Game 27. Men s Basketball UT-Arlington at Sam Houston State.

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1 Men s Basketball UT-Arlington at Sam Houston State Saturday, February 27, p.m. Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum - Huntsville, Texas Radio: KSAM FM - Streaming Video SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS Overall Record: Won 20, Lost 6 Season Won 12, Lost 1 Southland Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Record at Sam Houston: Won 220, Lost 129 Overall Coaching Record: Won 343, Lost 164 Top Scorers: Gilberto Clavell, 6-7 forward, 16.2 pts., 6.0 reb. Corey Allmond, 6-1 guard, 15.8 pts. Ashton Mitchell, 5-11 guard, 12.3 pts., 4.8 ast. UT-ARLINGTON MAVERICKS Overall Record: Won 16, Lost 10 Season Won 8, Lost 5 Southland Head Coach: Scott Cross (UT-Arlington, 1998) Record at University: Won 65, Lost 53 Top Scorers: Marquez Haynes, 6-3 guard, 23.4 pts. Brandon Long, 6-1 guard, 13.2 pts. LaMarcus Reed, 6-5 forward, 8.2 pts. BEARKATS CLINCH NO. 1, TIE FOR TITLE With a 12-1 league record after Wednesday s victory over McNeese State, Sam Houston has clinched the No. 1 in the State Farm Southland Conference Post-Season Classic in Katy March The Bearkats also have clinched at least a share of the Southland regular season title. The championship is Sam Houston s third Southland regular season crown. Head Coach Bob Marlin s Bearkats also won the league in 2000 and Sam Houston was the first team to clinch a berth in the 2010 State Farm Southland Conference Post-Season Classic at the Merrell Center in Katy March The winner of the classic earns the Southland s NCAA tournament berth. Sam Houston won the tournament title and played Florida in Tampa in the NCAA first round in With the No. 1 seed, Sam Houston also is assured of national post-season play. If the Kats do not win the tournament, they would receive an automatic berth in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Game 27 November 14 LeTourneau W Texas College W at Kentucky (ESPN 360) L at Cleveland St. L vs. Oral Roberts# W vs. Rider# W Mid-America Christian W December 5 Louisiana-Lafayette L Ecclesia College W at Auburn (ESPN 360) W Florida International W at Wright St. L January 3 at Western Michigan L Stephen F. Austin* (TV) W at Southeastern LA* W Texas St.* W at UT-Arlington* W Lamar* W at A&M-Corpus Christi* W February 3 UTSA* W Central Arkansas* W at Nicholls* W A&M-Corpus Christi* W at Lamar* W at UTSA* (OT) L McNeese St.* W UT-Arlington* 7 p.m. March 3 at Northwestern St.* 7 p.m. 6 at Texas St.* 4 p.m. 10 Southland Conference first round** 11 Southland Conference Semifinals** 13 Southland Conference Finals** * Southland Conference game **Post-Season Tournament in Katy, TX #Cancun, Mexico 20-VICTORY SEASONS Sam Houston is one of 36 NCAA Division I men s basketball teams that have rolled up 20-victory seasons in four of the last five years. Of those 36 teams, Sam Houston ranked 25th in winning percentage with an (.698) record from 2006 to During head coach Bob Marlin s tenure, Sam Houston has produced six 20-win seasons. The two highest victory totals were 23-7 in 2003 and 23-8 in Sam Houston Media Relations Paul Ridings Assistant AD for Media Relations Office: (936) ridings@shsu.edu Jason Barfield Media Coordinator Office (936) jbarfield@shsu.edu Press Row telephone: (936)

