GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL FINAL NOTES

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1 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL FINAL NOTES RECORD 8-22, 5-3 CAA (10th place & seed) H: 5-10 A: 2-10 N: 1-2 HEAD COACH Lea Henry (Tennessee, 83) At State: (.541) 14 seasons Overall: (.528) 17 seasons Back For More in 08-09: The top 7 scorers return. The top 6 in assists return. The top 5 rebounders return. The top 7 in steals return. Four of the top 5 in blocks return. The freshmen and sophomores played 64% of the time (3,850 minutes), with 62% of the points and 60% of the rebounds). Panthers Young Team Returns Stronger For Future Georgia State should be better for the future as a result of the battle scars from this 8-22 campaign, its third in the CAA. Veteran head coach Lea Henry was teaching and preaching, re-teaching and repreaching to a team that was among the CAA s youngest and that had one of the 25 youngest starting line-ups in the NCAA. The Panthers started a junior, three sophomores and a freshman for the majority of games. The team had only one senior, reserve center Vatai Smith. The Panthers primary leader was junior guard Brittany Hollins, who led the team in five categories. A third-team All-CAA pick and an All-Defensive team pick, Hollins was 10th in the CAA in scoring (13.2) and has already set a school record for career steals. Her versatility placed enabled her to start at three different positions during the season, while ranking third in the CAA in assists and steals. She topped the CAA in minutes played (37.57), while also grabbing 145 rebounds. Her 82 steals (35th in nation) and 15 blocks kept opponents on alert every game. Sophomore post players Danyiell McKeller and Shay Rawls showed reasons why their final two upcoming years at State should be productive. McKeller was second on the team in scoring (10.9) and 20th in the CAA with 13 games in double-figures. Her.527 shooting percentage was 2nd in the CAA. Rawls was 3rd in the CAA in total rebounds (249, 8.3) and 4th in the CAA in offensive rebounds (110, 3.67) and. Her 8.1 points per game were third on the team. Rawls had 12 double-figure rebounding games and 11 double-figure scoring games with seven double-double games. Sophomore guard Monica Mann ended with 15 starts and was 5th in the CAA in assist-turnover ratio (+32 with 106 assists, 74 turnovers) and 9th in assists (3.66). She made five or more assists in 11 games and was second in steals (38). Freshman guard Traci Haltiwanger finished with 17 starting assignments and led the team with 31 3-point baskets made. Her 209 points (7.0) included 10 double-figure games. Freshmen post players Chandra Harris and Danielle Anderson gained valuable experience and had double-figure scoring games. Georgia State Roster Capsules Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Notes from Eboni Fields G So Played in 10 games, no longer with team 4 Chandrica Smith F/G Jr N.D. transfer, two double-figure scoring games 5 Brittany Hollins G Jr double figure games. 3rd CAA in assists & steals 10 Vatai Smith F/C Sr Played 253 minutes, 18 blocks, 74 points, 67 rebs. 12 Chandra Harris F Fr Played 430 minutes, 97 pts., 95 reb., 11 blocks 20 Brittany Hudson F Jr Played 292 minutes, one double-figure game, 8 treys 21 Courtney Chasten G So Played first game 1/20 at Hofstra, played 68 minutes 22 Traci Haltiwanger G Fr Started 17, 31 treys led team, 10 double figure games 25 Shay Rawls F/C So Led team with 8.3 reb. avg, 7 double-double games 31 Monica Mann G So Started 15 games, 106 assists (3.65), 17 treys 32 Stacie Young F Jr Started 4 games, one double-figure game, 30 rebounds 42 Danyiell McKeller F So Started 29 of 30, had 13 double-figure games this season 44 Danielle Anderson F Fr Played 318 minutes, 7 starts, 1 double-figure game

2 Georgia State Basketball - Page 2 Newark, Del. - Georgia State junior guard Brittany Hollins received three honors from the Colonial Athletic Association and was the only student-athlete to be recognized in all three categories. Hollins was named Third-Team All-CAA, was named to the five-member CAA All-Defensive team and was named Second-Team All-Academic. Hollins also received a fourth plaque, a Dean Ehlers Leadership Award that recognizes the complete student-athlete on and off the court for competition, academics and community service. Hollins (Columbia, S.C./Columbia H.S.) was the steadying influence on a team with three sophomores and one freshman starting with her. The 5-foot-9 guard led the team and ranked No. 1 in the CAA in minutes played (37.57 per game, No. 8 in NCAA), No. 3 in the CAA in assists (137, 4.57, No. 57 in NCAA), No. 3 in the CAA in steals (82, 2.73, No. 38 NCAA) and No. 10 in the CAA in scoring (13.2). She also filled out all the statistical categories by pulling down 145 rebounds (4.8), making 72 percent of her free throws, knocking down 28 three-point baskets and blocking 15 shots. She was the first player in the CAA this year to reach 100 points, assists and rebounds and only two others have done it. Hollins scored in double figures in 26 games this season, while dishing three or more assists in 17 of the final 18 games. Only a junior, she has already broken the Georgia State record for steals in a career with her 260 (old record was 247 by Brownie Caldwell from ). She holds three of the top four school season records for steals, 98, 80 and 82 this year, with only Denise Lloyd s 86 in keeping her from owning the top three. She will move into the CAA s top 10 list all-time with just seven more steals. Her 367 assists are already No. 6 in school history and her 960 points scored leave her poised to become the 18 th player in Georgia State history to score 1,000. Hollins was named to the CAA All-Defensive team as both a freshman and sophomore and was named to the CAA All-Rookie team in In the classroom, Hollins maintains a 3.14 cumulative GPA and has been a steady recipient of the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award and the Georgia State Athletic Director s Honor Roll. The Columbia native was the Class 2A South Carolina Player of the Year after averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for the Lady Capitals of Columbia High. Hollins follows graduated senior Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen, now playing professionally in Sweden, as All-CAA picks. Roegiers-Jensen was a second team honoree in and third team member in Hollins is one of just two State players to make the CAA All-Defensive with Marcquitta Head joining Hollins on last year s team. She is the first to make the All-Academic team after Keisha Monroe made honorable mention last season

3 2008 CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS BRACKET _ Page CAA Women s Basketball Championship Bracket First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 #10 Georgia State 60 Game 1 #7 William & Mary Noon #7 William & Mary Game 5 Noon 53 #2 James Madison #2 James Madison 60 #6 Northeastern Game 9 # 3 VCU 78 Noon 64 Game 2 #6 Northeastern 2:30 pm #11 George Mason Game 6 #3 VCU 2:30 pm 51 #3 VCU #8 UNCW 59 Game 11 #1 Old Dominion Game 3 #8 UNCW 12:30 p.m. CAA 5:00 pm 65 CHAMPION 56 #9 Delaware Game 7 5:00 pm #1 Old Dominion #1 Old Dominion #5 Towson Game 10 # 1 Old Dominion 2:30 p.m. Game 4 #5 Towson 7:30 pm #12 Hofstra Game 8 #5 Towson 7:30 pm 53 #4 Drexel

4 Georgia State Basketball - Page 4 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STANDINGS CAA Overall W L W L Old Dominion* James Madison VCU Drexel Towson Northeastern William and Mary UNC Wilmington Delaware Georgia State George Mason Hofstra * Ranked No. 11 in AP Poll, NCAA 5 seed POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT GAMES NCAA Mar. 23: ODU 82, Liberty 62, Norfolk, Va. Mar. 25: ODU 88, Virginia 85, Norfolk, Va. Mar. 30: Conn. 78, ODU 63, Greensboro, NC WNIT Mar. 20: James Madison 80, Radford 58 Mar. 22: James Madison 86, at Indiana 81 (OT) Mar. 26: at Kentucky 84, James Madison 76 Mar. 22: VCU 80, at Charlotte 67 Mar. 24: at Michigan 75, VCU 57 CAA Stats and Facts The CAA s RPI this year was a solid 11th of the 32 Division I groups, but is actually down from the 9th in and 8th in ODU earned the NCAA bid and a No. 5 seed, JMU and VCU got WNIT bids. ODU advanced to the Sweet 16, bowing to Connecticut. Three CAA teams in had earned NCAA bids (ODU, JMU and Delaware) with Hofstra earning a WNIT berth. In , ODU got the NCAA bid and JMU, Delaware and Hofstra received WNIT bids. It is a second straight year the CAA has three in the top 50 RPI with JMU at 46 and VCU at 50. Individually: Gabriela Marginean of Drexel was No. 1 in the nation in FT shooting (.915). Kyle DeHaven of Delaware was No. 1 in the nation in steals (4.6). Tamera Young of JMU was No. 18 in scoring (20.4) and Marginean was No. 22 (19.0). Tamera Young of JMU was No. 10 in rebounding (10.4). Dawn Evans was No. 10 in 3-point baskets made (2.8) Team: James Madison was No. 1 in rebound margin (+12.9). ODU was No. 13 in the nation in scoring (75.2). Drexel and VCU were No. 12 and No. 25 in points allowed (54.6 & 55.5). Drexel and Northeastern were No. 2 and 12 in FT shooting (81.3 & 77.0). Drexel was No. 19 in 3-point FG s made (6.9) No. 22 in percentage (36.8). Towson was No. 9 and Delaware No. 14 in steals per game (12.6 & 11.6) ODU was No. 14 and JMU No. 22 in blocked shots (5.3 and 4.8). ODU was No. 14 in assists (16.6). GEORGIA STATE AMONG CAA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL - ALL GAMES Scoring: Brittany Hollins... 10th 13.2 Danyiell McKeller...20th Rebounding:Shay Rawls... 3rd Off. Reb: Shay Rawls...4th 3.67 FG Pct: Assists: Danyiell McKeller... 2nd Brittany Hollins... 3rd Monica Mann...9th 3.66 Asst/TO Ratio: Monica Mann...5th Brittany Hollins... 11th Steals: Brittany Holllins... 3rd 2.73 Minutes: Brittany Hollins... 1st TEAM - ALL GAMES Scoring... 9th Scoring Defense... 11th FG Percentage... 7th.380 Rebounding... 6th 37.9 Offensive Rebounds... 3rd Assists... 4th Blocked Shots... 5th Steals... 8th Pt FG Made... 11th 2.97 Assist/Turnover Ratio... 7th 0.63 CAA Tournament Facts Old Dominion has won the past 17 consecutive CAA tournament championships and has never lost a CAA Tournament game since joining the CAA in (50-0). The Lady Monarchs 25 NCAA Tournament appearances are third most in Division I behind only Tennessee and Louisiana Tech. The 2009 Aeropostale CAA Championships will be hosted by James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. This was the second straight season the Aeropostale CAA women s basketball championship will be played at Delaware s Bob Carpenter Center. The previous two in 2005 and 2006 were held at the Patriot Center on George Mason s campus in Fairfax, Va. The two prior to that in 2003 and 2004 were held in the Constant Center on ODU s campus in Norfolk with 2001 and 2002 making it four straight years in Norfolk, but the games were at the ODU Fieldhouse. The 2000 event was at the Alltel Pavilion on VCU s campus in Richmond.

5 Most Steals, Career 1. Brittany Hollins, present Brownie Caldwell, Terese Allen, Patechia Hartman, Sheryl Martin, Evita Rogers, Traci Cheek, Marica Maddox, Leslie McElrath, Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen, Most Steals, Season 1. Brittany Hollins, Denise Lloyd, Brittany Hollins, this year Brittany Hollins, Brownie Caldwell, Sheryl Martin, Sheryl Martin, Traci Cheek, Terese Allen, Marica Maddox, Marica Maddox, Georgia State Basketball - Page 5 Versatile BRITTANY HOLLINS Junior Brittany Hollins set a school record for steals in (98) to rank No. 5 in the nation. As a freshman in , Hollins stole the ball 80 times and missed the then-existing school record of 86 by six steals. She is a three-time All-CAA Defensive Team honoree. Hollins set the school single game record with nine steals against VCU in 2006 and has two more games with seven steals to tie for third-most in a game. She was third in the CAA this season with 82 steals (2.73 per game). She had six steals vs. ODU, five steals at North Carolina, against Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville State, W & M, Delaware and VCU. Hollins is now No. 1 in school history in steals with 260. She needs7 more to move into the CAA Top 10 all-time. Hollins was 3rd in the CAA in assists with her 4.57 average. Her 367 career assists moved her into the school s top-10 list in that category. Most Assists, Career 1. July Mehaffey, Marica Maddox, K. Roegiers-Jensen, Brownie Caldwell, Patechia Hartman, Brittany Hollins, present Leslie McElrath, Terese Allen, Sharon Nesbitt, Renee Patton, Hollins has 960 career points scored and will become the 18th player in Georgia State history to reach the 1,000-mark with 40 more points. CAA Top 10, All-Time 1. Ticha Penicheiro, ODU, Kyle DeHaven, Del., Rochelle Luckett, VCU, Mery Andrade, ODU, Tyresa Smith, Del., Celeste Hill, ODU, Toina Coley, ECU, Sharron Francis, ODU, Donna Budd, JMU, Hamchetou Maiga, ODU, (Junior Hollins has 260) Hollins holds the school record for steals in a game with 9 (vs. VCU, 1/13/06). Hollins broke the school steals record in the game vs. VCU on Feb. 17, 2008.

6 Georgia State Basketball - Page 6 SENIOR VATAI SMITH - PANTHERS LONE SENIOR The lone senior on this year s roster, Vatai Smith played in her 101st career game when the Panthers played William and Mary in the CAA Tournament. Smith, a 6-4 post player from Greensboro, N.C., led the team this year in blocked shots and has moved into third place in school history with her 115 blocks. Smith has scored 332 points and pulled down 263 rebounds with eight double-figure scoring games as a Panther. She ranked 2nd in the CAA in blocked shots in when she swatted away 57 shots, which were then a new school-record for a season and are still the second-most ever. That 57 total was ranked 35th in the nation that season. Her best games included 16 points vs. VCU on March 2, 2006, and a pair of nine-rebound games against Delaware last week and at Gardner- Webb on Feb. 7, She blocked six Georgia Tech shots in a game on Nov. 30, 2005 and five shots against James Madison on Feb. 26, Basketball runs in her family as both parents played college ball. Vatai had the unique privilege of playing for her mother, who was coach at Dudley High in Greensboro. Those Panthers were 18-9 when she averaged a triple-double for the season as conference player-of-theyear. She expects to complete her college degree requirements in December after an internship in the fall. Georgia State By The Numbers 1 - Number of seniors (Vatai Smith) on this year s team. Her 115 blocks are 3rd most in school history Monica Mann s assist-turnover ratio that ranked 5th in CAA ( +32, 106 assists, 74 turnovers) 3 - Where Brittany Hollins ranked in the CAA in assists (134, 4.62) 3 - Number of NCAA Tournament bids State has earned since Shay Rawls offensive rebound average that ranks 4th in the CAA (110 on the season). 8 - Career double-doubles of Shay Rawls. She had 7 of those this year Shay Rawls rebound average that ranked 3rd in the CAA (249, 8.3 per game) 10 - Where Brittany Hollins ranked in the CAA in scoring (13.2) Number of games freshman guard Traci Haltiwanger scored in double figures Games Brittany Hollins scored in double figures this season (58 career) This was the 33rd season of Georgia State women s basketball Number of minutes Brittany Hollins played to lead the CAA and rank 8th in the NCAA Head Coach Lea Henry has a school-record 218 wins at Georgia State School record career steals by Brittany Hollins. Needs 7 to reach top 10 in CAA history Shooting percentage of Danyiell McKeller that ranked 2nd in CAA (137-of-260) 1,000 - Junior Brittany Hollins needs 40 points to reach this career milestone (960).

7 Georgia State Basketball - Page 7 SIGNIFICANT SOPHOMORES Georgia State had a trio of sophomores who start and should make significants contributions for the next two seasons at Georgia State. Monica Mann Danyiell McKeller Shay Rawls This Season: 5th in CAA in assist-turnover ratio (+32, ) 9th in CAA in assists (106, 3.66) 11 games with 5 or more assists 38 steals games with 2 or more steals 17 three-point baskets double-figure scoring games 2-Year Career: 35 games played, 15 started 151 career points scored 112 career assists 42 career steals 63 career rebounds This Season: 2nd in CAA in field goal pct. (.527) 20th in CAA in scoring (10.9) 13 games double-figures scoring 4 games double-figure rebounding 3 double-double games 157 rebounds (5.2), 2nd team 30 steals 17 assists 2-Year Career: 58 games played, 56 started 553 career points scored 23 career double-figures 334 career rebounds 8 career double-figure reb. 64 career steals This Season: 3rd in CAA in rebounds (249, 8.3) 4th in CAA in offensive rebounds (110, 3.67) 11 games double-figures scoring 12 games double-figure rebounds 7 double-double games 244 points (8.1), third team 15 blocked shots 2-Year Career: 60 games played, 39 started 382 career points scored 14 career double-figures 422 career rebounds 16 career double-figure reb. 8 career double-double games

