Game 13: GEORGIA STATE (5-7) at GEORGIA SOUTHERN (5-7) December 29, 2012 Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Ga. Radio: WRAS-FM 88.5

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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 13: GEORGIA STATE (57) at GEORGIA SOUTHERN (57) December 29, 2012 Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Ga. Radio: WRASFM RECORDS Georgia State: 57, 00 CAA H: 43, A: 14 Georgia Southern: 57, 02 SoCon H: 21, A: 25, N: 11 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: 2719 (2nd Yr.) Career: (19th Yr.) SERIES RECORDS Georgia Southern leads alltime series 3113 Georgia State has won 4oflast5 Last Meeting: 12/22/11, GSU 7252 Last Meeting in Statesboro: 12/22/10, Georgia Southern, 7472 ot GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WRASFM (88.5) Dave Cohen is in his 30th year as playbyplay voice of the Panthers. He is joined by former Panther Rodney Truck Turner. Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com PROBABLE STARTERS Georgia State will face Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., closing out the nonconference portion of the Panthers schedule at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro. The Panthers have won fouroffive from the Eagles, including a 20point win in Atlanta last season. Georgia State (57) has not played since last Saturday, a tough 6560 loss to Rhode Island, the Panthers third loss in a row. Georgia Southern (57) split a pair of games last weekend, defeating Mississippi Valley State and falling to North Florida as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Georgia State s three losses have come by a total of eight points, including one and twopoint defeats to Troy and Southern Miss. The Panthers have also won their fair share of close games already this season. Georgia State defeated Tennessee State on a halfcourt buzzerbeater by Rashaad Richardson and then a night later, survived a twopoint victory over South Alabama as a part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Less than two weeks later, Richardson provided the heroics again hitting a threepointer with less than three seconds remaining to give GSU a comefrombehind win over Liberty. We are a young team and these are some of the growing pains that you have to go through, commented head coach Ron Hunter. Our team is playing hard and leaving everything out on the court and that is all that you can ask for. Our team was winning the close games early in the season. Unfortunately, those games are going against us right now. Hopefully we can finish out the nonconference portion of our schedule with a positive and get ready to face our final season in the CAA. Junior point guard Devonta White, who earned Preseason AllCAA Second Team Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 12 Devonta White Jr a2.8 Leads team in minutes, assists and steals G 22 R.J. Hunter Fr Earned third CAA Rookie of the Week honor on Monday F 23 Manny Atkins RJr Third in the CAA in 3point shooting at 41.7 percent G 25 Rashaad Richardson Jr Hit a pair of gamewinning shots (Tenn. State & Liberty) C 50 James Vincent Sr Second in CAA in blocked shots, averaging 2.3 per game RESERVES... F 1 LaRon Smith Fr Made GSU debut against Southern Poly G 2 Ryann Green So Made first collegiate start at Rhode Island, played 20 min. G 10 Kevin Shaw So Came off bench in 13 of 33 games last year G 15 Tyler Gamble So Saw action in a pair of postseason games in 2012 G 20 David Travers Fr Played seasonhigh 8 minutes against Louisiana Tech G 21 Cameron Solomon RSo Fifth on team in scoring, despite playing just 11.5 mpg F 31 T.J. Shipes Fr Grabbed three rebounds against Louisiana Tech F 33 Markus Crider Fr Sixth on the team in minutes played this year F 35 Justin Green So. Made final appearance of last season in CIT against TTU F 45 Denny Burguillos Jr Scored 9 pts., grabbed 6 rebounds at BYU

2 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 29 LIFE (Exh.) W, 8562 Nov. 4 ALBANY STATE (Exh.) W, 8060 Nov. 9 at #8 Duke (ESPNU) L, 5574 Nov. 13 at BYU (BYUtv) 1 L, 6280 Nov. 19 MONMOUTH 1 W, 6249 Nov. 20 TENNESSEE STATE 1 W, 5957 Nov. 21 (rv) SOUTH ALABAMA 1 W, 7573 Nov. 26 EAST CAROLINA L, 5362 Nov. 30 LOUISIANA TECH L, 6886 Dec. 2 at Liberty (MASN2) W, 6766 Dec. 8 SOUTHERN POLY W, 8658 Dec. 15 at Troy L, 5657 Dec. 18 SOUTHERN MISS (CSS) L, 6769 Dec. 22 at Rhode Island (Cox Sports) L, 6065 Dec. 29 at Georgia Southern 3 p.m. Jan. 2 DREXEL * 7 p.m. Jan. 5 JAMES MADISON * 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Hofstra* 7 p.m. Jan. 12 DELAWARE * (CSS) 12 p.m. Jan. 16 WILLIAM & MARY * 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Old Dominion * 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Towson* 7 p.m. Jan. 23 UNCW * 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Drexel * 12 p.m. Jan. 30 at Northeastern * 7 p.m. Feb. 2 OLD DOMINION * 2 p.m. Feb. 6 at UNCW * 7 p.m. Feb. 9 TOWSON * 2 p.m. Feb. 13 HOFSTRA * 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at George Mason * (CSS) 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at William & Mary * 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at James Madison* 4 p.m. Feb. 27 NORTHEASTERN * 7 p.m. 1Coaches vs. Cancer Classic GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 32,500 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,800 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President...Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director...Cheryl L. Levick BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball AllTime Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances... 1 (2002) CIT Appearances... 1 (2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season). 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) honors before the season and was named to the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last week, has continued to be the backbone of the team this season. White was one of just three point guards in the CAA to be named to the watch list. White is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game, 11th in the CAA, and minutes, 36.2 per contest, second in the league. One of three team captains, White is also averaging 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, tops in the CAA. The junior, who missed 10 games during his freshman season due to an injury, is just 282 points away from becoming the 17th Panther with 1,000 career points. He is on pace to eclipse that mark by the end of the year, needing to average 14.8 points per game in the remaining regular season contests. R.J. Hunter, the only son of head coach Ron Hunter, leads all CAA freshmen in scoring and rebounding. He was named CAA Rookie of the Week on Monday following a pair of 20plus point performances against Southern Miss and Rhode Island. Hunter is averaging a teamhigh 15.6 points, eighth in the CAA, and 5.9 rebounds per game. He is also collecting 2.2 threepointers per game, third best in the league and shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc, seventh in the conference. Hunter is also among the CAA leaders in free throw percentage, steals blocked shots and defensive rebounds. Redshirtjunior Manny Atkins enters Saturday s contest after a 14point, ninerebound effort against Rhode Island. The Virginia Tech transfer has scored 126 points in his last eight games, a 15.8 points per game average. Atkins has missed three doubledoubles this season by just one rebound and another two doubledoubles by just two rebounds. From nearby Tucker, Ga., Atkins is averaging 13.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season, while shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line, eighth best in the CAA. He is third in the CAA in threepoint field goal percentage, hitting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc. He is also eighth in the CAA making 1.7 threepointers per game. Georgia Southern is led by Eric Ferguson who is averaging 14.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. C.J. Reed and Tre Bussey are also averaging in double figures for a squad averaging 59.7 points per game. This will mark the 45th meeting between the two schools who were conference foes in the Trans America Athletic Conference (now Atlantic Sun). The Eagles lead the series 3113, but the two schools have played just three times since 1996, all three coming in the last three years. Following Saturday s contest, Georgia State will open Colonial Athletic Association play on Wednesday facing preseason favorite Drexel in the Sports Arena at 7 p.m. HOME SWEET HOME When coach Ron Hunter took over the Panthers, one of the first things he proclaimed was that the GSU Sports Arena would become one of the toughest places in the country. So far, he has been correct. The Panthers are 176 in the comfy confines in his oneplus seasons. In his first season, Hunter s Panthers won 10straight home games and finished the season 133 in the GSU Sports Arena. YOUNG AND COACHING LONG With his 300th win earlier this season at Liberty, coach Ron Hunter joined an elite group of young coaches. He won his 300 in just his 535th game coaching. Hunter will turn 49 on April 7, The next milestone will be his 350th win when he will be included on a list that includes some of the following. Youngest Coaches with 350 D1 Wins Entering Season Billy Donovan, Florida, 421 (May 30, 1965) Steve Alford, New Mexico, 356 (Nov. 23, 1964) Herb Sendek, Arizona State, 352 (Feb. 22, 1963) Bill Self, Kansas, 476 (Dec. 27, 1962) Jay Wright, Villanova, 359 (Dec. 24, 1961) Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt, 384 (Oct. 1, 1960)

