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1 ASU MEN S BASKETBALL Anthony Reynolds Assistant Sports Information Director areynolds@astate.edu (cell) fax 8-3, 1-1 SBC Vs. 3-8, 0-0 SBC ASU Men s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 Henderson State (Exh.) (W) Nov. 10 Southern Arkansas (Exh.) 59-58(W) Nov. 14 at Mississippi 52-65(L) Nov. 17 Lyon College 88-46(W) Nov. 19 Murray State 55-47(W) Nov. 25 at Tennessee-Martin 76-67(W) Nov. 29 at Ball State 54-53(W) Dec. 1 at Indiana State 56-54(W) Dec. 4 Central Baptist College (W) Dec. 6 at Missouri State 47-52(L) Dec. 15 Mississippi Valley State 75-58(W) Dec. 18 Florida International* 61-41(W) Dec. 20 at * 59-65(L) Dec. 23 Southeast Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Dec. 29 at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. Jan. 3 New Orleans* 7:05 p.m. Jan 8 at Denver* 8 p.m. Jan 10 at North Texas* 7 p.m. Jan 15 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m. Jan 17 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 22 at Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. Jan. 24 Florida Atlantic* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 29 Western Kentucky 7:05 p.m. Feb. 5 at Troy* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 7 at Florida International* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 * 7:05 p.m. Feb. 14 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 19 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. Feb. 21 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 26 North Texas* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe* 7 p.m. Mar. 04 SBC Tournament Round TBA Mar SBC Tournament # - At On-Campus Sites # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time Arkansas State vs Southeast Missouri Radio: 95.9 FM The Wolf Livestats and Video Available via AStateRedWolves.com December, 22 Jonesboro, Ark. ASU Convocation Center (10,038) 7:05 p.m. TIPPING IT OFF: ASU returns to the ASU Convocation Center to step out of Sun Belt Conference play to face another Ohio Valley Conference foe, Southeast Missouri at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday. SERIES VERSUS : ASU has faced Southeast Missouri 62 times in the programs history. The Redhawks lead the all-time series over ASU. The teams last meeting was during the season with ASU coming out on top at the ASU Convocation Center. THE PRINCIPALS: The Arkansas State Red Wolves are 8-3 on the season and 1-1 in Sun Belt Conference play after falling to last Saturday. Junior Donald Boone leads ASU with 12.6 ppg and 20 steals and ranks third in assists (18). Boone has been the leading scorer for ASU a team-high six times this season, including the past two contests. Eric McKinney is second on the squad scoring 8.7 ppg while leading ASU with 6.8 rebounds per game (75 total) and has 24 blocked shots, which was ranked 47th in the nation in the latest NCAA Men s Basketball National Ranking Summary (Through games on 12/21/08). Senior Ifeanyi Koggu leads the Red Wolves with 51 assists, while tossing in 6.2 ppg and pulling down 3.7 rebounds per game. Koggu also ranks third with 12 steals. Kogg is ranked 87th nationally with 4.6 assists per game, which ranks third in the SBC, and 89th nationally with a 1.96 assist/turnover ratio which is fourth in the conference. Senior Shawn Morgan is the third leading scorer on the team, averaging 8.2 ppg while also ranking second with 5.7 rebounds per game. Morgan ranks second on the squad with 14 steasls and third with 18 assists. SOUTHEAST MIS- SOURI enters the contest with a 3-8 worksheet including a 0-2 record in Ohio Valley Conference play. Junior forward Calvin Williams leads the Redhawks with a 16.2 scoring average and has blocked 22 shots while pulling down 6.9 rpg. Williams scored a career-high 25 points in s last win over Western Illinois, Senior guard Kenard Moore is second on the squad pouring in 15.5 ppg while leading the team with 12 steals. Senior guard Jaycen Herring ranks third on the team with 13.7 ppg while ranking second on the team with 23 assists, and pulling down 4.0 rebounds per game. Junior forward Lamont Russell leads the Redhawks with 7.1 rebounds per game, while also scoring 5.0 ppg. With head coach Scott Edgar on administrative leave, Zac Roman is the acting head coach at. COMMON OPPONES: ASU and have two common opponents in Murray State and UT Martin. ASU defeated both squads in Projected Starting Lineup Arkansas State (8-3) Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown PPG RPG Other 11 Shawn Morgan F 6-6 Sr. 2L Memphis, Tenn Second on team in steals (14) and reb. (63) 22 Ifeanyi Koggu G 6-1 Sr. 1L Tyler, Texas Leads team with 51 assists. 23 Donald Boone G 6-5 Jr. TR Memphis, Tenn Leads team in scoring and steals (20). 31 JeJuan Brown F 6-7 Jr. TR Biloxi, Miss Third on team with 56 rebounds. 32 Eric McKinney F 6-8 Jr. TR Waldo, Ark Leads team in blocks (24) and reb (75). (3-8) Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 0 Kenard Moore G 6-0 Sr. Greensboro, N.C Leads team with 12 steals. 2 Jaycen Herring F 6-5 Sr. Memphis, Tenn Second on team with 23 assists. 4 Calvin Williams F 6-9 Jr. Memphis, Tenn Leading scorer, second in reb. (62). 5 Bijon Jones G 5-10 Jr. Henderson, Tenn Leads team with 29 assists. 24 Johnny Hill G 6-4 Jr. St. Louis, Mo assists, eight steals ASU Men s Basketball 1

2 Sun Belt Standings (as of 12/21/08) West Division Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. N. Texas Denver ASU U East Division Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct Troy Other Sun Belt Action: Tuesday, 12/23 at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. at Colorado, 8 p.m. * - Denotes conference game. ASU IN NATIONAL RAITINGS 100th in RPI 121st in Sagarin Rankings 35th in CollegeInsider.com s Mid-Major Poll ASU IN NCAA STATS Eric McKinney - 47th in blocked shots Ifeanyi Koggu - 87th in assist per game, 89th in assist/turnover ratio Scoring Defense - 12th FG % Defense - 18th Rebound Margin - 18th Personal Fouls Per Game - 20th Scoring Margin - 66th Blocked Shots Per Game - 105th their nonconference schedule, while will face Murray State on Jan 24 and Feb. 17 and will play UT Martin Jan. 12 and 22. ASU RECIEVING VOTES IN POLL: ASU is receiving votes in the latest (Dec. 15) College Insider s Top 25 Mid-Major poll. ASU netted 30 votes in the poll, which placed the Red Wolves at the No. 35 position. Western Kentucky was ranked No. 14, No. 18, Middle Tennessee No. 25 and South Alabama came in at No. 38. NATIONAL RANKINGS: In the latest NCAA National Ranking Summary (Through games 12/21/08) ASU is ranked 12th in scoring defense (56.3), 18th in FG% defense (36.9), 18th in rebounding margin (+8.5), 20th in personal fouls per game (15.4), 66th in scoring margin (+10.2) and 105th in blocked shots per game (3.9). Junior forward Eric McKinney ranks 47th in blocked shots per game (2.2) while senior guard Ifeanyi Koggu ranks 87th in assists per game (4.6) and 89th in assist/turnover ratio (1.96). HOT START FOR BRADY: At 8-3, head coach John Brady is off to the best start of any first-year head coach at Arkansas State. John Rose went 7-4 during his first 10 games as ASU head coach during the 1970 season. TOUGH DEFENSE: Much of ASU s early success this season has been due to the tough defense the Red Wolves have played. ASU has held opponents to a combined.369 shooting percentage, while holding eight of their 11 opponents to shooting under 38% from the field. The Red Wolves lead the Sun Belt in scoring defense, holding opponents to 56.3 ppg. ASU has also outrebounded all but two opponent this season, averaging 38.6 rebounds per game, while holding opponents to 30.1 per game. Missouri State and are the only teams to outrebound the Red Wolves this season. STACKING UP IN THE BELT: After 11 games this season, ASU is leading all teams in the Sun Belt (IN ALL GAMES) in scoring defense (56.3), field goal percentage defense (.369), three-point field goal percentage defense (.320) scoring margin (+10.2), and rebounding margin (+8.5). ASU is second in defensive rebounds with per game and turnover margin at while they are third in the conference in rebounding offense at 38.6, assist/turnover ratio at 1.01, steals with 6.91 per game and rebounding offense at ASU is fourth in the league in free throw percentage at.701, assists with per game, field goal percentage at.449 and rank fifth in blocked shots per game (3.91). Junior Eric McKinney leads the Sun Belt in blocked shots per game with 2.18, ranks third in the Sun Belt in field goal percentage (.594), sixth in offensive rebounds (28) and sixth in overall rebounding (6.8). Senior Ifeanyi Koggu ranks third in the league in assists with 51 and is fourth in assist/turnover ratio at Junior Donald Boone ranks third in steals with 1.82 per game, sixth in the conference in free throw percentage at.825, and 16th in scoring with 12.6 ppg. Junior Mike Lance ranks 14th in the league in three-point field goal percentage at.400. Senior Shawn Morgan ranks 13th in the league in rebounds averaging 5.7 per game, while also tied with junior JeJuan Brown at 14th in the league with 3.82 defensive rebounds per game. BALANCED ATTACK: In ASU s 11 outings so far this season ASU has had six different players lead them in scoring while having three players net 20 or more points. ASU has had three different players record double-doubles this season and has six players averaging over 6 points per game. LANCE HAS CAREER NIGHT: ASU junior reserve-guard Mike Lance came off the bench to turn in a career performance against Mississippi Valley State, playing only 20 minutes but poured in 18 points. Lance was 7-9 from the field and 4-6 from three-point range. Lance ranks fourth on the team averaging 7.6 ppg and pulling down 3.4 rebounds. Lance is shooting 48% from the floor and is 39% from three-point range. THOMAS FIRST START NETS CAREER PERFORMANCE: Sophomore forward Jeremy Thomas, in his first career start, recorded the second double-double of the season for the ASU Red Wolves by pouring in 23 points on seven-of-seven shooting and pulling down 10 rebounds. Thomas set career highs in points, rebounds and minutes played against Central Baptist. Thomas missed half of the season last year with an injury after the 14th game. BOONE HAS CAREER NIGHT: Junior guard Donald Boone had a career scoring night against Indiana State, tossing in 26 points to lead the Red Wolves to a victory over the Sycamores. Boone has led the Red Wolves in scoring three times this season and is averaging 10.7 ppg, while leading the Red Wolves in steals. MCKINNEY HAS CAREER NIGHT: Junior forward Eric McKinney had a career performance against Ball State by leading all players with 20 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots. The totals were the most of any player during a single game so far this season and the first double-double recorded by a Red Wolves player this year. McKinney is averaging 8.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg and is averaging 2.0 blocks per game. AYERS BUSTS OUT: After spending three games as a spectator due to an injury, sophomore-transfer guard Brandon Ayers broke out in a big way against UT Martin, coming off the ASU Men s Basketball 2 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL

3 Athletic Media Relations Arkansas State University PO Box 1000 State University, AR Telephone Fax Press Row Website - AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact - Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID / areynolds@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir jscott@astate.edu Van Provence, Asst. SID / vprovence@astate.edu Kelly Goodman, Graduate Asst. kelly.goodman@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Anthony Reynolds at , or by at areynolds@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance. Media Room Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the media room. Practice Coverage Red Wolves men s basketball practices are open to the media. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. When possible, please contact the Sports Information office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and please turn your cell phones to a quiet mode. Basketball Releases All Red Wolves basketball releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics website at AStateRedWolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for basketball releases, contact Anthony Reynolds in the Sports Information office. bench to score 12 points in 15 minutes of action, while pulling down two defensive boards. Ayers was 2-5 from three-point range and was 2-2 from the charity stripe. GAME (12/18/08) - Junior Donald Boone led three Arkansas State players in double figures as the Red Wolves (8-2, 1-0) opened Sun Belt Conference play with a victory over Florida International Thursday night at the ASU Convocation Center. Boone finished the night with 15 points and five steals, junior Eric McKinney added 13 points and seven rebounds and junior Mike Lance came off the bench to score 12 points for Arkansas State. The Red Wolves defense held to 21 points in the first half, then locked down again to hold the Golden Panthers to just 20 points in the second half. ASU forced 20 turnovers in the game, grabbed 13 steals and held to 36.4 percent shooting in the game, including 0-of-8 from behind the three-point arc. The Red Wolves took their first double-digit lead of the game midway through the first half, going up 17-6 on a three-pointer from Boone and led by as many as 13 in the first 20 minutes. A layup at the first half buzzer from senior guard Ifeanyi Koggu gave A-State a lead at intermission. Arkansas State outscored 10-4 in the first six minutes of the second half as the Red Wolves lead swelled to 18 at on a pair of free throws from senior forward Shawn Morgan with 14:28 remaining. The Golden Panthers answered with six straight, cutting the Arkansas State lead to 12 at on two free throws from Marlon Bright with 12:34 to play, but a layup from McKinney and a three-pointer from Lance bumped the Red Wolves lead back to 17 at with 9:36 to go. Florida International did not get closer than 15 points the rest of the way and ASU lead by as much as 21 down the stretch. In addition to the double-figure night from Boone, McKinney and Lance, the Red Wolves also got nine points and seven rebounds from Morgan and eight points, five assists and three steals from Koggu. Morgan and McKinney each had two blocks, while Koggu had his first block of the season. Center Freddy Asprilla led with 14 points and 14 rebounds. PRESEASON COACHES POLL: ASU has been tabbed to finish fourth in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference by the SBC Preseason Coaches Poll announced by the league office at the SBC Basketball Tip-Off. I ve never put a lot of stock in preseason polls; most of the polling is based on what you did the year before. It is a position better than where the team finished a year ago, but the reality of it is it isn t really where you start its how you finish, said ASU head coach John Brady. I anticipate our team playing its best basketball in February and the first of March. was picked to finish in a tie with North Texas for the top spot in the West Division, each receiving 76 points. The Trojans received six first-place votes while the Mean Green got four first-place nods. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked third, followed by the Red Wolves, Louisiana-Monroe was tabbed sixth with Denver and New Orleans coming in sixth and seventh, respectively. Middle Tennessee was picked atop the East Division with 11 first-place votes, followed by South Alabama, which netted the other two first place votes. Reigning league champion Western Kentucky was picked third with Florida Atlantic (fourth), Florida International (fifth) and Troy (sixth) rounding out the poll. Desmond Yates from Middle Tennessee was voted the SBC Preseason Player of the Year and was joined by Carlos Monroe from, Russell Hicks from, Josh White from North Texas and Brandon Davis from South Alabama on the Preseason All-SBC first team. ASU S BROWN NAMED BLUE RIBBON SBC NEWCOMER OF YEAR: Arkansas Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Carlos Monroe, Russell Hicks, Desmond Yates, MT Josh White, Brandon Davis, Second Team Tony Hooper, Kevin Kanaskie, MT Collin Dennis, Domonic Tilford, Jeremy Evans, Third Team Steven Moore, Paul Graham III, Chris Gradnigo, Kyndall Dykes, U A.J. Slaughter, Preseason Player of the Year Desmond Yates, MT Preseason Coaches Poll West Division Points 1. (6) North Texas (4) Louisiana-Lafayette (3) Arkansas State Louisiana-Monroe Denver New Orleans 20 East Division Points 1. Middle Tennessee (11) South Alabama (2) Western Kentucky Florida Atlantic Florida International Troy ASU Men s Basketball 3

4 ARKANSAS STATE RADIO NETWORK The Arkansas State Radio Network will broadcast every ASU basketball during the season, originating from the flagship station 95.9 FM The Wolf (KWHF) in Jonesboro. Flagship FM (KFIN) Mountain Home AM (KTLO) Wynne AM (KWYN) Walnut Ridge/Pocahontas AM (KRLW) Walnut Ridge/Pocahontas FM (KRLW) Stuttgart FM (KWAK) Fordyce FM (KQEW) Hardy FM (KOOU) SUN BELT TELEVISED ASU GAMES (CSS/CST) 1/24/09 vs. Florida Atlantic (SBC TV) 1/29/09 vs. (HSSN/FCS) 3/9/09 Semifinal #1 (ESPN)+ 3/9/09 Semifinal #2 (ESPN)+ 3/10/09 Championship (ESPN2)+ +Sun Belt Tournament - Hot Springs, Ark. RED WOLVES BASKETBALL WITH COACH JOHN BRADY Saturday will mark the debut of the Red Wolves Basketball with Coach John Brady television show produced by ASU TV and broadcast on KAIT-TV in Jonesboro. The weekly show will first air on Saturday (Dec. 20) at 10:30 p.m. and will begin showing weekly on Jan 10. Associate Athletic Director for External Operations Doug Doggett will serve as the host for the show which will feature in-depth analysis, player profiles and insight into the Red Wolf program. Dates are 12/20, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/14, 2/21. Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 11,490 Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black Arena: ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: John Brady Overall Record: (17 Seasons) Record at ASU: First year State junior forward and Los Angeles Southwest College transfer JeJuan Brown has been tabbed the Preseason Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year by Blue Ribbon publications. Along with forward Eric McKinney, Brown was announced as new ASU Head Coach John Brady s first signee at Arkansas State on April 25. Brown transferred from Vanderbilt to LASC for his sophomore season, where he averaged 17 points and seven rebounds. He helped lead the Cougars to a 23-9 record and the South Coast Conference regular-season title and was named a first team all-conference selection in We are excited about the possibilities JeJuan brings to our team, said Brady. We feel he will be an outstanding player for us. The Biloxi, Miss. native originally signed with Vanderbilt out of high school, playing in all 34 games as a true freshman on a team that advanced to the Sweet 16. Brown averaged 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game during his lone season with the Commodores, while scoring his SEC-high nine points on 4-of-6 shooting with four rebounds and two assists at South Carolina. He posted season highs of 10 points (twice) and eight rebounds and finished the campaign with a.511 (48-of-94) shooting percentage. Brown finished his prep career as an all-state and all-district selection at Biloxi High School and was a Rivals.com national top 150 (No. 121) ranked player in the class of He was ranked as the 26th-best small forward in the nation by Rivals.com as well. He was named the Sun Herald Gulf Coast Player of the Year after averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists as a senior. He helped lead Biloxi to four District 8 titles from and graduated with honors as a Mississippi Scholar. FINN SIDELINED 6-8 WEEKS: ASU head men s basketball coach John Brady has disclosed that the Red Wolves will be without the services of freshman Trey Finn for the beginning of the season and possibly longer due to a foot injury he sustained during a conditioning workout this past week. It is unfortunate that Trey has had this injury occur. He was making real progress in his preparation for the beginning of practice and I was excited about the possibilities he would bring to the team, said ASU head coach John Brady. We have talked with the doctors, trainers, and of course his parents and will make a determination on his freshman year once he is completely healed. Whichever decision is made, Trey will have an excellent career at Arkansas State. Finn will be out 6-8 weeks and the Red Wolves are looking at the possibility of redshirting the freshman standout that joined the Red Wolves from Parkview High School in Little Rock. At Parkview, Finn earned AHSAA Class 6A All-State honors in He also led Parkview to the state semifinals and was named to the All-Tournament team as a senior. CHANGES AT THE CONVO: During the offseason, the Clopton Clinic Strength and Conditioning room was unveiled at a ceremony in the Convocation Center. The strength and conditioning room used by the Red Wolves features new weights, lighting, floor and wall coverings and entrance doors. Also completed during the offseason was the resurfacing and repainting of the Convocation Center playing court. The court now features the new Red Wolves logo and a large state logo at center court. HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY: With a Final Four appearance and 281 career victories already to his credit, John Brady was announced as Arkansas State s 15th head men s basketball coach by Director of Athletics Dr. Dean Lee at a press conference on March 18 held in ASU s Convocation Center. Brady spent the last 10-plus seasons serving as LSU s head coach, leading the Tigers to six postseason berths, two SEC championships and three SEC Western Division titles. Twice named the SEC Coach of the Year, Brady is a proven winner who brings a well-documented record of success and a long list of accomplishments with him to Arkansas State. Brady s 16-year tenure as a head coach at both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, Alabama, has been decorated with achievements. He has coached a combined 25 All- TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic allconference choices, posted 11 winning seasons and collected five division championships. Brady piled up the third most wins in LSU history with 192 and left Samford after the season as the Bulldog s alltime leader in coaching victories (89) as well. He quickly turned around an LSU s men s basketball program that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, an SEC championship and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in just his third season ( ) at the helm. Under Brady s direction, the Tigers recorded six consecutive winning seasons from to while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two more to the NIT. The campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 record and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 wins versus ranked opponents, he also led them to victories over two teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in and Duke in ). Additionally, he orchestrated a 19-game home winning streak over SEC opponents, the third longest stretch in LSU history. While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA Lottery picks and six current NBA players Red Wolves Men s Basketball 4 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL

5 ASU Record When... at home on the road neutral leading at half trailing at half tied at half overtime last minute games one-point games ASU Scores 59 and under the opponent scores 59 and under ASU shoots under 35% % % % % the opponent shoots under 35% % % % % ASU free throws under 60% % % % opponent free throws under 60% % % % outshoots opponent outshot by opponent same ASU takes: under 50 FGA FGA FGA FGA more rebounds less rebounds even rebounds more o-rebounds has less 0-rebounds same o-rebounds has players foul out opponent players foul out has technical fouls opponent technical fouls The Tigers signed nine Parade All-Americans and four McDonald All-Americans under Brady, who also coached three SEC Players of the Year, four players named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC selections. Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Brady served as Samford s head coach from through It didn t take long for him to turn around a Samford program coming off six straight losing seasons, either, guiding the Bulldogs to a record in his second season. He led Samford to three straight winning seasons ( ) for the first time since , all leading up to a 19-9 record and division title in Samford won the TAAC West Division each of Brady s final two seasons at the school for the first time in school history. His four winning campaigns at Samford were the first for any coach at the school, and he led the Bulldogs to an record after they went the four seasons prior to his initial year. He coached eight All-TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC players over six seasons. The McComb, Miss., native earned his bachelor s degree in 1976 from Belhaven College, where he was three-year starter and scored over 1,000 points during his college playing career. Brady was a two-time All-Southern States Conference selection and was later inducted into his alma mater s Hall of Fame. He got his coaching start as a graduate assistant with the Mississippi State men s basketball program while earning his master s degree from Brady took his first head coaching position in Louisiana at Crowley High School in 1977 and led the basketball squad to a (.725) record in five seasons. He was named the 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3- A Coach of the Year. Brady returned to the college coaching ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. He spent the next eight years with the Bulldogs, the first four seasons under coach Bob Hoyt and the next four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. Following his tenure in Starkville, Brady returned to Louisiana for the second time, this time to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Brady helped lead U to the NCAA Tournament during his only season with the Privateers. ASU S DOLLAR NAMED TOP- 10 MID-MAJOR ASSISTAS IN NATION: Fox Sports recently polled head coaches, assistants and others who deal with assistants on a daily basis to get their take on who should be included among the nation s elite assistant basketball coaches and Arkansas State associate head coach Chad Dollar was Double-Doubles 11/29/08...Eric McKinney (20p, 16r) 12/4/08...Jeremy Thomas (23p, 10r) 12/15/08...Shawn Morgan (11p, 11r) included among the top-10 mid-major coaches receiving votes. The article, written by FOXSports.com senior college basketball writer Jeff Goodman, stated Fox Sports wanted to target the guys that instill a level of fear into their colleagues when they stroll into the gym. The article included a few brief notes on each coach and listed some of their key recruits. Included among the key recruits listed for Dollar were Jarvis Hayes and Elton Nesbitt. Hayes was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year at Western Carolina and Nesbitt the league s player of the year and an honorable mention All-America selection at Georgia Southern. HEAD TO HEAD ASU 8-2, Record...3-8, Last Last Points Points avg Scoring Margin FG Made-Att Field Goals % FG Made-Att FG % FG Made pg FT Made-Att FT % Rebounding Avg Rebounding Margin Assists Avg Turnover Avg Steals Avg Blocks Avg Red Wolves Men s Basketball 5

6 Red Wolves Roster ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Player No. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown Last School Martavius Adams* So. F/C TR Irwinton, Ga. Oklahoma State Brandon Ayers So. G TR Holly Springs, Miss. Paris (TX) Junior College Donald Boone Jr. G TR Memphis, Tenn. Southwest Tennessee Community College JeJuan Brown Jr. F TR Biloxi, Miss. Los Angeles Southwest College Daniel Bryant Fr. G HS West Palm Beach, Fla. Patterson School Yima Chia-Kur Sr. F 1L South Mansfield, Ohio Garden City (KS) Community College Trey Finn Fr. G HS Little Rock, Ark. Parkview High School Larry Handy Sr. F/C 1L Houston, Texas Kilgore (TX) College P.J. Keaton Sr. G 1L Champaign, Ill. Lincoln (IL) College Ifeanyi Koggu Sr. G 1L Tyler, Texas Tyler (TX) Junior Collge Mike Lance Jr. G 1L Poplar Bluff, Mo. Three Rivers (MO) Community College Eric McKinney Jr. F TR Waldo, Ark. Cowley (KS) College Shawn Morgan Sr. F 2L Memphis, Tenn. Northwest Mississippi Community College Jeremy Thomas So. F 1L Jonesboro, Ark. Jonesboro High School NUMERICAL ROSTER Player No. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown Last School Trey Finn Fr. G HS Little Rock, Ark. Parkview High School Daniel Bryant Fr. G HS West Palm Beach, Fla. Patterson School Jeremy Thomas So. F 1L Jonesboro, Ark. Jonesboro High School Brandon Ayers So. G TR Holly Springs, Miss. Paris (TX) Junior College Shawn Morgan Sr. F 2L Memphis, Tenn. Northwest Mississippi Community College Martavius Adams* So. F/C TR Irwinton, Ga. Oklahoma State Larry Handy Sr. F/C 1L Houston, Texas Kilgore (TX) College Ifeanyi Koggu Sr. G 1L Tyler, Texas Tyler (TX) Junior Collge Donald Boone Jr. G TR Memphis, Tenn. Southwest Tennessee Community College Yima Chia-Kur Sr. F 1L South Mansfield, Ohio Garden City (KS) Community College JeJuan Brown Jr. F TR Biloxi, Miss. Los Angeles Southwest College Eric McKinney Jr. F TR Waldo, Ark. Cowley (KS) College Mike Lance Jr. G 1L Poplar Bluff, Mo. Three Rivers (MO) Community College P.J. Keaton Sr. G 1L Champaign, Ill. Lincoln (IL) College *Not eligible to compete in a game until the season due to NCAA transferring rules HEAD COACH: John Brady (1st season) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Chad Dollar ASSISTA COACHES: Jeff Clapacs, Elwyn McRoy TRAINER: Chad Sturkie MANAGERS: Tim Padgett, Broderick Johnson, Kelby Drennon, Tarius Moss ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Seniors (5): Chia-Kur, Handy, Keaton, Koggu, Morgan Juniors (4): Boone, Brown, Lance, McKinney Sophomores (3): Adams, Ayers, Thomas Freshmen (2): Finn, Bryant PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon Ayers: AIRS Yima Chia-Kur: YEE-Ma Cheer-Uh-Koo Ifeanyi Koggu: IF-Ahn-EE Cog BY POSITION Forward (5): Brown, Chia-Kur, McKinney, Morgan, Thomas Forward/Center (2): Adams, Handy Guard (7): Ayers, Boone, Finn, Keaton, Koggu, Lance, Bryant ASU Men s Basketball 6

7 What They re Saying About Brady Since Arkansas State hired him as the school's new basketball coach six weeks ago, John Brady -- yes, that John Brady -- has been determined to put his self-described "stamp" on the program. After meeting with each returning member of the team, Brady sought out the trainer and the academic advisers and the sports information officials and the facility management crew. He even sat down with the head of the dance squad. In short, Brady approached every individual who had anything -- however peripheral -- to do with the basketball team. In his spare time, he signed two recruits, restructured the booster club, changed the team uniform and commissioned renovations of the weight room and coaches' offices. He explained his rationale: Players and recruits want to see change, they want to see improvement. Scott Cacciola Memphis Commerical Appeal May 14, 2008 John Brady didn t make many promises, only one. He s committed to winning. The newly named Arkansas State basketball coach, Brady said he would teach his teams to play to their strengths...winning has been a signature at every place Brady has coached. Rebuilding troubled programs into respected contenders is another. Matt Roberson, Jonesboro Sun March 20, 2008 My commitment is to do everything I possibly can to get this program to the top of the Sun Belt. Whether it s five years or eight years, this could possibly be my last stop. I could coach here eight years and retire somewhere. Every job I ve always taken, my approach is to think long term. John Brady, ASU Head Basketball Coach Quote from the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette March 20, 2008 At the right time, Arkansas State needed John Brady when he needed and wanted ASU, and a new excitement surrounds the basketball program in Jonesboro. Jim Harris, Arkansas Sports 360 April 2008 THE BRADY FILE Arkansas State: Named ASU s 15th head men s basketball coach on March 19, 2008 Birth Date: September 17, 1954 Age: 53 Hometown: McComb, Miss. Wife: Misty Children: Brittany (17), Brooke (13) High School: McComb High School (McComb, Miss.) College: BS, Belhaven College, 1976; M. Ed., Mississippi State University, 1977 Playing Experience: McComb High School; Bellhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) - Three-year starter... scored over 1,000 career points... Coach Charlie Rugg... Two-time All-Southern States Conference... Inducted fall 1997 into school athletic hall of fame. Coaching Experience: : Graduate Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University : Head Coach, Crowley High School, Crowley, La (.725) record in five seasons Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year : Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University... First four years under coach Bob Boyd... Last four years as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams : Assistant Coach, University of New Orleans... Helped lead the Privateers to the NCAA Tournament : Head Coach, Samford University record in six years... Left Samford as winningest coach in school history... Team won TAAC West Division in 1996 and : Head Coach, Louisiana State University Final Four... Six postseason appearances, Four NCAA Tournaments... Two NBA Lottery picks, six current NBA players... Two-time SEC Coach of the Year wins versus ranked opponents... Two wins vs. No. 1 teams in the AP Poll... Two SEC championships... Three SEC Western Division championships Academic All-SEC selections graduates... One SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Four players named SEC Freshman of the Year... Three SEC Players of the Year All- SEC selections... Four McDonald All-Americans signed... Nine Parade All-Americans signed... Six consecutive winning seasons (third longest in school history) consecutive SEC home wins ( , third longest in school history)... Third winningest coach in LSU history... 23rd winningest coach in SEC history Red Wolves Men s Basketball 7 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL

8 BRADY S HEAD COACHING RECORD Samford Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish tie-3rd tie-2nd th nd st-West st-West TOTALS LSU Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish th-West th-West st-West; 1st SEC; NCAA Sweet th-West th-West; 2nd round NIT nd-West; NCAA nd-West; NIT tie-1st West; NCAA st-West; 1st SEC; NCAA Final Four th West TOTALS Arkansas State Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish CAREER Brady vs. All Opponents Air Force Alabama Alabama State Alcorn State Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Ark.-Monticello Arkansas State Auburn Austin Peay Ball State Baptist Christian Baylor Belhaven Belmont Berry College Bethel Brewton-Parker UCLA Cal State-Northridge Campbell Centenary Central Baptist Chaminade Chattanooga Cincinnati The Citadel College of Charleston Connecticut Dartmouth Davidson Delaware State Drake Duke Eastern Kentucky Evansville Florida Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida State Fresno State Furman Georgia Georgia State Gonzaga Grambling State Hawaii-Hilo Houston Howard Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State Jacksonville State Kentucky Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe LSU LSU-Shreveport (Exh) Louisiana Tech Loyola Lyon College Mercer McNeese State Miami (Fla.) Mississippi Mississippi State Mississippi Valley State Murray State New Orleans Nicholls State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Asheville North Carolina Greensboro Northeastern Illinois Northern Iowa North Georgia North Texas Northwestern State Oakland Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Portland Prairie View A&M Purdue Robert Morris Rice Saint Louis Samford Sam Houston State Shorter South Alabama South Carolina Southeastern Louisiana Southeast Missouri State Southern-Baton Rouge Southern Miss Southern-New Orleans Stetson Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee-Temple Texas Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas-Pan American Texas Southern Texas State Towson Troy Tulane UAB UCF Utah Vanderbilt Villanova Wake Forest Washington Weber State West Virginia Wichita State William & Mary Winthrop Wisconsin Wright State Wyoming Xavier (Ohio) Red Wolves Men s Basketball 8

9 #2 Trey Finn 6-2 Guard Fr. Little Rock, Ark. Points FG Made FG Att Assists Steals FT s Made Minutes Points FG Made FG Att Assists Steals FT s Made Minutes Finn s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS #3 Daniel Bryant 5-10 Guard Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. Points...14 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Made.5 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Att at Ole Miss (11/14/08) at Ole Miss (11/14/08) Assists , twice Steals....2 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FT s Made , three times Minutes , twice Points...14 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Made.5 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Att at Ole Miss (11/14/08) at Ole Miss (11/14/08) Assists , twice Steals....2 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FT s Made , three times Minutes , twice Bryant s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS #5 Jeremy Thomas 6-5 Forward So. Jonesboro, Ark. Points...23 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Made.7 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Att....7 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08).10 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Assists Steals , twice Blocks at Ball State (11/29/08) FT s Made 9 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Minutes.29 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Points...23 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Made.7 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Att....7 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08).10 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Assists...5 vs. Central Baptist (12/8/07) Steals , three times Blocks at Ball State (11/29/08) FT s Made 9 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Minutes.29 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Thomas Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Red Wolves Men s Basketball 9 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL

10 #10 Brandon Ayers 6-4 Guard So. Holly Springs, Miss. Points at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Made....4 at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Att , twice....2 at UT Martin (11/25/08) Assists , twice Steals , four times FT s Made , twice Minutes.21 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Points at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Made....4 at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Att , twice....2 at UT Martin (11/25/08) Assists , twice Steals , four times FT s Made , twice Minutes.21 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Ayers Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS #11 Shawn Morgan 6-6 Forward Sr. Memphis, Tenn. Points...15 vs. Murray State (11/19/08) FG Made..5 vs. Murray State (11/19/08) FG Att....6 vs. Murray State (11/19/08).11 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) Assists , twice Steals , twice Blocks , seven times FT s Made , twice Minutes , twice Points at (1/12/08) FG Made at (1/12/08) FG Att , twice at (2/16/08) Assists , twice Steals , seven times Blocks at Tulsa (11/16/07) FT s Made , twice Minutes , twice Morgan s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS #20 Larry Handy 6-8 F/C Sr. Houston, Texas Points....8 vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) FG Made..4 vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) FG Att vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) 5 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Assists...2 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Steals....1 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FT s Made Minutes , twice Points , twice FG Made , twice FG Att , twice 5 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Assists...2 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) Steals , three times Blocks...1 vs. Central Baptist (12/8/07) FT s Made 2 at Utah Valley St. (1/30/08) Minutes , twice Handy s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Red Wolves Men s Basketball 10

11 #22 Ifeanyi Koggu 6-1 Guard Sr. Tyler, Texas Points at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Made.3 vs Central Baptist (12/4/08) FG Att at UT Martin (11/25/08) , four times Assists , twice Steals vs. (12/18/08) Blocks vs. (12/18/08) FT s Made , twice Minutes at (12/20/08) Points at U (12/22/07) FG Made at U (12/22/07) FG Att at Murray State (11/26/07)..8 vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Assists , twice Steals vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Blocks , three times FT s Made , twice Minutes at (12/20/08) Koggu s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Donald Boone 6-5 Guard Jr. #23 Memphis, Tenn. #23 Points at Indiana State (12/1/08) FG Made..10 at Indiana State (12/1/08) FG Att , twice..6 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) Assists at UT Martin (11/25/08) Steals vs. (12/18/08) FT s Made , twice Minutes..39 at Missouri State (12/6/08) Points at Indiana State (12/1/08) FG Made..10 at Indiana State (12/1/08) FG Att , twice..6 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) Assists at UT Martin (11/25/08) Steals vs. (12/18/08) FT s Made , twice Minutes..39 at Missouri State (12/6/08) Boone s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Yima Chia-Kur 6-6 Forward Sr. #24 South Mansfield, Ohio Points FG Made FG Att Assists Steals FT s Made Minutes Points vs. (2/4/08) FG Made , twice FG Att vs. Utah Valley (11/14/07)...8 at Utah Valley (1/30/08) Assists , seven times Steals , twice Blocks , three times FT s Made.7 vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Minutes vs. (2/4/08) Chia-Kur s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS 2008 Red Wolves Men s Basketball 11 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL

12 #31 JeJuan Brown 6-7 Forward Jr. Biloxi, Miss. Points , twice FG Made....4 at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Att at Ball State (11/29/08) at (12/20/08) Assists , twice Steals , twice Blocks , three times FT s Made.3 vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) Minutes at (12/20/08) Points , twice FG Made....4 at UT Martin (11/25/08) FG Att at Ball State (11/29/08) at (12/20/08) Assists , twice Steals , twice Blocks , three times FT s Made.3 vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) Minutes at (12/20/08) Brown s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Eric McKinney 6-8 Forward Jr. #32 Waldo, Ark. #32 Points at Ball State (11/29/08) FG Made at Ball State (11/29/08) FG Att at Ball State (11/29/08) at Ball State (11/29/08) Assists....2 at Missouri State (12/6/08) Steals , twice Blocks at Indiana State (12/1/08) FT s Made....4 at Ball State (11/29/08) Minutes..30 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) Points at Ball State (11/29/08) FG Made at Ball State (11/29/08) FG Att at Ball State (11/29/08) at Ball State (11/29/08) Assists....2 at Missouri State (12/6/08) Steals , twice Blocks at Indiana State (12/1/08) FT s Made....4 at Ball State (11/29/08) Minutes..30 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) McKinney s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS #33 Mike Lance 6-3 Guard Jr. Poplar Bluff, Mo. Points vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) FG Made...7 vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) FG Att vs. Lyon College (11/17/08).8 vs. Murray State (11/19/08) Assists , twice Steals vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) FT s Made...6 at UT Martin (11/25/08) Minutes , twice Points vs. Miss. Valley (12/15/08) FG Made , twice FG Att vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) , twice Assists....4 vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Steals vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Blocks , twice FT s Made...6 at UT Martin (11/25/08) Minutes..29 vs. MacMurray (12/30/07) Lance s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Red Wolves Men s Basketball 12

13 #34 P.J. Keaton 6-4 Guard Sr. Champaign, Ill. Points vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) FG Made..4 vs. Lyon College (11/17/08) FG Att at Ole Miss (11/14/08).6 vs. Murray State (11/19/08) Assists , twice Steals , twice Blocks , twice FT s Made....1 at UT Martin (11/25/08) Minutes at Ole Miss (11/14/08) Points at U (12/22/07) FG Made at U (12/22/07) FG Att at U (12/22/07).6 vs. Murray State (11/19/08) Assists , twice Steals at (2/8/08) Blocks , four times FT s Made , five times Minutes at Ole Miss (11/14/08) Keaton s Game-By-Game Stats MISS LYON MUR UTM BLST INST CBC MSST MVS Red Wolves Men s Basketball 13