington* Townsel (20) at Texas State* Townsel (12) troy* Dickerson, Kisler (4) South alabama* Johnson III (12) at Georgia State* Johnson III (5) at WKU* Dickerson & Johnson III (5) ualr* Reed (4) at ULM* Golden (8) at Troy* Golden (18) Wku Golden (11) at South Alabama* Reed (12) at UL Lafayette* Reed (3) ut arlington* Golden (14) texas State* Golden (10) Lyon college Reed (16) at UALR* Georgia State* ulm* ul Lafayette* All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game u Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE SPECIALTY STATS (PP) points in paint; (OT) points off turnovers; (2nd) second chance points; (FB) fast break points (Arkansas State-Opponent) GaMe pp ot 2nD fb at Jackson State ut Martin at Wyoming at Colorado central arkansas at Lamar niagara at Nebraska toledo at Marshall Southern arkansas at UT Arlington* at Texas State* troy* South alabama* at Georgia State* at WKU* ualr* at ULM* at Troy* Wku* at South Alabama* at UL Lafayette* ut arlington* texas State* Lyon college at UALR* Georgia State* ulm* ul Lafayette* Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes a-state total a-state average Opp Total Opp Average GAME 27 at UALR

8 Stat comparison a-state ualr Record Conference Record Current Streak...W3... W1 Scoring Avg Opponent Scoring Avg Scoring Margin Field Goal% Opponent Field Goal% Point Field Goal% Opponent 3-Point Field Goal% Point Field Goal Made PG Point Field Goal Attempts PG Free Throw% Opponent Free Throw% Rebounding Avg Opponent Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Turnovers Avg Opponent Turnover Avg Assists Avg Blocks Avg Steals Avg What s Returning For A-State in Season Games Started % (76 of 155) Minutes Played % (3,702 of 6,375) Field Goals % (423 of 705) Three-Point Field Goals % (123 of 197) Free Throws % (293 of 520) Rebounds % (515 of 1,037) Assists % (208 of 324) Steals % (168 of 256) Blocks % (43 of 95) Points % (1,614 of 2,127) Points per game...ed Townsel (13.1) Field Goals...Ed Townsel (135) Field Goal pct...kelvin Downs (.520) Three-point Field Goals...Ed Townsel (66) Three-point FG pct....ed Townsel (.337) Free Throws...Ed Townsel (71) Free-throw pct....ed Townsel (.755) Rebounds per game...kendrick Washington (4.6) Assists per game...rakeem Dickerson (2.2) Steals per game...ed Townsel (1.6) Blocks per game...kendrick Washington (0.6) GAME LOG & LEADERS RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-Conference OPPONENT W-L SCORE REC SBC HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER HIGH ASSISTS HIGH BLOCKS HIGH STEALS Jackson State Won Golden 16* Washington, Johnson III 6 Reed 4* Downs 2 Golden 2 UT Martin Won Van Slyke 16 Washington 11* Reed, Townsel, Washington 3*Van Slyke 4* Townsel, Golden 2* Wyoming Lost Johnson III 22* Johnson III 6 Reed 2 Van Slyke 3* Golden, Dickerson, Downs 1* Colorado Lost Johnson III 25* Van Slyke 6 Townsel 5* Van Slyke 2* Golden 2* Central Arkansas Won Van Slyke 23* Van Slyke, Townsel 9* Townsel 4* Van Slyke, Downs 1 Van Slyke 3, Dickerson 3* Lamar Won Johnson III 26* Van Slyke, Washington 9* Van Slyke, Washington 5 None Dickerson 3* Niagara Won Washington 16 Johnson III 10* Washington 6* Van Slyke 3* Worsham 3* Nebraska Lost Van Slyke 27* Van Slyke 7 Johnson III 3 Van Slyke 1* Townsel 4* Toledo Lost Van Slyke 22* Van Slyke 6 Golden 7* Van Slyke 1* Golden, Johnson III 2 Marshall Won Reed 21 Washington 12 Johnson III 5* Washington 2 Johnson III 2* Southern Arkansas Won Reed 19* Downs 8 Dickerson 4* Van Slyke 2* Van Slyke 2* UT Arlington Won Townsel 20 Van Slyke, Washington 10* Golden 7* Van Slyke 3* Reed, Townsel, Dickerson 1 Texas State Won Golden 20 Townsel 5* Reed 6* Downs, Washington 1* Van Slyke, Golden, Townsel 2 Troy Lost Van Slyke 27 Van Slyke, Johnson III 6 Reed, Dickerson 3 Van Slyke 2* Reed, Dickerson, Townsel 2* South Alabama Won Van Slyke 21* Van Slyke 14* Golden 3* Van Slyke 2* Washington 2* Georgia State Lost Van Slyke 22 Van Slyke 10* Golden 6* Van Slyke, Downs 1 Golden 2 WKU Lost OT Washington 20 Washington 9 Golden 5* Washington 2* Reed, Townsel 3* UALR Won Johnson III 21* Washington 11* Dickerson 3* Van Slyke, Downs 2 Johnson III 3* ULM Lost Johnson III 27* Johnson III 8 Dickerson, Golden 5 Washington, Golden 1 Four Players 1 Troy Won Dickerson, Townsel 19* Johnson III 8 Dickerson 6 Downs 2 Dickerson, Townsel, Johnson III 3* WKU Won Johnson III 22* Townsel 5 Washington 3* Downs 2* Washington, Townsel, Golden 2* South Alabama Won Johnson III 24* Van Slyke 8* Dickerson, Townsel 5* Van Slyke, Washington 1* Golden 3* UL Lafayette Lost Washington, Johnson III 19 Dickerson 4 Dickerson 4 Van Slyke 1 Washington 3 UT Arlington Won Van Slyke 23* Van Slyke, Washington, Townsel 6 Townsel 5* Washington, Downs 1* Washington 2* Texas State Won Townsel 20* Washington 8* Washington 4* Downs 2* Dickerson, Johnson III 2* Lyon College Won Reed 16* Van Slyke 6 Dickerson 3* Downs 2* Van Slyke, Townsel 2* * Denotes game high or game-high tying Home games in bold Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