3 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) NEW AND IMPROVED SCHEDULE Building his first schedule for Georgia State, head coach Ron Hunter wanted to test his team early, knowing that the squad will face a very difficult Colonial Athletic Association schedule in January and February. The Panthers have played three teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2012, including opening at No. 8 (ESPN) Duke followed by BYU. The Panthers will also hosted Southern Miss. Georgia State already topped future Sun Belt foe South Alabama, 7573 as the Jaguars were receiving votes in the ESPN Coaches poll at the time. Georgia State s strength of schedule reached as high as 19th earlier this season. MOVING ON UP... This will mark Georgia State s final season in the Colonial Athletic Association. As of July 1, 2013, the Panthers will join the highlycompetitive Sun Belt Conference, led by new Commissioner Karl Benson. Due to a 12year old CAA rule, the Panthers, along with Old Dominion which is moving to Conference USA, will not be eligible for the CAA Tournament in March. However, Georgia State is eligible for all postseason tournaments, including the NCAA and NIT. WHITE NAMED TO TOP LIST Junior point guard and captain Devonta White was named to the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Dec. 20, the second year in a row a Panther has been named to the list. Before the season, White picked up a pair of preseason honors, being named to the AllCAA Preseason Second Team and College Sports Madness AllCAA Third Team. Last season, James Fields was named to the same list as he finished his career playing the second most games in school history. A NEW ERA OF GSU BASKETBALL After being named the 15th head coach of Georgia State on March 21, 2011, Ron Hunter set out to change the culture of Panther basketball and he did that in his first year. Compiling a 2212 record, Hunter won the second most games in school history, only behind the 29 wins of Charles Lefty Driesell during the season that ended in the NCAA Tournament. Hunter s squad also put together an 11game winning streak, capped with wins over CAA preseason favorite Drexel and 2011 Final Four squad VCU. The year ended with the Panthers returning to postseason play and earning the school s secondever postseason victory, a 7443 thumping of Tennessee Tech to open the CollegeInsider. com Postseason Tournament. THE SERIES WITH GEORGIA SOUTHERN Georgia Southern leads the alltime series with Georgia State 3113, however, the Panthers have won four of the last five matchups. This will mark the fourth staright season the teams have met, however, before the current streak, the two squads had not met since Last season, James Fields scored a careerhigh 18 points to lead Georgia State to its schoolrecord ninth straight victory in dominating fashion, Devonta White added 17 points and four steals, and three other Panthers were in double figures, including Eric Buckner with 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. THIRD TIMES A CHARM Freshman R.J. Hunter is only two months into his collegiate career and he has already earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors three times this year. Hunter has equalled the total number of CAA Rookie of the Week honors earned by Georgia State in the last seven years since joining the league. His latest honor game on Dec. 24 after averaging 23.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games for GSU against Southern Miss and Rhode Island. He earned his first honor in his first collegiate game collecting a doubledouble of 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Panthers loss to No. 8 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He earned the award again on Nov. 26 after leading the Panthers to threestraight wins as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. He scored a seasonhigh 25 points to cap the week against South Alabama. BLOCK PARTY Senior James Vincent tied the school record with nine blocked shots against Monmouth on Nov. 19. Nicknamed Oak, the 610 big fella tied the record of Sylvestor Morgan that was set against Mercer on Jan. 23, He currently has 27 blocks this season, a 2.3 per game average, tops in the CAA. Georgia Southern L L L OT... W L L /7/74...H W /16/75... A L W W H L A L H L A L H L A L /8/79... A L /13/80...H W H W A L /10/85...H L /7/85... A L /2/85... A L /9/86... A L /6/86...H L /3/87...H L /5/87... A W /7/88... A L /11/88...H L /10/88 *... A L /5/89... A L /2/89...H L /27/90...H L /22/90... A L /17/91...H W /14/91...OT... A W /11/92...H L /8/92... A L /11/92 *... A L /12/95...H W /21/96... A W /22/09...H W /22/10...ot... A L /22/11...H W 7252 * Conference Tournament MOST BLOCKED SHOTS GAME 9 James Vincent vs. Monmouth Sylvester Morgan vs. Mercer Eric Buckner vs. FIU Eric Buckner vs. Liberty Sylvester Morgan at Lipscomb Nate Williams at Stetson

