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1 Georgia State Stadium, 755 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Athletics Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com NCAA Tournament - First Round No. 15 GEORGIA STATE (24-10) vs. No. 2 CINCINNATI (30-4) March 16, 2018, 2 p.m. ET Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. TV: TBS Radio: 680 The Fan /93.7 FM & the GSU Radio Network RECORDS Georgia State: 24-10, 12-6 Sun Belt H: 11-3, A: 9-6, N: 4-1 Cincinnati: 30-4, 16-2 American H: 15-1, A: 9-2, N: 6-1 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: (7th Yr.) Career: (24th Yr.) NCAA TOURNAMENT # s Overall Record: : d. No. 3 Baylor, l. No. 6 Xavier, : d. No. 6 Wisconsin, l. No. 3 Maryland, : l. No. 1 Arkansas, GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WCNN-AM 680/93.7 FM PbP: Dave Cohen Color: Brandon Leak Also available on Sirius-XM Channel 81 Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com Television: TBS PbP: Andrew Catalon Color: Steve Lappas Sideline: Jamie Erdahl PROBABLE STARTERS GET READY FOR THE GAME... No. 15-seed Georgia State will make its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and second in four years (2015). The Panthers are 2-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and have won a game in each of the last two appearances. In 2015, No. 14-seed Georgia State shocked No. 3-seed Baylor by scoring the final 13 points of the game, capped by a R.J. Hunter 30-foot 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds to play. GSU also won its first game of the 2001 NCAA Tournament as a No. 11-seed by topping No. 6-seed Wisconsin In both NCAA Tournament wins, Georgia State trailed by double figures at one point in the game. Georgia State and Cincinnati will be meeting for the first time ever. The two are among the top 6 teams in the country in field goal defense (Cincinnati - No. 2, 37.0; Georgia State - No. 6, 39.3). Georgia State is 2-0 all-time against teams from the AAC including a win over Tulane earlier this year. Senior Jordan Session will become the first Panther in program history to play in two different NCAA Tournaments. D Marcus Simonds was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, All-Sun Belt First Team and the Sun Belt Tournament MVP, just a year after earning the league s freshman of the year award. Simonds is ranked No. 24 in the NCAA in scoring and one of just eight players in the top 25 in scoring in the country to make the NCAA Tournament. Junior Devin Mitchell earned All-Sun Belt Third Team honors and has made 97 3-pointers, second most in school history. D Marcus Simonds eclipsed R.J. Hunter s school record of 688 points during the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Earlier this year Simonds became the 20th Panther in program history to score 1,000 career points. He accomplished the feat in just 58 games, tied for the fifth-quickest in program history. He is currently ranked No. 15 on the all-time list. Simonds recorded his 223rd field goal of the year on Feb. 22, to break the record held by Ryan Harrow. Simonds had his school-record streak of 49-straight games scoring in double figures coming to an end last Saturday against GS. Simonds is averaging 21.1 points per game which is currently tied for the best single-season scoring average in school history. Georgia State s start is the fourth-best 34-game start in program history. GSU s 24 wins are the fourth-most in school history. It marks the 4th time in the last five seasons reaching 20-plus wins. With GSU s 24 wins, Ron Hunter has led the Panthers to 5-of-the-8 most successful seasons in program history, including a pair of 25-win seasons. He has won 20 or more games five times in seven seasons at GSU. Jordan Session has now played in 126 games, tied for second-most in school history. He has also been a part of 84 wins, second-most for any player in program history. Jeff Thomas has made pointers in his career, ranked No. 8 on GSU s all-time list for treys. Georgia State s 3-point field goal percentage (38.6) is currently the best mark in school history, while the pointers made broke the school record of 276 set during the season. The Panthers are just three 3-pointers shy of setting the Sun Belt Conference record for 3-pointers (Coastal Carolina, , 318). Georgia State is one of just 13 schools in the country to win a bowl game and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Only three schools (GSU, Marshall and New Mexico State) are non-power 5 programs. Eight times in NCAA Tournament history as a No. 15-seed beat a No. 2 seed, most recently in 2016 when Middle Tennessee topped Michigan State. It has happened four times since Since the start of the season, GSU has won 110 games, the most of any NCAA D1 program in the state of Georgia. Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 15 D Marcus Simonds So Sun Belt Player of the Year and Tournament MVP G 24 Devin Mitchell Jr All-SBC Third Team; 97 3-pt. FG (3 shy of GSU record) F 2 Malik Benlevi Jr Finished with 11 pts., 6 rebs., 5 steals vs. UTA F 23 Jordan Session Sr Just missed double-double with 16 pts./9 rebs. vs. GS F 30 Jeff Thomas Jr Scored 36 points in Sun Belt Tournament RESERVES... G 0 Nile Felton So Saw action in 12 games this year grabbing 3 rebounds G 10 Denis Alibegovic Fr. 0.3 a0.1 Played in 18 games during the regular season G 11 Isaiah Williams Sr. 7.3 a1.6 SBC All-Tournament Team, Scored 21 pts. vs. GS G 12 Kane Williams Fr Appeared in all but one game, 71.1 FT percentage F 14 Chris Clerkley So Played in 17 games; nine rebounds this season F 20 Josh Linder Fr Saw action in 23 games shooting 48.1% from the floor G 35 Matt Chism Fr Played in 13 games, went 3-of-3 from the floor F 50 Jordan Tyson R-So Played in all 34 games, avg minutes per game

2 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 28 at Georgia Tech (Exh.) W, Nov. 2 LEES-MCRAE COLLEGE (Exh.) W, Nov. 6 COKER COLLEGE (Exh.) W, Nov. 10 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE (ESPN3) W, MGM Grand Main Event Nov. 14 at Rice (FloHoops.TV) W, Nov. 17 at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) L, Nov. 20 vs. Eastern Washington (FloHoops.TV) W, Nov. 22 vs. Prairie View A&M (FloHoops.TV) L, Nov. 26 TULANE (ESPN3) W, Nov. 29 at Alabama A&M W, Dec. 4 LIBERTY (ESPN3) L, ot Dec. 9 MONTANA (ESPN3) W, Dec. 12 POINT (ESPN3) W, Dec. 16 at Dayton (Spectrum Sports) L, ot Dec. 20 at UMass (A-10 Network) W, Dec. 23 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, Dec. 29 at South Alabama * L, Dec. 31 at Troy * (ESPN3) L, Jan. 4 LITTLE ROCK * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 6 ARKANSAS STATE * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 11 at Appalachian State * W, Jan. 13 at Coastal Carolina * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 25 UT ARLINGTON * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 27 TEXAS STATE * (ESPN3) W, Feb. 1 at Arkansas State * (ESPN3) W, Feb. 3 at Little Rock * W, Feb. 8 LOUISIANA * (rv) (ESPN3) W, Feb. 10 UL MONROE * (ESPN3) L, ot Feb. 16 at Georgia Southern * (ESPN2) L, Feb. 22 at Texas State * W, Feb. 24 at UT Arlington * (ESPN3) L, March 1 TROY * (ESPN3) L, March 3 SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) W, Sun Belt Championship March 9 No. 7 Troy (ESPN3) W, March 10 No. 3 Georgia Southern (ESPN3) W, March 11 No. 4 UT Arlington (ESPN2) W, NCAA Tournament March 16 No. 2 Cincinnati (TBS) 2 p.m. *-Sun Belt game GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 50,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,854 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Sun Belt President... Mark P. Becker Athletics Director... Charlie Cobb BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances (2018, 2015, 2001, 1991) NIT Appearances...2 (2014, 2002) CIT Appearances...2 (2017, 2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season) (2015, 2014, 2002, 2001, 2000) Conference Tournament Titles (2018, 2015, 2001, 1991) GEORGIA STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Georgia State is making its fourth appearance in the Big Dance and owns a 2-3 mark in NCAA tournament play. The Panthers last appearance came in 2015 as Georgia State became the Cinderella of the Dance. Against No. 3-seed Baylor, R.J. Hunter s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left capped a 13-0 run that lifted No. 14 seed Georgia State to a victory in the NCAA West Regional second round at Veteran s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Two days later, Georgia State suffered a loss to No. 6-seed Xavier. The two teams combined to make 49 of 80 baskets (61.25%), the highest in an NCAA tournament game in more than 20 years. Prior to 2015, the previous appearance came in 2001 under legendary head coach Charles Lefty Driesell when Georgia State was sent to Boise, Idaho. As a No. 11 seed, Georgia State upset No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the first round before falling to eventual Final Four participant No. 3 seed Maryland in the second round, The Panthers other appearance came in PANTHERS IN NASHVILLE Georgia State will be playing its second game in Bridgestone Arena and havsplayed nine times in Nashville. The Panthers topped Belmont in Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 20, 2003, a double overtime thriller. The Bruins new arena was being built on their campus at that time. Georgia State has compiled an 0-2 record against Vanderbilt in Nashville, along with a 3-2 mark against Belmont and a 1-1 record against Lipscomb. GEORGIA STATE AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD The only team Georgia State faced in the NCAA tournament field this season was Montana which earned a No. 14 seed and will face No. 3-seed Michigan. The Panthers earned a win over the Grizzlies on Dec. 9. GEORGIA STATE AGAINST POSTSEASON TEAMS Georgia State finished the season 3-2 against teams who will play in a postseason tournament. Here is the breakdown: NCAA: Montana (W) CIT: Liberty (L); UL Monroe (L) NIT: Louisiana (W) CBI: Eastern Washington (W) TOURNAMENT TITLE Georgia State won its fourth-ever conference tournament title (and second Sun Belt title in the last four years) with a win over UT Arlington on Sunday at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. The Panthers other conference tournament championships came in 1991, 2001 and A GEORGIA STATE FIRST On Friday, senior Jordan Session will become the first Panther in program history to play in multiple NCAA tournaments while wearing a Georgia State uniform. Session was a freshman on the 2015 NCAA tournament team in Jacksonville, Fla. Session did not play in the game against Baylor, but did see 11 minutes of action against Xavier, finishing with two points and making his lone field goal. COACHING IN THE BIG DANCE Ron Hunter led IUPUI to the NCAA tournament in 2003 and Georgia State in 2015 (1-2 record in the NCAA tournament), while he also played in three tournaments while at Miami (Ohio) with teammate Ron Harper. Assistant coach Claude Pardue was a member of Hunter s staff in Associate head coach Ray McCallum has made three appearances as a head coach in the NCAA tournament ( Detroit; 1995 & Ball State), four appearances as an assistant coach and once as a player (Ball State ). NATIONAL EXPOSURE Georgia State has compiled a 4-8 record in nationally televised games under head coach Ron Hunter. The Panthers are 1-1 this year, including the win over UT Arlington on Sunday in New Orleans on ESPN2. Georgia State s win over Baylor in 2015 also game on TBS which will broadcast the Panthers first round game.

3 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) AMERICAN COMPETITION Georgia State owns an mark all-time against teams that currently make up the American Athletic Conference, though only two games since the league s inception in The Panthers defeated Tulane out of the league this year on Nov. 26, a win. GSU will travel to New Orleans to face the Green Wave next year. The only other win is an win at East Carolina in Dec Tulane is the only common opponent between GSU and Cincinnati this year. The Bearcats earned a win over the Green Wave in New Orleans last month. LOTS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS Since joining the Sun Belt five years ago, Georgia State has won two conference regular season titles, finished as a regular season runner-up twice, advanced to three conference tournament finals, and won two tournament titles in New Orleans. Over the five-year stretch, the Panthers are in Sun Belt Conference regular season games. The 64 wins are the most in the league during that time. The second closest is Louisiana s 62 wins. PLAYER OF THE YEAR For the third time in the last five years, Georgia State has earned the league s top award as sophomore D Marcus Simonds was named Sun Belt Player of the Year on Monday. He joins R.J. Hunter ( and ) as the only Panthers to garner the recognition. Simonds led the league in scoring (21.1) and was second in minutes played (34.8), third in steals (1.7), fourth in assists (4.5) and sixth in field goal percentage (46.0). He has been named conference player of the week twice this season. ALL-CONFERENCE Along with earning Sun Belt Player of the Year honors, sophomore D Marcus Simonds earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors while junior Devin Mitchell earned All-Sun Belt Third Team recognition. As a freshman, Simonds earned All-Sun Belt Third Team honors. It marks the 10th and 11 time a Georgia State player has earned All-Sun Belt honors. Simonds was joined by Jeremy Hollowell who earned All-Sun Belt Second Team honors last year. MARCH MADNESS The month of March has been good to the Panthers the last few years. Since 2014, the GSU is 16-8 in March, having lost only two regular season contests during that time. STREAK SNAPPED From Jan. 4 to Feb. 8, GSU won 10-straight games, the thirdlongest streak in program history (see page 7 for all streaks). When the run came to an end, it was the ninth-longest in the nation. A LOT OF WINS Georgia State s 24 wins are the fourth-most in program history. In his seven years as head coach, Ron Hunter is responsible for five of the eight most successful seasons in program history. See page seven for the most wins in a season. DON T STOP...THIEF Entering the NCAA tournament, GSU is one of just five teams in the country with three or more players with 40 or more steals this season. D Marcus Simonds (59), Malik Benlevi (50) and Jordan Session (42) have already reached the mark. Benlevi recorded a career-high five steals against UT Arlington in the Sun Belt Championship game. The other teams that have reached the mark are Kansas State, Purdue, Nicholls State and Stephen F. Austin. UNDEFEATED! Georgia State completed an undefeated month of January going 7-0. Only eight times in program history has the team gone undefeated in a month and only three times did the month include five or more games. The team has accomplished the feat three times under Ron Hunter (Jan. 2014: 7-0 & Dec. 2012: 5-0). Since the start of 2016, GSU is 19-5 in January games. All of the undefeated months are listed on page 7. SCORING RECORD SHATTERED Sophomore D Marcus Simonds broke the single-season scoring record in Georgia State s win over Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals with his 689th point, eclipsing the record of R.J. Hunter (688). He has four 30-plus point performances this year and is one of just seven Panthers to score 600 or more points in a season. See page 7 for a complete list. MAJOR PRESEASON AND MIDSEASON RECOGNITION After earning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and All-Sun Belt Third Team honors last year, sophomore D Marcus Simonds has picked up major honors throughout the season Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List - One of just two Sun Belt players to make the list Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List - One of just four Sun Belt players to make the list Lou Henson National Mid-Major Midseason Player of the Year Watch List 2017 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team BEST 34-GAME STARTS Georgia State s start through 34 games isn t the best 34-game start in program history, but it is right near the top. Here are the best 34-game starts in program history. Season Record Postseason NCAA (2nd round) Postseason NIT NCAA (3rd round) NCAA * 20-9 None *** CIT (2nd round) ** Postseason NIT *** CIT *Only played 29 games ** Only played 31 games *** Only played 33 games RECORD-SETTING WIN OVER LOUISIANA The Panthers knocked previously Sun Belt unbeaten Louisiana off with a win on Feb. 8. The Ragin Cajuns were receiving votes in the ESPN/Coaches Poll and saw a 10-game winning streak snapped.

4 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) The 106 points scored are the most-ever for GSU in a Sun Belt game and marked the first time going over the century mark since putting up 101 on the Ragin Cajuns in Louisiana last January. It marked the first time since 2004 in which Georgia State saw six players finish in double figures and just the fifth time that three players have scored 20 points in the same game for the Panthers. THE 20-POINT CLUB Sophomore D Marcus Simonds is currently averaging 21.1 points per game. Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game for the season. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the season. The record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the season. 1,000-POINT PLATEAU TIMES TWO Senior Isaiah Williams joined the 1,000 career point club on Jan. 20, and sophomore D Marcus Simonds was welcomed to the exclusive club on Feb. 24 at UT Arlington. Simonds knocked down a 3-pointer against the Mavericks to reach the milestone in just 58 games, tied for the fifth-fewest in program history. He is one of just 20 Panthers to reach the mark. A NEAR RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE Devin Mitchell put on a show at Little Rock, one that set careerhighs for the junior and nearly established some new GSU records. Mitchell s 38 points were the eighth-most in school history, while his 10 3-pointers are tied for the second-most in school history. The 38 points are the most since R.J. Hunter scored 38 against Ole Dominion on Feb. 2, In that same game, Hunter knocked down 10 3-pointers, second-most to the school-record 12 he made at UTSA. Mitchell set a Jack Stephens Center scoring record and his 10 3-pointers are the second-most of any player in the NCAA this year. A GEORGIA STATE FIRST D Marcus Simonds recorded the first triple-double in program history on opening night at Carver Bible College. Simonds went for 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the win. The 10 rebounds and 10 assists were both career highs. FROM WAY DOWNTOWN In Georgia State s road win at UMass, the Panthers knocked down 16 3-pointers, including an impressive 11-of-15 in the second half. The 16 3-pointers are tied for the third-most in school history. Georgia State finished the game 16-of-25, a 64.0 percentage, which is the sixth-best mark in school history. The Panthers added to the top 10 list with 15 3-pointers at Little Rock on Feb. 3, and at UT Arlington on Feb. 24. SUN BELT REGULAR SEASON HONORS D Marcus Simonds and Devin Mitchell have both earned Sun Belt Player-of-the-Week honors this year. Simonds earned it twice (Jan. 8 and Jan. 29) while Mitchell took the award on Feb. 5. Simonds earned GSU s first honor of the year and with wins over Little Rock and Arkansas State while averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He earned his second award of the year and the third of his career with wins over UT Arlington and Texas State while averaging 24.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals in two games while shooting 21-of-40 from the floor. Mitchell earned the award after scoring 38 points, including 10 3-pointers at Little Rock on Feb. 3. The 38 points are the eighthmost in school history, while the 10 treys are tied for second. DOUBLE THE GOODNESS In Georgia State s win over Tulane, both senior Jordan Session and junior Malik Benlevi recorded double-doubles. Session finished with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Benlevi scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds. The last time that two Panthers recorded double-doubles in the same game was during the season as Rashad Chase (23 pts., 12 rebs.) and Lance Perique (26 pts., 14 rebs.) accomplished the feat at home against Towson. Only one time on record have three Panthers recorded doubledoubles in the same game and that came during the season (Hamilton, Gause and Robertson). Double-Doubles This Year Malik Benlevi - 5 D Marcus Simonds - 5 Jordan Session - 3 RECORD-TYING NON-CONFERENCE SLATE Georgia State tied the school-record for non-conference wins in a season this year. The previous nine-win non-conference totals each ended with postseason play. Here are the top seasons: Year Record End of Season NCAA Final 32 (Second Round) CIT Sweet TBD None CIT NCAA Final 32 (Third Round) PRE-MARCH MADNESS Sophomore D Marcus Simonds has been named the College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week four times this year. Devin Mitchell added to Georgia State s list on Feb. 5. BIG-TIME WIN FOR #HURRICANE RELIEF Georgia State earned an impressive win over crosstown foe Georgia Tech during the exhibition season, but more important than the win was the cause. The A-Town Showdown for Hurricane Relief came together in late-october and brought the teams to McCamish Pavilion to raise money for the hurricane relief cause. More than 2,100 fans cheered the two teams on as the game raised money for those effected by three hurricanes in the fall. EXPERIENCE IS KING Two Georgia State players reached the 100 career games played mark during non-conference play. Last year Georgia State had three players with at least 100 career games played. See page 5 for Session s standing on the all-time list of GSU greats. Here is a list of players who have reached the mark this season: Career Games Games at GSU Jordan Session Isaiah Williams

5 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter announced the signing of two highly-touted high school stars on Nov. 8 as as Nelson Phillips of Warner Robins, Ga., and Kavonte Ivery of Stockbridge, Ga., were signed to National Letters of Intent. Phillips is a 4-star prospect from Warner Robins High School is currently ranked as the No. 5 prospect in Georgia, while Ivery is a star forward out of Stockbridge High School has been ranked as high as the No. 26 prospect in the state of Georgia. Phillips recently earned Region 1-AAAAA Player of the Year honors and led Warner Robins to the 5-A state title. HOME SWEET HOME When coach Ron Hunter took over the Panthers, one of the first things he proclaimed was that the GSU Sports Arena would become one of the toughest places in the country. So far, he has been correct. The Panthers are in the comfy confines of the Sports Arena since his arrival. The Panthers have gone at home the last five seasons. During that span, Georgia State put together an 18-game winning streak which ranks second-longest in school history. HEAD OF THE CLASS Ron Hunter became the all-time winningest coach at Georgia State last season and now has 147 victories in seven seasons. He has shattered every wins mark in school history with the exception of the single-season record of 29 wins held by Charles Lefty Driesell. Hunter surpassed Bob Reinhart for the record on Dec. 10, Ironically, Reinhart, now a scout for the Miami Heat, was in the building when Hunter tied the record. ELITE GROUP When head coach Ron Hunter won his 108th game at GSU last year, he joined an elite group of coaches who are considered the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Hunter coached IUPUI for 17 years and is still the all-time wins leader for the Jaguars. The list of coaches who lead at multiple schools includes: Ronnie Arrow - Texas A&M-CC and South Alabama Jim Calhoun - Northeastern and Connecticut Leonard Hamilton - Miami (Fla.) and Florida State Lou Henson - New Mexico State and Illinois Ron Hunter - IUPUI and Georgia State Gregg Marshall - Winthrop and Wichita State Johnny Orr - Michigan and Iowa State ON TO THE PROS Under head coach Ron Hunter, the number of former Georgia State players to go on to play professionally has greatly increased. Two years ago, R.J. Hunter was selected with the 28th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He was signed by the Chicago Bulls in late October 2016 before spending the spring with the Brooklyn Nets G-League team. He was signed to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 13 after a stint with the Rockets G-League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Hunter was named NBA G-League Player of the Week on Dec. 4. Also from two years ago, Ryan Harrow went to play overseas in Greece and is now in Italy. Curtis Washington has already played professionally in Hong Kong before going to Argentina and seeing action in the NBDL. Kevin Ware has gone on to play in Finland. From last year s squad, Jeremy Hollowell was selected by the Erie BayHawks (Atlanta Hawks G-League franchise) in the first round of the draft, while Willie Clayton is playing in Cyprus. SEEN WORLDWIDE For the third-straight year, all Georgia State home games will air live on WatchESPN/ESPN3 this season. With the program s rise, nearly every game will be seen worldwide this year. Of the Panthers 35 games, 29 are currently scheduled to air live. Among the highlights were the game at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) and at Georgia Southern (ESPN2), along with the Sun Belt Championship game against UT Arlington on ESPN2. Also, for the first time in program history, both games of the MGM Grand Main Event aired on FloHoops.TV. GOING BAREFOOT Coach Ron Hunter once again coached a game barefoot in support of Samaritan s Feet. This year it came on Jan. 20 against Georgia Southern which resulted in an win. The Panthers are 7-0 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. This marked the 11th straight year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. As part of his work with Samaritan s Feet, Georgia State has traveled to South Africa (2012), Costa Rica (2014) and the Dominican Republic (2016) to take part in shoe distributions with the organization. WHAT S IN A COLOR Georgia State has three different color jerseys this year, bringing back an alternate black jersey color for the fourth year in a row. Here is the Panthers record in each color jersey and the last game it was worn. Color...Record... Last worn White W, vs. UT Arlington (SBC) Black L, at UT Arlington Blue L, at Troy BEST OF THE PEACH STATE Since the start of the season, Georgia State has been the best program in the state of Georgia. A total of seven Division I programs reside in the Peach State. Just check out the records, the numbers do not lie. (Thru 3/11/18) Total Georgia State Georgia Mercer Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Savannah State Kennesaw State AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3-point field goal in 713 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, The steak is currently the 22nd-longest in the country. NEXT UP With a win on Friday, Georgia State will advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament in a third-straight appearance in the Big Dance. The Panthers will face the winner of Texas-Nevada on Sunday at a time to be determined.

6 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 6) POINTS Player...Season Pts. 1. D Marcus Simonds R.J. Hunter Thomas Terrell Phillip Luckydo Phillip Luckydo R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow Shernard Long Chris Collier George Pendleton Thomas Terrell POINTS PER GAME Player... Season Avg. 1. D Marcus Simonds Ron Ricketts Phillip Luckydo Terrence Brandon Thomas Terrell Phillip Luckydo George Pendleton Ken Brewer R.J. Hunter Harlan Graham ASSISTS Player...Season Ast. 1. Eric Ervin Dewey Haley Rodney Hamilton D Marcus Simonds Melvin Howard Devonta White Kevin Morris Ryan Harrow Kevin Morris Kevin Morris Joe Dukes Lamont McIntosh R.J. Hunter Rodney Hamilton Joe Dukes FIELD GOALS MADE Player...Season FG (Att.) 1. D Marcus Simonds (581) 2. Ryan Harrow (498) 3. Thomas Terrell (475) 4. Chris Collier (398) 5. Shernard Long (461) Chavelo Holmes (392) 7. Ryan Harrow (413) 8. Phillip Luckydo (446) 9. R.J. Hunter (514) 10. Thomas Terrell (445) SINGLE SEASON RECORD WATCH 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Season 3FG 1. R.J. Hunter Devin Mitchell Thomas Terrell Shellord Pinkett Anton Reese Thomas Terrell R.J. Hunter Anton Reese Manny Atkins Kevin Thomas R.J. Hunter POINT PERCENTAGE Player...Season Pct. 1. Leonard Mendez Marcus Brown Devin Mitchell Shellord Pinkett Manny Atkins Anton Reese Malik Benlevi Herman Favors Manny Atkins Mark Stribling FREE THROWS MADE Player... Season FT (Att) 1. Phillip Luckydo (295) 2. R.J. Hunter (230) 3. Phillip Luckydo (210) 4. D Marcus Simonds (207) Chris Collier (226) 6. R.J. Hunter (161) 7. Ryan Harrow (155) 8. Nate Williams (172) 9. Shernard Long (167) 10. Tom Mullins (139) 11. Rodney Hamilton (137) STEALS Player...Season Stl. 1. Kevin Morris Shernard Long R.J. Hunter R.J. Hunter Shernard Long Kevin Morris James Fields Devonta White Rodney Hamilton D Marcus Simonds Mark Stribling Dewey Haley LOWEST FG PCT. ALLOWED.380 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PT FG MADE - TEAM 3F... G Year PT FG ATTEMPTS 3FGA...G Year PT FG PCT. - TEAM Pct (3FG-3FGA)... G Year.388 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Rebounds... G Year BLOCKED SHOTS Blocks... G Year POINTS SCORED Points... G Year 2, , , , , , , , , , ,

7 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 7) POINTS Player... Years Pts. 1. R.J. Hunter (3) 1, Rodney Hamilton (4) 1, Terrence Brandon (4) 1, Devonta White (4) 1, Chavelo Holmes (4) 1, James Andrews (3) 1, Phillip Luckydo (2) 1, Leonard Mendez (4) 1, Nate Williams (3) 1, Zavian Smith (4) 1, Kevin Morris (3) 1, Thomas Terrell (2) 1, Shellord Pinkett (4) 1, Ryan Harrow (2) 1, D Marcus Simonds (1+) 1, Lamont McIntosh (4) 1, Jim Jacobs (3) 1, Trae Goldston (4) 1, Travis Williams (4) 1, Chris Collier (2) 1, Lanard Copeland (4) Anton Reese (2) Shernard Long (2) Jeremy Hollowell (2) Manny Atkins (2) Jihad Ali (4) 923 UNDEFEATED MONTHS January January December November November November November November LONGEST WINNING STREAKS ALL GAMES to (regular season) * 6th longest in the nation when it ended to (regular season) * 5th longest in the nation when it ended to * 9th longest in the nation when it ended to (regular season) to (regular season) to (last four regularseason games, three TAAC Tournament games, NCAA first round) CAREER RECORD WATCH 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Player... Years 3FG 1. R.J. Hunter (3) Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Kevin Morris (3) Jeff Thomas (2+) Kevin Thomas (2) Devin Mitchell (2+) Herman Favors (4) Manny Atkins (2) POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player... Years 3FGA 1. R.J. Hunter (3) Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) Kevin Morris (3) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Devonta White (4) Jeff Thomas (2+) Kevin Thomas (2) Herman Favors (4) POINT FG PERCENTAGE Minimum 50 3-Pt. FG Made Player...Years Pct. 1. Marcus Brown (80-178) (2) Manny Atkins ( ) (2) Devin Mitchell ( ) (2+) Malik Benlevi ( ) (2+) Leonard Mendez ( ) (4).400 Anton Reese ( ) (2) Thomas Terrell ( ) (2) Jeff Thomas ( ) (2+) James Andrews (72-186) (3) Shellord Pinkett ( ) (4).377 CAREER WINS Player...Wins 1. Ryann Green Jordan Session Lamont McIntosh Donnie Davis Markus Crider T.J. Shipes Isaiah Dennis Devonta White Rashaad Richardson GAMES PLAYED Player... Years G 1. Markus Crider (4) Jordan Session (3+) Jihad Ali (4) James Fields (4) Trae Golston (4) Rashad Chase (4) Devonta White (4) Lamont McIntosh (4) Rashaad Richardson (4) 117 James Vincent (4) Donnie Davis (4) 115 CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS , , , , , , , , , MOST WINS IN A SEASON MOST HOME WINS # * * includes home games at Georgia Dome (1), Philips Arena (1) # includes one home game at Gwinnett Arena MOST WINS AWAY FROM HOME Road, 4 Neutral Road, 5 Neutral Road, 3 Neutral Road, 2 Neutral Road, 3 Neutral Road, 1 Neutral Road, 1 Neutral Road, 1 Neutral Road, 2 Neutral

8 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) TEAM SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 106 Louisiana, Louisiana, Fewest Points Scored 54 Texas State, Texas State, Most Points Allowed 92 Louisiana, Louisiana, Fewest Points Allowed 48 at Chattanooga, Texas State, ; at Texas State, Most Points Scored - Half 55 Louisiana, (2nd) 55 Louisiana, (2nd) Fewest Points Scored - Half 21 Texas State, (1st) 21 Texas State, (1st) Most Points Allowed - Half 54 at South Alabama, (2nd) 54 at South Alabama, (2nd) Fewest Points Allowed - Half 15 at Chattanooga, Texas State, (1st) Margin of Victory 40 Carver Bible College, at Little Rock, Margin of Defeat 22 at South Alabama, at South Alabama, Field Goals Made 37 Louisiana, Louisiana, Fewest Field Goals Made 20 vs. Prairie View A&M, ; Little Rock, Little Rock, FG Attempts 76 Carver Bible College, UT Arlington, ; Louisiana, at UT Arlington, Highest FG%.604 at Chattanooga, (32-53).558 at Arkansas State, (29-52) Lowest FG%.370 vs. Prairie View A&M, (20-54).397 at South Alabama, (25-63) Lowest FG% Allowed.271 at Texas State, (13-48).271 at Texas State, (13-48) 3-Pt Field Goals Made 16 at UMass, at Little Rock, ; at UT Arlington, Pt Field Goal Attempts 37 at UT Arlington, at UT Arlington, Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).667 vs. Eastern Washington, (10-15).536 at Little Rock, (12-19) Free Throws Made 23 Little Rock, Little Rock, Free Throw Attempts 33 Little Rock, Little Rock, Free Throw %.870 Louisiana, (20-23).870 Louisiana, (20-23) Rebounds 43 Louisiana, Louisiana, Rebound Margin +11 vs. Georgia Southern, (SBC) +10 at Little Rock, Louisiana, Assists 23 Carver Bible College, at Little Rock, Steals 15 Carver Bible College, at South Alabama, Most Turnovers 21 at Little Rock, at Little Rock, Fewest Turnovers 4 UL Monroe, UL Monroe, Blocked Shots 9 at Alabama A&M, Troy, Troy, Most Fouls 30 at Ole Miss, at Georgia Southern, Fewest Fouls 10 Little Rock, ; Texas State, Little Rock, ; Texas State, INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 39 D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, Field Goals Made 15 D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, FG Attempts 27 D Marcus Simonds vs. UT Arlington, D Marcus Simonds vs. UT Arlington, D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, D Marcus Simonds vs. UL Monroe, FG% (minimum 5 made) Jeff Thomas vs. Georgia Southern, (5-5) Jeff Thomas vs. Georgia Southern, (5-5) 3-Pt Field Goals Made 10 Devin Mitchell at Little Rock, Devin Mitchell at Little Rock, Pt Field Goal Attempts 13 Devin Mitchell at Little Rock, Devin Mitchell at Little Rock, Free Throws Made 11 D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, Free Throw Attempts 15 D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, D Marcus Simonds vs. Little Rock, Rebounds 13 Jordan Session vs. UT Arlington, Jordan Session vs. UT Arlington, Assists 10 D Marcus Simonds vs. Carver Bible College, D Marcus Simonds at Little Rock, D Marcus Simonds vs. Louisiana, Steals 5 D Marcus Simonds at Troy, D Marcus Simonds at Troy, D Marcus Simonds vs. UT Arlington, D Marcus Simonds vs. UT Arlington, Malik Benlevi vs. UT Arlington, (SBC) Blocked Shots 4 Jordan Tyson at Alabama A&M, Malik Benlevi vs. Little Rock, Malik Benlevi vs. Little Rock, Malik Benlevi at Appalachian State, Malik Benlevi at Appalachian State, Jordan Session at Texas State, Jordan Session at Texas State, Jeff Thomas vs. Troy,

9 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) 2015 NCAA 2001 NCAA GEORGIA STATE shocked No. 3-seed Baylor as R.J. Hunter hit a 30-foot 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remain to secure the win NCAA TOURNAMENT GEORGIA STATE 57, BAYLOR NCAA West Second Round Jacksonville, Fla. March 19, 2015 R.J. Hunter s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left capped a 13-0 run that lifted No. 14 seed Georgia State to a victory over No. 3 Baylor in the NCAA West Regional second round at Veteran s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Held to just one field goal in the first 37 minutes, Hunter scored 12 of the game s final 13 points. Georgia State trailed when Hunter hit a pair of free throws with 2:39 to play to begin the comeback. Baylor led with 15 seconds left and Kenny Cherry at the free throw line. Cherry missed the front end of a one-and-one. T.J. Shipes grabbed the rebound for GSU, and it was Shipes who passed the ball to Hunter for the winning 30-foot trey from the top of the key. Hunter finished with 16 points for the Panthers, who played without second-leading scorer Ryan Harrow and his 18.7 points per game. Senior Ryann Green scored 11 points -- The first double-figure scorign effort of his career -- and handed out four assists, and Markus Crider added 10 points. The victory sent head coach Ron Hunter falling off his chair, literally. The elder Hunter was coaching from a rolling stool after injuring his Achilles tendon as the Panthers celebrated their Sun Belt Conference Championship just four days earlier. Georgia State forced 21 Baylor turnovers while committing just six, helping the Panthers compensate for a huge rebounding disparity against the much taller and bigger Bears, who won the rebounding battle XAVIER 75, GEORGIA STATE NCAA West Third Round Jacksonville, Fla. March 21, 2015 Georgia State s heroic underdog run ended, but it wasn t without a memorable performance in a loss to Xavier. The two teams combined to make 49 of 80 baskets (61.25%), the highest in an NCAA tournament game in more than 20 years. The Panthers made more field goals (26) than the Musketeers (23), but GSU shot a solid 56.5 percent on 26 of 46, while Xavier was an eyepopping 23 of 34 (67.6%). Xavier hit 7 of 13 clutch 3-point baskets and added 22 of 25 free throws at 88 percent for a decided advantage over GSU s 9 of 13. Credit goes to Xavier for putting up those numbers on a defense that held 11 teams under 30 percent in a game this season. GSU (25-10) was led by R. J. Hunter who scored 20 points and added five assists, while Markus Crider scored 10. Senior Ryan Harrow tried valiantly to play in his final college game and made two 3-point baskets in the first half, but was unable to go in the second half. GSU s defense was still a factor as the Panthers forced 14 turnovers and made eight steals, but the hot-shooting Musketeers overcame those turnovers. GEORGIA STATE knocked off Wisconsin as Kevin Morris was named Chevrolet Player of the Game NCAA TOURNAMENT GEORGIA STATE 50, WISCONSIN NCAA West First Round Boise, Idaho March 15, 2001 Shernard Long s basket with 12 seconds left lifted underdog Georgia State to a victory over No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA West Regional, giving the Panthers their eighth straight victory and the first NCAA tournament win in school history. Georgia State, seeded 11th, fell behind by as many as 16 points in the first half and still trailed by five, 49-44, with a minute to play. Darryl Cooper hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left and was fouled, and the sophomore made the free throw to complete the four-point play and bring the Panthers within one. Cooper then made a steal on the defensive end to set up Long s winning shot. Wisconsin had a chance to tie or the lead as the Badgers got the ball down low to 6-9 center Mark Vershaw, who was fouled and went to the line for two free throws. But Vershaw missed both and Long grabbed the rebound. The Panthers had to survive a desperation shot by Wisconsin after Long missed the front end of a one-and-one with one second left. Senior guard Kevin Morris led the Panthers with 18 points, including a 3-pointer just before the first-half buzzer. Long, the Panthers leading scorer, was held scoreless in the first half before scoring 13 in the second, while Cooper added 11 points. Bam Campbell grabbed 11 boards as the Panthers outrebounded Wisconsin MARYLAND 79, GEORGIA STATE NCAA West Second Round Boise, Idaho March 17, 2001 Georgia State s most successful season ever ended with a defeat by third-seeded and 11th-ranked Maryland, which would go on to reach the Final Four. Lefty Driesell s Panthers were even with his former school into the second half, tying the game at with 14 minutes to play before Maryland pulled ahead for good. With Georgia State trailing at the intermission, Driesell unveiled a diamond-and-one defense to the start the second half. A steal and layup by Lydell Gunsby tied the game at with 18:14 left. Two free throws by Donnie Davis gave State a lead at the 17:44 mark. Davis then stepped to line at 14:29 and tied the game for the seventh time at 47-47, but missed his second attempt that would have put the Panthers ahead. Back-to-back steals by All-American Juan Dixon put the Terps ahead to stay, and Maryland was able to open a double-digit lead by the 10-minute mark. The final 19-point lead was Maryland s largest advantage as the Panthers were scoreless for the last four minutes. Shernard Long led Georgia State with 20 points, but he was the only Panther in double figures. The rebounding was even with both teams grabbing 42, but the much taller Terrapins managed to score 50 points in the paint.

10 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) 1991 NCAA TOURNAMENT ARKANSAS 117, GEORGIA STATE NCAA Southeast First Round Atlanta, Ga. March 15, 1991 Georgia State s first trip to the NCAA tournament was a giant step for the Panthers basketball program but just a short trip across town. The 16th-seeded Panthers, upset winners of the TAAC Tournament, were placed in the Southeast Regional, earning a date with No. 1 seed and third-ranked Arkansas at The Omni in Atlanta, just moments from Georgia State s downtown campus. The talented Razorbacks defeated Georgia State However, the Panthers played a strong first half, leading by as many as nine points and trailing by only two late in the half. Eventually, Arkansas depth and vaunted fullcourt press wore down the underdogs. Chris Collier led the Panthers with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Zavian Smith added 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots NIT COACH BOB REINHART (with Nolan Richardson) and the Panthers faced Arkansas in the 1991 NCAA tournament POSTSEASON NIT CLEMSON 78, GEORGIA STATE NCAA 2014 Postseason NIT First Round Clemson, S.C. March 18, 2014 Georgia State s second trip to the National Invitation Tournament ended with a loss at Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum. All five Georgia State starters finished in double figures led by Sun Belt Player of the Year R.J. Hunter s 15 points. Making its fifth postseason appearance ever but its second in three seasons under head coach Ron Hunter, Georgia State finished the season with a record of 25-9, the second-highest victory total in school history. K.J. McDaniels, the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, led the Tigers with 30 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots for Clemson (21-12). Georgia State uncharacteristically shot just 34.3 percent from the floor, but continued to do what it did well all year make free throws (13 of 14) and not turn the ball over (5). Ryan Harrow and Devonta White scored 13 points each for GSU, Manny Atkins had 12, and Curtis Washington contributed 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Georgia State led briefly in the second half, and the Panthers were GEORGIA STATE returned to the Postseason NIT in 2014 and led Clemson midway through the second half. within one with under 10 minutes to play before the Tigers pulled away. Georgia State took its first lead at on pair of free throws by Devonta White with 6:21 left in the first half. The Panthers led when Clemson scored 11 straight points to regain control, leading with under three minutes to go. Atkins 3-pointer in the waning seconds pulled GSU within at the intermission. In the second half, Hunter s steal and layup gave the Panthers their only lead of the second half at with 16:27 to play, but the Tigers answered with buckets by Damarcus Harrison and Jaron Blossomgame. Hunter knocked down two 3-pointers against the Tigers and finished the season with 100 made from beyond the arc, the first player in program history to accomplish the feat. Atkins also made a pair of 3-pointers in his final game to finish his career among the top 10 in program history with 129 and with a 3-point shooting percentage of 42.4, No. 2 all-time at GSU NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT TENNESSEE TECH 64, GEORGIA STATE 62 Eblen Center Cookeville, Tenn. March 13, 2002 Georgia State earned an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament for the first time in school history, but the Panthers fell at Tennessee Tech on Cameron Crisp s basket with 4.8 seconds left. The Panthers won the Atlantic Sun regular season for the second straight year but dropped a heart-breaking decision to Florida Atlantic in the tournament final. Tennessee Tech, regular-season champion of the Ohio Valley Conference, also lost its conference title game by one point but entered the NIT with a 28-game homecourt winning streak. Georgia State trailed by five with under four minutes left before Lamont McIntosh s jumper tied the game at with 1:19 to play. Tech regained the lead on a layup by Damien Kinloch with 1:09 left. State answered as Bam Campbell got an offensive rebound and scored to knot the score again with just 34 seconds on the clock. He was fouled on the play but his free throw rimmed out. Tech got the rebound and played for the final shot, which Crisp hit on a pull-jumper that banked in. Nate Williams led Georgia State with 17 points and seven rebounds, and Campbell had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, but leading scorer Thomas Terrell was held to seven points.

11 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) GEORGIA STATE OPPONENTS Most Points Scored 76 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Points Scored 50 vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, Most Points Scored - Half 42 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, (2nd) 65 Arkanas, (2nd) Fewest Points Scored - Half 18 at Mercer, (1st) 19 Wisconsin, (2nd) Margin of Victory 31 vs. Tennessee Tech, Arkansas, Field Goals Made 29 vs. Tennessee Tech, Arkansas, vs. Arkansas, Fewest Field Goals Made 20 at Mercer, Wisconsin, vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, vs. Maryland, FG Attempts 75 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Highest FG%.565 vs. Xavier, (26-46).676 Xavier, (23-34) Lowest FG%.343 at Clemson, (23-67) Lowest FG% Allowed.308 vs. Maryland, Pt Field Goals Made 7 vs. Tennessee Tech, Mercer, at Clemson, Pt Field Goal Attempts 23 vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, at Mercer, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).429 vs. Xavier, (6-14).538 Xavier, Free Throws Made 16 vs. Maryland, Arkansas, vs. Arkansas, Free Throw Attempts 30 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Free Throw %.929 at Clemson, (13-14).880 Xavier, (22-25) Rebounds 48 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Offensive Rebounds 24 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Rebound Margin +5 vs. Tennessee Tech, Baylor, Assists 17 vs. Xavier, Arkansas, Steals 13 vs. Baylor, Arkansas, Most Turnovers 32 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Turnovers 5 at Clemson, Clemson, Blocked Shots 9 at Mercer, Clemson, Most Fouls 28 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Fouls 13 at Tennessee Tech, Baylor, vs. Baylor, Led by legendary coach Charles Lefty Driesell, GEORGIA STATE topped Wisconsin in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Boise, Idaho, Following an Achilles injury in the Sun Belt tournament, Ron Hunter coached from a stool as GEORGIA STATE topped Baylor in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., 57-56

12 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) DEVONTA WHITE scored a postseason school-record 24 points against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the 2012 CIT Postseason Tournament. CHRIS COLLIER pulled down 13 rebounds in Georgia State s first postseason appearance, the 1991 NCAA tournament, played at The Omni in downtown Atlanta. GEORGIA STATE OPPONENTS Most Points Scored 24 Devonta White vs. Tennessee Tech, Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-CC), Field Goals Made 9 Devonta White vs. Tennessee Tech, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Chris Collier vs. Arkansas, Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-CC), FG Attempts 21 Shernard Long vs. Maryland, Lonny Baxter (Maryland), Mark Vershaw (Wisconsin), Eham Amin (Texas A&M-CC), FG% (minimum 5 made).714 Jordan Session vs. Texas A&M-CC, Jalen Reynolds (Xavier), Pt Field Goals Made 4 Malik Belevi vs. Texas A&M-CC, Justin Cecil (Mercer), Myles Davis (Xavier), Pt Field Goal Attempts 8 Kevin Morris vs. Wisconsin, Justin Cecil (Mercer), Thomas Terrell at Tennessee Tech, R.J. Hunter vs. Xavier, Free Throws Made 5 R.J. Hunter at Clemson, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), R.J. Hunter vs. Xavier, Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-CC), Free Throw Attempts 9 Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas, Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-CC), Rebounds 13 Chris Collier vs. Arkansas, Taurean Prince (Baylor), Offensive Rebounds 6 Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas, Damien Kinloch (Tennessee Tech), Bam Campbell at Tennessee Tech, Assists 7 Josh Micheaux vs. Tennessee Tech, Ernie Murry (Arkansas), Steals 5 James Fields vs. Tennessee Tech, Todd Day (Arkansas), Juan Dixon (Maryland), Blocked Shots 6 Eric Buckner at Mercer, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas,

13 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) SERIES RESULTS VS. SUN BELT TEAMS Appalachian State 4-5 H: 3-1 A: 1-4 N: 0-0 SBC: /12/88...H L /2/89... A L /17/15... A L /21/15...H W /21/16... A L /27/16...H W /23/17...H W /11/17... A L /11/18... A W Arkansas State 9-3 H: 4-1 A: 4-2 N: 1-0 SBC: /9/95... A W /19/95...H L /16/14...H W /4/14...ot... A W /15/14 *...N W /19/15... A W /31/15...H W /29/16...ot... A L /20/16...H W /27/17... A L /6/18...H W /1/18... A W * Conference Tournament Coastal Carolina 2-3 H: 1-1 A: 1-2 N: 0-0 SBC: /22/07... A L /20/08...H L /21/17...H W /13/17... A L /13/18... A W Georgia Southern H: A: 6-26 N: 2-1 SBC: 6-4 2/19/72... A L /1/72... A L /19/73...H L /24/73...OT... A W /20/74... A L /1/74...H L /7/75...H W /16/75... A L /8/75... A W /14/76...H W /15/77...H L /21/77... A L /30/77...H L /9/78... A L /27/78...H L /20/79... A L /8/79... A L /13/80...H W /6/80...H W /14/81... A L /10/85...H L /7/85... A L /2/85... A L /9/86... A L /6/86...H L /3/87...H L /5/87... A W /7/88... A L /11/88...H L /10/88 *... A L /5/89... A L /2/89...H L /27/90...H L /22/90... A L /17/91...H W /14/91...OT... A W /11/92...H L /8/92... A L /11/92 *... A L /12/95...H W /21/96... A W /22/09...H W /22/10...OT... A L /22/11...H W /29/12...OT... A L /20/13...H W /5/15... A L /7/15...H W /15/15 *...N W /19/16...OT...H W /23/16... A L /31/16... A L /4/17...H W /20/18...H W /16/18... A L /10/18...N W * Conference Tournament Little Rock 7-19 H: 3-8 A: 3-9 N: 1-2 SBC: /8/84 (1)...N L /3/85... A L /31/85...H L /23/86...H L /24/86... A L /1/86 *...N L /19/87...OT... A L /19/87...H L /21/88... A L /25/88...H L /26/89...H L /25/89... A L /20/90... A L /15/90...H L /10/91... A L /7/91...H L /7/91 *...N W /18/14...H W /6/14... A W /3/15...H W /26/15... A L /30/16... A L /18/16...H L /25/17... A W /4/18...H W /3/18... A W Champion Holiday Classic, Missoula, Mont. * Conference Tournament Louisiana 11-5 H: 6-1 A: 3-3 N: 2-1 SBC: /28/04...H W /20/04... A L /29/05...H W /2/06... A L /23/14... A W /22/14...H W /16/14 *...OT...N L /8/15... A L /24/15...H W /14/15 *...N W /16/16...H L /3/16... A W /16/17... A W /4/17...H W /10/17...N W /8/18...H W formerly Southwest Louisiana formerly UL Lafayette * Conference Tournament UL Monroe 7-7 H: 4-3 A: 3-4 N: 0-0 SBC: 7-2 2/20/75... A L L A L H L A L /25/14... A W /20/14...H W /30/14...H W /5/15... A W /14/16...H W /5/16... A L /14/17...OT... A W /6/17...H W /10/18...OT...H L formerly Northeast Louisiana South Alabama H: 8-5 A: 5-9 N: 0-1 SBC: /16/76...H L /26/76... A W /5/77 *...OT... A W /30/78... A L /4/78...H W /15/79...OT... A L /29/79...H L /7/80...H L /16/80... A L /10/81... A L /10/81...H L /27/81 *...N L /29/82...H L /10/82... A L /14/02... A L /12/03...H W /26/09 (1)... A L /21/12 (2)...H W /4/14... A W /3/14...H W /7/15... A W /19/15...H W /9/16...H W /11/16...OT... A L /7/17...H W /30/17... A W /29/17... A L /3/18...H W South Alabama Thanksgiving Classic (Mitchell Center, Mobile Ala.) 2-Coaches vs. Cancer Classic * Conference Tournament UT Arlington 6-7 H: 3-3 A: 2-3 N: 1-1 SBC: /22/84...N L /15/90...H L /7/91... A L /1/14...OT...H W /27/14... A W /15/15...H W /29/15... A W /30/15... A L /6/16...H L /18/17...H L /25/18...H W /24/18... A L /11/18...N W Texas State 8-4 H: 4-2 A: 4-1 N: 0-1 SBC: /16/92... A L /15/93...H L /17/14...H W /1/14... A W /15/ OT...H L /14/15... A W /2/16... A W /4/16...H W /10/16 *...N L /20/17...H W /27/18...H W /22/18... A W formerly Southwest Texas State * Conference Tournament Troy H: 11-4 A: 7-9 N: 1-3 SBC: /14/96... A L /30/96...H W /15/98... A W /14/98...H W /16/99... A W /20/00... A W /29/00...H L /20/01... A L /29/01...H W /3/01 *...H W /2/02...H W /16/02... A W /6/03... A L /7/03 *...N L /13/04...H W /6/04... A L /5/04 *...N L /13/05... A W /26/05...H L /24/07...H W /25/08... A L /19/10...H W /15/12... A L /2/14...H W /15/14... A L /10/15...H W /28/15... A W /7/16...H W /13/16... A L /9/17...H L /28/17... A W /11/17...N L /31/17... A L /1/18...H L /9/18...N W * Conference Tournament

14 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER In seven seasons, Ron Hunter has changed the national perception of Georgia State; winning 147 games and advancing to the postseason five times. He is now responsible for five of the eight most successful seasons in program history. His stint at GSU was highlighted in by winning 25 games for a second year in a row and advancing to the third round of the NCAA tournament following the shocking upset of No. 3-seed Baylor. He now returns to the Panthers to the Big Dance for the second time in four years. The 147 wins are the most in any seven-year stretch in program history. He became one of just seven coaches to be the all-time wins leader at multiple NCAA Division I schools last year. With the team s success in and , Georgia State entered elite status by winning 25 or more games in each of those two years, an accomplishment only reached by 20 programs in the entire country. Hunter is also responsible for more than half of the school s postseason appearances. This year was highlighted by tying for the most non-conference wins in school history and another 20-plus win season that included a 10-game winning streak. The Panthers have set records for 3-pointers made and 3-point field goal percentage. Last season, Georgia State had its fourth-straight winning season that included an eight-game winning streak and a third top-two finish in the Sun Belt in four years. After winning the Sun Belt regular season title for the second straight season in , the Panthers claimed the tournament title, just the third for the program to advance to the NCAA tournament. In the postgame celebration, Hunter tore his Achilles, a clip that went viral across the nation. Coaching in the NCAA tournament from a stool, the Panthers trailed by 12 with 2:53 to play, before mounting a furious 13-0 run, capped by a 30-foot 3-pointer from son R.J. that sent Hunter off his stool and became one of the most watched clips of the tournament and a part of One Shining Moment. Although successful in his first two seasons at the helm, the Panthers started to pile up the wins during the season. Winning 25 games, second most in school history, Georgia State earned a Sun Belt regular season championship and an appearance in the Postseason NIT. During the season, the Panthers won a school-record 14-straight games, including a stretch of 22 of 23, as Hunter was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and NABC Region 24 Coach of the Year. During his first season ( ), Georgia State won 22 games, the fourth most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 418 games in 24 seasons, but the accomplishments made by the team will always be special for him. After being named head coach on March 21, 2011, he built a squad that finished in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, defensive shooting percentage, steals and blocked shots, as six seniors finished their careers triumphantly. Following the record-setting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record number of conference and national awards. National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian efforts, partnering with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. Named Summit League Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006, Hunter led IUPUI to the conference championship game five times from , including the 2003 title game victory over top-seeded Valparaiso. Hunter, 52, earned his bachelor s degree in education at Miami (Ohio) in 1986 and added a master s in Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (26) and R.J. (24). R.J. was a standout for the Panthers and was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 28th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft in Last season he played with the Chicago Bulls and the Long Island Nets of the NBA G-League. He is currently with the Houston Rockets organization playing in both the NBA and G-League. RON HUNTER LEDGER Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason...Record Head Coach, Career (24th season) Head Coach, Georgia State (7th season) Head Coach, Georgia State (NCAA) Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; l. Texas A&M-CC) Head Coach, Georgia State Head Coach, Georgia State (NCAA; d. Baylor, l. Xavier) Head Coach, Georgia State (NIT; l. Clemson) Head Coach, Georgia State Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; d. Tenn. Tech, l. Mercer) Head Coach, IUPUI (17 seasons) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI (CBI Tournament; d. Hofstra, l. Princeton) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI * Head Coach, IUPUI (NCAA; l. Kentucky) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI (Joined Division I) Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Head Coach, IUPUI Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season) Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee (6 seasons) Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State) Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU) Player, Miami (Ohio) * 18 wins vacated

15 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 15) GEORGIA STATE AMONG SUN BELT LEADERS SCORING D Marcus Simonds Devin Mitchell Jeff Thomas REBOUNDING Malik Benlevi Jordan Session D Marcus Simonds FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE D Marcus Simonds ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds STEALS D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jordan Session POINT FG PERCENTAGE Devin Mitchell POINT FG MADE Devin Mitchell Malik Benlevi Jeff Thomas BLOCKED SHOTS Jordan Session Malik Benlevi ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO D Marcus Simonds OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jordan Session DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Malik Benlevi MINUTES PLAYED D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi Jeff Thomas Devin Mitchell TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5 S) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Percentage Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Point FG Made BY THE NUMBERS - NCAA AND SUN BELT LEADERS (THRU MARCH 11) 1st 20th 29th 13th 14th 20th 6th 4th 3rd 6th 15th 1st 2nd 11th 13th 6th 11th 9th 13th 9th 1st 2nd 11th 28th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100) Won-Lost Percentage Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense Three-Point FG Per Game Three-Point FG Percentage Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Total Blocks Pt Field Goal Attempts Total 3-point FGM Total Steals Fewest Turnovers Turnovers Forced POINTS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE D Marcus Simonds PT FG PER GAME Devin Mitchell PT FG PERCENTAGE Devin Mitchell ASSISTS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME Jordan Session STEALS PER GAME D Marcus Simonds Malik Benlevi TOTAL POINTS D Marcus Simonds TOTAL REBOUNDS Malik Benlevi DOUBLE DOUBLES D Marcus Simonds...5 Malik Benlevi...5 TRIPLE DOUBLES D Marcus Simonds...1 TOTAL ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds TOTAL BLOCKS Jordan Session...41 Malik Benlevi...31 TOTAL FIELD GOALS MADE D Marcus Simonds TOTAL MINUTES Malik Benlevi D Marcus Simonds Jeff Thomas st 52nd 50th 96th 6th 45th 32nd 37th 53rd 41st 23rd 30th 56th 31st 30th 99th 67th 24th 209th 54th 15th 118th 161st 74th 182nd 10th 184th 201st 201st 3rd 80th 139th 248th 3rd 31st 37th 211th MINUTES PER GAME Malik Benlevi D Marcus Simonds PT FG ATTEMPTS Devin Mitchell TOTAL 3-PT FG MADE Devin Mitchell...97 Malik Benlevi...69 TOTAL STEALS D Marcus Simonds...59 Malik Benlevi...50 Jordan Session...42 TOTAL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS D Marcus Simonds FREE THROWS MADE D Marcus Simonds FREE THROW ATTEMPTS D Marcus Simonds DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME Malik Benlevi LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING D Marcus Simonds - 21 games Devin Mitchell - 4 games Jeff Thomas - 4 games Malik Benlevi - 3 games Isaiah Williams - 3 games Jordan Session - 1 game REBOUNDING Malik Benlevi - 13 games Jordan Session - 10 games D Marcus Simonds - 8 games Jeff Thomas - 5 games Kane Williams - 1 game ASSISTS D Marcus Simonds - 25 games Kane Williams - 4 games Devin Mitchell - 4 games Isaiah Williams - 3 games Malik Benlevi - 2 games Jordan Session - 2 games Jeff Thomas - 2 games 119th 129th 102nd 30th 227th 49th 116th 246th 5th 78th 40th 197th *Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties

16 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 16) SEASON HIGHS DENIS ALIBEGOVIC Points: 3 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: - Assists: 1 vs. Point, MALIK BENLEVI Points: 17 vs. Carver Bible College, vs. Prairie View A&M, vs. Tulane, Rebounds: 12 vs. Louisiana, at Georgia Southern, Assists: 5 at Dayton, Steals: 5 vs. UT Arlington, (SBC) MATT CHISM Points: 2 vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, vs. Troy, (SBC) Rebounds: 1 vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, Assists: - 1 vs. South Alabama, CHRIS CLERKLEY Points: - Rebounds: 2 at Chattanooga, Blocks: 2 vs. Point, NILE FELTON Points: - Rebounds: 1 vs. Eastern Washington, vs. Prairie View A&M, vs. Georgia Southern, Assists: - JOSH LINDER Points: 8 vs. Carver Bible College, Rebounds: 4 vs. Point, Steals: 2 vs. Carver Bible College, Blocks: 1 vs. Carver Bible College, at Alabama A&M, ; vs. Point, ; at Chattanooga, DEVIN MITCHELL Points: 38 at Little Rock, Rebounds: 6 at Little Rock, ; at UT Arlington, Assists: 6 vs. Troy, (SBC) JORDAN SESSION Points: 22 vs. Louisiana, Rebounds: 13 vs. UT Arlington, Assists: 3 at UMass, ; vs. Texas State, at Georgia Southern, Steals: 4 at Rice, ; vs. Montana, D MARCUS SIMONDS Points: 39 vs. UL Monroe, Rebounds: 12 vs. UL Monroe, Assists: 10 vs. Carver Bible College, Steals: 5 at Troy, ; vs. UT Arlington, JEFF THOMAS Points: 22 at Appalachian State, Rebounds: 9 at Ole Miss, Assists: 4 vs. UT Arlington, JORDAN TYSON Points: 9 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 7 vs. Carver Bible College, Blocks: 4 at Alabama A&M, KANE WILLIAMS Points: 12 vs. Tulane, Rebounds: 8 vs. South Alabama, Assists: 7 vs. Tulane, ISAIAH WILLIAMS Points: 23 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 4 vs. Georgia Southern, at Texas State, Assists: 5 at UMass, Steals: 3 vs. Carver Bible College, vs. South Alabama, GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS at Georgia Tech (Exh.)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Lees-McRae (Exh.)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Coker College (Exh)...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Carver Bible College...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Rice...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Ole Miss...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. Eastern Washington...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. Prairie View A&M...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Tulane...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Alabama A&M...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Liberty...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Montana...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Point...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Dayton...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at UMass...Simonds Mitchell I. Williams Benlevi Session at at Chattanooga...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at South Alabama...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Troy...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Little Rock...Simonds Mitchell K. Williams Benlevi Session Arkansas State...Simonds Mitchell K. Williams Benlevi Session at Appalachian State...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Coastal Carolina...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Georgia Southern...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session UT Arlington...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Texas State...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Arkansas State...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Little Rock...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Louisiana...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session UL Monroe...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Georgia Southern...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at Texas State...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session at UT Arlington...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session Troy...Simonds Mitchell I. Williams Benlevi Session South Alabama...Simonds Mitchell I. Williams Benlevi Session vs. Troy...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. Georgia Southern...Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Session vs. UT Arlington... USA Today Coaches Poll (March 5) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Virginia (32) Xavier Villanova Duke Michigan State Gonzaga Michigan Cincinnati Kansas Purdue North Carolina Tennessee Texas Tech Wichita State Auburn Ohio State Arizona West Virginia Saint Mary s Clemson Houston Nevada Florida Rhode Island Miami Others receiving votes: Kentucky 41, Creighton 39, Loyola- Chicago 30, Middle Tennessee 28, NC State 18, TCU 17, St. Bonaventure 17, Virginia Tech 17, Seton Hall 14, Arizona State 8, New Mexico State 7, Arkansas 6, Florida State 5, Missouri 5, Texas A&M 5, Oklahoma 3, Baylor 2, Kansas State 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider Mid-Major Poll (March 5) Record Points Conference 1. Gonzaga (31) West Coast 2. Saint Mary s West Coast 3. Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 4. South Dakota State Summit 5. Murray State Ohio Valley 6. South Dakota Summit 7. Louisiana Sun Belt 8. New Mexico State Western Athletic 9. Vermont America East 10. UNC Greensboro Southern 11. Charleston Colonial 12. ETSU Southern 13. Buffalo Mid-American 14. Montana Big Sky 15. Bucknell Patriot 16. Belmont Ohio Valley 17. BYU West Coast 18. Northeastern Colonial 19. UC Santa Barbara Big West 20. Penn Ivy League 21. Wright State Horizon 22. Utah Valley Western Athletic 23. Stephen F. Austin Southland 24. Northern Kentucky Horizon 25. UC Davis Big West Others receiving votes: Harvard 46, Toledo 42, Lipscomb 41, Furman 28, Idaho 20, Georgia State 16, UMBC 15, Southern Illinois 12, Grand Canyon 11, Eastern Michigan 10, Rider 10, Radford 8, Wagner 8, FGCU 6, Hartford 4, Northern Colorado 4, SE Louisiana 4, Iona 2, Nichols State 2, UT Arlingtion 2, Albany 1, Grambling 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent

17 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 17) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 10 Denis Alibegovic... G Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 2 Malik Benlevi... F Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 35 Matt Chism... G Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 14 Chris Clerkley... F So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 0 Nile Felton... G So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 20 Josh Linder... F Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 24 Devin Mitchell... G Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 23 Jordan Session... F Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 15 D Marcus Simonds... G So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 30 Jeff Thomas... F Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 50 Jordan Tyson... F R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) 11 Isaiah Williams... G Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams... G Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 1 Damon Wilson*... G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.)) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Nile Felton... G So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 1 Damon Wilson*... G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.)) 2 Malik Benlevi... F Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 10 Denis Alibegovic... G Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 11 Isaiah Williams... G Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams... G Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 14 Chris Clerkley... F So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 15 D Marcus Simonds... G So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 20 Josh Linder... F Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 23 Jordan Session... F Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 24 Devin Mitchell... G Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 30 Jeff Thomas... F Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 35 Matt Chism... G Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 50 Jordan Tyson... F R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) * redshirting season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 7th Year at GSU Associate Head Coach: Ray McCallum (Ball State, 1983), 2nd Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 7th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Sharman White (Georgia Southern, 1995), 2nd Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009), 7th Year at GSU Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nate Majnaric Video Manager: Jeff Diepenbrock PRONUNCIATION Chris Clerkley... Clerk-lee Malik Benlevi...MA-leak Ben-levy Denis Alibegovic... Al-beg-O-vic D Marcus Simonds...Simons

18 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 18) DENIS ALIBEGOVIC G / 6-2, 170 / Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. 10 MALIK BENLEVI F / 6-5, 205 / Jr. Savannah, Ga. 2 MATT CHISM G / 6-3, 185 / Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. 35 CHRIS CLERKLEY F / 6-9, 210 / So. Perry, Ga. 14 NILE FELTON G / 6-3, 175 / So. Atlanta, Ga. 0 JOSH LINDER F / 6-9, 215 / Fr. Kathleen, Ga. 10 DEVIN MITCHELL G / 6-4, 195 / Jr. Suwanee, Ga. 25 JORDAN SESSION F / 6-8, 225 / Sr. McDonough, Ga. 23 D MARCUS SIMONDS G / 6-3, 200 / So. Gainesville, Ga. 15 JEFF THOMAS G / 6-5, 190 / Jr. Norwalk, Ohio 30 JORDAN TYSON F / 6-9, 230 / R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio 50 ISAIAH WILLIAMS G / 6-2, 170 / Sr. Buford, Ga. 11 KANE WILLIAMS G / 6-3, 185 / Fr. Douglasville, Ga. 12 DAMON WILSON G / 6-5, 195 / Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 1 RON HUNTER Head Coach 7th Year at Georgia State RAY MCCALLUM Associate Head Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State CLAUDE PARDUE Assistant Coach 7th Year at Georgia State SHARMAN WHITE Assistant Coach 2nd Year at Georgia State NATE SUMMERS Director of Operations 7th Year at Georgia State

19 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 19) ATHLETIC HONORS Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List Lou Henson National Mid-Major Preseason Player of the Year Watch List Lou Henson National Mid-Major Mid-Season Player of the Year Watch List 2018 Sun Belt Player of the Year 2018 All-Sun Belt First Team 2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP 2017 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team 2017 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year 2017 All-Sun Belt Third Team 2016 Cancun Challenge Tournament MVP Sun Belt Player of the Week - Jan. 8, 2018 & Jan. 29, 2018 Sun Belt Player of the Week - Jan. 31, 2017 College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week- Jan. 30, 2017 College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week - Dec. 11, 2017 & Dec. 25, 2017 College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week - Jan. 8, 2018 & Jan. 29, 2018 Season Leader (1st): Points 691 ( ) Season Leader: Field Goals Made: 227 ( ) 1,000 Career Points - 58 games (t5th quickest) Career Triple-Doubles: 1 Career Double-Doubles: HIGHLIGHTS Streak of 49-straight games in double figures stopped last Saturday against Georgia Southern. Finished with 30 points in exhibition opener against Georgia Tech, going 11-of-19 from the floor in the A-Town Showdown for Hurricane Relief. Recorded the first triple-double in school history with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in season opener against Carver Bible College. Finished with 29 points with 5 assists and 4 rebounds at Ole Miss. Scored 35 points against Liberty on 13-of-24 shooting. Finished with 33 points, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range against Point. Just missed a double-double with 24 points and 9 rebounds at UMass. Just missed a double-double with 33 points and 9 rebounds against Arkansas State which led to Sun Belt Player of the Week honors. Recorded a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia Southern. Recorded a double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds against UT Arlington which led to Sun Belt Player of the Week honors. Just missed a triple-double with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists against Louisiana. Finished with a double-double that included a career-high 39 points and 12 rebounds against UL Monroe. Set school record with his 223rd field goal this season at Texas State. Scored the 1,000th point of his career against UT Arlington on Feb. 24. Finished with 21 points and 7 rebounds against South Alabama. Finished with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in SBC Championship opener against Troy. Scored 27 points including 9-of-10 free throws to lead GSU to Sun Belt Championship vs. UTA. POINTS: 39 UL Monroe, FIELD GOALS MADE: 15 UL Monroe, (15-27) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 27 (2X) most recent: UL Monroe, (15-27) 3-POINTERS MADE: 6 Point, (6-9) 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 10 UT Arlington, FREE THROWS MADE: 11 Little Rock, (11-15) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 15 Little Rock, (11-15) REBOUNDS: 12 UL Monroe, ASSISTS: 10 Carver Bible College, STEALS: 5 (3X) most recent: UT Arlington, BLOCKS: 2 (9X) most recent:ut Arlington, MINUTES: 43 Liberty, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * Lees-McRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Texas State... * at Ark. State... * at Little Rock... * Louisiana... * UL Monroe... * at Ga. Southern... * at Texas State... * at UT Arlington... * Troy... * South Alabama... * Troy... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

20 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 20) ATHLETIC HONORS Team Captain Played in 95 games, including 63 starts in his first three seasons. Career Double-Doubles: HIGHLIGHTS Just missed a career-high with 17 points points and 7 rebounds against Carver. Tied a season-high with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting while also pulling down 6 rebounds against Prairie View A&M. Earned first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against previously unbeated Tulane. Finished with 13 points in a career-high 41 minutes against Liberty. Just missed a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds against Point. Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds with 4 assists at Coastal Carolina. Grabbed a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Arkansas State. Finished with a double-double of 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Louisiana. Earned a double-double with 14 points and a career-high tying 12 rebounds vs. GS. Finished with 6 points and 8 rebounds in SBC Championship opener against Troy. Finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals against UT Arlington in Sun Belt Championship. POINTS: 19 South Alabama, UL Monroe, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Prairie View A&M, FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Carver, (6-14) 3-POINTERS MADE: 5 UL Monroe, (5-8) Tulane, (5-8) 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 10 Troy, (3-10) FREE THROWS MADE: 6 South Alabama, (6-6) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Middle Tennessee, (4-7) REBOUNDS: 12 Louisiana, Georgia Southern, ASSISTS: 5 Dayton, STEALS: 5 UT Arlington, (SBC) BLOCKS: 4 UL Monroe, ; Little Rock, Appalachian State, MINUTES: 41 Liberty, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * Lees-McRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Texas State... * at Ark. State... * at Little Rock... * Louisiana... * UL Monroe... * at Ga. Southern... * at Texas State... * at UT Arlington... * Troy... * South Alabama... * Troy... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

21 Georgia State Mens Men s Basketball Notes (page 21) ATHLETIC HONORS Played in 96 games, including 42 starts in his first three seasons. Career Leader (8th): 3-Pointers HIGHLIGHTS Scored a team-high 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including five 3-pointers in an exhibition game with Lees-McRae. Finished with a team-high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting in win at Rice. Just missed a double-double with 14 points and 9 rebounds at Ole Miss. Just missed a double-double with 15 points and 8 rebounds vs. Montana. Knocked down 4 3-pointers to finish with 12 points at UMass. Finished 5-of-10 from the floor and scored 11 points at Chattanooga. Scored 15 first half points at Troy, going 6-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-6 from 3-point range. Came off the bench to score 16 points, making 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 3-of-5 from 3-point range with 8 rebounds at Appalachian State. Went a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range to score 15 points against GS. Finished with 14 points and 8 rebounds against Texas State. Scored 18 points, going 7-of-7 from the free throw line against Louisiana. Finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the SBC Championship quarterfinals against Troy. CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 22 Appalachian State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 Appalachian State, (9-15) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Rice, (7-15) Appalachian State, (9-15) 3-POINTERS MADE: 7 UT Arlington, (7-12) 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 12 UT Arlington, (7-12) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Louisiana, (7-7) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 (3X) most recent: Louisiana, (7-7) REBOUNDS: 9 Coastal Carolina, Ole Miss, ASSISTS: 6 Coastal Carolina, STEALS: 3 UT Arlington, UT Arlington, (SBC) BLOCKS: 4 Troy, MINUTES: 39 Ole Miss, Liberty, ; UT Arlington, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * Lees-McRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock Arkansas State at App State... * at Coastal Car.... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Texas State... * at Ark. State... * at Little Rock... * Louisiana... * UL Monroe... * at Ga. Southern... * at Texas State... * at UT Arlington... * Troy South Alabama Troy... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

22 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 22) ATHLETIC HONORS Team Captain Career Double-Doubles: 3 Career Leader (2nd): Games Played 127 Career Leader (2nd): Wins HIGHLIGHTS Just missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds against Carver. Earned his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against previously unbeaten Tulane. Finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting including his first 3-pointer of the year at UTC. Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 field goals with 5 rebounds and 3 steals at Troy. Just missed a double-double with 11 points and 9 rebounds vs. Little Rock. Just missed a double-double with 11 points and 9 rebounds at Coastal. Recorded second-career double-double with 12 points and a career-high record-tying 13 rebounds against UT Arlington. Just missed a double-double with 11 points and 9 rebounds at Little Rock. Scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Louisiana. Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UL Monroe. Blocked a career-high 4 shots and scored 9 points with 5 rebounds at Texas State. Just missed a double-double with 16 points on 7-of-7 field goals and 9 rebounds against Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Championship semifinals. POINTS: 22 Louisiana, FIELD GOALS MADE: 10 Louisiana, (10-14) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 Tulane, (7-14) Louisiana, (10-14) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 UL Monroe, FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 11 UL Monroe, (8-11) REBOUNDS: 13 Georgia Southern, UT Arlington, CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 3 Little Rock, UMass, ; Texas State, Georgia Southern, STEALS: 4 Rice, Montana, BLOCKS: 4 Texas State, MINUTES: 39 UL Monroe, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * Lees-McRae (exh.) * Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Texas State... * at Ark. State... * at Little Rock... * Louisiana... * UL Monroe... * at Ga. Southern... * at Texas State... * at UT Arlington... * Troy... * South Alabama... * Troy... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Cincinnati... * Game Started SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

23 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 23) ATHLETIC HONORS 2018 All-Sun Belt Third Team Sun Belt Player of the Week - Feb. 5, 2018 College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week - Feb. 5, 2018 Season Leader (2nd): 3-Pointers - 97 ( ) HIGHLIGHTS Scored 18 points, knocking down 5 3-pointers against Carver. Finished with 11 points, include three 3-pointers and 3 rebounds at Ole Miss. Scored a 23 points going 8-of-10 from the floor and 7-of-8 from 3-point range. Finished with 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 6 treys at Dayton. After being held scoreless in the first half, knocked down 4 3-pointers, including threestraight with less than 4 min. to play to score 14 pts. at UMass. Finished with a team-high 15 points with 3 3-pointers at Coastal. Scored a career-high 38 points at Little Rock, including 10 3-pointers. The 38 points is the eighth-most in school history, while the 10 treys are tied for the second most and are the second-most in the NCAA this year. Finished with 20 points, knocking down 5 3-pointers against Louisiana. Scored 25 points while going 7-of-12 from 3-point range. It marked the third time this season making at least 7 3-pointers in a game. Went 6-of-8 from 3-point ranged and finished with 20 points and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes against South Alabama. Knocked down 3 3-pointers in SBC tournament opener against Troy. POINTS: 38 Little Rock, FIELD GOALS MADE: 12 Little Rock, (12-16) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 19 UT Arlington, (9-19) 3-PT MADE: 10 Little Rock, (10-13) 3-PT ATTEMPTED: 13 Little Rock, (10-13) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Troy, (5-6) Arkansas State, (5-6) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Dayton, (4-7) REBOUNDS: 6 Little Rock, UT Arlington, ASSISTS: 6 Troy, (SBC) STEALS: 4 Arkansas State, BLOCKS: 1 (9X) most recent: UT Arlington, MINUTES: 39 Dayton, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). * Lees-McRae (exh.)* Coker (exh.)... * Carver Bible... * at Rice... * at Ole Miss... * vs. Eastern Wash. * vs. Prairie View... * Tulane... * at Alabama A&M.. * Liberty... * Montana... * Point... * at Dayton... * at UMass... * at Chattanooga... * at South Ala.... * at Troy... * Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State... * at Coastal Car.... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Texas State... * at Ark. State... * at Little Rock... * Louisiana... * UL Monroe... * at Ga. Southern... * at Texas State... * at UT Arlington... * Troy... * South Alabama... * Troy... * Ga. Southern... * UT Arlington... * Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (ALA) GSU Totals Totals

24 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 24) ATHLETIC HONORS 2018 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team 2014 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team Four-time Southern Conference Freshman of the Week HIGHLIGHTS Scored 1,000th career point against Georgia Southern (1/20) Played in his 100th career game against Montana (Dec. 9) Scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in Coker College exhibition. Knocked down 3 3-pointers at Rice. Scored 15 points while tying a season high 25 minutes against Montana. Finished with 15 points at Dayton going 5-of-9 from the floor. Earned first start of the season at UMass, finishing with 6 points and 5 assists. Came off the bench to score 12 points in 26 minutes against Arkansas State. Finished with 16 points off the bench against Georgia Southern, including 8-straight in the first half to collect his 1,000th career point. Scored 10 points with 3 assists, going 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final minute against Arkansas State. On senior day, scored a season-high 23 points while swiping three steals. Scored a team-high 21 points (8-8 FTs) vs. Georgia Southern in SBC Semifinals CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 26 Campbellsville, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 (5X) most recent: South Alabama, (9-18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 18 South Alabama, ( PT FG MADE: 5 Campbellsville, (5-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 9 Georgia Southern, (4-9) FREE THROWS MADE: 9 Middle Tennessee, (9-12) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Middle Tennessee, (9-12) REBOUNDS: 5 (7X) most recent: Coastal Carolina, ASSISTS: 7 Appalachian State, STEALS: 5 Georgia Southern, MINUTES: 38 Louisiana, Dayton, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash. -injury vs. Prairie View Tulane at Alabama A&M Liberty Montana Point at Dayton at UMass... * at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock Arkansas State at App State at Coastal Car Ga. Southern UT Arlington Texas State at Ark. State at Little Rock Louisiana UL Monroe at Ga. Southern at Texas State at UT Arlington Troy... * South Alabama... * Troy Ga. Southern UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (SAM) GSU Totals Totals

25 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 25) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) ATHLETIC HONORS Lees-McRae (exh.) -injury Played in 24 games and made nine starts while at St. Bonaventure. Coker (exh.) Has appeared in all 34 games this season. Carver Bible at Rice HIGHLIGHTS at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash Just missed a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds against Coker. vs. Prairie View Finished with 8 points on 4-of-5 field goals and 7 rebounds against Carver. Tulane Recorded a season-high 4 blocked shots at Alabama A&M. at Alabama A&M Finished with 5 points in just 10 minutes at Chattanooga Liberty Came off the bench to score 6 points in just 10 minutes against Little Rock Montana Finished with 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting in just 7 minutes against Texas State Point Scored a career-high 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting with 5 rebounds in the regular season finale against South Alabama at Dayton at UMass at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock Arkansas State CAREER HIGHS at App State POINTS: 9 REBOUNDS: 7 at Coastal Car South Alabama, George Washington, Ga. Southern Carver Bible College, UT Arlington FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 Carver Bible College, (4-5) ASSISTS: 2 Texas State South Alabama, (4-6) UT Arlington, (SBC) at Ark. State at Little Rock FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 STEALS: 1 (6X) Louisiana Duquesne, (2-6) most recent: Little Rock, South Alabama, (4-6) UL Monroe BLOCKS: 5 at Ga. Southern FREE THROWS MADE: 4 Richmond, at Texas State Duquesne, (4-6) MINUTES: 33 at UT Arlington FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Fordham, Troy Duquesne, (2-7) South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg * * Totals *St. Bonaventure

26 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 26) ATHLETIC HONORS A four-year starter a South Paulding High School who twice earned Class AAAAA All-State honors and was a two-time Region 5-AAAAA Player of the Year HIGHLIGHTS Scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting in exhibition against Lees-McRae. Finished with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in just 8 minutes at Rice. Scored 4 points in just 7 minutes at Ole Miss. Finished with 5 points, including 3-of-4 free throws against Eastern Washington. Scored 8 points in just 7 minutes against Prairie View A&M. Nearly recorded a double-double with a career-high 12 points and 7 assists, while going 8-of-12 from the free throw line. Finished with 11 points and 6 rebounds against Point. Made first career start against Little Rock finishing with 4 points. Finished with 8 points going 4-of-4 from the FT line and swiped two steals against Georgia Southern. Scored 7 points, going 5-of-5 from the free throw line at Texas State. Finished with 9 points in just 14 minutes at UT Arlington while grabbing 3 steals. Scored 7 points while grabbing a career-high 8 rebounds and dishing out a team-high 4 assists against South Alabama. Finished with 8 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds against Georgia Southern in SBC semifinals. POINTS: 12 Tulane, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Point, (5-7) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 Tulane, (2-9) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Alabama A&M, (1-2) 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 Alabama A&M, (1-2) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 Tulane, (8-12) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Tulane, (8-12) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 8 South Alabama, ASSISTS: 7 Tulane, STEALS: 3 UT Arlington, BLOCKS: 1 Point, Troy, MINUTES: 27 Tulane, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane at Alabama A&M Liberty Montana Point at Dayton at UMass at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy Little Rock... * Arkansas State... * at App State at Coastal Car Ga. Southern UT Arlington Texas State at Ark. State at Little Rock Louisiana... UL Monroe at Ga. Southern at Texas State at UT Arlington Troy South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

27 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 27) ATHLETIC HONORS Ranked as high as No. 45 in the country by Future150.com, the No. 14 forward in the country and No. 3 in the state of Georgia coming out of high school HIGHLIGHTS Scored 9 points in just 10 minutes of Coker College exhibition game. Finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds in GSU debut against Carver. Scored 5 points in 13 minutes against Eastern Washington. Finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds in 14 minutes against Point. Scored 2 points in 4 minutes at Little Rock. POINTS: 8 Carver Bible College, FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 Carver Bible College, (3-6) Point, (3-8) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Point, (3-8) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 Carver Bible College, (2-3) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 3 Carver Bible College, (2-3) REBOUNDS: 4 Point, CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 1 Carver Bible College, Eastern Washington, Point, STEALS: 2 Carver Bible College, BLOCKS: 1 Alabama A&M, Point, Chattanooga, MINUTES: 17 Carver Bible College, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane... at Alabama A&M Liberty... Montana Point at Dayton... at UMass... at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy... Little Rock... Arkansas State at App State at Coastal Car Ga. Southern UT Arlington Texas State... at Ark. State at Little Rock Louisiana... UL Monroe at Ga. Southern at Texas State at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern... UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

28 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 28) ATHLETIC HONORS Knocked down a school-record 92 3-pointers during his final year of high school HIGHLIGHTS Scored 5 points in 10 minutes against Lees-McRae College. Scored first career basket in final minutes at South Alabama. Knocked down his first collegiate 3-pointer in final minute against South Alabama. POINTS: 3 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 South Alabama, (1-2) South Alabama, (1-2) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4 Carver Bible College, (0-4) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 South Alabama, (1-1_ 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4 Carver Bible College, (0-4) FREE THROWS MADE: - - CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: - - REBOUNDS: - - ASSISTS: 1 Point, STEALS: - - BLOCKS: - - MINUTES: 5 Carver Bible College, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.) Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane... at Alabama A&M.. Liberty... Montana... Point at Dayton at UMass... at Chattanooga at South Ala at Troy... Little Rock... Arkansas State... at App State... at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern UT Arlington Texas State at Ark. State... at Little Rock Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State at UT Arlington Troy... South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern... UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

29 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 29) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh) (exh.). ATHLETIC HONORS Lees-McRae (exh.) Has played in 27 games over his first two seasons at Georgia State. Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice HIGHLIGHTS at Ole Miss vs. Eastern Wash Finished with 4 points in exhibition debut against Lees-McRae. vs. Prairie View Recorded a rebound in three-straight games earlier in the season. Tulane... Blocked a pair of shots in the final minute against Point. at Alabama A&M.. Grabbed rebound in final minute of SBC Championship opener against Troy. Liberty... Montana... Point at Dayton... at UMass... at Chattanooga at South Ala.... at Troy Little Rock Arkansas State CAREER HIGHS at App State... POINTS: 5 ASSISTS: 2 at Coastal Car.... Georgia Southwestern, Point, Ga. Southern... UT Arlington FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 STEALS: - Texas State... Georgia Southwestern, (1-2) - at Ark. State FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 BLOCKS: 2 at Little Rock Georgia Southwestern, (1-2) Georgia Southwestern, Louisiana... Chattanooga, (0-2) Point, UL Monroe... FREE THROWS MADE: 3 MINUTES: 12 at Ga. Southern... Georgia Southwestern, (3-6) Georgia Southwestern, at Texas State FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 at UT Arlington Georgia Southwestern, (3-6) Troy... South Alabama REBOUNDS: 3 Georgia Southwestern, Troy Ga. Southern... UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

30 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 30) ATHLETIC HONORS Appeared in 10 games as a freshman, including 5 Sun Belt games, along with 12 games this season HIGHLIGHTS Knocked down a 3-pointer in closing seconds against Lees-McRae. Played a career-high 3 minutes against Point. POINTS: - - FIELD GOALS MADE: - - FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 (6X) most recent: Texas State, (0-1) 3-POINTERS MADE: POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 1 (5X) most recent: Texas State, (0-1) FREE THROWS MADE: - - FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: - - CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 1 (5X) most recent: Georgia Southern, ASSISTS: - - STEALS: 1 Coastal Carolina, BLOCKS: - - MINUTES: 3 Point, (0-1) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh) (exh.). Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss... vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane... at Alabama A&M.. Liberty... Montana... Point at Dayton... at UMass... at Chattanooga at South Ala.... at Troy... Little Rock... Arkansas State... at App State... at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern UT Arlington... Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern... UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

31 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 31) ATHLETIC HONORS Four-year standout for Dawson Christian Academy where he earned GICAA All- State and All-Region honors all four years while averaging more than 20 points per game and playing for his father Jesse HIGHLIGHTS Scored 2 points in 2 minutes against Lees-McRae College. Scored first collegiate point with a free throw in the final minutes against Carver. Knocked down first career field goal in final minute against Point, while also grabbing his first rebound. Scored in back-to-back appearances after knocking down a shot and picking up a rebound at Chattanooga. Dished out first career assists in regular season finale against South Alabama. Made a basket in the final minute of the SBC Championship opener against Troy. POINTS: 2 Point, Chattanooga, Troy, (SBC) FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Point, (1-1) Chattanooga, (1-1) Troy, (SBC) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 Point, (1-1) Chattanooga, (1-1) Troy, (SBC) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: - - CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS MADE: 1 Carver Bible College, (1-2) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 2 Carver Bible College, (1-2) REBOUNDS: 1 Point, Chattanooga, ASSISTS: 1 South Alabama, STEALS: - - BLOCKS: - - MINUTES: 3 Carver Bible College, Eastern Washington, Chattanooga, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts at Ga. Tech (exh.). Lees-McRae (exh.) Coker (exh.) Carver Bible at Rice at Ole Miss... vs. Eastern Wash vs. Prairie View Tulane... at Alabama A&M.. Liberty... Montana... Point at Dayton... at UMass... at Chattanooga at South Ala.... at Troy... Little Rock... Arkansas State... at App State... at Coastal Car.... Ga. Southern UT Arlington Texas State... at Ark. State... at Little Rock Louisiana... UL Monroe... at Ga. Southern... at Texas State at UT Arlington... Troy... South Alabama Troy Ga. Southern... UT Arlington Cincinnati... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

32 Game 1: Nov. 10, 2017, 7 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 90, CARVER 50 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds recorded the first tripledouble in school history and Georgia State cruised to a win over Carver Bible College on the opening night of basketball season on Friday. Simonds finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in just 28 minutes of action. He went 9-of-13 from the floor while also swiping four steals. Junior Malik Benlevi added 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Junior Devin Mitchell also added 18 points as four Panthers scored in double figures. Georgia State (1-0) improved to 7-0 in regular season home openers under head coach Ron Hunter, winning by an average margin of 30.3 points per game. Carver fell to 0-5 on the season. Carver kept the game close early, taking a 7-6 lead with just under 16 minutes to play as the Cougars knocked down three of their first four shots. With just under eight minutes to play, Georgia State still only led by three, 16-13, before the Panthers went on a 15-0 run to lead with 4:28 to play. The Panthers went into the half leading led by Simonds who scored 12 and Benlevi who had 10. Georgia State forced Carver into 13 first half turnovers and just 34.8 percent shooting, while outscoring the Cougars 24-6 in the paint. Georgia State scored the first seven points of the second half and then used an 11-0 run midway thru the second 20 minutes to build a lead with 13:21 play following a Simonds pass-off-the-backboard dunk. The Panthers led by as many as 50 with 3:47 to play before Hunter cleared his bench. Redshirt-sophomore Jordan Tyson added eight points and seven rebounds, while freshman Josh Linder also finished with eight points. Saveyon Edwards led Carver Bible College with 15 points and four assists, while Ja Myri Evans chipped in with eight points. CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 50 (0-5) Haynes, f Edwards, g Gibbons, Mar. g Allridge, g Deny, g Iverson Gibbons, Mal Akinmoyo Evans McCrary Yusuf Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 83.3% GEORGIA STATE 90 (1-0) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 28.6% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% Carver Bible College Georgia State Offi cials: Landon Brandes, Sidney Cohen, Christopher Balunek Attendance: 1,349 Game 2: Nov. 14, 2017, 8 p.m. (FloHoops.TV) GEORGIA STATE 75, RICE 54 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Led by 18 points from junior Jeff Thomas, Georgia State cruised to a win over Rice on Tuesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse to open the MGM Grand Main Event. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds who recorded the first triple-double in school history on Friday finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Panthers forced Rice (0-2) in 23 turnovers. Georgia State improved to 2-0 for the second time in three years and 9-4 against teams from Conference USA in the last four-plus seasons. Thomas knocked down three 3-pointers as the Panthers made 11 on the night. Junior Malik Benlevi added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, while Isaiah Williams came off the bench to added nine points including three treys. Georgia State came out strong defensively forcing Rice to miss its first six shots, while also forcing four turnovers before the Owls scored their first point with 13:46 to play in the opening half. After Rice tied the game 5-5, Georgia State used a 20-3 run to build a 25-8 lead with 6:14 to play in the half. The Panthers continued to push the tempo and went into halftime leading 42-25, forcing Rice into 12 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. Georgia State continued to push the pace in the second half, leading by as many as 26 points with 6:21 to play. The Panthers finished the game shooting 46.0 percent, holding Rice to just 35.7 percent from the floor. The Owls were led by Ako Adams who finished with 10 points and six rebounds. A.J. Lapray scored a team-high 12 points. Senior Jordan Session filled up the box score with five points, four rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot, while junior Devin Mitchell added eight points. Hunter will enter Friday night looking for the 400th win of his career after becoming Georgia State s all-time career wins leader last season. He is one of just seven NCAA Division I coaches to be the winningest coach at multiple schools. GEORGIA STATE 75 (2-0) Benlevi, f Session, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Thomas, g Felton Alibegvoic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 32.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% RICE 54 (0-2) Martin, f Meyer, f Cashaw, g Adams, g Mency, g Lapray Jones Osborne Hunter Harrison Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 34.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 61.5% Georgia State Rice Offi cials: Ray Natili, Darron George, Kerby Sitton Attendance: 1,208 Game 3: Nov. 17, 2017, 7 p.m. (SEC Network +) OLE MISS 77, GEORGIA STATE 72 The Pavilion Oxford, Miss. Despite 29 points from D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State fell to Ole Miss at The Pavilion on Friday night in the MGM Grand Main Event. Three Panthers fouled out as Georgia State was called for 30 fouls. Simonds went 10-of-22 from the floor, dished out five assists and grabbed five rebounds before fouling out. Junior Jeff Thomas added 14 points, while Devin Mitchell scored 11 as each knocked down three 3-pointers. Georgia State (2-1) was looking for its first 3-0 start since the season, while Ole Miss (3-0) remained undefeated and picked up its second win over the Panthers in three seasons. Ole Miss was led by Terence Davis who scored 24 points, going 5-of-10 from 3-point range before fouling out. Markel Crawford added 15 points for the Rebels. A corner 3-pointer from Thomas gave the Panthers an early 7-3 lead with 16:58 remaining in the half as GSU had a 6-1 advantage on the boards before the first media timeout. An 11-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Devin Mitchell with 14:40 to play, pushed Georgia State s lead to The Panthers maintained a double-digit lead for most of the first half before Ole Miss used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to with just under five minutes to play. However, Georgia State immediately responded on backto-back baskets by Simonds to lead by nine with 2:26 to play and went into the locker room leading despite being called for 18 fouls before the break. Georgia State shot 53.0 percent in the first 20 minutes, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Rebels On back-to-back 3-pointers by Davis and a 10-0 run to start the second half, Ole Miss took its first lead of the game with 17:30 to play. The Panthers responded with a 6-0 run of their own, but the Rebels came right back with a 7-0 run to lead with 12:26 remaining. Despite being held without a field goal for more than five minutes and trailing with under three minutes to play, the Panthers used one last run to get within on a jumper by Thomas with 1:39 remaining. The Panthers would still trail by just three, 73-70, after a pair of free throws by Simonds, but that is as close as Georgia State could get. GSU outrebounded the bigger Rebels 35-33, but were forced into an uncharacteristic 16 turnovers. GEORGIA STATE 72 (2-1) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 45.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.7% OLE MISS 77 (3-0) Hymon, f Olejniczak, c Davis, g Tyree, g Crawford, g Shuler Burnett Stevens Furmanavicius Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.3% Georgia State Ole Miss Offi cials: Anthony Jordan, Chuck Jones, Rob Rorke Attendance: 6,835

33 Game 4: Nov. 20, 2017, 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops.TV) GEORGIA STATE 68, EASTERN WASHINGTON 50 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nev. Led by 23 points from Devin Mitchell and 19 from D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a win over Eastern Washington on Monday afternoon in the MGM Grand Main Event at T-Mobile Arena. Mitchell went 8-of-10 from the floor, including 7-of-8 from 3-point range en route to a career-high. Simonds scored 15 of his points in the first half to pace the Panthers. Head coach Ron Hunter, already Georgia State s all-time wins leader, earned the 400th win of his career. He is one of just seven NCAA Division I coaches to be the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Georgia State 46.3 percent from the floor and 10-of-15 from 3-point range, while forcing the Eagles into 21 turnovers which led to 23 points. After Eastern Washington scored the first five points of the game, Georgia State responded with six-straight points to take an early 6-5 lead as both team struggled from the floor the first seven minutes. Trailing 12-7, Simonds responded for Georgia State by making four-straight baskets to give the Panthers a lead with 6:10 to play in the opening half. A 3-pointer by Mitchell gave the Panthers their biggest lead of the first half, 27-18, before going into the locker room with a lead following a dunk by Simonds with 0.1 seconds remaining. Georgia State opened the second half on a 9-0 run to push the lead to with 16:55 to play and never looked back, leading by as many as 29 with just under six minutes to play. Jacob Davison led Eastern Washington with 20 points, but was the only Eagle to score in double figures. Junior Malik Benlevi added eight points and seven rebounds, while freshmen Kane Williams and Josh Linder each scored five points. Georgia State (3-1) will now play Prairie View A&M (1-3) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET in the championship game of the Middleweight Bracket. The Panthers have now started 3-1 for the second time in three years. Georgia State is now 2-1 in the MGM Grand Main Event this year. EASTERN WASHINGTON 50 (2-3) Washington, g Vulikic, g Peatling, g Griciunas, f Bliznyuk, f Gibson Polanco Davison Perry Gibb Benzel Hunt Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 71.4% GEORGIA STATE 68 (3-1) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 57.1% Eastern Washington Georgia State Offi cials: Chance Moore, Gerald Williams, James Durham Attendance: 0 Game 5: Nov. 22, 2017, 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops.TV) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 71, GEORGIA STATE 56 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nev. Despite a big run to start the second half, Georgia State could not overcome a 16-point first half deficit and fell to Prairie View A&M in the MGM Grand Main Event Middleweight Bracket Championship at T-Mobile Arena. Junior Malik Benlevi led Georgia State (3-2) with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds added 16 points. Prairie View A&M (2-3) won the title behind a doubledouble of 21 points and 10 rebounds from Gary Blackston and 17 points from tournament MVP Zachary Hamilton who added 17 points. Prairie View A&M controlled the pace in the first half as Gary Blackston scored 17 points before the break. After six early lead changes, Prairie View A&M used a 16-2 run over a nearly seven minute stretch to take a lead with 7:13 to play. The Panthers pushed the lead to with 5:29 to play and went into the locker room leading Georgia State was outrebounded in the first half and shot just 34.6 percent from the floor, while Prairie View A&M knocked down 8-of-16 from 3-point range. Georgia State came out strong in the second half using a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to with 17:46 to play. The Panthers held Prairie View A&M without a field goal for the first 10 minutes of the second half and following a dunk by Benlevi trailed by just four, with 9:42 to play. Unfortunately Prairie View A&M used a 9-0 run to push the lead back to and Georgia State was never able to get it back to single digits. Freshman Kane Williams added eight points in just seven minutes for Georgia State, while junior Jeff Thomas added six points and four rebounds. Dennis Jones came off the bench to add 13 points for Prairie View A&M which shot 46.5 percent from the floor and 11-of-22 from 3-point range. The Panthers also went 20-of-22 from the free throw line and outrebounded Georgia State Georgia State finished the MGM Grand Main Event 2-2 and will now return home for three of the next four games. GEORGIA STATE 56 (3-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 20.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 71 (2-3) Ellis, f Hamilton, f Wallace, c Blackston, g Preston, g Thompson Alexander Hood, J Hood, I Jones Jett Lumpkins Starr Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 90.0% Georgia State Prairie View A&M Offi cials: Chance Moore, Jason Baker, Brian McNutt Attendance: 8424 Game 6: Nov. 26, 2017, 12 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 70, TULANE 59 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State used a big second half run along with a double-doubles from Malik Benlevi and Jordan Session to earn a win over previously undefeated Tulane on Sunday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. Benlevi earned his first career double-double with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds, while Session also picked up his first career double-double with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. Freshman Kane Williams came off the bench and just missed a double-double with career-highs of 12 points and seven assists. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds, who was battling through an injury, finished with 16 points and four assists. Georgia State improved to 4-2 for the fourth straight season, while Tulane (5-1) lost its first game of the year. After the two teams shared six ties and seven lead changes in the first half, Georgia State opened the second half with an 18-4 run and the Green Wave were never able to get the game back to single digits. Georgia State s defense held Tulane to just 31.0 percent shooting and 3-of-21 from 3-point range. The Panthers, which entered the day No. 6 in the NCAA in turnover margin, forced the Green Wave into 17 turnovers which led to 22 GSU points. Tulane took an early 5-0 lead before a put-back by Session put the Panthers on the board with 17:05 to play and spurred a 6-0 run to give Georgia State its first lead with 14:17 remaining. With the early start time, both teams struggled from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes as Tulane went 1-of-8 and Georgia State managed just 2-of-11. The Panthers went into the locker room leading as the opening half featured six ties and seven lead changes. Georgia State did forced 10 turnovers in the first half which led to 11 points. After struggling from 3-point range in the first half, the Panthers came out firing in the second half led by Benlevi. His 3-pointer with 17:08 to play gave GSU a lead. Just two minutes later, he knocked down another to push the lead into double figures, a lead that Georgia State would not relinquish. Georgia State led by as many as 19 with just under 12 minutes to play and shot 6-of-10 from 3-point range after the intermission. Tulane was led by Samir Sehic who came off the bench to score 20 points and pull down eight rebounds. Melvin Frazier added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Green Wave. TULANE 59 (5-1) Paul, f Cornish, g Ona Embo, g Reynolds, g Frazier, g Daniels Koka Slater Sehic Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 14.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 83.3% GEORGIA STATE 70 (4-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% Tulane Georgia State Offi cials: Lee Cassell, Chuck Jones, Bart Lenox Attendance: 971

34 Game 7: Nov. 29, 2017, 8 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 63, ALABAMA A&M 53 T.M. Elmore Gym Huntsville, Ala. Georgia State used a big run to start the second half to earn a win over Alabama A&M at T.M. Elmore Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. He was one of three Panthers to score in double figures as juniors Devin Mitchell added 12 and Malik Benlevi scored 10. Georgia State improved to 5-2 for the third time in the last four years, while Alabama A&M fell to 0-7. This was a gritty win for us tonight, head coach Ron Hunter said. Our defensive kept us in the game in a tough environment to play. Our defensive effort is going to be what wins us a lot of games this year. Senior Jordan Session, playing in his 100th career game, finished with six points, while Isaiah Williams and Kane Williams each finished with eight points. Alabama A&M took an early 14-7 lead as Andre Kennedy scored six points in the first four minutes. However, Georgia State s defense responded and a 3-pointer by Simonds tied the game with 7:41 to play in the opening half. The Panthers held the Bulldogs without a field goal for more than seven minutes to tie the game during the stretch. A possession late, Simonds hit junior Jeff Thomas for a dunk to give the Panthers a lead, Georgia State s first of the game, with 7:00 minutes to play. The Panthers would lead for most of the remaining part of the half before going into the locker room tied Georgia State opened the second half scoring the first five points and used a 9-3 run to take a with 15:45 to play in the game. The Panthers continued to push the pace and led by as many as 12 with 7:05 to play in the second half. De Ederick Petty led the Bulldogs with 16 points, while Kennedy just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Georgia State finished the game forcing the Bulldogs into 16 turnovers which led to 17 points. The Panthers had 10 steals and nine blocked shots on the night, including a career-high four from Jordan Tyson and three from Session. GEORGIA STATE 63 (5-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 70.6% ALABAMA A&M 53 (0-7) Kennedy, f Mohamed, f Petty, g Goulbourne, g Johnson, g Reeder Johnson Merriweather Wiley Burnett Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% Georgia State Alabama A&M Offi cials: J. Heatly, M. McKetchen, M. Nance Attendance: 1,979 Game 8: Dec. 4, 2017, 7 p.m. (WatchESPN) LIBERTY 77, GEORGIA STATE 74, OT GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Liberty overcame a 16-point second half deficit as well as career-high 35 points from D Marcus Simonds to earn a victory in overtime following a 3-pointer from Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz at the buzzer at the GSU Sports Arena. After going into the locker room leading by eight, Georgia State (5-3) pushed the lead to 16 points with 16:29 to play. However, Liberty (6-3) continue to chip at the lead before building a advantage with 2:41 to play in the second half. GSU finished regulation on a 6-1 run, but a 3-pointer by Simonds at the buzzer didn t fall, sending the game into overtime. The Panthers took a three-point lead in overtime on a 3-pointer by Simonds with 2:07 to play, but it would be the last time Georgia State would score. Simonds went 13-of-24 from the floor and dished out five assists, but was also credited with eight of GSU s 12 turnovers. Liberty, playing in its second-straight overtime game, was led by Scottie James who finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Pacheco-Ortiz added 15 points. The Flames finished the night 14-of-26 from 3-point range, including 10-of-15 in the second half and overtime. Georgia State opened the game with a 6-0 run to take an early lead. Liberty responded to take its only lead of the first half 9-8 with 14:14 to play. The Panthers immediately responded with a 15-0 run that started with back-to-back 3-pointers by Jeff Thomas and Malik Benlevi. After pushing the run to 8-0, Liberty called its first timeout of the half. The Flames were forced to call another timeout after the first of back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Williams gave the Panthers a 23-9 lead with 9:11 remaining. Liberty responded with an 8-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 6:20 to go. The Flames then cut the lead to just four with 2:40 remaining before a dunk by Simonds just before the buzzer sent the Panthers into the locker room with a lead. Back to back baskets to start the second half pushed Georgia State s lead back to double figures before the Flames started to chip into the lead. Liberty made four consecutive 3-pointers and following a 3-pointer by Lovell Cabbil with 9:39 to play, cut Georgia State s lead to A possession later, the Flames tied the game, before Benlevi responded with back-to-back 3-pointers for Georgia State as the Panthers regained a six-point lead. The Flames would once again respond and build the fivepoint advantage with just under three minutes remaining. Benlevi finished the game with 13 points and five rebounds, while Devin Mitchell added 12 points and four rebounds. LIBERTY 77 (6-3) Kemrite, f James, f Cabbil, g Pacheco-Ortiz, g Williams, g Baxter-Bell Homesley Cuffee McDowell Talbert Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 44.3% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 53.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 69.2% GEORGIA STATE 74 (5-3) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 50.9% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 40.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 61.1% Score by Periods... 1st 2nd OT Total Liberty Georgia State Offi cials: Glenn Tuitt, Jose A. Carrion, Michael Husted Attendance: 1,074 Game 9: Dec. 9, 2017, 2 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 71, MONTANA 68 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by a near double-double from Jeff Thomas, Georgia State held on for a win over Montana on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. With the game tied with under a minute to play, Georgia State made three of its final four free throws to secure the win as a 3-pointer by Almaad Rorie was off the mark for Montana as time expired. Thomas just missed a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds for Georgia State (6-3). Senior Isaiah Williams, playing in his 100th career game, finished with 15 points, going 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Junior Malik Benlevi added 14 points, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds added 12 points and six rebounds. Montana (5-4) concluded a tough week that started in California on Tuesday. The Grizzlies game with UCLA was cancelled due to the wildfires in Los Angeles before they flew cross-country to play the Panthers today. After seven lead changes in the first seven minutes, Georgia State took control of the game of the first half. With Montana leading 19-17, Georgia State used a 7-0 run capped by a tip-in by Thomas to take a lead with 6:40 remaining. Minutes later, Georgia State used a 9-0 run over a little more than a minute to build a lead with 4:20 to play. The Panthers used a 10-0 run to go into the locker room leading shooting 53.6 percent from the floor and 10-of- 12 from the free throw line. On the defensive side, Georgia State held the Grizzlies to just 31.8 percent shooting and 1-of-9 from 3-piont range. Montana opened the second half with a 6-0 run before a 3-pointer by Isaiah Williams ended the run. Just minutes later, the Grizzlies used another 6-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 14:09 to play as the Panthers missed nine of their first 10 shots of the second half. Georgia State led before three-straight 3-pointers by Montana cut the Panthers lead to with 5:32 to play. Montana finally tied the game with 1:09 to play, but could never get over the hump. Junior Devin Mitchell hit two free throws with 12.4 seconds to play and then Benlevi made 1-of-2 with 3.7 seconds left to secure the win. Ahmaad Rorie led Montana with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Jamar Akoh just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. MONTANA 68 (5-4) Akoh, f Krslovic, f Oguine, g Rorie, g Moorehead, g Falls Bevens Pridgett Nicholas Espe Spoja Besovic Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 22.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 80.8% GEORGIA STATE 71 (6-3) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.9% Montana Georgia State Offi cials: Zelton Steed, Tim Fitzgerald, Nathan Quick Attendance: 1,224

35 Game 10: Dec. 12, 2017, 7 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 90, POINT 70 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by a near career-high 33 points from sophomore D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a win over Point on Tuesday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Simonds, who entered the day No. 4 in the Sun Belt in scoring, finished with 30 or more points for the second time in the last three games after scoring a career-high 35 points last week. He finished 11-of-18 from the floor, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Georgia State (7-3) finished with four players in double figures to win for the fourth time in the last five games. Junior Malik Benlevi just missed his second doubledouble of the season with 13 points and nine rebounds, while junior Devin Mitchell added 12 points. Freshman Kane Williams came off the bench to add 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes of action. Point (3-12) was led by Taboris Griggs who scored 15 points and added seven rebounds, while Tyonn Stuckey also scored 15 points. After a slow start and with the game tied 6-6, GSU used a 7-0 run to build a 13-6 lead with 14:30 to play in the first half. With the Panthers leading 20-11, Point responded with a 6-0 run to cut the margin to three. A possession later the Skyhawks cut the deficit to two points before tying game with 6:24 to remaining in the half. Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to build a lead with 5:03 to play as Simonds heated up, hitting 3-pointers on four-straight possessions. The run helped send the Panthers into the locker room with a lead as Georgia State shot 56.8 percent in the opening half, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range. With Georgia State leading early in the second half, Point made one last 11-0 run to cut the Panthers lead to with 16:21 to play. The Panthers led before using a 13-2 run to build a 22-point lead with just over four minutes to play as Hunter cleared the bench for the final few minutes. Junior Jeff Thomas added nine points and four rebounds for the Panthers which shot 51.5 percent from the floor and 10-of-22 from 3-point range. POINT 70 (3-12) Griggs, f Okeke, f Castor, g Stuckey, g Johnson, g Winters Robinson Brown Ponder Gaiter Tyler Shorts Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.4% GEORGIA STATE 90 (7-3) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 51.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 45.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.5% Point Georgia State Offi cials: Bryon Jarrett, Chris King, Matt DiPiro Attendance: 914 Game 11: Dec. 16, 2017, 7 p.m. (Spectrum Sports) DAYTON 88, GEORGIA STATE 83, OT UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Despite a career-high 28 points from junior Devin Mitchell, Georgia State fell to Dayton in overtime at UD Arena. Mitchell finished as one of three Panthers in double figures as sophomore D Marcus Simonds added 21 points and senior Isaiah Williams came off the bench to add 15. Despite being in foul trouble most of the night, Simonds lay-up with 2.3 seconds to play in regulation sent the game into overtime after Georgia State (7-4) trailed by double figures multiple times in the second half. Dayton (5-5) was led by Josh Cunningham who scored 29 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as all five of the Flyers starting line-up finished in double figures. Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer to open overtime, but Dayton responded with a 7-0 run and Georgia State was never able to get closer than two following a pair of free throws by freshman Kane Wiliams with 20.6 seconds to play. Mitchell finished 9-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-10 from 3-point range, while Simonds, who had scored 30-plus in two of the last three games, finished 6-of-16, but a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Darrell Davis added 22 points for Dayton, while Trey Landers, Jordan Davis and John Crosby each scored in double figures. Dayton built an early lead with just under 14 minutes to play in the first half before back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Williams cut the Flyers lead to just one. Trailing by 10, Georgia State used a 7-0 run to cut Dayton s lead to with 9:01 to play. Six minutes late on a jumper by Simonds, Georgia State took its first lead of the game, 33-32, and pushed the lead to four points with just under two minutes remaining in the half. Dayton responded and went into the locker room leading despite the Panthers knocking down 5-of-10 from 3-point range. The difference in the opening half was Dayton going 14-of-20 from the free throw line, while Georgia State went just 5-of-11. Dayton pushed the lead to early in the second half on back-to-back 3-pointers with 16:26 to play. Trailing by eight, Georgia State responded again with a 10-0 run that included 3-pointers from Simonds and Isaiah Williams to take a lead with 4:25 to play. Down four with 1:52 remaining, Mitchell hit another 3-pointer to cut Dayton s lead to just In the final minute, twice trailing by two, Simonds hit two free throws with 44 seconds to play and then the game tying basket with 2.3 seconds remaining in regulation. GEORGIA STATE 83 (7-4) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 46.6% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 50.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 66.7% DAYTON 88 (5-5) Cunningham, f Davis, D., g Landers, g Davis, J., Crosby, g Crutcher Svoboda Antetokounmpo Williams Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 49.1% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 31.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 68.4% Score by Periods... 1st 2nd OT Total Georgia State Dayton Offi cials: Louie Andrakakos, Kenneth Clark, Tom Morrissey Attendance: 13,005 Game 12: Dec. 20, 2017, 7 p.m. (A-10 Network) GEORGIA STATE 71, UMASS 63 Mullins Center Amherst, Mass. Knocking down 16 3-pointers and shooting 64.0 percent from 3-point range, Georgia State earned a victory over UMass at the Mullins Center on Wednesday night. The 16 3-pointers are tied for the third-most in Georgia State history and it was a stretch of five-straight with under four minutes to play that gave the Panthers the win. GSU went 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from 3-point range in the second half. Georgia State improved to 8-4 and will look to tie a school record with nine non-conference wins on Saturday. UMass fell to 6-6 and lost for just the fourth time in the last 39 nonconference home games at the Mullins Center. D Marcus Simonds just missed a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds, going 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Junior Devin Mitchell was held scoreless in the first half before finishing with 14 points, going 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior Malik Benlevi added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, also going 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while junior Jeff Thomas added 12 points on 4-of-6 from 3-point range. With Georgia State missing eight of its first 11 shots and turning the ball over six times in the first eight minutes, UMass took an early 14-6 lead. Thomas, who came off the bench for the first time this year, came in and hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Panthers trailed just with 8:32 to play in the first half. Down seven, senior Isaiah Williams, who made his first start of the season, knocked down 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to cut the Minutemen s lead to just two, 23-21, with just under four minutes to play. Williams finished with six points and five assists in 25 minutes. A 3-pointer by Simonds with 90 seconds to play in the opening half gave Georgia State its first lead since an early 4-2 lead. Simonds would score again off an inbounds pass with 0.6 seconds to play to send the teams into the locker room tie Rashaan Holloway scored the first six UMass points of the second half to give the Minutemen a four point lead before a 3-pointer from Thomas cut the lead to with 15:52 to play. UMass would go up by six points again before 3-pointers by Isaiah Williams and Benlevi cut the Minutemen s lead to with 7:29 to play. After turning the ball over 10 times in the first half, Georgia State turned the ball over just twice in the second 20 minutes. Trailing by three with 6:05 to play, Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game. After Simonds hit a 3-pointer with 4:03 to play to give the Panthers a one point lead, the barrage from beyond the arc was on. Mitchell hit three-straight 3-pointers to put Georgia State up with 1:41 to play and then Benlevi knocked down one more with a minute left to give the Panthers a 10-point lead. GEORGIA STATE 71 (8-4) Benlevi, f Session, f Williams, I., g Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, K Thomas Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 43.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 64.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 71.4% UMASS 63 (6-6) Hines, f Holloway, c Pipkins, g Anderson, g Miller, g McLean Baldwin Pierre Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.7% Georgia State UMass Offi cials: Brian Dorsey, Jerry Heater, Ed Corbertt Attendance: 2,004

36 Game 13: Dec. 23, 2017, 1 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 71, CHATTANOOGA 48 McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tenn. Led by 21 points from D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a record-tying non-conference win over Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon at McKenzie Arena. Georgia State (9-4) picked up its ninth non-conference win of the season, tied for the most in program history. Chattanooga fell to 6-7 after being held to just 30.2 percent shooting and 6-of-27 from 3-point range. Simonds finished 10-of-14 form the floor while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out six assists in a season-low 27 minutes. The Panthers finished the game shooting 60.4 percent from the floor and held a plus-six rebounding advantage. Senior Jordan Session added 12 points and junior Jeff Thomas scored 11, but it was Georgia State s defense that was the difference in the game. Chattanooga missed 19 of its first 22 shots, including its first 10 3-pointers. Georgia State held the Mocs to just 18.5 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes, while shooting 59.3 percent from the floor before the break. We just played really well defensively today and have gotten back to playing the type of defense we expect out of this group, head coach Ron Hunter said. Anytime you can go on the road and win it is a great thing. We have gone on the road to some tough places over the last week and came away with a couple of great wins before we open conference play. Simonds scored the first 10 points of the game for the Panthers and ended the half with 16, while Georgia State s defense played its best half of the year. The Panthers went into the locker room leading dominating the paint Chattanooga made just 5-of-27 shots in the first half and 2-of-13 from 3-piont range. Georgia State scored the first 10 points of the second half and pushed the lead to as many as 33 points with just under 11 minutes to play before Hunter started to clear the bench toward the end of the game. Junior Malik Benlevi added seven points and seven rebounds, while junior Devin Mitchell finished with four points, five rebounds and a pair of assists. Isaiah Williams came off the bench to add six points. Chattanooga was led by Nat Dixon who finished with 18 points and five rebounds, while Makinde London just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. GEORGIA STATE 71 (9-4) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 21.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 57.1% CHATTANOOGA 48 (6-7) Lewis, Jr., f London, f Foreman, g Chatman, g Dixon, g Jean-Baptiste DesMarais Brewster Bowers Bryant Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 30.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 22.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.6% Game 14: Dec. 29, 2017, 8:05 p.m. SOUTH ALABAMA 86, GEORGIA STATE 64 Mitchell Center Mobile, Ala. Georgia State could not overcome a frigid shooting performance and fell to South Alabama in the Sun Belt opener for both schools on Friday night at the Mitchell Center. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with 27 points, but Georgia State shot just 39.7 percent from the floor and just 30.4 percent from 3-point range while being outrebounded Georgia State (9-5, 0-1 Sun Belt) lost for just the third time in the last nine games. South Alabama (7-6, 1-0 Sun Belt) shot 52.7 percent from the floor and 12-of-24 from 3-point range, finishing the night with 22 points off 14 Georgia State turnovers. Rodrick Sikes led South Alabama with 31 points on 10-of- 15 shooting, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range. Josh Ajayi added a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds for South Alabama which defeated the Panthers for just the second time in the last 10 meetings. Not much good we can take from this game, head coach Ron Hunter said. We got off to a slow start and could never recover. Credit South Alabama for playing hard all night. They earned the win. After making its first shot of the game, South Alabama missed its next seven as Georgia State built an early 9-3 lead with 14:01 to play in the first half. Trailing 11-5, the Jaguars used a 9-0 run to build a lead with just over nine minutes to play. South Alabama continued to lead before using a 7-0 run to push its lead to with a minute remaining in the first half. Georgia State trailed at halftime after shooting just 30.0 percent from the floor and being outrebounded Leading 32-29, South Alabama used an early 12-0 second half run to take a lead with 16:35 to play and basically put the game out of reach. Trailing by 24, Georgia State used a late 8-0 run to cut South Alabama s lead to with just under 10 minutes to play, but the Jaguars immediately responded with a 10-0 run, capitalizing on 12 made 3-pointers in the game. Juniors Jeff Thomas and Devin Mitchell each scored 11 points for the Panthers, while Malik Benlevi grabbed a teamhigh six rebounds and swiped four steals. Jordan Andrews came off the bench to score 19 points for South Alabama, while Herb McGee added eight points and eight assists. GEORGIA STATE 64 (9-5, 0-1) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 30.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.8% SOUTH ALABAMA 86 (7-6, 1-0) Davis, f Ajayi, f Mitchell, f McGee, g Sikes, g Morris Lee Epps Andrews Haslam Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.2% Game 15: Dec. 31, 2017, 4:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) TROY 68, GEORGIA STATE 66 Trojan Arena Troy, Ala. Troy overcame a 19-point second half deficit to top Georgia State on Sunday afternoon at Trojan Arena. A last-second 3-pointer by Devin Mitchell was just off the mark as the Panthers dropped a second-straight game on the road. D Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, but Georgia State (9-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) went more than 11 minutes without a field goal in the second half, allowing Troy (7-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) to mount its comeback. After scoring 15 points in the first half, junior Jeff Thomas was held scoreless in the second half. Senior Jordan Session added 12 points, five rebounds and three steals, while junior Devin Mitchell scored 11 points in the second half for the Panthers. Alex Hicks earned a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds for Troy, while Jordon Varnado scored 15 points. Georgia State pushed its lead to 19 points with 16:17 to play in the game before Troy started to mount its comeback. The Panthers led before Troy used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to with 11:09 to play. Holding Georgia State without a field goal from 12:39 to 3:18 remaining in the game, Troy retook the lead with 5:37 to play. It was part of a 13-0 Trojan run that gave Troy the lead with 4:12 to play. However, the Panthers responded with back-to-back 3-pointers from Mitchell and Simonds to retake the lead with 2:30 to play and appeared to be in control. Georgia State still led with one minute to play before a Varnado lay-up with 38 seconds to play tied the game. After a missed 3-pointer by Simonds, B.J. Miller drove down the court and was fouled with 4.7 seconds to play. Miller made both free throws to finish with five points and six assists. Georgia State dominated the first half. After Troy scored the first basket, Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to take an early 8-3 lead with 15:36 to play in the first half. Thomas played his hot hand, scoring seven of Georgia State s first 10 points. After Troy responded with a 7-0 run to take a lead with 11:15 to play, the Panthers responded with a 7-0 run of their own capped by a thunderous dunk from Simonds to go up with just under 10 minutes to play. Still leading by five points, Georgia State used a 9-0 run to build a lead with just under four minutes remaining and would go into the locker room leading Georgia State knocked down six 3-pointers in the first half and forced Troy into 10 turnovers which led to 11 points. Junior Malik Benlevi added nine points and five rebounds for Georgia State which knocked down 11 3-pointers, but shot just 40.7 percent from the floor. GEORGIA STATE 66 (9-6, 0-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 63.6% TROY 68 (7-8, 1-1) Davis, Jr., f Hicks, c Baker, g Person, g Miller, g Johnson Adams Varnado Hopkins Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.0% Georgia State Chattanooga Offi cials: Karl Hess, Bret Smith, Glenn Tuitt Attendance: 2,108 Georgia State South Alabama Offi cials: Anthony Jordan, Bill Jacobson, Tim Gatis Attendance: 1,788 Georgia State Troy Offi cials: Bryon Jarrett, Glenn Tuitt, Nathan Quick Attendance: 1,835

37 Game 16: Jan. 4, 2018, 7:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 73, LITTLE ROCK 64 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. With four Panthers in double figures, Georgia State earned a win over Little Rock at the GSU Sports Arena. Senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, going 4-of-5 from the floor. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds led the team with 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, going 11-of-15 from the charity stripe. Georgia State (10-6, 1-2 Sun Belt) snapped a two-game losing streak by knocking down 10 3-pointers and making 23 free throws compared to just five for the Trojans. Little Rock (4-12, 1-2 Sun Belt) was led by Camron Reedus who came off the bench to score 19 points, going 5-of-7 from 3-point range. Tyson played just 10 minutes, but scored six points, recorded a big block on his first possession in the game and came away with a steal. Junior Devin Mitchell added 12 points and five rebounds, going 4-of-7 from 3-point range, while junior Jeff Thomas came off the bench to add 16 points, going 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Little Rock took an early 6-3 lead making its first three shots before the Panthers started to heat up from 3-point range. Trailing 8-6, Georgia State used an 8-0 run including 3-pointers from Mitchell and Thomas to build a 14-6 lead with 12:29 remaining in the opening half. Little Rock responded with a 10-2 run to tie the game with 10:00 minutes remaining, but Georgia State continued to stay hot from 3-point range as Little Rock went a stretch of missing 10 of 11 shots. The Panthers used a 7-0 run to build a lead with 2:53 and as Benlevi hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, Georgia State went into the locker room with a lead. Georgia State went 6-of-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot 50.0 percent from the floor, while holding Little Rock to just 38.7 percent shooting. The Panthers uncharacteristically turned the ball over 11 times before the break and finished the game with 17. Georgia State continued to lead throughout the second half, pushing the margin to with 10:42 to play, holding Little Rock scoreless for more than five minutes. Little Rock cut GSU s lead to just one, 53-52, with 6:39 to play, before Thomas scored on a fast break lay-up and was fouled, putting the Panthers back up with 5:22 remaining. The Trojans never get closer than four points the rest of the way as the Panthers held multiple double-digit leads. LITTLE ROCK 64 (4-12, 1-2) Black, f Hadzic, f Jones, g Lottie, g Black, g Pippins Corcoran Reedus Gilmore Marcus Bankston Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 71.4% GEORGIA STATE 73 (10-6, 1-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Williams, K., g Mitchell, g Simonds, g Williams, I Clerkley Thomas Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.7% Little Rock Georgia State Offi cials: Ted Valentine, Ron Groover, Landon Brandes Attendance: 970 Game 17: Jan. 6, 2018, 2:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 79, ARKANSAS STATE 75 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. D Marcus Simonds scored 33 points and Georgia State survived for a victory over Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. With the game tied 72-72, junior Jeff Thomas knocked down a 3-pointer with 30.5 seconds to play. The Panthers then went 4-of-4 from the free throw line down the stretch to secure the win. Georgia State (11-6, 2-2 Sun Belt) won for the secondstraight time after knocking down 10 or more 3-pointers for the third-straight game. Arkansas State (6-11, 1-3 Sun Belt) got 24 points from Deven Simms while Grantham Gillard just missed a doubledouble with 13 points and nine rebounds. In a closely matched game, the two teams combined for 22 lead changes and 10 ties. Simonds went 12-of-20 from the floor, including four 3-pointers with nine rebounds. Junior Malik Benlevi added seven points and seven rebounds, while Devin Mitchell added 11 points, going 5-of-6 from the line. Senior Isaiah Williams added 12 points in 26 minutes, while Jeff Thomas came off the bench to add 10 points. Williams two free throws with eight seconds to play secured the win. After Georgia State made the first basket of the game, Arkansas State responded with a 7-0 run to take an early 7-3 lead with 16:41 to play in the half. The Panthers responded with a 7-0 run to take a 10-7 lead with 14:10 to play. The two teams combined for eight lead changes and four ties in the opening 20 minutes. Georgia State built a lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the half, before the Red Wolves immediately responded with a 6-0 run to tie the game with 9:13 to play. Down 33-29, Georgia State used a 6-0 run to take a lead with just under two minutes to play and went into the locker room with a lead. Simonds finished with 16 points in the first half as the Panthers went 7-of-14 from 3-point range. Georgia State pushed the lead to early in the second half before Arkansas State responded with a 6-0 run to take a lead with 16:25 remaining. After the Panthers once again took the lead 54-53, the Red Wolves responded with another 6-0 run to take a lead. Trailing 62-57, Georgia State once again responded with a 6-0 run capped by a lay-up from Simonds to retake the lead with 5:23 to play. The Red Wolves went back up by four with just under three minutes to play before a Mitchell 3-pointer and jumper by Simonds gave the Panthers a lead with 1:18 to play. ARKANSAS STATE 75 (6-11, 1-3) Boudie, f Cockfi eld, g Lindsey, g Gillard, g Simms, g Eaton Kern Scoggins Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 77.8% GEORGIA STATE 79 (11-6, 2-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Williams, g Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams Clerkley Linder Thomas Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 65.4% Arkansas State Georgia State Offi cials: Zelton Steed, Brent Dugas, Jerome Hall Attendance: 1,187 Game 18: Jan. 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 71, APPALACHIAN STATE 58 Holmes Convocation Center Boone, N.C. Led by a career-high 22 points from junior Jeff Thomas, Georgia State earned a win over Appalachian State on Thursday evening at the Holmes Convocation Center. Thomas finished as one of five Panthers in double figures going 9-of-15 from the floor and 3-of-5 from 3-point range. He added a team-high eight rebounds in the win. Georgia State (12-6, 3-2 Sun Belt) won for the thirdstraight time and snapped a four-game losing streak at Appalachian State (8-10, 3-2 Sun Belt). The Mountaineers were held to just 35.6 percent shooting and turned the ball over 14 times. At 12-6, the Panthers are off to the third-best 18-game start to a season in program history. Junior Devin Mitchell added 13 points, while D Marcus Simonds, Jordan Session and Isaiah Williams each scored 11 points. Simonds and Session each pulled down six boards while Simonds dished out five assists. The Panthers shot 47.5 percent from the floor. Trailing 10-7, Georgia State used an early 9-0 run to lead with 11:57 to play and never trailed again. Minutes later the Panthers used a 10-0 run to push the lead to with 7:24 to play. The Mountaineers cut Georgia State s lead to before the Panthers finished the half on a 9-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Isaiah Williams as the buzzer sounded. Georgia State shot 47.1 percent in the opening half, holding the Mountaineers to 9-of-29 shooting and 10 turnovers which led to 18 GSU points. Appalachian State opened the second half with an 8-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 16:05 to play. A 3-pointer by Thomas pushed Georgia State s lead back to double figures with 13:00 minutes remaining, before the Mountaineers made one last run. App State used a 7-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 8:11 to play, but the Panthers immediately responded with an 8-0 run capped by a Jordan Session putback to push the lead to with 6:34 remaining. The Mountaineers were led by Ronshad Shabazz who scored 15 points, while Isaac Johnson just missed a doubledouble with 10 points and nine rebounds. The Panthers outscored the Mountaineers in the paint, while also outrebounding App State Junior Malik Benlevi once again filled up the box score with three points, three assists, four blocked shots and three steals. GEORGIA STATE 71 (12-6, 3-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% APPALACHIAN STATE 58 (8-10, 3-2) Johnson, f Kinney, f Johnson, f Forrest, g Shabazz, g Williams Holley Hinton Cottrell Seacat Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 63.6% Georgia State Appalachian State Offi cials: Olandis Poole, Sean Casady, Mark Schnur Attendance: 701

38 Game 19: Jan. 13, 2018, 3:30 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 72, COASTAL CAROLINA 58 HTC Center Conway, S.C. Led by a double-double from junior Malik Benlevi, Georgia State won its fourth-straight game with a victory over Coastal Carolina at the HTC Center. Benlevi finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. Georgia State (13-6, 4-2 Sun Belt) finished with five players in double figures for the second game in a row. Junior Devin Mitchell led the Panthers with 15 points as Georgia State knocked down 14 3-pointers. At 13-6, the Panthers are off to the third-best start to a season in program history. Coastal Carolina (7-12, 1-5 Sun Belt) was led by Artur Labinowicz who scored a career-high 32 points, knocking down 6-of-12 from 3-point range. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds scored in double figures for the 36th-straight game finishing with 13 points and four assists. Coming off a career-high, junior Jeff Thomas added 11 points and five rebounds. Coastal Carolina took an early 5-0 lead as the Panthers missed their first five shots. However, Georgia State quickly heated up and took a lead on a Simonds 3-pointer with 12:45 to play. The Chanticleers took a lead before Georgia State responded with a 7-0 run to lead midway through the half. The Panthers led before Coastal Carolina used a 10-0 run to take a lead with 2:31 to play as GSU went more than five minutes without scoring. However, Georgia State knocked down three-straight 3-pointers to end the half, including a pair by Isaiah Williams to go into the locker room with a lead. Georgia State went 9-of-17 from 3-point range in the first half while holding the Chanticleers to just 33.3 percent shooting. Georgia State quickly pushed the lead to double figures in the second half as Mitchell and Thomas each knocked down a pair of 3-pointers. Using a 15-0 run, the Panthers led with 13:53 to play. Coastal responded with an 11-0 run holding Georgia State scoreless for more than seven minutes to cut the Panthers lead to with 8:04 to play. The Panthers responded with a 15-5 run to put the game out of reach with just over a minute to play. Isaiah Williams came off the bench to score eight points and dish out four assists in 24 minutes for Georgia State. Jaylen Shaw added 10 points and eight assists for Coastal Carolina which was held to 33.9 percent shooting. GEORGIA STATE 72 (13-6, 4-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% COASTAL CAROLINA 58 (7-12, 1-5) Beck, f Cuthbertson, f Labinowicz, g Adams, g Shaw, g Sanders Bamba Coleman Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.2% Georgia State Coastal Carolina Offi cials: Tim Gattis, Archibald Whaley, Antoine Dawkins Attendance: 1,502 Game 20: Jan. 20, 2018, 2:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 83, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 66 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by a double-double from sophomore D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State earned an win over in-state rival Georgia Southern before a sell-out crowd at the GSU Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon. Simonds finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for his third double-double of the year. Georgia State (14-6, 5-2 Sun Belt) won for the fifth-straight time and defeated Georgia Southern (14-6, 5-2 Sun Belt) for the eighth-straight time in the GSU Sports Arena. It marked the fourth-straight year the game in Atlanta has been a sell-out. Senior Isaiah Williams came off the bench to score 16 points, going 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He scored the 1,000th point of his career early in the first half. Junior Jeff Thomas went a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range to score 15 points, while junior Malik Benlevi just missed a double-double with 11 points and seven rebounds. Ike Smith led Georgia Southern with 16 points and seven rebounds, but could not help the Eagles overcome just 27.5 percent shooting in the second half. Georgia Southern took an early 11-7 lead following a 3-pointer by Mike Hughes with 14:25 to play in the first half. The Eagles pushed the lead to as many as seven before the Panthers took control of the opening 20 minutes. Trailing 21-16, Isaiah Williams knocked down back-toback 3-pointers to give GSU a lead. With 7:46 to play, he knocked down a pair of free throws to give him 1,000 career points. The Panthers pushed the run to 10-0 on a Simonds jumper to lead with 7:05 to play. GSU led by as many as eight, 33-25, following another two free throws by Williams before Georgia Southern mounted a comeback to tie the game with 1:32 to play in the half. The Eagles went into the locker room leading after going 9-of-16 from 3-point range in the opening half. Georgia Southern built a lead early in the second half before Thomas knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Panthers a lead with 13:49 to play. The Eagles cut Georgia State s lead to before Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer and then a fast-break dunk by Simonds gave GSU a lead with 9:50 to play, forcing Georgia Southern to call timeout. Another 3-pointer by Williams pushed the lead into double figures for the first time, 66-55, with just over nine minutes to play and the rout was on. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 66 (14-6, 5-2) Glenn, c Hughes, g Smith, g Allsmiller, g Jackson, g Gladden O Connell Simmons Jones, Jr Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% GEORGIA STATE 83 (14-6, 5-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% Georgia Southern Georgia State Offi cials: Matthew Martinez, John Heatly, Robert Felder Attendance: 3,854 Game 21: Jan. 25, 2018, 7:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 81, UT ARLINGTON 75 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by a pair of double-doubles from D Marcus Simonds and Jordan Session, Georgia State earned an win over UT Arlington on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Simonds led all scorers with 29 points and 10 rebounds, recording his second-straight double-double and fourth of the season. He went 13-of-27 of the floor, added five assists and five steals. Session picked up his second career double-double with 12 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds. Georgia State (15-6, 6-2 Sun Belt) won for the sixthstraight time and improved to 8-1 at home this year. UT Arlington (13-9, 4-5 Sun Belt) was led by Kevin Hervey who scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Kaelon Wilson added 21 points and eight rebounds. With GSU leading 10-9 early in the game, UT Arlington responded with a 9-0 run to take an lead with 10:45 to play. The Panthers immediately responded with a 12-1 run to take a lead with 4:43 to play, before the Mavericks came back with an 8-0 run to lead with 1:33 left. The Mavericks went into the locker room with lead despite either team shooting better than 35.0 percent from the floor. UTA doubled up the Panthers on the board in the first 20 minutes UT Arlington pushed the lead to with 17:11 to play before a 6-0 Georgia State run cut the deficit to with 14:46 remaining. A goaltending call on a lay-up by Devin Mitchell gave GSU a lead with 9:35 remaining. Minutes later, trailing by three, the Panthers used a 6-0 run to take a lead with 8:00 minutes to play as the Mavericks were forced to call timeout. The Panthers pushed the lead to with just over five minutes to play as Simonds and Session picked up their double-doubles on back-to-back possessions. The Mavericks got as close as three points, 76-73, with 52 seconds to play before the Panthers pushed the lead back up to eight on a pair of Jeff Thomas free throws with 20 seconds remaining. Thomas finished with 13 points and four assists, while junior Malik Benlevi added 14 points and five rebounds. Erick Neal added 12 points and eight assists for UTA. After shooting less than 35 percent in the first half, the Panthers shot 21-of-42 in the second half. For the game, Georgia State outscored UTA in the paint. UT ARLINGTON 75 (13-9, 4-5) Turner, f Hervey, f Hamilton, c Neal, g Wilson, g Bryant Hawkins Kabadyundi Clarke Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% GEORGIA STATE 81 (15-6, 6-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 30.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.7% UT Arlington Georgia State Offi cials: Doug Shows, Chuck Jones, Todd Austin Attendance: 1,567

39 Game 22: Jan. 27, 2018, 2:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 54, TEXAS STATE 50 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. D Marcus Simonds scored 20 points and Jeff Thomas just missed a double-double as Georgia State outlasted Texas State on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena to win for the seventh-straight time. Thomas finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, knocking down a pair of big 3-pointers to open the second half. Simonds scored in double figures for the 39th-straight game, going 8-of-13 from the floor and making four-straight free throws in the final 20 seconds of the game to secure the win. Georgia State (16-6, 7-2 Sun Belt) finished the month of January undefeated at 7-0. The last time the Panthers went undefeated in a month was January At 16-6, the Panthers are off to the second-best start to a season in program history and with the win moved into second-place in the Sun Belt standings. Texas State (14-9, 7-3 Sun Belt) was led by Immanuel King who just missed a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds. However the Bobcats were held to 35.1 percent shooting and just 2-of-16 from 3-point range. GSU controlled the first six minutes of the game taking an early 8-0 lead as the Bobcats missed their first seven shots. Trailing 13-6, Texas State used an 8-0 run to take a lead with 5:45 to play in the first half while holding Georgia State scoreless for more than five minutes. The two teams changed leads three times over the final five minutes of the opening half as the Bobcats went into the locker room with a lead despite shooting just 27.6 percent. Following the halftime adjustments, Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to give the Panthers the lead Trailing 30-28, Thomas hit another 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 Georgia State run to give the Panthers a lead with 12:25 to play. The Bobcats trailed by six points before using a 7-0 run to take a lead with 6:39 to play. However, Georgia State finished the game strong after trailing with 3:50 to play. Following a Simonds lay-up to cut the deficit to two with 3:36 remaining, the Panthers did not get the ball back until 1:33 to play as the Bobcats missed multiple shots and got offensive rebounds each time. The Panthers went on an 8-0 run and took a lead with 20 seconds to play after a pair of free throws by Simonds. After a lay-up by Nedeljko Prijovic got Texas State within two points, Simonds made another two free throws to secure the win. Jordan Tyson came off the bench to score six points for the Panthers, while Isaiah Williams and Malik Benlevi each scored five. TEXAS STATE 50 (14-9, 7-3) Peacock, f King, f Nottingham, g Blount, g Pearson, g Duncan Adams Terry Prijovic Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 12.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 100.0% GEORGIA STATE 54 (16-6, 7-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.4% Texas State Georgia State Offi cials: Nathan Quick, Andrew Walton, Tony Dawkins Attendance: 1,236 Game 23: Feb. 1, 2018, 8:30 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 77, ARKANSAS STATE 66 First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, Ark. With five in double figures and Malik Benlevi recording his third double-double of the season, Georgia State earned a win over Arkansas State on Thursday night at First National Bank Arena. It was the eighth-straight win for the Panthers who have not lost in Sophomore D Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists while Benlevi added 13 points, all of which came in the second half, and 10 rebounds. Georgia State s (17-6, 8-2 Sun Belt) win streak is now tied for the third-longest in program history and matches an eightgame winning streak from last season. Arkansas State (8-15, 3-7 Sun Belt) was led by Deven Simms who scored 28 points, but the Red Wolves could not overcome 36.1 percent shooting. The Panthers held their opponent under 40 percent shooting for a sixth-straight game. Jeff Thomas knocked down three 3-pointers to finish with 13 points while senior Jordan Session finished with 10 points in just 17 minutes. Senior Isaiah Williams came off the bench to score 10 points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final minute. Arkansas State took an early 9-5 lead with 16:37 to play as both teams came out shooting the ball well. In a closely contested first half, GSU retook the lead on a Simonds jumper with 12:11 remaining. The two teams combined for 11 lead changes and four ties in the first half. Trailing 27-26, Georgia State used a 6-0 run started by on a dunk by Simonds to take a lead with just over a minute to play and went into the locker room leading Simonds led the charge with 15 first half points as Georgia State shot 52.0 percent while holding the Red Wolves to just 36.7 percent shooting. The difference was 12 offensive rebounds for Arkansas State and a 12-5 lead on second chance points. Leading by one, Session led Georgia State on a 6-0 run to take a lead with 14:53 to play. The Red Wolves immediately responded with a 6-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 12:19 left. Trailing by four, Arkansas State used a 6-0 run to take a lead with 10:46 to play before the Panthers responded with a 7-0 run to push the lead back to five with 8:43 remaining. With 3-pointers by Thomas and Benlevi on back-to-back possessions, the Panthers pushed the lead to with 7:21 to play. On a lay-up by Simonds, the Panthers pushed the lead to double figures for the first time, 70-60, with 3:27 left. GEORGIA STATE 77 (17-6, 8-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 64.3% ARKANSAS STATE 66 (8-15, 3-7) Walley, f Bruce, f Cockfi eld, g Eaton, g Simms, g Lindsey Boudie Gillard Kern Scoggins Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 16.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% Georgia State Arkansas State Offi cials: Don Daily, Bryon Jarrett, Marques Pettigrew Attendance: 2,792 Game 24: Feb. 3, 2018, 6 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 81, LITTLE ROCK 51 Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Ark. Devin Mitchell knocked down 10 3-pointers and finished with career-high 38 points to lead Georgia State to an win over Little Rock on Saturday evening at the Jack Stephens Center. The Panthers won for a ninth-straight time, the thirdlongest winning streak in program history. Mitchell s 10 3-pointers are tied for the second-most in school history. The 38 points scored by the junior is tied for the eighth-most in school history, is the most-ever for a member of the team in a Sun Belt game and established a new Jack Stephens Center record. The 10 3-pointers are also the second-most by a player in the NCAA this year. Georgia State (18-6, 9-2 Sun Belt) entered the day with the 12th-longest winning streak in the country and is now 9-0 in At 18-6, the Panthers are off to the second-best start to a season in program history. Senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds added 12 points, eight assists and four boards. Little Rock (5-19, 2-9 Sun Belt) was led by Cameron Corcoran who scored 18 points and knocked down five 3-pointers. After Little Rock opened the game scoring the first five points, Georgia State immediately responded with a 14-0 run to lead 14-5 with 12:01 to play. GSU pushed the lead to double figures as Mitchell hit backto-back 3-pointers to give GSU a 20-9 lead with 6:37 to play. Minutes later, Mitchell hit back-to-back 3-pointers again to give Georgia State a lead with 3:04 to play. Georgia State went into the locker room leading as Mitchell scored 20 first half points on 6-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. The Panthers forced Little Rock into 10 first half turnovers and outrebounded the Trojans GSU opened the second half with a 21-0 run to push the lead to with 12:48 to play. The Panthers hit eight of nine shots, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range to start the half and didn t allow Little Rock to score until 12:27 to play. Junior Jeff Thomas added eight points and five rebounds for Georgia State, while Malik Benlevi chipped in six points and five boards. GEORGIA STATE 81 (18-6, 9-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.6% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 63.2% LITTLE ROCK 51 (5-19, 2-9) Black, f Pippins, g Jones, g Lottie Bankston Corcoran Carson Hadzic Gilmore Mompremier Marcus Brady Black Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.9% Georgia State Little Rock Offi cials: Garrett Shannon, Archibald Whaley, Tim Fitzgerald Attendance: 2,373

40 Game 25: Feb. 8, 2018, 7:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 106, LOUISIANA 92 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. With six players in double figures, Georgia State topped Louisiana in a battle of the top two teams in the Sun Belt on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Georgia State (19-6, 10-2 Sun Belt) won for the 10thstraight time and moved to within a half-game of Louisiana (20-4, 10-1 Sun Belt) which saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end. Neither team had lost a game in 2018 entering play. The 10-game streak is the third-longest in school history and among the top 10 in the NCAA. The Panthers topped Louisiana for the fifth-straight time. Senior Jordan Session finished with a career-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds just missed a triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. The 106 points scored are the most-ever for Georgia State in a Sun Belt game and marked the first time going over the century mark since putting up 101 on the Ragin Cajuns in Louisiana last January. It marked the first time since 2004 in which GSU saw six players finish in double figures and just the fifth time that three players have scored 20 points in the same game. Junior Malik Benlevi garnered his fourth double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Jeff Thomas added 18 points going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Georgia State opened the game taking an early 9-4 lead as Devin Mitchell hit an early 3-pointer to keep his hot hand after scoring 38 against Little Rock last Saturday. The junior finished tonight s game with 20 points, going 7-of-11 from the floor including 5-of-9 from 3-point range. Louisiana took its lone lead of the game, 12-11, with 14:09 to play in the first half following a 3-pointer by Frank Bartley. Georgia State immediately responded with an 8-0 run to take a lead as Session had 10 points in the first eight minutes. Leading 22-20, Georgia State used another 8-0 run to push the lead to with just over seven minutes to play. Making 11-straight field goals, the Panthers pushed the lead to and went into the locker room with a lead. The Panthers shot 60.6 percent in the first half as Session scored 16 points to earn a career-high before the break. A free throw by Simonds with 14:28 pushed the lead back into double figures for the Panthers which led Isaiah Williams then came off the bench to score six-straight points to give Georgia State a lead with 12:01 to play. The senior finished with 11 points in just 19 minutes of action. Minutes later Mitchell hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Georgia State pushed the lead to Trailing by 19, Louisiana used a 7-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 4:20 to play before a Mitchell jumper in the lane ended the run. LOUISIANA 92 (20-4, 10-1) Gant, f Washington, f Marquetti, g Bartley, g Stroman, g Russell Miller Stove Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.0% GEORGIA STATE 106 (19-6, 10-2) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 54.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 87.0% Louisiana Georgia State Offi cials: Brian Shey, Mike Nance, Wil Howard Attendance: 2,065 Game 26: Feb. 10, 2018, 2:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) UL MONROE 90, GEORGIA STATE 82 OT GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State overcame a 16-point second half deficit but fell to UL Monroe in overtime on at the GSU Sports Arena. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds scored a career-high 39 points and earned his fifth double-double of the season. Georgia State (19-7, 10-3 Sun Belt) saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end. Simonds added 12 rebounds and five assists, while shooting 15-of-27 from the floor. He has scored 30 or more points in a game four times this year. Senior Jordan Session recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds, going 8-of-11 from the free throw line. UL Monroe (11-12, 5-7 Sun Belt) was led by Sam Mc- Daniel who finished with a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Michael Ertel added 21 points and six assists. Georgia State trailed by as many as 16 points with just under 13 minutes to play before mounting the comeback that sent the game into overtime. A 3-pointer by Devin Mitchell with 42 seconds to play tied the game before ULM immediately responded with a 3-pointer to go back up Simonds cut the lead to one with 26 seconds to play and then sank a free throw with 10.5 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime after Jordan Harris missed a lay-up in the final seconds. Using an early 9-0 run, ULM took a 17-7 lead following a 3-pointer by Travis Munnings with 12:04 to play in the first half. Munnings finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. Shooting 75.0 percent in the first half, the Warhawks built the lead to as big as with 1:20 to play. Georgia State went into the locker room trailing despite 17 points from Simonds and 10 from Session. The Panthers shot 44.4 percent in the first 20 minutes, but just 4-of-15 from 3-point range. ULM pushed the lead to with 15:41 to play before GSU mounted its comeback to send the game to overtime. GSU used a 6-0 run to cut ULM s lead to with 12:50 remaining. Minutes later, Isaiah Williams scored seven-straight points to cut the Warhawks lead to with 9:15 on the clock. On a dunk by Session with 4:48 to play, Georgia State cut the lead to two before ULM scored the next four points to go back up by six with just over four minutes to play. With McDaniel and Jean-Pierre fouling out for ULM, Ertel took over in overtime, scoring eight points and 3-of-3 shooting. Malik Benlevi added 11 points and three steals for Georgia State, while Isaiah Williams came off the bench to finish with 10. UL MONROE 90 (11-12, 5-7) Munnings, f McDaniel, f Alabakis, c Ertel, g Jean-Pierre, g Newman Walker Taylor Harris Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 56.7% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 44.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 62.5% GEORGIA STATE 82 (19-7, 10-3) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 42.4% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 72.0% Score by Periods... 1st 2nd OT Total UL Monroe Georgia State Offi cials: Coy Gammon, John Heatly, Kyle Regetz Attendance: 1,807 Game 27: Feb. 16, 2018, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 85, GEORGIA STATE 80 Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Ga. Despite holding Georgia Southern without a field goal over the last five minutes, Georgia State s furious late secondhalf comeback fell just short falling to the Eagles at Hanner Fieldhouse on Friday night. Junior Malik Benlevi recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds just missed a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds. Georgia State (19-8, 10-4 Sun Belt) lost back-to-back games for just the second time this year, while Georgia Southern (17-10, 8-6 Sun Belt) snapped a three-game losing streak and defeated the Panthers for a sixth-straight time at home. Georgia State trailed with 3:46 to play before cutting the deficit to just three on a lay-up by Jeff Thomas with 18 seconds to play. However Georgia Southern went 6-of-6 from the free throw line down the stretch and the Panthers could never get closer. Tookie Brown, who missed the first game in Atlanta due to a concussion, led Georgia Southern with 23 points and five assists, while Montae Glenn just missed a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. Shooting 55.6 percent in the opening half, Georgia Southern built a lead as big as 15, with 4:38 to play in the half. Georgia State used a 10-0 run to cut the Eagles lead to with 1:38 to play as four Panthers scored during the run. The Eagles went into the locker room leading as Tookie Brown scored 10 points and Ike Smith added eight in the opening 20 minutes. Georgia State scored the first five points of the second half to cut the Eagles lead to with 18:52 to play. Leading by three, Georgia Southern used an 11-0 run to push the lead to with 15:24 remaining and led with 13:05 on the clock. The Panthers responded with an 8-0 run to once again cut Georgia Southern s lead to single digits, with 11:13 to play before the Eagles pushed it back to 13 with just under six minutes to play. Junior Jeff Thomas added 17 points, knocking down three 3-pointers, while Devin Mitchell scored 12. Mike Hughes added 14 points for Georgia Southern, while Ike Smith added 11. Georgia State struggled going 5-of-19 from 3-point range and hit just 17-of-30 from the free throw line. GEORGIA STATE 80 (19-8, 10-4) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, I Williams, K Linder Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 56.7% GEORGIA SOUTHERN 85 (17-10, 8-6) Glenn, f Hughes, g Smith, g Brown, g Allsmiller, g Gladden O Connell Jackson Simmons Jones Jr Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 67.6% Georgia State Georgia Southern Offi cials: Ron Groover, Larry Nance, Jose Carrion Attendance: 3,897

41 Game 28: Feb. 22, 2018, 8 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 77, TEXAS STATE 50 Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas Led by 19 points from D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a win over Texas State on Thursday night at Strahan Coliseum. The Panthers picked up their 20th win of the season for the fourth time in the last five years. Simonds finished as one of three Panthers in double figures while setting a new school record with his 223rd field goal of the season, breaking Ryan Harrow s record of 222. He added six rebounds and four assists in the win. Georgia State (20-8, 11-4 Sun Belt) snapped a two-game losing streak while winning for the 11th time in the last 13 games. At 20-8, the Panthers are off to the third-best start to a season in program history and are tied for the fifth-most wins. Texas State (14-15, 7-9 Sun Belt) lost its seventh-straight game by shooting just 27.1 percent from the floor. Junior Malik Benlevi added 16 points and seven rebounds, while junior Jeff Thomas chipped in 13 points and five boards. GSU trailed before using a 6-0 run to take a lead following a Benlevi 3-pointer with 10:51 to play in the first half. During the stretch, Simonds scored nine-straight points for GSU, including the record-setting field goal with 12:25 to play. Texas State made another field goal with 10:31 to play before being held without a basket the rest of the half. Georgia State finished the half on a 7-0 run and went into the locker room leading while holding Texas State to just 29.2 percent shooting. The Panthers outrebounded the Bobcats and outscored them 16-2 in the paint. The Panthers scored the first 14 points of the second half to push the run to 21-0 and lead with 16:36 to play. Georgia State held the Bobcats without a field goal for 14:17 as Texas State did not score a basket from 10:31 to play in the first half until 16:14 remaining in the game. Trailing by 30, Texas State used a late 7-0 run to cut GSU s lead to before the Panthers responded and pushed the lead back to 30 on a 3-pointer by Benlevi with 2:02 to play. Georgia State finished the game outscoring Texas State in the paint and outrebounded the Bobcats by seven. Senior Jordan Session added nine points and four blocked shots, while freshman Kane Williams and senior Isaiah Williams each came off the bench to score seven points. GEORGIA STATE 77 (20-8, 11-4) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 49.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 84.6% TEXAS STATE 50 (14-15, 7-9) Peacock, f King, f Nottingham, g Blount, g Pearson Gurley Miller Duncan Adams Scott Terry Prijovic Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 27.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.3% Game 29: Feb. 24, 2018, 5:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) UT ARLINGTON 89, GEORGIA STATE 81 College Park Center Arlington, Texas Despite 15 3-pointers, Georgia State dropped an decision to UT Arlington at the College Park Center. Devin Mitchell led GSU with 25 points, knocking down seven 3-pointers. Mitchell made seven or more 3-pointers for the third time this season and moved to within 20 of the Georgia State singleseason record of 100 held by R.J. Hunter. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds added 18 points including the 1,000th of his career late in the first half. He accomplished the feat in just 58 games, tied for the fifth-quickest in program history. Despite the loss, Georgia State (20-9, 11-5 Sun Belt) wrapped up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Sun Belt Championship. UT Arlington (18-12, 9-8 Sun Belt) honored eight seniors before the start of the game and came out with a hot hand. Senior Kevin Hervey led the Mavericks with a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds, while senior Erick Neal just missed a triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Using the emotion of senior day, UT Arlington opened the game on a quick 7-0 run, but Georgia State immediately responded with a 9-2 run to tie the game 9-9. After scoring seven-straight points for the Panthers, Simonds nailed a 3-pointer with 5:22 to play to give him the 1,000th point of his career, accomplishing the feat in just 58 games. The Mavericks hit back-to-back 3-pointers to build a lead to as many as 11, including with 45 seconds to play in the half. However, a 3-pointer by Benlevi going into the locker room cut UT Arlington s lead to at the break. The Panthers shot 45.5 percent in the first 20 minutes, but went just 1-of-7 from the free throw line and were outrebounded by eight. GSU kept the momentum going to start the second half as Jordan Session and Malik Benlevi quickly knocked down 3-pointers to cut the Mavericks lead to with 19:16 to play. The Panthers took their first lead of the game utilizing an 11-2 run to lead with 18:23 to play. Georgia State led before UTA responded with back-to-back 3-pointers to go back up by five with just over 15 minutes to play. The Mavericks pushed the lead back to 10 before Mitchell started to heat up from 3-point range and when he knocked down his seventh of the game, GSU trailed by just two, A possession later, Kane Williams tied the game with three minutes to play before the Mavericks responded with a 9-0 run to secure the win. GEORGIA STATE 81 (20-9, 11-5) Benlevi, f Session, f Thomas, f Simonds, g Mitchell, g Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% UT ARLINGTON 89 (18-12, 9-8) Harris, f Hamilton, c Neal, g Hawkins, g Wilson, g Bryant Turner Muirhead Kabadyundi Clarke Hervey Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 43.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 67.6% Game 30: March 1, 2018, 7:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) TROY 83, GEORGIA STATE 70 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Despite 27 points from sophomore D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State fell to Troy on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Simonds went 10-of-17 from the floor and moved into second-place on Georgia State s single-season scoring list with 647 points, just 41 shy of R.J. Hunter s single-season mark. Junior Devin Mitchell added 14 points, but the Panthers shot just 33.3 percent in the second half and 3-of-13 from 3-point range to be outscored by 17 after the intermission. Georgia State (20-10, 11-6 Sun Belt) will close out the regular season on Saturday before heading into the Sun Belt Conference tournament next week as the No. 2 seed. The Panthers knocked down 10 3-pointers on Thursday to establish a new single season record with 279 makes from beyond the arc. Troy (15-15, 9-8 Sun Belt) swept the regular season series from the Panthers and have now won six of their last eight games heading into the final day of play. Four finished in double figures for Troy led by Jordan Varnado who scored 26 points. Alex Hicks recorded a doubledouble of 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Trojans who went 12-of-26 of 3-point range and 21-of-26 from the free throw line. Simonds scored the first seven Georgia State points as the Panthers took an early 7-5 lead five minutes into the game. Trailing 18-14, the Panthers used a 6-0 run to take a lead with just under 10 minutes to play. Minutes later, Georgia State used another 6-0 run capped by a Simonds 3-pointer to build a lead with 5:10 remaining. Troy responded with a 6-0 run to take a lead with just under four minutes to play, but the Panthers finished the half on a 13-4 run and led at the break. Simonds scored 17 points before the half as the Panthers shot 55.2 percent from the floor and 7-of-14 from 3-point range. Troy knocked down 8-of-17 from long range, but made only four 2-point field goals in the first 20 minutes. Trailing by four early after the break, Troy used a 12-0 run to push the lead to just four minutes into the half and Georgia State was never able to rally. Troy pushed the lead to with 6:38 to play following a 3-pointer by Kevin Baker and the closest the Panthers would get in the final minutes was 11 points. Junior Jeff Thomas came off the bench to score 10 points, grab six rebounds and block four shots, while Malik Benlevi and Jordan Session each pulled down eight rebounds for the Panthers. Baker added 17 points for Troy going 5-of-8 from 3-point range, while Wesley Person added 15 points. TROY 83 (15-15, 9-8) Johnson, f Varnado, f Hicks, f Person, g Miller, g Baker Adams Davis, Jr Burnett Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 80.8% GEORGIA STATE 70 (20-10, 11-6) Benlevi, f Session, f Williams, I., g Simonds, g Mitchell, g Williams, K Thomas Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.7% Georgia State Texas State Offi cials: Zelton Steed, Landon Brandes, Sean Casady Attendance: 2,054 Georgia State UT Arlington Offi cials: Rick Randall, Sidney Cohen, Kyle Regetz Attendance: 2,803 Troy Georgia State Offi cials: Tony Greene, Jose Carrion, Sean Casey Attendance: 1,793

42 Game 31: March 3, 2018, 2:15 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 90, SOUTH ALABAMA 75 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Only fitting that on senior day, senior Isaiah Williams scored a season-high 23 points to lead Georgia State to a win over South Alabama at the GSU Sports Arena. Williams, who earned the start in his final game in the GSU Sports Arena, went 9-of-18 from the floor with three 3-pointers and three steals. For the second time this year and the sixth-time in program history, three Panthers finished with 20 or more points. Junior Devin Mitchell added 20 points, while sophomore D Marcus Simonds finished with 21. Mitchell sparked a second half run with just under 14 minutes to play by nailing 3-pointers on three-straight trips down the court. He finished 6-of-8 from 3-point range and has 89 3-pointers this year. Simonds struggled going just 6-of-19 from the floor, but went 8-of-10 from the free throw line to score in double figures for a 48th-straight game dating back to last year. Georgia State (21-10, 12-6 Sun Belt) snapped a two-game losing streak and will enter next week s Sun Belt Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed for the second-straight season. South Alabama (14-17, 7-11 Sun Belt) was led by Rodrick Sikes who scored 18 points, while Trhae Mitchell scored seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds. After Devin Mitchell opened the game with a 3-pointer, Sikes scored 10-straight points for the Jaguars which pushed the lead to 15-5 with 14:54 to play in the first half. South Alabama pushed the lead to with 12:36 remaining in the half before Georgia State responded with a 12-0 run to take a lead following a 3-pointer by Jeff Thomas with just over 10 minutes to play. On a lay-up by Mitchell, Georgia State led with 5:23 to play. The Panthers went on a 7-0 run with Isaiah Williams scoring five points to lead with 1:21 to play. The Panthers went into the locker room leading after shooting 50.0 percent from the floor and 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Herb McGee opened the second half with a lay-up for South Alabama to cut Georgia State s lead to 44-37, but the Jaguars never got closer than eight points again. SOUTH ALABAMA 75 (14-17, 7-11) Morris, f Davis, f Mitchell, f McGee, g Sikes, g Thompson Lee Pettway Epps Andrews Haslam Nix Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 30.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 77.8% GEORGIA STATE 90 (21-10, 12-6) Benlevi, f Session, f Williams, I. g Simonds, g Mitchell, g Felton Alibegovic Williams, K Clerkley Linder Thomas Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.9% Game 32: March 9, 2018, 6 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 73, TROY 51 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, La. No. 2-seed Georgia State opened the Sun Belt Championship at Lakefront Arena on Friday with an impressive win over No. 7-seed Troy. Junior Jeff Thomas led the Panthers with 19 points as Georgia State held Troy to just 31.1 percent shooting. Sophomore D Marcus Simonds who was named Sun Belt Player of the Year earlier this week finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Panthers shot 50.9 percent from the floor. Georgia State (22-10) will advance to the conference tournament semifinals for the fourth time in the last five years. The Panthers earned revenge over Troy (16-17) which had swept Georgia State during the regular season and knocked GSU out of the conference tournament last year. Holding Troy scoreless for the first six minutes of the game, Georgia State scored the first nine points and pushed the lead to 14-2 with 12:37 to play causing the Trojans to call timeout. Devin Mitchell who garnered All-Sun Belt Third Team honors on Monday knocked down three 3-pointers in the first nine minutes of the game as Georgia State pushed the lead to 24-7 with 8:36 remaining. Troy was held without a field goal for more than five minutes late in the half as Georgia State pushed the lead to on a lay-up by senior Jordan Session. Georgia State went into the locker room with a lead while shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and 5-of-12 from 3-point range. On the defensive end, the Panthers held Troy to just 22.7 percent shooting and 2-of-15 from 3-point range. Troy made just five field goals in the first 20 minutes. Georgia State pushed the lead to 20 points on a jumper by Simonds to lead before Troy used a 9-2 run to cut the Panthers lead to with 8:26 to play. GSU responded with a late 6-0 run to push the lead back to 20 points with just under five minutes to play before Hunter cleared the bench with a little more than a minute to play. Mitchell finished with nine points and six assists, while junior Malik Benlevi scored six points and pulled down eight rebounds. Isaiah Williams came off the bench to score seven points. Troy was led by Jordan Varnado who just missed a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Wesley Person scored 14 points going 8-of-9 from the free throw line. TROY 51 (16-17) Johnson, f Person, g Miller, g Varnado, f Hicks, f Baker Adams Davis, Jr Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 17.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.2% GEORGIA STATE 73 (22-10) Benlevi, f Simonds, g Session, f Mitchell, g Thomas, f Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 61.5% Game 33: March 10, 2018, 3 p.m. (WatchESPN) GEORGIA STATE 73, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 67 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, La. No. 2-seed Georgia State advanced to its third Sun Belt Championship game in the last five years with a win over No. 3-seed Georgia Southern at Lakefront Arena. Isaiah Williams came off the bench to score 21 points, going 8-of-8 from the free throw line, while senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Georgia State (23-10) will face No. 4-seed UT Arlington on Sunday in the championship game at 2 p.m. ET with the winner advancing to the NCAA tournament. It marks the seventh-time in program history advancing to a conference tournament championship game. The Mavericks upset topseed Louisiana in the first semifinal of the day. GSU eliminated Georgia Southern (21-12) from the conference tournament for the second time in four years despite 25 points from Tookie Brown and 16 points from Ike Smith. Georgia Southern took an early 7-6 lead before Coye Simmons was called for a foul and subsequent technical that sent Georgia State to the line for four free throws. The Panthers made 3-of-4 from the line that spurred an 11-0 run as Georgia State pushed the lead to 17-7 with 11:49 to play. During the stretch, GSU held the Eagles scoreless for nearly five minutes as Southern missed eight-straight field goals. A third 3-pointer by Thomas pushed Georgia State s lead to with just over eight minutes to play. It was a part of a stretch where the Panthers made eight-straight field goals following a lay-up by Jordan Session that pushed the lead to with 5:46 to play. Georgia State went into the locker room leading after shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 15-of-18 from the free throw line. On the defensive end, the Panthers limited the Eagles to just 35.5 percent shooting and 3-of-12 from 3-point range. Georgia Southern cut the lead to 10 points following a free throw by Mike Hughes with 14:18 to play, before Malik Benlevi responded with a 3-pointer to give GSU a lead with 12:26 to play. A 3-pointer by Ike Smith and back-to-back free throws by Tookie Brown spurred a 7-0 Georgia Southern run that cut the Panthers lead to with 7:16 to play. Georgia Southern responded with a 7-0 run and cut the Panthers lead to with just 53 seconds remaining. With the shot clock winding down, Georgia Southern got called for a kicked ball with 23 seconds to play, resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds. Coming out of a time-out, junior Devin Mitchell thought that there was just one second on the shot clock and heaved a 3-pointer that went in to double Georgia State s lead, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 67 (21-12) Hughes, g Smith, g Brown, g Allsmiller, g Simmons, f Gladden O Connell Jackson Jones, Jr Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 23.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 71.4% GEORGIA STATE 73 (23-10) Benlevi, f Simonds, g Session, f Mitchell, g Thomas, f Williams, I Williams, K Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 80.0% South Alabama Georgia State Offi cials: Jason Baker, Glenn Tuitt, Robert Felder Attendance: 1,649 Troy Georgia State Offi cials: Glenn Tuitt, Owen Short, Sean Casey Attendance: 1,456 Georgia Southern Georgia State Offi cials: Sean Casady, Pat Evans, Brent Dugas Attendance: 2,866

43 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 43) Game 34: March 11, 2018, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) GEORGIA STATE 74, UT ARLINGTON 61 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, La. Behind a game-high 27 points from Sun Belt Player of the Year D Marcus Simonds, Georgia State earned a win over UT Arlington on Sunday afternoon at Lakefront Arena to earn the school s fourth ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgia State (24-10) used its defensive pressure to hold UT Arlington (21-13) to just 29.8 percent shooting as Devin Mitchell and Malik Benlevi joined Simonds in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Simonds was named Tournament MVP while senior Isaiah Williams was named to the All-Tournament Team. Georgia State took an early 9-4 lead with 16:26 to play as Simonds scored seven points in the opening minutes. Holding UT Arlington without a field goal for more than six minutes, the Panthers pushed the lead to with 7:56 remaining. Georgia State followed with an 8-0 run capped by a Mitchell 3-pointer to lead with just under six minutes to play in the first half. The Mavericks responded with a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from Hervey to cut Georgia State s lead to with 2:20 and got as close as three points a possession later. Georgia State went into the locker room with a lead despite shooting just 37.5 percent from the floor. On the defensive end, the Panthers held the Mavericks to 34.4 percent shooting and just 3-of-13 from 3-point range. The Mavericks cut the lead to one on a field goal with 19:10 to play before being held without another field goal until 9:44 to play. During the stretch, Georgia State used a 7-0 run capped by a Benlevi 3-pointer to push the lead to with 16:37 to play. Minutes later a jumper by Thomas pushed the lead to with 10:00 to play, forcing UT Arlington to call timeout. The Mavericks responded with a 6-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with 5:51 to play but never was able to cut it to single figures. Simonds threw down a huge dunk over two UTA players with 3:45 to go that ignited the crowd and started the championship celebration on GSU s bench. Georgia State sealed the deal at the free throw line in the closing minutes, finishing the game at 16-of-20 from the line. UT ARLINGTON 61 (21-13) Neal, f Hawkins, g Wilson, g Hamilton, c Harris, f Bryant Kabadyundi Hervey Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 16.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 82.1% GEORGIA STATE 74 (24-10) Benlevi, f Simonds, g Session, f Mitchell, g Thomas, f Felton Alibegovic Williams, I Williams, K Clerkley Linder Chism Tyson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 80.0% UT Arlington Georgia State Offi cials: Rick Randall, Pat Evans, Sean Casey Attendance: 2,866

44 Georgia State Men's Basketball Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 11, 2018) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 15 Simonds, D'Marcus Mitchell, Devin Thomas, Jeff Benlevi, Malik Session, Jordan Williams, Isaiah Williams, Kane Tyson, Jordan Linder, Josh Chism, Matt Alibegovic, Denis Clerkley, Chris Felton, Nile Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Georgia State Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/10/17 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE W /14/17 at Rice W /17/17 at Ole Miss L /20/17 vs Eastern Washington W /22/17 vs Prairie View L /26/17 TULANE W /29/17 at Alabama A&M W /04/17 LIBERTY Lot /09/17 MONTANA W /12/17 POINT W /16/17 at Dayton Lot /20/17 at Massachusetts W /23/17 at Chattanooga W * 12/29/17 at South Alabama L * 12/31/17 at Troy L * 01/04/18 LITTLE ROCK W * 01/06/18 ARKANSAS STATE W * 01/11/18 at Appalachian State W * 01/13/18 at Coastal Carolina W * 01/20/18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W * 01/25/18 UT ARLINGTON W * 01/27/18 TEXAS STATE W * 02/01/18 at Arkansas State W * 02/03/18 at Little Rock W * 02/08/18 LOUISIANA W * 02/10/18 UL MONROE Lot * 02/16/18 at Georgia Southern L * 02/22/18 at Texas State W * 02/24/18 at UT Arlington L * 03/01/18 TROY L * 03/03/18 SOUTH ALABAMA W /09/18 vs Troy W /10/18 vs Georgia Southern W /11/18 vs UT Arlington W * = Conference game 1 - MGM Grand Main Event (Houston, Texas) 2 - MGM Grand Main Event (Oxford, Miss.) 3 - MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.) 4 - Sun Belt Conference Championship (New Orleans, La.)

45 Georgia State Men's Basketball Georgia State Team Game-by-Game (as of Mar 11, 2018) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 11/10/ W at Rice 11/14/ W at Ole Miss 11/17/ L vs Eastern Washington 11/20/ W vs Prairie View 11/22/ L TULANE 11/26/ W at Alabama A&M 11/29/ W LIBERTY 12/04/ Lot MONTANA 12/09/ W POINT 12/12/ W at Dayton 12/16/ Lot at Massachusetts 12/20/ W at Chattanooga 12/23/ W at South Alabama 12/29/ L at Troy 12/31/ L LITTLE ROCK 01/04/ W ARKANSAS STATE 01/06/ W at Appalachian State 01/11/ W at Coastal Carolina 01/13/ W GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/20/ W UT ARLINGTON 01/25/ W TEXAS STATE 01/27/ W at Arkansas State 02/01/ W at Little Rock 02/03/ W LOUISIANA 02/08/ W UL MONROE 02/10/ Lot at Georgia Southern 02/16/ L at Texas State 02/22/ W at UT Arlington 2/24/ L TROY 03/01/ L SOUTH ALABAMA 03/03/ W vs Troy 03/09/ W vs Georgia Southern 03/10/ W vs UT Arlington 3/11/ W Georgia State Opponents Games played: 34 Points/game: 75.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.8 FT Pct: 67.6 Rebounds/game: 34.0 Assists/game: 13.3 Turnovers/game: 11.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 7.4 Blocks/game: 4.6

46 Georgia State Men's Basketball Georgia State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Mar 11, 2018) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 11/10/ W at Rice 11/14/ W at Ole Miss 11/17/ L vs Eastern Washington 11/20/ W vs Prairie View 11/22/ L TULANE 11/26/ W at Alabama A&M 11/29/ W LIBERTY 12/04/ Lot MONTANA 12/09/ W POINT 12/12/ W at Dayton 12/16/ Lot at Massachusetts 12/20/ W at Chattanooga 12/23/ W at South Alabama 12/29/ L at Troy 12/31/ L LITTLE ROCK 01/04/ W ARKANSAS STATE 01/06/ W at Appalachian State 01/11/ W at Coastal Carolina 01/13/ W GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/20/ W UT ARLINGTON 01/25/ W TEXAS STATE 01/27/ W at Arkansas State 02/01/ W at Little Rock 02/03/ W LOUISIANA 02/08/ W UL MONROE 02/10/ Lot at Georgia Southern 02/16/ L at Texas State 02/22/ W at UT Arlington 2/24/ L TROY 03/01/ L SOUTH ALABAMA 03/03/ W vs Troy 03/09/ W vs Georgia Southern 03/10/ W vs UT Arlington 3/11/ W Opponents Georgia State Games played: 34 Points/game: 67.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 34.2 FT Pct: 69.6 Rebounds/game: 36.8 Assists/game: 13.0 Turnovers/game: 14.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 4.9 Blocks/game: 3.4

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