9 CAMERON GOLDEN SO. l G l 6-0 l 157 l Memphis, Tenn. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.359 u 3FG%:.318 u FT%:.685 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 20 at Texas State, 1/4/14; Reb. 6 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 7, twice last at UT Arlington, 1/2/14 RAKEEM DICKERSON JR. l G l 6-0 l 178 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.392 u 3FG%:.379 u FT%:.733 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 19 at Troy, 2/1/14; Reb. 5 at South Alabama, 12/29/12; Ast. 7 vs. Western Kentucky, 1/5/13 BRANDON REED SR. l G l 6-4 l 182 l Powder Springs, Ga. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.388 u 3FG%:.356 u FT%:.784 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 34 vs. Denver, 1/30/10; Reb. 9 vs. UALR, 3/6/10; Ast. 6, four last at Texas State, 1/4/14 JOSH PIERRE SO. l G l 6-0 l 184 l Baton Rouge, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.300 u 3FG%:.222 u FT%:.667 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 7 vs. Central Arkansas, 11/24/13; Reb. 2 vs. Central Arkansas, 11/24/13; Stl. 1 vs. Central Arkansas, 11/24/13 KELVIN DOWNS SO. l F l 6-9 l 221 l Arlington, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.339 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.677 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 11, twice last vs. Central Akansas, 11/24/13; Reb. 8 vs. Southern Arkansas, 12/30/13; Blk. 3 vs. ULM, 1/19/13 KIRK VAN SLYKE SR. l F l 6-10 l 228 l The Woodlands, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.540 u 3FG%:.461 u FT%:.829 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 27, twice last vs. Troy, 1/9/14; Reb. 14 vs. South Alabama, 1/11/14; Blk. 4 vs. UT Martin, 11/13/13 ED TOWNSEL SR. l G l 6-0 l 171 l Starkville, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.408 u 3FG%:.337 u FT%:.857 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 31 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/27/12; Reb. 10 vs. South Alabama, 1/11/14; Ast. 8, twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Stl. 7 vs. Lamar,11/25/12 Totaled 14 points vs. UT Arlington (2/20) with 5-8 FG s & 4-6 three s. Produced 18 points at Troy (2/1) & 11 points against WKU (2/10). Scored a career-high 20 points at Texas State (1/4) on 7-11 FG s, including 4-6 in three pointers, and 2-2 FT s to go with five assists. Posted seven assists apiece vs. Toledo (12/17) & at UT Arlington (1/2). Compiled team-high 16 points at Jackson State (11/11). Had double figures in back-to-back games twice 11 points vs. Toledo (12/17) and 13 points at Marshall (12/21) and 15 points at UT Arlington (1/2) along with 20 points at Texas State (1/4). Registered eight points at South Alabama (2/13), which included 6-6 FT s and five assists. Tallied a career-high 19 points at Troy (2/1) by making 5-7 FG s, 3-4 in three-pointers, and 6-6 at free throw line. Had a season-high six assists with three steals at Troy (2/1). Netted eight points (3-3 FG s & 2-2 FT s) vs. Southern Arkansas (12/30). Posted seven points vs. Niagara (12/2) with 5-6 FT s and grabbed a season-high tying four rebounds in 15 minutes. Scored 13 points vs. Central Arkansas (11/24) with three steals. Has double-digit points in three of last five games, including a gamehigh 16 points vs. Lyon (2/25) on 5-7 FG s, 2-3 three s, and 4-4 in FT s. Totaled seven rebounds against UALR (1/25) in 19 minutes. Produced a season-best 23 points against Troy (1/9), connecting on 6-11 FG s, 3-6 three-pointers, and 8-8 in FT s. Netted 21 points and eight rebounds at Marshall (12/21) and a game-high 19 points vs. Southern Arkansas (12/30). Scored 21 points, all in the second half, at Colorado (11/18). Dished out a season-most six assists at Texas State (1/4). Netted three points vs. UT Arlington (2/20) on his lone trey attempt. Tallied career highs in points (seven) and rebounds (two) vs. Central Arkansas (11/24) in contest s final four minutes. Went 2-4 from the floor, including 1-3 beyond the arc, and 2-2 at the FT stripe. Scored three points against Lamar (11/25) in debut, connecting on one of two three pointers. Netted three points versus UALR (2/14). His father, Butch, is associate head coach at Oklahoma State and served 11 seasons ( ) on John Brady s staff at LSU. Posted eight points with two blocks and three rebounds against WKU (2/10). Tallied six points, three rebounds, and two blocked shots at Troy (2/1) in season-most 33 minutes as a starter. Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds vs. Southern Arkansas (12/30) in 28 minutes of action. Scored a career game-high 11 points (5-7 FT s) with season-best tying four boards vs. Central Arkansas (11/24) in 20 minutes of action. Totaled four points with three rebounds at Wyoming (11/16). Scored 23 points vs. UT Arlington (2/20) & 17 at South Alabama (2/13). Garnered his third double-double of this season with 22 points and a game-high 10 rebounds at Georgia State (1/16). Poured in season-high 27 points (11-15 FG s) at Nebraska (12/14) and against Troy (1/9) on 8-14 FG s and 9-10 FT s. Has scored double digits 22 times with seven 20-point plus games. Turned in a 12-game double-figure scoring streak (12/14-1/30). Had two double-doubles at UT Arlington (1/2) with 15 pts. & 10 rebs. and vs. South Alabama (1/11) with 21 pts. & 14 rebs. Scored 14 points vs. Lyon (2/25) with 6-9 FG s and 2-2 FT s. Tallied a game & season-high tying 20 points vs. Texas State (2/22). Posted game-high tying 19 points with six rebounds at Troy (2/1). Recorded his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer early in the first half vs. UALR (1/25) and finished with nine points. Grabbed nine rebounds against UALR (1/25). Notched first career double-double with 12 points and career-best 10 rebounds vs. South Alabama (1/11) as a starter. Compiled a season-best 20 points off the bench at UT Arlington (1/2) with 7-8 FG s and 4-4 from beyond the three-point line. Totaled a personal season-most four steals at Nebraska (12/14). 31 MELVIN JOHNSON III SR. l G l 6-6 l 168 l Dallas, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.486 u 3FG%:.486 u FT%:.740 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 27 at ULM, 1/30/14; Reb. 10 vs. Niagara, 12/2/13; Ast. 5 at Marshall, 12/21/13; Stl. 2, twice last at Marshall, 12/21/13 Had an eight-game double-digit points streak, which included 17 points vs. Texas State (2/22) and 13 points vs. UT Arlington (2/20). Had game-high 24 points at South Alabama (2/13) with 6-7 three s. Tallied a game-high 22 points, including 8-12 FG s, vs. WKU (2/10). Netted a season-best 27 points and eight boards at ULM (1/30), Posted double-figure scoring in 19 games, including initial six. Grabbed a season-most 10 rebounds vs. Niagara (12/2). Hit 8-9 three s (first eight) at Lamar (11/30) for game-high 26 points in 27 minutes. Made 9-12 FG s and 88.9% (8-9) in three pointers. Scored 25 points at Colorado (11/16) on 8-11 shooting. 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10 34 SETH KISLER RJR. l F l 6-8 l 208 l Fort Wayne, Ind. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.571 u 3FG%:.375 u FT%:.556 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 7 vs. Southern Arkansas, 12/30/13; Reb. 4 at Marshall, 12/21/13; Ast. 1, twice last vs. Lyon, 2/25/14; Stl. 1, three times last vs. Lyon, 2/25/14 Recorded five points against Lyon (2/25) in 11 minutes. Compiled four points and totaled two rebounds vs. Troy (1/9). Posted three points at Texas State (1/4) by draining lone shot from three-point field goal range and grabbed a rebound. Netted career-high seven points (3-4 FG s) vs. Southern Arkansas (12/30) in a season-high 18 minutes. Scored five points at Nebraska (12/14) in his season debut by making both FG s, which included a three-pointer. Tallied four points (2-4 FG s) and career-high four rebounds (three offensive) at Marshall (12/21) in season-high 12 minutes of action KENDRICK WASHINGTON SR. l F l 6-7 l 256 l Shreveport, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.564 u 3FG%:.364 u FT%:.606 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 20 at WKU, 1/18/14; Reb. 12 at Marshall, 12/21/13; Blk. 3 vs. South Alabama, 1/11/14; Ast. 6 vs. Niagara, 12/2/13; Stl. 3, twice last at UL Lafayette (2/15/14) SEAN GARDNER JR. l G l 6-5 l 174 l Collierville, Tenn. Scored 19 points at UL Lafayette (2/15), which included 7-11 field goals, 3-3 three-point FG s, and 2-4 free throws. Posted a career-best 20 points at WKU (1/18) on FG s. Recorded third double-double of this season with 16 points (6-9 FG s) and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds vs. UALR (1/25). Has 13 double-figure scoring games this season, which includes seven of his last 10 appearances. Registered a double-double in back-to-back games 10 points and career-best 12 rebounds at Marshall (12/21) and 12 points and 10 rebounds at UT Arlington (1/2). Led A-State with 16 points against Niagara (12/2) to go with a career-best six assists and eight rebounds. Redshirting for season. 23 JAMMAR MOOKIE STURDIVANT FR. l G l 6-0 l 187 l Tyronza, Ark. Redshirting for season. Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

11 1 A-State at Jackson State Lee E. Williams AAC (998) Jackson, Miss. 11/11/13 2 UT Martin at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,237) Jonesboro, Ark. 11/13/13 3 A-State at Wyoming Arena-Auditorium (4,934) Laramie, Wyo. 11/16/13 4 A-State at Colorado Coors Events Center (8,204) Boulder, Colo. 11/18/13 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

12 5 Central Arkansas at A-State A-State Convocation Center (1,917) Jonesboro, Ark. 11/24/13 6 A-State at Lamar Montagne Center (1,668) Beaumont, Texas 11/30/13 7 Niagara at A-State A-State Convocation Center (1,645) Jonesboro, Ark. 12/2/13 8 A-State at Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena (11,048) Lincoln, Neb. 12/14/13 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

13 9 Toledo at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,077) Jonesboro, Ark. 12/17/13 10 A-State at Marshall Cam Henderson Center (4,718) Huntington, W.Va. 12/21/13 Southern Arkansas at A-State 11 A-State Convocation Center (2,027) Jonesboro, Ark. 12/30/13 12 A-State at UT Arlington College Park Center (1,412) Arlington, Texas 1/2/14 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

14 A-State at Texas State Troy at A-State 13 Strahan Coliseum (1,606) San Marcos, Texas 1/4/14 14 A-State Convocation Center (2,037) Jonesboro, Ark. 1/9/14 South Alabama at A-State 15 A-State Convocation Center (4,344) Jonesboro, Ark. 1/11/14 16 A-State at Georgia State GSU Sports Arena (2,089) Atlanta, Ga. 1/16/14 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

15 A-State at WKU 17 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,089) Bowling Green, Ky. 1/18/14 18 UALR at A-State A-State Convocation Center (5,631) Jonesboro, Ark. 1/25/14 19 A-State at ULM Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,186) Monroe, La. 1/30/14 20 A-State at Troy Trojan Arena (1,977) Troy, Ala. 2/1/14 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

16 WKU at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,261) Jonesboro, Ark. 2/10/14 A-State at South Alabama Mitchell Center (1,872) Mobile, Ala. 2/13/14 23 A-State at UL Lafayette Cajundome (4,223) Lafayette, La. 2/15/14 24 UT Arlington at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,115) Jonesboro, Ark. 2/20/14 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

17 25 Texas State at A-State A-State Convocation Center (2,651) Jonesboro, Ark. 2/22/14 26 Lyon College at A-State A-State Convocation Center (1,682) Jonesboro, Ark. 2/25/14 A-State at UALR Georgia State at A-State 27 Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Ark. 3/1/14 28 A-State Convocation Center Jonesboro, Ark. 3/4/14 Arkansas State Basketball Game Notes GAME 27 at UALR

18 0 Cameron Golden 1 Rakeem Dickerson 3 Brandon Reed 4 Josh Pierre 12 Sean Gardner Sophomore H Guard 6-0 H 157 Memphis, Tenn. Junior H Guard 6-0 H 178 Little Rock, Ark. Senior H Guard 6-4 H 182 Powder Springs, Ga. Sophomore H Guard 6-0 H 184 Baton Rouge, La. Junior H Guard 6-5 H 174 Collierville, Tenn. 14 Kelvin Downs 20 Kirk Van Slyke 23 Jammar Sturdivant 24 Ed Townsel 31 Melvin Johnson III Sophomore H Forward 6-9 H 221 Arlington, Texas Senior H Forward 6-10 H 228 The Woodlands, Texas Freshman H Guard 6-0 H 187 Tyronza, Ark. Senior H Guard 6-0 H 171 Starkville, Miss. Senior H Guard 6-6 H 168 Dallas, Texas 34 Seth Kisler 40 Kendrick Washington John Brady Melvin Haralson Jeff Clapacs RS Junior H Forward 6-8 H 208 Fort Wayne, Ind. Senior H Forward 6-7 H 256 Shreveport, La. Head Coach 6th Season Associate Head Coach 3rd Season Assistant Coach 6th Season Corey Barker Brodrick Johnson Terry Mohajir Assistant Coach 2nd Season Director of Operations 2nd Season Athletics Director RADIO/TV ROSTER