4 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN Senior James Vincent is quickly moving up the school s alltime blocked shots list. Despite being outside the top ten entering the year, he is already moved up to sixth with 27 blocked shots this season. BLOCKED SHOTS CAREER The schoolrecord of 167 was set by Eric Buckner just last year. He moved ahead of Sylvestor Morgan with three blocks at Troy and is now 12 behind Deven Dickerson for fifth in school history. FATHER & SON For the first time in R.J. Hunter s career, his father will be coaching him on the sidelines. Although R.J. spent plenty of time watching his dad coach while at IUPUI for 17 years, the youngest Hunter was never coached by dad Ron at any level. The duo is one of just seven pairs of father and son pairs in the NCAA this year. The group includes: Steve & Kory Alford New Mexico Jim & Billy Baron Canisius Ron & R.J. Hunter Georgia State Greg & Doug McDermott Creighton Ray & Ray McCallum Detroit Dale & Ethan Layer Liberty Todd & Blake Bozeman Morgan State FROM WAY DOWNTOWN Freshman R.J. Hunter got things going quickly against Southern Miss, hitting three threepointers before the first media timeout enroute to hitting 6of12 from beyond the arc, just one shy of entering the school s record books. Hunter scored 20 points in the first half and finished with 24, shooting 8of16 from the floor and pulling down four rebounds. He earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors for his effort. CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR Player...Years Blk 1. Eric Buckner (2) Zavian Smith (4) Nate Williams (3) Torquin Gresham (3) Deven Dickerson (4) James Vincent present Sylvester Morgan (2) Trello Galloway (2) Chris Collier (2) 71 Redshirtjunior Manny Atkins has had a very special season already this year, but a rebound here or there could make it even more special. Atkins has missed a doubledouble three times already this season by just one rebound, to go along with two more games that he missed by two rebounds. IF he had secured all of those doubledoubles, he would be tied for 19th in the country in the lastest NCAA rankings. IF THEY RE FREE Devonta White entered the season having made 17straight free throws, trumping his streak of 16 consecutive made free throws which came to an end against Old Dominion on Feb. 22. He pushed the streak to 20 straight by making his first three free throws at Duke in the opening game of the season. Unfortunately, he missed his fourth opportunity ending the streak as the fourth longest in school history. The school record is 23 straight made by Nate Williams from Jan. 13Feb. 12, GOING BAREFOOT Coach Ron Hunter will coach his sixth annual barefoot game in support of Samaritan s Feet against William & Mary in 2013 on Jan. 12 at the GSU Sports Arena. Last year, his first with the Panthers, GSU earned a 7561 victory over UNCW while wearing orange jerseys to help raise awareness for the cause. Hunter has coached a game in his bare feet in each of the last five seasons in support of Samaritan s Feet, an organization that provides shoes for underprivileged children around the world. MOST IMPROVED Georgia State finished the season among the most improved in the country. The Panthers finished plus10 in wins, concluding with the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Panthers finished the season STEALIN THE SHOW Georgia State swiped 315 steals during the season, the second most in school history. The school record of 351 was set during the season, a season that ended in the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers had four players with 50 or more steals and all four players ranked among the top 12 in the CAA in steals per game. This season, the Panthers have 101 steals in just the first 12 games of the season, including a seasonhigh 14 against Louisiana Tech and 13 at BYU. GSU ranks 82nd in the nation as of Monday with 8.4 steals per game. FREQUENT FLYERS With only a pair of games on the schedule in which the Panthers can take a bus, Georgia State will add up the frequent flyer miles again during the season. As the crow flies, Georgia State will travel 20,750 roundtrip miles during the regular season. Georgia State traveled to Utah for the second straight season, a short 1,884mile venture oneway. The Panthers faced BYU in Provo on Nov. 13 to open the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. The team s shortest trip is to Troy, Ala. (182 miles oneway) to face sotobe Sun Belt Conference foe Troy. State will make nine trips along the east coast once CAA play gets underway, the shortest being 415 miles oneway to Wilmington, N.C. to face the Seahawks. 528 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one threepoint field goal in 528 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, NEXT UP Georgia State will open CAA play on Wednesday facing Drexel in the Sports Arena at 7 p.m. It will mark the first of three CAA games in six days for the Panthers.

5 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) GEORGIA STATE AMONG CAA LEADERS SCORING R.J. Hunter Devonta White Manny Atkins REBOUNDING Manny Atkins R.J. Hunter FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Devonta White Manny Atkins ASSISTS Devonta White Manny Atkins FREE THROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter Manny Atkins STEALS Devonta White R.J. Hunter Manny Atkins POINT FG PCT Manny Atkins R.J. Hunter POINT FG MADE R.J. Hunter Manny Atkins Devonta White BLOCKED SHOTS James Vincent R.J. Hunter DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS R.J. Hunter Manny Atkins MINUTES PLAYED Devonta White Manny Atkins TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5 S) Scoring Defense Field Goal Percentage Defense Point FG Percentage Blocked Shots Steals Turnover Margin Point FG Made th 11th t15th 14th 16th 13th 14th t9th t15th 6th 8th 1st t6th t10th 3rd 7th 3rd 8th t12th 2nd t9th 9th t10th 2nd 5th 4th 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd BY THE NUMBERS CAA LEADERS (AS OF DEC. 28TH) GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100) Blocked Shots per Game Steals per Game Turnovers per Game Turnover Margin Personal Fouls per Game POINTS PER GAME R.J. Hunter THREEPOINT FG PER GAME R.J. Hunter FREETHROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME James Vincent STEALS PER GAME Devonta White R.J. Hunter *NCAA stats as of Dec. 25th 73rd 82nd 72nd 71st 100th 178th 169th 200th 42nd 45th 136th LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING Devonta White 5 games Manny Atkins 4 games R.J. Hunter 4 games REBOUNDING Manny Atkins 8 games R.J. Hunter 4 games James Vincent 3 games Denny Burguillos 1 game Rashaad Richardson 1 game ASSISTS Devonta White 6 games Manny Atkins 6 games R.J. Hunter 2 games Markus Crider 2 games T.J. Shipes 1 game Rashaad Richardson 1 game *Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties

6 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 6) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER Ron Hunter restored the Georgia State program to national prominence in just his first year as head coach of the Panthers during the season. Georgia State won 22 games, the second most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, the Panthers fourthever postseason appearance. Hunter has won 296 games in 18 seasons, but the accomplishments made by the team might be the most special. After being named head coach on March, 21, 2011, he built a squad that finished in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, defensive shooting percentage, steals and blocked shots, as six seniors finished their careers triumpently. Following the recordsetting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tipoff Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a recordnumber of conference and national awards. National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian efforts, partnering with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. He continued that work in Atlanta, coaching the Panthers while barefoot to victory over UNCW in front of the largest crowd in the Sports Arena since While leading IUPUI to 25 or more wins in two of his final four seasons, Hunter began to partner with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. On Jan. 24, 2008, he coached IUPUI against Oakland in his bare feet to help raise awareness for the cause. By tipoff, Hunter s efforts had raised more than 100,000 pairs of shoes, and to date, that number has climbed well above 250,000. During his first season at Georgia State, Hunter led the Panthers to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, just the fourth time GSU earned a postseason bid. The Panthers opened the tournament at home, another first, hosting a postseason contest and earning an impressive 7443 victory against Tennessee Tech. Earlier in the year, Hunter s squad won 11 straight games, a schoolrecord, earning impressive victories over CAA preseason favorite Drexel and at VCU. The streak included wins of 32, 32 and 31 points. The Panthers winning ways continued in the CAA Tournament with a recordsetting 35point victory against Hofstra in the first round, the largest margin of victory in CAA Championship history. Hunter s resume includes numerous national honors including an NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Service, the 2009 Giant Steps Award from the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS), and a Minority Achievement Award from the Center for Leadership Development (CLD). He was one of seven head coaches who served on the Division I Basketball Academic Enhancement Group, as appointed by late NCAA President Myles Brand, and he is a member of the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Board of Directors. Hunter, 48, earned his bachelor s degree in education at Miami in 1986 and added a master s in He was a standout player on strong Miami teams of the mid1980s, along with high school and college teammate Ron Harper, who went on to a long NBA career. The Redhawks were 8130 during Hunter s fouryear career and earned three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths while winning two MAC championships. Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (23) and R.J. (18). RON HUNTER LEDGER Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason...Record Head Coach, Career (18 seasons) Head Coach, Georgia State (2nd season) Head Coach, Georgia State Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; d. Tenn. Tech, l. Mercer) Head Coach, IUPUI (17 seasons) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI (CBI Tournament; d. Hofstra, l. Princeton) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI * Head Coach, IUPUI (NCAA; l. Kentucky) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI (Joined Division I) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season) Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee (6 seasons) Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State) Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU) Player, Miami (Ohio) * 18 wins vacated

7 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 7) CAREER HIGHS MANNY ATKINS Points: 26 vs. Tennessee State, Rebounds: (3x) 9 vs. Rhode Island, (most recent) Assists: 5 vs. Southern Miss, , vs. South Alabama, , Georgia Tech, 3610* Steals: 5 vs. Mount St. Mary s, 1211* *while at Virginia Tech DENNY BURGUILLOS Points: 9 at BYU, Rebounds: 6 at BYU, Blocks: 2 vs. Tennessee State, vs. Rhode Island, MARKUS CRIDER Points: 6 at Troy, , vs. Southern Miss, Rebounds: 5 vs. Duke, 11912, Southern Poly, Steals: 3 vs. Monmouth, TYLER GAMBLE Points: 2 vs. Rhode Island, , vs. Tenn. Tech, Rebounds: 2 vs. Tennessee Tech, Assists: 1 vs. FIU, JUSTIN GREEN Points: Rebounds: 1 vs. Rhode Island, Assista: 1 vs. Rhode Island, RYANN GREEN Points: 1 at Troy, Rebounds: 2 at Troy, , vs. Rhode Island, Assists: 4 vs. Southern Poly, R.J. HUNTER Points: 25 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 10 vs. Duke, Assists: 4 vs. Liberty, 12212, vs. Southern Poly, Steals: 4 vs. South Alabama, , vs. Louisiana Tech, , Liberty, RASHAAD RICHARDSON Points: 21 vs. Washington, Rebounds: 6 vs. Tennessee Tech, Assists: 3 vs. Southern Poly, KEVIN SHAW Points: 3 vs. Washington, Rebounds: 1 vs. William & Mary, 12311, vs. URI, vs. Tennessee Tech, 31312, East Carolina, Assists: 2 vs. Hofstra (CAA), 3212 T.J. SHIPES Points: 6 vs. East Carolina, Rebounds: 3 vs. Louisiana Tech, Blocks: First Season CAMERON SOLOMON Points: 10 vs. Tenn. St., , vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 4 vs. Liberty, Assists: (6x) 1 vs. Rhode Island, DAVID TRAVERS Points: First Season Rebounds: 1 vs. South Alabama, Assists: 1 vs. Duke, 11912, at BYU, vs. Louisiana Tech, JAMES VINCENT Points: 21 vs. Towson, Rebounds: 12 vs. Southern Poly, Blocks: 9 vs. Monmouth, DEVONTA WHITE Points: 24 vs. Tennessee Tech, Rebounds: 6 vs. Hampton, Assists: 6 vs. Hofstra, 2911, at Samford, , vs. South Carolina State, GAMEBYGAME STARTING LINEUPS at Duke... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Burguillos at BYU... White Hunter Crider Atkins Burguillos Monmouth... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Vincent Tennessee State... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Vincent South Alabama... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Vincent East Carolina... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Vincent Louisiana Tech... White Hunter Crider Atkins Burguillos at Liberty... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Burguillos Southern Poly... White Hunter Solomon Atkins Burguillos at Troy... White Hunter Richardson Atkins Vincent Southern Miss... White Hunter Crider Atkins Vincent at Rhode Island... White Hunter R. Green Atkins Burguillos at Georgia Southern Drexel James Madison at Hofstra Delaware William & Mary at Old Dominion at Towson UNCW at Drexel at Northeastern Old Dominion at UNCW Towson Hofstra at George Mason at William & Mary at James Madison Northeastern ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Dec. 24) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Duke (30) Michigan (1) Louisville Arizona Indiana Kansas Syracuse Cincinnati Missouri Ohio State Florida Creighton Gonzaga Minnesota Illinois San Diego State UNLV Georgetown Michigan State Notre Dame Butler Oklahoma State Kentucky Pittsburgh North Carolina State Others receiving votes: New Mexico 62, North Carolina 34, Kansas State 22, VCU 22, Wyoming 20, Connecticut 6, Oregon 6, Temple 5, Maryland 3, Colorado 3, Wichita State 3, Colorado State 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider MidMajor Poll (Dec. 24) Record Points Conference 1. Creighton (26) Missouri Valley 2. Gonzaga (4) West Coast 3. Wichita State (1) Missouri Valley 4. Lehigh Patriot 5. Murray State Ohio Valley 6. Bucknell Patriot 7. Illinois State Missouri Valley 8. Belmont Ohio Valley 9. Utah State WAC 10. Saint Mary s West Coast 11. Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 12. BYU West Coast 13. South Dakota State Summit 14. Ohio MidAmerican 15. Santa Clara West Coast 16. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 17. UIC Horizon 18. Davidson Southern 18. Valparaiso Horizon 20. Loyola MD Metro Atlantic 21. Akron MidAmerican 22. Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 22. North Dakota State Summit 24. Albany America East 25. Stephen F. Austin Southland Others receiving votes: Louisiana Tech 54, Canisius 34, Cal State Northridge 25, Fairfield 24, George Mason 23, Jacksonville State 23, Detroit 19, Western Kentucky 18, Indiana State 12, Loyola Chicago 10, William & Mary 10, Western Michigan 9, Stony Brook 8, Florida Gulf Coast 7, Oral Roberts 6, Western Illinois 6, Wright State 4, Northwestern State 2, Robert Morris 2, Weber State 2, Bryant 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent

8 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 23 Manny Atkins... F RJr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 45 Denny Burguillos... F Jr. Valencia, Venezuela (Casper (Wyo.) College) 33 Markus Crider... F Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy 15 Tyler Gamble... G So. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 35 Justin Green... G So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 2 Ryann Green... G So. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 22 R.J. Hunter... G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Jr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 10 Kevin Shaw... G So. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 31 T.J. Shipes... F Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 1 LaRon Smith... F Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS) 21 Cameron Solomon... G RSo. Hampton, Ga. (Brevard CC/Lovejoy HS) 20 David Travers... G Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 50 James Vincent...C Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 42 Curtis Washington... F RSo. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Southern Cal/Elizabethtown HS) 12 Devonta White... G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 LaRon Smith... F Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS) 2 Ryann Green... G So. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 10 Kevin Shaw... G So. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 12 Devonta White... G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) 15 Tyler Gamble... G So. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 20 David Travers... G Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 21 Cameron Solomon... G RSo. Hampton, Ga. (Brevard CC/Lovejoy HS) 22 R.J. Hunter... G Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 23 Manny Atkins... F RJr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Jr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 31 T.J. Shipes... F Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 33 Markus Crider... F Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy 35 Justin Green... G So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 42 Curtis Washington... F RSo. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Southern Cal/Elizabethtown HS) 45 Denny Burguillos... F Jr. Valencia, Venezuela (Casper (Wyo.) College) 50 James Vincent...C Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986)), 2nd Year at GSU Associate Head Coach: Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 2nd Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Everick Sullivan (Louisville, 2002), 2nd Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 2nd Year at GSU Director of BB Ops: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009) Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength & Cond. Coach: Jamal Terry (Morris Brown, 2000) Graduate Managers: Junard Hartley and Jeff Diepenback Devonta White...duhVONtay TJ Shipes... SHYpes Denny Burguillos...BurGEElos

9 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) MANNY ATKINS G 66, 205 RJr. Tucker, Ga. 23 DENNY BURGUILLOS F 67, 230 Jr. Valencia, Venezuela 45 MARKUS CRIDER F 66, 205 Fr. Dayton, Ohio 33 TYLER GAMBLE G 60, 190 So. Commerce, Ga. 15 JUSTIN GREEN G 66, 210 So. Jonesboro, Ga. 35 RYANN GREEN G 61, 175 So. College Park, Ga. 2 R.J. HUNTER G 65, 175 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 22 RASHAAD RICHARDSON G 64, 185 Jr. Charleston, S.C. 25 KEVIN SHAW G 60, 175 So. Louisville, Ky. 10 T.J. SHIPES F 67, 225 Fr. Buford, Ga. 31 LARON SMITH F 68, 190 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. 1 CAMERON SOLOMON G 63, 170 RSo. Hampton, Ga. 21 DAVID TRAVERS G 60, 170 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. 20 JAMES VINCENT C 610, 260 Sr. Columbus, Ga. 50 CURTIS WASHINGTON F 69, 230 RSo. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42 DEVONTA WHITE G 510, 170 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. 12 RON HUNTER Head Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State DARRYL LABARRIE Associate Head Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State EVERICK SULLIVAN Assistant Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State CLAUDE PARDUE Assistant Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State

10 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising post player who showed continued improvement during his junior season and will look to break into the starting lineup during his senior year... Very comfortable playing with his back to the basket... In three seasons, has played in 86 games, averaging 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, shooting 50.8 percent from the floor HIGHLIGHTS Second in the CAA in blocked shots, averaging 2.3 per game. Scored 15 points on 6of7 shooting in exhibition opener against Life. Started the game and finished with 30 minutes and six rebounds. Finished with eight points on 4of5 shooting with five rebounds against No. 8 Duke, tying a careerhigh with two steals. Made first start of the season, tying a schoolrecord with nine blocks and grabbing eight rebounds against Monmouth in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Scored 8 points with 3 blocks in 26 minutes against Tennessee State. Made clutch dunk and free throw with less than a minute remaining at Liberty that helped setup GSU s comefrombehindvictory. Finished with a careerhigh 12 rebounds and 3 assists, along with 7 points against Southern Poly. Just missed a doubledouble with 10 points and 9 rebounds at Troy, while blocking 3 shots to move into sixth on the alltime school list. POINTS: 18 Towson, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Towson, (77) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Towson, 2511 (610) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 McNeese State, (44) Towson, (44) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Old Dominion, (36) Troy, (26) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 12 Southern Poly, ASSISTS: 3 Southern Poly, STEALS: 2 (10X) most recent: Duke, BLOCKS: 9 Monmouth, MINUTES: 33 Old Dominion, VINCENT GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke at BYU Monmouth...* Tennessee St....* South Alabama..* East Carolina...* Louisiana Tech at Liberty Southern Poly at Troy...* Southern Miss...* at Rhode Island at Ga. Southern... Drexel... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

11 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) VINCENT GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St vs Portland vs. FAU... McNeese State at Samford Liberty at S.C. State FIU William&Mary Rhode Island at Utah Valley Ga. Southern... illness Drexel at VCU at Mason UNCW Towson at Northeastern at Delaware James Madison at Drexel VCU at UNCW at Hofstra Northeastern Delaware at JMU UTSA Old Dominion at William&Mary Hofstra (CAA) Mason (CAA) Tenn. Tech (CIT) Mercer (CIT) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M So.... Texas A&MCC... Chattanooga... VCU Towson...* Mason Delaware Old Dominion UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion Tech... * George Mason UNCW (CAA) Mason (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI... Utah Valley Ala J EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA)

12 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) AT GEORGIA STATE: Redshirted season due to NCAA transfer regulations while practicing with the team... Has two years of eligibility remaining starting with the season... Talented wing with good shooting and scoring ability... Increased productivity from freshman to sophomore season at Virginia Tech HIGHLIGHTS Leads CAA in threepoint shooting percentage, hitting 44.4 from behind the arc. Has missed three doubledoubles by two rebounds this season and another two by just two rebounds. Scored 21 points, pulling down 8 rebounds at BYU. Made inbounds pass on Rashaad Richardson s halfcourt buzzerbeater against Tennessee State, finishing with four assists. Finished with a careerhigh 26 points on 8of11 shooting, including 5of6 threepointers and 5of5 free throws with seven rebounds and five assists against South Alabama. Played a careerhigh 40 minutes, scoring 15 points and grabbing 8 rebounds against East Carolina. Finished just shy of a doubledouble with 13 points and a careerhigh 9 rebounds against Louisiana Tech. Scored 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in GSU s win at Liberty. Just missed a doubledouble with 12 points and tied a careerhigh with 9 rebounds at Troy. Just missed a doubledouble with 14 points and 9 rebounds at Rhode Island. CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 26 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 BYU, (918) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 18 BYU, (918) 3PT FG MADE: 5 South Alabama, (56) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 7 Louisiana Tech, (37) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 South Alabama, (55) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 5 South Alabama, (55) Florida State, (35) Monmouth, (45), Rhode Island, (45) REBOUNDS: 9 (3X) Rhode Island, ASSISTS: 5 South Alabama, Georgia Tech, 3610 STEALS: 5 Mount St. Mary s, 1211 MINUTES: 40 East Carolina, CAREER STATISTICS ATKINS GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke...* at BYU...* Monmouth...* Tennessee St....* South Alabama..* East Carolina...* Louisiana Tech...* at Liberty...* Southern Poly...* at Troy...* Southern Miss...* at Rhode Island.* at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (VT) (VT) Totals

13 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) ATKINS GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS (VT) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts Brown... UNC Greensboro Temple... Delaware Georgia VMI State... CharlestonSo UMBC Longwood Hall Carolina Miami State NC Central Boston College North Carolina State Virginia... College Maryland... NC State Tech... * Miami Quinnipiac Connecticut Rhode Island MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts Campbell State UNC Greensboro Oklahoma State UNLV Purdue... Virginia Penn State Mississippi State Bonnie USC Upstate Mt. St. Mary s Florida State Carolina Wake Forest Longwood Tech Miami State College Georgia Tech Maryland Forest Duke Boston College Georgia Tech Florida State BethuneCook Wichita State

14 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) AT GEORGIA STATE: Skilled junior college transfer with two years of eligibility remaining... A lefty who can play the post or shoot the 20foot jumper who is continuing to grow... Dedicated player both on and off the court HIGHLIGHTS Saw eight minutes of action in GSU debut against Life, scoring two points and grabbing a pair of rebounds. Made first career start in first game as a Panther against No. 8 Duke. Scored 9 points on 4of6 shooting in 28 minutes, pulling down 6 rebounds at BYU. POINTS: 9 BYU, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 BYU, (46) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 BYU, (46) FREE THROWS MADE: 1 BYU, (12) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 2 BYU, (12) REBOUNDS: 6 BYU, BLOCKS: 2 Tennessee State, , Rhode Island, ASSISTS: 1 South Alabama, Rhode Island, STEALS: 2 Louisiana Tech, MINUTES: 28 BYU, BURGUILLOS GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke...* at BYU...* Monmouth Tennessee St South Alabama East Carolina Louisiana Tech...* at Liberty...* Southern Poly at Troy Southern Miss at Rhode Island.* at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

15 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 15) AT GEORGIA STATE: In first two seasons, played in 59 games, though greatly increased production in every category during his sophomore season, making 16 starts and will be looked to as a starter in his junior year. During the season, played in 34 games, making 16 starts and averaging 5.4 ppg HIGHLIGHTS: Started first exhibition game against Life, scoring 17 points in 25 minutes of action. Finished 5of11 from the floor and 5of6 from the free throw line, grabbing five rebounds. Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench in the Panthers exhibition game against Albany State. Played a careerhigh 32 minutes, while swiping a careerhigh three steals at BYU. Hit 45foot half court buzzerbeater against Tennessee State to give GSU a 5957 win. His heroics earned him the #3 play of the night on ESPN s Sportscenter Top 10. Hit a gamewinning threepointer with less than three seconds remaining at Liberty to give GSU a onepoint victory, his second clutch winning shot in 10 days. Scored 10 points on 3of6 shooting. Scored 15 points in 26 minutes off the bench, grabbing 3 rebounds and 3 assists against Southern Poly. POINTS: 21 Washington, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Washington, (714) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Washington, (714) 3PT FG MADE: 7 Washington, (710) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 10 Washington, (710) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Southern Poly, (36) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 3 Southern Poly, (36) REBOUNDS: 6 Tennessee Tech (CIT), ASSISTS: 3 Southern Poly, STEALS: 3 BYU, , Tennessee State, MINUTES: 32 BYU, RICHARDSON GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts at Duke...* at BYU Monmouth...* Tennessee St....* South Alabama..* East Carolina...* Louisiana Tech at Liberty...* Southern Poly at Troy Southern Miss at Rhode Island at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

16 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 16) RICHARDSON GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St vs Portland...* vs. FAU McNeese State at Samford...* Liberty at S.C. State FIU...* William&Mary...* Rhode Island...* at Utah Valley...* Ga. Southern...* Drexel at VCU at Mason UNCW Towson at Northeastern at Delaware James Madison at Drexel VCU...* at UNCW...* at Hofstra...* Northeastern...* Delaware...* at JMU UTSA Old Dominion at William&Mary * Hofstra (CAA)...* Mason (CAA)...* Tenn. Tech (CIT) Mercer (CIT) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich.... Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga VCU Towson Mason Delaware Old UNCW Hofstra Dominion Tech George Mason UNCW (CAA)... Mason (CAA)

17 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 17) AT GEORGIA STATE: After an injury derailed his freshman season, started 33 of 34 games during his sophomore year, increasing his production in every statistical category... Point guard who was one of the top prep prospects in Georgia in the Class of Lacks size but possesses excellent quickness and floor leadership HIGHLIGHTS: Named to the AllCAA Preseason Coaches Second Team. Currently just 282 points shy of becoming the Panthers 17th 1,000point scorer. Has scored in double figures in all but one game this season. Has at least one steal in 14 straight games dating back to last season, including 5 games with at least 3 steals this season. Entered the season making 17 straight free throws, and added three against Duke before streak came to an end. His 20 straight free throws is the fourth longest mark in GSU history, just three behind the record of 23 held by Nate Williams during the 2004 season. Scored a teamhigh 19 points, hitting 3of5 from threepoint range while grabbing three steals against No. 8 Duke. Played just under 40 minutes against Tennessee State, scoring 19 points on 6of8 shooting with three threepointers. Tied a teamhigh with 17 points while dishing out 5 assists at Liberty. Scored 16 points, hitting three threepointers, and tied a careerhigh with 4 steals aganist Southern Poly. POINTS: 24 Tennessee Tech, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 Tennessee Tech, (913) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 17 BYU, (517) 3PT FG MADE: 5 William & Mary, (58) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 8 Samford, (28) William & Mary, (58) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Delaware, (77) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 (5X) Rhode Island, (37) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 6 Hampton, ASSISTS: 6 Hofstra, 2611 Samford, South Carolina State, UNCW, 2112 STEALS: 4 FIU, 12111, UNCW, Towson, Louisiana Tech, Southern Poly, BLOCKS: 1 Hampton, , VCU 1412 Delaware, 12112, USA, MINUTES: 46 Delaware, WHITE GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke...* at BYU...* Monmouth...* Tennessee St....* South Alabama..* East Carolina...* Louisiana Tech...* at Liberty...* Southern Poly...* at Troy...* Southern Miss...* at Rhode Island.* at Ga. Southern... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

18 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 18) WHITE GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St vs Portland...* vs. FAU...* McNeese State..* at Samford...* Liberty...* at S.C. State....* FIU...* William&Mary...* Rhode Island...* at Utah Valley...* Ga. Southern...* Drexel...* at VCU...* at Mason...* UNCW...* Towson...* at Northeastern.* at Delaware...* James Madison..* at Drexel...* VCU...* at UNCW at Hofstra...* Northeastern...* Delaware...* at JMU...* UTSA...* Old Dominion...* at William&Mary * Hofstra (CAA)...* Mason (CAA)...* Tenn. Tech (CIT).* Mercer (CIT)...* MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M...* So....* Texas A&MCC...* Chattanooga...* VCU...* injured Towson... Mason.. injured Delaware... injured Old Dominion... injured UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion George Mason... UNCW (CAA) Mason (CAA)

19 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 19) AT GEORGIA STATE: During his first season, saw action in 12 games... Talented local guard who became a fan favorite off the bench... Able to play either the point or move to the two, with the ability to score or dish the ball off HIGHLIGHTS: Earned Dean s List honors for GPA of 3.5 or higher during the fall. Score four points and grabbed six rebounds as a freshman walkon. Grabbed a rebound and dished out an assist in GSU s first exhibition game against Life. Made regular season debut against Monmouth, playing final minute of the game. POINTS: 2 Rhode Island, Tennessee Tech (CIT), FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Rhode Island, (12) Tennessee Tech (CIT), (11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 Rhode Island, (12) FIU, (02) 3PT FG MADE: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 FIU, (01) FREE THROWS MADE: 0 CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 REBOUNDS: 2 Tennessee Tech (CIT), ASSISTS: 1 FIU, STEALS: 0 BLOCKS: 0 MINUTES: 2 FIU, 12111, William & Mary, South Carolina State, Hofstra (CAA), 3212 GAMBLE GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke... at BYU... Monmouth Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina... Louisiana Tech... at Liberty... Southern Poly at Troy... Southern Miss... at Rhode Island... at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

20 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 20) AT GEORGIA STATE: In his first season as true freshman, saw action in six games, playing four minutes after earning a walkon spot. Played locally at Lovejoy High School... Strong academic background as a high school scholarathlete HIGHLIGHTS: Earned Dean s List honors for GPA of 3.5 or higher during the fall. Played the final minute off the bench in both of the Panthers exhibition games. POINTS: 0 FIELD GOALS MADE: 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 Tennessee Tech (CIT), (01) 3PT FG MADE: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 0 FREE THROWS MADE: 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 1 Rhode Island, ASSISTS: 1 Rhode Island, STEALS: 0 BLOCKS: 0 MINUTES: 1 Liberty, Rhode Island, UTSA, Tennessee Tech (CIT), GREEN GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke... at BYU... Monmouth... Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina... Louisiana Tech... at Liberty... Southern Poly... at Troy... Southern Miss... at Rhode Island... at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

21 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 21) AT GEORGIA STATE: A true freshman who earned a late walkon spot... Played locally for a former Georgia State player... Was primarily used at the two, with the ability to score and dish the ball off HIGHLIGHTS: Earned A.D. s Honor Roll for GPA of 3.2 or higher during the fall. Made first start in a Panther uniform in an exhibition game against Life, playing 20 minutes and finishing with three points and three assists. Saw first action of the season at BYU, playing one minute. Tripled his previous careerhigh with 16 minutes played, collecting a careerhigh 4 assists against Southern Poly. Scored first career point on a free throw at Troy, pulling down a careerhigh 2 rebounds. Made first career start at Rhode Island, playing a careerhigh 20 minutes. POINTS: 1 Troy, FIELD GOALS MADE: 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: (7X) 1 Rhode Island, (01) 3PT FG MADE: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: (6X) 1 Rhode Island, (01) FREE THROWS MADE: 1 Troy, (12) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 1 Troy, (12) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 2 Troy, Rhode Island, ASSISTS: 4 Southern Poly, STEALS: 1 Liberty, , Southern Poly, Troy, , Rhode Island, BLOCKS: 0 MINUTES: 20 Rhode Island, GREEN GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke... at BYU Monmouth... Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina... Louisiana Tech... at Liberty Southern Poly at Troy Southern Miss at Rhode Island.* at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

22 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 22) AT GEORGIA STATE: Saw action in eight of first 10 collegiate games, playing 23 minutes during his first season. Third signee of the Ron Hunter era... Played the point guard position during his first year... Able to drive to the hole as well as hit both the midrange jumper and threepointer HIGHLIGHTS: Came off the bench to play three minutes each of the Panthers exhibition games. Saw first action of the regular season against Monmouth. Played three minutes against East Carolina, swiping first career steal. POINTS: 3 Washington, FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Washington, (12) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 (11X) East Carolina, (01) 3PT FG MADE: 1 Washington, (12) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 (10X) East Carolina, (01) FREE THROWS MADE: 1 Liberty, (12) Rhode Island, (12) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 2 Rhode Island, (12) Liberty, (12) ASSISTS: 2 Hofstra (CAA), 3212 STEALS: 1 East Carolina, REBOUNDS: 1 Rhode Island, William & Mary, Hofstra (CAA), 3212 East Carolina, MINUTES: 3 (5X) East Carolina, CAREER STATISTICS SHAW GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke... at BYU... Monmouth Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina Louisiana Tech... at Liberty... Southern Poly at Troy... Southern Miss... at Rhode Island... at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

23 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 23) AT GEORGIA STATE: Prolific scorer who can play multiple guard positions... Can drive the ball to the basket or shoot from the outside... Will have three years of eligibility remaining at GSU following a season at High Point University, which was cut short due to injury and one at Brevard Community College HIGHLIGHTS: Has Division I experience after spending the season at High Point. Came off the bench to score five points on 2of3 shooting in GSU debut against No. 8 Duke. Shot a perfect 4of4 from the floor for eight points against Monmouth, playing a 18 minutes. Came off the bench to score a careerhigh 10 points, making 4of5 free throws against Tennessee State. Tied a careerhigh with 10 points on 4of9 shooting, making his first collegiate threepointer against South Alabama. Scored 7 points in just 6 minutes against Louisiana Tech. In a careerhigh 21 minutes, scored 8 points on 4of6 shooting at Liberty, pulling down 4 rebounds. Made first careerstart, scoring 6 points and grabbing three rebounds against Southern Poly. Score 9 points, making 5of6 free throws at Troy. POINTS: 10 Tennessee State, South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 Monmouth, (44) South Alabama, (49) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 South Alabama, (49) Southern Poly, (39) 3PT FG MADE: 1 South Alabama, (11) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 Ferrum, (02) (High Point) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Troy, (56) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 Ferrum, (48) (High Point) REBOUNDS: 4 Liberty, ASSISTS: 1 (8X) Rhode Island, STEALS: 1 Ferrum, (High Point) Wake Forest, 1511 (High Point) South Alabama, Troy, BLOCKS: 1 East Carolina, MINUTES: 21 Liberty, SOLOMON GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke at BYU Monmouth Tennessee St South Alabama East Carolina Louisiana Tech at Liberty Southern Poly...* at Troy Southern Miss at Rhode Island at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (HP) Totals

24 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 24) AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented prep school star who hales from Coach Ron Hunter s hometown of Dayton, Ohio... Has good size to play on the wing with the ability to shoot from any location on the floor... Threestar recruit coming out of high school HIGHLIGHTS: Came off the bench in first game against Life, playing 18 minutes and grabbing five rebounds, including three offensive. Made first GSU start against Albany State, scoring nine points in 21 minutes, going 2of2 from the floor and 5of6 from the line. In GSU debut, scored four points and grabbed five rebounds against No. 8 Duke. Tied a seasonhigh with 24 minutes and scored a careerhigh 5 points against East Carolina on 2of4 shooting. Scored 6 points on a pair of threepoint plays, while grabbing 3 rebounds at Troy. Tied a careerhigh with 6 points and dished out 3 assists against Southern Miss. POINTS: 6 Troy, Southern Miss, FIELD GOALS MADE: 2 East Carolina, (24) Southern Poly, (23) Troy, (22) Southern Miss, (24) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 Duke, (16) 3PT FG MADE: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 Monmouth, (01) Southern Miss, (01) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 (4X) Southern Miss, (24) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Duke, (24) Southern Miss, (24) REBOUNDS: 5 Duke, 11912, Southern Poly, ASSISTS: 3 Southern Miss, STEALS: 3 Monmouth, BLOCKS: 0 MINUTES: 23 Monmouth, East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, CRIDER GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke at BYU...* Monmouth Tennessee St South Alabama East Carolina Louisiana Tech...* at Liberty Southern Poly at Troy Southern Miss...* at Rhode Island at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

25 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 25) AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented threestar son of head coach Ron Hunter... Versatile shooting guard with tremendous range and very good ball handling skills... Has very good leaping ability and has shown the ability to defend players at multiple positions HIGHLIGHTS: Earned A.D. s Honor Roll for GPA of 3.2 or higher during the fall. Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 12, Nov. 26 & Dec. 24 Has scored 20plus points in five games this season. Garnered a doubledouble with 14 points and 10 rebounds in opener at No. 8 Duke in collegiate debut (earned CAA Rookie of the Week) Scored a careerhigh 25 points, hitting 6of7 free thows and grabbing six rebounds against South Alabama (earned CAA Rookie of the Week) Scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 4 steals against Louisiana Tech. Finished with 21 points on 7of12 shooting, including four threepointers and 7 rebounds against Southern Poly. Scored 24 points, including 20 in the first half, on 8of16 shooting and 6of12 three s against Southern Miss. Finished with 23 points on 7of11 shooting at Rhode Island. POINTS: 25 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 South Alabama, (817) Southern Miss, (816) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 19 Louisiana Tech, (919) 3PT FG MADE: 6 Southern Miss, (612) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 12 Southern Miss, (612) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 BYU, (89) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 BYU, (89) REBOUNDS: 10 Duke, ASSISTS: 4 Liberty, 12212, Southern Poly, STEALS: 4 South Alabama, Louisiana Tech, Liberty, BLOCKS: 3 East Carolina, MINUTES: 39 Southern Miss, HUNTER GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke...* at BYU...* Monmouth...* Tennessee St....* South Alabama..* East Carolina...* Louisiana Tech...* at Liberty...* Southern Poly...* at Troy...* Southern Miss...* at Rhode Island.* at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

26 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 26) AT GEORGIA STATE: A strong and physical power foward who can run the floor well and uses his body well around the basket... One of the top players in the state of Georgia coming out of high school... One of four early signees to Coach Hunter s first full recruiting class HIGHLIGHTS: Played two minutes, going 2of2 from the floor for four points and two rebounds in exhibition opener against Life. Grabbed three rebounds in just five minutes of action against Albany State. Had best game of his early career with 6 points on 2of2 shooting, playing 16 minutes against East Carolina. POINTS: 6 East Carolina, FIELD GOALS MADE: 2 East Carolina, (22) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 East Carolina, (22) FT MADE: 2 East Carolina, (22) FT ATTEMPTED: 2 East Carolina, (22), Louisiana Tech, (02) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 3 Louisiana Tech, ASSISTS: 2 Louisiana Tech, STEALS: BLOCKS: 1 Monmouth, MINUTES: 16 East Carolina, SHIPES GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke at BYU Monmouth Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina Louisiana Tech at Liberty Southern Poly at Troy Southern Miss at Rhode Island... at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

27 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 27) AT GEORGIA STATE: A highlytouted forward out of Florida with good size and rebounding ability, able to put the ball on the floor under the basket or shoot the midrange jumper... Tremendous 73 wing span with the ability to block shots in the paint or alter shots on the perimeter HIGHLIGHTS: Played in final two minutes of exhibition opener against Life, grabbing a rebound and dishing out an assist. Grabbed three rebounds in just four minutes of action against Albany State. Played in first regular season game against Southern Poly, scoring 1 point in 3 minutes. POINTS: 1 Southern Poly, FIELD GOALS MADE: FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: FT MADE: 1 Southern Poly, (12) FT ATTEMPTED: 2 Southern Poly, (12) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: ASSISTS: STEALS: BLOCKS: MINUTES: SMITH GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke... at BYU... Monmouth... Tennessee St.... South Alabama... East Carolina... Louisiana Tech... at Liberty... Southern Poly at Troy... Southern Miss... at Rhode Island... at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

28 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 28) AT GEORGIA STATE: Skilled point guard with tremendous quickness, improving range and very good ball handling skills... Able to split defenders on offense and defend at multiple positions on defense HIGHLIGHTS: Played 17 minutes off the bench against Life, scoring three points on 3of5 free throws, while dishing out five assists. Played a seasonhigh 8 minutes, dishing out assist against Louisiana Tech. POINTS: FIELD GOALS MADE: FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 Louisiana Tech, (01) 3PT FG MADE: 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: FREE THROWS MADE: CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 1 South Alabama, ASSISTS: 1 BYU, , Louisiana Tech, STEALS: 1 BYU, BLOCKS: MINUTES: 8 Louisiana Tech, TRAVERS GAMEBYGAME MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Duke at BYU Monmouth Tennessee St South Alabama East Carolina Louisiana Tech at Liberty... Southern Poly at Troy... Southern Miss... at Rhode Island at Ga. Southern... Drexel... James Madison... at Hofstra... Delaware... William & Mary... at Old Dominion... at Towson... UNCW... at Drexel... at Northeastern... Old Dominion... at UNCW... Towson... Hofstra... at George Mason. at William & Mary at JMU... Northeastern... FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 1 Monmouth, (01) CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg