Game 27: GEORGIA STATE (11-15, 6-10 CAA) at LOUISIANA TECH (11-16, 2-10 WAC)

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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 27: GEORGIA STATE (11-15, 6-10 CAA) at LOUISIANA TECH (11-16, 2-10 WAC) Feb. 19, p.m. (ET) Thomas Assemby Center Ruston, La. Radio: WRAS-FM RECORDS Georgia State: 11-15, 6-10 CAA H: 8-5, A: 2-10, N: 1-0 Louisiana Tech: 11-16, 2-10 WAC H: 7-4 A: 2-12, N: 2-0 HEAD COACH Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) At GSU: (4th year) Career: (12th year) SERIES RECORD Louisiana leads the all-time series 3-0 Last meeting: La. Tech swept a pair of games during the season, winning in Ruston, La. GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5): Dave Cohen is in his 28th year as play-by-play voice of the Panthers. He is joined by former Panther Rodney Truck Turner. Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com Georgia State will participate in the ESPN Bracketbusters event for the sixth straight year on Saturday, traveling to Ruston, La. to face Louisiana Tech. It will mark the second of three straight road games for the Panthers and the final non-conference game of the year. Georgia State (11-15, 6-10 CAA) will be looking to win its fifth straight Bracketbusters game and fourth under head coach Rod Barnes. The Panthers earned a win over South Carolina State in the Sports Arena last season. State began its road trip with a tough, loss at Old Dominion on Tuesday. The Panthers trailed with 3:57 to play before the Monarchs finished the game on a 13-1 run. Sophomore James Vincent scored his first career double-double, finishing with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Vincent came off the bench for a personal best 33 minutes, shooting 4-of-5 from the field. Junior Josh Micheaux, who has started the last five games, continued to have a solid month of February. Micheaux is averaging 10.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists, all tops on the team, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field this month. The juniorcollege transfer had battled several injuries earlier in the season, before finally breaking into the starting line-up. This will mark the first time since the season that the Panthers and Bulldogs will meet. Louisiana Tech (11-16, 2-10 WAC) has won all three meetings between the two schools, including the sweep of a pair of games just five days apart in The Bulldogs earned a win in Ruston, before scoring a win in the Sports Arena on Dec. 15, Tech is led by DeAndre Brown, who is averaging 15.8 points per game, tops on the team, and is the Bulldogs leading three-point shooter, hitting 50 treys already this season. Olu Ashaolu is averaging just under a double-double per game, scoring 14.5 points and pulling down 9.6 rebound per contest for head coach Kerry Rupp. PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Note G 14 Jihad Ali Jr.-R Finished with team-high 14 pts at ODU on Wednesday G 15 Javonte Maynor Fr pts. vs. Hofstra, Second on team with 39 3P G 4 James Fields Jr Leads Panthers with 28.0 minutes per game F 23 Josh Micheaux Jr Five straight starts, avg pts. & 5.6 boards in last five F 20 Eric Buckner Jr Scored team-high 18 points against UNC Wilmington RESERVES G 1 Marques Johnson Sr.-R 4.8 a2.0 Averaging 5.3 ppg in CAA games G 10 Devonta White Fr. 5.3 a2.5 Tied career-high with 6 assists against Hofstra G 12 Dante Curry Sr.-R Fifth in CAA in 3Ps (2.1 pg, 2.0 pg vs. CAA) G 21 Daniel Brown Sr Made season debut against Utah Valley C 22 James Vincent So Earned first double-double with 11 & 11 against ODU F 24 Brandon McGee Jr.-R Double-double (31 pts. & 13 boards) last Sat. against NU G 25 Rashaad Richardson Fr Played 11 minutes at JMU F 32 Harold Doby Fr Second on team with 18 steals F 55 Jamar Taylor Jr.-R Shooting 87.5 percent from FT line

2 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 11 CLARK ATLANTA (Exh.) hl ot Nov. 16 at McNeese State al Nov. 19 TROY hw Nov. 23 UTAH VALLEY hw Nov. 27 SAMFORD hl ot Nov. 30 at Hampton al ot Dec. 4 JAMES MADISON* hw Dec. 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN hl Dec. 18 FLORIDA A&M hw Dec. 22 at Georgia Southern al ot Dec. 29 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 nw Dec. 30 at Chattanooga 1 aw Jan. 3 VCU* hw Jan. 5 at UNC Wilmington* al Jan. 8 TOWSON* hw Jan. 13 at James Madison* al Jan. 15 at George Mason* (CSS) al Jan. 19 at VCU* al Jan. 22 DELAWARE* hl Jan. 24 at Drexel* al Jan. 26 OLD DOMINION* hl Jan. 29 at Northeastern* al Feb. 2 UNC WILMINGTON* hw ot Feb. 5 at Towson* aw Feb. 9 HOFSTRA* hl Feb. 12 NORTHEASTERN* (CSS) hw ot Feb. 15 at Old Dominion* (CSS) al Feb. 19 at Louisiana Tech 2 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at William & Mary* 7 p.m. Feb. 26 GEORGE MASON* 6 p.m. Mar. 4-7 CAA Championship Richmond, Va. 1-Dr. Pepper Classic, Chattanooga, Tenn. 2-ESPN Bracketbuster - Ruston, La. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 31,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,400 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President...Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director...Cheryl L. Levick BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances... 1 (2002) Conference Titles (Reg. Season). 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) Louisiana Tech is coming off a loss at North Dakota on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs have lost four in a row and 12 of their last 14 after starting the season 9-4, including wins over Houston, Navy, and UC Irvine. Georgia State has participated in ESPN Bracketbusters each season since joining the CAA in The Panthers earned a win at Eastern Michigan in 2009 after a road victory at Jacksonville State in In Barnes first year, the Panthers scored a win over Elon in the Sports Arena. State s first game in Bracketbusters came against former conference rival College of Charleston. The Cougars escaped with an win in Charleston in All 12 CAA teams annually participate in the Bracketbusters weekend. Five CAA teams will be televised over the course of the three-day event on the ESPN family of networks. After using 14 different starting line-ups over the first 21 games, among the most in the nation, head coach Rod Barnes stuck with the same squad for the first four games of February, leading the Panthers to a 3-1 start. Juniors Jihad Ali, Josh Micheaux, Eric Buckner and James Fields, along with freshman Javonte Maynor made up the starting five. Senior Marques Johnson replaced Maynor in the Panthers loss at Old Dominion on Wednesday. TURNING OVER THE CALENDAR After struggling through a tough schedule in January, along with weather conditions that caused the Panthers to miss practice, things are heating up in February both in temperature and in terms of wins for Georgia State. The Panthers are off to a 3-2 start this month, including a pair of wins in overtime. State opened the month with a overtime victory over UNC Wilmington, and followed it with a win at Towson on Feb. 5. After a tough loss to Hofstra, the Panthers rebounded on Saturday with a come-from-behind overtime win over Northeastern. SHOWING MICHEAUX SOME LOVE After batting several injuries and even a stomach bug, junior Josh Micheaux was inserted into the starting line-up to start the month of February and has not disappointed. Through five games this month, Micheaux is averaging team-highs in points (10.6) and rebounds (5.6) and assists (4.0), while being second on the team with nine steals. The junior-college transfer is averaging 28.8 minutes per game over that stretch, third most on the team, while shooting 21-of-41 (51.2%) from the floor. VINCENT THE GREAT Sophomore James Vincent, who has steadily improved during his sophomore season, scored his first career double-double against Old Dominion on Feb. 15. Vincent scored 11 points and added a career-high 11 rebounds, coming off the bench to play 33 minutes, which also set a personal best. The Big Fella shot 4-of-5 from the field and added two blocks and two steals. THE RIGHT LINE-UP Over the course of the first 21 games of the season, head coach Rod Barnes used 14 different starting line-up combinations, which were among the most in the country. However, as the calendar has changed to February, Barnes may have found the right combination. Juniors Jihad Ali, Eric Buckner, James Fields and Josh Micheaux, along with freshman Javonte Maynor started the first four games of the month, as the Panthers are averaged 67.0 points per game, while outrebounding their opponents by more than five per game. Barnes made a small line-up change on Feb. 15 against Old Dominion as senior Marques Johnson started in place of Maynor. MCGEE GOES FOR 31 Junior Brandon McGee scored a career-high 31 points against Northeastern on Feb. 12, the most points scored by a Panther since Thomas Terrell finished with 30 against UCF on Mar. 1, The junior finished with his third double-double of the season, collecting 13 boards as he came off the bench to play 37 minutes. After scoring just eight in the first half, McGee scored 23 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Panthers back from a 17-point first half deficit. McGee recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games earlier this season and has just missed several more. He scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the