2 Men s Basketball Facts UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Huntsvillle, Texas Enrollment...16,833 Founded President... Dr. James F. Gaertner (Sam Houston State, 1965) Director of Athletics... Bobby Williams (Rice, 1981) Nickname... Bearkats Colors... Orange and white National Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Southland Coliseum... Bernard Johnson (6,100, opened 1976) SHSU record at Johnson Coliseum... Won 257, Lost 113 MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach... Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Record at Sam Houston (12 years) Overall Record (17 years) Assistant Coach... Jason Hooten (Tarleton State, 1993) Assistant Coach... Neil Hardin (West Florida, 1995) Graduate Assistant...Oderra Jones (Eastern Connecticut St., 2003) MEN S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Record... Won 18, Lost Southland... Won 12, Lost 4 (West Division Champion) 2009 Post Season... Southland quarterfinals Lettermen Returning... 8 of 12 Starters Returning... 3 of 5 MEN S BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY First Basketball Season First NCAA Division I Season NCAA Division I Playoffs (First Round) NCAA Division II Playoffs (Regionals) Southland Conference Championships , 2003 Gulf Star Conference Championship Lone Star Conference Titles , 1937, 1948, 1971, 1973, 1975 Sam Houston Probable Lineup Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb. G 1 Ashton Mitchell Sr G 10 Corey Allmond Sr F 11 Josten Crow Jr F 14 Gilberto Clavell Jr F 15 Preston Brown Sr Off The Bench Ht. Wt. Cl. Pts Reb F 25 Antuan Bootle So G 5 Drae Murray So G 21 Lance Pevehouse Jr C 24 Arthur Zulu Sr F 20 Aaron Thompson Fr F 24 Marco Cooper So STORY LINES Sam Houston has clinched the No. 1 seed at the State Farm Southland Conference Post-Season Classic and at least a tie for the Southland regular season title. A victory Saturday would give the Bearkats sole possession of the 2010 regular season title. Senior guard Ashton Mitchell has become the 21st Bearkat men s basketball player to score 1,000 points in his career. His four-year total now stands at 1,011 points. With the No. 1 seed, Sam Houston has assured itself of national postseason tournament action. The Kats have earned an automatic berth in the NIT if they do not win the NCAA tournament berth. The top two teams in each division and the four top remaining teams will qualify for the Southland Conference post-season tournament in Katy March Sam Houston was the first league team to clinch a berth in the event. The Bearkats won the 2003 Southland tournament to advance to the NCAA playoffs where they met Florida. Sam Houston State 2010 Men s Basketball Roster No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown / High School (Previous College) 1 Ashton Mitchell G Sr-3L New Orleans, LA / Saint Augustine HS 5 Drae Murray G So-1L Huntsville, TX / Huntsville HS 10 Corey Allmond G Sr-1L Oxon Hill, MD / Brandywine HS (Howard) 11 Josten Crow F Jr-2L Houston, TX / Westfield HS (Naval Academy Prep) 14 Gilberto Clavell F Jr-Tr Mayaquez, Puerto Rico / Florida Air Academy (Collin County) 15 Preston Brown F Sr-1L Stringtown, OK / Stringtown HS (Cowley County) 20 Aaron Thompson F Fr-HS Burkburnett, TX / Burkburnett HS 21 Lance Pevehouse G Jr-1L League City, TX / Clear Creek HS (San Jacinto) 23 Marco Cooper F So-Tr Freeport. Bahamas / Sagemont HS (Delaware) 24 Arthur Zulu C Sr-1L Lusaka, Zambia / (Jacksonville College) 25 Antuan Bootle C So-1L Freeport, Bahamas / Saint Thomas HS Head Coach: Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Assistants: Neil Hardin (West Florida, 1995), Jason Hooten (Tarleton State, 1993), Oderra Jones (Eastern Conn St., 2003) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Antuan Bootle - BOO tull Josten Crow - Joss ten Lance Pevehouse - Pea vee house Gilberto Clavell - Cuh VELL Drae Murray - Dray - 2

3 SENIOR GUARD ACHIEVES MILESTONE Ashton Mitchell, senior guard from New Orleans and the only four-year player on the 2010 Bearkat squad, became the 21st Sam Houston men s basketball player to score 1,000 career points with his first basket in the McNeese victory. Mitchell has scored1,011 points in his 118 games. He also stands third in Bearkat career assists with 526. SAM HOUSTON VS. UT-ARLINGTON SERIES RECORD Saturday marks the 51st men s basketball meeting of the two universities with Sam Houston holding a edge over the Mavericks. The Bearkats stand 19-5 against UTA in Huntsville. SHSU won in the pair s first meeting in Arlington on Jan. 23. The Bearkats have won their last 10 games with UTA in Johnson Coliseum. The Mavericks last win in Huntsville came in triple overtime thriller. UT-Arlington has won two of the last four meetings, however, defeating Sam Houston in Arlington last year and knocking the Kats out of the 2008 Southland tournament with a defeat in Katy. SOUTHLAND CHAMPS WITH ONE LOSS Eleven times a Southland Conference champion has ended league play with just one loss. The most recent have included Northwestern State (15-1 in 2006), Nicholls (15-1 in 1998 and 17-1 in 1995), and Louisiana-Monroe (17-1 in 1993, 13-1 in 1991 and 13-1 in 1990). Sam Houston State won its first 11 Southland games this year. UTSA had to go to overtime to do it, but the Roadrunners ended the streak in San Antonio last Saturday The 11 consecutive victories were Sam Houston s longest streak since the team moved up to the NCAA Division I level in The 2003 conference championship team rolled up 10 consecutive victories before the string was ended in a road game at Louisiana-Monroe. The 1986 Bearkats ran off 20 consecutive victories on the way to a berth in the NCAA Division II regionals. The 1973 Sam Houston squad went 28-0 before falling in the second round of the NAIA National Tournament at Kansas City. LAST GAME Corey Allmond scored 22 points inluding five 3-pointers to lead Sam Houston to a men s basketball victory over McNeese State Wednesday night at Johnson Coliseum. With the victory, the Bearkats clinched the No. 1 seed at the State Farm Southland Conference Tournament and at least a share of the Southland Conference regular season title. Ashton Mitchell added 12 points and Preston Brown scored 11 for Sam Houston. With his first trey of the game, Mitchell became the 21st men s basketball player at SHSU to score 1,000 career points. The Southland title is the third regular season Southland championship for the Bearkats, all under head coach Bob Marlin. McNeese State was led by Stephan Martin with 13 points and Diego Kapelan with 11. The Cowboys held two early leads, but Sam Houston broke away quickly, building a lead at intermission and going up by as many as 31 points in the second half. LAST MEETING WITH UT-ARLINGTON Josten Crow drove for a layup with 15 seconds left and Gilberto Clavell added a free throw with four ticks remaining as Sam Houston held off a late UT-Arlington rally to win at Texas Hall in Arlington Saturday Jan. 23. The Bearkats never trailed in the game, going up at halftime and leading by as many as 18 points early in the second half. Fifteen points down with 10:29 to play, UTA turned up the defensive pressure, holding the Bearkats without a fi eld goal until Crow s basket with 15 secons to play. The Mavericks had cut the margin to two points, 64-62, before Crow s score. Clavell ended the game with 25 points and 10 rebounds for Sam Houston as the Bearkats upped their record to 12-5 for the season. SHSUout-boarded the Mavs Ashton Mitchell, in foul trouble most of the game, scored seven points while Drae Murray scored six. Crow had fi ve points and seven rebounds. HIGH-SCORING BACKCOURT DUO Senior guards Corey Allmond and Ashton Mitchell comprise the highest scoring backcourt duo in the Sam Houston s 23 years at the NCAA Division I level. The two players (who are roommates off the court) have combined for 28.3 points per game this season. Roommates off the floor, Allmond and Mitchell now both rank among Sam Houston s top 35 all-time leading scorers. Allmond stands No. 33 with 875 points in two years while Mitchell is No. 21 with 1,011 points,. He is the 21st Sam Houston player to total 1,000 career points. TWO DIFFERENCE MAKERS FOR 2010 TEAM Junior forwards Gilberto Clavell and Josten Crow have been big difference makers for the Bearkats this year. Clavell, a transfer from Collin County, is averaging16.2 points and 6.0 boards. Clavell has scored in double figures in 20 of the Bearkats 26 games including a season high of 34 points in a road victory at Auburn. Head coach Bob Marlin calls Crow the team s glue the player who hold things together by doing the dirty work. The Houston Westfield product, in his first year as a starter after two seasons as a reserve, is third on the team in minutes played (28.0), second in rebounding (5.4) and ranks No. 1 in the Southland and No. 2 in nationally in assist/turnover ratio. PRESTON BROWN EARNS ACADEMIC HONOR Preston Brown, the fourth leading scorer and rebounder for the Sam Houston men s basketball team, has been named as a first team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America Team 2010 All-District 6 honor squad. The team is selected by vote of members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) in the district which consists of NCAA teams from Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma. The CoSIDA Academic All-America team is the official national academic honor squad recognized by the NCAA. Members of the All-District first team are eligible for selection to this year s CoSIDA Academic All-America national team. Brown, a senior kinesiology major from Wichita, KS, produced a 3.50 overall grade point average through his first three years of college - 3

4 DEFENSE A KEY FOR THE BEARKATS When the Bearkats have played solid defense this season, success has followed. In Sam Houston s victories, the Kats have held opponents to 62.9 points and a field goal percentage of.395. In the Bearkats losses, opponents have averaged 88.3 points and shot.550. SAM HOUSTON OWNS 433-GAME TREY STREAK Sam Houston State has hit at least one three-point basket in 433 consecutive games. That figure includes all the Kats games under Bearkat head coach Bob Marlin.The last time Sam Houston did not hit a three-point basket in a game was on Feb. 9, 1995 against Southwest Texas State. BEARKATS HAVE POSTED BIG WINS THIS SEASON Sam Houston s non-conference victories this year include wins over Auburn, Oral Roberts, Rider and Florida International. The victory over Auburn was the Kats first ever over a Southeastern Conference opponent. The wins over ORU and Rider earned Sam Houston the Mayan Division championship at the Cancun Challenge in Mexico during Thanksgiving week. SECOND WINNINGEST TEAM IN TEXAS IN 21ST CENTURY Since the new century began with the season, the only NCAA Division I men s basketball program in Texas that has won more games than Sam Houston State has been the Texas Longhorns. UT has won 272 games in the 12 seasons since 2000 while the Bearkats have totaled 210 victories. UTEP, Texas Tech and Texas A&M rank third through fifth in the Texas NCAA Division I men s basketball victory totals. MARLIN WINNINGEST SOUTHLAND ACTIVE COACH Sam Houston s Bob Marlin is only the second head coach in the history of the Southland to post more than 200 coaching victories. The Bearkats record of in Marlin s 12 seasons since his first year in stands as the best in the Southland over that time span. Mike Vining, head coach at Louisiana-Monroe from 1983 to 2005 compiled a record from 1983 to 2005 to rank as the Southland s winningest head coach. Ironically, Vining is the man who gave Marlin his first coaching job after graduation from Mississippi State in Marlin served as Vining s graduate asssistant as NLU won the 1982 TransAmerica Conference championship. KATS WERE SOUTHLAND PRESEASON FAVORITES Sam Houston State received the most votes and most first place votes in the annual Southland Conference preseason head coaches poll. The Bearkats were tabbed to repeat as Southland West Division champions with 61 points and seven first place votes. Defending 2009 regular season and tournament champion Stephen F. Austin was selected as the East Division favorite with 58 points and five first place votes. The Bearkats have finished among the top three teams in the Southland standings six of the last seven seasons. Sam Houston won the Southland Conference regular season in both 2000 PREVIOUS SHSU VS. UTA GAME SAM HOUSTON 67, UT-ARLINGTON 64 1/23/10 7 p.m. at Arlington, Texas (Texas Hall) Sam Houston State 12-5, 4-0 SLC tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 01 Mitchell, Ashton * Allmond, Corey * Crow, Josten * Clavell, Gilberto * Bootle, Antuan * Murray, Drae Brown, Preston Thompson, Aaron Pevehouse, Lance Zulu, Arthur Totals % 29.6% 52.4% UT Arlington 8-9, 1-4 SLC tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 00 Haynes, Marquez * Gentry, Dwight * Davis, J.D. * Long, Brandon * Awange, Ishmael * Parker, Trey Williams, Armani Catlett, Cameron Reed, LaMarcus Reves, Jordan Totals % 18.8% 73.5% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Sam Houston State UT Arlington and In 2003, the Kats won the Southland tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament against Florida. BACKCOURT DUO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND The senior backcourt duo of Corey Allmond and Ashton Mitchell were named as two of the five first-team players on the 2010 Preseason All-Southland Conference team. Both also have earned Southland Player of the Week honors this year. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE POST-SEASON TOURNAMENT The top two teams from both divisions, plus the next four remaining teams with the best records will advance to the Merrill Center in Katy for the annual post-season SLC tournament to decide the Southland s NCAA playoff representative. The tournament begins on Wednesday March 10 with four quarter-final games. The semi-finals will be played Thursday night March 11. The finals will be televised live on ESPN2 on Saturday March 13. Sam Houston will be seeking to earn its 13th berth in the Southland Post-Season Tournament. The Bearkats have been tournament participants for seven consecutive years. Sam Houston won the Southland tournament championship in 2003, finished as runner-up in 2006 and has won a spot in the semifinals five times

5 #1 - ASHTON MITCHELL Senior from New Orleans, La. Criminal Justice major * Leads Southland in assists per game * No. 3 in Sam Houston career assists * No. 21 in SHSU career scoring * Southland Player of the Week Nov. 30 after leading Kats to Mayan Division Championship of the Cancun Classic with victories over ORU and Rider * In 2009, became the fifth point guard under Bob Marlin to lead the Southland and rank in the top 10 nationally in assists * 2010 preseason All-Southland Conference first team selection * Second team All-Southland Conference in 2009 * Only four-year letterman on the 2010 squad, has been the starting point guard for the last three years * Earned SHSU degree in criminal justice in three years and now is working on second major ASHTON MITCHELL CAREER HIGHS Points 36 at Lamar 1/28/09 28 vs. Rider 11/25/09 24 at Southeastern LA 1/16/10 3-Point FG made 6 Rider 11/25/09 Free throws made 22 at Lamar 1/28/09 Rebounds 8 at SFA 1/10/09 Assists 15 Wright St. 11/29/08 11 Texas St. 3/7/09 Steals 6 Saint Gregory s 11/20/07 HIGH SCHOOL * Hurricane Katrina evacuee who played senior year in Texas at Round Rock / Westwood, earning All-State honors with 21.3 points and 4.7 assists per game * Averaged 18.2 points at Saint Augustine in New Orleans as a junior, playing for coach Bernard Griffin who coached former Mavs coach Avery Johnson in high school #1 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals #10 - COREY ALLMOND Senior from Oxon Hill, Md. Criminal Justice major * No. 4 in the Southland Conference scoring * Stands 2nd in Southland and 28th nationally in 3-point field goals per game * Southland Player of the Week after scoring career high of 37 points against No. 4 Kentucky in November. * Set a Rupp Arena, Southland and SHSU record with 11 treys at Kentucky. * Set a school record with 99 treys to rank No. 14 in the nation in three point shooting in 2009 * No. 2 in Bearkat career 3-point shooting pct. * No. 5 in Bearkat career 3 point baskets * No. 8 in Bearkat career scoring average * No 35 in Bearkat career points COREY ALLMOND CAREER HIGHS Points 37 at Kentucky 11/19/09 25 Southeastern LA 1/17/09 25 at Auburn 12/20/09 3-Point FG made 11 at Kentucky 11/19/09 8 Schreiner 11/14/08 Rebounds 7 at UTSA 2/4/09 Assists 8 A&M-Corpus Christi 2/13/10 Steals 3 A&M-Corpus Christi 2/13/10 JUNIOR COLLEGE * All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference at Howard College in Big Spring, TX. * Totaled 98 treys (3.3 per game) for 25-8 team in 2008 BRANDYWINE GWYNN PARK HIGH SCHOOL * All-Metro and All-County guard * Averaged 26.1 points and 5.3 assists for county championship squad #10 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals

6 #14 - GILBERTO CLAVELL Junior from Mayaquez, Puerto Rico Kinesiology major * Junior college transfer * No. 4 in Southland scoring * No. 3 in Southland FG pct. * Leads SHSU in rebounding * Leads SHSU in scoring in Southland play * 3-time Southland Player of the Week * First award for scoring 34 points in victory at Auburn Dec. 20 * Score for 21 points, 12 rebounds in a win over defending Southland champion SFA * Most record for 30 points in a victory over A&M-Corpus Christi * Scored in double figures in 19 games this season COLLIN COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE * Averaged 16.1 points on a 27-5 team last year * North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 * NJCAA Coaches Asso. All-Star Game MVP GILBERTO CLAVELL CAREER HIGHS Points 34 at Auburn 12/20/09 30 A&M-Corpus Christi 2/13/10 27 UTSA 2/3/10 Rebounds 12 SFA 1/9/10 12 Mid-Am Christian 11/30/09 10 at UT-Arlington 1/23/10 Assists 4 La-Lafayette 12/5/09 Steals 3 at Western Mich. 1/3/10 FLORIDA AIR ACADEMY * Averaged 12.1 points for 21-7 squad * Played for Puerto Rico in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship * Averaged 11.8 points in 2006 FIBA Tournament of the Americas that featured Michael Beasley (Miami Heat), Stanley Robinson (UConn), Kyle Singler (Duke) and Johnny Flynn (Syracuse) #14 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg #15 - PRESTON BROWN Senior from Stringtown, OK Kinesiology major * ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All- District first team selection this year * Started 12 times for the Bearkats as a forward this season * Fourth on Sam Houston squad in scoring * Grabbed a rebound of a missed free throw with 54 seconds left and slammed it home for the crucial play in the victory at Southeastern Louisiana * Kats third leading scorer as a junior in 2009 (9.9), starting 28 of the final 29 games COWLEY COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE * Averaged 10.0 points on 31-3 team at Cowley County Junior College in 2008 * Led Tigers to 31-3, coming within a game of the NJCAA national tournament * Played at Redlands Community College as a freshman PRESTON BROWN CAREER HIGHS Points 22 at SFA 1/10/09 21 A&M-Corpus Christi 1/31/09 19 at Lamar 2/17/10 Rebounds 11 at Lamar 2/17/10 11 Mid-Am Christian 11/30/09 10 at Central Ark 2/7/09 3-Point FG made 4 at Lamar 2/17/10 Blocks 3 NW Okla St. 12/30/08 STRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL * All-State, All-Region and All-District * Averaged 24.1 points on 26-4 team as a junior * Scored 19.2 points on 29-1 squad as senior with only loss coming in state semifinals * Senior class salutatorian #15 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals

7 #11 - JOSTEN CROW Junior from League City, TX General business major JOSTEN CROW CAREER HIGHS * Hard worker who gets the dirty work done * Playing in a starting role this year after two years as a reserve * No. 1 in Southland and No. 2 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (3.3) * No. 4 in the Southland in assists (3.9) * Top 10 in the Southland in steals (1.4) * Second-leading rebounder on the Bearkat squad (5.4) * Outstanding defender whose playing time has increased as a starter to 28.0 minutes per game from 15.6 last year * Academic All-Southland Conference second team in 2009 * Missed first eight games of 2009 season due to injury * Averaged 5.8 minutes a game as a freshman NAVAL ACADEMY PREP * Averaged 22.2 points and 6.1 assists in 2007 * Scored 44 points in one game Points 17 Texas St. 3/7/09 15 at Auburn 12/20/09 Rebounds 14 SFA 1/9/10 9 Central Ark 2/6/10 3-Point FG made 4 A&M-Corpus Christi 2/13/10 Assists 8 A&M-Corpus Christi 2/13/10 8 Fla International 12/22/09 Steals 4 La-Lafayette 12/5/09 WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL * Led Westfield High School to 36-1 record in 2006 * Team ranked as high as No. 2 nationally * Two-time All-District selection #11 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals #21 - LANCE PEVEHOUSE Junior from League City, TX Business management major LANCE PEVEHOUSE CAREER HIGHS * Three-point scoring threat off the bench * Third on the team in treys this season (32) * Hit key baskets in several close wins this season * Averaged 9.1 points in 2009, ending the year with 50 threes * Scored 23 points in December 2008 contest at UTEP, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc including an 80-foot shot just before the halftime buzzer * No. 4 scorer on the 2009 team (9.1 points per game) SAN JACINTO JUNIOR COLLEGE * Honorable mention All-Conference * Averaged 11.6 points and 4.4 assists * Led team to 23-9 record and NJCAA regional semifinals Points 23 at UTEP 12/6/08 17 Texas St. 3/7/09 14 at UTSA 2/4/09 Rebounds 8 at Nicholls 2/10/10 8 LeTourneau 11/14/09 3-Point FG made 5 at UTEP 12/6/08 Assists 6 Fla International 12/22/09 Steals 6 at Kentucky 11/19/09 ARMY PREP SCHOOL * Averaged 20.1 points and 4.2 assists in 2007 CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL * Three-time All-District guard * District MVP and All-Region as senior in 2006 * Led squad to district titles both as a junior and senior #21 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals

8 #5 - DRAE MURRAY Sophomore from Huntsville, TX Kinesiology major DRAE MURRAY CAREER HIGHS Points 20 Lamar 2/18/09 15 Southeastern LA 1/17/09 3-Point FG made 6 Lamar 2/18/10 Rebounds 5 Three games Assists 10 at Auburn 12/20/09 8 Letourneau 11/14/09 Steals 4 Southeastern LA 1/17/09 * No. 3 in the Southland in assists (4.0) * Totaled career high 10 assists in Auburn win * Averaging 17.8 minutes as Bearkats backup at point guard * Played in all 30 games as freshman in 2009 HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL * Third local Huntsville product to play for coach Bob Marlin * All-District and All-Region * Averaged 16.1 points, 5.2 assists * District 18-4A Player of the Year as senior #5 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals #25 - ANTUAN BOOTLE Sophomore from Freeport, Bahamas Forensic Science major * Second-year player who is becoming a force inside for the Bearkats * Leads Kats in rebounding in Southland play (6.3) * Posted career best 12 boards against Texas State * Started 10 times as a sophomore in * Missed three games with foot injury * Averaged 5.6 minutes a game as a freshman in 2009 SAINT THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL * First team All-State for Saint Thomas High School in Houston in 2008 ANTUAN BOOTLE CAREER HIGHS Points 13 Texas College 11/16/09 12 Central Ark 2/6/10 Rebounds 12 Texas St. 1/20/10 11 Lamar 1/27/10 Steals 3 at Kentucky 11/19/09 Blocks 2 Texas St. 1/20/10 * McDonald s All-America nominee * Finished high school career as Saint Thomas all-time leading scorer and rebounder * Averaged 13.1 points and 18.2 rebounds #25 GP FG FGA Pct. 3Pt Att Pct. FT FTA Pct. Reb Avg Ast Avg Stl Pts Avg Totals

9 #20 - AARON THOMPSON Freshman from Burkburnett Criminal Justice major * True freshman who is a skilled shooter * Contributed valuable minutes off bench * Averaging 7.6 minutes per game * Scored seven points in Lamar victory in Huntsville BURKBURNETT HIGH SCHOOL * All-State, All-Region and three-time All-District * Two-time District Defensive Player of the Year * Averaged 15.7 points and 10.1 rebounds as senior #24 - ARTHUR ZULU Senior from Lusaka, Zambia General Business major * Led team to 31-7 record and runner-up finish at Texas Class 3A state tournament in 2008 * Senior who has given valuable minutes off the bench at post * Played in 18 games as a redshirt junior in 2009 * Pulled down five rebounds against Texas Tech * Red-shirt in 2008 JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE * Averaged 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds in 2007 #23 - MARCO COOPER Sophomore from Freeport, Bahamas Sports Management major * Shot 55 percent from the field * Came to Jacksonville from Zambia * Red-shirt in 2009 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE * Played in 22 games in 2008 * Averaged 6.5 minutes * Shot.619 from field SAGEMONT HIGH SCHOOL * All-Broward County in 2007 on 26-6 district champion * Averaged 15.5 points and 11.0 rebounds - 9

10 THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Southland Conference Current Standings Southland Season WEST Sam Houston A&M-C. Christi UT-Arlington UTSA Texas St Lamar EAST Stephen F. Austin Southeastern LA Northwestern St Nicholls McNeese St Central Arkansas UPCOMING SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb. 27 Wednesday, Mar. 3 Saturday, Mar. 6 Wednesday, Mar. 10 Thursday, Mar. 11 UT-Arlington at Sam Houston St. Texas St. at Northwestern St. A&M-Corpus Christi at Stephen F. Austin Nicholls at McNeese St. Southeastern LA at Central Arkansas UTSA at Lamar Sam Houston at Northwestern St. Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas Nicholls at UT-Arlington Texas St. at UTSA A&M-Corpus christi at Lamar McNeese St. at Southeastern LA Sam Houston at Texas St. Northwestern St. at Southeastern LA Lamar at Nicholls Central Arkansas at McNeese St. UTSA at Stephen F. Austin UT-Arlington at A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Tournament First Round Games Southland Tournament Semifinal Games Sam Houston in Southland, NCAA Statistics TEAM RANKINGS Southland NCAA Actual Team Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Pct Field Goal Pct FG Pct. Defense Pt. FG Pct Rebound Margin Blocks Assists Steals Assist/TO Ratio Pt. FG Made INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Southland NCAA Actual Scoring Corey Allmond Gilberto Clavell Field Goal Pct. Gilberto Clavell Assists Ashton Mitchell Drae Murray Josten Crow Steals Ashton Mitchell Pt. FG Pct. Ashton Mitchell Preston Brown Pt. FG Made Corey Allmond Assist / TO Ratio Josten Crow Drae Murray Ashton Mitchell Southland Conference 2010 Preseason Coaches Poll WEST DIVISION Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. 1. Sam Houston (7) A&M-Corpus Christi (4) UTSA (1) UT-Arlington Lamar Texas St. 17 EAST DIVISION Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. 1. Stephen F. Austin (5) Nicholls (4) Southeastern LA (3) Northwestern St McNeese St Central Arkansas 18 Southland Conference 2010 Preseason All-Conference Team FIRST TEAM Corey Allmond G SHSU Ashton Mitchell G SHSU Anatoly Bose F Nicholls Kevin Palmer F TAMUCC Marquez Haynes F UTA SECOND TEAM Devin Gibson G UTSA Omar Johnson G UTSA Patrick Sullivan F SE LA Justin Reynolds F TAMUCC Tommy Moffitt F UTA

11 Bob Marlin Sam Houston State University Head Men s Basketball Coach Sam Houston head men s basketball coach Bob Marlin has directed the Bearkats to more victories than any other Southland Conference team during his 12 years at SHSU. Marlin is the second man in the history of the Southland to total more than 200 wins as a head coach in the Southland. Since 2000, only one of the 21 NCAA Division I men s basketball teams in Texas (the UT Longhorns) has won more games than Sam Houston. Inheriting a program that had not finished higher than sixth in the league and posted only two double digit victory seasons in more than a decade, Marlin has directed the Kats to five 20-plus victory seasons (and double digit wins in each of his 10 years as head coach. Sam Houston State stands as one of only three teams in Southland Conference history to put three or more 20-plus victory seasons back-to-back. Twice Marlin has earned Southland Conference Coach of the Year honors - in 2000 after directing the Kats to their first Southland Conference championship and in 2003 after Sam Houston s second title in four years. In 15 seasons as a head coach, Marlin has produced a record of 305 victories and 145 losses. He rolled up a record as head coach at Pensacola Junior College. In 1993, he was National Junior College Coach of the Year after directing Pensacola to the NJCAA National Championship. Marlin has served as an assistant coach at Alabama, Marshall, Houston Baptist, and Louisiana-Monroe. Under Marlin, the Bearkats have produced more non-conference intersectional victories than any other Southland Conference team. During Sam Houston s 10-0 start in , Sam Houston received votes in the Associated Press national top 25 for the first time since the Kats moved up to the NCAA Division I level. Marlin received National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Coach of the Year honors in 1993 following Pensacola s national title (the first ever for a Florida junior college). He won 100 games at Pensacola faster than any coach in school history. Twenty-seven of his players at Pensacola received scholarships to play at four-year schools. Marlin was inducted into the Florida Junior College Hall of Fame in March, As a head coach, Marlin has coached an NBA draft pick, one NJCAA National Player of the Year, one NJCAA Student-Athlete of the Year, two Southland Conference Players of the Year, two SLC Newcomers of the Year, one SLC Freshman of the Year, two SLC Student Athletes of the Year, four All-Americans, 31 All-Conference selections, four Academic All-Americans, and 27 Academic All-Conference student-athletes. Born in Tupelo, MS, Marlin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Mississippi State in He earned his Masters in Health and Physical Education (with a minor in guidance and counseling) from Northeast Louisiana in He has a son, Matt. Bob Marlin Coaching Record Sam Houston State Year Won Lost Southland Post Season rd* SLC first round rd SLC semifinals nd SLC first round nd SLC finals rd SLC semifinals th SLC first round Champions SLC Champions NCAA 1st round th th SLC semifinals Champions SLC semifinals th Pensacola Junior College Year Won Lost National Champions Bob Marlin As An Assistant Coach Alabama to Marshall University to Houston Baptist to Northeast Louisiana to Bob Marlin s Sam Houston Home & Road Coaching Record Year Full Season Southland Conference-- Home Away Home Away 2010 W L 12 1 W L 8 5 W L 7 0 W 5 L The Southland Conference Since Bob Marlin Came To SHSU In Team Overall Southland Non-Conference W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. SAM HOUSTON A&M-Corpus Christi Stephen F Austin UT-Arlington Lamar UTSA Northwestern St McNeese Southeastern LA Texas St Central Arkansas Nicholls

12 Southland Conference Head Coaching All-Time Victory Leaders Head Coach Team Years W L Pct. Mike Vining LA-Monroe BOB MARLIN Sam Houston 1999-Current Eddie McCarter UT-Arlington Danny Kasper SFA 2001-Current Tim Carter UTSA Jack Martin Lamar Mike Mconathy NW St Current Glenn Duhon McNeese Ricky Broussard Nicholls Pat Foster Lamar Andy Russo La Tech Billy Tubbs Lamar Bob Marlin s Coaching Record Breakdown Overall Games Southland Games Close Games (less than 6 pts) Blowouts (more than 19 pts) Overtime Games Active Division I Men s Basketball Coaches With 200+ Career Victories,.600 Winning Pct. Coaching at Only One University Head Coach Team Won Lost Pct. Jim Boeheim Syracuse L. Vann Peterson Alabama A&M Tom Izzo Michigan St Phil Martelli Saint Joseph s Mark Few Gonzaga Rick Stansbury Mississippi St Joe Mihalich Niagara Bob Marlin Sam Houston NCAA Division I Teams With 20-Victory Seasons Four of the Last Five Years Records from 2006 to 2009 Ranked By Winning Percentage Won Lost Pct. 1 Memphis Kansas North Carolina Duke UCLA Gonzaga Butler Pittsburgh BYU Florida Ohio State Texas Villanova Xavier Utah State Wisconsin Tennessee Texas A&M Michigan St Louisville UNLV Syracuse Nevada West Virginia Sam Houston Western Kentucky Kent St San Diego St Marquette Old Dominion Kentucky Ala-Birmingham Purdue South Alabama Creighton Kansas St Belmont Bradley Texas NCAA Division I Won-Loss Records Since Texas Sam Houston State Texas-El Paso Texas Tech Texas A&M Stephen F. Austin Houston UT-Arlington A&M-Corpus Christi Baylor Lamar UTSA North Texas SMU TCU Rice Texas State Texas-Pan American Texas Southern Prairie View

13 Sam Houston State Men s Season Basketball Statistics TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 10 Allmond, Corey Clavell, Gilberto Mitchell, Ashton Brown, Preston Crow, Josten Pevehouse, Lance Murray, Drae Bootle, Antuan Thompson, Aaron Zulu, Arthur Charles, Trevon Cooper, Marco TM Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS IN VICTORIES TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS IN LOSSES TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Total Opponents Southland Conference Games Statistics TOTAL FG 3-PTS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS POINTS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 14 Clavell, Gilberto Allmond, Corey Mitchell, Ashton Brown, Preston Crow, Josten Pevehouse, Lance Murray, Drae Bootle, Antuan Cooper, Marco Thompson, Aaron Zulu, Arthur TM Team Total Opponents

14 Sam Houston State Men s Basketball RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE November 14 LeTourneau W Texas College W at Kentucky (ESPN 360) L at Cleveland St. L vs. Oral Roberts# W vs. Rider# W Mid-America Christian W December 5 Louisiana-Lafayette L Ecclesia College W at Auburn (ESPN 360) W Florida International W at Wright St. L January 3 at Western Michigan L Stephen F. Austin* (TV) W at Southeastern LA* W Texas St.* W at UT-Arlington* W Lamar* W at A&M-Corpus Christi* W February 3 UTSA* W Central Arkansas* W at Nicholls* W A&M-Corpus Christi* W at Lamar* W at UTSA* (0T) L McNeese St.* W UT-Arlington* 7 p.m. March 3 at Northwestern St.* 7 p.m. 6 at Texas St.* 4 p.m. 10 Southland Conference first round** 11 Southland Conference Semifinals** 13 Southland Conference Finals** * Southland Conference game **Post-Season Tournament in Katy, TX #Cancun, Mexico Team Statistics SHSU 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 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Sam Houston State Opponents Bearkat Games In Double Figures Player SCORING REBOUNDING 2010 Career 2010 Career Corey Allmond Ashton Mitchell Preston Brown Gilberto Clavell Lance Pevehouse Drae Murray Josten Crow Antuan Bootle Sam Houston When Won-Lost Ahead at halftime 19-3 Trailing at halftime 0-3 Tied at halftime 1-0 Outscore opponents in 2nd half 13-1 Outscored by opponents in 2nd half 5-6 Tie with opponents in 2nd half 1-0 FG shooting above 40% 16-3 FG shooting 40% or lower 4-3 Foes shoot 40% or lower 8-0 Foes shoot above 40% 12-5 Bearkats out-rebound oponents 16-1 Opponents out-rebound Bearkats 3-5 Rebound totals even 1-0 Bearkats hit 5 of more 3-Pt. FG 18-6 Bearkats hit less than 5 3-Pt. FG 2-0 Fewer turnovers than opponents 13-3 More turnovers than oppoents 6-3 Tie with opponents in TO 1-0 Bearkat Basketball Double Doubles Player Pts. Reb Opponent Preston Brown MAC Gilberto Clavell La-Lafayette Gilberto Clavell SFA Josten Crow La-Lafayette Gilberto Clavell UTA Preston Brown Central Ark Preston Brown Lamar

15 Sam Houston Men s Basketball Averages / Shooting Percentages ## SUMMARY GP GS Min FG% 3PT% FT% R/G A/G STL BLK PTS/G 10 Allmond, Corey Clavell, Gilberto Mitchell, Ashton Brown, Preston Crow, Josten Pevehouse, Lance Murray, Drae Bootle, Antuan Thompson, Aaron Zulu, Arthur Charles, Trevon Cooper, Marco Total Opponents SCORING GP FG FGA FG% 3FG FGA 3PT% FT FTA FT% PTS PTS/G Allmond, Corey Clavell, Gilberto Mitchell, Ashton Brown, Preston Crow, Josten Pevehouse, Lance Murray, Drae Bootle, Antuan Thompson, Aaron Zulu, Arthur Charles, Trevon Cooper, Marco Total Opponents TOTALS GP MIN OREB DREB TOT PF FO A TO A/TO HI Allmond, Corey Clavell, Gilberto Mitchell, Ashton Brown, Preston Crow, Josten Pevehouse, Lance Murray, Drae Bootle, Antuan Thompson, Aaron Zulu, Arthur Charles, Trevon Cooper, Marco Total Opponents