Game 30: GEORGIA STATE (12-17, 5-11 CAA) vs. OLD DOMINION (21-8, 13-3 CAA)

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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Allison George, Associate Athletic Director for Communications Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 30: GEORGIA STATE (12-17, 5-11 CAA) vs. OLD DOMINION (21-8, 13-3 CAA) Feb. 23, p.m. Georgia State Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. (CSS-TV) RECORDS Georgia State: 12-17, 5-11 CAA H: 9-4, A: 1-11, N: 2-2 Last Game: d. South Carolina State, Old Dominion: 21-8, 13-3 Last Game: l. Northern Iowa, HEAD COACH Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) At GSU: (3rd year) Career: (11th year) SERIES RECORD Old Dominion leads, Last meeting: ODU 56, GSU 40, Last GSU win: 55-54, GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR TV: Regionally televised on CSS. Announcers are Bob Neal and Brian Oliver. Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5). WMLB-AM (1690). Dave Cohen is in his 27th year as play-by-play voice. Live statistics at GeorgiaStateSports.com. PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Note G 2 Joe Dukes Sr.-R apg (4.6 in CAA games); 37 assists in last 6 games G 11 Trae Goldston Sr CAA Player of Week Dec. 28; 1,025 career points G 3 Marques Johnson Jr.-R 2.7 a2.4 Career-high nine points at Northeastern F 1 Trey Hampton Sr.-R Last 4 games: 14.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg; 19 pts vs. JMU F 24 Ousman Krubally Sr Last 5 games: 11.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg RESERVES PANTHERS HOST CAA CO-LEADER OLD DOMINION ON SENIOR NIGHT Six Georgia State seniors will play their final home game as the Panthers host Colonial Athletic Association leader Old Dominion for Senior Night Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the GSU Sports Arena. The game will be regionally televised on CSS, and live radio coverage is available on WRAS-FM 88.5 and WMLB-AM GSU (12-17, 5-11 CAA) has won two straight, including Saturday s victory over South Carolina in the ESPN Bracketbusters. Old Dominion (21-8, 13-3) dropped its Bracketbuster game at Northern Iowa, 72-61, but the Monarchs are tied for first in the CAA with Northeastern. ODU won the earlier meeting on its homecourt, 56-40, Jan. 28. This is a unique group of seniors, said GSU head coach Rod Barnes. It s a diverse group, but they ve come together. You always want to send out your seniors in a positive way. Now in his third season at Georgia State, Barnes veteran lineup is headlined by allconference guard Joe Dukes. Dukes, a 6-1 senior from Cuthbert, Ga., is a preseason selection to the All-CAA second team after earning third-team honors a year ago. The dynamic guard averages 12.9 points per game, along with 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He ranks 12th in the CAA in scoring as well as fourth in steals, sixth in assists and 10th in field goal percentage (.417). Nursing a sore back, Dukes has seen his scoring dip in recent games, but he continues to contribute in other areas, averaging 6.2 assists for the last six contests. He has moved into the top 10 in Georgia State history in assists (245) and steals (104) in just two seasons in a Panther uniform. Dukes, who plays both guard positions, is joined in the backcourt by 6-0 senior Trae Goldston. The Decatur, Ga., native, averages 10.8 ppg, including 1.9 treys per game (seventh CAA) and a 40-percent accuracy rate from long range (seventh CAA). He topped the 1,000-point mark last week and ranks second in GSU history with 193 career three-pointers. G 4 James Fields So pts vs. VCU (career high for CAA game) G 12 Dante Curry Jr.-R Season-high 10 pts vs. Drexel, 9 pts in win vs. UNCW F 14 Jihad Ali So.-R Career-high 22 pts, game-winning 3P vs. Mason C 22 James Vincent Fr pts vs. VCU, 7 rebs vs. Mason F 23 Xavier Hansbro Sr.-R Career-high 21 pts vs. Utah Valley F 30 Kevin Lott Sr pts, 2 3P at Towson

2 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 SHORTER (Exhibition) hw Nov. 12 at NC State 1 (tv) al Nov. 17 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE hw Nov. 20 Drake 1 nl Nov. 21 Howard 1 nw Nov. 22 IUPUI 1 (ot) nl Nov. 25 Utah Valley 2 nw Nov. 26 South Alabama 2 al Nov. 30 JACKSONVILLE hw Dec. 5 at James Madison (tv) aw Dec. 13 at Florida A&M al Dec. 15 at Florida State (tv) al Dec. 19 EASTERN MICHIGAN hw Dec. 22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN hw Jan. 2 TOWSON hw Jan. 4 DREXEL hl Jan. 6 at UNC Wilmington al Jan. 9 NORTHEASTERN (tv) hl Jan. 13 at George Mason al Jan. 16 VCU hl Jan. 20 UNC WILMINGTON hw Jan. 23 at Delaware (tv) (ot) al Jan. 28 at Old Dominion (tv) al Jan. 30 at VCU al Feb. 3 GEORGE MASON hw Feb. 6 WILLIAM & MARY hl Feb. 10 at Northeastern al Feb. 13 at Towson (ot) al Feb. 16 JAMES MADISON hw Feb. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (BB) hw Feb. 23 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Hofstra 4 p.m. Mar. 5-8 CAA Championship Richmond, Va. 1-Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla. 2-South Alabama Thanksgiving Tournament, Mobile, Ala. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 30,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,400 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 All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances... 1 (2002) Conference Titles (Reg. Season). 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) Marques Johnson, a transfer from NC State, is the Panthers starting point guard, and the 6-5 junior averages 2.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 2.4 apg. Johnson, who shares time at the point with Dukes and top backup James Fields, scored a career-best nine points at Feb. 10 at Northeastern. Fields, a 6-3 sophomore, is a strong defender who averages 3.3 ppg and 1.5 rpg. He scored 10 points, his high for a CAA game, Jan. 30 at VCU, and he had seven points and four assists Feb. 13 at Towson. In the post, the Panthers have used a primary rotation of three seniors in 6-10 Xavier Hansbro, 6-7 Trey Hampton and 6-6 Ousman Krubally, but Hansbro has missed the last four games due to injury. In his absence, Krubally has stepped up to contribute 110 ppg and 7.2 rpg over the last five contests, scoring in double figures each time out. On the season, he is the Panthers top rebounder at 5.9 per game (13th in the CAA), along with 6.7 ppg. He has five double-doubles on the season, including 10 points and 10 rebounds FEb. 10 against the Huskies. Hampton averages 8.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg and a team-leading 1.2 blocks per game while ranking ninth in the CAA in free throw percentage at.803. After scoring 19 in the win over JMU, 16 at Northeastern and 14 versus South Carolina State, he is averaging 14.5 points and 6.3 rebounds for the last four games. Hansbro is fourth on the team in scoring at 8.1 ppg, along with 4.2 rpg. Promising freshman post player James Vincent, 6-10, is seeing more time, averaging 2.2 ppg and 2.0 rpg, including a 10-point game versus VCU and a sevenrebound effort versus George Mason On the wing, 6-5 sophomore Jihad Ali has provided a spark lately, beginning with his 22-point outburst in the Panthers Feb. 3 win over George Mason. He added nine points at Northeastern, 10 at Towson and 13 versus James Madison, giving him an average of 10.5 ppg over the last six contests. For the season, he averages 5.4 ppg and 2.7 rpg. Barnes can also turn to 6-7 senior Kevin Lott (2.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg), or 6-4 junior Dante Curry (2.1 ppg). Both have modest averages but have been productive in recent games. On Jan. 20 against UNCW, Lott came off the bench for a seasonhigh 10 points, and he added eight points with two treys at Towson. Curry scored nine along with a key block on a potential game-tying shot late in the game against UNCW, then scored six points against Delaware. Old Dominion, coached by Blaine Taylor, features 6-10 post player Gerald Lee, the preseason choice as CAA Player of the Year who averages 14.2 ppg while shooting 53 percent from the field. The Monarchs are the top defensive team in the CAA, allowing just 56.3 points per game. THE SERIES VS. OLD DOMINION Old Dominion holds an 11-2 lead in the series with Georgia State, including an 8-1 advantage since the Panthers joined the CAA in The Monarchs won the earlier meeting this season, on Jan. 28 at ODU. Joe Dukes and Trae Goldston led the Panthers with 11 points each, but the much taller Monarchs outrebounded Georgia State, 40-23, and GSU managed to shoot just 35 percent from the field. Gerald Lee paced ODU with 16 points. Last season, the two schools split their meetings as Georgia State earned its first CAA win over the Monarchs with a decision on Jan. 3, 2009 at the GSU Sports Arena. Trae Goldston s three-pointer with just 11 seconds left lifted the Panthers to victory. After ODU had taken a two-point lead with 37 seconds left, Goldston took a pass from Joe Dukes and hit from the right wing. Dukes and Xavier Hansbro led the Panthers with 11 points for the game. ODU won the return affair, 73-56, just 10 days later in Norfolk, Va. The two schools met four times in five years from through , then did not play again until Georgia State joined the CAA. Georgia State and Old Dominion are both former members of the Sun Belt Conference, but were not in the league at the same time. SENIOR NIGHT Six Georgia State seniors will be honored before the Old Dominion game as they play their final home game at the GSU Sports Arena. The group includes three four-year Panthers in Trae Goldston, Ousman Krubally and Kevin Lott, and three transfers who played two seasons at GSU in Joe Dukes, Trey Hampton and Xavier Hansbro.

3 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 3 HEAD COACH ROD BARNES A new era in Georgia State basketball is underway with former Naismith National Coach of the Year Rod Barnes leading the Panther program. In his first two years in Atlanta, Barnes brought renewed energy and interest to the Georgia State program while laying the groundwork for future success. Now in his third season at the helm, Barnes looks for his Panthers to build on their strong finish in , when they won five of their final seven games. GSU s 8-10 record in the Colonial Athletic Association and eighth-place finish represent its best showing since joining the league four years ago. Barnes, who spent eight years as the head coach at Mississippi, is an 18-year veteran of college coaching and was an assistant coach in at Oklahoma. He was honored as the Naismith Coach of the Year as well as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in , when he led Ole Miss to its most successful season ever. His squad set a school-record for wins with a 27-8 record, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the only time in school history and achieved a final national ranking of No. 9. A former All-Southeastern Conference player at Ole Miss, Barnes is the only person to earn All-SEC honors as a player and then be named SEC Coach of the Year. Barnes compiled a record in eight seasons at Ole Miss ( ), guiding the Rebels to four postseason bids, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Barnes first Ole Miss squad recorded the first NCAA Tournament win in school history with a 1999 first-round victory over Villanova. Two years later, the Rebels picked up NCAA Tournament victories over Iona and Notre Dame to reach the Sweet 16. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss under Rob Evans before being elevated to head coach on April 9, In addition to coaching the only three NCAA Tournament victories in school history, Barnes was part of five of the six NCAA appearances in Ole Miss annals as head or assistant coach. A native of Satartia, Miss., and 1988 graduate of Ole Miss, Barnes, 44, began his career as an assistant coach at Livingston for three years before returning to his alma mater in Rod Barnes as a Head Coach Mississippi (NCAA 2nd round) Mississippi (NIT 2nd round) Mississippi (NCAA Sweet 16) Mississippi (NCAA) Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Total, Mississippi Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Total, Georgia State Career Record Georgia State s top five scorers are seniors, and the six-man class accounts for 76 percent of the Panthers points, 70 percent of their rebounds and 67 percent of the team s assists. DUKES BACK ON TRACK Despite struggling with a nagging back injury, Joe Dukes turned in one of the best games of his career with 25 points--just one off his career high--in last week s win over James Madison. His biggest points came on a falling-down three-pointer with the shot clock running down that put the Panthers ahead by five with two minutes to go. Then he hit three free throws in the final 31 seconds to seal the win. GOLDSTON HITS CENTURY MARK With 12 points against Towson, Trae Goldston became the 16th player in Georgia State history to reach the 1,000-point mark. He now has 1,025 points, good for 14th place on the Panthers career scoring list. Goldston, who stands second in GSU history with 193 career threepointers, is also approaching another milestone. With 119 career games, he is second in school annals, just one behind Rashad Chase (120). ALI COMES ALIVE Sophomore Jihad Ali poured in 22 points to lead Georgia State s over first-place George Mason (Feb. 3), including the gamewining three-pointer with 42 seconds left. He went 9-for-13 from the field to easily eclipse his previous high of 12 points, set at Northeastern in , and he also grabbed six rebounds. Ali s first trey of the game gave the Panthers a lead with 4:28 to play, but Mason answered with three straight layups to move ahead with 3:23 left. Joe Dukes made a pair of free throws to pull GSU within two, and two possessions later, Dukes fed Ali in the corner, and the Atlanta native drained the trey for a lead. Ousman Krubally garnered two defensive rebounds and converted both ends of a one-andone with 20 seconds left to seal the victory. Ali is the fifth different Panther to top the 20-point mark this season, along with Joe Dukes, Trae Goldston, Trey Hampton and Xavier Hansbro. Beginning with that game, Ali has seen increased playing time and is averaging 10.5 ppg for his last six contests, compared with season average of 5.4 ppg. HAMPTON INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY Senior Trey Hampton is playing the best basketball of his career. Over the last 18 games, the rugged post player is averaging 10.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. He has been even better the last four games, averaging 14.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg, including 19 points in last Tuesday s win over James Madison, 16 Feb. 10 at Northeastern and 14 versus South Carolina State. Hampton had a double-double in the Jan. 20 win over UNC Wilmington with 17 points and 10 rebounds and the followed with 11 points at Delaware. The Hoover, Ala., native scored a career-best 22 points on 9-for-10 shooting in the Jan. 2 win over Towson. He also had four rebounds and four blocked shots. He scored 14 points in the second half, including several crucial baskets as well as a key steal late in the game as the Panthers gutted out the victory. One game earlier, Hampton was 8-for-8 from the field in the Panthers Dec. 22 victory over Georgia Southern, in which he notched 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. He began this stretch with 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks on Dec. 19 vs. Eastern Michigan.

4 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 4 CAREER HIGHS JIHAD ALI Points: 22 vs George Mason, Rebounds: 6, fi ve times Assists: 4 vs. Carver, Steals: 3 vs. Northeastern, ; UNCW, DANTE CURRY Points: 21 vs. Georgia Tech, Rebounds: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, Assists: 4 vs. Old Dominion, ; Hofstra, JOE DUKES Points: 26 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 12 vs. Bowling Green, Assists: 10 vs. George Mason, ; 10 vs. UNCW, ; Charleston Southern, * Steals: 6 vs. Towson, JAMES FIELDS Points: 11 vs. Carver Bible, Rebounds: 6 vs. UTSA, Assists: 5 vs. Southern Poly, TRAE GOLDSTON Points: 28 vs. Georgia Southern, P FG: 6 vs. four teams Rebounds: 6 vs. Carver Bible, Assists: 5 vs. Carver Bible, TREY HAMPTON Points: 22 vs. Towson, Rebounds: 12 vs. Howard, Assists: 3 vs. S.C. State, *; Saint Louis, *, Coastal Carolina, ; Delaware, Blocks: 4 vs. ffi ve teams. Most recent: Towson, XAVIER HANSBRO Points: 21 vs. Utah Valley, Rebounds: 9 vs. NC State, ; Carver Bible, Assists: 4 vs. NC State, Blocks: 3 vs. Jacksonville, MARQUES JOHNSON Points: 9 vs. Northeastern, Rebounds: 5 vs. Utah Valley, ; Old Dominion, Western Carolina, * Assists: 7 vs. Georgia Southern, Steals: 6 vs. VCU, OUSMAN KRUBALLY Points: 16 vs. Delaware, Rebounds: 14 vs. Troy, Assists: 2 vs. Howard, (most recent) KEVIN LOTT Points: 14 vs. Georgia Tech, ; Towson, Rebounds: 7 vs. Alabama State, ; Troy, Assists: 3 vs. James Madison, Steals: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, JAMES VINCENT Points: 10 vs. VCU, Rebounds: 7 vs. Florida State, Blocks: 3 vs. James Madison, * at previous school OOSS IS LOOSE Whether starting or coming off the bench, Ousman Krubally is a crowd favorite because of his hustle and hard-nosed play. He leads Georgia State and ranks 13th in the Colonial Athletic Association with 5.9 rebounds per game, including 3.0 per game on the offensive glass. Over his career, approximately half of his rebounds are offensive. He has scored in double figures in five straight games, averaging 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds in that stretch. The slender, 6-6 senior opened the season with his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against NC State. He also turned in double-double efforts against IUPUI (11 pts-13 rebs), James Madison (10 pts-11 rebs), Delaware (career-high 16 pts, 11 rebs) and Northeastern (10 pts, 10 rebs). This season he has increased his scoring, averaging 6.7 ppg with 10 doublefigure scoring efforts. His career field goal percentage is.550. HOME WINNING STREAK WAS THIRD-LONGEST AT GSU Georgia State s loss to Drexel on Jan. 4 snapped an eight-game winning streak at the Panthers on-campus home. The streak included wins over CAA foes Delaware, UNC Wilmington, Hofstra and Towson. That stretch is the third-longest Sports Arena winning streak in school history. Under Lefty Driesell, the Panthers won 25 straight games at the Sports Arena from Feb. 24, 2000 through Dec. 12, Driesell s program also won nine straight from Jan. 5, 1998 through Nov. 21, GOLDSTON NAMED CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior guard Trae Goldston was named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on Dec. 28, 2009 for his 28-point performance in the Panthers Dec. 22 win over Georgia Southern. The honor is the second for Goldston, who was also tabbed the league s Player of the Week last Feb. 16 following back-to-back 20-point games against Towson and UNC Wilmington. In the Panthers only action of the week, the 6-0 Goldston poured in a career-high 28 points to lead a 20-point victory over Georgia Southern. He nailed six threepointers, going 6-for-11 from beyond the arc and 11-of-16 overall. HOT SHOOTING VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN Georgia State turned in its best offensive effort of the season, and perhaps its best in three seasons under head coach Rod Barnes, in its victory over Georgia Southern (Dec. 22). The Panthers shot 62.1 percent from the field, their best figure since a 62.2 percent effort versus Louisiana Lafayette on Nov. 29, Georgia State also achieved season highs with 20 assists (on 36 field goals) and eight threepointers while outrebounding the Eagles, GOLDSTON IS GOLDEN AGAINST EAGLES... AGAIN Senior guard Trae Goldston totalled 50 points in back-to-back games against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (22 points) and the Georgia Southern Eagles (career-high 28 points). Against Eastern Michigan, Goldston went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. He scored 15 points in the second half on four treys and an old-fashioned three-point play as the Panthers erased a seven-point deficit in the final eight minutes. His final triple put GSU ahead, 62-60, with 2:54 to play. Goldston s efforts against EMU and Georgia Southern give him 10 career games of at least 20 points and 25 with 15 or more points. SCHEDULE SPURTS Georgia State opened the season by playing nine of its first 11 games away from home. That was followed by a stretch of five out of six at home, then four out of six, including three straight, on the road. Now, after two on the road last week, the Panthers play three straight at home before finishing the regular season at Hofstra. The Panthers season-opening road stretch included a grueling segment that saw the Panthers play five away games in seven days. The Panthers were in Daytona Beach, Fla., for the Glenn Wilkes Classic from Nov , and then participated in South Alabama Thanksgiving Tournament, Nov in Mobile, Ala. Georgia State

5 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 5 GEORGIA STATE AMONG CAA LEADERS SCORING Joe Dukes REBOUNDING Ousman Krubally FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Joe Dukes FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Trey Hampton ASSISTS Joe Dukes STEALS Joe Dukes BLOCKS Trey Hampton PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Trae Goldston PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME Trae Goldston TEAM LEADERS Scoring Defense Rebounding Margin Steals Turnover Margin LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING Joe Dukes: 12 games Trae Goldston: 11 games Ousman Krubally: 1 game Trey Hampton: 5 games Xavier Hansbro: 2 games Jihad Ali: 1 game REBOUNDING Trey Hampton: 9 games Joe Dukes: 7 games Ousman Krubally: 7 games Xavier Hansbro: 4 games Jihad Ali: 2 games James VIncent: 2 games Marques Johnson: 1 game ASSISTS Joe Dukes: 16 games Marques Johnson: 7 games Trae Goldston: 3 games James Fields: 1 game Ousman Krubally: 1 game Trey Hampton: 1 game 12th 13th 10th 9th 6th 4th 8th 6th 7th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th is coming off a two-game swing in Tallahassee, Fla., for games at Florida A&M and at Florida State. The FSU game is one of two ACC road tests for the Panthers, who opened the season at NC State. POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE Starting forward Trey Hampton is officially a Georgia State graduate as the Hoover, Ala., native earned his degree in sociology following the fall semester. He is enrolled in classes toward a second degree for the spring semester. Hampton is one of six seniors on this year s team. The other five seniors are all scheduled to graduate this spring. JOHNSON STEPS IN Marques Johnson, a transfer from NC State, has stepped into the starting lineup at point guard. Johnson made his first start in a Georgia State uniform Dec. 5 against James Madison. The 6-5 point guard played 37 minutes, contributing four points, three assists and three steals while effectively running the team. Johnson s presence allows all-caa guard Joe Dukes to play off the ball to capitalize on his scoring ability. In Georgia State s one-point win over Eastern Michigan, he hit a foul line jumper with 57 seconds left--his only points of the game--to give the Panthers the lead for good. Then he handed out a career-best seven assists in GSU s win over Georgia Southern. Other top efforts for Johnson include a career-high nine points against Northeastern (Feb. 10) and a career-best six steals at VCU (Jan. 30). CAREER HIGH FOR DUKES Joe Dukes scored a career-high 26 points in the Panthers loss at South Alabama. The 6-1 senior hit 12 of 19 shots from the field while contributing six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dukes previous high was 24 points, set in last year s CAA Championships versus VCU. Dukes has topped the 20-point mark six times this season, most recently with a 25- point outing against James Madison. He also scored 22 at Florida State. SCHOOL RECORD DEFENSIVE EFFORT Georgia State turned in perhaps the top defensive effort in school annals in a victory over Howard at the Glenn Wilkes Classic. The Panthers set a school-record for fewest points allowed. The previous low by a GSU opponent was 40 points by Jacksonville State on Feb. 11, Georgia State held the Bison to just 25.3 percent shooting from the field with just 11 field goals for the game. GSU S FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED UNDER ROD BARNES 33 vs. Howard ( ) 41 vs. Delaware (CAA Tournament, ) 44 at James Madison ( ) 46 at UNC Wilmington ( ) 46 Towson ( ) THREE EARLY SIGNEES Georgia State has signed three players in the November early signing period. All three are from the state of Georgia, including Atlanta-area guards DeVonta White and Javonte Maynor and Augusta forward Harold Doby. White and Maynor were named to the preseason All-Metro team by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Harold Doby Javonte Maynor DeVonta White F, 6-6, Augusta, Ga., Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) G, 6-1, Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett HS G, 5-11, Roswell, Ga., Centennial HS X MARKS THE SPOT Senior forward Xavier Hansbro scored a career-high 21 points to lead Georgia State to a victory over Utah Valley in the first round of the South Alabama Thanksgiving Tournament. He scored nine straight points on two layups and five free throws in the Panthers pivotal second-half run that turned a one-point game into a lead. He also had seven rebounds and two blocked shots.

6 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 6 Hansbro went to the free throw line 17 times in the game, just one shy of the Georgia State record. The only Panther with more free throw attempts in a game was Ron Ricketts nearly 40 years ago; he had 18 attempts vs. Southwestern Memphis on Jan. 20, DUKES TABBED TO PRESEASON ALL-CAA TEAM Senior guard Joe Dukes was selected to the preseason all- Colonial Athletic Association second team, selected by media, head coaches and sports information directors and announced at the league s annual media day. Last season, the 6-1 native of Cuthbert, Ga., made an immediate impact in his first season with the Panthers after transferring from Wake Forest and earned third-team all-caa honors. He ranked in the Top 15 in the league in scoring (12.8 ppg, 14th), assists (4.3 apg, 5th), steals (1.7 spg, 5th) and FG% (8th,.439). He was also the team s second-leading rebounder at 4.7 per game. THREE GAME-WINNING TREYS FOR TRAE Junior guard Trae Goldston hit two game-winning threepointers last season and three in his career. All three have come at the Georgia State Sports Arena. Most recent was his winning trey against UNC Wilmington on Feb. 14, 2009, which came with just five seconds left. With the score tied, he took a feed from Joe Dukes and nailed a trey from the corner with just five seconds left to lift Georgia State to the victory. On Jan. 3, 2009, Goldston s three with just 11 seconds left gave Georgia State a victory over Old Dominion. After ODU had taken a two-point lead with 37 seconds left, Goldston took a pass from Dukes and hit from the right wing. On Feb. 16, 2008 against Northeastern, Goldston nailed a trey with 1.5 seconds left to give the Panthers a victory. MAKING THE GRADE The Georgia State basketball team has excelled in the classroom under head coach Rod Barnes. In Barnes first two seasons, all four seniors who finished their careers graduated. Among this year s crop of six seniors, Trey Hampton graduated this fall, and the other five are schedule to earn their degrees this spring. Ousman Krubally (2009), Kevin Lott (2009) and Jihad Ali (2008) have earned the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner s Academic Award under Barnes. The Panthers have posted a grade point average of 2.75 or better for three straight semesters under Barnes, including the fall Krubally made the Athletic Director s Honor Roll for the fall semester. 447 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one three-point field goal in 447 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, FROM THE LEFT The Georgia State roster features four left-handed shooters in seniors Trae Goldston, Trey Hampton and Ousman Krubally and sophomore Jihad Ali. GOLDSTON FOR THREE Senior guard Trae Goldston has moved into second place on the Panthers career list for three-point field goals. SERIES RESULTS VS. CAA TEAMS Delaware 5-3 H: 2-2 A: 2-1 N: 1-0 CAA: 5-3 CAA Tournament Games: /22/05...H W /17/07... A W /26/08... A W /13/08...H L /24/09... A L /14/09...H W /8/09 (CAA)...N W /23/10...OT... A L Drexel 2-8 H: 1-4 A: 1-3 N: 0-1 CAA: 1-5 1/7/83...N L /29/86...N L /27/91... A W /19/06... A L /3/07...H L /16/08... A L /30/08...H W /10/09...H L /28/09... A L /4/10...H L George Mason 2-5 H: 2-1 A: 0-3; N: 0-1 CAA: 2-5 CAA Tournament Games: /2/05...H L /4/06 (CAA)... OT... N L /20/07... A L /2/08...H W /5/09... A L /13/10... A L /3/10...H W Hofstra 1-5 H: 1-2 A: 0-3 CAA: 1-5 1/7/06... A L /9/06...H L /2/06... A L /24/07...H L /9/08... A L /25/09...H W James Madison 4-4 H: 1-2 A: 3-2 CAA: /3/76... A L A W /2/06... A W /20/07...H L /1/08... A L /4/09...H L /5/09... A W /10...H W Northeastern 3-6 H: 2-3 A: 1-3 CAA: 3-6 1/5/06... A L /26/06...H L /10/07... A L /14/07...H W /5/08... A L /16/08...H W /7/09...H L /18/09... A W /9/10...H L /10/10... A L Old Dominion 2-11 H: 1-5 A: 1-6 CAA: H L A W /31/80...H L A L /12/06...H L /15/06... A L /29/07... A L /7/07...H L /1/07...H L /2/08... A L /3/09...H W /13/09... A L /28/10... A L Towson 5-6 H: 4-1 A: 0-5 N: 1-0 CAA: 5-6 CAA Tournament Games: 1-0 1/21/06... A L /23/06...H L /3/06 (CAA)...N W /6/ OT...H W /10/07... A L /23/08... A L /27/08...H W /17/09...H W /11/09...OT... A L /2/10...H W /13/10...OT... A L UNC Wilmington 5-5 H: 3-2 A: 2-3 CAA: 5-5 2/11/06...H L /25/06... A L /13/07...OT... A W /31/07...H W /19/08...H L /20/08... A L /6/08... A W /14/09...H W /6/10... A L /20/10...H W VCU 4-18 H: 3-6 A: 1-10 N: 0-1 CAA: 0-12 CAA Tournament Games: W A L OT... A L H W /13/79...H L /20/80... A W A L H L /16/97... A L /22/98...H W /20/05... A L /28/06...OT...H L /3/07... A L /24/07...H L /3/07 (CAA)...N L /10/08... A L /6/08...OT...H L /21/09...H L /28/09... A L /9/09 (CAA)...N L /16/10...H L /30/10... A L William & Mary 3-6 H: 1-3 A: 1-2 N: 1-1 CAA: 3-6 CAA Tournament Games: 1-1 1/14/06...H W /4/06... A L /8/07...H L /27/07... A L /2/07 (CAA)...N W /12/08...H L /7/08 (CAA)...N L /31/09... A W /6/10...H L 56-59

7 Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 7 GSU CAREER LISTS CAREER SCORING Player...Years Pts 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) 1, Terrence Brandon (4) 1, Chavelo Holmes (4) 1, James Andrews (3) 1, Phillip Luckydo (2) 1, Leonard Mendez (4) 1, Nate Williams (3) 1, Zavian Smith (4) 1, Kevin Morris (3) 1, Thomas Terrell (2) 1, Shellord Pinkett (4) 1, Lamont McIntosh (4) 1, Jim Jacobs (3) 1, Trae Goldston ,025 CAA ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS 1. 1,751 Matt Janning, Northeastern 2. 1,649 Charles Jenkins, Hofstra 3. 1,515 Gerald Lee, Old Dominion 4. 1,401 David Schneider, W&M 5. 1,161 Pierre Curtis, JMU 6. 1,152 Manny Adako, Northeastern 7. 1,140 Chad Tomko, UNCW 8. 1,127 Alphonso Dawson, Delaware 9. 1,066 Danny Sumner, W&M 10. 1,025 Trae Goldston, Georgia State 11. 1,021 Chaisson Allen, Northeastern THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Years G 1. Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston GAMES PLAYED Player...Years G 1. Rashad Chase (4) Trae Goldston BLOCKED SHOTS Player...Years G 1. Zavian Smith (4) Nate Williams (3) Torquin Gresham (3) Deven Dickerson (4) Sylvester Morgan (2) Trello Galloway (2) Chris Collier (2) Jarrod Hill (2) Thomas Terrell (2) Trey Hampton Goldston s career three-point accuracy rate is 37.2 percent, including 42 percent in CAA games. As a sophomore, he had the league s top three-point percentage in CAA games at.464. GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS - 3-PT FG MADE Player...Years 3P 1. Shellord Pinkett Trae Goldston ON THE DEFENSIVE In each of Rod Barnes first two seasons at the helm, Georgia State set a schoolrecord for fewest points-per-game allowed. Last season, Panther opponents managed just 63.6 point per game. That followed the 66.2 points allowed by Barnes first GSU team in for a two-year average of 64.9 points allowed per game. The previous Georgia State record for fewest points allowed was 68.4 in In fact, before Barnes arrived, the only other seasons in school history in which GSU allowed fewer than 70 points per game came in a three-year stretch from (69.6) through (68.7). SCHEDULE NOTES Georgia State s nonconference schedule is highlighted by a pair of games against Atlantic Coast Conference teams Florida State, an NCAA team last March, and NC State. The slate also includes preseason Atlantic Sun Conference favorite Jacksonville, as well as South Alablama of the Sun Belt Conference, Drake of the Missouri Valley Conference, IUPUI of the Summit League, Eastern Michigan of Mid-American Conference, Georgia Southern of the Southern Conference, and Howard and Florida A&M of the MEAC. In the CAA s 18-game schedule, Georgia State plays home-and-home against each of the top five teams in the league s preseason poll: Old Dominion, Northeastern, VCU, George Mason and James Madison, all of whom reached postseason play last March. ASSISTS Player...Years Ast 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Kevin Morris (3) Eric Ervin (2) Herman Favors (4) 310 Howie Jarvis (3) Boyd Copeland (2) Lamont McIntosh (4) Dewey Haley (2) Corey Gauff (4) Joe Dukes GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS NCSU...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Hampton Carver...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Hampton Drake...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Hampton Howard...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Krubally IUPUI...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Krubally Utah Valley...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Krubally South Alabama...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Hampton Jacksonville...Dukes Goldston Ali Hansbro Hampton James Madison...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Florida A&M...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Florida State...Dukes Goldston Lott Hansbro Hampton Eastern Michigan...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Georgia Southern...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Towson...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Drexel...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton UNC Wilmington...Dukes Goldston Johnson Krubally Hampton Northeastern...Dukes Goldston Johnson Krubally Hampton George Mason...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton VCU...Dukes Fields Johnson Hansbro Hampton UNC Wilmington... Goldston Fields Johnson Hansbro Hampton Delaware...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Old Dominion...Dukes Curry Johnson Hansbro Hampton VCU...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton George Mason...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton William & Mary...Dukes Goldston Johnson Hansbro Hampton Northeastern...Dukes Goldston Johnson Vincent Hampton Towson...Dukes Goldston Johnson Krubally Hampton James Madison...Dukes Goldston Lott Krubally Hampton SC State...Dukes Goldston Johnson Krubally Hampton STEALS Player...Years Stl 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Kevin Morris (3) Zavian Smith (4) Shernard Long (2) Herman Favors (4) Corey Gauff (4) Leonard Mendez (4) Lamont McIntosh (4) Quincy Gause (2) Rashad Chase (4) 104 Joe Dukes

8 GEORGIA STATE ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali... G So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 21 Daniel Brown... G Jr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill/Atlanta Metro) 12 Dante Curry... G Jr.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana/South Florida) 2 Joe Dukes... G Sr.-R Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 4 James Fields... G So. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian) 11 Trae Goldston... G Sr. Decatur, Ga. (IMG (Fla.) Academy) 1 Trey Hampton... F Sr.-R Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 23 Xavier Hansbro... F Sr.-R Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 3 Marques Johnson... G Jr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider/NC State) 24 Ousman Krubally... F Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott... F Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 5 Mi kyel Nero... G So. Richmond, Va. (Huguenot/Brunswick (N.C.) C.C.) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr. Charleston, S.C. (Burke/Brunswick (N.C.) C.C.) 22 James Vincent...C Fr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Trey Hampton... F Sr.-R Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 2 Joe Dukes... G Sr.-R Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 3 Marques Johnson... G Jr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider/NC State) 4 James Fields... G So. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian) 5 Mi kyel Nero... G So. Richmond, Va. (Huguenot/Brunswick (N.C.) C.C.) 11 Trae Goldston... G Sr. Decatur, Ga. (IMG (Fla.) Academy) 12 Dante Curry... G Jr.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana/South Florida) 14 Jihad Ali... G So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 21 Daniel Brown... G Jr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill/Atlanta Metro) 22 James Vincent...C Fr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside) 23 Xavier Hansbro... F Sr.-R Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 24 Ousman Krubally... F Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott... F Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr. Charleston, S.C. (Burke/Brunswick (N.C.) C.C.) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988), Third Year Assistant Coach: Paul Graham (North Texas State, 1974) Assistant Coach: William Small (Belhaven College, 1993) Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco, 2003) Director of BB Operations: Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College, 1999) Asst. Dir. of BB Operations: Christopher Jordan (Georgia State, 2005) Graduate Managers: Mark Mathew, Claude Pardue Athletic Trainer: John Anderson (Arizona State, 1996) Strength Coach: Ken Coggins (Mississippi State, 1986) PRONUNCIATION Jihad Ali... juh-haad ah-lee Dante Curry...DON-tay Trae Goldston...TRAY Marques Johnson...MARR-cus Xavier Hansbro...x-AA-vee-er Ousman Krubally...OOOSS-maan crew-bah-lee Mi kyel Nero...mike-EE-el Scepter Brownlee... SEP-ter Jeff Conarroe... CON-uh-row

9 GEORGIA STATE ROSTER JIHAD ALI F 6-5, 195 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. 14 DANTE CURRY F 6-4, 195 Jr.-R Orlando, Fla. 12 JOE DUKES G 6-1, 184 Sr.-R Cuthbert, Ga. 2 JAMES FIELDS G 6-3, 190 So. Savannah, Ga. 4 TRAE GOLDSTON G 6-0, 182 Sr. Decatur, Ga. 11 TREY HAMPTON F 6-7, 225 Sr.-R Hoover, Ala. 1 XAVIER HANSBRO F 6-10, 230 Sr.-R Trezevant, Tenn. 23 MARQUES JOHNSON G 6-5, 205 Jr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. 3 OUSMAN KRUBALLY F 6-6, 195 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 24 KEVIN LOTT F 6-7, 215 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 30 MI KYEL NERO G 6-3, 200 So Richmond, Va. 5 JAMAR TAYLOR F 6-8, 230 Jr. Charleston, S.C. 55 JAMES VINCENT C 6-10, 240 Fr. Columbus, Ga. 22 DANIEL BROWN G 6-2, 190 Jr. College Park, Ga. ROD BARNES Head Coach 3rd Year at Georgia State PAUL GRAHAM Assistant Coach 3rd Year at Georgia State WILLIAM SMALL Assistant Coach 3rd Year at Georgia State SCEPTER BROWNLEE Assistant Coach 3rd Year at Georgia State JEFF CONARROE Director of Operations 3rd Year at Georgia State

10 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES JOE DUKES Guard 6-1, 182 Senior-R Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph Clay HS/Wake Forest) # 2 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 26 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 12 South Alabama, (12-19) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 23 UNC Wilmington, (8-23) 3-PT FG: 4 Florida State, (4-7) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 7 Florida State, (4-7) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Delaware, (7-8) Drake, (7-8) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 Delaware, (7-8) VCU, (5-8) Drake, (7-8) James Madison, (5-8) REBOUNDS: 12 Bowling Green, Delaware, ASSISTS: 10 Charleston Southern, * UNC Wilmington, George Mason, STEALS: 6 Towson, BLOCKS: 1 Five games MINUTES: 41 IUPUI, (OT) Delaware, (OT) * At Previous School Dynamic guard who plays the point at times but also works at the off guard to capitalize on his scoring ability Preseason second-team All-CAA selection after earning third-team honors a year ago Poured in 25 points, one off his career best, in win over James Madison (2/16). Hit a falling-down three-pointer to put GSU ahead by five with two minutes to play, then made three free throws in fnal 31 seconds and a steal to seal the win Strong effort in win over UNCW (1/20) with 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. Made a key play in second-half comeback with a steal in the backcourt, followed by a layup to give GSU a lead it would not relinquish. Followed with 23 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in overtime loss at Delaware (1/23) Career-high 26 points (12-19 FG) and six rebounds against South Alabama (11/26) to make All-Tournament team Scored 22 points, including 19 in the second half, in loss at Florida State (12/15) Added 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals at UNCW (1/6) Sank two free throws with 29 seconds left to seal one-point win over Eastern Michigan (12/19) Also made All-Tournament team at Glenn Wilkes Classic: 20 points and six rebounds vs. Drake, followed by 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals vs. IUPUI Ranks among the CAA leaders in scoring (12th, 12.9 ppg), assists (6th, 3.8), steals (4th, 1.7 pg) and FG% (10th,.417). Averaging 4.5 assists in CAA games, including 6.2 for the last six games Moved into GSU s career top 10 for assists with 245 and steals with 104 in just two seasons GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State...* Carver...* Drake...* Howard...* IUPUI...* Utah Valley...* Ala...* J ville...* EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU...* UNCW Mason...* W&M...* JMU...* SC State...* CAA Transfer from Wake Forest who stepped in last season to lead the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), assists (4.3 pg) and steals (1.7 pg) while ranking second in rebounding (4.7) 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 (WF) (WF) Totals GSU Totals

11 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES TRAE GOLDSTON Guard 6-0, 180 Senior Decatur, Ga. (IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.) # 11 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 28 Georgia Southern, FIELD GOALS MADE: 11 Ga. Southern, (11-18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 18 Ga. Southern, (11-18) 3-PT FG: 6 Coastal Carolina, (6-12) UNC Wilmington, (6-10) UNC Wilmington, (6-13) Ga. Southern, (6-11) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 13 UNC Wilmington, (6-13) FREE THROWS MADE: 6 Florida State, (6-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Charleston, (5-6) Florida State, (6-6) REBOUNDS: 6 Carver Bible, ASSISTS: 5 Carver Bible, STEALS: 6 VCU, BLOCKS: 1 9 games; Most recent: Eastern Michigan, MINUTES: 36 Eastern Michigan, Sharp-shooter who can play both guard positions Ranks seventh in the CAA in 3P per game (1.9) and and sixth in 3P% (.400) With 12 points against Towson, he became the 16th player in school history to top the 1,000- point mark. Now has 1,025 points to rank 14th on GSU career scoring list Tenth among active CAA players in career points Scored 18 points in win over Towson (1/2), highlighted by a crucial trey with four minutes left Poured in 28 points in win over Georgia Southern (12/22) and was named CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 28) for the second time in his career. Went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc and 11-for-16 from the field. That followed 22 points in Dec. 19 win over Eastern Michigan, including 15 in the second half. Was 5-for-8 from long range with four treys in the Panthers second-half comeback Georgia State s second-leading scorer the last three seasons. Career scoring average of 8.6 ppg, but 10.5 ppg for last three seasons Twenty-nine career games with 15 or more points, including 10 with at least 20 points Has moved into second place in Georgia State history in career three-point field goals with 193 Scored 19 points in win over Jacksonville (11/30), including 4-for-5 on three-pointers Also named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 16, 2009 after averaging 23 points against Towson and UNC Wilmington Season high in was 25 points in overtime loss at Towson (2/11/09); FG with five treys As a sophomore led the CAA in three-point percentage in conference games at 46.4 percent Has two of the longest consecutive free throw streaks in GSU history with 21 straight this season and 16 in a row GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State...* Carver...* Drake...* Howard...* IUPUI...* Utah Valley...* Ala...* J ville...* EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* JMU...* SC State...* CAA 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

12 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES TREY HAMPTON Forward 6-7, 225 Senior-R Hoover, Ala. (Hoover HS/Mississippi) # 1 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 22 Towson, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 Towson, (9-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 13 VCU, (6-13) Northeastern, (613) 3-PT FG MADE: 3 Alabama, (3-5)* 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Alabama, (3-5)* FREE THROWS MADE: 7 UNC Wilmington, (7-9) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 UNC Wilmington, (7-9) REBOUNDS: 12 Howard, ASSISTS: 3 South Carolina State, * Saint Louis, * Coastal Carolina, Delaware, STEALS: 4 UNC Wilmington, BLOCKS: 4 UTSA, Drexel, Carver Bible, Ga. Southern, Towson, MINUTES: 38 Delaware, (OT) Blue collar post player known for rebounding and defense but has increased his scoring of late Eighth in CAA in blocked shots (1.2 pg) Has 11 double-figure scoring games on the season with two double-doubles Averaging 10.6 ppg over the last 18 games, beginning with his 11-point effort vs. EMU Had 19 points and seven rebounds in win over James Madison (2/16), including a layup that put GSU ahead for good with 3:30 left Added 16 points and six rebounds at Northeastern (2/10) and 14 points and seven rebounds vs. South Carolina State (2/20) Double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in win over UNCW (1/20) Poured in a career-high 22 points to lead a win over Towson (1/2). Went 9-for-10 from the field and also blocked four shots. His layup tied the game at 53-all with 6:18 left, then he stole the ball in the backcourt and made two free throws to put GSU ahead for good. After Towson pulled within one at 2:28, he answered with a layup to begin a 6-0 run to close out the win That followed 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting in win over Georgia Southern (12/22). Also had seven rebounds and four blocked shots One game earlier he had 11 points, six rebounds and two steals in one-point win over Eastern Michigan Recorded a double-double (12 pts, 12 rebs) vs. Howard (11/21) Contributed 11 points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals in win over Carver Transfer from Ole Miss, where he played one season under Rod Barnes in Earned his degree in sociology following the fall semester GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State...* Carver...* Drake...* Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala...* J ville...* EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU...* UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* JMU...* SC State...* CAA 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 (Miss.) (Miss.) Totals GSU Totals

13 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES XAVIER HANSBRO Forward 6-10, 230 Senior-R Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll HS/Mississippi) # 23 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 21 Utah Valley, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Bowling Green, (7-11) George Mason, (7-16) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16 George Mason, (7-16) 3-PT FG MADE: 4 Southern Utah, (4-6)* 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 6 Southern Utah, (4-6)* Kentucky, (1-6)* George Mason, (1-6) FREE THROWS MADE: 10 Utah Valley, (10-17) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 17 Utah Valley, (10-17) REBOUNDS: 9 NC State, Carver Bible, Jacksonville, ASSISTS: 4 NC State, STEALS: 2 Georgia Tech, Old Dominion, Delaware, BLOCKS: 3 Jacksonville, MINUTES: 33 NC State, Carver, * At Previous School Big man who has the ability to step out and hit jump shots Transfer from Ole Miss, where he played one season under Rod Barnes in Scored 12 points at George Mason (1/13), including a three-pointer that tied the game with 29 seconds left Scored a career-high 21 points in win over Utah Valley and was named to the All-Tournament team for the South Alabama Thanksgiving Classic Went to the free throw line 17 times against Utah Valley, just one shy of the school record Had 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in win over Jacksonville (11/30). Scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in the final 12 minutes to key the victory Scored 13 points along with nine rebounds and four assists, both career highs, in season opener at NC State Grabbed nine rebounds, his career best, in each of the first two games of this season Has seven double-figure scoring efforts on the season Scored a then career-high 16 points against Bowling Green (11/15/08) in his first game in a Georgia State uniform, then equalled that with 16 points against George Mason (1/5/09) GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State...* Carver...* Drake...* Howard...* IUPUI...* Utah Valley...* South Ala...* J ville...* EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU VCU...* UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* DNP - DNP - Injured JMU... DNP - Injured SC State... DNP - Injured CAA 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 (Miss.) (Miss.) Totals GSU Totals

14 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES OUSMAN KRUBALLY Forward 6-6, 195 Senior Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed HS) # 24 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 16 Delaware, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 UNC Wilmington, (7-8) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 11 NC State, (6-11) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Troy, (5-8) Georgia Southern, (5-5) James Madison, (5-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 Troy, (5-8) Drake, (4-8) REBOUNDS: 14 Troy, ASSISTS: 2 Troy, William & Mary, Howard, IUPUI, STEALS: 3 Florida State, Old Dominion, Drake, BLOCKS: 2 Drexel, Hampton, MINUTES: 35 IUPUI, (OT) Tall, slender frontcourt player known for his highenergy play Effective rebounder, especially on the offensive glass. Half of his career rebounds are offensive. Ranks 13th in the CAA in rebounding (5.9 pg) Five double-doubles on the season, most recently with 10 pts and 10 rebs at Northeastern Has increased his production lately, averaging 11.0 ppg and 7.2 rpg for last five games, with five straight double-figure scoring efforts In win over George Mason (2/3), he grabbed two key defensive rebounds in the final minute and converted both ends of a on a one-and-one with 20 seconds left to seal the victory Against Towson, he sank two free throws with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and force overtime Scored 11 pts in win over James Madison (2/16). Was fouled intentionally with GSU ahead by two with 49 seconds left and converted the one-andone Career-high 16 points and 11 rebounds against Delaware after missing two games due to illness Recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in win at James Madison (12/5) Opened his senior season with his first career double-double (14 pts, 10 rebs) in 28 minutes off the bench Added 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. IUPUI The hero of the Panthers win at Northeastern last season (2/18/09) with his game-winning layup; with 1.4 seconds left, he caught the inbounds pass from Dante Curry in the low post and made the layup as time expired. Joined the team as a walk-on in Parents are natives of Gambia Recipient of 2009 CAA Commissioner s Academic Award; made the Athletic Director s Honor Roll for the fall 2009 semester GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard...* IUPUI...* Utah Valley...* South Ala J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU...* VCU... DNP - Illness UNCW... DNP Mason W&M JMU...* SC State...* CAA 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

15 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES KEVIN LOTT Forward 6-7, 215 Senior Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) # 30 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 14 Georgia Tech, Towson, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Georgia Tech, (5-5) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 Troy, (4-9) 3-PT FG MADE: 3 Towson, (3-4) William & Mary, (3-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 William & Mary, (3-5) Carver, (1-5) IUPUI, (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 8 games; Most Recent: Towson, (3-5) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 5 Northeastern, (3-5) Jacksonville State, (3-5) Towson, (3-5) REBOUNDS: 7 Alabama State, Troy, Jacksonville State, ASSISTS: 3 James Madison, STEALS: 4 UNC Wilmington, BLOCKS: 1 Alabama State, MINUTES: 33 Troy, Versatile senior who has good shooting ability and is an effective defender Has made 26 career starts, including the first seven games of this season Scored a season-high 10 points in win over UNC Wilmington (1/20) Scored eight points, including two three-pointers, at Towson. His first trey came at the first-half buzzer, and his second came in a tie game with under three minutes to play Contributed three rebounds and two assists in win over James Madison (2/16) Added three points, two rebounds and two assists at Delaware Had nine points, five rebounds and three steals versus Carver (11/17) Career high of 14 points, achieved against Georgia Tech in and then matched last season in just 16 minutes off the bench in a win over Towson (1/17/09) Recipient of 2009 CAA Commissioner s Academic Award GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State...* Carver...* Drake...* Howard...* IUPUI...* Utah Valley...* South Ala...* J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason... DNP W&M JMU...* SC State CAA 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 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES DANTE CURRY Guard 6-4, 190 Junior-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana HS) # 12 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 21 Georgia Tech, FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Georgia Tech, (6-10) Delaware, (6-11) Northeastern, (6-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 11 Delaware, (6-11) 3-PT FG MADE: 5 Northeastern, (5-9) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 9 Northeastern, (5-9) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Georgia Tech, (5-8) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 Georgia Tech, (5-8) REBOUNDS: 5 UNC Wilmington, ASSISTS: 4 Old Dominion, Hofstra, STEALS: 3 Georgia Tech, BLOCKS: 1 South Alabama, MINUTES: 30 Delaware, * At Previous School Wing player with good shooting ability Transfer from South Florida who enrolled at Georgia State in January 2008 Season-high 10 points against Drexel, including two three-pointers Had nine points and five rebounds in win over UNCW (1/20). Made a key block late in the game on a potential game-tying shot Added six points at Delaware Got off to a slow start this season but came to life with 10 points against Utah Valley Averaged 6.9 points per game in , scoring in double figures in seven of 21 games Made a splash in his Georgia State debut with 21 points against Georgia Tech in December Hit four three-pointers and grabbed three steals. Poured in 18 points, his high in a CAA game, to lead Georgia State in its win at Northeastern. Also assisted on the game-winning shot against Northeastern. With 1.4 seconds left, he inbounded the ball from in front of the Panther bench and lobbed to Ousman Krubally in the low post for a layup as time expired GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake... DNP Howard IUPUI... DNP Utah Valley South Ala J ville EMU... DNP Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU... DNP-Illness SC State... DNP-Illness CAA 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 (USF) Totals GSU Totals

17 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES JIHAD ALI Forward 6-5, 195 Sophomore-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) # 14 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 22 George Mason, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 George Mason, (9-13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 13 George Mason, (9-13) 3-PT FG: 2 6 games. Most recent: George Mason, (2-4) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 4 Florida A&M, (2-4) South Alabama, (1-4) George Mason, FREE THROWS MADE: 2 6 games; Most recent: George Mason, (2-3) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 3 VCU, (2-3) George Mason, (2-3) REBOUNDS: 6 Howard, South Alabama, George Mason, Towson, ASSISTS: 4 Carver Bible, STEALS: 3 Northeastern, Drake, UNC Wilmington, BLOCKS: 3 George Mason, MINUTES: 33 George Mason, Towson, Left-handed wing player with good scoring ability Recipient of 2008 CAA Commissioner s Academic Award Poured in 22 points to lead over first-place George Mason, including the game-wining threepointer with 42 seconds left. He went 9-for-13 from the field to easily eclipse his previous high of 12 points, set at Northeastern in , and he also grabbed six rebounds. Has seen increased playing time since that game, averaging 10.5 ppg over last six contests, including 10 pts and six rebs at Towson Had 13 points and three steals in win over James Madison (2/16) Before the Mason game, his best effort of the season was 11 points (one off his career high), five rebounds and three steals at UNCW (1/10). Scored all 11 points in the second half, including nine in a four-minute stretch. Also scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting at Delaware Scored eight points with two three-pointers at VCU (1/3) Played a career-high 33 minutes at George Mason (1/13) and contributed three points, six rebounds and three blocked shots Had 10 points and career-best six rebounds vs. South Alabama (11/26) Added nine points and and six rebounds in win over Howard (11/21) Made his first start of this season against Jacksonville (11/30) and contributed four points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal Started nine games as freshman in , when he averaged 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville...* EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State CAA 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 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES JAMES FIELDS Guard 6-3, 190 Sophomore Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) # 4 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 11 Carver Bible, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 Northeastern, (4-6) VCU, (4-5) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Carver Bible, (3-8) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Southern Poly, (2-3) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 Southern Poly, (2-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Jacksonville State, (5-7) Carver Bible, (5-6) Towson, (5-7) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Jacksonville State, (5-7) Towson, (5-7) REBOUNDS: 6 UTSA, ASSISTS: 5 Southern Poly, STEALS: 4 Georgia Tech, Utah Valley, BLOCKS: 1 UTSA, MINUTES: 31 Jacksonville State, Combo guard who is a key backup in the Panther backcourt Has good size and defensive ability Career-high 11 points against Carver Bible (11/17) Contributed four points, three rebounds and a key second-half steal in win over Jacksonville (11/30) Career-high four steals in win over Utah Valley (11/25) Had nine points and three steals at Florida State (12/15) Had 10 points (his career best for a CAA game), two assists and two steals at VCU (1/30) Added seven points and four assists at Towson (2/13) Averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 assists as a freshman GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU...* UNCW...* Mason W&M JMU SC State CAA 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

19 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES MARQUES JOHNSON Guard 6-5, 195 Junior-R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS/NC State) # 3 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 9 Northeastern, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 Northeastern, (4-7) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 7 Northeastern, (4-7) William & Mary, (3-7) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 Most Recent: Florida State, (1-2) * 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 Most Recent: Florida State, (1-2) * FREE THROWS MADE: 4 Jacksonville, (3-3) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Jacksonville, (3-4) REBOUNDS: 5 Western Carolina, * Utah Valley, Old Dominion, ASSISTS: 7 Georgia Southern, STEALS: 6 VCU, BLOCKS: 2 Florida State, * MINUTES: 36 Northeastern, * At Previous School Point guard in his first season of eligibility at Georgia State after transferring from NC State Moved into the starting lineup vs. James Madison (12/5) Scored a career-high nine points at Northeastern (2/10) Grabbed a career-high six steals at VCU (1/30), along with four points, four rebounds and three assists Handed out a career-best seven assists in win over Georgia Southern (12/22). Had six assists, his high in a CAA game, at Old Dominion (1/28) Hit a foul-line jumper with 57 seconds left, his only points of the game, that put GSU ahead for good in a win over Eastern Michigan (12/19) Made his first start in win at James Madison (12/5), when he played 37 minutes and contributed four points, three assists and three steals Contributed three points, two rebounds and four assists in win over Jacksonville Made his Georgia State debut at NC State, his former team, and had two points, two rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes Turned in a strong performance off the bench in win over Utah Valley (11/25), playing much of the second half and contributing six points, five rebounds and five assists Played in 21 games for NC State in , including six starts, and averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing about 15 minutes a game. Originally enrolled at Tennessee as a freshman in the fall of Played in four games for the Volunteers and averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 assists before moving to NC State in January GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU...* UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* JMU SC State...* CAA 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 Season G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (UT) (NCS) Totals

20 PANTHER PLAYER UPDATES JAMES VINCENT Center 6-10, 240 Freshman Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) # 22 CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 10 VCU, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 VCU, (4-8) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 VCU, (4-8) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 Five games. Most recent: James Madison, (2-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 George Mason, (2-4) James Madison, (2-4) REBOUNDS: 7 Florida State, George Mason, ASSISTS: 1 VCU, STEALS: 1 James Madison, Georgia Southern, Towson, George Mason, Old Dominion, BLOCKS: 3 James Madison, MINUTES: 19 Florida State, Promising freshman post player whose playing time is increasing Missed all of preseason practice with a foot injury Scored a career-high 10 points in 17 minutes vs. VCU (1/16) Missed two games due to illness, then returned vs. Old Dominion (1/28) with two points, three rebounds, one block and one steal in 18 minutes Added six points and two boards at VCU (1/30) Had six points and seven rebounds against George Mason Contributed four points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in win over James Madison (2/16) Added five points against South Carolina State (2/20) Saw significant action at Florida State and collected four points, seven rebounds and a blocked shot in 19 minutes Had four points and two rebounds versus Carver GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI... DNP Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW... DNP - DNP Mason W&M JMU SC State CAA 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 Season G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg