Exhibition #2 Southern Miss vs. Charleston (W.V.) Hattiesburg, Miss. Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Tuesday, November 6, :15 p.m.

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1 SOUTHERN MISS Tim Andrzejewski, Men s Basketball Media Relations Contact O: M: F: timothy.andrzejewski@usm.edu Exhibition #2 Southern Miss vs. Charleston (W.V.) Hattiesburg, Miss. Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Tuesday, November 6, :15 p.m Schedule/Results GAME INFORMATION EXH. 2 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-0 Exh.) vs. Charleston (W.V.) Golden Eagles (0-0) Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Tipoff: 8:15 p.m. CT Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Television: None Radio: Southern Miss IMG Sports Network (John Cox, play-by-play) Southern Miss Golden Eagles Record: Last Five Games:...N/A Current Streak:...N/A Last Game:... W, vs. St. Catharine s Head Coach:...Donnie Tyndall Career Record (Years): /7 At Southern Miss:...First Year vs. Charleston: Southern Miss Roster Charleston (W.V.) Golden Eagles Record: Last Five Games:...N/A Current Streak:...N/A Last Game:... L, vs. Campbellsville Head Coach:...Mark Downey Career Record (Years): /7 At Charleston: /3 vs. Southern Miss: Southern Miss Closes its Exhibition Slate Against Charleston (W.V.) The Golden Eagles close their exhibition portion of their schedule Tuesday night as they take on Charleston (W.V). Southern Miss looks to continue its success in exhibition play. The Golden Eagles are 35-6 all-time and are on a 13-game winning streak. Southern Miss is coming off an victory over St. Catharine s (Ky.) in its opening exhibiton. Dwayne Davis and Rashard McGill both had 14 points and four rebounds. Jonathan Mill had 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Deon Edwin had 11 points and three steals, while Daveon Boardingham and Norville Carey scored 10 points apiece. Carey added six rebounds, Carey had three blocks and Michael Craig pulled down a game-high eight boards. USM is coming off a historic season. The Golden Eagles went 25-9, 11-5 in Conference USA play and made just its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Southen Miss open the regular season this Saturday, November 10, against the Sun Belt Champion Western Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. Projected Starting Lineup No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes 4 Dwayne Davis G Sr Sat out last year as a non-qualifier 12 Rashard McGill G Sr Averaged 2.6 pts and 2.9 rbs 23 Jerrold Brooks G Jr nd Team NJCAA All-American 21 Norville Carey F Fr Avg ppg at Red Lion Christ. Acad. 24 Jonathan Mills F Sr rd Team All-CUSA Off the Bench 5 Neil Watson G Jr Preseason 2nd Team All-CUSA 10 Cedric Jenkins G Jr Averaged 2.6 points 11 Daveon Boardingham F Jr st Team All-Region 15 Deon Edwin G Fr Avg ppg at Red Lion Christ. Acad. 25 Jamie Chapman G Fr Avg. 7.5 pppg 32 Christian Robbins F r-fr Redshirted last year 44 Michael Craig G/F Jr st Team NJCAA DII All-American Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall (Morehead State, 93) Associate Head Coach: Wade O Connor (Bridgewater State, 94) Assistant Coaches: Jareem Dowling (Maryland-Eastern Shore, 05) and Adam Howard (Western Kentucky, 08) NOVEMBER 1 St. Catharine s (Exh.) W, U. of Charleston (Exh.) 8:15 p.m. 10 Western Kentucky 7:30 p.m at Georgia 7 p.m. FSN 19 2 at Sam Houston State 7 p.m vs. UC-Irvine 5 p.m vs. Liberty 5 p.m. 27 Denver 7 p.m. DECEMBER 1 New Mexico State 8 p.m. 4 at Arizona 8:30 p.m. Pac-12 8 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. 15 Grambling State 6:30 p.m. 18 at Georgia State 7 p.m vs. Wichita State 7 p.m. 28 at Morehead State 6:30 p.m. 31 William Carey 2:30 p.m. JANUARY 3 Dillard 7 p.m. 9 *at Rice 7 p.m. 12 *Houston 2 p.m. 16 *at SMU 7 p.m. 19 *UAB 5 p.m. CSS 23 *Marshall 6 p.m. CSS 26 *at Tulsa 3:05 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 *at UAB 7 p.m. CSS 6 *at UCF 6 p.m. 9 *Memphis 3 p.m. CBSSN 13 *Tulane 7 p.m. 16 *at East Carolina 4 p.m. 20 *UTEP 7 p.m. 23 *at Memphis 12 p.m. FSN MARCH 2 *East Carolina 7 p.m. 5 *at Marshall 6 p.m. CBSSN 9 *UCF 7 p.m Conference USA Tournament * Conference USA Game 1 Progressive Legends Classic (Athens, Ga.) 2 Progressive Legends Classic (Huntsville, Texas) 3 IntrustBank Arena (Wichita, Kan.) 4 Conference USA Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) Eagle Droppings Southern Miss is starting its 94th season of basketball. Southern Miss head coach Donnie Tyndall begins his first season as the head coach of the Golden Eagles. The Golden Eagles will play an exhibition game for the third straight season. Southern Miss and Saint Catharine s will meet for the first time in history. Dating back to 1988, Southern Miss is 34-6 in exhibition games, and have won its last 11. The Eagles return just four letterwinners from last year s squad and welcome eight newcomers. Neil Watson is the team s leading returning scorer and 12.3 ppg, while Jonathan Mills is the leading returning rebounder at 6.1 rpg.

2 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition Stats Comparison Record Conference Current Streak - - Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Pt Field Goal Percentage Pt Field Goal Percentage Defense FT Attempted Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebounding Average Opponent Rebounding Average Rebounding Margin Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Scouting Southern Miss Southern Miss will host its final exhibition game before the start of the regular season when it plays host to Charleston (W.V.), Tuesday, November 6 at 8:15 p.m. Southern Miss returns just four letterwinners from last year s squad that went 25-9 and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Heading the list of returnees is junior guard Neil Watson. Watson will run the point for the Eagles after spending most of last year coming off the bench. The Kansas City, Kan. native was named Preseason All-Conference USA, and is the league s reigning Newcomer and Sixth Man of the Year. Watson was the team s leading scorer last year, averaging 12.3 points and 4.4 assists. He was also second in Conference USA with an 84.3 free throw percentage. Senior forward Jonathan Mills returns after being named Third Team All-Conference USA and earning All-Defensive Team honors. Mills averaged 9.5 points and led the Golden Eagles with 6.1 rebounds. Senior Rashard McGill will see action on the wing as well as a forward. Mc- Gill averaged 2.6 points 2.9 rebounds. Junior Cedric Jenkins also returns to the squad. Jenkins started five games, averaging 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds. Eight newcomers will don the black and gold for the first time this year. Junior college transfers Dwayne Davis (Philadelphia, Pa.,/Midland CC), who sat out last year as a non-qualifier, Daveon Boardingham (Newark, N.J./Seward County CC), Michael Craig (Phoenix, Ariz./ South Mountain CC) and Jerrold Brooks (Rochester, N.Y./Casper College). They will be joined by freshmen Deon Edwin (British Virgin Islands/Red Lion Christian Academy), Norville Carey (British Virgin Islands/Red Lion Christian Academy) and Christian Robbins (Foxworth, Miss.), who redshirted last year and walk-on Jamie Chapman (Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s Episcopal). Transfers Chip Armelin (Sulphur, La./Minnesota), Aaron Brown (Hackensack, N.J./Temple) and Johnny Zuppardo (Metarie, La./Arkansas State) must sit out this season due to NCAA Transfer rules. Head coach Donnie Tyndall enters his first season at the helm of the Southern Miss men s basketball program. He has compiled a (.573) record in six years as a head coach. Scouting Charleston (W.V.) Charleston (W.V.) plays its only exhibition of the season tonight against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles finished 26-7 last year and 18-3 in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Golden Eagles return just one starter and four letterwinners from last year s team. Senior guard Evan Faulkner is the team s lone returning starter. Faulkner was second on the team last year with 11.5 points. Junior forward Xavier Humphrey, who is the only other returning player to play in all 33 games, averaged 8.3 points last year. Charleston (W.V.) scored 82.8 points per game last year, while allowing The Golden Eagles connected on 45.0-shooting, but were just 34.7-percent from behind the arc. UC also averaged 41.3 rebounds, which was tops in the league, while also averaging 15.7 assists. Head coach Mark Downey enters his third season at the helm of the Charleston (W.V.) men s basketball program. He has compiled a (.672) record during his time at the school and a (.652) record in six seasons overall. Series History This will be the first-ever meeting between Southern Miss and Charleston (W.V.). General Information Name of School: Southern Miss City/Zip.: Hattiesburg, MS Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Golden Eagles School colors:.black and Gold Arena.: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA Interim President:.Dr. Aubrey K. Lucas Athletics Director: Ret. Gen. Jeff Hammond Press Row Phone.: Coaching Staff Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Alma Mater/Year: Morehead State/1993 Record at Southern Miss: 0-0/1 Overall Record: /7 Associate Head Coach: Wade O Connor Assistant Coach: Jareem Dowling Assistant Coach: Adam Howard Director of Operations: Justin Phelps Video Coordinator: R.J. Rush Athletic Trainer: Yuji Katsuta Basketball History Seasons: 94th All-Time Record: 1, /.543 All-Time Conference Record: /.459 All-Time C-USA Record: /.432 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1990, 91, 2012) NIT Appearances: 8 (1981, 86, 87, 88, 94, 95, 98, 2001) CIT Appearances: 1/ Review Overall Record: 25-9 (Home: 15-0, Away: 7-6, Neutral: 3-3) Conference USA Record: 11-5 (Home: 8-0, Away: 3-5) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/7 Newcomers: 8 Roster Breakdown: 3 Srs/5 Jrs/3 Sophs/4 Frs. Southern Miss-Charleston (W.V.) Series Overall Record... First Meeting Last five games... First Meeting Record in Hattiesburg... First Meeting Record in Charleston... N/A Neutral Record... N/A Most points by Southern Miss... First Meeting Most points by Charleston... First Meeting Fewest points by Southern Miss... First Meeting Fewest points by Charleston... First Meeting Series Streak... First Meeting First Meeting... First Meeting Last Meeting... First Meeting Largest Margin of Victory... First Meeting Largest Margin of Defeat... First Meeting

3 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 Last Time Out Southern Miss placed six players in double-figures, as it defeated St. Catharine s (Ky.), 85-51, in its opening exhibition game. Southern Miss has now won 13 straight exhibition games and is 35-6 in exhibition play overall. Dwayne Davis and Rashard McGill both had 14 points and four rebounds. Jonathan Mill had 12 points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Deon Edwin had 11 points and three steals, while Daveon Boardingham and Norville Carey scored 10 points apiece. Carey added six rebounds, Carey had three blocks and Michael Craig pulled down a game-high eight boards. Southern Miss shot 57.4-percent (31- of-54) while holding SSC to just 34.0-percent (16-of-47). The Golden Eagles held a huge advantage on the glass, more than doubling up the Patriots, 42-to-21. The Black and Gold also blocked had 17 assists, 12 steals and eight blocks. Southern Miss Returns to NCAA Tournament For the first time in 21 years and just the third time in school history, Southern Miss earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles earned a nine-seed, the highest in school history, in the the East Regional. Four Letterwinners Return For Golden Eagles Southern Miss returns just four letterwinners from last year s 25-9 NCAA Tournament team. Guard Neil Watson, last year s leading scorer, returns for his junior season. Senior Jonathan Mills returns after leading the team in rebounds. The Golden Eagles also return senior guard Rashard McGill and junior guard Cedric Jenkins. Southern Miss Looks to Make Up For Lost Production Despite returning its leading scorer and rebounder, Southern Miss lost much of its production after last season. The Golden Eagles return just 37.3-percent of last year s scoring and 36.9-percent of its rebounding. Eight Newcomers Join Eagles Eight newcomers will don the black and gold for the first time this year, as head coach Donnie Tyndall has restocked this year s team with new faces, including four junior college transfers, three transfers, one redshirt freshman and one walk-ons. Included are junior college transfers Dwayne Davis (Philadelphia, Pa.,/ Midland CC), who sat out last year as a nonqualifier, Daveon Boardingham (Newark, N.J./ Seward County CC), Michael Craig (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain CC) and Jerrold Brooks (Rochester, N.Y./Casper College). They will be joined by freshmen Deon Edwin (British Virgin Islands/Red Lion Christian Academy), Norville Carey (British Virgin Islands/Red Lion Christian Academy) and Christian Robbins (Foxworth, Miss.), who redshirted last year and walkon Jamie Chapman (Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s Episcopal). Transfers Chip Armelin (Sulphur, La./ Minnesota), Aaron Brown (Hackensack, N.J./ Temple) and Johnny Zuppardo (Metarie, La./ Arkansas State) must sit out this season due to NCAA Transfer rules. Exhibition Games In exhibition games, Southern Miss is 34-6, including having won its last 12. This will be the third straight season that the Eagles will play at least one exhibition game. Southern Miss last lost an exhibition game in 2003 (79-60 to Global Sports All-Stars). In fact, two of its three exhibition losses were to Global Sports All-Stars. Watson Preseason All-CUSA Neil Watson was voted Second Team Preseason All-Conference USA in a vote by the league s 12 coaches. Watson becomes the fourth Golden Eagle to earn Preseason honors, joining Neil Reed (1998), Jeremy Wise (2007) and Gary Flowers (2010). Southern Miss Least Experienced Team in Division I Southern Miss returns just four players from last year s squad. Those four players have combined for just six years of Division I experience, tying them with Lipscomb and Mississippi State for the least experienced team in the country. Below is a list of the top 10 least experienced teams heading into the season. 1. Southern Miss 6 Lipscomb 6 Mississippi State 6 4. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 5. UT-San Antonio 9 6. Coppin State Idaho Kentucky 13 Utah Louisiana Tech 16 Watson and Mills Named All-CUSA Sophomore guard Neil Watson and junior forward Jonathan Mills were named All- Conference USA in a vote by the league s 12 coaches and various media. Watson was named to the second team while Mills was named to the third team. The pair became the first duo of Golden Eagles to be named All-Conference since Vandarel Jones and David Wall in C-USA Standings Conference Overall TEAM W-L PCT. W-L PCT. Southern Miss East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF UTEP Upcoming Games Tuesday, November 6 Charleston (W.V.) at Southern Miss (Exh.) 8:15 p.m. Concordia (Texas) at Houston (Exh.) 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 7 Christian Brothers at Memphis (Exh.) Friday, November 9 Florida A&M at Houston Tulane at Georgia Tech Longwood at Marshall Oral Roberts at UTEP 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Saturday, November 10 Western Kentucky at Southern Miss 7:30 p.m. Washington & Lee at East Carolina 4 p.m. UCF at USF 6 p.m. St. Thomas at Rice 7 p.m. Young-Harris at UAB 8 p.m. Sunday, November 11 Marshall at Villanova Monday, November 12 North Florida at Memphis Tuesday, November 13 Methodist at East Carolina Alabama State at UCF Bethune-Cookman at Tulane Houston at San Jose State Wednesday, November 14 St. Edward s at Rice UAB at Creighton Thursday, November 15 Southern Miss at Georgia Tulsa vs. Northern Kentucky SMU at TCU UTEP at Arizona all times central 12 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m.

4 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 National Polls Associated Press (Preseason) 1. Indiana (43) 0-0 1, Louisville (20) 0-0 1, Kentucky (2) 0-0 1, Ohio State 0-0 1, Michigan North Carolina State 0-0 1, Kansas 0-0 1, Duke Syracuse 0-0 1, Florida North Carolina Arizona UCLA Michigan State Missouri Creighton Memphis UNLV Baylor San Diego State Gonzaga Notre Dame Wisconsin Cincinnati Florida State Others Receiving Votes Murray State 59, VCU 58, Texas 46, Saint Louis 46, Minnesota 40, Butler 33, Pittsburgh 32, Saint Joseph s 25, Marquette 23, Tennessee 15, Oklahoma State 14, Kansas State 12, Georgetown 9, New Mexico 9, Ohio 9, Miami (Fla.) 8, Saint Mary s 6, West Virginia 6, Davidson 5, Drexel 5, Northern Iowa 5, Valparaiso 3, Stanford 2, Lehigh 2, Colorado State 1, Oral Roberts 1 ESPN/USA Today (Preseason) 1. Indiana (21) Louisville (5) Kentucky (5) Ohio State Michigan North Carolina State Kansas Duke Syracuse Florida Arizona North Carolina UCLA Michigan State Creighton Memphis Missouri Baylor UNLV San Diego State Wisconsin Gonzaga Notre Dame Florida State Texas Others Receiving Votes Saint Louis 58, VCU 40, Cincinnati 33, Murray State 30, Kansas State 13, Saint Mary s 11, New Mexico 10, Tennessee 10, Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 9, Marquette 8, Stanford 7, Oklahoma State 6, Butler 6, Colorado State 4, Middle Tennessee State 3, Saint Joseph s 2, Drexel 2, Georgia 2, Miami (Fla.) 2, Marshall 1 Mills Named to All-Defensive Team Southern Miss junior guard Jonathan Mills was named to the Conference USA All-Defensive Team. He became the second player to earn All- Defensive honors. Sai Quon Stone was named to the team in 2010 and 2011 Mills led the team with 6.1 rebounds. He also has 21 steals on the season. 20 Wins With the victory over Memphis on Feb. 1, Southern Miss earned its 20th victory of the season. It is the 16th time in school history that Southern Miss has won 20 games in a season, and just the second time that they have done it three straight years. It was also the fastest Southern Miss has reached 20 wins since Also, with the victory over SMU, Southern Miss surpassed the squad for the most victories in a season since becoming a Division I program. Its 25 victories are the third highest win total in school history. Bringing Down the Big Boys From Dec , Southern Miss played and defeated teams from the SEC (Ole Miss), Pac-12 (Arizona State) and the Big East (USF). It was the first time that Southern Miss defeated at least three teams from the Power conferences since they earned four victories during season. Watson Holds the Key Sophomore guard Neil Watson may be the key to every game. When Watson recorded at least four assists, the Golden Eagles were However, when he recorded three or less, Southern Miss was just 5-5. Opening the Year at Home Southern Miss opens its season at home for the 39th time and the second straight year. In those games, the Golden Eagles are 32-6, and have won the last 16. In season openers the Golden Eagles are and have won 14 of the last 15, including the last seven. In home openers, the Black and Gold is and have won 18 of 19, including the last six. Road Openers Southern Miss historically has not had much success in its road openers. In true road openers, the Golden Eagles are just all-time. Their loss at Denver snapped a two-game winning streak in road openers. USM has a slightly better record in opening away games, as it is Southern Miss Versus Home Non- Conference Opponents Since 2004, the Golden Eagles have taken care of their non-conference opponents at home. The Black and Gold is 51-6 against non-conference foes on its own floor, including having won its last 23, which is tied for the second longest non-conference home winning streak in school history. Southern Miss just concluded a perfect 7-0 non-conference record at home, the third straight year that the Golden Eagles have finished their non-conference slate undefeated. Below is a list of the longest non-conference home winning streaks in school history. 1. Jan. 17, Feb. 6, Dec. 15, present 23 Dec. 15, Jan. 7, Feb. 21, Feb. 16, Non-Conference Road Wins With victories at Colorado State, South Alabama, Arizona State and McNeese State Southern Miss has won 10 of its last 15 nonconference true road games since the beginning of the season. Wins vs. Losses In its 25 victories last year, Southern Miss dominated the stat sheet, especially in field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and rebounding. However, in its nine losses, the Golden Eagles struggled in all three categories. Below is a breakdown of Southern Miss and its opponents field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and rebounding in their wins and losses. Wins Losses FG% Pt FG% Rebounding Opp. FG% Opp. 3Pt FG % Opp. Rebounding Tracking the Trends There were a few trends to look out for when Southern Miss took the court last year. The Golden Eagles were: 21-1 when leading at halftime 4-8 when trailing at halftime 21-1 when shooting more free throws 4-8 when opponent shoots more free throws 21-0 when leading with 5:00 remaining 4-9 when tied/trailing with 5:00 remaining 17-3 when scoring at least 70 points 8-6 when scoring 69 points or less Golden Eagle Winning Streak Last year, Southern Miss joined a select group of teams by winning 11 straight games. The winning streak began Dec. 4 with a win over New Mexico State and ended with a loss on Jan. 11 at Memphis. It tied the third longest winning streak and was just the sixth winning streak of at least 10 games in school history. Below is a list of the longest USM winning streaks. 1. Jan. 4, Jan. 4, Dec. 6, Jan. 10, Dec. 4, Jan. 11, Mar. 13, Dec. 27,

5 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 USM Stat Rankings Team All Nat l Scoring Offense (71.6) 3rd - Scoring Defense (64.2) t7th - Scoring Margin (+7.4) 2nd 61st Free Throw Perc. (.740) 1st 37th Field Goal Perc. (.418) 12th - Field Goal Perc. Def. (.438) 10th - 3Pt Field Goal Perc. (.364) 3rd 73rd 3Pt. Field Goal Perc. Def. (.336) 7th - Rebounding Offense (36.8) 3rd - Rebounding Defense (32.1) 4th - Rebounding Margin (+4.7) 3rd 341st Blocks (3.1) 10th - Assists (11.4) 10th - Steals (5.8) 8th - Turnover Margin (+2.8) 1st 30th Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.0) 5th - Offensive Rebounds (13.8) 2nd - Defensive Rebounds (22.9) 11th - 3Pt Field Goals Made (6.4) 3rd - Jonathan Mills All Nat l Rebounding (6.2) 14th - Offensive Rebounds (2.9) 7th - Neil Watson All Nat l Scoring (12.1) 16th - Assists (4.5) 3rd - Free Throw Perc. (.856) 3rd 40th Assists/Turnover Ratio (2.1) 2nd 62nd Dec. 15, Jan. 24, Free Throw Efficiency Southern Miss made the most of its opportunities last year from the free throw line. Southern Miss set a new school record for free throw percentage, connecting on 573-of- 779 free throws, a 73.6% clip, which also led Conference USA. Southern Miss shot less than 70.0% just 12 times last year, and connected on over 80.0% from the charity stripe nine times. Watson Doing It From the Charity Stripe Sophomore Neil Watson currently leads the team with 12.3 points per game. However, more than a third of his points came from the free throw line. In fact, Watson was second in Conference USA in free throw percentage, connecting on 84.3-percent from the charity stripe. The Kansas City, Kan., native hit 156-of-185 free throws. Watson connected on 28 straight free throws from Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, spanning six games. The streak began at Denver and ended at home against New Mexico State. It is tied for the second longest consecutive free throw streak in school history. He also had a streak of 20-straight from Jan. 4 through Jan. 25. Below is a list of the longest free throw streaks in school history. 1. Jeremy Wise 12/6-23/ Neil Watson 11/17/11-12/4/11 28 Neil Reed 12/21/98-1/7/ Neil Watson 1/4-25/12 20 It s Raining Three s In the first half at South Alabama, Southern Miss put on a three-point shooting display that has rarely been seen in school history. The Golden Eagles connected on 13 field goals, 11 of those were from behind the arc. In the first half, Southern Miss was 11- of-15 from three-point range, a percentage of 73.7%. It was the most three-pointers ever hit in the first half, and second most in any half. It was also just the fourth time Southern Miss has connected on at least 10 three-pointers in a half. For the game, Southern Miss was 14-of-25 (56%) from three-point distance. The 14 threpointers is tied for the third most ever in any game at Southern Miss. 1. vs. Louisville, 1/21/93 (2nd) at South Alabama, 12/7/11 (1st) vs. Western Illinois, 12/1/00 (1st) 10 vs. Old Dominion, 3/1/93 (2nd) 10 Home Cooking Over the last three years, Southern Miss has taken care of business on its home court. The Golden Eagles are 39-5 since 2009 in Reed Green Coliseum, a winning percentage of.886. Under the Hill Southern Miss held Alcorn State to 49 points on December 29, the second straight game, and fourth time last year, that they held an opponent to under 50 points. Last year, the Golden Eagles held their opponents to 50 points or less three times. Since 2004, the Black and Gold are 23-2 when holding the opposition to 50 points or less, including having won their last 22. Winning the Rebound Battle Southern Miss historically has been tough on the boards. In fact, you have to go back to the season when the Eagles lost the rebounding battle. Over the past nine seasons, the Black and Gold have owned the boards, and in six of those years, they have averaged over 36 rebounds per game. Last year, the Golden Eagles dominated their opponents on the boards. Southern Miss pulled down 36.6 rebounds per game while holding the opposition to 32.1, a difference of 4.6 boards per game, which was third in the league. USM has outrebounded its opponents in 20 of the 34 games this year. Consecutive Games With A Three Southern Miss has connected on at least one three-pointer in the last 69 games. It is the fifth longest three-point streak in school history. The Golden Eagles last went without a trey on March 10, 2010 against Tulane. UNLV currently holds the nation s longest streak at 805 consecutive games. Southern Miss longest streak with a three-pointer is 188 games, from March 15, 1990 until January 25, UNLV (840), Vanderbilt (830) and Princeton (726) are the only three schols to have made at least one three-pointer in every game since the NCAA adopted the three-point line prior to the season. Four-Year Success Southern Miss has had one of its best fouryear stretches in terms of victories in school history. Over the past four seasons, the Golden Eagles have compiled a record of (.625). The 81 wins are the most in a four-year stretch since Southern Miss became a Division I program prior to the season, and the most since it won 91 games from The school record for wins in a four-year stretch is 100 from Individual Game Highs Southern Miss Opponent Points 30, LaShay Page at Colorado State (11/19/11) 36, Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (11/26/11) Field Goals Made 11, 2x, last by Angelo Johnson vs. Marshall (3/9/12) 12, Cameron Moore, UAB (2/8/12) Field Goal Attempts 21, Angelo Johnson vs. Murray State (11/26/11) 24, Miguel Paul, East Carolina (3/8/12) 3 Point FG Made 8, LaShay Page at Colorado State (11/19/11) 6, Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (11/26/11) 3 Point FG Attempts 11, 3x, last by LaShay Page vs. East Carolina (1/4/12) 13, Miguel Paul, East Carolina (3/8/12) Free Throws Made 13 by Jonathan Mills vs. Tulsa (2/15/12) 15, Christian Kabongo, New Mexico State (11/25/11) Free Throw Attempts 13, 2x, last by Jonathan Mills vs. Tulsa (2/15/12) 15, Christian Kabongo, New Mexico State (11/25/11) Rebounds 14, Jonathan Mills at Houston (2/18/12) 18, Rudy Turner, McNeese State (12/31/11) Assists 11, Neil Watson vs. Ole Miss (12/17/11) 12, Miguel Paul, East Carolina (3/8/12) Steals 6, Neil Watson vs. East Carolina (3/8/12) 4, 2x, last by Rodney McGruder, Kansas State (3/15/12) Blocked Shots 4, 3x, last by Darnell Dodson vs. Alcorn State (12/29/11) 6 by Jordan Henriquez, Kansas State (3/15/12)

6 Southern Miss Head Coach Donnie Tyndall Donnie Tyndall has been named the 19th head coach in the history of the Southern Miss men s basketball program. Tyndall comes to Southern Miss after heading up the Morehead State basketball program for the last six years. Since 2006, Tyndall has amassed a overall record, including in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native has led the Eagles to postseason play three of the past four years, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and He also recruited the NCAA s all-time leader in rebounding (Kenneth Faried) and the school s all-time leader in assists (Nick Stojakovic) and threepointers (Maze Stallworth). He coached three 1,000-point scorers, four All-Ohio Valley Conference players and two OVC Players of the Year. Tyndall took over Morehead State in 2006, inheriting a squad that finished 4-23 the previous year. Tyndall immediately made his mark on the school, improving the team s win total in each of his first five years. His squads won at least 20 games from after Morehead State reached the 20-win plateau just twice in its history prior to his arrival. He also led Morehead State to the biggest increase in RPI in the country, taking over a team that was ranked 321st in RPI to the 77th ranked team just five years later. Tyndall s first squad tripled their win total from the previous year, finishing the year The following season, the Eagles were picked 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll. However, MSU finished overall and third in the conference, earning 2008 OVC Coach of the Year honors. Things really came together in The Eagles went 20-16, winning the Ohio Valley Conference and making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since MSU faced Alabama State in the First Four, defeating the Hornets before falling to Louisville in the second round. The Tyndall File Date of Birth: June 14, 1970 Family: Daughters: Taylor Elise, Grace Elizabeth Education: Morehead State; B.S LSU; M.S Coaching Experience Head Coach, Southern Miss Head Coach, Morehead State Associate Head Coach, Middle Tennessee State Associate Head Coach, Idaho Assistant Head Coach, LSU St. Catharine s College, Head Coach Iowa Central CC, Assistant Coach Postseason Experience 2011 NCAA Second Round Morehead State 2010 CBI Second Round Morehead State 2009 NCAA Second Round Morehead State 2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen LSU 1997 NJCAA Tournament St. Catharine s College Playing Experience Morehead State Iowa Central CC Coaching Honors 2011 NABC District Coach of the Year 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year 1997 NJCAA Region 7 Coach of the Year 1997 Kentucky Junior College Coach of the Year 1997 Kentucky-Tennessee Junior College Coach of the Year Championships 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament 1997 NJCAA Region 7 Tournament In , Morehead State again improved

7 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 its win total, going and making it to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational. That year, Athlon s Sports Magazine deemed him one of the Top 10 Under the Radar Coaches. Tyndall had his best season yet in The Eagles set a Morehead State record for wins, finishing They also won their second OVC Championship under Tyndall and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time, defeating Louisville in the second round. For his efforts, Tyndall was recognized as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District Coach of the Year. That year s squad was led by Kenneth Faried. Under Tyndall s tutelage, Faried became a two-time OVC Player of the Year, an All-American and the NCAA s all-time leading rebounder on his way to becoming the 22nd overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Last year, the Eagles finished record and finished third in the OVC. Tyndall s players were also proficient in the classroom, as 13 of 14 seniors who have exhausted their eligibility have graduated. Prior to Morehead State, served as an assistant coach at Iowa Central Community College ( ), head coach at St. Catharine College ( ) assistant coach at LSU ( ) and associate head coach at Idaho ( ) and Middle Tennessee State ( ). At Middle Tennessee State, Tyndall helped the Blue Raiders average 17 wins per season while helping to lead them to four consecutive winning seasons. As the recruiting coordinator, Tyndall twice earned MTSU Top 25 recruiting classes in 2003 and Both classes were also ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt Conference. In his only year at Idaho, Tyndall helped the Vandals land the No. 15 recruiting class in the country in During his time at LSU, Tyndall helped recruit three classes that were ranked in the Top 25 nationally, including the top ranked class in He coached five players who earned All-SEC honors, four of which went on to play in the NBA. In 2000, he helped the Tigers win the SEC Championship and advance to the Sweet 16, ranking 10th in the final AP Poll. In his one season as the head coach of St. Catharine, Tyndall led the team to a school-record 30-5 mark and its first ever appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament. That year, he was named Region 7 National Coach of the Year, Kentucky Junior College Coach of the Year and Kentucky-Tennessee Junior College Coach of the Year. Originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., Tyndall played collegiately at Morehead State from He earned his bachelor s degree from Morehead State in 1993 and his master s degree from LSU in Tyndall has two daughters, Taylor Elise and Grace Elizabeth. Donnie Tyndall takes over for Southern Miss after spending the last six years at Morehead State. Tyndall vs. All Opponents Alabama State 1-0 Alica Lloyd College (Ky.) 1-0 Asbury (Ky.) 3-0 Austin Peay 10-4 Ball State 2-0 Binghamton 2-0 Boston U. 0-1 Bowling Green 0-3 Brescia (Ky.) 1-0 Bucknell 0-1 Cal State-Fullerton 1-0 UCF 1-0 Central Michigan 0-1 College of Charleston 1-1 Colorado State 1-0 Concord (Ky.) 1-0 Drake 0-1 East Tennessee State 3-0 Eastern Illinois 7-5 Eastern Kentucky 9-5 Florida 0-1 Florida A&M 0-1 Grambling State 0-1 Houston 0-1 Illinois State 0-3 Indiana State 1-0 Indiana-South Bend 1-0 Jacksonville State 9-5 James Madison 0-2 Kent State 1-3 Kentucky 0-1 Kentucky Christian 2-0 Louisiana-Monroe 0-2 Louisville 1-3 Marshall 0-2 Mid-Continent 1-0 Murray State 3-9 Norfolk State 1-0 North Carolina A&T 1-0 North Carolina State 0-1 UNC-Wilmington 0-1 Northern Iowa 0-1 Ohio State 0-1 Oklahoma 0-1 Penn State 0-1 Princeton 1-0 Richmond 0-1 Samford 3-1 South Alabama 0-1 South Dakota 1-1 SIU-Edwardsville 3-1 Southeast Missouri State 8-3 St. Catharine (Ky.) 2-0 Tennessee State 6-7 Tennessee Tech 11-3 UT-Martin 11-1 Utah State 0-1 Vanderbilt 0-1 Weber State 0-1 West Alabama 1-0 West Virgina 0-1 Western Illinois 2-0 Total

8 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 Individual Scored 25 Points Neil Watson, 27 at Houston, 2/18/12 Scored 30 Points LaShay Page, 30 at Colorado State, 11/19/11 Scored 35 Points Charles Gaines, 36 vs. Georgia Southern, 12/17/03 Scored 40 Points Damien Smith, 41 at Ole Miss, 12/19/95 Scored 45 Points Berlin Ladner, 45 vs. Samford, 2/21/68 Two Players Score 20 Points Neil Watson, 23; Darnell Dodson, 22 at UCF, 1/28/12 Three Players Score 20 Points Bernard Haslett, 21, Herman Myers, 21 and Glen Whisby, 20 at Louisiana-Monroe, 1/12/93 Four Players Score 20 Points Russell Johnson, 28, Marcus Crowell, 21, Daron Jenkins, 20 and Clarence Weatherspoon, 20 vs. UL-Lafayette, 1/2/90 Two Players Score 25 Points Jeremy Wise, 28; Courtney Beasley, 26 vs. UAB, 3/12/09 20 Points in Consecutive Games Darnell Dodson, 22 at UCF, 1/28/12; 23 vs. Memphis, 2/1/12 20 Points in Three Straight Games Gary Flowers, 28 vs. Savannah State, 12/30/10; 27 vs. Houston, 1/5/11; 20 at Marshall, 1/8/11; 24 at Rice, 1/12/11 20 Points in Four Straight Games Gary Flowers, 28 vs. Savannah State, 12/30/10; 27 vs. Houston, 1/5/11; 20 at Marshall, 1/8/11; 24 at Rice, 1/12/11 Five Players Score Double-Figures Neil Watson, 17; Jonathan Mills, 16; Darnell Dodson, 13; Maurice Bolden, 11; Angelo Johnson, 11 and LaShay Page, 10 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Six Players Score Double-Figures Neil Watson, 17; Jonathan Mills, 16; Darnell Dodson, 13; Maurice Bolden, 11; Angelo Johnson, 11 and LaShay Page, 10 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Double-Double Jonathan Mills; 13 points, 10 rebounds at UTEP, 2/22/12 Triple-Double Ronald Jackson; 12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks vs. Mercer, 1/26/80 Double-Double with Points and Assists Neil Watson; 18 points, 11 assists vs. Ole Miss, 12/17/11 Double-Double with Points and Blocks Daron Jenkins, 13 points, 10 blocks at Auburn, 12/29/ Game Jonathan Mills; 25 points, 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa, 2/15/ Game Gary Flowers; 32 points, 11 rebounds vs. East Carolina, 2/19/11 Double-Double in Consecutive Games Jonathan Mills, 25 points, 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12, 15 points, 14 rebounds at Houston, 2/18/12, 13 points, 10 rebounds at UTEP, 2/22/12 Double-Double in Three Straight Games Jonathan Mills, 25 points, 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12, 15 points, 14 rebounds at Houston, 2/18/12, 13 points, 10 rebounds at UTEP, 2/22/12 Double-Double in Four Straight Games Gary Flowers, 18 points, 11 rebounds at South Alabama, 12/12/09, 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. UL-Lafayette, 12/15/09, 11 points, 11 rebounds vs. New Orleans, 12/21/09, 16 points, 11 rebounds vs. Canisius, 20 points, 12 rebounds vs. North Florida, 12/23/09 Double-Double in Five Straight Games Gary Flowers, 18 points, 11 rebounds at South Alabama, 12/12/09, 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. UL-Lafayette, 12/15/09, 11 points, 11 rebounds vs. New Orleans, 12/21/09, 16 points, 11 rebounds vs. Canisius, 20 points, 12 rebounds vs. North Florida, 12/23/09 Two Players with Double-Doubles Darnell Dodson; 16 points, 11 rebounds; Jonathan Mills; 19 points, 10 rebounds vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 Made 10 Field Goals Angelo Johnson, 11 vs. Marshall, 3/9/12 Made 15 Field Goals Elvin Mims, 15 vss. USF, 3/2/02 Attempted 20 Field Goals Angelo Johnson, 21 vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Attempted 25 Field Goals Greg Johnson, 25 at USF, 1/14/03 The Last Time... Attempted 30 Field Goals Jerome Arnold, 30 vs. Missouri-Kansas City, 12/13/78 Attempted 35 Field Goals Mike Coleman, 35 vs. Roanoke, 1/27/75 Made 5 Three-Point Field Goals Neil Watson, 5 at Houston, 2/18/12 Made 8 Three-Point Field Goals LaShay Page, 8 at Colorado State, 11/19/11 Made 10 Three-Point Field Goals Bernard Haslett, 10 at Memphis, 2/10/93 Attempted 10 Three-Point Field Goals LaShay Page, 10 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Attempted 15 Three-Point Field Goals Neil Reed, 15 vs. UAB, 2/20/99 Attempted 20 Three-Point Field Goals Bernard Haslett, 20 vs. Old Dominion, 3/1/93 Made 10 Free Throws Jonathan Mills, 13 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Made 12 Free Throws Jonathan Mills, 13 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Made 15 Free Throws Maurice Bolden, 16 vs. Loyola (N.O.), 11/17/09 Made 10 Consecutive Free Throws LaShay Page, 10, 2/22/12-present Made 20 Consecutive Free Throws Neil Watson, 20, 1/4/12-1/25/12 Made 30 Consecutive Free Throws Jeremy Wise, 38, 12/6/08-12/23/08 Attempted 10 Free Throws Jonathan Mills, 10 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Attempted 15 Free Throws Maurice Bolden, 16 vs. Loyola (N.O.), 11/17/09 Attempted 20 Free Throws Sai'Quon Stone, 20 vs. East Carolina, 1/24/07 10 Rebounds Jonathan Mills, 10 vs. SMU, 2/29/12 15 Rebounds D.J. Newbill, 16 vs. UTEP, 2/16/11 20 Rebounds Joe Dawson, 20 vs. Missouri Western, 11/29/78 25 Rebounds Mike Coleman, 26 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2/13/75 30 Rebounds Wendell Ladner, 32 vs. Pan American, 2/9/70 8 Assists Neil Watson, 8 vs. UCF, 2/11/12 10 Assists Neil Watson, 10 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 15 Assists Casey Fisher, 16 vs. Oregon Tech, 12/18/95 5 Blocks Gary Flowers, 7 vs. New Orleans, 12/21/09 8 Blocks Gjio Bain, 8 vs. Belhaven, 11/12/07 10 Blocks Daron Jenkins, 10 vs. Auburn, 12/29/89 5 Steals Neil Watson, 6 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 8 Steals Edgar Eason, 8 vs. Pomona-Pitzer, 11/30/81 Played Every Minute LaShay Page, 40 at Marshall, 3/3/12 Played Over 40 Minutes LaShay Page, 44 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Team Scored 90 Points Won vs. Belhaven, 12/27/11 Scored 90 Points (C-USA) Won vs. UTEP, 3/4/08 Scored 100 Points Won vs. Alcorn State, 12/1/10 Scored 120 Points Won at Wyoming, 12/29/90 Scored 130 Points Lost at Virginia Tech, 2/6/88 Scored Less Than 50 Points 49 at UTEP, 1/16/10 Allowed 90 Points Lost 90-81/2ot vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Allowed 100 Points Lost vs. Louisville, 1/11/05 Allowed Less than 50 Points Won vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 Game Decided by One Point Lost vs. UAB, 3/2/11 Made 45 Field Goals 51 vs. Blue Mountain, 11/29/07 Made 50 Field Goals 51 vs. Blue Mountain, 11/29/07 Attempted 100 Field Goals 101 at Virginia Tech, 2/6/88 Shot 50% from the Floor.522 (24-46) vs. SMU, 2/29/12 Shot 60% from the Floor.607 (34-56) vs. SMU, 2/20/08 Shot 65% from the Floor.656 (40-61) at Wyoming, 12/29/90 Made 10 Three-Point Field Goals 14 at South Alabama, 12/7/11 Made 15 Three-Point Field Goals 15 vs. Mississippi State, 12/16/95 Was held without a Three-Point Field Goal 0-7 vs. Tulane, 3/10/10 Shot 50% from Three-Point.500 (9-18) at Marshall, 3/3/12 Shot 60% from Three-Point.643 (9-14) vs. UTEP, 3/4/08 Shot 80% from the Free Throw Line.886 (31-35) vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Shot 90% from the Free Throw Line (9-9) at South Alabama, 12/7/11 50 Rebounds 56 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 55 Rebounds 56 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 60 Rebounds 61 vs. Blue Mountain, 11/29/07 65 Rebounds 66 vs. Illinois College, 1/15/80 15 Assists 15 vs. East Carolina, 1/4/12 20 Assists 20 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 12/29/10 30 Assists 39 vs. Virginia Tech, 1/16/88 10 Steals 10 vs. Marshall, 3/9/12 8 Blocks 8 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/10/11 10 Blocks 10 vs. Dillard, 12/23/09 Played an Overtime Game W, 81-78/ot vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Played Two Overtimes L, 76-68/2ot at UTEP, 2/22/12 Played Three Overtimes W, 83-78/4ot vs. New Orleans, 12/3/05 Played Four Overtimes W, 83-78/4ot vs. New Orleans, 12/3/05 Won in Overtime W, 81-78/ot vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Lost in Overtime L, 76-68/2ot at UTEP, 2/22/12 Played a Ranked Opponent W, vs. #22 UCF, 1/15/11 Beat a Ranked Opponent W, vs. #22 UCF, 1/15/11 Beat a Ranked Opponent at Home W, vs. #22 UCF, 1/15/11 Beat a Ranked Opponent on the Road W, at #15 Arkansas, 11/18/01 Beat a Ranked Opponent on a Neutral Court W, vs. #21 Marquette in Green Bay, Wisc., 1/14/04 Had a Sellout at Reed Green Coliseum vs. Memphis, 3/1/08

9 Highs/Lows Southern Miss Game Highs Points 93 vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) Points at the Half 49 vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) Points in a Half 53 (2nd) vs. Ole Miss (12/17/11) Field Goals Made 34 vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) Field Goal Attempts 73 vs. Marshall (3/9/12) Field Goal Percentage.557 (34-61) vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) 3 Point FG Made 14 at South Alabama (12/7/11) 3 Point FG Attempts 28 at Memphis (1/11/12) 3 Point FG Percentage.560 (14-25) at South Alabama (12/7/11) Free Throws Made 31 vs. Tulsa (2/15/12) Free Throw Attempts 37, 2x, last vs. East Carolina (3/8/12) Free Throw Percentage (9-9) at South Alabama (12/7/11) Rebounds 56 vs. Alcorn State (12/29/11) Offensive Rebounds 26 vs. Alcorn State (12/29/11) Defensive Rebounds 37 vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) Assists 18 vs. Ole Miss (12/17/11) Steals 11 vs. East Carolina (1/4/12) Blocked Shots 8 vs. Louisiana Tech (12/10/11) Turnovers 17 vs. Spring Hill (11/12/11) Fouls 29 vs. New Mexico State (11/25/11) Southern Miss Game Lows Points 52 at Denver (11/17/11) Points at the Half 21 at Arizona State (12/19/11) Points in a Half 21 (1st) at Arizona State (12/19/11) Field Goals Made 16 at McNeese State (12/31/11) Field Goal Attempts 46 vs. SMU (2/29/12) Field Goal Percentage.316 (18-57) at Denver (11/17/11) 3 Point FG Made 3, 5x, last vs. SMU (2/29/12) 3 Point FG Attempts 8 vs. UCF (2/11/12) 3 Point FG Percentage.188 (3-16) at UAB (2/8/12) Free Throws Made 7 at Colorado State (11/19/11) Free Throw Attempts 9, 2x, last at South Alabama (12/7/11) Free Throw Percentage.538 (14-26) at Marshall (3/3/12) Rebounds 25, 2x, last at UAB (2/8/12) Offensive Rebounds 8, 2x, last vs. Marshall (1/21/12) Defensive Rebounds 13 at UAB (2/8/12) Assists 2 at Denver (11/17/11) Steals 2, 3x, last vs. Louisiana Tech (12/10/11) Blocked Shots 0, 3x, last vs. East Carolina (3/8/12) Turnovers 3 vs. Marshall (3/3/12) Fouls 13 vs. USF (12/22/11) Opponent Game Highs Points 90 by Murray State (11/26/11) Points at the Half 39 by Murray State (11/26/11) Points in a Half 48 (2nd) by Ole Miss (12/17/11) Field Goals Made 31 by Murray State (11/26/11) Field Goal Attempts 62, 2x, last by Ole Miss (12/17/11) Field Goal Percentage.605 (26-43) by UAB (2/8/12) 3 Point FG Made 15 by East Carolina (3/8/12) 3 Point FG Attempts 31 by East Carolina (3/8/12) 3 Point FG Percentage.529 (9-17), 2x, last by Marshall (3/9/12) Free Throws Made 30 by New Mexico State (11/25/11) Free Throw Attempts 44 by New Mexico State (11/25/11) Free Throw Percentage.938 (15-16) by East Carolina (1/4/12) Rebounds 44 by Marshall (3/3/12) Offensive Rebounds 19, 2x, last by McNeese State (12/31/11) Defensive Rebounds 32 by Marshall (3/9/12) Assists 19 by UTEP (2/22/12) Steals 9 by SMU (2/29/12) Blocked Shots 8, 2x, last by East Carolina (1/25/12) Turnovers 23 by Spring Hill (11/12/11) Fouls 28 by East Carolina (3/8/12) Opponent Game Lows Points 41 by Spring Hill (11/12/11) Points at the Half 18, 2x, last by Belhaven (12/27/11) Points in a Half 18 (1st) by South Alabama (12/7/11) Field Goals Made 14 by Spring Hill (11/12/11) Field Goal Attempts 38 by Denver (11/17/11) Field Goal Percentage.295 (18-61) by Belhaven (12/27/11) 3 Point FG Made 1, 3x, last by Alcorn State (12/29/11) 3 Point FG Attempts 6 by Spring Hill (11/12/11) 3 Point FG Percentage.056 (1-18) by Belhaven (12/27/11) Free Throws Made 2, 2x, last by UAB (1/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 6 by UAB (1/14/12) Free Throw Percentage.333 (2-6) by UAB (1/14/12) Rebounds 18, 3x, last by SMU (2/29/12) Offensive Rebounds 1 by Denver (11/17/11) Defensive Rebounds 13 by Spring Hill (11/12/11) Assists 6, 4x, last by McNeese State (12/31/11) Steals 1, 2x, last by Marshall (3/9/12) Blocked Shots 0 by East Carolina (1/4/12) Turnovers 8 by Colorado State (11/19/11) Fouls 12 by Houston (2/18/12)

10 Points-Rebounds-Assists Southern Miss Statistics Southern Miss Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 15, 2012) All games Opponent Date Score PAGE,LASHA BOLDEN,MAU DODSON,DAR CARLISLE,R WATSON,NEI JENKINS,CE FRANKLIN,A SPRING HILL 11/12/ W DNP DNP at Denver 11/17/ L DNP DNP DNP at Colorado State 11/19/ W DNP DNP DNP vs UC Irvine 11/24/ W DNP DNP DNP vs New Mexico State 11/25/ W DNP DNP DNP vs Murray State 11/26/ L DNP DNP DNP NEW MEXICO STATE 12/4/ W DNP DNP DNP at South Alabama 12/07/ W DNP DNP DNP LOUISIANA TECH 12/10/ W DNP OLE MISS 12/17/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at Arizona State W DNP DNP USF 12/22/ W DNP DNP BELHAVEN 12/27/ W ALCORN STATE 12/29/ W at McNeese State W DNP DNP EAST CAROLINA 1/4/ W DNP DNP DNP at Tulane 1/7/ W DNP DNP at Memphis 1/11/ L DNP DNP UAB 1/14/ W DNP DNP MARSHALL 1/21/ W DNP DNP at East Carolina 01/25/ W DNP DNP at UCF 1/28/ W DNP DNP MEMPHIS 2/01/ W DNP DNP at UAB 2/8/ L DNP DNP UCF 2/11/ W DNP DNP TULSA 2/15/ W DNP DNP at Houston 2/18/ L DNP DNP at UTEP 02/22/ L DNP DNP RICE 2/25/ W DNP DNP DNP SMU 2/29/ W DNP DNP at Marshall 3/3/ L DNP DNP DNP vs East Carolina 3/8/ W DNP DNP vs Marshall 3/9/ L DNP DNP vs Kansas State 03/15/ L DNP DNP Opponent Date Score MCGILL,RAS PELHAM,TOR JOHNSON,AN MILLS,JONA PHILLIPS,A DEWITT,KEI SPRING HILL 11/12/ W at Denver 11/17/ L DNP at Colorado State 11/19/ W DNP vs UC Irvine 11/24/ W DNP vs New Mexico State 11/25/ W DNP DNP vs Murray State 11/26/ L DNP NEW MEXICO STATE 12/4/ W DNP DNP at South Alabama 12/07/ W DNP DNP LOUISIANA TECH 12/10/ W DNP DNP OLE MISS 12/17/ W DNP DNP at Arizona State W DNP DNP USF 12/22/ W DNP DNP DNP BELHAVEN 12/27/ W DNP DNP ALCORN STATE 12/29/ W DNP DNP at McNeese State W DNP DNP EAST CAROLINA 1/4/ W DNP DNP at Tulane 1/7/ W DNP DNP at Memphis 1/11/ L DNP DNP UAB 1/14/ W DNP DNP MARSHALL 1/21/ W DNP DNP at East Carolina 01/25/ W DNP DNP at UCF 1/28/ W DNP DNP MEMPHIS 2/01/ W DNP DNP at UAB 2/8/ L DNP DNP UCF 2/11/ W DNP DNP DNP TULSA 2/15/ W DNP DNP DNP at Houston 2/18/ L DNP DNP DNP at UTEP 02/22/ L DNP DNP RICE 2/25/ W DNP DNP SMU 2/29/ W DNP DNP at Marshall 3/3/ L DNP DNP vs East Carolina 3/8/ W DNP DNP vs Marshall 3/9/ L DNP DNP vs Kansas State 03/15/ L DNP DNP

11 Southern Miss Game Notes vs. Charleston (W.V.) Exhibition 2 All Games 25-9 Home Games 15-0 Road Games 7-6 Neutral Site Games 3-3 C-USA Games 11-5 C-USA Home Games 8-0 C-USA Road Games 3-5 Non-Conference Games 14-4 Non-Conference Home Games 7-0 Non-Conference Road Games 4-1 Non-Conference Neutral Site Games 3-3 November Games 4-2 December Games 9-0 January Games 6-1 February Games 5-3 March Games 1-3 Sunday Games 1-0 Monday Games 1-0 Tuesday Games 1-0 Wednesday Games 6-3 Thursday Games 4-2 Friday Games 1-1 Saturday Games 11-3 Overtime Games 3-2 Night Games 17-6 Day Games 8-3 TV Games 10-6 led at halftime 21-1 trail at halftime 4-8 tied at halftime 0-0 shoot better than their opponent 12-0 shoot the same as their opponent 0-0 shoot worse than their opponent 13-9 Shoot 50% or better from the floor 4-0 Shoot less than 50% from the floor 21-9 Opp. shoots 50% or better from the field 5-5 Opp. shoots below 50% from the field 20-4 Make five or fewer 3-point goals 12-4 Make more than five 3-point goals 13-5 Attempt 10 or fewer 3-point goals 1-0 Attempt more than 10 3-point goals 24-9 Shoot more free throws than their opp Opponent shoots more free throws 4-8 Outrebound or tie their opponent 21-3 Are outrebounded by their opponent 5-5 Bench outscores the opponent bench 19-9 Opponent bench outscores their bench 6-0 Commit fewer turnovers than their opp Commit more turnovers than their opp. 3-0 Commit same turnovers as opponent 1-0 Commit 15 or fewer turnovers 23-9 Commit more than 15 turnovers 2-0 Lead with 5:00 remaining 21-0 Trail with 5:00 remaining 1-7 Tied with 5:00 remaining point margins point margins point margins point margins or more point margins Miscellaneous Stats vs. Top 25 teams 0-0 Score 59 or fewer points 3-2 Score points 5-4 Score points 12-2 Score 80 or more points 5-1 Allow 59 or fewer points 9-1 Allow points 10-1 Allow points 5-6 Allow 80 or more points 1-1 Points off Turnovers USM 557 Opp. 378 Bench Scoring USM 931 Opp. 453 Rebounding ADVANTAGE USM 20 Opp. 10 Tied 4 Leads and Deficits Double-Figure Scoring Games Watson - 23, Page - 21, Bolden - 18, Dodson - 15, Mills - 15, Johnson - 11, Pelham - 8, McGill Point Games Page - 4, Dodson - 3, Johnson - 3, Watson - 2, Mills Point Games Page - 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Mills - 6, Bolden - 4, Dodson - 3, Pelham - 3, Page - 1 Double-Figure Assist Games Watson - 2 Double-Double Games Mills - 4, Dodson - 3, Bolden - 3, Page - 1, Watson - 1 Team High Scoring Honors Watson - 9, Dodson - 6, Mills - 6, Johnson - 5, Page - 5, Bolden - 2, Pelham - 1 Team High Rebounding Honors Mills - 12, Bolden - 6, Dodson - 6, Pelham - 6, Page - 3, McGill - 2, Watson - 1 Team High Assist Honors Watson - 25, Johnson - 11 Bolden - 1 Team High Steals Honors Pelham - 13, Watson - 12, Johnson - 10, Mills - 7, Bolden - 5, Page - 5, Dodson - 3, McGill - 3, DeWitt - 1, Jenkins - 1 Record by Starting Lineup 13-3 Bolden, Pelham, Page, McGill, Johnson 4-5 Bolden, Mills, Page, McGill, Johnson 3-0 Bolden, Mills, Page, Jenkins, Johnson 2-0 Bolden, Pelham, Page, Jenkins, Johnson 1-1 Bolden, Mills, Page, Watson, Johnson 1-0 Bolden, Mills, Watson, McGill, Johnson 1-0 Bolden, Pelham, Watson, McGill, Johnson USM s Largest Halftime Lead (49-19) vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) USM s Largest Halftime Lead Blown...7 (30-23) at UTEP (2/22/12) USM s Largest Halftime Deficit (39-27) vs. Murray State (11/26/11) USM s Largest HT Deficit Overcome... 9 (30-21) at Arizona State (12/19/11) USM s Largest 2nd Half Lead (91-43) vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) USM s Largest 2nd Half Lead Blown...16 (46-30) at UTEP (2/22/12) USM s Largest 2nd Half Deficit (41-27) vs. Murray State (11/26/11) USM s Largest 2nd Half Deficit Overcome... 9 (30-21) at Arizona State (12/19/11) USM s Largest Overall Lead (91-43) vs. Belhaven (12/27/11) USM s Largest Overall Lead Blown...16 (46-30) at UTEP (2/22/12) USM s Largest Overall Deficit (41-27) vs. Murray State (11/26/11) USM s Largest Deficit Overcome...12, 2x, last (16-4) vs. Memphis (2/1/12) At Home and on the Road Halftime Leads... USM 22, Opp. 12, Tie 0 FG% at Green Coliseum ( ) FG% Away from Home ( ) 3Pt FG% at Green Coliseum (78-233) 3Pt FG% Away from Home ( ) FT% at Green Coliseum ( ) FT% Away from Home ( ) Scoring Avg. at Green Coliseum (1,099 pts.) Scoring Avg. Away from Home (1,327 pts.) Opp. Scoring Avg. at Green Coliseum (924 pts.) Opp. Scoring Avg. Away from Home (1,288 pts.)

12 (So.): Second Team All-Conference USA... Conference USA Newcomer of the Year... Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year... NABC Second Team All-District C Spire Howell Trophy Finalist... Led the team with 12.3 points... Was second in Conference USA with 4.6 assists and an 84.3 free throw percentage... His 151 assists set a new Southern Miss sophomore record... Is also in the sophomore top ten list in free throws (3rd - 156), threepointers (4th - 39) and steals (9th - 39)... Had a game-high four assists in his first career game against Spring Hill (11/12)... Scored 11 points on two three-pointers at Denver (11/17)... Scored nine points and had a game-high eight rebounds at Colorado State (11/19)... Scored 10 points and had nine assists versus UC-Irvine (11/24)... Scored 12 points against New Mexico State (11/25)... Scored 12 points versus Murray State (11/26)... Had 15 points against New Mexico State (12/4)... Recorded season-highs in points (19), field goals (5) and three-pointers (5) at South Alabama (12/7)... Recorded his first career double-double versus Ole Miss (12/17) with 18 points and 11 assists, while blocking his first career shot... Scored a team-high 16 points and had five assists iat Tulane (1/7)... Had team-highs of 18 points and five assists, while recording three rebounds and two steals versus Marshall (1/21)... Scored 11 points and had nine assists and a career-high three steals at East Carolina (1/25)... Scored 22 points and had six assists at UCF (1/28)... Scored 17 points, including 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and had six assists against Memphis (2/1)... Had 15 points on 11-of-12 free throw shooting and also had eight assists and seven rebounds versus UCF (2/11)... Earned his first career start against Tulsa, scoring 18 points in a career-high 42 minutes, while hitting a three-pointer with 0.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime (2/15)... Had career-highs of 27 points on nine field goals and five three-pointers at Houston (2/18)... Scored 18 points against SMU (2/29)... Had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals against East Carolina in the Quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8)... Scored a team-high 16 points against Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/15) (Coffeyville CC): Led Coffeyville Community College to a 33-5 record, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region VI Championship and a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament... Averaged 12.7 points, 5.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals... Led the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) in free throw percentage (.878) and assist/turnover ratio (2.93), was fifth in assists and 10th in steals... Was named NJCAA Region VI All-Region Honorable Mention, as well as KJCCC All-Conference Honorable Mention (Toledo): Redshirted Neil Watson Junior Guard Kansas City, Kan. Coffeyville CC 5 Prep: Was a three-year letterman at Sumner Academy under head coach Dan Parra... As a senior, averaged 23.3 points, leading Sumner to a 21-3 record, the Kansas City Kansas League and regional championships, and an appearance in the state quarterfinals... Was rated the 72nd-ranked point guard by ESPN out of high school... Earned Class 4A First Team All-State accolades... Was named the Kansas City Kansan s 4A Player of the Year... Was also named 4A Second Team All-State by MaxPreps.com... Was a career 1,000 point scorer for Sumner, helping the Sabres to consecutive undefeated conference seasons... Tallied a career-high 33 points against Washington High School, including hitting eight straight three-point field goals... As a junior, Averaged 17.2 points and 6.5 assists. Personal: Born February 2, Son of Bryan and Christal Watson... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Watson's Career Statistics Season/Career Highs Points Season: 27 at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 27 at Houston, 2/18/12 Rebounds Season: 8 at Colorado State, 11/19/11 Career: 8 at Colorado State, 11/19/11 Assists Season: 11 vs. Ole Miss, 12/17/11 Career: 11 vs. Ole Miss, 12/17/11 Field Goals Made Season: 9 at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 9 at Houston, 2/18/12 Field Goals Attempted Season: 19 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Career: 19 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Three-Point Field Goals Made Season: 5, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 5, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Season: 7, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 7, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Free Throws Made Season: 11 vs UCF, 2/11/12 Career: 11 vs UCF, 2/11/12 Free Throws Attempted Season: 12, 2x, last vs UCF, 2/11/12 Career: 12, 2x, last vs UCF, 2/11/12 Blocks Season: 1, 3x, last at East Carolina, 1/25/12 Career: 1, 3x, last at East Carolina, 1/25/12 Steals Season: 6 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Career: 6 vs. East Carolina, 3/8/12 Minutes Season: 45 at UTEP, 2/22/12 Career: 45 at UTEP, 2/22/12 Category Career Double Figure Scoring Double Figure Rebounds 0 0 Double Figure Assists 2 2 Double-Doubles 1 1 Led USM in Scoring 8 8 Led USM in Rebounding 1 1 Led USM in Assists Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg / TOTAL /

13 Cedric Jenkins Junior Guard LaPlace, La. Riverside Academy (So.): Averaged 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds... Scored three points and had a career-high two steals against UC-Irvine (11/24)... Set or tied career-highs against New Mexico State (11/25) in points (9), rebounds (6), assists (3), field goals (3), free throws (2) and minutes (20)... Earned his first career start at Arizona State (12/19)... Scored seven points and recorded his first career block at Tulane (1/7) Tied a career-high with nine points and grabbed five rebounds at Memphis (1/11)... Set career-highs in threepointers (2) and rebounds (6) at East Carolina (1/25) (Fr.): Saw action in four games... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds... Saw first career actoin against McNeese State, recording two rebounds and a steal in 10 minutes (11/22)... Grabbed three rebounds and a steal versus Spring Hill (11/27)... Scored first career points on a three-pointer against Alcorn State (12/1)... Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds versus Mississippi Valley State (12/29). Prep: Played for head coach Timmy Byrd at Riverside Academy... Rated a two-star prospect by Scouts.com... Averaged 19.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals while helping the Rebels to a 38-6 record and the Louisiana Class 2A State Championship as a senior... Earned All-State honors by the Louisiana Sports Writer s Association... Was selected to play in the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches All-Star Team... As a junior, he averaged 23.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 7.0 apg ad 6.4 spg... Also averaged 20.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 5.0 steals as a sophomore, and 19.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 5.0 apg and 3.0 spg as a freshman.... Was named Most Valuable Player of the State Championship game in Was also recruited by Louisiana Tech, New Orleans, Tulane and UTEP. Personal: Son of Crystal Jenkins... Majoring in General Studies... Born August 13, Season/Career Highs Points Season: 9, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 9, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Rebounds Season: 6, 2x, last at East Carolina, 1/25/12 Career: 6, 2x, last at East Carolina, 1/25/12 Assists Season: 3 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/11 Career: 3, 2x, last vs. New Mexico St., 11/25/11 Field Goals Made Season: 4 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 4 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Field Goals Attempted Season: 10 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 10 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Three-Point Field Goals Made Season: 2, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 2, 2x, last at Houston, 2/18/12 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Season: 6 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 6 at Memphis, 1/11/12 Free Throws Made Season: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/11 Career: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/11 Free Throws Attempted Season: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/11 Career: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/11 Blocks Season: 1 at Tulane, 1/7/12 Career: 1 at Tulane, 1/7/12 Steals Season: 2 vs. UC-Irvine, 11/24/11 Career: 2 vs. UC-Irvine, 11/24/11 Minutes Season: 20, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 20, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Category Career Double Figure Scoring Double Figure Rebounds 0 0 Double Figure Assists 2 2 Double-Doubles 1 1 Led USM in Scoring 8 8 Led USM in Rebounding 1 1 Led USM in Assists Jenkins' Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg / / TOTAL /

14 Rashard McGill Senior Guard Havana, Fla. Tallahassee CC (Jr.): Played in 31 games, starting Averaged 2.6 points and 2.9 rebounds... Scored 13 points and had a game-high nine rebounds versus Spring Hill (11/12)... Had nine points and five rebounds with career-highs of three steals and 33 minutes against Rice (2/25) (Tallahassee CC): Led Tallahassee Community College to a record, and a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament... Was named First Team All-Panhandle Conference after averaging 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists... Also connected on 74.1-percent from the free throw line (Iona): Played in 28 games for the Gaels, earning five starts... Averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds... Was twice named MAAC Rookie of the Week... Had four double-digit point games, including a season-high 13 at Manhattan (1/22). Prep: Played at East Gadsden High School... As a senior, he was named Class 4A Second Team All-State by the Florida Sports Writers Association... Led his team to a 31-1 record, averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds and three assists per game... At Massanutten Military Academy, McGill averaged 17.8 points per game, where he earned a two-star rating by Scout.com. Personal: Born March 15, Son of Antonette Brown... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Season/Career Highs Points Season: 13 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Career: 13 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Rebounds Season: 9 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Career: 9 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Assists Season: 2, 3x, last at S. Alabama, 12/7/11 Career: 2, 3x, last at S. Alabama, 12/7/11 Field Goals Made Season: 4, 2x, last vs. Rice, 2/25/12 Career: 4, 2x, last vs. Rice, 2/25/12 Field Goals Attempted Season: 10 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Career: 10 vs. Spring Hill, 11/12/11 Three-Point Field Goals Made Season: 1 at South Alabama, 12/7/11 Career: 1 at South Alabama, 12/7/11 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Season: 2 vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Career: 2 vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Free Throws Made Season: 5, 2x, last vs. Murray St., 11/26/11 Career: 5, 2x, last vs. Murray St., 11/26/11 Free Throws Attempted Season: 6 vs. Murray St., 11/26/11 Career: 6 vs. Murray St., 11/26/11 Blocks Season: 1 at Tulane, 1/7/12 Career: 1 at Tulane, 1/7/12 Steals Season: 2 vs. UC-Irvine, 11/24/11 Career: 2 vs. UC-Irvine, 11/24/11 Minutes Season: 20, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Career: 20, 2x, last at Memphis, 1/11/12 Category Career Double Figure Scoring Double Figure Rebounds 0 0 Double Figure Assists 2 2 Double-Doubles 1 1 Led USM in Scoring 8 8 Led USM in Rebounding 1 1 Led USM in Assists McGill's Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg / TOTAL /

15 Jonathan Mills Senior Forward Chicago, Ill. College of Eastern Utah (Jr.): Third Team All-Conference USA... Conference USA All-Defensive Team... Averaged 9.5 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds... Scored 13 points in first career action against Spring Hill (11/12)... Had a team-high eight rebounds at Denver (11/17)... Grabbed six rebounds against UC-Irvine (11/24)... Had 12 points and a team-high eight boards versus Murray State (11/26)... Scored a season-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting against Louisiana Tech (12/10)... Scored 14 points and had a team-high seven rebounds versus Ole Miss (12/17)... Recorded his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against Alcorn State (12/29)... Had eight points and a team-high seven rebounds at Memphis (1/11)... Had a team-high six rebounds versus Marshall (1/21)... Had a team-high 13 points and had eight rebounds and two steals at East Carolina (1/25)... Had team-highs of 18 points and eight rebounds against UCF (2/11)... Recorded a double-double with a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds, while also recording two blocks and two steals versus Tulsa (2/15)... Recorded his second straight double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing a career 14 rebounds to go along with a three steals at Houston (2/18)... Had third consecutive double-double at UTEP, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds (2/22)... Had 17 points at Marshall (3/3)... Had 16 points and eight rebounds against East Carolina in the Quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8) (Eastern Utah): In , named First Team All-Region Led the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) with 11.0 rebounds, while placing ninth with 13.5 points, third in field goal percentage (57.1%) and 15th in assists (1.8)... In 2009, Mills led CEU to the NJCAA National Tournament. Named NJCAA All-Tournament... Led the SWAC in rebounding (8.8), was fourth in field goal percentage (56.7%) and was 10th in points (12.2)... Was the 49th-rated junior college player by JucoJunction.com. Prep: Played at North Lawndale High School... Named First Team All-State by the Chicago Tribune as a senior... Averaged 14 points and 13 rebounds... Led North Lawndale to two State Semifinal berths, including the 2008 Class 2A Championship. Personal: Born December 27, Son of Flora White... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies... Chose Southern Miss over Central Michigan, Chicago State, DePaul, Illinois- Chicago, TCU and UTEP. Season/Career Highs Points Season: 25 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Career: 25 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Rebounds Season: 14 at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 14 at Houston, 2/18/12 Assists Season: 3, 2x, last at Marshall, 3/3/12 Career: 3, 2x, last at Marshall, 3/3/12 Field Goals Made Season: 8 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/10/11 Career: 8 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/10/11 Field Goals Attempted Season: 13 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 Career: 13 vs. Alcorn State, 12/29/11 Three-Point Field Goals Made Season: 0 Career: 0 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Season: 0 Career: 0 Free Throws Made Season: 13 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Career: 13 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Free Throws Attempted Season: 13, 2x, last vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Career: 13, 2x, last vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Blocks Season: 2 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Career: 2 vs. Tulsa, 2/15/12 Steals Season: 3 at Houston, 2/18/12 Career: 3 at Houston, 2/18/12 Minutes Season: 40 vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Career: 40 vs. Murray State, 11/26/11 Category Career Double Figure Scoring Double Figure Rebounds 6 6 Double Figure Assists 0 0 Double-Doubles 4 4 Led USM in Scoring 6 6 Led USM in Rebounding Led USM in Assists 0 0 Mills Career Statistics Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg / TOTAL /

16 Newcomers Daveon Boardingham Junior Forward Newark, N.J. Seward County CC (Seward County CC): Spent the last two years at Seward County (Kan.) CC, where, in , he led the Saints to a 31-7 record, the Region VI Championship and a third-place finish in teh NJCAA National Tournament... Averaged 15.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and connected on 62.1-percent in the Tournament to earn All-Tournament honors...for the year, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and connected on 56.0-percent from the field... Earned First Team All-Region and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Honorable Mention... Was also named to the Region VI All-Tournament Team... Helped the Saints to back-to-back KJCCC West Championships... Finished his career in the top ten in school history in blocks (4th - 81), field goal percentage (6th -.564), free throws (7th - 235) and rebounds (10th - 400). Prep: Played for coach Loui Grimsley at Shabazz High School... Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds during his senior season... Was named First Team All-State by the Star-Ledger... Scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds in helping Shabazz to the state championship... During his junior season, was named the Essey County Junior of the Year. Personal: Born January 28, Son of Shonda Dundar and Donald Boardingham. Jerrold Brooks Junior Guard Rochester, N.Y. Casper College (Casper College): Named Second Team NJCAA All-American... Also earned First Team All- Region IX... Led the Thunderbirds to a 25-9 record... In 20 games, he averaged 15.8 points, 2.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals... Connected on 73-percent of his free throws, 46-percent from the floor and 43-percent from three-point range (College of Southern Idaho): Played at the College of Southern Idaho... Led the Golden Eagles to a 33-4 record and the NJCAA National Championship... Was second on the team with 15.4 points... Also averaged 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals... Was named Second Team All-Region Also earned Region 18 All-Tournament Team honors. Prep: Played East High School... As a senior, he helped his team to a 20-3 record and the state championship... Averaged 27.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 steals as a senior... Was named Fourth Team All-State by the New York State Sportswriters Association... Was also named a Rochester City Athletic Conference All-Star and earned All-Greater Rochester honors by the Rochester Democrat-Gazette... It also named him All-Greater Rocherster Honorable Mention as a junior... In 2008, he helped the Western squad to the Gold Medal in the Empire State Games... In 2007, he earned Second Team All-Greater Rochester in football. Personal: Born September 27, Son of Jerrold Brooks and Lydia Strong.

17 Newcomers Norville Carey Freshman Forward British V.I. Red Lion Christian Acad. Prep: Played for coach Tom Purse at Red Lion Christian Academy... Named Second Team All-State by ESPNHS.com... Also named All-State Honorable Mention by the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association... Was the fifth-ranked player in Delaware by MaxPreps.com... Led RLCA to a 19-4 record and a runner-up finish in the state tournament as a senior... Averaged 19.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks... As a junior, averaged 13.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.7 blocks, leading the team to a 20-4 record... Participated in the 2011 CBC Championships, averaging 7.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. Personal: Son of Norville Carey and Sharmaine Hodge... Born August 3, Was a teammate of Southern Miss freshman Deon Edwin at Red Lion Christian Academy. Jamie Chapman Freshman Guard Mobile, Ala. St. Paul s Episcopal 25 Prep: Played at head coach Jimmy Messer at St. Paul s Episcopal... Averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a senior and 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds as a junior. Personal: Son of Allen and Debra Chapman... Born June 29, Father, Allen, played basketball at Southern Miss from Michael Craig Junior Guard/Forward Phoenix, Ariz. South Mountain CC (South Mountain CC): Played for head coach Dan Nichols at South Mountain Community College... Helped SMCC to a 26-9 record, the District 1 Championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division II Tournament... Earned NJCAA First Team All-American honors... Named the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Player of the Year, as well as First Team All-Conference honors... Was named First Team All-Region 1... Led the team with 22.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.3 steals... Earned NJCAA Division II Player of the Week honors on February 22 after averaging 30.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 9.0 assists, including posting a triple-double against Pima CC with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists... Participated in the 2012 NJCAA National All-Star Game (Arizona Western CC): Played for head coach Kelly Green at Arizona Western CC... Helped the team to a 24-8 record... Was second on the team with 9.7 points and led the squad with 3.6 assists... Also recorded 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals.. Connected on 62.7-percent (126-of-201) from the floor. Prep: Played at Precision High School for head coach Killy Mims.. Led Precision to a 23-6 record and the Arizona Class 2A State Championship... Averaged 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals as a senior... Was named First Team 1A-3A All-State by the Arizona Republic. Personal: Son of Michael and Nerissa Craig... Born August 11, 1991.

18 (Jr.): Sat out as an academic non-qualifier (Midland): Led Midland College to a 33-4 record and a runner-up finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament... Averaged 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists... Was named NJCAA First Team All-Region V as well as First Team WJCAC All-Conference (Redlands): Was named NJCAA First Team All-Region II. Prep: Led Strawberry Mansion HS to a 23-6 record and a runner-up finish at the Pennsylvania Class 2A Championship... Was named Associated Press Pennsylvania First Team All-State and Philadelphia Daily News First Team All-City after averaging 22.1 points... Named Third Team Class 2A All-State in Personal: Born November 27, Newcomers Dwayne Davis Senior Forward Philadelphia, Pa. Midland JC Deon Edwin Freshman Guard British V.I. Red Lion Christian Acad.15 Prep: Played for coach Tom Purse at Red Lion Christian Academy... Named Third Team All-State by ESPNHS.com... Also named All-State Honorable Mention by the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association... Was the fifth-ranked player in Delaware by MaxPreps.com... Led RLCA to a 19-4 record and a runner-up finish in the state tournament as a senior... Averaged 17.3 points and 2.9 rebounds... As a junior, averaged 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.1 steals, leading the team to a 20-4 record... Was also named third team all-state... Participated in the 2012 FIBA Centrobasket Championships, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. Personal: Son of Charlotte Edwin... Born October 9, Was a teammate of Southern Miss freshman Norville Carey at Red Lion Christian Academy. Christian Robbins r-freshman Forward Foxworth, Miss. Columbia Academy (Fr.): Redshirted. Prep: Played at Columbia Academy, where he led the team to a 27-6 record... Rated a two-star prospect by Scout.com... Led the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) with 10.6 rebounds and 4.8 blocks... Was also fifth in the MAIS with 11.5 points... Last year, scored 9.2 points, grabbed 9.1 rebounds and blocked 4.9 shots per game... Was named one of the Top 40 Seniors to Watch by the Clarion Ledger. Administration. Personal: Born September 18, Son of Charles and Melinda Robbins... Majoring in Business