3 HEAD COACH ROD BARNES Rod Barnes, former Naismith National Coach of the Year, enters his fourth season as the Georgia State University head coach In his first three years in Atlanta, Barnes brought renewed energy and interest to the Georgia State program while laying the groundwork for future success with recruiting and an emphasis on work ethic and fundamentals. The Panthers have performed extremely well in the classroom since Barnes arrival, as all ten seniors who have completed their eligibility have graduated, while an 11th, Marques Johnson, has already graduated entering his senior year. Barnes, who spent eight years as the head coach at Mississippi, is an 18-year veteran of college coaching and was an assistant coach in at Oklahoma. He was honored as the Naismith Coach of the Year as well as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in , when he led Ole Miss to its most successful season ever. His squad set a school-record for wins with a 27-8 record, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the only time in school history and achieved a final national ranking of No. 9. A former All-Southeastern Conference player at Ole Miss, Barnes is the only person to earn All-SEC honors as a player and then be named SEC Coach of the Year. Barnes compiled a record in eight seasons at Ole Miss ( ), guiding the Rebels to four postseason bids, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Barnes first Ole Miss squad recorded the first NCAA Tournament win in school history with a 1999 first-round victory over Villanova. Two years later, the Rebels picked up NCAA Tournament victories over Iona and Notre Dame to reach the Sweet 16. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss under Rob Evans before being elevated to head coach on April 9, In addition to coaching the only three NCAA Tournament victories in school history, Barnes was part of five of the six NCAA appearances in Ole Miss annals as head or assistant coach. A native of Satartia, Miss., and 1988 graduate of Ole Miss, Barnes, 45, began his career as an assistant coach at Livingston for three years before returning to his alma mater in Rod Barnes as a Head Coach Mississippi (NCAA 2nd round) Mississippi (NIT 2nd round) Mississippi (NCAA Sweet 16) Mississippi (NCAA) Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Total, Mississippi Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Total, Georgia State Career Record Panthers win over Florida A&M, before scoring a career-high 23 points and pulling down 10 boards in the Panthers loss to Georgia Southern. He just missed a double-double in State s win over Western Michigan, scoring 16 points and pulling down eight rebounds. He finished with 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench against Delaware on Jan. 22. McGee scored a rare game on the Panthers trip to the Bahamas, scoring 21 points and grabbing 20 rebounds in State s final exhibition game in August. THE UNKIND BUZZER Whether winning or losing, Georgia State has kept it close in nearly every game this season, but shots at the buzzer have been becoming a trend the Panthers would rather not see. GSU led with a 1:10 to play in regulation, but Samford s Andy King hit a game-tying three-pointer with 11 seconds left, and GSU had a game-winning basket waved off for a player control foul with just three seconds left. Redshirt-junior Jihad Ali scored a buzzer-beater to defeat James Madison in the CAA opener, A week after defeating the Dukes, Western Michigan nailed a jumper with less than a second remaining to earn a victory over the Panthers. The drama continued in Wilmington, as the Seahawks hit a threepointer at the buzzer to earn a victory to snap a GSU three-game winning streak. On Jan. 22, the Panthers went to the wire with Delaware, before the Blue Hens hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to earn a victory. The latest drama came on Jan. 26, as leading Old Dominion with just seconds remaining, Frank Hassell hit a jumper in the lane with 6.6 seconds left to give the Monarchs a victory. TWO HALVES IS JUST NOT ENOUGH Georgia State has also gone to overtime five times already this season. After dropping heartbreakers to Samford, Hampton and Georgia Southern, the Panthers have rebounded with a pair of overtime wins in February. State exacted revenge on UNC Wilmington, scoring a victory in the Sports Arena, before earning a win over Northeastern on Feb. 12. The only time the Panthers have played five overtime games in a season came during The Panthers went 1-4 in those games, three of which went to double overtime. THE SERIES WITH LOUISIANA TECH Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series 3-0, but the two squads have not met since the season. That year, the two teams met just five days apart, with the Bulldogs earning a victory in Ruston. The only other meeting came Louisiana Tech 0-3 during the season, a A L Louisiana Tech win, also in Ruston. 12/10/94... A L /15/94...H L ESPN BRACKETBUSTERS Georgia State has had a great deal of success in the ESPN Bracketbusters, winning four straight games entering Saturday s contest with Louisiana Tech. Here are the Panthers results: Feb. 20, hw, South Carolina State, Feb. 21, aw, Eastern Michigan, Feb. 23, aw, Jacksonville State, Feb. 17, hw, Elon, Feb. 18, al, College of Charleston, All 12 CAA teams annually participate in the Bracketbusters weekend. The Panthers have played each year since joining the CAA in , and have won their last four appearances, including last year s victory over South Carolina State in the GSU Sports Arena.