8 Georgia State Basketball - Page GEORGIA STATE LEGEND One of the first stars in Georgia State women s basketball history, Joyce Harrell set high standards for future players to challenge. As a matter of fact, her career rebounding total of 1,051 when she graduated in 1980 has never been equaled. She was the first 1,000-point scorer in school history and is still just one of two players in Georgia State history to have produced 1,000 of each. Georgia State began basketball in and one year later Harrell was recruited to help build the program. And, from , build it she did. During her four-year career with two different coaches, captain Harrell helped the team produce a record (.657) during her tenure. The team enjoyed wins over other founding programs like current SEC schools Georgia, Auburn, Florida and Alabama as well as current ACC schools Georgia Tech, Clemson, Duke and North Carolina. A 6-foot interior player, Harrell was consistent with three years of 11 rebounds per game or better, a career field goal percentage over 50 percent and her 12 points a game scoring average. She was an All-State selection by the Georgia Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (GAIAW), the eight-member league that State belonged to before joining the Sun Belt. Her top scoring game was a 31-point effort and her top rebounding game was a 21-board night. She was drafted in 1980 by the Minnesota Fillies of the Women s Professional League, a forerunner to today s WNBA, but elected to pursue her business career. Harrell graduated with a degree from the Robinson College of Business in informational systems. Currently, she works for EMC 2 in McLean, Va., as the program manager for OCONUS, Special and Large Projects. EMC 2 is the world s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions and is one of the 10 most valued IT companies in the world. Her 25-year business career in the computer industry has seen her travel the world. Currently, she works in the federal division and works with the Armed Services around the world, where her team implemented computer systems for Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas of the Persian Gulf. She has implemented systems and taught seminars in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Japan, Korea, and Guam. She s traveled to most states with her job, including Hawaii and Alaska. In the past four years along, she s logged more than a half million travel miles. The lessons I learned playing college basketball have benefited me throughout my life and business career, Harrell noted. Teamwork, leadership, drive, determination and commitment are all necessary for success in the business world. Georgia State basketball helped teach these skills. I am so thankful for my college degree because it has enabled me to enjoy my career and provided great opportunities to see the world. It is a great honor to be acknowledged again and this CAA Legend Award means a lot to me, she added. Harrell was recognized on Alumni Weekend at Georgia State on Feb at both men s and women s basketball games and presented a commemorative basketball.

9 Georgia State Basketball - Page 9 OPENING DAY LEADING LADY ROLES This Year s Starting Line-ups FAMU Hollins Fields Young McKeller Rawls UNCA Hollins Fields Young McKeller Rawls Davidson Hollins Fields Young McKeller Rawls UNC Mann Hollins Hudson McKeller Rawls JSU Mann Hollins Hudson McKeller Rawls Jackson Mann Hollins Anderson McKeller Rawls Ala. State Mann Hollins Anderson McKeller Rawls Winthrop Mann Hollins Hudson McKeller Rawls Ga. Tech Mann Hollins C. Smith McKeller Rawls MVSU Mann Hollins C. Smith McKeller Rawls Alcorn Mann Hollins C. Smith Harris Rawls ODU Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls JMU Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls VCU Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls W&M Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls Hofstra Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls Delaware Hollins Haltiwanger C. Smith McKeller Rawls NU Hollins Haltiwanger Anderson McKeller Rawls ODU Hollins Haltiwanger Anderson McKeller Rawls Towson Hollins Haltiwanger Anderson McKeller Rawls Drexel Hollins Haltiwanger Anderson McKeller Rawls UNCW Hollins Haltiwanger Anderson McKeller Rawls Mason Mann Hollins Hudson McKeller Rawls VCU Mann Hollins Hudson McKeller Rawls UNCW Hollins Haltiwanger Young McKeller Rawls NU Mann Haltiwanger Hollins McKeller Rawls Delaware Mann Haltiwanger Hollins McKeller Rawls Towson Mann Haltiwanger Hollins McKeller Rawls Drexel Mann Haltiwanger Hollins McKeller V.Smith W&M Mann Haltiwanger Hollins McKeller Rawls A Dozen of Each In , there were 12 Panthers who started a game. There were 12 different lineups, while 11 different Panthers scored in double figures in a game: Hollins, McKeller, Rawls, Mann, Anderson, Young, Harris, Haltiwanger, Hudson, Vatai Smith and Chandrica Smith. That left only Eboni Fields (76 minutes, no longer on team) and Courtney Chasten (67 minutes) as the only ones not to reach double figures. Experience Counts College Experience, Including this year Games Starts Vatai Smith Brittany Hollins Brittany Hudson Shay Rawls Danyiell McKeller Chandrica Smith 44 9 Monica Mann Courtney Chasten 31 0 Traci Haltiwanger Chandra Harris 30 1 Danielle Anderson 27 7 Stacie Young 22 4 CLASS IFICATION (Season Totals by Class Groupings) Minutes Points Reb. Asst. TO s Blks. Stl. Freshmen (3) 1, Sophomores (5) 2, Juniors (4) 1, Seniors (1) Freshmen/Sophomores combined for 3,850 minutes or 64% of Playing Time, for 1,070 points or 62% of points and for 686 rebounds or 60.3% of rebounds.

10 Georgia State Basketball - Page 10 CAA S MOST VERSATILE PLAYER Brittany Hollins was the first in the CAA this year to record 100 each of points, rebounds and assists, while just missing a fourth category in steals. She started games at three different positions and logged more than 1,100 minutes with her Energizer Bunny effort. Here s how she compares with some other CAA leaders in filling out the full stat sheets, even though the games played are not the same. G Minutes Pts. Asst. Reb. Stls. Blks. Brittany Hollins, State Kyle DeHaven, Del Tamera Young, JMU Shaleyse Smallwood, NU Shanae Baker-Brice, Towson Devin James, W&M La Tavia Rorie, VCU Niki Williams, Hofstra PASSING THE BALL CAA s Top Passing Tandems, Brittany Hollins 134 assists (Final Stats- Based on Per Game) 1. Ga. State Brittany Hollins/Monica Mann 243 (8.1) 2. Towson Shanae Baker-Brice/Alis Freeman 250 (7.8) 3. ODU Jazzmin Walters/T. J. Jordan 260 (7.2) 4. VCU LaKea Jones/La Tavia Rorie 245 (7.2) 5. Northeastern Shaleyse Smallwood/Lucia Pablos 206 (6.9) 6. Hofstra Niki Williams/Candice Bellocchio 204 (6.8) 7. JMU Dawn Evans/Tamera Young 218 (6.4) Monica Mann 100 assists The Energizer Bunny Junior guard Brittany Hollins split time at the 1,2 and 3 spots, but she was on the court more than any player in the CAA. Hollins was a 40-minute woman in 10 games this year. Well, make that a 45- minute woman in the OT game vs. Towson. In 6 other games, she logged 39 minutes, so if she was out it was more for just a breath than a breather. The lowest she had played this season was 31 minutes in the win over Jacksonville State until she played just 27 minutes in the win over Northeastern due to being in foul trouble. The Ball Stopped Here Senior Vatai Smith became the fourth player in school history to block 100 or more shots. Smith entered her senior season with 97 blocks and got her 100th career swat against her home state North Carolina Tar Heels on Nov. 19. Her game best for blocks was against Georgia Tech with six and her CAA best is five against James Madison. She had three block-games this year three times (at JMU, vs. VCU, vs. UNCW). Most Blocked Shots, Career Rhian Jones, Angela Gresham, Vatai Smith, Marcquitta Head,

11 Georgia State Basketball - Page 11 NEWCOMERS TO THE TEAM Freshmen Made Impact Freshman guard Traci Haltiwanger, left, played in all 30 games (660 minutes) and started 17 games. She produced her first double-figure game in college with 15 points vs. Georgia Tech on Dec. 22, coming off the bench. She had 13 points each vs. Delaware (with four 3-point baskets) and Northeastern. The 5-9 South Carolina guard finished with 10 double-figure games. Traci scored 209 points (7.0) and led the team with 31 three-point baskets made. She added 35 steals, third on the team, had 51 assists (third on the team), and grabbed 57 rebounds (1.9). She scored five points in the closing seconds at Towson with a trey, a steal and another basket for force overtime. She played 30 minutes or more in a game seven times. Freshman post player Chandra Harris, right, logged 430 minutes in playing all 30 games with one start. The 6-2 Macon native had two double-double games and three double-figure scoring games. Harris had 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Northeastern for her CAA-best game. She had 8 games with five or more rebounds and 8 games with five or more points. Harris 95 rebounds (3.2) were fourth-most on the team and her 11 blocked shots were fourth most. Her season-high for minutes in a game was 30 vs. Georgia Tech. Freshman Danielle Anderson played in 27 of the 30 games (318 minutes) and drew seven starting assignments. The 6-0 Alabama native had her first double-figure scoring game with 13 points at UNC with 5-of-9 field goals. Her most points in a CAA game was eight vs. Towson. She has 7 games with four or more rebounds, topped by eight vs. Delaware, that included six offensive boards. Anderson finished the season with 59 rebounds (2.2), 51 points (1.9) and 10 blocked shots. Transfers Made Adjustment Notre Dame transfer Chandrica Smith, left, played 19 games and started 9 games since becoming eligible second semester. She scored 91 points (4.8) with 49 rebounds (2.6). She scored 7 or more points in eight games and had 5 or more rebounds in four games. She had 2 double-figure games with 12 points vs. Drexel (5-11 FG) and 10 points vs. William and Mary (5-9 FG). Her season-high for rebounds was 8 vs. Delaware. She had two or more assists in nine of her 19 games played and finished with 26, fourth most on the team. Of her 49 rebounds, 27 were on the offensive boards. JUCO transfer Stacie Young, right, played in 22 games and made four starts in her first season in Division I. The 6-foot Floridian scored 33 points (1.3) and grabbed 30 rebounds (1.4) with 13 being on the offensive glass. She added 9 steals and 8 assists. Young produced her first double-figure game at State with 11 points vs. Georgia Tech on 4-of-5 FG and 3-of-5 FT. She had five rebounds in the season opener vs. FAMU and four vs. Tech.

12 Georgia State Basketball - Page 12 Notebook Fillers Georgia State trailed at halftime in 24 of its 30 games this season. The 6 times it led at halftime was in the win over Gardner-Webb in the tournament in Asheville (Nov. 16), the loss to Alcorn (Dec. 29), the win vs. Towson (Feb. 3), the win vs. Mason (Feb. 14) the loss vs. Northeasten (Feb. 24) and the win at Delaware (Feb. 28). That made four wins where they overcame those halftimes deficits to earn the victory and once more to force overtime. State played 8 last-possession games this season. The Panthers had wins by one, two, three and four points and losses by one, two and three and five (OT) points for a 4-4 mark in these games. The 19 free throws made vs. MVSU (in 26 attempts) was a season high. (previous season best 14). They made 17 vs. Mason. Twice the team made 14-of-15 in games this year. The defense held Delaware to 11.5 percent in the first half (3-of-26) and 21.8 percent for the game (12-of-55). Shay Rawls posted double-doubles in 7 games. The sophomore forward/center has 16 career double figure rebounding games, including 12 this year. Freshman Chandra Harris had her Shay Rawls had 7 doubledouble games this season first-career double-figure scoring game and first double-double with and 12 games with 10 or her 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. more rebounds this year. Mississippi Valley and her best with13 points and 10 boards vs. NU. She scored 11 points in her first CAA Tournament game. Brittany Hollins hit double figures 26 times this season, upping her career double-figure games to 58 games. Hollins and Vatai Smith both topped 70 percent in free throw percentage ( Hollins 43-of-60,.717; Smith 24-of-33,.727). Rawls had one of the best free throw streaks in school history. She missed at Winthrop on Dec. 17 with 12:29 left. She made four more in that second half, added one more vs. Ga. Tech, 10 vs. MVSU and her first three vs. Alcorn before a miss to end the streak at 18 consecutive free throws made. Freshman Traci Haltiwanger scored in double figures 10 times this season. She led the team with her 31 three-point baskets made. Rawls eight offensive rebounds at Hofstra topped Harris seven offensive rebounds vs. MVSU for the season best. Freshman Traci Haltiwanger scored in double figures in 10 games. She scored 209 points this year. Traci scored 1,196 points in high school (17.6 average last year).

13 Georgia State Basketball - Page13 Georgia State Roster Fun Facts 4 Chandrica Smith Father played basketball at Clark-Atlanta...Chandrica plays piano and saxophone...began high school career at Wesleyan in Norcross, then played at Stephenson in Stone Mountain and finished at Oak Hill Academy (Va)...Played in NCAA Tournament as freshman at Notre Dame. 5 Brittany Hollins Was S.C. volleyball player of the year in high school...middle daughter of three girls. 10 Vatai Smith Her mother, Andrea, was her high school coach (the Dudley Panthers in Greensboro)...Both her parents played college basketball (dad at Johnson C Smith, mom at Winston-Salem State). 12 Chandra Harris Her father, Charles, was a 6-2 guard who played basketball at Iowa State...She has twin brothers, who are younger, and is one of four children. 20 Brittany Hudson Her mom, Kimberly Davis, was her AAU coach...final two high school years were at different schools (Florida A&M H.S. in Tallahassee as senior and Buchholz H.S. in Gainesville as junior). 21 Courtney Chasten Is team s representative on Student Athlete Advisory Council...Interested in a career as chef.. Hails from Plant City, Fla (east of Tampa), the winter strawberry capital of the world. 22 Traci Haltiwanger One of six children...enjoys bowling...hails from the Flower Town in the Pines of Summerville, S.C., north of Charleston. 25 Shay Rawls Overcame knee surgery (ACL, MCL) in Lettered in volleyball (team MVP) and track. 31 Monica Mann Cousin of WNBA player Sherrill Baker (N.Y. Liberty)...Youngest of four children...played at same high school as Panther men s guard Leonard Mendez (Campbell), which is also where Julia Roberts graduated from before coming to Georgia State as a student. 32 Stacie Young Has overcome reconstructive knee surgery ( 03-04) of ACL, MCL and cartilage...was MVP of her 2007 JUCO conference tournament...had two uncles play basketball at Tennessee Tech. 42 Danyiell McKeller Wears No. 42 to remember her mother, who died at age 42 when Danyiell was just 13...Danyiell is a twin (brother Daniel). One of six children. Her older brother, Ira, played football at Wake Forest University. 44 Danielle Anderson Plans to major in chemistry...mother, Connie, played junior college basketball...her hometown was incorporated in 2001 and is currently the second newest city in Alabama. But, her high school is the 10th largest in the state of Alabama. Smiths Station is just west of Columbus, Ga., and Phenix City, Ala... Enjoys reading novels. Roster Breakdowns Seniors: 1 (V. Smith) Juniors 4 (Hollins, Hudson. C. Smith, Young) Sophs: 4 (Chasten,Mann, McKeller, Rawls) Fresh: 3 (Anderson, Harris, Haltiwanger) From Georgia: 4 (Harris, Mann, Rawls, C. Smith) From Florida: 3 (Chasten, Hudson, Young) From N.C.: 2 (McKeller, V. Smith) From S.C.: 2 (Haltiwanger, Hollins) From Ala.: 1 (Anderson) Birthdays, Oldest to Youngest: Oct. 13, 85 Brittany Hudson July 13, 86 Vatai Smith Jan. 23, 87 Feb. 25, 87 Stacie Young Chandrica Smith May 31, 87 Brittany Hollins June 23, 87 July 30, 87 Courtney Chasten Danyiell McKeller Oct. 5, 87 Monica Mann Jan. 16, 88 Sept. 8, 88 Shay Rawls Danielle Anderson July 12, 89 Chandra Harris Nov. 9, 89 Traci Haltiwanger Keep up-to-date on and listen live to all games on WRAS-FM (88.5) Radio

14 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ACTION (27-26) ALL-TIME POST SEASON RESULTS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS GAIAW Tournament (3-5) Year Site W-L Opponent Score 1977 Valdosta, Ga. L Albany State Valdosta, Ga. L Georgia Southern Albany, Ga. L Albany State Valdosta, Ga. W Valdosta State L Georgia Southern53-67 W Albany State Atlanta, Ga. W Albany State L Georgia Southern72-74 AIAW Tournament (3-1) Year Site W-L Opponent Score 1981 Region III W Jackson State W Ala-Birmingham W Mississippi Coll New South Women s Athletic Conference Tournament (1-6) Year Site W-L Opponent Score 1986 Tallahassee, Fla. L Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. W Mercer L Georgia Southern DeLand, Fla. L Stetson Atlanta, Ga. L Stetson Miami, Fla. L Stetson DeLand, Fla. L Florida A&M TAAC Tournament (10-9) became A-Sun Year Site W-L Opponent Score 1992 Statesboro, Ga. W SE Louisiana L FL International Miami, Fla. W Central Florida L Mercer Hammond, La. L Central Florida Charleston, S.C. L Campbell Orlando, Fla. L FL International Deland, Fla. L Stetson Miami, Fla. W Troy State W Central Florida L FL International Atlanta, Ga. W Troy State L Central Florida Pelham, Ala. W Jacksonville St W Florida Atlantic L Campbell Orlando, Fla. W Mercer W Stetson W Campbell Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament (9-2) was TAAC Year Site W-L Opponent Score 2002 Troy, Ala. W Troy State W Stetson W Florida Atlantic Orlando, Fla. W Mercer W Jacksonville St W Central Florida Dothan, Ala. W Florida Atlantic L Lipscomb Dothan, Ala. W Lipscomb W Troy L Stetson CAA Tournament (1-3) Year Site W-L Opponent Score 2006 Fairfax, Va. W William & Mary L Hofstra Newark, Del. L Drexel Newark, Del. L William & Mary NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS (0-4) AIAW Tournamen, prior to NCAA forming (0-1) NCAA Tournament (0-3) Year Site W-L Opponent Score 1981 Raleigh, N.C. L N.C. State Ruston, La. L Louisiana Tech Knoxville, Tenn. L Tennessee Raleigh, N.C. L Duke Conference Tourney Record By Seed: No (3) 2003, 2002, 2000 No (3) 2001, 1993, 1986 No (3) 2005, 2004, 1998 No (3) 1999, 1992, 1987 No (4) 1995, 1991, 1990, 1988 No (2) 1984, 1989 No. 7 No (3) 2007, 1997, 1996 No. 9 No (1) 2008 No. 11 No (1) 2006

15 Georgia State Basketball - Page 15 A New Staff of Assistants The Panthers had a new coaching staff for the season. Bridgette Gordon was in the Class of 2007 for the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame and is on the NCAA s 25th Silver Anniversary all-time team after her career at Tennessee. Gordon, a Most Outstanding Player of a Final Four and an SEC Most Valuable Player, also played in the WNBA. Kyle Snipes has been on staffs in the CAA (UNC Wilmington) and ACC (Georgia Tech, Wake Forest). Gail Striegler is a 16-year college coaching veteran who has been a head coach (UCF) and was an all-conference player herself at the Univeristy of Central Arkansas. Georgia State Sports Communications Charlie Taylor Asst. A.D.-Sports Communications (Women s Basketball Contact) Office: (404) Cell: (404) FAX: (404) ctaylor@gsu.edu 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, Ga Interviews All interviews with Georgia State women s basketball coaches and players should be arranged through the sports communications office by contacting Charlie Taylor. Web site Media are encouraged to follow the Panthers on the Internet. Game boxscores and stories, season results and statistics, along with information on the coaches and players are available on Georgia State s official athletics Web site, GeorgiaStateSports.com. Radio Information Once again this season, each and every Georgia State women s basketball game will be broadcast on 100,000-watt WRAS Radio, 88.5 FM (and on its Web site, The CLOSE Games Georgia State played five overtime games two years ago ( ), including two double overtime games. The Panthers also played four games decided by two possesions or less, losing by one point and winning games by three, four and six points. They added one overtime game this season to make it six OT games in the past two years. This year, State had wins by 1, 2, 3 and 4 points, with losses by 1, 2 and 3 and 5 (OT) points. That means basically 8 games went to the final possession (4-4). Capsules of some of those close games of 07-08: FAMU 60, STATE 58: State opened the season against FAMU with the game tied until the Lady Rattlers made a free throw with 1.9 seconds left. STATE 63, GW 59: The Gardner-Webb game came down to one possession in the closing minute as well before State iced it with a free throw. ALABAMA STATE 63, STATE 60: The Alabama State game was tied with 18 seconds when ASU hit the winner at 7.3 and State turned the ball over in the closing seconds. STATE 64, MVSU 63: State s Rawls made two free throws with 8.7 seconds to beat MVSU. Then, State missed two free throws with 10 seconds and later a buzzer-beater at the baseline against Alcorn State. Even against Georgia Tech, State led by one in the second half and trailed only with four minutes to play. STATE 64, HOFSTRA 53: At Hofstra, State was down 1 with 3:48 to play and finished strong to win the game. STATE 77, NORTHEASTERN 74: In the win over Northeastern and State leading 74-72, a free throw by Hollins with 20 seconds and two more with 13 seconds secured the win. STATE 66, TOWSON 64: In the win over Towson, the lead changed hands five times in the final two minutes and Brittany Hollins made the winning trey with 4.9 seconds. OT Tie, TOWSON 63, STATE 58: In the loss at Towson, State was down five points with 25.4 seconds to play, But Traci Haltiwanger hit a three with 14 seconds, stole the inbounds pass and scored again to tie the game at 63 with 11 seconds. Baker-Brice missed a shot with two seconds left. In the overtime, Towson led by six with 2:35 in the extra period when State closed back to one, 59-58, with 45.5 seconds left. Down three, 61-58, State s tying trey with eight seconds left by Mann bounced off the rim.

16 Georgia State Basketball - Page 16 DOUBLE-FIGURE PERFORMANCES Scoring Rebounding Double-Doubles This This This Career Season Career Season Career Season Brittany Hollins Danyiell McKeller Shay Rawls Traci Haltiwanger Vatai Smith Monica Mann Brittany Hudson Chandra Harris Chandrica Smith (includes N.D.) Danielle Anderson Eboni Fields Stacie Young 1 1 Team Season Bests Points: 77 vs. Northeastern, 1/27 72 at UNC Wilmington, 2/10/08 FG Pct.:.527 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/ vs. Towson, 2/3 3-Pt Made; 9 at Northeastern, 2/24 5 three times 3-Pt. Pct.:.500 (9-18), at Northeastern, 2/ (4-10), Ga. Tech, and at Hofstra, 1/20 FT Made: 19, MVSU, 12/28 FT Pct.:.933 (14-15), Jackson State, 11/ (14-15), ODU, 1/6 Rebounds: 49 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29 47 vs. MVSU, 12/28 Off. Reb.: 25 vs. Delaware, 1/24 Assists: 22 vs. Northeastern, 1/27 20 vs. Ga. Tech, 12/22 & at Towson, 3/2 Steals: 17 vs. Georgia Tech, 12/22 16 at UNCW, 2/10/08 & vs UNCW, 2/10/08 Blocks: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2/21/08 Turnovers: 28 vs. Jackson State, 11/27 and Towson, 2/3 Fouls: 29 at Alabama State, 12/7 Defensive Bests Fewest Pts: 46 at Delaware, 2/28 48 vs.george Mason, 2/14 51 Jacksonville State, 11/24 Lowest Pct.:.218 (12-55), at Delware, 2/ (20-64), Jacksonville State, 11/ (16-51), Hofstra, 1/ (22-69), Towson, 2/3 Fewest 3 s: 0 vs. UNCW, 2/10/08 Individual Season Bests Points: 25 Brittany Hollins vs. ODU, 1/6 25 Danyiell McKeller vs. George Mason, 2/14/08 FG Pct.:.875 (7-8), Danyiell McKeller vs. Towson, (5-6), Danyiell McKeller vs W & M, (7-9) Danyiell McKeller Florida A&M, Pt Made: 4 Haltiwanger, Del., 1/24 4 Mann, at Northeastern, 2/24 3-Pt. Pct.:.667 (4-6) Mann at NU, 2/24 (2-3,.667) Five times FT Made: 10 Shay Rawls, MVSU, 12/28 FT Pct.: Rawls vs. MVSU, 12/ Hollins vs. ODU, 1/6 (5-5) Rebounds: 15 Shay Rawls, Jax. State, 11/24 15 Shay Rawls, Towson, 2/3 Off. Reb.: 8 Shay Rawls, at Hofstra, 1/20 7 Ch. Harris, MVSU., 12/28 Assists: 9 Brittany Hollins, UNC, 11/19 9 Monica Mann, at Towson, 3/2 8 Monica Mann, at NU, 2/24 8 Brittany Hollins, Tech, 12/22 Steals: 7 Monica Mann vs. Mason, 2/14 6 Monica Mann vs. Davidson 5 four times by Hollins Blocks: 3 Shay Rawls vs. Towson, 2/3 3 Vatai Smith, last 2 games TURNED PRO: The lone senior on last year s roster, Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen, is currently playing professional basketball in Europe. The guard signed with the Umea Comets in the Swedish Damligan league. She is averaging in double figures in European play. She is the third women s basketball player to play professionally. She follows Patechia Hartman (Hungary) and Evita Rogers (Portugal). Hartman is playing with the Nike team in the states and hopes to return to Europe soon.

17 Georgia State Basketball - Page 17 HEAD COACH LEA HENRY Lea Henry finished her 14th season as the head coach of the Georgia State University women s basketball program and 18th year overall at the helm of an NCAA Division I team. Henry already holds the record for most career wins at State with 218 and has won 20 or more games in a season four times. She has been a Conference Coach of the Year three times and has been named the Georgia Division I Coach of the Year three times by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Henry has led State to five conference regular season championships and three conference tournament championships. Her State teams have earned three NCAA bids and one WNIT bid. She is an inductee in the Class of 2006 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Class of 2005 Univeristy of Tennessee Lady Vol Hall of Fame. LEA HENRY AS A HEAD COACH Season School Record Florida (Interim) Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State 8-22 Six Games at Florida 3-3 Four Seasons at Mercer th Season at Georgia State (.541) Overall (17-plus Seasons) (.528) Colonial Athletic Association The 12-member CAA plays an 18-game league schedule each year in a rotation basis. The league finished No. 11 in the RPI. Georgia State has five permanent CAA rivals that it will play twice a year, home and away. Those five schools are Northeastern, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson and VCU. This is year three of a six-year rotation schedule and Georgia State will play two games each with Delaware and Drexel, home and away. The Panthers will play one game each against George Mason, Hofstra, James Madison and William and Mary. This year, George Mason and Wiliam and Mary will come to Atlanta and State will travel to Hofstra and James Madison. Next year, the schedule will stay the same except for the switch of State going to George Mason and William and Mary while Hofstra and James Madison come to Atlanta. The CAA was ranked No. 9 in national RPI among the 32 conferences in and No. 8 in national RPI in For the final week of March 30, ODU was No. 9 in RPI, with JMU at 45 and VCU at 51. Towson was at No UNCW was at No. 149, Drexel was at No Northeastern sits at No. 173 and William and Mary sits at 183. Delaware and Mason are 224 and 228.The lowest rating is Hofstra at No. 256 among the 338 Division I schools. Home Court Advantage Head Coach Lea Henry owns a (.638) all-time record in her 187 career games at the Georgia State Sports Arena. Her teams have been (.662) all-time in non-conference games and (.626 in conference home games at the Sports Arena. The Sports Arena was built and opened in 1973 for games, meaning this is the only home that women s basketball has ever known since its inception in Fall Signing Period Georgia State received an NLI on Nov. 14 from Crystal Johnson of P.K. Yonge High in Gainesville, Fla. Johnson is a 5-foot-8 guard who will be aiming for a third consecutive first-team all-state season in Florida. She helped Coach Willie Powers team post more than 20 wins in each of the past three seasons and advance deep into the state Class 3A tournament. As a junior, she averaged 13 points a game to go with five rebounds and four assists. This season, Johnson s team was 25-4 and advanced to Florida s State Final Four. She averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds, four assists and three steals as the team won the District title and the Regional title to move into the state championship. Crystal was MVP of a holiday tournament after games of 27, 25 and 23 points. Johnson scored 23 points in the District championship game. She scored 21 points in the Regional title game. Her team lost in the Final Four and she led the team with 16 points.

18 Georgia State Basketball - Page 18 Team Last Times Scored 100 Points vs. Morris Brown (105-45) Scored 90 Points vs. Savannah State (90-46) Scored 80 Points vs. Towson (89-43) Gave Up 100 Points vs. Georgia (107-45) Gave Up 90 Points at James Madison (93-49) Won By 50 Points vs. Morris Brown (+59, 89-30) Won By 40 Points vs. Towson (+46, 89-43) Won By 30 Points vs. North Florida, in Orlando, (+35, 76-41) Won by 20 Points vs. Northeastern (+25, 76-51) Lost By 50 Points vs. Georgia (-62, ) Lost By 40 Points at James Madison (-44, 93-49) Lost By 30 Points vs. VCU (-33, 43-76) Lost By 20 Points vs. Old Dominion (-20, 59-79) Won 3 Games In A Row thru (won 7 straight) Had 6 Players in Double Figures Had 5 Players in Double Figures Had 4 Players In Double Figures Had 2 Players w/ Double-Doubles vs. Norfolk State McKeller, Hollins, Fields, Head, David, Roegiers-Jensen vs. Towson McKeller, Hollins, Head, David, Roegiers-Jensen vs. William and Mary McKeller, Hollins, Haltiwanger, C. Smith 1/27/08 vs. NU (McKeller and Harris) 12/28/07 vs. MVSU (Rawls and Harris) Shot Better Than 60% Shot Better Than 50% Held Opponent Under 30% vs. Towson (.625, 35-of-56) vs. Towson (.519, 27-of-52) at Delaware (.218, 12-of-55) Had 60 or More Rebounds vs. Savannah State (62) Had 50 or More Rebounds at William and Mary (56) Had 25 or More Off. Rebounds vs. Delaware (25) Had 20 or More Off. Rebounds vs. Alcorn State (22) Played 2 OT Game at UNC Wilmington, Won Played OT Game at Towson, Lost Had 25 or More Assists vs. Towson, (28) Made 20 or More FT s at Norfolk State (20-of-31) Made 8 or More 3-Pt. Baskets at Northeastern (9 of 18)

19 Individual Last Times Georgia State Basketball - Page 19 Scored 40 or More Points Scored 30 or More Points Scored 25 or More Points , Angela Gresham (40 vs. Fla. A&M) , Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen (33 vs. Hofstra) , Brittany Hollins (25 vs. ODU) Two Players Scored 20 or More 2/14/08, Danyiell McKeller (25) and Brittany Hollins (20) vs. Mason Had 20 or More Rebounds Had 15 or More Rebounds Had 10 or More Assists Shot 90% or Better Shot 85% of Better Made 10 or More FT Made 6 or More 3 s Made 5 or More 3 s Had 8 or More Steals Blocked 10 or More Shots Blocked 5 or More Shots Had Triple-Double , Lakia Hayes (20 vs. FAU) , Shay Rawls (15 vs. Towson) , Brittany Hollins (11 vs. UNF) , Marcquitta Head (.917, vs. Towson) , Danyiell McKeller ( of 8 vs. Towson) , Shay Rawls (10-of-10 vs. MVSU) , Tabitha David (6-of-8 vs. Norfolk State) , Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen (5-of-8 vs. VCU) , Brittany Hollins (9 at VCU, school record) , Marcquitta Head (11 at Hofstra, school record) , Marcquitta Head (6 vs. Towson) , Marcquitta Head (16 reb, 14 pts, 11 blks, at Hofstra) RANKINGS AND RPI TALK - Final Week of March 30 Georgia State s schedule was challenging (No. 95 RPI toughest) with nine losses to teams in the Top 100 RPI. The team was No. 236 of the 338 Division I universities. The Panthers faced No. 3 (AP) North Carolina (33-3, ACC champs), No. 11 (AP) Old Dominion, 31-5, twice and No. 23 (AP) Georgia Tech (now in the receiving votes listing, record after NCAA tournament). State has played 26-8 VCU (No. 50 RPI) twice and James Madison (No. 45 RPI). They lost to Davidson (No. 114 RPI) in the title game of the Carolina First Classic in Asheville and Winthrop. State s highest-rpi win was over No. 122 Towson (21-10) and followed wins over No. 173 Northeastern, No. 228 George Mason, No. 256 Hofstra, No. 257 Jacksonville State, No. 273 Gardner-Webb and No. 299 Mississippi Valley State. State played tough early vs. the Top 25 opponents. Against Tech, State trailed by two at the half, led in the second and trailed by two with 15 minutes to play before bowing State made more FG s than Tech, 29-27, but lost at the free throw line. State jumped out to a 6-0 lead at North Carolina before the Tar Heels got control. State trailed ODU with 14 minutes left before the Monarchs pulled away for a 20-point win. State s defense forced 26 turnovers against No. 13 ODU, 25 turnovers against No. 23 Georgia Tech and 20 turnovers against No. 2 North Carolina.

20 Georgia State Basketball - Page 20 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GEORGIA STATE S SERIES RECORDS VS. THE CAA Date Opponent Time 11-9 FLORIDA A&M L, Carolina First Classic vs. Gardner-Webb W, vs. Davidson L, DELAWARE (1-3) H: 0-2 A: 1-1 CAA: 1-3 CAA Tournament: h L a L h L a W DREXEL (1-4) OLD DOMINION (0-6) H: 0-3 A: 0-3 CAA: 0-6 CAA Tournament: a L h L a L h L h L a L at North Carolina L, JACKSONVILLE STATE W, JACKSON STATE L, at Alabama State. L, at Winthrop L, GEORGIA TECH L, Georgia State University Invitational MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, ALCORN STATE L, OLD DOMINION*(CSS) L, at James Madison * L, at Virginia Commonwealth * L, WILLIAM AND MARY* L, at Hofstra * W, DELAWARE* L, NORTHEASTERN * W, at Old Dominion * L, TOWSON* W, at Drexel * L, at UNC Wilmington* L, GEORGE MASON * W, VCU * L, UNC WILMINGTON * L, at Northeastern * L, at Delaware * W, at Towson * L, (OT) 3-6 DREXEL* L, CAA Championships vs. No. 7 seed- W & M L, Newark, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center * Colonial Athletic Association Game All times listed are EASTERN H: 1-1 A: 0-2 N: 0-1 CAA: 1-3 CAA Tournament: a L h W (CAA)... n L a L h L GEORGE MASON (2-1) H: 1-1 A: 1-0; N: 0-0 CAA: 2-1 CAA Tournament: h L a W h W HOFSTRA (1-5) H: 0-2 A: 1-3 N: 0-1 CAA: 0-5 CAA Tournament: h L a L (CAA)... n L a L h L a W JAMES MADISON (0-3) H: 0-1 A: 0-2 CAA: 0-3 CAA Tournament: a L h L a L NORTHEASTERN (3-4) H: 2-1 A: 0-3 N: 1-0 CAA: 2-4 CAA Tournament: (NU forfeit later)n W h L a L h W a L h W a L TOWSON (5-1) H: 3-0 A: 2-1 N: 0-0 CAA: 5-1 CAA Tournament: a W (OT) h W a W a W h W (OT) a L UNC WILMINGTON (3-4) H: 1-3 A: 2-1 CAA: 3-3 CAA Tournament: h L h L a W (2 OT) a W (OT) h W a L h L VCU (1-5) H: 1-3 A: 0-3 N: 0-0 CAA: 0-6 CAA Tournament: h W a L (OT) h L (OT) h L a L a L h L WILLIAM & MARY (1-6) H: 0-3 A: 0-2 N: 1-0 CAA: 1-5 CAA Tournament: h L a L (CAA)... n W h L (OT) a L h L n L Notes: State has beaten 8 of the 11 CAA teams since joining the CAA at least one time. They have never beaten ODU, JMU and VCU since becoming members in season. State has played 7 overtime games in its three years as a CAA member. State is 1-1 in the opening round of the tournament with a win over William and Mary and a loss to Drexel. State is 0-1 in the second round with a loss to Hofstra.

21 Georgia State Basketball - Page GEORGIA STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER Numerical No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 4 Chandrica Smith F/G Jr. 6-1 Decatur, Ga./Oak Hill [Va.] Academy/Notre Dame 5 Brittany Hollins G Jr. 5-9 Columbia, S.C./Columbia 10 Vatai Smith F/C Sr. 6-4 Greensboro, N.C./Dudley 12 Chandra Harris F Fr. 6-2 Macon, Ga./Northeast 20 Brittany Hudson F Jr. 6-0 Tallahassee, Fla./Florida A&M Univ. 21 Courtney Chasten G So. 5-8 Valrico, Fla./Durant 22 Traci Haltiwanger G Fr. 5-9 Summerville, S.C./Summerville 25 Shay Rawls F/C So. 6-2 Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek 31 Monica Mann G So. 5-5 Smyrna, Ga./Campbell 32 Stacie Young F Jr. 6-0 Miami, Fla./Killian/Miami-Dade College 42 Danyiell McKeller F So Fayetteville, N.C./Westover 44 Danielle Anderson F Fr. 6-0 Smiths Station, Ala./Smiths Station Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 44 Danielle Anderson F Fr. 6-0 Smiths Station, Ala./Smiths Station 21 Courtney Chasten G So. 5-8 Valrico, Fla./Durant 22 Traci Haltiwanger G Fr. 5-9 Summerville, S.C./Summerville 12 Chandra Harris F Fr. 6-2 Macon, Ga./Northeast 5 Brittany Hollins G Jr. 5-9 Columbia, S.C./Columbia 20 Brittany Hudson F Jr. 6-0 Tallahassee, Fla./Florida A&M Univ. 31 Monica Mann G So. 5-5 Smyrna, Ga./Campbell 42 Danyiell McKeller F So Fayetteville, N.C./Westover 25 Shay Rawls F/C So. 6-2 Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek 4 Chandrica Smith F/G Jr. 6-1 Decatur, Ga./Oak Hill [Va.] Academy/Notre Dame 10 Vatai Smith F/C Sr. 6-4 Greensboro, N.C./Dudley 32 Stacie Young F Jr. 6-0 Miami, Fla./Killian/Miami-Dade College Captains: Vatai Smith, Brittany Hollins and Shay Rawls Head Coach: Lea Henry (Tennessee 83, 14th season at Georgia State/18th-plus overall) Assistant Coaches: Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee 89, 1st season), Kyle Snipes (Wake Forest 95, 1st season), Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas 90, 1st season); Graduate Assistant: Evita Rogers (Georgia State, 03) Director of Operations: Kristie Cowan (Duke 91) Administrative Assistant: Dee Dee Merriweather (Georgia State 05) Athletic Trainer: Robert Murphy (Marietta College 98) Manager: Tavia Clark PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: 4 Chandrica Smith... Shan-DREE-kah 10 Vatai Smith... VAH-tay 12 Chandra Harris... CHAN-dra 21 Courtney Chasten... CHASS-ten Lea Henry... LEE

22 Georgia State Basketball - Page 22 Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 20, 2008) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (8-22) (5-10) (2-10) (1-2) CONFERENCE... (5-13) (3-6) (2-7) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (3-9) (2-4) (0-3) (1-2) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Hollins, Brittany McKeller, Danyiell Rawls, Shay Haltiwanger, Traci Smith, Chandrica Mann, Monica Harris, Chandra Smith, Vatai Hudson, Brittany Anderson, Danielle Young, Stacie Fields, Eboni Chasten, Courtney TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GAST OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /09/07 FLORIDA A&M L Points per game %11/16/07 vs Gardner-Webb W Scoring margin %11/17/07 vs Davidson L FIELD GOALS-ATT /19/07 at #3 North Carolina L Field goal pct /24/07 JACKSONVILLE STATE W POINT FG-ATT /27/07 JACKSON STATE L point FG pct /07/07 at Alabama State L pt FG made per game /17/07 at Winthrop L FREE THROWS-ATT /22/07 GEORGIA TECH L Free throw pct $12/28/07 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W REBOUNDS $12/29/07 ALCORN STATE L Rebounds per game *01/06/08 #19 OLD DOMINION L Rebounding margin *01/10/08 at James Madison L ASSISTS *01/13/08 at VCU L Assists per game *01/17/08 WILLIAM & MARY L TURNOVERS *01/20/08 at Hofstra W Turnovers per game *01/24/08 DELAWARE L Turnover margin *01/27/08 NORTHEASTERN W Assist/turnover ratio *01/31/08 at #13 Old Dominion L STEALS *02/03/08 TOWSON W Steals per game *02/07/08 at Drexel L BLOCKS *02/10/08 at UNC Wilmington L Blocks per game *02/14/08 GEORGE MASON W WINNING STREAK *02/17/08 VCU L Home win streak *02/21/08 UNC WILMINGTON L ATTENDANCE *02/24/08 at Northeastern L Home games-avg/game *2/28/08 at Delaware W Neutral site-avg/game *03/02/08 at Towson University LOT *03/06/08 DREXEL L SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total!03/13/08 vs William & Mary L % = First Carolina Classic (Asheville, N.C.) Georgia State $ = Georgia State Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) Opponents * = Colonial Athletic Associaton game! = CAA Tournament (Newark, Del.)

23 Georgia State Basketball - Page 23 Georgia State Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 17, 2008) All games Opponent Date Score WL FIELDS,EB SMITH,CHA HOLLINS,B SMITH,VAT HARRIS,CH HUDSON,BR CHASTEN,C HALTIWANG RAWLS,SHA FLORIDA A&M 11/09/ L DNP DNP vs Gardner-Webb 11/16/ W DNP DNP vs Davidson 11/17/ L DNP DNP at #3 North Carolina 11/19/ L DNP DNP JACKSONVILLE STATE 11/24/ W DNP DNP DNP JACKSON STATE 11/27/ L DNP DNP DNP at Alabama State 12/07/ L DNP DNP at Winthrop 12/17/ L DNP DNP GEORGIA TECH 12/22/ L DNP DNP MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STAT12/28/ W DNP ALCORN STATE 12/29/ L DNP #19 OLD DOMINION 01/06/ L DNP DNP at James Madison 01/10/ L DNP DNP DNP at VCU 01/13/ L DNP DNP DNP WILLIAM & MARY 01/17/ L DNP DNP DNP at Hofstra 01/20/ W DNP DNP DELAWARE 01/24/ L DNP DNP DNP NORTHEASTERN 01/27/ W DNP at #13 Old Dominion 01/31/ L DNP TOWSON 02/03/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at Drexel 02/07/ L DNP at UNC Wilmington 02/10/ L DNP GEORGE MASON 02/14/ W DNP DNP DNP VCU 02/17/ L DNP UNC WILMINGTON 02/21/ L DNP at Northeastern 02/24/ L DNP DNP at Delaware 2/28/ W DNP at Towson University 03/02/ OL DNP DREXEL 03/06/ L DNP DNP at William & Mary 3/13/ L DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL MANN,MONI YOUNG,STA MCKELLER, ANDERSON, FLORIDA A&M 11/09/ L vs Gardner-Webb 11/16/ W DNP vs Davidson 11/17/ L DNP at #3 North Carolina 11/19/ L JACKSONVILLE STATE 11/24/ W JACKSON STATE 11/27/ L at Alabama State 12/07/ L at Winthrop 12/17/ L GEORGIA TECH 12/22/ L DNP MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STAT12/28/ W ALCORN STATE 12/29/ L #19 OLD DOMINION 01/06/ L at James Madison 01/10/ L at VCU 01/13/ L WILLIAM & MARY 01/17/ L DNP at Hofstra 01/20/ W DNP DELAWARE 01/24/ L NORTHEASTERN 01/27/ W DNP at #13 Old Dominion 01/31/ L TOWSON 02/03/ W DNP at Drexel 02/07/ L at UNC Wilmington 02/10/ L DNP GEORGE MASON 02/14/ W DNP VCU 02/17/ L UNC WILMINGTON 02/21/ L DNP at Northeastern 02/24/ L DNP at Delaware 2/28/ W at Towson University 03/02/ OL DNP DREXEL 03/06/ L at William & Mary 3/13/ L

24 Georgia State Basketball - Page 24 Georgia State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Mar 17, 2008) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist TOver Block Steal Fouls /-- --/-- ---/ / / / / / / / /--- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- FLORIDA A&M... 35/36 23/ (2) 22-57/ / / / / / /42 (6) 12/11 20/18 5/4 8/10 17/12 Gardner-Webb... 32/23 31/ / / / / / / /44 (2) 17/9 22/23 3/1 14/12 21/22 Davidson... 20/28 22/ (17) 16-68/ / / / / / /52 (19) 12/14 12/24 1/4 11/6 15/12 #3 North Carolina... 36/59 28/ (35) 27-66/ / / / / / /54 (21) 17/19 27/20 6/6 10/20 25/11 JACKSONVILLE STATE... 21/25 42/ / / / / / / / /6 23/23 3/5 10/13 13/15 JACKSON STATE... 29/32 31/ (8) 21-55/ / / / / / / /13 28/19 3/2 9/17 18/13 Alabama State... 29/40 31/ (3) 23-60/ / / / / / / /12 20/19 3/3 3/8 29/17 Winthrop... 25/30 32/ (10) 21-60/ / / / / / / /17 16/11 3/0 3/6 21/18 GEORGIA TECH... 35/37 32/ (12) 29-55/ / / / / / /40 (17) 20/14 24/25 3/4 17/17 24/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE... 28/30 36/ / / / / / / / /6 27/22 0/2 12/8 19/18 ALCORN STATE... 22/18 30/ (1) 22-63/ / / / / / / /10 18/14 3/2 4/7 19/19 #19 OLD DOMINION... 24/35 35/ (20) 21-70/ / / / / / /41 (2) 12/13 26/26 2/3 15/16 20/15 James Madison... 32/44 17/ (44) 21-67/ / / / / / /54 (22) 10/22 22/16 3/6 4/11 19/18 VCU... 25/29 23/ (15) 20-56/ / / / / / /38-15/18 25/17 1/2 8/10 19/12 WILLIAM & MARY... 29/36 28/ (18) 24-57/ / / / / / / /14 23/18 2/2 8/15 15/9 Hofstra... 20/29 44/ / / / / / / /36-13/8 27/32 2/1 15/12 20/23 DELAWARE... 23/39 34/ (14) 21-63/ / / / / / / /12 26/24 3/3 15/17 16/20 NORTHEASTERN... 26/29 51/ / / / / / / / /16 19/17 5/1 10/10 14/21 #13 Old Dominion... 20/36 24/ (32) 16-52/ / / / / / /48 (18) 10/17 20/14 2/7 6/10 15/15 TOWSON... 33/29 33/ / / / / / / / /12 28/20 6/2 11/15 16/13 Drexel... 18/38 30/ (16) 20-54/ / / / / / / /16 16/9 1/2 5/6 10/10 UNC Wilmington... 28/45 44/ (13) 28-63/ / / / / / /33 (10) 13/16 23/33 1/0 16/17 27/21 GEORGE MASON... 28/17 36/ / / / / / / / /9 20/24 3/0 9/9 20/21 VCU... 24/40 19/ (33) 18-57/ / / / / / /47 (15) 9/16 24/18 5/0 11/15 21/15 UNC WILMINGTON... 18/22 24/ (10) 14-49/ / / / / / /40 (3) 10/8 26/22 8/1 16/15 19/18 Northeastern... 28/23 33/ (6) 24-54/ / / / / / /37-15/14 19/11 3/0 4/10 18/8 Delaware... 25/14 33/ / / / / / / / /4 26/20 1/2 6/18 21/23 Towson University... 18/24 35/ (5) 23-56/ / / / / / /51 (15) 20/12 21/16 4/2 7/17 18/11 DREXEL... 20/35 28/ (15) 20-71/ / / / / / / /15 9/14 3/3 9/6 12/11 William & Mary... 32/42 28/ (22) 23-68/ / / / / / / /13 15/16 3/1 5/9 19/20 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

25 Georgia State Basketball - Page 25 Georgia State Overall Team Statistics (as of Mar 17, 2008) All games TEAM STATISTICS GAST 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 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 Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Georgia State Opponents

26 Georgia State Basketball - Page 26 PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS #10 Vatai SMITH (senior) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /1 178/ / / / / / /11 479/ / / / / / /0 188/ / / / / / /1 253/ / / / / /2.7 Career 101/ / / / / / /3.3 #20 Brittany HUDSON (junior) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /14 576/ / / / / / DNP (Injured; Medical Hardship) /0 130/ / / / / / / / / / / /2.7 Career 70/19 998/ / / / / /3.1 #5 Brittany HOLLINS (junior) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /19 822/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /13.2 Career 89/ / / / / / /10.8 #4 Chandrica SMITH (junior) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg ND 20/0 145/ / / / / / ND 5/0 40/ / / / / / GS19/9 331/ / / / / /4.8 Career 44/9 516/ / / / / /3.3 #32 Stacie YOUNG (junior) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg. First two years were at Miami-Dade Junior College / / / / / /1.5 #21 Courtney CHASTEN (sophomore) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /0 85/ / / / / / Injured- Did Not Play / / / / / /0.4 Career 31/0 153/ / / / / /1.0

27 Georgia State Basketball - Page 27 PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS #31 Monica MANN (sophomore) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /0 15/ / / / / / /15 679/ / / / / /4.3 Career 35/15 694/ / / / / /4.3 #42Danyiell McKELLER (sophomore) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /27 781/ / / / / / /29 825/ / / / / /10.9 Career 58/ / / / / / /9.5 #25 Shay RAWLS (sophomore) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg.Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /10 594/ / / / / / /29 794/ / / / / /8.1 Career 60/ / / / / / /6.4 #42 Danielle ANDERSON (freshman) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /7 318/ / / / / /1.9 Career 27/7 318/ / / / / /1.9 #22 Traci HALTIWANGER (freshman) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /17 660/ / / / / /7.0 Career 30/17 660/ / / / / /7.0 #12 Chandra HARRIS (freshman) Season G/GS Min./Avg. FG-A/FG% 3FG-A/3FG% FT-A/FT% O-D TRb/Avg. Asts. Blks. Stls. Pts./Avg /1 430/ / / / / /3.2 Career 30/1 430/ / / / / /3.2

28 Georgia State Basketball - Page 28 PANTHERS OVERTIME GAMES Georgia State in CAA Overtime Games (8) - Record (1) - Record at Towson Towson 63, Georgia State (5) - Record at William and Mary William and Mary 55, Georgia State UNC Wilmington Georgia State 61, UNC Wilmington VCU VCU 75, Georgia State at UNC Wilmington Georgia State 78, UNC Wilmington 76 (2 Overtimes) Tenn-Martin Georgia State 58, Tennessee-Martin (2) - Record VCU VCU 82, Georgia State Towson Georgia State 78, Towson None (2) - Record A-Sun Tourney Semis Lipscomb 71, Georgia State at UCF Georgia State 62, UCF (1) - Record Atl. Hyatt Invitational Marquette 79, Georgia State 75 (2 Overtimes) Two years, no overtimes (1)- Record GSU Tournament Georgia State 91, Grambling (1) - Record Samford Georgia State 70, Samford Two years, no overtimes (1) - Record at Jacksonville State Georgia State 85, Jacksonville State no overtimes Coach Henry at Georgia State - 14 overtime games, 8-6 record Prior to Coach Lea Henry - 15 overtime games, 6-9 record All-time - 29 overtime games, record Double overtime games: 3 Overtime games: 26 Most in one season: 5 in and 3 in

29 GAME-BY-GAME RECAP