GAME 10 u vs. Murray State December 19, 2012

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1 GAME 10 u vs. Murray State December 19, 2012 Joe Gorby, Assistant Sports Information Director Office: Cell: jgorby@astate.edu Facebook.com/RedWolvesMBB Athletics Website: AStateRedWolves.com A-StAte Schedule DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Nov. 1 Southern Arkansas (Exhibition) W, Nov. 6 Henderson State (Exhibition) W, Nov. 10 at Dayton L, Nov. 13 Arkansas-Monticello W, Nov. 16 at Tennessee-Martin W, OT Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas W, Nov. 25 Lamar W, Nov. 29 at FIU* L, Dec. 1 at Florida Atlantic* L, Dec. 8 St. Bonaventure W, Dec. 16 Austin Peay W, Dec. 19 Murray State (ESPN 3) 7:35 p.m. Dec. 22 at Kent State 6 p.m. Dec. 27 Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. Dec. 29 at South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Middle Tennessee* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 5 Western Kentucky* (ESPN 3) 7:35 p.m. Jan. 10 FIU* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 12 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:15 p.m. Jan. 19 ULM* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 24 at Troy* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Florida Atlantic* (SBN TV) 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 2 North Texas* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 7 at Middle Tennessee* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. Feb. 14 UALR* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 16 at ULM* 4 p.m. Feb. 23 Troy* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 28 at North Texas* 7 p.m. March 2 at UALR* 7 p.m. Sun Belt Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark. Summit Arena) March 8-11 All times listed are Central All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game F Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (6-3, 0-2 SUN BELT) Head Coach: John Brady Year: 5th Season Record at ASU: (5 yrs.) Career Record: (22 yrs.) vs. MSU: 1-1 MBB SID: Joe Gorby Top Players (per game): Points: Ed Townsel (14.6) Rebounds: Brandon Peterson (10.1) Assists: Cameron Golden (2.7) Blocks: Brandon Peterson (1.8) Steals: Ed Townsel (2.0) VS MURRAY STATE RACERS (8-1, 0-0 OHIO VALLEY) Head Coach: Steve Prohm Year: 2nd Season Record at MSU: 39-3 (2 yrs.) Career Record: 39-3 (27 yrs.) vs. ASU: 1-0 MBB SID: Dave Winder Top Players (per game): Points: Isaiah Canaan (21.3) Rebounds: Ed Daniel (11.7) Assists: Isaiah Canaan (4.0) Blocks: Ed Daniel (2.1) Steals: Dexter Fields (1.9) OPENING TIP DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 TIPOFF: 7:35 p.m. (CT) LOCATION: Jonesboro, Ark. ARENA: ASU Convocation Center (10,038) SERIES: ASU trails Last Meeting (L MSU - 12/17/11) TELEVISION: ESPN3 RADIO: East Arkansas Broadcasters Sports Network KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) - Flagship TALENT: Matt Stolz (play-by-play) WEBCAST: AStateRedWolves.com LIVESTATS: AStateRedWolves.com QUICK HITS * The campaign represents the program s 85th season as the Red Wolves have presently amassed a 1,093-1,040 all-time record (.512 win pct.) dating back their inaugural season. * Arkansas State s 6-3 start this season represents the program s best since when the Red Wolves went 7-2 thru their initial nine outings, which featured a six-game winning streak. The squad finished with a overall record in head coach John Brady s initial ASU season. * Senior forward Brandon Peterson s 10 points against Austin Peay Sunday (12/16) extended his doublefigure points string to eight straight. Peterson, who had 12 double-digit game efforts a season ago, is averaging 12.1 points per contest in the eight-game span. * Freshman forward Raeford Gator Worsham has cracked the double-figure scoring column in five of his last six outings while averaging 11.8 points a game (71 total) in those six appearances. Worsham, who has shot at least 50% or better in all but one contest in which a shot has been attempted, is hitting at 53.8% efficiency (14-26) in his last three games to date. * Junior guard Ed Townsel snapped a two-game single-digit scoring streak with 15 points versus Austin Peay (12/16). Townsel netted double-figure points in each of his initial six outings this season, including a career-high 27 versus Lamar (11/25), but then tallied five at Florida Atlantic (12/1) and nine against St. Bonaventure (12/8) before getting back to double figures. * Senior guard Trey Finn s team-high tying 15 points in the win over Austin Peay (12/16) matched a personal season best, equalling his points output against Arkansas-Monticello (11/13). Finn recorded all three of his triples in the contest consecutively midway through the second half of last Sunday s (12/16) encounter versus the Governors. Finn has posted four double-digit point games this season. ASU PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes 1 Rakeem Dickerson So. Guard PPG RPG APG Trey Finn R-Sr. Guard PPG RPG APG Ed Townsel Jr. Guard PPG RPG APG Raeford Worsham Fr. Forward PPG RPG SPG GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE 15 Brandon Peterson Sr. Forward PPG RPG BPG

2 Sports Information ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 1000 State University, Ark Telephone (870) Fax (870) Press Row (870) Athletics Website AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact Joe Gorby, Assistant Sports Information Director (870) / jgorby@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./Sports Information Director (870) / jscott@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Assistant Sports Information Director (870) / cgraddy@astate.edu Dennen Cuthbertson, Graduate Assistant mark.cuthbertson@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Joe Gorby at (870) , or via at jgorby@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance of the ASU Convocation Center. MEDIA ROOM Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Game notes, flipcards and refreshments will be provided to credentialed media. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the media room. PRACTICE COVERAGE Red Wolves men s basketball practices are closed to the media with the exception of the last 10 minutes of practice. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. Please contact Joe Gorby in the ASU Sports Information office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and please silence your cell phones. BASKETBALL GAME NOTES/RELEASES All Red Wolves men s basketball game notes can be obtained as a PDF document via the Arkansas State Athletics official website at AStateRed- Wolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for men s basketball releases, contact Joe Gorby in the ASU Sports Information office at jgorby@astate.edu. Game notes will be made available at least 24 hours prior to the next scheduled A-State men s basketball game and a post-game recap will be distributed following a game s conclusion. Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes TUESDAY December 18 Practice Noon-2 p.m. The Convo A-STATE MEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER WEDNESDAY December 19 GAME 10 ASU vs. Murray State 7:35 p.m. (CT) THURSDAY December 20 Practice Noon-2 p.m. HPESS then travel to Kent, Ohio FRIDAY December 21 Practice Practice at Kent State TBA ASU/MURRAY STATE SERIES HISTORY Arkansas State trails in a series which started in the season with Murray State claiming a victory. The Racers have won three of the last five meetings, including a triumph a season ago (12/17/11) in Murray, Ky., despite a 17-point performance from Ed Townsel. The Red Wolves are 5-5 in their last 10 appearances, which includes a 5-0 home ledger. The most recent ASU victory occurred in the campaign (11/19/08) when the Red Wolves claimed a home decision. In the last five games, A-State has averaged 65.4 points a contest (327 total) to MSU s 71.4 points an outing (357 total). SCOUTING MURRAY STATE The Racers extended their current win streak to five following a non-conference home victory against Western Kentucky last Sunday (12/16) at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky. Senior guard Isaiah Canaan, a All-America selection and the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, paced four MSU scorers in double-digit points with a team-high 21 total. Senior forward Ed Daniel had 16 points to go with eight boards while senior forward Brandon Garrett s 10 rebounds led all players. Nationally, MSU is 18th in three-point field goals per game (8.7 avg.) while the Racers rank 21st in both field-goal percentage (48.2%) and three-point field goal defense (27.1%). MSU is 25th in scoring offense (79.2 ppg.) and 40th in scoring margin (13.1) among the national leaders. Individually, Ed Daniels is fifth in both rebounds per game (11.7 rpg.) and double doubles (6.0 avg.) while Isaiah Canaan ranks seventh in points a game (21.3 ppg.), 10th in three-point field goals (3.4 avg.), and 31st in three-point field goal percentage (43.7%). MSU tallied its 25th consecutive winning season as the Racers went 31-2 overall for the campaign, which included a first-place 15-1 OVC mark. A season ago, MSU was the NCAA Division I s last undefeated team (23-0) and went on to make its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance in the program s history. Head coach Steve Prohm was tabbed the OVC Coach of the Year in his inaugural season. Prohm, who spent five seasons ( ) as a MSU assistant, became the program s 15th head coach in May He was an assistant at Centenary ( ), Southeastern Louisiana ( ), and Tulane ( ). NON-CONFERENCE GAMES A-State has a 6-1 record (.857) this season 4-0 at home and 2-1 on the road. The Red Wolves are currently riding a six-game winning streak and are averaging 76.8 points a game (461 total) in that span. In its seven outings, A-State has averaged 74.6 points a game (522 total) while the opposition is scoring at a 63.7 points per contest clip (446 total) for a points difference. The Red Wolves are averaging 37.4 caroms a game (262 total) while their opponent has posted 36.1 boards a contest (253 total). ASU s leading scorers, Ed Townsel (16.1 ppg.) and Brandon Peterson (12.1 ppg.) have combined for 37.9% ( ) of the team s points output. Peterson has hauled down a team-best 10.3 rebounds an outing (72 total) while Raeford Worsham is ASU s top field-goal percentage leader at 62.2% (28-45). The Red Wolves are currently (.500) since , which includes a season-high 8-4 non-league mark in the season 6-0 at home and 3-4 on the road. A-State has amassed a mark of 31-6 at home, 9-31 on the road, and 6-9 at neutral sites since ASU coach John Brady sports a (.523) record in non-conference games since his arrival in the campaign 22-5 at home, 8-19 on the road, and 4-7 at neutral sites Arkansas StAte Numerical Roster NO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Cameron Golden Fr, G HS Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway 1 Rakeem Dickerson So. G 1L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 2 Trey Finn (C) R-Sr. G 3L Little Rock, Ark./Parkview 3 Darion Griswold So. F 1L Dumas, Ark./Dumas 4 Josh Pierre Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla. 5 Marcus Hooten (C) Sr. G 1L Jackson, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC 14 Kelvin Downs Fr. F HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 15 Brandon Peterson (C) Sr. F 3L Birmingham, Ala./Erwin 20 Kirk Van SlykeK Sr. F TR The Woodlands, Texas/Houston 23 Jordan Weaver R-So. G TR Parkin, Ark./Iowa Western CC 24 Ed Townsel Jr. G 2L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 31 Melvin Johnson IIIK Sr. G TR Dallas, Texas/Texas-San Antonio 34 Seth Kisler Jr. F TR Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 35 Raeford Worsham Fr. G HS Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County 40 Kendrick Washington Jr. F TR Shreveport, La./Houston 42 Kristopher Brown Fr. F HS Fort Worth, Texas/Richland (C) Denotes captain KIneligible for season due to NCAA DI Transfer Rule HEAD COACH: John Brady (Fifth Year) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Melvin Haralson (Second Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeff Clapacs (Fourth Year), Corey Barker (First Year) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Brodrick Johnson (First Year) SATURDAY December 22 GAME 11 ASU at Kent State 6 p.m. (CT) GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE SUNDAY December 23 Off Day Interview request must be made 24 hours in advance

3 December Matchups: A-State is presently (.574) in December encounters since the season as the Red Wolves are 22-4 at home, 4-16 on the road, and 1-0 at neutral sites. ASU s best record during that span was a 5-3 mark both in the (4-0 at home) and (5-0 at home) seasons Preseason All-Conference FIRST TEAM Name School Year Pos. Trey Finn Arkansas State Sr. G Will Neighbour UALR Jr. F Marcos Knight Middle Tennessee Sr. G Tony Mitchell North Texas So. F Augustine Rubit South Alabama Jr. F SECOND TEAM Name School Year Pos. Brandon Peterson Arkansas State Sr. F Greg Gantt Florida Atlantic Sr. G JT Sulton Middle Tennessee Sr. F Bruce Massey Middle Tennessee Sr. G George Fant Western Kentucky So. F THIRD TEAM Name School Year Pos. Marcus Hooten Arkansas State Sr. G Raymond Cintron Middle Tennessee Sr. G Javier Carter South Alabama Sr. F Freddie Goldstein South Alabama Sr. G T.J. Price Western Kentucky So. G Preseason Player of the Year Tony Mitchell, North Texas Coaches Preseason Poll WEST DIVISION (Points & First-Place Votes ) 1. North Texas 55 pts. (11) 2. Arkansas State 40 pts. 3. UALR 33 pts. 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 24 pts. 5. Louisiana-Monroe 13 pts. EAST DIVISION (Points & First-Place Votes) 1. Middle Tennessee 55 pts. (11) 2. South Alabama 51 pts. 3. Western Kentucky 47 pts. 4. Florida Atlantic 29 pts. 5. Troy 22 pts. 6. FIU 17 pts Preseason Honors Athlon Sports Trey Finn All-SBC Preseason Team ASU 2nd in SBC West Division CBS Sports.com Trey Finn SBC s best section ASU 2nd in SBC West Division College Sports Madness Trey Finn All-SBC Second Team Marcus Hooten All-SBC Third Team Brandon Peterson All-SBC Third Team Lindy s Sports Marcus Hooten All-SBC Second Team Trey Finn SBC Honor Roll (Best Shooter) ASU 2nd in SBC West Division Blue Ribbon Yearbook Trey Finn All-SBC Preseason Team Kendrick Washington SBC Newcomer of the Year ASU 2nd in SBC West Division Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes Finn-tastic: Trey Finn needs 73 points to reach the 1,000 career points mark and as a result would be the 24th individual in the program s history to attain the noteworthy milestone. To date, Finn has amassed 927 career points in 99 contests and has a 9.4 points per game average. He s 86 points away from moving into a 23rd-place tie with Jabari Myles ( ; 1,013 career points) on ASU s all-time charts. Welcome Back: Junior forward Kendrick Washington returned to the court last Sunday (12/16) against Austin Peay after missing the previous game versus St. Bonaventure (12/8) due to an injury. Washington came off the Red Wolves bench to post nine points on four-of-six shooting from the field and also contributed three rebounds to go with two blocked shots. Home Cookin : A-State has compiled a record (.727) in regular-season home outings since and has posted double-digit home victories 14 times in a season, which includes a 10-5 home ledger in The Red Wolves are 4-0 at home this campaign. Leaders of The Pack: Ed Townsel (14.6 ppg.) and Brandon Peterson (11.7 ppg.) are the two lone Red Wolves currently with double-figure scoring averages and the two have combined to generate 36.4% ( ) of the team s points production this season to date. Among The National Leaders: ASU presently ranks 22nd nationally in turnover margin (4.4) through games of Dec. 16 while the Red Wolves are 32nd in steals (9.6 spg.), 83rd in three-point field goals per game (7.2 avg.), 87th in personal fouls (16.3 avg.), and 98th in scoring offense (72.0 ppg.). Class Cleaners: A-State s top two rebounders this season, Brandon Peterson (91 rebs.) and Kendrick Washington (45 rebs.) have accounted for 46.1% ( ) of the Red Wolves production on the boards this season. The pair have also generated 59.1% (65-110) of ASU s total offensive rebounds with Peterson totaling 38 boards and Washington having 27 caroms. Peterson has accounted for 30.8% (91-295) of the squad s total rebounding efforts and 34.5% (38-110) of its rebounds on the offensive end. Peterson also currently ranks 21st nationally in rebounds per contest (10.1 rpg.). Down-Townsel: Ed Townsel has canned a team-leading 27 three-point field goals this season and has connected on 42.9% (27-63) from beyond the arc. Townsel, who ranks 25th among this week s national leaders in three-point field goals made (3.0 avg.) and 35th in three-point field goal percentage (42.9%), has produced 41.5% (27-65) of the team s three-ball output to date. Red Wolf Howl: Arkansas State s 19 steals against Austin Peay (12/16) was not only a team season best, but marked the fourth time this campaign in which the Red Wolves have registered a double-digit total in that statistical category. The total surpassed A-State s previous best of 15 against Lamar (11/25) and was four shy of equalling the ASU Convocation Center record of 23 thefts versus Tennessee-Martin (12/13/94)... This Wednesday s (12/19) outing is the first of three scheduled ESPN3 televised contests for the Red Wolves. ASU is also slated to appear in ESPN3 games against Western Kentucky (1/5) and at Middle Tennessee (2/7)... A-State has registered a record all-time (.539) against current Ohio Valley Conference member schools which includes Austin Peay and Murray State... The Red Wolves pulled down a season-high 21 offensive rebounds versus Austin Peay which represented 55.2% (21-38) of their efforts on the glass. ASU s previous game best was 19 offensive boards set in back-to-back appearances against Lamar (11/25) and at FIU (11/29)... Sophomore guard Rakeem Dickerson is four steals shy of equalling his career season-high 16 thefts set in 32 games last season... Raeford Worsham is averaging a squad-best 13.3 points per game (40 total) in three December outings... Brandon Peterson has averaged a team-high 10.0 rebounds (30 total) this month. Shot Swatter: Brandon Peterson s 139 career blocked shots presently ranks third all-time among ASU s leaders. Peterson, who chalked up a team-leading 16 shot rejections for a 1.8 blocks average this season, produced a squad-best 33 blocks in contests. He amassed a career season-most 61 blocks in 31 games in Peterson, who currently ranks 87th among this week s (12/16) national block shot leaders, recorded at least two blocks in a game on 10 occasions a season ago and claimed or shared teamhigh blocked shot honors a squad-best 17 times. Duly Recognized: Ed Townsel and Brandon Peterson were recognized by CollegeHoopsDaily as Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Players of the Month for their respective performances in the opening month of the season. The online publication honored five individuals from each NCAA Division I conference as the two A-State players were joined by Western Kentucky s Jamal Crook, Tony Mitchell of North Texas, and Augustine Rubit of South Alabama to comprise the Sun Belt Conference squad. Rubit was also recognized as the CollegeHoopsDaily s November SBC Player of the Month. Townsel averaged a teamhigh 17.0 points and had 2.0 rebounds an outing in six November games while Peterson paced the squad in both rebounding (10.2 rpg.) and blocked shots (2.3 bpg.) to go with a team second-best 11.2 points a game in six games for the month. Returning Firepower: Five of the squad s top six scorers are back this season, including leading scorer senior guard Marcus Hooten (12.5 ppg.). The five, which features four starters, accounted for 68.7% (1,510-2,198) of A-State s scoring last season. A Season Ago: A-State was 8-10 in non-conference games a season ago 5-2 at home, 1-7 on the road, and 2-1 at neutral sites. GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

4 ASTATE RECORD WHEN... At home 4-0 On the road 2-3 At a neutral site 0-0 Leading at half 5-1 Trailing at half 1-2 Tied at half 0-0 In overtime 1-0 Coming off a win 4-1 Coming off a loss 2-1 ASU scores first 4-1 Opponent scores first 2-2 In 1-4 point games 3-0 In 5-9 point games 0-1 In point games 1-1 In 15 or more point games 2-1 Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation 3-1 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation 3-2 Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation 0-0 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 1-3 Scoring points 4-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring 100 or more points 0-0 Allowing less than 50 points 1-0 Allowing points 2-0 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing points 3-2 Allowing points 0-1 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing 100 or more points 0-0 Better than 50% FG 1-0 Less than 50% FG 5-3 Opponent at or better than 50% FG 1-2 Opponent less than 50% FG 4-1 Outshooting opponent 3-1 Outshot by opponent 2-2 Same number of shots 0-0 Better than 50% 3-PT FG 1-0 Less than 50% 3-PT FG 4-3 Opponent better than 50% 3-PT FG 1-1 Opponent less than 50% 3-PT FG 5-1 Better than 50% FT 6-2 Less than 50% FT 0-1 Opponent better than 50% FT 4-3 Opponent less than 50% FT 1-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 6-2 Shooting less free throws than opponent 0-0 Free throws are even 0-1 ASU starters outscore opponents 4-0 Opponent s starters outscore ASU 2-2 Starter scoring is even 0-1 Bench scores in double-digits 6-3 Bench outscores opponent 3-1 Opponent bench outscores ASU 0-2 Bench scoring is even 2-0 No ASU players score in double figures 0-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players scores in double figures 0-1 Three or more players score in double figures 6-2 Outrebounding opponent 4-1 Outrebounded by opponent 2-2 Rebounds are even or more assists or more steals or more blocks 3-0 Forcing more turnovers than opponent 4-3 Commiting more turnovers than opponent 2-0 Turnovers are even 0-0 In November 4-2 In December 2-1 In January 0-0 In February 0-0 In March 0-0 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes proven winner in the collegiate coaching ranks, AJohn Brady s vision of taking the Arkansas State men s basketball program to the highest competitive level nationally has made the two entities a perfect match. Brady has certainly become accustomed to success throughout his distinguished coaching career as evidenced by a Final Four appearance and 295 career victories to his credit. A new era in ASU men s basketball history began on March 19, 2008 when Brady was announced as the Red Wolves 15th head coach in the program s history. Brady wasted little time making a positive impact on the A-State program as in his initial three years at the helm, he turned the Red Wolves into a success story on the court by capturing a share of the Sun Belt Conference s Western Division Championship title in along with compiling double-digit SBC wins back-to-back for the first time in nearly 20 years and going undefeated at home with a 13-0 record. During his first season with the Red Wolves, Brady helped lead ASU to one of the best starts in program history and achieved the No. 22 ranking on Collegeinsider.com s Mid-Major Top 25 poll. As a team, A-State greatly improved upon its defending and rebounding numbers, finishing near the top of the conference in several statistical categories. Brady would take the Red Wolves a step further in his second season ( ), improving their record to while making a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinal appearance and finishing second in the SBC s West Division. For his efforts, Brady was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and the District VII Coach of the Year by the USBWA. ASU also claim top league honors in three-point field-goal defense, rebounding offense, and defensive rebounding in For the season, A-State registered an 11-7 SBC record which signified its best conference mark since the campaign when ASU achieved an identical league mark. A-State s 11 wins represented the seventh time in which the Red Wolves compiled a double-digit league victories total since joining the Sun Belt. ASU would then duplicate its SBC wins in the season by finishing with an 11-5 conference ledger. Prior to Arkansas State, Brady spent 10-plus seasons serving as LSU s head coach. During his tenure at the school, Brady guided the Tigers to six postseason berths, two Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship crowns and three SEC Western Division titles. With his success, Brady was tabbed as the SEC Coach of the Year twice ( and ). Brady s 16-year tenure as a head coach at both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, Alabama, has been decorated with achievements. He has coached a combined 25 All-TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic all-conference choices, posted 11 winning seasons and collected five division championships. Brady piled up the third most wins in LSU history with 192 and left Samford after the season as the Bulldog s all-time leader in coaching victories (89) as well. Brady quickly turned around an LSU s men s basketball program that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, an SEC Championship and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in just his third season ( ) at the helm. Under Brady s direction, the Tigers recorded six consecutive winning seasons from to while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two more to the NIT. The campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 overall record and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 wins versus ranked opponents, he also led them to victories HeaD coach JoHn brady over two teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in and Duke in ). Additionally, he orchestrated a 19-game home winning streak over SEC opponents, the third longest stretch in LSU history. While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA Lottery picks and six current NBA players. The Tigers signed nine Parade All-Americans and four McDonald All-Americans under Brady, who also coached three SEC Players of the Year, four players named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC selections. Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Brady served as Samford s head coach from through He quickly turned around a Samford program, which was coming off six straight losing seasons, by guiding the Bulldogs to a overall record in just his second season. Brady went on to lead Samford to three consecutive winning seasons ( ) for the first time since , culminating in a 19-9 overall record and division crown in SU placed first in the Trans America Athletic Conference s (TAAC) West Division in each of Brady s final two seasons for the first time in program history. Brady s four winning seasons at Samford represented the first for any coach at the school. He directed SU to an record after the Bulldogs went the four seasons prior to his initial year. Brady coached eight All-TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC student-athletes over six seasons at Samford. A native of McComb, Miss., native, Brady earned his bachelor s degree from Belhaven College in He was a three-year starter at BC and scored over 1,000 career points. Brady, a two-time All-Southern States Conference selection, was inducted into his alma mater s Hall of Fame. Brady began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State men s basketball program where he earned his master s degree from Brady took his first head coaching position in in 1977 at Louisiana s Crowley High School and led the basketball squad to a (.725) overall record in five seasons. He was honored as the 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year. Brady returned to the college coaching ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. He spent eight years with the Bulldogs, the first four seasons under coach Bob Hoyt and the proceeding four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. Following his tenure at MSU, Brady returned to Louisiana to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Brady helped lead UNO to a NCAA Tournament berth in his only season with the Privateers. brady S Year-bY-Year at asu overall conference SeaSon W L pct. W L pct. finish th-West nd-West WD Champ th-West totals WD West Division Champions BRADY S A-STATE RECORD BREAKDOWN MontH overall HoMe away neutral november DeceMber JanUarY february MarcH career total HoMe 46-15; away 18-47; neutral 3-7 GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

5 / Career Superlatives Games Played/Started Career Streak Townsel 9/3 75/37 75 Peterson 9/9 105/91 70 Hooten 9/7 43/40 43 Griswold 0/0 26/0 26 Dickerson 9/2 41/6 23 Golden 9/7 9/7 9 Worsham 9/2 9/2 9 Downs 8/0 8/0 5 Finn 8/7 99/98 4 Pierre 1/0 1/0 1 Brown 1/0 1/0 1 Kisler 1/0 1/0 1 Washington 8/7 8/7 1 Weaver 4/0 4/0 Double-Digit Games Career Points Trey Finn 4 46 Brandon Peterson 8 37 Marcus Hooten 2 22 Ed Townsel 7 21 Kendrick Washington 3 3 Raeford Worsham 5 5 Darion Griswold 0 2 Rakeem Dickerson 1 2 Cameron Golden 1 1 Double-Digit Rebounds Career Brandon Peterson 4 21 Trey Finn 0 9 Double-Digit Assists 20 or+ Points Career Trey Finn 0 5 Marcus Hooten 0 4 Ed Townsel 1 3 Brandon Peterson or+ Rebounds Career Brandon Peterson 6 34 Trey Finn 0 21 Ed Townsel or+ Assists Career Ed Townsel 0 7 Trey Finn 1 6 Rakeem Dickerson 1 3 Marcus Hooten 0 2 Brandon Peterson or+ Blocks Career Brandon Peterson or+ Steals Career Trey Finn 1 12 Ed Townsel 2 12 Rakeem Dickerson 2 4 Cameron Golden 3 3 Brandon Peterson 1 1 Darion Griswold 0 1 Marcus Hooten 0 1 Double-Doubles Career Brandon Peterson 4 12 Trey Finn 0 6 What s Returning For The Red Wolves In Games Early Started % 2013 Signees: A-State has inked three (134 of individuals 170) Points to per date game in the...marcus November early-signing Hooten period (12.5) as Minutes guards Played Sean % Gardner (Collierville, Tenn./Motlow (5,067 of 6,850) College) Field Goals and Jammar...Marcus Mookie Sturdivant (Lapanto/East Hooten (146) Field Poinsett Goals % County) along with forward Xavier (546 of Dupree 765) Field Goal pct...darion Griswold (.610) (Houston, Texas/Trent International). The 6-4, 185- Three-Point pound Gardner Field Goals % and the 6-1, 190-pound (158 Sturdivant, of 176) Three-point Field Goals...Trey Finn (61) who helped lead EPCHS to its third 2A state tourney Free Throws % (364 of 492) Three-point FG pct....trey Finn (.459) championship crown ( ) in the last four seasons. The 6-8, 200-pound Dupree is the latest addition. Rebounds % (736 of 1,031) Free Throws...Brandon Peterson (101) Assists % (291 of 329) Free-throw pct...rakeem Dickerson (.789) Steals % (177 of 210) Rebounds per game...brandon Peterson (7.9) Blocks % (44 of 78) Assists per game...ed Townsel (3.0) Points % (1,614 of 2,198) Steals per game...ed Townsel (1.9) Blocks per game...brandon Peterson (0.9) SUn belt conference Men S basketball StanDinGS WEST DIVISION SUN BELT OVERALL EAST DIVISION SUN BELT OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. UALR South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette Western Kentucky North Texas Middle Tennessee Arkansas State Florida Atlantic ULM FIU Troy GaMeS LaSt WeeK SatUrDaY, DeceMber 15 at UALR 72, Tulsa 65 at Troy 57, Georgia State 56 at Dayton 81, Florida Atlantic 56 at Houston 85, Louisiana-Lafayette 63 SUnDaY, DeceMber 16 at North Texas 45, Southeastern Louisiana 40 at arkansas State 69, austin peay 57 at Murray State 75, Western Kentucky 70 at South Alabama 74, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69 GaMeS this WeeK MonDaY, DeceMber 17 at Florida State 63, ULM 48 Louisiana Tech 75, at UALR 73 tuesday, DeceMber 18 Stetson at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m. Western Kentucky at VCU, 6 p.m. Robert Morris at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7 p.m. Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m Stat comparison a-state Murray State Record Conference Record Current Streak... W2... W5 Scoring Avg Opponent Scoring Avg Scoring Margin Field Goal% Opponent Field Goal% Point Field Goal% Opponent 3-Point Field Goal% Point Field Goal Made PG Point Field Goal Attempts PG Free Throw% Opponent Free Throw% Rebounding Avg Opponent Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Turnovers Avg Opponent Turnover Avg Assists Avg Blocks Avg Steals Avg FIU at Louisville, 6 p.m. Murray State at arkansas State, 7:35 p.m. Troy at Utah Valley State, 8:05 p.m. thursday, DeceMber 20 Lehigh at North Texas, 7 p.m. ULM at UAB, 7 p.m. friday, DeceMber 21 Florida Atlantic at Indiana, 6 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. SatUrDaY, DeceMber 22 FIU at Texas Southern, 1 p.m. UALR at South Alabama*, 2:05 p.m. arkansas State at Kent State, 6 p.m. Duquesne at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7 p.m. Louisville vs. Western Kentuckys, 7:30 p.m. all starting times are central unless noted * Sun Belt Conference Game s Nashville, Tenn. WeDneSDaY, DeceMber 19 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

6 Top Classroom Performers: Trey Finn and Marcus Hooten epitomize the term student-athlete as the A- State backcourt pair each received Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for maintaining a grade point average between for the academic year. On The Winning Side: ASU is averaging 76.8 points a game (461 total) to its opponent s 62.0 points per contest (372 total) in its six victories this season. The Red Wolves have outrebounded ( rpg.) and outshot ( ) their opponent this campaign. Ed Townsel (16.5 ppg.), Brandon Peterson (12.8 ppg.), and Raeford Worsham (11.5 ppg.) have been the team s top points producers. Block Party: Brandon Peterson (16 total) and Kendrick Washington (10 total) lead ASU in blocked shots this season and the pair have accounted for 76.5% (26-34) of the team s output. Nationally, Peterson ranks 87th with a 1.78 average while Washington is listed at 208th with a 1.25 blocks average. Getting Offensive: A-State was 11-5 last season when the Red Wolves scored at least 65 points or more. Conversely, ASU notched a 4-14 ledger in contests which the opposition netted at least 65 points. Caring For The Community: The ASU men s basketball team has been active in the community by making a positive difference in people s lives. The student-athletes and coaching staff members participated in the 2012 Northeast Arkansas JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes (10/20) in downtown Jonesboro and traveled to Little Rock, Ark. on Oct. 11 to visit the Arkansas Children s Hospital where they signed autographs and distributed ASU basketball t-shirts to children with severe health conditions MiSceLLaneoUS a-state StatS Largest Halftime Lead ASU 19 vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) Opp 7, Dayton (11/10) & FIU (11/29) Smallest Halftime Lead ASU 2 at Central Arkansas (11/21) Opp 5, Austin Peay (12/16) Most points in first Half ASU 42 vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) Opp 34, Dayton (11/10) fewest points in first Half ASU 24 vs. Austin Peay (12/16) Opp 21, Lamar (11/25) Most points in Second Half ASU 60 vs. Lamar (11/25) RED WOLVES Game-By-Game Starters Date Opponent RESULT G G G F F Dayton L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington N13 Arkansas-Monticello W, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington UT-Martin W, OT 0-Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington Arkansas W, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington N25 Lamar W, Golden 5-Hooten 24-Townsel 15-Peterson 40-Washington FIU* L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington Florida Atlantic* L, Golden 5-Hooten 2-Finn 15-Peterson 40-Washington D8 St. Bonaventure W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 35-Worsham D16 Austin Peay W, Dickerson 24-Townsel 2-Finn 15-Peterson 35-Worsham D19 Murray State Kent State D27 Louisiana-Lafayette* South Alabama* J3 Middle Tennessee* J5 Western Kentucky* J10 FIU* Louisiana-Lafayette* J19 ULM* Troy* J26 Florida Atlantic* J31 South Alabama* F2 North Texas* Middle Tennessee* Western Kentucky* F14 UALR* ULM* F23 Troy* F28 at North Texas* M2 at UALR* Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes Opp 47, FIU (11/29) fewest points in Second Half ASU 26 at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) Opp 25, Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) Largest Margin of victory ASU 40 vs. Lamar (11/25) Opp 19, FIU (11/29) Smallest Margin of victory ASU 1 at Central Arkansas (11/21) Opp 7, Florida Atlantic (12/1) points in the paint (avg.) points off turnovers (avg.) Second chance points (avg.) fast break points (avg.) Starter points (avg.) bench points (avg.) 264 (29.3 pg.) 179 (19.9 pg.) 115 (12.8 pg.) 82 (9.1 pg.) 454 (50.4 pg.) 194 (21.6 pg.) RECORD WATCH... Career Rebounding Leaders 1. John Belcher, , John Dickson, , Kim Adams, Dan Henderson, Jerry Rook, Steve Brooks, John Tate, Fred Shepherd, Mike Burk, Brandon Peterson Jim Ward, Reggie Gordon, Gaylon Ward, Jabari Myles, Marvin Jarrett, Trey Finn Lonnie Webber, John Gatling, Greg Williams, Shawn Morgan, Isaac Wells, * 22. Kolin Weaver, Freddy Hicks, Career Blocked Shots 1. Freddy Hicks, Jason Jennings, Brandon Peterson, John Tate, Kim Adams, Fred Shepherd, Greg Willliams, Jeff Clifton, Isaac Wells...71* 10. Mike Sailes, Career Steals 1. Chico Fletcher, Carl Archer, Kim Adams, Antonio Harvey, Jay Hansen, Bo Brown, Trey Finn, John Tate, Jay Cook, Micah Marsh, Ed Townsel, Career Point Field Goal Percentage 1. Steve Wiedower (73-146) 2. Bobby Gross (65-149) 3. Keith Gray (86-201) 4. Jamie Rosser (98-230) 5. Dewarick Spencer ( ) 6. Barry Mayberry (86-209) 7. Jason Grimes (29-72) 8. Trey Finn ( ) Adrian Banks ( ) 10. Ryan Wedel ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Antonio Harvey, Micah Marsh, Ryan Wedel, Dewarick Spencer, Trey Finn, Tevoris Thompson, Jon Beck, Chico Fletcher, Adrian Banks, Vernall Cole, Odie Williams, Ed Townsel, * Ranked 16th all-time but 157 points were later removed due to NCAA sanctions. GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

7 RECORD WATCH... Career Scoring Leaders 1. Jerry Rook, , John Dickson, , John Tate, , Don Scaife, , John Belcher, , Dan Henderson, , Chico Fletcher, , Maurice Miller, , Steve Brooks, , Reggie Gordon, , Bennie Wilhelm, , Anthony Myles, , Bill Gatlin, , Micah Marsh, , Antonio Harvey, , Marvin Jarrett, ,150* 17. Mike Burk, , Fred Shepherd, , Adrian Banks, , Dewarick Spencer, , Isaac Wells, ,034* 22. Jay Hansen, , Jabari Myles, ,013 Trey Finn, Brandon Peterson, * Issac Wells originally ranked 16th all-time with 1,186 points, 157 points later removed due to NCAA sanctions which dropped him to 21st all-time at ASU with 1,034. ARKANSAS STATE BENCH PRODUCTION asu HiGH GaMe asu-opp Diff. bench Scorer at Dayton Townsell (14) arkansas-monticello Townsell (14) at Tennessee-Martin Townsell (19) at Central Arkansas Worsham (18) Lamar Worsham (13) at FIU* Townsel (13) at Florida Atlantic* Worsham (10) St. bonaventure Golden, Hooten & Downs (4) austin peay Washington (9) Murray State at Kent State Louisiana-Lafayette* at South Alabama* Middle tennessee* Western Kentucky* fiu* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ULM* at Troy* florida atlantic* South alabama* north texas* at Middle Tennessee* at Western Kentucky* UaLr* at ULM* troy* at North Texas* at UALR* All home games in bold * Sun Belt Conference Game u Sun Belt Conference Tournament Game ARKANSAS STATE SPECIALTY STATS (PP) points in paint; (OT) points off turnovers; (2nd) second chance points; (FB) fast break points (Arkansas State-Opponent) GaMe pp ot 2nD fb at Dayton arkansas-monticello at Tennessee-Martin at Central Arkansas Lamar at FIU* at Florida Atlantic* St. bonaventure austin peay Murray State at Kent State Louisiana-Lafayette* at South Alabama* Middle tennessee* Western Kentucky* fiu* at Louisiana-Lafayette* ULM* at Troy* florida atlantic* South alabama* north texas* at Middle Tennessee* at Western Kentucky* UaLr* at ULM* troy* at North Texas* at UALR* asu total asu average Opp Total Opp Average Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

8 Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes CAMERON GOLDEN FR. l G l 6-0 l 154 l Memphis, Tenn. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.340 u 3FG%:.286 u FT%:.700 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 10 at Central Arkansas, 11/21/12; Reb. 6 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 4, twice last vs. Austin Peay, 12/16/12 RAKEEM DICKERSON SO. l G l 6-0 l 177 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.258 u 3FG%:.167 u FT%:.800 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 12, twice last vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. 4, 3 times last vs. Lamar, 11/25/11; Ast. 6, twice last vs. UA-Monticello, 11/13/12 TREY FINN R-SR. l G l 6-2 l 213 l Little Rock, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.369 u 3FG%:.333 u FT%:.706 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 30 vs. Western Kentucky, 1/1/11; Reb. 13 vs. Central Baptist, 12/29/09; Ast. 6, twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12 DARION GRISWOLD SO. l F l 6-5 l 240 l Dumas, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Western Kentucky, 2/23/12; Reb. 7 twice last at South Alabama, 2/9/12; Blk. 2 at Denver, 1/26/12 JOSH PIERRE FR. l G l 6-0 l 181 l Baton Rouge, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.500 u 3FG%:.500 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 3 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Reb. None; Ast. None; Stl. None MARCUS HOOTEN SR. l G l 6-3 l 208 l Jackson, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.369 u 3FG%:.348 u FT%:.556 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 28 vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Reb. 6, twice last at North Texas, 1/28/12; Ast. 5, twice last vs. Troy, 2/16/12 KELVIN DOWNS FR. l F l 6-9 l 232 l Arlington, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.429 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.400 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 6 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12; Reb. 2 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12; Ast. 2 at UT-Martin, 11/16/12 BRANDON PETERSON SR. l F l 6-8 l 217 l Birmingham, Ala. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.506 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.610 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 21 at Lamar, 1/4/10; Reb. 15 vs. Arkansas- Monticello, 11/13/12; Blk. 5, twice last vs. Western Kentucky, 2/20/10; Stl. 5 vs. Austin Peay, 12/16/12 Hit a game-winning three-point shot with 4.8 seconds left in regulation at Central Arkansas (11/21). Distributed season-best tying four assists and steals apiece vs. Austin Peay (12/16). Scored season-high 10 points at Central Arkansas with four assists and steals apiece in 27 minutes of action. Posted eight points, including 3-3 at FT line, at Dayton (11/10) in 19 minutes of playing time. Had eight points at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) in 22 minutes. Scored career-high tying 12 points as a starter vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) on 4-of-9 from floor (44.4%) and 3-3 at the charity stripe. Dished out career-high tying six assists vs. Arkansas-Monticello. Had season game-best four steals and season-high tying four rebounds against Austin Peay (12/16). Has connected on all five free throws in the last two games vs. St. Bonventure (12/8) and Austin Peay (12/16). Averaging 27.0 minutes of action in last two outings compared to 15.3 minutes in his previous seven contests. Averaging 9.2 ppg. in six non-league games and 10.7 ppg. in three home outings this season. Tallied 15 points, hitting three 3 s, and finished 6-7 from the field in 27 minutes against Arkansas-Monticello (11/13). Posted 15 points, including three consecutive treys in the second half, to go with six rebounds against Austin Peay (12/16). Dished out season-best five assists at Central Arkansas (11/21). Has accumulated four double-digit scoring games this season. Averaging 8.0 ppg. in three December contests this campaign. Currently playing for the bowl eligible and conference co-leading 2012 A-State football team at the tight end position. Averaged a team sixth-best 4.6 points (119 total pts.) and a squad fifth-most 2.5 rebounds (64 total rebs.) a season ago in 26 games. Paced team with a 61% field goal percentage (50-82) and connected on 54.3% from the free throw line (19-35) in initial collegiate season. Tallied a trey and went 1-for-2 from the floor, both from beyond the arc, in collegiate debut against Lamar (11/25). Attended Oklahoma State in but didn t compete in basketball. Prepped at Stillwater (Okla.) High School. His father, Butch, is presently an associate head coach at Oklahoma State and served 11 seasons ( ) on Coach John Brady s staff at LSU. Racked up season game highs in both points (17) and rebounds (four) versus Lamar (11/25). Tallied nine points in 36 minutes at Tennessee-Martin (11/16). Scored eight points vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) in home opener and had seven points in season opener at Dayton (11/10). Poured in 12 points at Florida Atlantic (12/1) by going 4-8 from the floor and 3-5 from beyond the three-point arc in 21 minutes of action. Logged season-low six minutes of action vs. Austin Peay (12/16). Tallied season-high six points at Tennessee-Martin (11/16) in 12 minutes while collecting two rebounds, assists, and steals apiece. Competed a season-most 13 minutes versus Lamar (11/25). Fouled out of a game twice this season - vs. Lamar (11/25) and St. Bonaventure (12/8). Posted two points vs. Arkansas-Monticello (11/13) with a rebound and a blocked shot in nine minutes. Had four points, 2-2 from floor vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) in 10 minutes. Averaging ASU second-best 12.1 ppg. and team-high 10.3 rpg. in seven non-league outings this season. Has tallied home game averages of squad-high 12.0 rpg. and 13.0 ppg. in four encounters. Midst an eight-game double-digit scoring streak and is averaging 12.1 ppg. during that period. Had season-high 18 points against St. Bonaventure (12/8) on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. Has four double-doubles this season 12 pts. & 15 rebs. vs. Arkansas- Monticello (11/13), 12 pts. & 13 rebs. vs. Lamar (11/25), 10 pts. & 10 rebs. at Florida Atlantic (12/1), and 18 pts. & 13 rebs. vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8). Totaled four double-figure game rebounding efforts this campaign. Compiled career-high five steals vs. Austin Peay (12/16) to go with 10 points and seven rebounds. GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE

9 JORDAN WEAVER R-SO. l G l 6-3 l 204 l Parkin, Ark. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.667 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.750 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 5 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Reb. 2 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Ast. 2 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Stl. 1 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 ED TOWNSEL JR. l G l 6-0 l 166 l Starkville, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.393 u 3FG%:.429 u FT%:.706 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 27 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12; Reb. 8 vs. UALR, 1/14/12; Ast. 8 twice last vs. FIU, 2/18/12; Stl. 7 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 SETH KISLER JR. l F l 6-8 l 198 l Fort Wayne, Ind. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%: CAREER HIGHS Pts. 2 vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. None; Ast. None; Stl. None RAEFORD GATOR WORSHAM FR. l G l 6-5 l 190 l Waynesboro, Miss. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.615 u 3FG%:.429 u FT%:.480 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 18, twice last vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/8/12; Reb. 7 at Florida Atlantic, 12/1/12; Stl. 3 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12 KENDRICK WASHINGTON JR. l F l 6-7 l 274 l Shreveport, La. GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.460 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.655 CAREER HIGHS Pts. 15 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Reb. 9 at Dayton, 11/10/12; Blk. 2, four times last vs. Austin Peay,12/16/12 KRISTOPHER BROWN FR. l F l 6-7 l 247 l Fort Worth, Texas GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG%:.000 u 3FG%:.000 u FT%:.000 CAREER HIGHS Pts. None; Reb. 1 vs. Lamar, 11/25/12, Blk. None Had a season-high five points, including 3-4 FT s, and two rebounds against Lamar (11/25) in his first ASU scoring contest. Appeared in a season-most nine minutes versus Lamar (11/25). Played two minutes in a reserve capacity against Arkansas- Monticello (11/13) and at Central Arkansas (11/21). Picked up his first A-State assist at Central Arkansas (11/21). Scored two points by connecting on lone shot in three minutes of action at FIU (11/29). Hit a game-winning three with 2.4 seconds left in win vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8) and totaled nine points. Celebrated 22nd birthday vs. Lamar (11/25) with career highs in points (27), steals (seven), and three-point FG s (six) in 33 minutes. Scored double-figure points in first six games, including 19 points in 3OT at UT-Martin (11/16). Went 6-6 at FT line and banked an offbalance game-tying three-pointer in first OT. Claimed double-figure scoring in seven games this season, including 15 against Austin Peay (12/16). Has squad-best 16.1 ppg. average in seven non-league contests. Scored his first A-State points on pair of free throws versus St. Bonaventure (12/8) in three minutes of playing time as a reserve. Missed on lone field-goal attempt in the home contest. Didn t play in ASU s first six games this season due to an injury. Played last two seasons ( and ) at Paris (Texas) Junior College. Averaged 7.0 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in season games as team went 23-7 overall and had a first-place 15-4 conference mark. Poured in game-high 18 points at Central Arkansas (11/21) to go with four rebounds, two steals, and a block in 21 minutes of action. Chalked up 18 points vs. St. Bonaventure (12/8), shooting 6-11 (54.5%) from the field, while grabbing five rebounds with two steals as a starter in a season-most 31 minutes. Was 9-of-10 (90%) from the floor at Central Arkansas (11/21). Has reached double-figure points in five of his last six encounters and is averaging 11.8 points a game (71 total) in that span. Made ASU debut at Dayton (11/10) with team highs in points (15) and rebounds (nine) in 37 minutes. Turned in 13-points and six-rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Arkansas- Monticello (11/13), including 4-5 from floor and 5-6 at FT line. Snapped a four-game single-digit scoring streak with 12 points at Florida Atlantic (12/1) and also pulled down eight rebounds. Scored nine points off the bench vs. Austin Peay (12/16) with 4-of- 6 shooting after missing St. Bonaventure (12/8) game due to injury. Made college debut against Lamar (11/25) and had one rebound in four minutes of action. Had one field goal attempt in the contest. Played prep ball at Richland High in Richland Hills, Texas. A two-time ( and ) all-conference selection and ranked 137th on 2012 TexasHoops.com s Prospect Rankings list. Co-founded Toys from Jocks program at high school to raise funds for giving gifts to disadvantaged families. Appeared on front cover of Nov VYPE High School Sports Magazine Basketball Preview Greater Fort Worth Staff issue. Arkansas StAte Basketball Game Notes GAME 10 vs. MURRAY STATE