4 CAREER HIGHS JIHAD ALI Points: 22 vs. George Mason, Rebounds: 10 vs. James Madison, Assists: 4 vs. Carver Bible, , at Ga. Southern, Steals: 3 vs. James Madison, (most recent - 4 times) ERIC BUCKNER Points: 28 vs. VCU, Rebounds: 12 at McNeese State, , at UNCW, Blocks: 5 vs. Florida A&M, Steals: 2 (5 times) - most recently: vs. Northeastern DANTE CURRY Points: 27 at UNCW, Rebounds: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, Assists: 4 vs. Old Dominion, , Hofstra, HAROLD DOBY Points: 19 at McNeese State, Rebounds: 11 vs. Troy, Blocks: 2 (three times) - most recently vs. Northeastern Steals: 2 at McNeese State, , vs. Florida A&M, vs. Texas A&M-CC, , at UNCW, JAMES FIELDS Points: 13 at VCU, Rebounds: 7 vs. Samford, , vs. Chattanooga, Assists: 9 vs. Towson, JAVONTE MAYNOR Points: 15 vs. Troy, Rebounds: 5 at Towson, Assists: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, BRANDON MCGEE Points: 31 vs. Northeastern Rebounds: 13 vs. Northeastern Blocks: 1 (6 times) most recently: vs. Northeastern MARQUES JOHNSON Points: 12 vs. Utah Valley, , vs. VCU, ; James Madison, Rebounds: 7 vs. James Madison, Assists: 7 vs. Georgia Southern, , vs. Troy, Steals: 6 vs. VCU, JOSH MICHEAUX Points: 15 vs. UNC Wilmington, Rebounds: 9 vs. Hofstra, Assists: 6 vs. Hofstra, RASHAAD RICHARDSON Points: 3 vs. Samford, , at UNCW, Rebounds: 2 at UNCW, Assists: 2 at UNCW, JAMAR TAYLOR Points: 7 vs. Texas A&M-CC, Rebounds: 7 at VCU, Blocks: 1 vs. James Madison, , vs. Delaware, JAMES VINCENT Points: 12 at Towson, Rebounds: 11 at Old Dominion, Blocks: 5 at Towson, DEVONTA WHITE Points: 14 vs. Hampton, , vs. Texas A&M-CC, Rebounds: 6 vs. Hampton, Assists: 6 vs. Hofstra, * at previous school GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS McNeese State... Johnson Maynor Ali McGee Buckner Troy... Johnson Maynor Fields Doby Buckner Utah Valley... Johnson Maynor Fields Doby Buckner Samford... Johnson Maynor Fields McGee Buckner Hampton... Johnson Maynor Fields McGee Buckner James Madison... Johnson Ali Fields Doby Buckner Western Michigan... Johnson Ali Fields Doby Buckner Florida A&M... Johnson Ali Fields White Buckner Georgia Southern... White Ali Fields McGee Buckner Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... White Ali Fields McGee Buckner Chattanooga... White Curry Fields McGee Buckner VCU... White Curry Fields Doby Buckner UNC Wilmington... Johnson Curry Fields McGee Buckner Towson... Johnson Curry Maynor Vincent Buckner James Madison... Johnson Curry Fields Vincent Buckner George Mason... Johnson Curry Fields McGee Buckner VCU... Johnson Curry Fields McGee Buckner Delaware... Johnson Curry Fields Ali Taylor Drexel... Johnson Ali Fields Taylor Buckner Old Dominion... Johnson Ali Fields Taylor Buckner Northeastern... Johnson Curry Fields McGee Taylor UNC Wilmington...Maynor Ali Fields Micheaux Buckner Towson...Maynor Ali Fields Micheaux Buckner Hofstra...Maynor Ali Fields Micheaux Buckner Northeastern...Maynor Ali Fields Micheaux Buckner Old Dominion... Johnson Ali Field Micheaux Buckner Louisiana Tech William & Mary George Mason FROM WAY DOWNTOWN Senior Dante Curry is currently fifth in the Colonial Athletic Association in threepoint field goals, averaging 2.1 treys per game. His accuracy rate from beyond the arc is.391, which ranks ninth in the conference. Curry knocked down seven three-pointers against UNC Wilmington on Jan. 5, less than a week after hitting seven treys against Chattanooga on Dec. 30. The night before, he hit six against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Before his pair of seven three-point games, the last Panther to hit at least seven in a game was Thomas Terrell during the season against Florida Atlantic. With a team-leading 50 treys on the season, Curry has already exceeded his total for his first two years in a Panther uniform VISION Senior Dante Curry and junior Eric Buckner became the first Panthers under head coach Rod Barnes to each score 20 points in the same game. The duo led the Panthers to the championship of the Dr. Pepper Classic, as Buckner scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting and Curry knocked down seven three-pointers to tie his thencareer-high with 21 points. His seven three-pointers were the most since Thomas Terrell knocked down the same against FAU during the season. WHITE GETS THE NOD Freshman Devonta White made his first collegiate start against Florida A&M and led the Panthers to victory. The Alpharetta native score 13 points, just one shy of a career-high, pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists in 31 minutes of action. He has now started five games at point guard, leading the Panthers to a 4-1 since taking over the starting spot at point guard, including State s upset victory of VCU on Jan. 3. After missing seven games with a sprained ankle, he returned to the line-up on Feb. 2 against UNC Wilmington. DOBY S DEBUT Freshman Harold Doby made quite an impression in his first game with the Panthers. The Augusta native came off the bench to score 19 points and pull down five rebounds in 30 minutes of action against McNeese State. The 19 points were the most for a GSU freshman in his debut in the last 20 years. He finished the game shooting 7-of-10 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the free throw line.

5 GEORGIA STATE AMONG CAA LEADERS REBOUNDING Eric Buckner th FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Eric Buckner rd ASSISTS James Fields t12th STEALS James Fields th 3-POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE Dante Curry th 3-POINT FG MADE Dante Curry th BLOCKS Eric Buckner th James Vincent th ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO James Fields th TEAM LEADERS FG% Defense th Scoring Defense th 3-point FG Defense th Rebounding Margin th Blocked Shots rd GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS (Through games of Feb. 14) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Blocked Shots/gm - Eric Buckner James Vincent point FG/game - Dante Curry Assist-Turnover Ratio- James Fields LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING Eric Buckner: 8 games Brandon McGee: 6 games Dante Curry: 5 games Javonte Maynor: 3 games Jihad Ali: 3 games Harold Doby: 1 game James Fields: 1 game Marques Johnson: 1 game James Vincent: 1 game REBOUNDING Eric Buckner: 10 games Brandon McGee: 8 games Jihad Ali: 6 games Josh Micheaux: 3 games James Vincent: 3 games James Fields: 2 games Harold Doby: 1 game Marques Johnson: 1 game ASSISTS James Fields: 9 games Marques Johnson: 8 games Josh Micheaux: 5 games Devonte White: 4 games Jihad Ali: 2 games Javonte Maynor: 2 games Brandon McGee: 1 game Harold Doby: 1 game 102nd 225th 145th 242nd DANTE S INFERNO Making his season debut, senior Dante Curry came off the bench to score 15 points on 5-of-8 from three-point range, to help lead the Panthers to an win over former conference rival Troy. More impressive was the fact that he played just 13 minutes, but sparked the Panthers to their top offensive output of the early season. In his first ever game with the Panthers, Curry scored 21 points against Georgia Tech in Dec. of BAHAMAS TRIP Georgia State s season got off to an early start as the Panthers took an offseason international trip for the first time in school history. GSU travelled to the Bahamas from Aug and played three games against local teams in Nassau, winning all three contests. Jihad Ali scored in double figures in each contest, averaging 13 points. Harold Doby averaged 10 points and seven rebounds per game, while Josh Micheaux averaged four steals. Brandon McGee had a rare game with 22 points and 21 rebounds in the finale. BLOCKED SHOTS BLOCK PARTY Player...Season Blks Junior-transfer Eric Buckner has been 1. Sylvester Morgan having his own version of a block party so 2. Zavian Smith far this season. The 6-10 forward has already 3. Deven Dickerson collected 40 blocks this season, an average of 1.6 per game, which ranks fifth in the CAA. 4. Deven Dickerson He set a career high with five blocks in the 5. Trello Galloway Panthers win over Florida A&M on Dec Torquin Gresham In the CAA opener against James Madison 7. Jarrod Hill on Dec. 4, Buckner finished with four blocks. 8. Eric Buckner He has already had a trio of three block 9. Nate Williams games this season, the first coming in the 10. Zavian Smith season opener at McNeese State. Chris Collier He moved into the top ten in a season 12. Trey Hampton against UNC Wilmington on Feb Terrence Evans Nate Williams SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Jervon Pressley, a highly-touted power forward from Charlotte, N.C., signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Georgia State during the early signing period. Pressley is a 6-8 power forward from E.E. Waddell High School, where he played for Jermaine Walker. He is the first player to sign with the Panthers this season. Pressley, known for having great energy and a strong build, is a super interior defender. ESPN.com listed Pressley with excellent size, big hands and strong legs. He goes for the boards out of his area and is a fine outlet passer. Because of his wing span, he plays much bigger than his 6-8 height. He is very active running the floor and is an excellent offensive rebounder in transition. The site has him listed as No. 42 at his position in the country. MAKING THE GRADE The Georgia State basketball team has excelled in the classroom under head coach Rod Barnes. In Barnes first three seasons, all 10 seniors have graduated, and one of this year s seniors, Marques Johnson, has already earned his degree. Barnes program achieved a record-setting performance last spring, earning its highest ever semester grade point average at 2.96, which raised the team s cumulative GPA to 2.76, also an all-time high under Barnes. The Panthers have posted a GPA of 2.75 or better for four straight semesters. Last season, Jihad Ali became the first Panther to earn a selection to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic team. Ali (2008 & 2010), Ousman Krubally (2009), Kevin Lott (2009 & 2010), Trae Goldson (2010), James Fields (2010) and Daniel Brown (2010) have each earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award under Barnes. 476 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one three-point field goal in 476 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, 1995.

6 ON THE DEFENSIVE In each of Rod Barnes first three seasons at the helm, Georgia State has played strong defense, allowing its opponents an average of 64.5 points per game entering the season. This season, the Panthers are holding opponents to about the same at 64.7 points per game. After Barnes first Panther team in allowed 66.2 points per game, GSU improved to 63.6 ppg allowed in an an almost identical 63.7 ppg last season. The previous Georgia State record for fewest points allowed was 68.4 in In fact, before Barnes arrived, the only others seasons in which GSU allowed fewer than 70 points per game came in a three-year stretch from (69.6) through (68.7). HOME SWEET HOME After opening the season on the road, the Panthers played three straight home games, going 2-1 over that stretch. With the win over Florida A&M, the Panthers finished a second three-game homestand with a 2-1 mark and are currently 8-5 in the friendly confines, including two of their last three. State finished 9-5 at home during the season. The win over Troy marked the third straight season the Panthers have won their home opener and are 3-1 in home openers under Barnes. Last year, the Panthers won their first five home games of the year and finished the season winning four of their final six. LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN Georgia State celebrated a pair of impressive milestones in the history of the men s basketball program during the season. This season marks the 10-year and 20-year anniversary of the two squads that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Each team, along with all of the men s basketball alums, were honored during the Feb. 12 game against Northeastern. The Panthers became the first GSU men s basketball team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. After winning the conference championship tournament, the Panthers only had to go a few blocks north to the Omni to face Arkansas. Ten years later, the team put together the most impressive season in Panther history, finishing the year After rolling through the conference tournament, the Panthers entered the NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed. Rallying from 16 points down, the Panthers defeated the sixth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers, State advanced to the second round and led Maryland in the middle of the second half, before falling to the Terrapins, who eventually reached the Final Four. SERIES RESULTS VS. CAA TEAMS Delaware 5-4 H: 2-2 A: 2-2 N: 1-0 CAA: 5-4 CAA Tournament Games: /22/05...H W /17/07... A W /26/08... A W /13/08...H L /24/09... A L /14/09...H W /6/09 (CAA)...N W /23/10...OT... A L /22/11...H L Drexel 2-9 H: 1-3 A: 1-5 N: 0-1 CAA: 1-7 1/7/83...N L /29/86...N L /27/91... A W /19/06... A L /3/07...H L /16/08... A L /30/08...H W /10/09...H L /28/09... A L /4/10...H L /25/11... A L George Mason 2-6 H: 2-1 A: 0-4; N: 0-1 CAA: 2-6 CAA Tournament Games: /2/05...H L /4/06 (CAA)... OT... N L /20/07... A L /2/08...H W /5/09... A L /13/10... A L /3/10...H W /15/11... A L Hofstra 1-8 H: 1-3 A: 0-4 N: 0-1 CAA: 1-8 CAA Tournament Games: 0-1 1/7/06... A L /9/06...H L /2/06... A L /24/07...H L /9/08... A L /25/09...H W /27/10... A L /5/10 (CAA)...N L /9/11...H L James Madison 5-5 H: 2-1 A: 3-3 CAA: /3/76... A L A W /2/06... A W /20/07...H L /1/08... A L /4/09...H L /5/09... A W /16/10...H W /4/10...H W /13/11... A L Northeastern 4-8 H: 3-3 A: 1-5 CAA: 4-8 1/5/06... A L /26/06...H L /10/07... A L /14/07...H W /5/08... A L /16/08...H W /7/09...H L /18/09... A W /9/10...H L /10/10... A L /29/11... A L /12/11...ot...H W Old Dominion 2-14 H: 1-7 A: 2-6 CAA: H L A W /31/80...H L A L /12/06...H L /15/06... A L /29/07... A L /7/07...H L /1/07...H L /2/08... A L /3/09...H W /13/09... A L /28/10... A L /23/10...H L /26/11...H L /15/11... A L Towson 7-6 H: 5-1 A: 1-5 N: 1-0 CAA: 7-6 CAA Tournament Games: 1-0 1/21/06... A L /23/06...H L /3/06 (CAA)...N W /6/ OT...H W /10/07... A L /23/08... A L /27/08...H W /17/09...H W /11/09...OT... A L /2/10...H W /13/10...OT... A L /8/11...H W /5/11... A W UNC Wilmington 6-6 H: 4-2 A: 2-4 CAA: 6-6 2/11/06...H L /25/06... A L /13/07...OT... A W /31/07...H W /19/08...H L /20/08... A L /6/08... A W /14/09...H W /6/10... A L /20/10...H W /5/11... A L /2/11...OT...H W VCU 5-19 H: 4-7 A: 1-10 N: 0-2 CAA: 1-13 CAA Tournament Games: W A L OT... A L H W /13/79...H L /20/80... A W A L H L /16/97... A L /22/98...H W /20/05... A L /28/06...OT...H L /3/07... A L /24/07...H L /3/07 (CAA)...N L /10/08... A L /6/08...OT...H L /21/09...H L /28/09... A L /7/09 (CAA)...N L /16/10...H L /30/10... A L /3/11...H W /19/11... A L William & Mary 3-6 H: 1-3 A: 1-2 N: 1-1 CAA: 2-6 CAA Tournament Games: 1-1 1/14/06...H W /4/06... A L /8/07...H L /27/07... A L /2/07 (CAA)...N W /12/08...H L /7/08 (CAA)...N L /31/09... A W /6/10...H L 56-59

7 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali... F Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 21 Daniel Brown... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill HS/Atlanta Metro) 20 Eric Buckner... F Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 12 Dante Curry... G Sr.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana HS/South Florida) 2 Jordan DeMercy*... F Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS/Florida State) 32 Harold Doby... F Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 4 James Fields... G Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 1 Marques Johnson... G Sr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS/NC State) 15 Javonte Maynor... G Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 24 Brandon McGee... F Jr.-R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 23 Josh Micheaux... G-F Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Fr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr.-R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.) 22 James Vincent...C So. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 10 Devonta White... G Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Marques Johnson... G Sr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS/NC State) 2 Jordan DeMercy*... F Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS/Florida State) 4 James Fields... G Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 10 Devonta White... G Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) 12 Dante Curry... G Sr.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana HS/South Florida) 14 Jihad Ali... F Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 15 Javonte Maynor... G Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 20 Eric Buckner... F Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 21 Daniel Brown... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill HS/Atlanta Metro) 22 James Vincent...C So. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 23 Josh Micheaux... G-F Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 24 Brandon McGee... F Jr.-R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Fr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 32 Harold Doby... F Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr.-R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.) * will redshirt season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Paul Graham (North Texas State, 1974), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco, 2003), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Raheem Waller (South Carolina State, 1999), 1st Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College, 1999) Asst. Dir. of BB Operations: Christopher Jordan (Georgia State, 2005) Athletic Trainer: John Anderson (Arizona State, 1996) Strength Coach: Ken Coggins (Mississippi State, 1986) PRONUNCIATION Jihad Ali... juh-haad ah-lee Dante Curry...DON-tay Marques Johnson...MARR-cus Javonte Maynor...juh-VON-tay Josh Micheaux... MEE-shaw Devonta White...duh-VON-tay Scepter Brownlee... SEP-ter Jeff Conarroe... CON-uh-row

8 JIHAD ALI F 6-5, 200 Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga. 14 DANIEL BROWN G 6-3, 190 Sr. College Park, Ga. 21 ERIC BUCKNER F 6-10, 210 Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. 20 DANTE CURRY G 6-4, 195 Sr.-R Orlando, Fla. 12 JORDAN DEMERCY F 6-7, 210 Sr. Norcross, Ga. 2 HAROLD DOBY F 6-6, 210 Fr. Augusta, Ga. 32 JAMES FIELDS G 6-3, 192 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 4 MARQUES JOHNSON G 6-5, 200 Sr.-R Fort Wayne, Ind. 1 JAVONTE MAYNOR G 6-0, 175 Fr. Snellville, Ga. 15 BRANDON MCGEE F 6-7, 220 Jr.-R Chicago, Ill. 24 JOSH MICHEAUX G-F 6-6, 211 Jr. Missouri City, Texas 23 RASHAAD RICHARDSON G 6-4, 190 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 25 JAMAR TAYLOR F 6-9, 225 Jr.-R Charleston, S.C. 55 JAMES VINCENT C 6-10, 250 Fr. Columbus, Ga. 22 DEVONTA WHITE G 5-11, 160 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. 10 ROD BARNES Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State PAUL GRAHAM Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State RAHEEM WALLER Assistant Coach 1st Year at Georgia State SCEPTER BROWNLEE Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State JEFF CONARROE Director of Operations 4th Year at Georgia State

9 MARQUES JOHNSON Guard 6-5, 200 Senior-R Fort Wayne, Ind. 1 Snider HS / NC State AT GEORGIA STATE: Georgia State s lone returning starter from the season... Transfer who stepped in to make an impact in the Panther backcourt in his first season at GSU... Primarily a point guard, but can also play off the ball... Sees the floor well and distributes the ball... Has good size. Enrolled at Georgia State in the fall of 2008 after transferring from NC State... Sat out the season in accordance with NCAA rules... Earned his degree in sociology in August 2010 and is now enrolled in graduate school... Made the Dean s List in his first semester of grad school HIGHLIGHTS Has started 18 games, averaging 4.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 2.1 apg. Named one of two team captains before the start of the season. Hit 3-of-4 FGs in season opener at McNeese State Scored career high 10 points and dished out 7 assists vs. Troy Followed that with new career high 12 points against Utah Valley Played career high 37 minutes in OT game against Samford Tied a career-high with 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting off the bench to help State to a win over VCU. Scored 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds at UNC Wilmington. Equalled his career high of 12 for the second time in four games with 12 points at James Madison. Also had five rebounds and four assists. Added 10 points at George Mason POINTS: 12 Utah Valley, , VCU, ; James Madison, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Utah Valley, (5-8) VCU, (5-5) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 11 Samford, (3-11) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 (4 TIMES) Most Recent: Utah Valley, PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 (TWICE) Most Recent: McNeese State, (1-2) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 James Madison, (4-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Jacksonville, (3-4) Samford, (2-4) James Madison, (4-4) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 James Madison, ASSISTS: 7 Georgia Southern, , Troy STEALS: 6 VCU, BLOCKS: 2 Florida State, * MINUTES: 37 Samford, * At Previous School CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Avg Bl St Pts Avg Totals Season G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Avg Bl St Pts Avg (UT) (NCS) Totals

10 JOHNSON GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy...* Utah Valley...* Samford...* James Madison..* Western Mich....* Florida A&M...* So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU Towson...* Mason...* Delaware... * * Old Dominion...* * UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion * George Mason MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU...* UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* JMU SC State...* ODU Hofstra (CAA) * Game Started

11 DANTE CURRY Guard 6-4, 195 Senior-R Orlando, Fla. Poiniciana HS / USF 12 AT GEORGIA STATE: Wing player with good shooting ability... Enrolled at Georgia State in January of 2008 after transferring from the University of South Florida... Became eligible as a redshirt sophomore in December of 2008, following the completion of the fall semester... Averaged 4.3 points in his first two seasons in a Panther uniform, including 6.8 ppg in , highlighted by 21 points at Georgia Tech in his first game for GSU HIGHLIGHTS The Panthers top three-point threat with 52 treys and a.391 accuracy rate on the season; fifth in CAA with 2.2 3P per game GSU s third leading scorer at 7.5 ppg Came off bench to score 15 points, including 5 three-pointers in just 13 minutes against Troy Perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line in win over Florida A&M Knocked down pair of three s in overtime loss to Georgia Southern Came off the bench to knock down six three-pointers and lead the Panthers to a 30-point win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, scoring a team-high 18 points. Earned Dr Pepper Classic MVP honors after tying his then-career high with 21 points, nailing seven three-pointers in the championship game over Chattanooga, while making first start of the season. Named CAA Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 3. Knocked down a career-high six free throws on nine attempts in the Panthers win over VCU. Played a career-high 34 minutes, scoring a career-high 27 points, knocking down 7 three-pointers for the second time in less than a week against UNC Wilmington. POINTS: 27 UNC Wilmington, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 UNC Wilmington, (9-13) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Towson, (4-15) 3-PT FG MADE: 7 Chattanooga, (7-12) UNC Wilmington, (7-10) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 13 Towson, (4-13) FREE THROWS MADE: 6 VCU, (6-9) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 VCU, (6-9) REBOUNDS: 5 UNC Wilmington, ASSISTS: 4 Old Dominion, Hofstra, STEALS: 3 Georgia Tech, BLOCKS: 1 South Alabama, Towson, MINUTES: 34 UNC Wilmington, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (USF) Totals GSU Totals

12 CURRY GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison... Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga...* VCU...* Towson...* Mason...* Delaware...* Old Dominion * UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion George Mason MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake... Howard IUPUI... Utah Valley South Ala J ville EMU... Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason JMU... -Illness SC State... -Illness ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts Ineligible fi rst nine games per NCAA transfer Coastal ODU N eastern Drexel Towson VCU JMU Delaware UNCW... eastern Hofstra Delaware (CAA)..* VCU (CAA) * Game Started

13 JIHAD ALI Forward 6-5, 200 Junior-R Atlanta, Ga. 14 M.L. King HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Left-handed wing player with good shooting and scoring ability... Increased his productivity and playing time over the latter half of the season... Elected to take a redshirt year in ; practiced with the team while working on his strength and skills. Excellent student who was named to the 2010 CAA All-Academic second team... Tabbed to the Dean s List (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the 2008 fall and spring 2010 semesters and to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll (minimum 3.2 GPA) for the 2008 spring semester... Also received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award in 2008 and HIGHLIGHTS Named one of two team captains before the start of the season. Played 28 minutes in opener at McNeese State, scoring five points Came off bench to play 30 minutes vs. Troy, grabbing 8 rebounds and going 4-of-8 from the field Made game winning basket at the buzzer to defeat James Madison. Led team with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-6 threepointers in win over Florida A&M. Added eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 33 minutes of action. Missed most of the Dr Pepper Classic after banging knees with a member of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the opener. Scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including three treys in win over Towson, while pulling down four rebounds. Tied a career-high with 37 minutes played and scored a season-high 16 points against Delaware. Played a career-high 43 minutes in win over UNC Wilmington Scored 8 points and grabbed 7 boards in road win at Towson Scored a season-high 19 points on 9-of-16 shooting with five rebounds against Hofstra. Led team with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting at Old Dominion POINTS: 22 George Mason, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 George Mason, (9-13) Hofstra, (9-16) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 16 Hofstra, (9-16) 3-PT FG: 5 Florida A&M, (5-6) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 6 Florida A&M, (5-6) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Hampton, CAREER HIGHS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 4 Hampton, REBOUNDS: 10 James Madison, ASSISTS: 4 Carver Bible, Georgia Southern, STEALS: 3 (FIVE TIMES) Most Recent: Delaware, BLOCKS: 3 George Mason, MINUTES: 43 UNC Wilmington, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals * Redshirted in

14 ALI GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison..* Western Mich....* Florida A&M...* So....* Texas A&M-CC...* Chattanooga... -injured VCU Towson Mason Delaware...* Old Dominion...* UNCW... * * Hofstra... * Northeastern... * Dominion. * George Mason MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville...* EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts UAB...* Elon FSU...* Troy...* Jax ODU GT WSSU UTSA CC BC Mason...* N eastern...* VCU W&M Drexel UNCW...* Towson Delaware...* Drexel...* ODU...* VCU Hofstra Delaware N eastrn UNCW Jax State Towson JMU W&M (CAA) * Game Started

15 JAMES FIELDS Guard 6-3, 190 Junior Savannah, Ga. Urban Christian HS 4 AT GEORGIA STATE: Combination guard with good size and defensive ability... The first high school recruit to sign with Georgia State under head coach Rod Barnes when he inked his letter during the November 2007 early signing period... CAA Commissioner s Academic Award for HIGHLIGHTS Leads the team in minutes, averaging 28.0 pg Hit 7-of-10 FT s in season over at McNeese State, scoring 11 points Went 5-of-8 from the FT line vs. Troy, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. Set career-highs in minutes in back-to-back games, playing 35 minutes against Hampton, after 34 minutes against Samford. Scored game-tying lay-up with 8.4 second remaining to send the game with Georgia Southern into overtime. Was playing in front of a large family and friends crowd from nearby Savannah. Tied career-highs with seven rebounds and five assists in championship game of Dr Pepper Classic against Chattanooga. Dished out a career-high 9 assists in the Panthers win over Towson Scored a career-high 13 points on 5-for-6 field goals, along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals, at VCU Scored 10 points and dished out 7 assists at Northeastern, hitting first three-pointer of the season. Played a career-high 40 minutes in overtime win against UNCW POINTS: 13 VCU, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 VCU, (5-6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Carver Bible, (3-8) Towson, (3-8) Old Dominion, (0-8) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Southern Poly, (2-3) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 Southern Poly, (2-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 McNeese State, (7-10) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 10 McNeese State, (7-10) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 Samford, Chattanooga, ASSISTS: 9 Towson, STEALS: 4 Georgia Tech, Utah Valley, , James Madison, Northeastern, BLOCKS: 1 UTSA, Northeastern, Towson, MINUTES: 40 UNC Wilmington, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

16 FIELDS GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy...* Utah Valley...* Samford...* o o o James Madison..* Western Mich....* Florida A&M...* So....* Texas A&M-CC...* Chattanooga...* VCU...* Towson Mason...* * Delaware... * * Old Dominion... * * UNCW... * * Hofstra... * Northeastern... * Dominion.. * George Mason MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU...* UNCW...* Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts BGSU Con-SP SPSU Jax State Hampton FSU Coastal ODU N eastern Drexel Towson VCU JMU UNCW eastern Hofstra Delaware VCU *Game Started

17 JAMES VINCENT Center 6-10, 250 Sophomore Columbus, Ga. 22 Northside HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising post player who showed flashes of strong play in limited playing time as a freshman... Has the size and skills to give the Panthers a low post presence... Very comfortable playing with his back to the basket... Has good hands and good footwork and has improved his conditioning HIGHLIGHTS Pulled down 3 rebounds in just 6 minutes against Clark Atlanta Grabbed 5 rebounds in just 15 minutes versus Troy Played a career-high 25 minutes off the bench against Western Michigan, shooting 3-of-3 from the field with 4 blocked shots Scored a career-high 11 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting, while tying a career-high with 7 boards in first start of the year against Towson. Made another start at James Madison and scored 4 points Tied a career high with four blocks at Drexel Set a career-high with 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Towson, while tying a career-high with 7 rebounds and blocking a career-high 5 shots. Tied a career-high for the second straight game with 7 rebounds against Hofstra. Earned first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Old Dominion, coming off the bench to play a career-high 33 minutes. POINTS: 12 Towson, FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Towson, (6-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Towson, (6-10) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Old Dominion, (3-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Old Dominion, (3-6) REBOUNDS: 11 Old Dominion, ASSISTS: 1 VCU, Towson, CAREER HIGHS STEALS: 2 James Madison, Georgia Southern, Towson, George Mason, Old Dominion, Florida A&M, VCU, , Towson, Old Dominion, BLOCKS: 5 Towson, MINUTES: 33 Old Dominion, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

18 VINCENT GAME-BY-GAME MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M So.... Texas A&M-CC... Chattanooga... VCU Towson...* Mason Delaware Old Dominion... * * UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion George Mason MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI... Utah Valley Ala J EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) * Game Started

19 DANIEL BROWN Guard 6-3, 190 Senior College Park, Ga. 21 Mundy s Mill HS / Atlanta Metro AT GEORGIA STATE: Backcourt reserve who joined the program as a walk-on in but did not see any game action... Younger brother of former Georgia State standout Marcus Brown... Earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award for Older brother Marcus played at Georgia State and is the all-time leader in three-pointer shooting percentage...twin brother David plays acrosstown at Clark-Atlanta HIGHLIGHTS Made Panther debut against Utah Valley, entering the game with about four minutes remaining. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 0 REBOUNDS: FIELD GOALS MADE: 0 ASSISTS: FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 0 STEALS: FREE THROWS MADE: 0 BLOCKS: FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 MINUTES: 1 - Utah Valley, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley James Madison... Western Mich.... Florida So.... Texas A&M-CC... -injured Chattanooga... -injured VCU... -injured Towson... Madison. Mason.. -injured Old Hofstra... George Mason CAREER STATISTICS Season G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

20 JAMAR TAYLOR Guard 6-9, 225 Junior-R Charleston, S.C. 55 Burke HS / Brunswick C.C. AT GEORGIA STATE: Former junior college post player who enrolled at Georgia State in and took a redshirt year... Good rebounder and defender who will add depth in the post... Added strength during his redshirt year... Transferred from Brunswick Community College in Supply, N.C.... Has two seasons of eligiblity at Georgia State, beginning in HIGHLIGHTS Made regular season debut in season opener against McNeese State. Played a career-high 10 minutes in CAA opener against James Madison. Scored a career game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, playing 16 minutes off the bench and scoring seven points on 2-of-3 shooting, including 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Pulled down seven rebounds, his career best, and also had two points, a block and a steal at VCU Made first career start against Delaware, collecting two rebounds. POINTS: 7 Texas A&M-CC, FIELD GOALS MADE: 2 Texas A&M-CC, (2-3) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 3 Texas A&M-CC, (2-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Texas A&M-CC, (3-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Texas A&M-CC, (3-4) REBOUNDS: 7 VCU, CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 0 - STEALS: 1 Texas A&M-CC, (2-3) VCU, BLOCKS: 1 James Madison, VCU, Delaware, MINUTES: 16 Texas A&M-CC, (2-3) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley James Madison Western Mich.... Florida So.... Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU Towson Mason Delaware... * * Old Dominion... * * Hofstra... Dominion George Mason CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

21 ERIC BUCKNER Forward 6-10, 210 Junior Ehrhardt, S.C. 20 Bamberg Ehrhardt HS / Gulf Coast C.C. AT GEORGIA STATE: Former junior college standout who has made immediate impact in the Panthers frontcourt... Promising big man who spent the last two years at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla.... Combines scoring and rebounding with excellent shot blocking ability HIGHLIGHTS Leads GSU in scoring (10.2), rebounding (5.8), FG% (.546) & blocks (1.6). Fifth in the CAA in blocked shots and fourth in FG% Scored 6 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in season opener against McNeese State in a team-high 32 minutes. Led team with 15 points and 7 rebounds in win over Utah Valley, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. Scored first career double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against Hampton, shooting 10-of-16 from the field. Finished with 14 points and six rebounds in just 22 minutes of action against Georgia Southern. Scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting to earn all tournament honors at the Dr Pepper Classic in win over UTC. Finished with a career-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting, while pulling down nine rebounds, in State s win over VCU. Tied a career-high with 12 rebounds against UNC Wilmington, adding 8 points all in the second half. Came off the bench for the first time to score 18 points in 30 minutes, knocking down 8-of-12 from the line against Delaware. Scored 18 points, including 6-of-6 FT s in OT win over UNCW. Finished with 11 points and 8 rebounds against Hofstra POINTS: 28 VCU, FIELD GOALS MADE: 12 VCU, (12-16) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16 Hampton, (10-16) VCU, (12-16) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 Delaware, (8-12) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Delaware, (8-12) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 12 McNeese State, UNC Wilmington, ASSISTS: 2 VCU, , Towson, STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, , ODU, UNCW, , Northeastern, BLOCKS: 5 Florida A&M, MINUTES: 39 Hampton, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy...* Utah Valley...* Samford...* James Madison..* Western Mich....* Florida A&M...* So....* Texas A&M-CC...* Chattanooga...* VCU...* Towson...* Mason...* Delaware * Old Dominion... * UNCW... * Hofstra... * Northeastern... * Dominion. * George Mason CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

22 HAROLD DOBY Forward 6-6, 200 Freshman Augusta, Ga. 32 Oldsmar Christian Academy (Fla.) AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile athlete who can play both forward positions... Combines scoring with good passing and ball-handling skills HIGHLIGHTS Led Panthers off the bench with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-7 FTs in season opener at McNeese State. That performance maked the highest scoring debut for a GSU freshman in the last 20 years Grabbed team-high 11 rebounds in 22 minutes versus Troy Made third start of the season in CAA opener against JMU, going a perfect 3-of-3 from the field. Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line in 12 minutes off the bench against Florida A&M. Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench against Georgia Southern. POINTS: 19 McNeese State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 McNeese State, (7-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 McNeese State, (7-10) 3-PT FG MADE: 0-3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 0 - FREE THROWS MADE: 5 McNeese State, (5-7) Florida A&M, (5-5) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 McNeese State, (5-7) REBOUNDS: 11 Troy, ASSISTS: 2 (TWICE) Chattanooga, , Drexel, STEALS: 2 McNeese State, Troy, Texas A&M-CC, UNC Wilmington, BLOCKS: 2 James Madison, Texas A&M-CC, Northeastern, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy...* Utah Valley...* Samford James Madison..* Western Mich....* Florida A&M So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU...* Towson Mason Delaware Old UNCW Hofstra... Northeastern Dominion George Mason MINUTES: 30 McNeese State, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

23 JAVONTE MAYNOR Guard 6-0, 175 Freshman Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett HS 15 AT GEORGIA STATE: Combo guard with good shooting skills... Joined Devonta White as the first Atlanta-area signees for head coach Rod Barnes at Georgia State when he signed during the November early signing period HIGHLIGHTS Second on the team with 39 three-pointers Averaging 5.8 ppg with seven double-figure efforts Made start in first game of the season, playing 17 minutes and drilling two three-pointers at McNeese State. Tied for team-high with 15 points in win over Troy Led team with 12 points against Samford, hitting 4-of-8 from three point range. Scored a game-high 14 points off the bench at James Madison with four treys. Scored 11 points, knocking down three three-pointers in 21 minutes off the bench against Old Dominion. Played a career-high 31 minutes, scoring 12 points on three threepointers against Northeastern. Set career highs in minutes (41), assists (4) and steals (2) in overtime win over UNC Wilmington. POINTS: 15 Troy, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Troy, (5-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Troy, (5-10) UNC Wilmington, (3-10) Hofstra, (4-10) 3-PT FG MADE: 4 Troy, (4-8), Samford, (4-8) James Madison, (4-7) Northeastern, (4-12) Hofstra, (4-10) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 12 Northeastern, (4-12) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS MADE: 2 James Madison, (2-2) VCU, (2-2), ODU, (2-2) UNC Wilmington, (2-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 UNC Wilmington, (2-4) REBOUNDS: 3 McNeese State, Hofstra, ASSISTS: 4 UNC Wilmington, STEALS: 2 UNC Wilmington, BLOCKS: 1 Towson, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy...* Utah Valley...* Samford...* James Madison Western Mich.... Florida A&M So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU Towson...* Mason Delaware Old Dominion UNCW... * * Hofstra... * Northeastern... * Dominion George Mason MINUTES: 41 UNC Wilmington, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

24 BRANDON McGEE Forward 6-7, 220 Junior-R Chicago, Ill. Crane HS / Wabash Valley C.C. 24 AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented forward who was one of the nation s top junior college prospects at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill.... Bolsters the GSU frontcourt with scoring and rebounding... Plays both forward positions HIGHLIGHTS GSU s second-leading scorer, including three double-doubles Finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds in GSU s come-from-behind overtime win over Northeastern, live on CSS, the most points scored by a Panther since the 2002 season. Came off bench to score 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers in win over Utah Valley. Hit 6-of-10 FGs to score 15 points in CAA opener over JMU Came off bench to score 16 points in 31 minutes against Western Mich. Scored first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in win over Florida A&M. Scored second straight double-double with career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds in overtime loss to Georgia Southern. Finished just shy of third straight double-double with nine points and nine rebounds in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Led Panthers with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while pulling down five rebounds against Old Dominion. POINTS: 31 Northeastern, FIELD GOALS MADE: 11 Northeastern, (11-21) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 21 Northeastern, (11-21) 3-PT FG MADE: 4 Northeastern, (4-6) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 6 Northeastern, (4-6) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Delaware, (7-10) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 10 Delaware, (7-10) REBOUNDS: 13 Northeastern, ASSISTS: 3 VCU, STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, , James Madison, , ODU, BLOCKS: 1 Samford, , JMU, Western Michigan, Towson, , Delaware, Northeastern, MINUTES: 41 Georgia Southern, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford...* James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M So....* Texas A&M-CC...* Chattanooga...* VCU Towson Mason...* Delaware Old Dominion * UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion George Mason CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

25 JOSH MICHEAUX Guard 6-6, 211 Junior Missouri City, Texas Elkins HS / Lee J.C. 23 AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile wing with excellent size, length and athletic ability... Very good defender and rebounder... His father, Larry Micheaux, was a key member of the famed Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston, where he played alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler HIGHLIGHTS Played a career high 28 minutes off the bench, pulling down six rebounds against Hampton Came off bench to score 12 points in the CAA opener against James Madison on 4-of-5 shooting Contributed eight points and career highs of six rebounds and seven assists in 25 minutes in win over UTC. Career-high 14 points in 24 minutes off the bench, shooting 5-of-8 from the field, in win over VCU Scored a career-high 15 points, making first start and setting personal bests with four steals and 36 minutes played in OT win over UNCW. Made second straight start against Towson, scoring 9 points and grabbing 5 boards with a stomach flu in the win. Made third straight start against Hofstra, falling just one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and 9 boards. In fourth straight start, scored 13 points and grabbed five boards in the Panthers come-from-behind overtime victory over Northeastern POINTS: 15 UNC Wilmington, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 UNC Wilmington, (7-12) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 12 UNC Wilmington, (7-12) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 TAMCC, (1-1) Northeastern, (1-2) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 Northeastern, (1-2) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 JMU, (4-5), VCU, (4-7), Towson, (4-9) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 Towson, (4-9) REBOUNDS: 9 Hofstra, ASSISTS: 7 Chattanooga, STEALS: 4 UNC Wilmington, (7-12) BLOCKS: 2 Northeastern, MINUTES: 36 UNC Wilmington, (7-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU Towson Mason Delaware injured Old Dominion UNCW...* Hofstra...* Northeastern...* Dominion..* George Mason CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

26 RASHAAD RICHARDSON Guard 6-4, 190 Freshman Charleston, S.C. Oldsmar Christian Academy (Fla.) 25 AT GEORGIA STATE: Athletic wing player with good shooting abilithy... Teammate of fellow GSU freshman Harold Doby at Oldsmar Christian Academy in Oldsmar, Fla HIGHLIGHTS Made collegiate debut in season opener, playing 2 minutes and dishing out one assist. Scored first collegiate basket, a three-pointer, against Samford. Tied career-high with six minutes off the bench, scoring two points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and followed the following night against Chattanooga with the same numbers. Top game was against UNCW, playing 9 minutes, scoring 3 points, while pulling down 2 boards and dishing out 2 assists. POINTS: 3 Samford, , UNCW, Drexel, FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Samford, (1-1) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, (1-2) Chattanooga, (1-2) UNC Wilmington, (1-4) James Madison, (1-2) Drexel, (1-2) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4 UNC Wilmington, (1-4) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 Samford, , UNCW, (1-3) Drexel, (1-2) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 UNCW, (1-3) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS MADE: 0 - FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 - REBOUNDS: 2 UNCW, ASSISTS: 2 UNCW, STEALS: 1 James Madison, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UNCW, , Drexel, BLOCKS: 0 - MINUTES: 11 James Madison, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich.... Florida A&M So Texas A&M-CC Chattanooga VCU Towson Mason Delaware Old UNCW Hofstra Dominion George Mason CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

27 DEVONTA WHITE Guard 5-11, 160 Freshman Alpharetta, Ga. 10 Centennial HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Point guard who was one of the top prep prospects in Georgia in the Class of Lacks size but possesses excellent quickness and floor leadership... Joined Javonte Maynor as the first metro Atlanta signees for head coach Rod Barnes at Georgia State when he signed during the November early signing period HIGHLIGHTS Had taken over as GSU s starting point guard before being sidelined with an ankle injury. First game back was 2-2 vs. UNCW Scored first collegiate points against Troy, finishing with 8 points and 3 assists against Troy. Came off bench to score 11 points, knocking down a pair of threepointers in win over Utah Valley. Career-game off bench against Hampton, playing 35 minutes, scoring 14 points, grabbing 6 boards and dishing out 5 assists. Made first collegiate start against Florida A&M, scoring 13 points and grabbing five rebounds, while dishing out three assists. Tied a career-high with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, dishing out five assists in win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 3. POINTS: 14 Hampton, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Florida A&M, (6-15) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Florida A&M, (6-15) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Utah Valley, (2-3) Hampton, (2-4) Chattanooga, 12-30, 10 (2-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Chattanooga, 12-30, 10 (2-5) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Georgia Southern, (5-6) REBOUNDS: 6 Hampton, ASSISTS: 6 Hofstra, STEALS: 3 Georgia Southern, BLOCKS: 1 Hampton, MINUTES: 35 Hampton, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison Western Mich Florida A&M...* So....* Texas A&M-CC...* Chattanooga...* VCU...* injured Towson... Mason.. -injured Delaware... -injured Old Dominion... -injured UNCW Hofstra Northeastern Dominion George Mason FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Georgia Southern, (5-6) CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg