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1 Georgia State Stadium, 755 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Athletics Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 19: GEORGIA STATE (126, 32 Sun Belt) at COASTAL CAROLINA (711, 14 Sun Belt) Jan. 13, 2018, 3:30 p.m. HTC Center Conway, S.C. TV: WatchESPN Radio: 1340 The Fan 3/103.7 FM & WXJOAM 1120/104.5 FM RECORDS Georgia State: 126, 32 Sun Belt H: 61, A: 54, N: 11 Coastal Carolina: 711, 14 Sun Belt H: 46, A: 14, N: 21 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: (7th Yr.) Career: (24th Yr.) SERIES RECORDS Alltime series: CCU leads 31 Last meeting: CCU, 6564, 2/13/17 in Conway Last GSU win: 1/21/17, 7656 in ATL GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: 1340 The Fan 3/103.7 FM WXJO 1120 AM/104.5 FM PbP: Dave Cohen (35th Year) Color: Brandon Leak (680 The Fan) Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com Television: WatchESPN/ESPN3 PbP: Matt Stewart; Color: Bob Donewald PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 15 D Marcus Simonds So Reigning Sun Belt Player of the Week G 24 Devin Mitchell Jr Teamhigh 47 3pointers; knocked down 4 vs. Little Rock F 2 Malik Benlevi Jr Leads team with 109 rebs.; 76.2 FT percentage F 23 Jordan Session Sr Finished with 11 pts. and 6 rebs. at App State F 30 Jeff Thomas Jr Careerhigh 22 pts. with 8 rebs. at App State RESERVES... GET READY FOR THE GAME... Georgia State and Coastal Carolina will meet for just the fifth time on Saturday. The two teams split the season series last year with each team winning on its home court. GSU is coming off a 7158 win over Appalachian State on Thursday to win for the thirdstraight time. Junior Jeff Thomas just missed a doubledouble with a careerhigh 22 points and 8 rebounds against the Mountaineers. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds was named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Monday. Georgia State s 126 start is tied for the thirdbest 18game start in program history. Georgia State won nine nonconference games this year, tied for the most in program history. The Panthers have won 56 Sun Belt games since returning to the league in No other program in the league has more than 50 wins during that time. Simonds has a pair of doubledoubles already this season and has scored in double figures in 35straight games dating back to last season.. Simonds is averaging 21.2 points per game which would set a school record if the season ended today. He is currently ranked among the top 30 in the NCAA in scoring. Georgia State enters play ranked among the top 15 in the NCAA with a turnover margin of 4.9 and in total steals with 152. Ron Hunter, GSU s alltime leader in wins, won his 400th career game on 11/22 against EWU. Hunter has led the Panthers to four of the seven most successful seasons in program history, including a pair of 25win seasons. Isaiah Williams played in his 100th career game earlier this year. He is 15 pts. shy of 1,000 for his career. Williams, along with Jordan Session have both surpassed 100 career games played this season. Georgia State was picked to finish second in the annual Sun Belt Coaches Preseason Poll. The Panthers have won 20 or more games in three of the last four seasons, advancing to postseason play in each of those years. Since the start of the season, the Panthers have won 97 games, the most of any NCAA Division 1 program in the state of Georgia. Following today s game, Georgia State will return home for the next three games beginning with instate rival Georgia Southern next Saturday at 2:15 p.m. G 0 Nile Felton So Played final three minutes against Point G 10 Denis Alibegovic Fr. 0.2 a0.1 Scored first career basket at South Alabama G 11 Isaiah Williams Sr. 5.9 a1.4 Finished with 11 pts. and 2 assists against App State G 12 Kane Williams Fr Made pair of starts again the Arkansas schools F 14 Chris Clerkley So Grabbed two rebounds in 4 minutes at Chattanooga F 20 Josh Linder Fr Finished with 6 pts. and 4 rebounds against Point G 35 Matt Chism Fr Score 2 pts. and grabbed a rebound at Chattanooga F 50 Jordan Tyson RSo Scored 6 pts. in just 10 minutes against Little Rock

2 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 28 at Georgia Tech (Exh.) W, 6558 Nov. 2 LEESMCRAE COLLEGE (Exh.) W, Nov. 6 COKER COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 9965 Nov. 10 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE (ESPN3) W, 9050 MGM Grand Main Event Nov. 14 at Rice (FloHoops.TV) W, 7554 Nov. 17 at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) L, 7277 Nov. 20 vs. Eastern Washington (FloHoops.TV) W, 6850 Nov. 22 vs. Prairie View A&M (FloHoops.TV) L, 5671 Nov. 26 TULANE (ESPN3) W, 7059 Nov. 29 at Alabama A&M W, 6353 Dec. 4 LIBERTY (ESPN3) L, 7477 ot Dec. 9 MONTANA (ESPN3) W, 7168 Dec. 12 POINT (ESPN3) W, 9070 Dec. 16 at Dayton (Spectrum Sports) L, 8388 ot Dec. 20 at UMass (A10 Network) W, 7163 Dec. 23 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, 7148 Dec. 29 at South Alabama * L, 6486 Dec. 31 at Troy * (ESPN3) L, 6668 Jan. 4 LITTLE ROCK * (ESPN3) W, 7364 Jan. 6 ARKANSAS STATE * (ESPN3) W, 7975 Jan. 11 at Appalachian State * W, 7158 Jan. 13 at Coastal Carolina * (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m. Jan. 25 UT ARLINGTON * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m. Jan. 27 TEXAS STATE * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m. Feb. 1 at Arkansas State * 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Little Rock * 6 p.m. Feb. 8 LOUISIANA * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m. Feb. 10 UL MONROE * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m. Feb. 16 at Georgia Southern * (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Feb. 22 at Texas State * 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at UT Arlington * 5:15 p.m. March 1 TROY * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m. March 3 SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m. March 711 at Sun Belt Championship * TBA *Sun Belt game GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 50,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,854 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Sun Belt President... Mark P. Becker Athletics Director... Charlie Cobb BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball AllTime Record NCAA Tournament Appearances (2015, 2001, 1991) NIT Appearances...2 (2014, 2002) CIT Appearances...2 (2017, 2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season) (2015, 2014, 2002, 2001, 2000) Conference Tournament Titles (2015, 2001, 1991) GOING FOR A THIRD Since joining the Sun Belt four years ago, Georgia State has won two conference regular season titles, finished as a regular season runnerup, advanced to two conference tournament finals, and won one tournament title in New Orleans. Over the fouryear stretch, the Panthers are 5625 in Sun Belt Conference regular season games. The 56 wins are the most in the league during that time. The second closest is Louisiana s 50 wins. MAJOR PRESEASON AND MIDSEASON RECOGNITION After earning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and AllSun Belt Third Team honors last year, sophomore D Marcus Simonds has picked up major honors throughout this preseason and now midseason Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List One of just two Sun Belt players to make the list Lou Henson National MidMajor Player of the Year Watch List One of just four Sun Belt players to make the list Lou Henson National MidMajor Midseason Player of the Year Watch List 2017 AllSun Belt Preseason Second Team A GEORGIA STATE FIRST D Marcus Simonds recorded the first tripledouble in program history on opening night at Carver Bible College. Simonds went for 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 9050 win. The 10 rebounds and 10 assists were both career highs. RECORDTYING NONCONFERENCE SLATE Georgia State tied the schoolrecord for nonconference wins in a season this year. The previous ninewin nonconference totals each ended with postseason play. Here are the top seasons: Year Record End of Season NCAA Final 32 (Second Round) CIT Sweet TBD None CIT NCAA Final 32 (Third Round) BEST 18GAME STARTS Georgia State s 126 start through 18 games isn t the best 18game start in program history, but it is right near the top. Here are the best 18game starts in program history. Season Record Postseason NCAA (2nd round) CIT (2nd round) TBD None NCAA (3rd round) CIT THE SERIES WITH COASTAL CAROLINA Coastal Carolina 13 H: 11 A: 02 N: 00 SBC: 11 Georgia State and Coastal Carolina will meet for 12/22/07... A L /20/08...H L 5269 just the fifth time on Saturday with the Chanticleers 1/21/17...H W 7656 holding a 31 advantage. 2/13/17... A L 6465 The two teams split a pair of games last year with each team winning at home. It included a heartbreaking loss at Coastal Carolina with the home team coming away with a one point win. SUN BELT HONORS D Marcus Simonds led the Panthers to a pair of key home wins and earned Sun Belt PlayeroftheWeek honors on Jan. 8. Simonds earned GSU s first honor of the year and second of his career with wins over Little Rock and Arkansas State last week while averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

3 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) He opened the week scoring 19 points while going 11of15 from the free throw line with five rebounds, six assists, two blocked shots and two steals in a 7364 win over Little Rock. Then went for 33 points, just two shy of a careerhigh, going 12of20 from the floor, 4of7 from 3point range and 5of7 from the charity stripe. It marked the third time this year scoring 30 or more points. He added nine rebounds, just missing his third doubledouble of the year. He also dished out two assists. THE 20POINT CLUB Sophomore D Marcus Simonds is currently averaging 21.2 points per game. Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game for the season. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the season. The record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the season. DOUBLE THE GOODNESS In Georgia State s 7059 win over previously unbeaten Tulane, both senior Jordan Session and junior Malik Benlevi recorded doubledoubles. Session finished with a careerhigh 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Benlevi scored 17 points and pulled down a careerhigh 10 rebounds. The last time that two Panthers recorded doubledoubles in the same game was during the season as Rashad Chase (23 pts., 12 rebs.) and Lance Perique (26 pts., 14 rebs.) accomplished the feat at home against Towson. Only one time on record have three Panthers recorded doubledoubles in the same game and that came during the season (Hamilton, Gause and Robertson). BIGTIME WIN FOR #HURRICANE RELIEF Georgia State earned an impressive 6558 win over crosstown foe Georgia Tech during the exhibition season, but more important than the win was the cause. The ATown Showdown for Hurricane Relief came together in lateoctober and brought the teams to McCamish Pavilion to raise money for the hurricane relief cause. More than 2,100 fans cheered the two teams on as the game raised money for those effected by three hurricanes in the fall. FROM WAY DOWNTOWN In Georgia State s road win at UMass, the Panthers knocked down 16 3pointers, including an impressive 11of15 in the second half. The 16 3pointers are tied for the thirdmost in school history. Georgia State finished the game 16of25, a 64.0 percentage, which is the sixthbest mark in school history. 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE 21 vs. West Florida, * *t14thmost in NCAA history 19 at UTSA, at UMass, vs. Old Dominion, vs. Troy, at Troy, vs. Coastal Carolina, vs. UALR, vs. Mercer, POINTS PER GAME Player...Season Avg. 1. D Marcus Simonds Ron Ricketts Phillip Luckydo Terrence Brandon Thomas Terrell Phillip Luckydo George Pendleton Ken Brewer R.J. Hunter Harlan Graham PT FG PERCENTAGE.727 at Little Rock, vs. Bradley, vs. Lipscomb, at Oakland, vs. FAU, at UMass, vs. VCU, vs. Troy, TOP HONORS Sophomore D Marcus Simonds has been named the College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week three times this year. The first honor came on Dec. 11 following a week in which he led the Panthers to a split of two games averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Highlighting the week was a careerhigh 35 points against Liberty. He also earned the honor on Dec. 25 after an impressive sweep of road games at UMass and Chattanooga. In those two games Simonds averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and shot 19of32 from the floor. The last honor came on Jan. 8, after finishing just shy of a careerhigh with 33 points and nine rebounds against Arkansas State. 1,000POINT PLATEAU Senior Isaiah Williams is quickly closing in on the 1,000 career point plateau. With 101 points this year, he needs just 15 points to reach the milestone. Williams is in his third year with the Panthers after earning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors will at Samford. EXPERIENCE IS KING When it comes to games played experience, Georgia State is near the top of the list. Two Panthers have reached the 100 career games played mark during nonconference play. Last year Georgia State had three players with at least 100 career games played. Here is a list of players who have reached the mark this season: Career Games Games at GSU Jordan Session Isaiah Williams 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 6315 in the comfy confines of the Sports Arena since his arrival. The Panthers have gone 538 at home the last fourplus seasons. During that span, Georgia State put together an 18game winning streak which ranks secondlongest in school history. Here are the longest home court winning streaks in school history: to *3rdlongest streak in nation at time to 1514 (130 during season) to (last 7 of 1415 season, first 8 of 1516) HEAD OF THE CLASS Ron Hunter became the alltime winningest coach at Georgia State last season and entered the year with 123 victories in six seasons. He has shattered every wins mark in school history with the exception of the singleseason record of 29 wins held by Charles Lefty Driesell. Hunter surpassed Bob Reinhart for the record on Dec. 10, Ironically, Reinhart, now a scout for the Miami Heat, was in the building when Hunter tied the record. MOST WINS BY COACH Coach... Years Wins 1. Ron Hunter present (6+) Bob Reinhart (9) Charles Lefty Driesell (5+) 103

4 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) ELITE GROUP When head coach Ron Hunter won his 108th game at GSU last year, he joined an elite group of coaches who are considered the alltime wins leader at multiple schools. Hunter coached IUPUI for 17 years and is still the alltime wins leader for the Jaguars. The list of coaches who lead at multiple schools includes: Ronnie Arrow Texas A&MCC and South Alabama Jim Calhoun Northeastern and Connecticut Leonard Hamilton Miami (Fla.) and Florida State Lou Henson New Mexico State and Illinois Ron Hunter IUPUI and Georgia State Gregg Marshall Winthrop and Wichita State Johnny Orr Michigan and Iowa State ON TO THE PROS Under head coach Ron Hunter, the number of former Georgia State players to go on to play professionally has greatly increased. Two years ago, R.J. Hunter was selected with the 28th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He was signed by the Chicago Bulls in late October 2016 before spending the spring with the Brooklyn Nets GLeague team. He is currently with the Houston Rockets GLeague affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Hunter was named NBA GLeague Player of the Week on Dec. 4. Also from two years ago, Ryan Harrow went to play overseas in Greece and is now in Italy. Curtis Washington has already played professionally in Hong Kong before going to Argentina and seeing action in the NBDL. Kevin Ware has gone on to play in Finland. From last year s squad, Jeremy Hollowell was selected by the Erie BayHawks (Atlanta Hawks GLeague franchise) in the first round of the draft, while Willie Clayton is playing in Cyprus. SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter announced the signing of two highlytouted high school stars on Nov. 8 as as Nelson Phillips of Warner Robins, Ga., and Kavonte Ivery of Stockbridge, Ga., were signed to National Letters of Intent. Phillips is a 4star prospect from Warner Robins High School is currently ranked as the No. 5 prospect in Georgia, while Ivery is a 66 3star forward out of Stockbridge High School has been ranked as high as the No. 26 prospect in the state of Georgia. SEEN WORLDWIDE For the thirdstraight year, all Georgia State home games will air live on WatchESPN/ESPN3 this season. With the program s rise, nearly every game will be seen worldwide this year. Of the Panthers 31 games, 23 are currently scheduled to air live. Sam Crenshaw returns for the third year of calling playbyplay for home games. He will once again be joined by former Panther Rodney Truck Turner who will handle color duties. Among the highlights will be the game at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) and at Georgia Southern (ESPN2). Also, for the first time in program history, both games of the MGM Grand Main Event aired on FloHoops.TV. GOING BAREFOOT Coach Ron Hunter will once again coach a game barefoot in support of Samaritan s Feet during the upcoming season. He currently plans to go barefoot on Jan. 20 against Georgia Southern. The Panthers are 60 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. This year will mark the 11th straight year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. As part of his work with Samaritan s Feet, Georgia State has traveled to South Africa (2012), Costa Rica (2014) and the Dominican Republic (2016) to take part in shoe distributions with the organization. WHAT S IN A COLOR Georgia State has three different color jerseys this year, bringing back an alternate black jersey color for the fourth year in a row. Here is the Panthers record in each color jersey and the last game it was worn. Color...Record... Last worn White W, Arkansas State Black W, at Appalachian State Blue L, at Troy BEST OF THE PEACH STATE Since the start of the season, Georgia State has been the best program in the state of Georgia. A total of seven Division I programs reside in the Peach State. Just check out the records, the numbers do not lie. (Thru 1/11/18) Total Georgia State Georgia Mercer Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Savannah State Kennesaw State DON T CALL THEM OLD, CALL THEM EXPERIENCED Georgia State radio playbyplay announcer Dave Cohen enters his 35th year as The Voice of the Panthers. That ranks near the top of the active Division I MBB PlaybyPlay announcers at one school. Cohen, who has called more than 1,000 games, is tied for the 12thlongest active streak. Duquesne s Ray Goss holds the top spot now in his 50th season. Cohen squaredoff with Chattanooga s Jim Reynolds (38 years) on Dec. 23 when the Panthers travel to face the Mocs. 696 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3point field goal in 696 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, The steak is currently the 22ndlongest in the country. NEXT UP Georgia State will return home for the first of two bye weeks during conference play. The Panthers will return to the court next Saturday facing Georgia Southern at 2:15 p.m. in the GSU Sports Arena. The game will serve as the annual Barefoot for Bare Feet game in which head coach Ron Hunter coaches barefoot to raise awarness for Samaritan s Feet.

5 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) TEAM SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 90 Carver Bible College, ; Point, Arkansas State, 1618 Fewest Points Scored 56 vs. Prairie View A&M, at South Alabama, ; Little Rock, 1418 Most Points Allowed 88 at Dayton, at South Alabama, Fewest Points Allowed 48 at Chattanooga, at Appalachian State, Most Points Scored Half 50 Point, (1st) 42 Arkansas State, 1618 (2nd) Fewest Points Scored Half 25 at South Alabama, (1st) 25 at South Alabama, (1st) Most Points Allowed Half 54 at South Alabama, (2nd) 54 at South Alabama, (2nd) Fewest Points Allowed Half 15 at Chattanooga, at Troy, (1st) Margin of Victory 40 Carver Bible College, at Appalachian State, Margin of Defeat 22 at South Alabama, at South Alabama, Field Goals Made 36 Carver Bible College, at Appalachian State, Fewest Field Goals Made 20 vs. Prairie View A&M, ; Little Rock, Little Rock, 1418 FG Attempts 76 Carver Bible College, at South Alabama, Highest FG%.604 at Chattanooga, (3253).475 at Appalachian State, (2859) Lowest FG%.370 vs. Prairie View A&M, (2054).397 at South Alabama, (2563) Lowest FG% Allowed.302 at Chattanooga, (1653).396 at Troy, Pt Field Goals Made 16 at UMass, at Troy, Pt Field Goal Attempts 35 Carver Bible College, at Troy, Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).667 vs. Eastern Washington, (1015).400 at Appalachian State, (615) Free Throws Made 23 Little Rock, Little Rock, 1418 Free Throw Attempts 33 Little Rock, Little Rock, 1418 Free Throw %.769 Montana, (2026).697 Little Rock, 1418 (2333) Rebounds 42 Carver Bible College, ; Point, at Appalachian State, Rebound Margin +9 Point, at Appalachian State, Assists 23 Carver Bible College, at Troy, ; Little Rock, 1418 Steals 15 Carver Bible College, at South Alabama, Most Turnovers 17 Little Rock, Little Rock, 1418 Fewest Turnovers 7 Carver Bible College, at Troy, Blocked Shots 9 at Alabama A&M, Little Rock, 1418 Most Fouls 30 at Ole Miss, at South Alabama, Fewest Fouls 10 Little Rock, Little Rock, 1418 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 35 D Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, D Marcus Simonds vs. Arkansas State, 1618 Field Goals Made 13 D Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, D Marcus Simonds vs. Arkansas State, 1618 FG Attempts 24 D Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, D Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, FG% (minimum 5 made).833 Jordan Session at Chattanooga, (56).714 Jordan Session at Appalachian St, (57) 3Pt Field Goals Made 7 Devin Mitchell vs. Eastern Washington, Devin Mitchell vs. Little Rock, 1418 D Marcus Simonds vs. Arkansas State, Pt Field Goal Attempts 10 Jeff Thomas at Rice, Malik Benlevi at Troy, Devin Mitchell at Dayton, Malik Benlevi at Troy, Free Throws Made 11 D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, 1418 Free Throw Attempts 15 D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, 1418 Rebounds 10 D Marcus Simonds vs. Carver Bible College, D Marcus Simonds vs. Arkansas State, 1618 Malik Benlevi vs. Tulane, Jordan Session vs. Tulane, D Marcus Simonds at Alabama A&M, Assists 10 D Marcus Simonds vs. Carver Bible College, D Marcus Simonds at Troy, Steals 5 D Marcus Simonds at Troy, D Marcus Simonds at Troy, Blocked Shots 4 Jordan Tyson at Alabama A&M, Malik Benlevi vs. Little Rock, 1418 Malik Benlevi vs. Little Rock, 1418 Malik Benlevi at Appalachian State, Malik Benlevi at Appalachian State, 11118

6 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 6) SERIES RESULTS VS. SUN BELT TEAMS Appalachian State 45 H: 31 A: 14 N: 00 SBC: 43 12/12/88...H L /2/89... A L /17/15... A L /21/15...H W /21/16... A L /27/16...H W /23/17...H W /11/17... A L /11/18... A W 7158 Arkansas State 83 H: 51 A: 32 N: 10 SBC: 72 12/9/95... A W /19/95...H L /16/14...H W /4/14...ot... A W /15/14 *...N W /19/15... A W /31/15...H W /29/16...ot... A L /20/16...H W /27/17... A L /6/18...H W 7975 * Conference Tournament Coastal Carolina 13 H: 11 A: 02 N: 00 SBC: 11 12/22/07... A L /20/08...H L /21/17...H W /13/17... A L 6465 Georgia Southern 1835 H: 1110 A: 625 N: 11 SBC: 43 2/19/72... A L /1/72... A L /19/73...H L /24/73...OT... A W /20/74... A L /1/74...H L /7/75...H W /16/75... A L /8/75... A W /14/76...H W /15/77...H L /21/77... A L /30/77...H L /9/78... A L /27/78...H L /20/79... A L /8/79... A L /13/80...H W /6/80...H W /14/81... 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 /29/12...OT... A L /20/13...H W /5/15... A L /7/15...H W /15/15 *...N W /19/16...OT...H W /23/16... A L /31/16... A L /4/17...H W 7267 * Conference Tournament Little Rock 619 H: 38 A: 29 N: 12 SBC: 53 12/8/84 (1)...N L /3/85... A L /31/85...H L /23/86...H L /24/86... A L /1/86 *...N L /19/87...OT... A L /19/87...H L /21/88... A L /25/88...H L /26/89...H L /25/89... A L /20/90... A L /15/90...H L /10/91... A L /7/91...H L /7/91 *...N W /18/14...H W /6/14... A W /3/15...H W /26/15... A L /30/16... A L /18/16...H L /25/17... A W /4/18...H W Champion Holiday Classic, Missoula, Mont. * Conference Tournament Louisiana 105 H: 51 A: 33 N: 21 SBC: 83 11/28/04...H W /20/04... A L /29/05...H W /2/06... A L /23/14... A W /22/14...H W /16/14 *...OT...N L /8/15... A L /24/15...H W /14/15 *...N W /16/16...H L /3/16... A W /16/17... A W /4/17...H W /10/17...N W 8676 formerly Southwest Louisiana formerly UL Lafayette * Conference Tournament UL Monroe 76 H: 42 A: 34 N: 00 SBC: 71 2/20/75... A L L A L H L A L /25/14... A W /20/14...H W /30/14...H W /5/15... A W /14/16...H W /5/16... A L /14/17...OT... A W /6/17...H W 6955 formerly Northeast Louisiana South Alabama 1215 H: 75 A: 59 N: 01 SBC: /16/76...H L /26/76... A W /5/77 *...OT... A W /30/78... A L /4/78...H W /15/79...OT... A L /29/79...H L /7/80...H L /16/80... A L /10/81... A L /10/81...H L /27/81 *...N L /29/82...H L /10/82... A L /14/02... A L /12/03...H W /26/09 (1)... A L /21/12 (2)...H W /4/14... A W /3/14...H W /7/15... A W /19/15...H W /9/16...H W /11/16...OT... A L /7/17...H W /30/17... A W /29/17... A L South Alabama Thanksgiving Classic (Mitchell Center, Mobile Ala.) 2Coaches vs. Cancer Classic * Conference Tournament UT Arlington 46 H: 23 A: 22 N: 01 SBC: 43 12/22/84...N L /15/90...H L /7/91... A L /1/14...OT...H W /27/14... A W /15/15...H W /29/15... A W /30/15... A L /6/16...H L /18/17...H L 6768 Texas State 64 H: 32 A: 31 N: 01 SBC: 62 12/16/92... A L /15/93...H L /17/14...H W /1/14... A W /15/ OT...H L /14/15... A W /2/16... A W /4/16...H W /10/16 *...N L /20/17...H W 6751 formerly Southwest Texas State * Conference Tournament Troy 1815 H: 113 A: 79 N: 03 SBC: 55 12/14/96... A L /30/96...H W /15/98... A W /14/98...H W /16/99... A W /20/00... A W /29/00...H L /20/01... A L /29/01...H W /3/01 *...H W /2/02...H W /16/02... A W /6/03... A L /7/03 *...N L /13/04...H W /6/04... A L /5/04 *...N L /13/05... A W /26/05...H L /24/07...H W /25/08... A L /19/10...H W /15/12... A L /2/14...H W /15/14... A L /10/15...H W /28/15... A W /7/16...H W /13/16... A L /9/17...H L /28/17... A W /11/17...N L /31/17... A L 6668 * Conference Tournament

7 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 7) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER In six seasons, Ron Hunter has changed the national perception of Georgia State; winning 123 games and advancing to the postseason four times. He is now responsible for four of the seven most successful seasons in program history. His stint at GSU was highlighted in by winning 25 games for a second year in a row and advancing to the third round of the NCAA tournament following the shocking upset of No. 3seed Baylor. The 123 wins are the most in any sixyear stretch in program history. He became one of just seven coaches to be the alltime wins leader at multiple NCAA Division I schools last year. With the team s success in and , Georgia State entered elite status by winning 25 or more games in each of those two years, an accomplishment only reached by 20 programs in the entire country. Hunter is also responsible for more than half of the school s postseason appearances. Last season, Georgia State had its fourthstraight winning season that included an eightgame winning streak and a third toptwo finish in the Sun Belt in four years. After winning the Sun Belt regular season title for the second straight season in , the Panthers claimed the tournament title, just the third for the program to advance to the NCAA tournament. In the postgame celebration, Hunter tore his Achilles, a clip that went viral across the nation. Coaching in the NCAA tournament from a stool, the Panthers trailed by 12 with 2:53 to play, before mounting a furious 130 run, capped by a 30foot 3pointer from son R.J. that sent Hunter off his stool and became one of the most watched clips of the tournament and a part of One Shining Moment. Although successful in his first two seasons at the helm, the Panthers started to pile up the wins during the season. Winning 25 games, second most in school history, Georgia State earned a Sun Belt regular season championship and an appearance in the Postseason NIT. During the season, the Panthers won a schoolrecord 14straight games, including a stretch of 22 of 23, as Hunter was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and NABC Region 24 Coach of the Year. During his first season (201112), Georgia State won 22 games, the fourth most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 377 games in 22 seasons, but the accomplishments made by the team will always be special for him. 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 triumphantly. Following the recordsetting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tipoff Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record number 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. Named Summit League Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006, Hunter led IUPUI to the conference championship game five times from , including the 2003 title game victory over topseeded Valparaiso. Hunter, 52, earned his bachelor s degree in education at Miami (Ohio) in 1986 and added a master s in Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (26) and R.J. (24). R.J. was a standout for the Panthers and was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 28th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft in Last season he played with the Chicago Bulls and the Long Island Nets of the NBA GLeague. RON HUNTER LEDGER Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason...Record Head Coach, Career (24th season) Head Coach, Georgia State (7th season) Head Coach, Georgia State Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; l. Texas A&MCC) Head Coach, Georgia State Head Coach, Georgia State (NCAA; d. Baylor, l. Xavier) Head Coach, Georgia State (NIT; l. Clemson) 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

8 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) GEORGIA STATE AMONG SUN BELT LEADERS SCORING D Marcus Simonds Devin Mitchell Jeff Thomas REBOUNDING Malik Benlevi D Marcus Simonds Jordan Session Jeff Thomas FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE D Marcus Simonds ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds FREE THROW PERCENTAGE D Marcus Simonds STEALS D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jordan Session POINT FG PCT Devin Mitchell POINT FG MADE Devin Mitchell Malik Benlevi BLOCKED SHOTS Malik Benlevi Jordan Session D Marcus Simonds ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO D Marcus Simonds DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Malik Benlevi MINUTES PLAYED D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jeff Thomas Devin Mitchell TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5 S) Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Percentage Blocked Shots Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Point FG Made BY THE NUMBERS NCAA AND SUN BELT LEADERS (THRU JAN. 11) 1st 22nd 29th t15th 19th 23rd 27th 11th 4th 13th 3rd 5th 9th 1st 4th 12th 8th 12th t13th 9th 12th 1st 2nd 10th 26th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 4th GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100) Scoring Defense FG Percentage Defense ThreePoint FG Per Game ThreePoint FG Percentage Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Total Blocks point Field Goal Attempts Total 3point FGM Total Steals Turnovers Forced POINTS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds PT FG PER GAME Devin Mitchell PT FG PERCENTAGE Devin Mitchell ASSISTS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds STEALS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jordan Session TOTAL POINTS D Marcus Simonds TOTAL REBOUNDS Malik Benlevi DOUBLE DOUBLES D Marcus Simonds TRIPLE DOUBLES D Marcus Simonds TOTAL ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds...76 TOTAL BLOCKS Malik Benlevi...16 TOTAL FIELD GOALS MADE D Marcus Simonds TOTAL MINUTES D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jeff Thomas MINUTES PER GAME D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi PT FG ATTEMPTS Devin Mitchell TOTAL 3PT FG MADE Devin Mitchell...45 Malik Benlevi...35 TOTAL STEALS D Marcus Simonds...33 Malik Benlevi...30 Jordan Session...26 TOTAL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS D Marcus Simonds FREE THROWS MADE D Marcus Simonds...80 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS D Marcus Simonds th 46th 75th 86th 71st 24th 38th 11th 49th 68th 47th 15th 26th 20th 104th 52nd 109th 60th 97th 208th 11th 232nd 236th 1st 77th 250th 6th 36th 52nd 222nd 88th 116th 122nd 70th 215th 44th 63rd 136th 8th 50th 33rd LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING D Marcus Simonds 11 games Jeff Thomas 3 games Malik Benlevi 2 games Devin Mitchell 2 games Isaiah Williams 1 game REBOUNDING Malik Benlevi 6 games D Marcus Simonds 6 games Jeff Thomas 4 games Jordan Session 3 games ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds 12 games Kane Williams 2 games Isaiah Williams 2 games Jeff Thomas 1 game Devin Mitchell 1 game Malik Benlevi 1 game *Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties

9 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) SEASON HIGHS DENIS ALIBEGOVIC Points: 2 at South Alabama, Rebounds: Assists: 1 vs. Point, MALIK BENLEVI Points: 17 vs. Carver Bible College, vs. Prairie View A&M, vs. Tulane, Rebounds: 10 vs. Tulane, Assists: 5 at Dayton, Steals: 4 at South Alabama, MATT CHISM Points: 2 vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, Rebounds: 1 vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, Assists: CHRIS CLERKLEY Points: Rebounds: 2 at Chattanooga, Blocks: 2 vs. Point, NILE FELTON Points: Rebounds: 1 vs. Eastern Washington, vs. Prairie View A&M, Assists: JOSH LINDER Points: 8 vs. Carver Bible College, Rebounds: 4 vs. Point, Steals: 2 vs. Carver Bible College, Blocks: 1 vs. Carver Bible College, at Alabama A&M, ; vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, DEVIN MITCHELL Points: 28 at Dayton, Rebounds: 5 vs. Little Rock, 1417 Assists: 5 vs. Point, JORDAN SESSION Points: 12 at Chattanooga, ; at Troy, Rebounds: 9 vs. Carver Bible College, vs. Little Rock, 1417 Assists: 3 at UMass, Steals: 4 at Rice, ; vs. Montana, D MARCUS SIMONDS Points: 35 vs. Liberty, Rebounds: 10 vs. Carver Bible College, at Alabama A&M, Assists: 10 vs. Carver Bible College, Steals: 5 at Troy, JEFF THOMAS Points: 22 at Appalachian State, Rebounds: 9 at Ole Miss, Assists: 3 vs. Montana, JORDAN TYSON Points: 8 vs. Carver Bible College, Rebounds: 7 vs. Carver Bible College, Blocks: 4 at Alabama A&M, KANE WILLIAMS Points: 12 vs. Tulane, Rebounds: 6 vs. Point, Assists: 7 vs. Tulane, ISAIAH WILLIAMS Points: 15 vs. Montana, 12917; at Dayton, Rebounds: 3 at Dayton, ; at Appalachian State, Assists: 5 at UMass, Steals: 3 vs. Carver Bible College, GAMEBYGAME STARTING LINEUPS at Georgia Tech (Exh.)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session LeesMcRae (Exh.)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Coker College (Exh)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Carver Bible College...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Rice...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Ole Miss...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. Eastern Washington...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. Prairie View A&M...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Tulane...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Alabama A&M...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Liberty...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Montana...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Point...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Dayton...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at UMass...Simonds Mitchell I. Williams Benlevi Session at at Chattanooga...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at South Alabama...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Troy...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Little Rock...Simonds Mitchell K. Williams Benlevi Session Arkansas State...Simonds Mitchell K. Williams Benlevi Session at Appalachian State...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Coastal Carolina... Georgia Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Arkansas State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Georgia Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... Sun Belt Championship... USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 8) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Villanova (27) West Virginia (4) Virginia Michigan State Wichita State Duke Purdue Texas Tech Oklahoma Xavier Arizona State Kansas Cincinnati Gonzaga Seton Hall TCU Clemson North Carolina Miami Kentucky Arizona Creighton Tennessee Auburn Notre Dame Others receiving votes: Florida State 48, Texas A&M 47, Florida 40, Baylor 26, Saint Mary s 22, Arkansas 21, Michigan 9, Ohio State 9, Nevada 8, Rhode Island 6, New Mexico State 4, Mississippi State 4, UCLA 3, Boise State 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider MidMajor Poll (Jan. 8) Record Points Conference 1. Gonzaga (27) West Coast 2. Saint Mary s (4) West Coast 3. New Mexico State Western Athletic 4. Louisiana Sun Belt 5. ETSU Southern 6. Furman Southern 7. South Dakota State Summit 8. BYU West Coast 9. Missouri State Missouri Valley 10. Charleston Colonial 11. Stephen F. Austin Southland 12. Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 13. Towson Colonial 14. South Dakota Summit 15. UC Santa Barbara Big West 16. UT Arlington Sun Belt 17. Wofford Southern 18. UNC Greensboro Southern 19. San Diego West Coast 20. Murray State Ohio Valley 21. Vermont America East 22. Georgia Southern Sun Belt 23. Albany America East 24. Northern Kentucky Horizon 25. Buffalo MidAmerican Others receiving votes: Wright State 53, Lipscomb 52, Central Michigan 50, Montana 49, Grand Canyon 43, Ball State 29, Belmont 26, Bucknell 24, Northern Colorado 23, Rider 19, William & Mary 17, Western Michigan 15, Utah Valley 13, Drake 11, Jacksonsville State 11, Illinois State 9, Canisius 8, Evansville 6, Penn 6, Bowling Green 5, FGCU 5, Liberty 5, Portland State 3, Radford 3, Northeastern 2, Northern Iowa 2, Idaho State 1, Montana State 1, Saint Francis (PA) 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent

10 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 10 Denis Alibegovic... G Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 2 Malik Benlevi... F Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 35 Matt Chism... G Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 14 Chris Clerkley... F So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 0 Nile Felton... G So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 20 Josh Linder... F Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 24 Devin Mitchell... G Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 23 Jordan Session... F Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 15 D Marcus Simonds... G So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 30 Jeff Thomas... F Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 50 Jordan Tyson... F RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) 11 Isaiah Williams... G Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams... G Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 1 Damon Wilson*... G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.)) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Nile Felton... G So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 1 Damon Wilson*... G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.)) 2 Malik Benlevi... F Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 10 Denis Alibegovic... G Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 11 Isaiah Williams... G Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams... G Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 14 Chris Clerkley... F So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 15 D Marcus Simonds... G So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 20 Josh Linder... F Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 23 Jordan Session... F Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 24 Devin Mitchell... G Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 30 Jeff Thomas... F Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 35 Matt Chism... G Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 50 Jordan Tyson... F RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) * redshirting season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 7th Year at GSU Associate Head Coach: Ray McCallum (Ball State, 1983), 2nd Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 7th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Sharman White (Georgia Southern, 1995), 2nd Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009), 7th Year at GSU Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nate Majnaric Video Manager: Jeff Diepenbrock PRONUNCIATION Chris Clerkley... Clerklee Malik Benlevi...MAleak Benlevy Denis Alibegovic... AlbegOvic D Marcus Simonds...Simons

11 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) DENIS ALIBEGOVIC G / 62, 170 / Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. 10 MALIK BENLEVI F / 65, 205 / Jr. Savannah, Ga. 2 MATT CHISM G / 63, 185 / Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. 35 CHRIS CLERKLEY F / 69, 210 / So. Perry, Ga. 14 NILE FELTON G / 63, 175 / So. Atlanta, Ga. 0 JOSH LINDER F / 69, 215 / Fr. Kathleen, Ga. 10 DEVIN MITCHELL G / 64, 195 / Jr. Suwanee, Ga. 25 JORDAN SESSION F / 68, 225 / Sr. McDonough, Ga. 23 D MARCUS SIMONDS G / 63, 200 / So. Gainesville, Ga. 15 JEFF THOMAS G / 65, 190 / Jr. Norwalk, Ohio 30 JORDAN TYSON F / 69, 230 / RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio 50 ISAIAH WILLIAMS G / 62, 170 / Sr. Buford, Ga. 11 KANE WILLIAMS G / 63, 185 / Fr. Douglasville, Ga. 12 DAMON WILSON G / 65, 195 / Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 1 RON HUNTER Head Coach 7th Year at Georgia State RAY MCCALLUM Associate Head Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State CLAUDE PARDUE Assistant Coach 7th Year at Georgia State SHARMAN WHITE Assistant Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State NATE SUMMERS Director of Operations 7th Year at Georgia State

12 Georgia State Mens Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) ATHLETIC HONORS Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List Lou Henson National MidMajor Preseason Player of the Year Watch List Lou Henson National MidMajor MidSeason Player of the Year Watch List 2017 AllSun Belt Preseason Second Team 2017 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year 2017 AllSun Belt Third Team 2016 Cancun Challenge Tournament MVP Sun Belt Player of the Week Jan. 8, 2018 Sun Belt Player of the Week Jan. 31, 2017 College Sports Madness National MidMajor Player of the Week Jan. 30, 2017 College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week Dec. 11, 2017 & Dec. 25, 2017 College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week Jan. 8, 2018 Career TripleDoubles: 1 Career DoubleDoubles: HIGHLIGHTS Has scored in doubledigits in 35straight games dating back to last season. Finished with 30 points in exhibition opener against Georgia Tech, going 11of19 from the floor in the ATown Showdown for Hurricane Relief. Recorded the first tripledouble in school history with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in season opener against Carver Bible College. Finished with 29 points with 5 assists and 4 rebounds at Ole Miss. Recorded a doubledouble with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Alabama A&M. Scored a careerhigh 35 points against Liberty. Finished with 33 points, including 6of9 from 3point range against Point. Just missed a doubledouble with 24 points and 9 rebounds at UMass. Finished with 21 points on 10of14 shooting at Chattanooga. Knocked down a careerhigh 11of15 free throws against Little Rock Just missed a doubledouble with 33 points and 9 rebounds against Arkansas State which led to Sun Belt Player of the Week honors. POINTS: 35 Liberty, FIELD GOALS MADE: 13 Liberty, (1324) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 25 South Alabama, (1125) 3POINTERS MADE: 6 Point, (69) 3POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 9 Point, (69) FREE THROWS MADE: 11 Little Rock, 1418 (1115) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 15 Little Rock, 1418 (1115) REBOUNDS: 10 (2X) most recent: Alabama A&M, ASSISTS: 10 Carver Bible College, STEALS: 5 Appalachian State, Troy, BLOCKS: 2 (8X) most recent: Little Rock, 1418 MINUTES: 43 Liberty, CAREER STATISTICS GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * LeesMcRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started SBC ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

13 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts ATHLETIC HONORS at Ga. Tech (exh.). * LeesMcRae (exh.)* Team Captain Coker (exh.)... * Played in 61 games, including 29 starts in his first two seasons. Carver Bible... * Career DoubleDoubles: 1 at Rice... * HIGHLIGHTS at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * Just missed a careerhigh with 17 points points and 7 rebounds against Carver. vs. Prairie View... * Tied a seasonhigh with 17 points on 7of9 shooting while also pulling down 6 Tulane... * rebounds against Prairie View A&M. at Alabama A&M.. * Earned first career doubledouble with 17 points and 10 rebounds against previously unbeated Tulane. Liberty... * Finished with 13 points in a careerhigh 41 minutes against Liberty. Montana... * Just missed a doubledouble with 13 points and 9 rebounds against Point. Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * CAREER HIGHS Little Rock... * POINTS: 19 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Arkansas State... * South Alabama, 1717 Middle Tennessee, (47) at App State... * UL Monroe, REBOUNDS: 10 at Coastal Car.... FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Middle Tennessee, Ga. Southern... Prairie View A&M, FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Carver, (614) Tulane, ASSISTS: 5 Dayton, UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... 3POINTERS MADE: 5 STEALS: 4 at Little Rock... UL Monroe, (58) UL Monroe, Louisiana... Tulane, (58) 3POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 10 Troy, (310) FREE THROWS MADE: 6 South Alabama, 1717 (66) South Alabama, BLOCKS: 4 UL Monroe, 11417; Little Rock, 1418 Appalachian State, MINUTES: 41 Liberty, UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

14 Georgia State Mens Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) ATHLETIC HONORS Played in 63 games, including 14 starts in his first two seasons HIGHLIGHTS Scored a teamhigh 25 points on 8of10 shooting, including five 3pointers in an exhibition game with LeesMcRae. Finished with a teamhigh 18 points on 7of15 shooting in win at Rice. Just missed a doubledouble with 14 points and 9 rebounds at Ole Miss. Just missed a doubledouble with 15 points and 8 rebounds vs. Montana. Knocked down 4 3pointers to finish with 12 points at UMass. Finished 5of10 from the floor and scored 11 points at Chattanooga. Scored 15 first half points at Troy, going 6of9 from the floor and 3of6 from 3point range. Came off the bench to score 16 points, making 6of7 from the free throw line. Scored a careerhigh 22 points on 9of15 shooting and 3of5 from 3point range with 8 rebounds at Appalachian State. POINTS: 22 Appalachian State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 Appalachian State, (915) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Rice, (715) Appalachian State, (915) 3POINTERS MADE: 7 UT Arlington, (712) 3POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 12 UT Arlington, (712) FREE THROWS MADE: 6 Little Rock, 1418 (67) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 UT Arlington, 2416 (47) Little Rock, 1418 (67) REBOUNDS: 9 Coastal Carolina, Ole Miss, ASSISTS: 6 Coastal Carolina, STEALS: 2 (8X) most recent: Appalachian State, BLOCKS: 3 Appalachian State, UT Arlington, MINUTES: 39 Ole Miss, Liberty, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * LeesMcRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock Arkansas State at App State... * at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

15 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 15) ATHLETIC HONORS Team Captain Career DoubleDoubles: HIGHLIGHTS Grabbed 11 rebounds in exhibition with Coker College, while blocking 4 shots and scoring 5 points. Just missed a doubledouble with 10 points and 9 rebounds against Carver. Earned his first career doubledouble with 15 points and 10 rebounds against previously unbeaten Tulane. Swiped a careerhigh tying 4 steals against Montana, just missing double figures with 9 points. Finished with 12 points on 5of6 shooting including his first 3pointer of the year at Chattanooga. Scored 12 points on 4of5 field goals with 5 rebounds and 3 steals at Troy. Just missed a doubledouble with 11 points and 9 rebounds vs. Little Rock. POINTS: 15 Tulane, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Tulane, (714) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Tulane, (714) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Coastal Carolina, (56) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 South Alabama, (47) REBOUNDS: 13 Georgia Southern, CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 3 Little Rock, UMass, STEALS: 4 Rice, Montana, BLOCKS: 3 Alabama A&M, MINUTES: 31 Dayton, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * LeesMcRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

16 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 16) ATHLETIC HONORS Appeared in 33 games, making 4 starts during first season at GSU HIGHLIGHTS Finished with 10 points in 25 minutes of exhibition game with Coker College Scored 18 points, knocking down 5 3pointers against Carver. Finished with 11 points, include three 3pointers and 3 rebounds at Ole Miss. Scored a 23 points going 8of10 from the floor and 7of8 from 3point range. The 7 treys are the most in a game since Jeff Thomas hit 7 against UT Arlington on Scored 12 points and dished out a careerhigh 5 assists to go along with a careerhigh 3 steals against Point. Finished with a careerhigh 28 points on 9of14 shooting, including 6of10 from 3point range at Dayton. After being held scoreless in the first half, knocked down 4 3pointers, including threestraight with less than 4 min. to play to score 14 pts. at UMass. Scored in double figures in fivestraight games. POINTS: 28 Dayton, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 Dayton, (914) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Carver Bible College, (614) Dayton, (914) 3PT MADE: 7 Eastern Washington, (78) 3PT ATTEMPTED: 12 Carver Bible College, (512) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Troy, 1917 (56) Arkansas State, 1818 (56) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Dayton, (47) REBOUNDS: 5 Georgia Southern, 3417 Chattanooga, Little Rock, 1418 ASSISTS: 5 Point, STEALS: 3 Point, BLOCKS: 1 (6X) most recent: UMass, MINUTES: 39 Dayton, CAREER STATISTICS GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * LeesMcRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started SBC ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (ALA) GSU Totals Totals

17 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 17) ATHLETIC HONORS 2014 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year 2014 Southern Conference AllFreshman Team Fourtime Southern Conference Freshman of the Week HIGHLIGHTS Just 15 points shy of 1,000 for his career entering tonight. Played in his 100th career game against Montana (Dec. 9) Scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in Coker College exhibition. Knocked down 3 3pointers at Rice. Finished with 8 points in 17 minutes at Alabama A&M, knocking down a pair of 3pointers. Scored a seasonhigh 15 points while tying a season high 25 minutes against Montana. Finished with 15 points at Dayton going 5of9 from the floor. Earned first start of the season at UMass, finishing with 6 points and 5 assists. Came off the bench to score 12 points in 26 minutes against Arkansas State. POINTS: 26 Campbellsville, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 (4X) most recent: Louisiana, (916) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16 Georgia Southern, (916) Louisiana, (916) 3PT FG MADE: 5 Campbellsville, (55) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 9 Georgia Southern, (49) FREE THROWS MADE: 9 Middle Tennessee, (912) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Middle Tennessee, (912) REBOUNDS: 5 (7X) most recent: Coastal Carolina, ASSISTS: 7 Appalachian State, STEALS: 5 Georgia Southern, MINUTES: 38 Louisiana, Dayton, CAREER STATISTICS GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) LeesMcRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash. injury vs. Prairie View Tulane at Alabama A&M Liberty Montana Point at Dayton at UMass... * at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock Arkansas State at App State at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CONF. 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 (SAM) GSU Totals Totals

18 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 18) ATHLETIC HONORS Played in 24 games and made nine starts while at St. Bonaventure HIGHLIGHTS Just missed a doubledouble with 9 points and 10 rebounds against Coker. Finished with 8 points on 4of5 field goals and 7 rebounds against Carver. Recorded a seasonhigh 4 blocked shots at Alabama A&M. Finished with 5 points in just 10 minutes at Chattanooga Came off the bench to score 6 points in just 10 minutes against Little Rock POINTS: 8 Fordham, Duquesne, Carver Bible College, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 Carver Bible College, FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 Duquesne, (26) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 Duquesne, (46) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Duquesne, (27) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 George Washington, Carver Bible College, ASSISTS: 1 Point, Dayton, STEALS: 1 (6X) most recent: Little Rock, 1418 BLOCKS: 5 Richmond, MINUTES: 33 Fordham, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) LeesMcRae (exh.) injury Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane at Alabama A&M Liberty Montana Point at Dayton at UMass at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock Arkansas State at App State at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg * * Totals *St. Bonaventure

19 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 19) ATHLETIC HONORS A fouryear starter a South Paulding High School who twice earned Class AAAAA AllState honors and was a twotime Region 5AAAAA Player of the Year HIGHLIGHTS Scored 13 points on 4of6 shooting in exhibition against LeesMcRae. Finished with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in just 8 minutes at Rice. Scored 4 points in just 7 minutes at Alabama. Finished with 5 points, including 3of4 free throws against Eastern Washington. Scored 8 points in just 7 minutes against Prairie View A&M. Nearly recorded a doubledouble with a careerhigh 12 points and 7 assists, while going 8of12 from the free throw line. Finished with 11 points and a careerhigh 6 rebounds against Point. Made first career start against Little Rock finishing with 4 points. POINTS: 12 Tulane, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Point, (57) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 Tulane, (29) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Alabama A&M, (12) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 Alabama A&M, (12) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 Tulane, (812) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Tulane, (812) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 6 Point, ASSISTS: 7 Tulane, STEALS: 2 Prairie View A&M, Tulane, Alabama A&M, BLOCKS: 1 Point, MINUTES: 27 Tulane, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) LeesMcRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane at Alabama A&M Liberty Montana Point at Dayton at UMass at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern... UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock... Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State... at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg