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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com RECORDS Georgia State: 11 H: 10, A: 01, N: 00 Colorado State: 10 H: 10, A: 00, N: 00 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: 6338 (4th Yr.) Career: (21st Yr.) SERIES RECORDS First Meeting Game 3: GEORGIA STATE (11) at Colorado State (10) Nov. 21, 2014, 9 p.m. Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colo. TV: MW Digital Network Radio: 1340 The Fan 3, WRASFM 88.5 GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WIFNAM 1340 The Fan 3 WRASFM The Fan s Brandon Leak will call the game. Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com and on most mobile devices Television: MW Digital Network PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 0 Kevin Ware RJr Second in the Sun Belt with a 7:1 assist/turnover ratio G 22 R.J. Hunter Jr a6.0 Named to John R. Wooden Watch List G 55 Ryan Harrow Sr a5.5 Tied for third in the Sun Belt in scoring F 33 Markus Crider Jr Leads Sun Belt with an 87.5 FG percentage F 42 Curtis Washington Sr AllSun Belt Preseason ThirdTeam member RESERVES... Georgia State will begin a 5game, 10day road trip at Colorado State on Friday night, facing the Rams at 9 p.m. ET at Moby Arena. The trip will take the Panthers to the states of Colorado, Michigan and Indiana before returning home. Georgia State (11) is led by junior R.J. Hunter who was named Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and is averaging 22.5 points per game this season. Earlier this week he was named to the John R. Wooden Watch List as one of the top 50 players in the nation. Colorado State (10) opened the season with an 8366 victory over Montana last Saturday night. The Rams had six players in double figures, including Daniel Bejarano who scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Colorado State has a very good team, head coach Ron Hunter said. They had a little bit of a down year last year, but are a perennial NCAA tournament team. I think it will be a good early season test for us. Our team learned a lot from our game against Iowa State on Monday. The lessons learned are the types of things that will make us better moving forward. We stumbled early in the season last year and learned from it and I have no doubt this game will also serve as that type of learning experience R.J. Hunter enters the game already in the top 15 in several career statistical categories in Georgia State history. He is tied for 12th in points (1,176), 10th in free throws made (252), second in free throw percentage (82.6), third in 3pointers (182), fourth in 3point attempts (473), seventh in 3point percentage (38.5) and eighth in steals (119). He will also move into the top 10s of field goals made, field goals attempted and games started early in the season. Senior Ryan Harrow joined Hunter as an AllSun Belt Preseason firstteam member and on the Lou Henson Preseason Watch List as one of the top midmajor players in the country. Following a junior season in which he scored 604 points, tied for (cont. page 3) G 2 Ryann Green Sr. 3.0 a2.5 Named one of three captains for G 4 Isaiah Dennis So. 2.5 a1.0 Set multiple careerhighs in season opener F 15 Jalen Brown Jr Avg. 17 minutes per game off the bench G 20 Corey Tobin Fr Walkon from Cartersville (Ga.) HS F 23 Jordan Session Fr Shooting 75.0 percent from the FT line G 24 Michael Pickney II Fr Made GSU in regular season opener G 25 David Travers RSo. 4.0 a0.0 Tied careerhigh with 8 pts in season opener G 30 Jeff Thomas Fr. Freshman from Norwalk, Ohio F 31 T.J. Shipes Jr Nearly surpassed soph. numbers in just two games F 34 Carter Cagle Fr Walkon freshman from Johnson HS in Gainesville

2 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 GEORGIA COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 8361 Nov. 10 SHORTER (Exh.) W, 8958 Nov. 14 TENNESSEE TEMPLE W, Nov. 17 at No. 14 Iowa State 1 (ESPNU) L, 8158 Nov. 21 at Colorado State (MW Network) 9 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Chicago State 1 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Western Carolina 1 4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at Oakland 1 (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at IUPUI 1 p.m. Dec. 4 GREEN BAY 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at Old Dominion (American Sports Network) 8 p.m. Dec. 21 SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. Dec. 27 at Green Bay 1 p.m. Dec. 30 UL MONROE * 7 p.m. Jan. 3 UALR * 2 p.m. Jan. 5 TEXAS STATE * 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at UL Lafayette * 8:15 p.m. Jan. 10 TROY * 2 p.m. Jan. 15 UT ARLINGTON * 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Appalachian State * 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at Arkansas State * 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24 UL LAFAYETTE * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at UT Arlington * 8:15 p.m. Jan. 31 ARKANSAS STATE * 2 p.m. Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at South Alabama * 5 p.m. Feb. 14 at Texas State * 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 SOUTH ALABAMA * 7 p.m. Feb. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE * 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at UALR * 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Troy * 5:15 p.m. March 5 at UL Monroe * 8 p.m. March 7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 2 p.m. March 1215 Sun Belt Championship 3 p.m. 1CBE Hall of Fame Classic; *Sun Belt game GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 32,000 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 AllTime Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (2001, 1991) NIT Appearances...2 (2014, 2002) CIT Appearances... 1 (2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season)...4 (2014, ) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) QUICK GAME NOTES The Sun Belt regular seasonchampions enter the season with three returning starters along with 10 newcomers, eight of which will be eligible to play during the season. The Panthers were unanimously selected by the Sun Belt Conference head coaches to win the league once again this year. Georgia State will face Colorado State for the first time in program history on Friday. The Panthers have only played eight games against current members of the Mountain West, going 26 with the two wins coming over Hawai i. Georgia State has won 12 of its last 15 true road games dating back to last season. Ron Hunter is 01 against Colorado State, falling to the Rams while he was coach at IUPUI. R.J. Hunter was named to the prestigious John R. Wooden Watch List on Nov. 17 as one of the top 50 players in the country to watch. Junior R.J. Hunter was named the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and earned preseason allconference firstteam honors along with Ryan Harrow, while senior Curtis Washington was named to the third team. Georgia State currently rides a 14game homecourt winning streak which ranks tied for 13th in the country with Louisiana Tech. The Panthers went 130 at home during the season and are 10 in Duke has won 35 straight home games for the longest streak in the country. Junior R.J. Hunter is quickly moving up the ranks of several alltime records. Here is a look at some of the numbers: Points: currently tied for 12th with 1,175; 339 shy of Rodney Hamilton s 1,515 3point Field Goals: currently 3rd with 182; 58 shy of Shellord Pinkett s 240 3point Field Goal attempts: currently 4th with 473; 164 shy of Shellord Pinkett s 637 Free throws made: currently 10th with 252; 109 shy of Phillip Luckydo s 361 Free throw percentage: currently 2nd at 82.6 percent;.012 behind Rodney Hamilton s schoolrecord of 83.8 percent. Steals: currently 8th with 119; 93 shy of Rodney Hamilton s 212 Curtis Washington blocked 78 shots last year were the third most in school history. He is currently eighth on the alltime list with 80 blocked shots. Head coach Ron Hunter continued a trend of bringing highmajor transfers back to Atlanta. Late last spring, Hunter announced that Kevin Ware would be returning home (Conyers, Ga.) after three seasons at Louisville. Ware is unfortunately most known for a gruesome leg injury that he suffered during the Cardinals run to a national championship in The list of highmajor transfers to the Panthers includes Ryan Harrow (Kentucky), Manny Atkins (Virginia Tech) and Jeremy Hollowell (Indiana), who will be eligible for the Panthers in R.J. Hunter is a member of elite company. He is one of only seven returning players in the country to make 100 or more 3pointers during the season. R.J. Hunter became the 18th Panther to score 1,000points in his career, needing just 55 games, the second fewest in program history (Phillip Luckydo 49 games), accomplishing the feat against Troy (Feb. 15, 2014). Ryan Harrow is on pace to become the 19th Panther to reach the mark for GSU after scoring 604 points last year. Under head coach Ron Hunter, the Panthers are 3610 in the GSU Sports Arena, a winning percentage of Ron Hunter won his 50th game as the head coach of Georgia State against UL Lafayette last season, accomplishing the feat quicker than any previous Panther coach. Head coach Ron Hunter owns the records for the most wins in his first season, first two seasons and first three seasons of any coach in program history. In his first three seasons, he has won 62 games, surpassing the total of Hall of Fame coach Charles Lefty Driesell who won 50 games during his first three seasons. Driesell won 79 games in his first four seasons, including the schoolrecord 29 wins during the season. Expectations are high for the Panthers entering the season as ESPN, NBC Sports, USA Today and CBS Sports have all projected the Panthers to win the Sun Belt Conference. ESPN, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports and Bleacher Report all have the Panthers selected to make the NCAA tournament in their annual preseason previews. GSU is ranked anywhere from a No. 9 seed to a No. 12 seed.

3 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) fourth most in program history, he could become just the fifth Panther to reach the 1,000point career plateau in two seasons. He is currently third in the Sun Belt averaging 18.5 points per game. Notes: R.J. Hunter stands second in the Sun Belt averaging 22.5 points per game and is first making 4.5 3pointers per contest. Ryan Harrow is third in the league averaging 5.5 assist per game. His 144 assists last year are tied for the seventh most in a single season in school history. Along with Hunter, the pair has been listed by several publications as among the top 100 players in college basketball. Junior T.J. Shipes had a careergame in the regular season opener. He scored a careerhigh 10 points and tied a careerhigh with eight rebounds. In two games, he has nearly taken more shots than he took his entire year as a sophomore. Redshirtjunior Kevin Ware adds to the list of highmajor transfers to come to Georgia State since Ron Hunter s arrive. Ware played three seasons for Louisville and helped the Cardinals to a national championship in He is currently second in the Sun Belt with a 7to1 assist/turnover ratio. Junior Markus Crider leads the Sun Belt in shooting, making 87.5 percent of his shots from the floor. Thru two games, he is averaging 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Georgia State was unanimously selected to win the Sun Belt this season by the conference s head coaches after making a Postseason NIT appearance last year and winning 25 games, including a 171 mark in the Sun Belt and winning the league by five games. The Panthers have won 12 of their last 15 true road games dating back to last season. Following Friday night s game, Georgia State will face Chicago State on the campus of Oakland University on Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET in the Panthers second game of four in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. DEFENDING CHAMPS In its first year back in the Sun Belt Conference, Georgia State easily won the regularseason title with an impressive 171 conference mark, winning the league by five games. The title was the Panthers first since the season. The Panthers were selected unanimously by the league s head coaches to repeat as champions this year. Georgia State finished the season 259 and advanced to the Postseason NIT. During the year, Georgia State won a schoolrecord 14straight games and had a stretch of 22 wins in 23 games. RECORD SETTING OPENER Georgia State opened the season with a recordsetting victory over Tennessee Temple. Here is a look at several of the records that were set: The 60 point margin of victory set a school record, eclipsing the previous mark of 45 set against Piedmont on Dec. 30, GSU dished out 27 assists (on 40 FGs), setting a school record and eclipsing the previous high of 26 which last occurred in The 115 points scored represented the fourth most in school history and the most since scoring 109 against UC Irvine in It is only the fourth time the school scored more than 110 points. Shot 62.5 percent from the floor, the ninthbest mark in school history. Shot 61.9 percent from 3point range, ranked in the top 10 in school history. The 61 second half points tied for the seventhmost in school history and the first time eclipsing the 60point mark since GEORGIA STATE VS. MOUNTAIN WEST The Panthers will face Colorado State on Friday night for the first time in school history. Georgia State is 26 alltime against current members of the Mountain West. Head coach Ron Hunter is 01 alltime against Colorado State, falling to the Rams while at IUPUI. Here is a list of Mountain West teams and how GSU has faired: Record...Last Meeting Boise State Dec. 19, 1995 Fresno State Nov. 19, 1999 Hawai i dec. 21, 2000 Nevada Nov. 21, 2004 New Mexico Feb. 12, 2001 Wyoming Dec. 14, 1987 HUNTER NAMED TO WOODEN WATCH LIST Junior R.J. Hunter was named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50 Watch List as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Nov. 17. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 studentathletes who are the early frontrunners for the sport s most prestigious honor. Hunter was an AP AllAmerica honorable mention receipient last season, a finalist for the Lou Henson Award giving to the top midmajor player and recently named to the award s preseason watch list. Hunter is the first Panther in program history to be named to this prestigious list. SCORING RECORD IN JEOPARDY In just two seasons, junior R.J. Hunter put together two of the most impressive scoring output seasons in program history. During his sophomore season he reached the 1,000point plateau in just 55 games, the second quickest in program history. This season he has his eyes set on Georgia State s alltime scoring record of 1,515 points held by Rodney Hamilton. Hunter is currently tied for 12th on the alltime scoring list with 1,176 points, meaning he is just 339 points shy of tying the mark. Last season he scored 604 points, tied for the fourth most in a singleseason in program history. This season he has scored 45 points and is second in the Sun Belt with a 22.5 points per game average. The junior was a part of a squad last year with four 1,000point scorers, one of just three programs in the nation to state that fact in THE SERIES WITH COLORADO STATE This will mark the first time that Georgia State and Colorado State have met on the basketball court. TOP RANKED PLAYER TIMES TWO Senior Ryan Harrow and junior R.J. Hunter were named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List as announced by CollegeInsider.com. The Panthers are one of just two teams in the country to have two players named to the preseason list. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the Division I MidMajor Player of the Year. The award is named in honor of

4 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years. A total of 40 players were named to the list this year. 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 3610 in the comfy confines of the Sports Arena. Georgia State went 130 at home last season and are 10 at home this season. The 14straight home wins are tied for 13th longest home court winning streak in the country with Louisiana Tech. Duke have won 35 straight home games for the longest streak in the country. In his first season, Hunter s Panthers won 10straight home games and finished the season 133 in the GSU Sports Arena. The Panthers followed with a 97 mark in Here are the longest home court winning streaks in school history: to *3rdlongest streak in nation at time to present (130 during season) to (first 10 games of the regular season) to (last eight games of regular season) WHAT S IN A COLOR Georgia State has three different color jerseys this year, bringing back an alternate black jersey color that had not been worn in several years. He is the Panthers record in each color jersey and the last game it was worn. Color...Record... Last worn White W, Tennessee Temple Black L, at Iowa State Blue TOP 25? Although not an official poll, CBSSports.com s Matt Norlander ranked the Panthers No. 25 in his top 25 (plus one) poll to start the season. No. 26 on the list was Green Bay which the Panthers will play twice this season, while No. 22 was Iowa State also made the list, a team the Panthers fell to on Nov. 17. AMONG THE BEST As the season gets underway, R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow have been listed among the top 100 players in college basketball by several publications. It should be no surprise as both were named to the AllSun Belt Preseason FirstTeam and Hunter was name the preseason player of the year. Here is a list and there ranking: Hunter Harrow ESPN CBS 28 NR SB Nation NBC Sports FREE THROW KINGS When it comes to making free throws, Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter are two of the three best in school history. In twoplus seasons, Hunter has made 252 of 305 from the line, an 82.6 free throw percentage which ranks second in school history. Hunter shot a schoolrecord 88.2 percent from the line last year which ranked No. 17 in the NCAA. Harrow has made 135 of 164 free throws and with an 82.3 free throw percentage, ranks third alltime in Georgia State history. His mark of 83.9 percent ranked 81st in the NCAA last season. These numbers are of no surprise as head coach Ron Hunter has preached free throw shooting since his arrival. Recent grads Manny Atkins (6th) and Devonta White (10th) are also among the top 10 in school history and played under Hunter. Last season, Akins made 82.4 percent from the line which ranked No. 119 in the nation while White made 80.6 percent which ranked No GOOD WORKS FOR HUNTER Georgia State junior R.J. Hunter was among the list of nominees for the 2015 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Allstate Insurance Company. Hunter has been a part of two international trips in the last three years with Samaritan s Feet and also spent time doing community service in the Atlanta community. QUICKEST TO 1,000 R.J. Hunter reached the 1,000point plateau in just 55 games, the 2ndquickest player to reach the accomplishment in Georgia State history. Here is a list of the quickest to get to 1,000career points: 1. Phillip Luckydo games 2. R.J. Hunter...55 games 3. Chris Collier games 4. Thomas Terrell games Ryan Harrow averaged 17.8 points in 34 games last season. He has scored 37 points this year. At his current pace, he would reach 1,000 points in a Georgia State uniform in his 57th game with the Panthers. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...NOT SO FAST Coach Ron Hunter had a very good collegiate career, teaming up with fivetime NBA champion and close friend Ron Harper to lead Miami (Ohio) to three NCAA tournament appearances. In his career, Hunter scored 600 points, a mark that son R.J. surpassed in just his sophomore season alone (604 points). With 1,176 career points, R.J. has trumped his dad, but Ron still owns the title of three NCAA tournament appearances in the mid1980 s. SAY WHAT! Many members of the media have been gushing over the Panthers Big 3 Backcourt of R.J. Hunter, Ryan Harrow and Kevin Ware. Here is what some of them said this offseason: Scott Gleason (USA Today): Georgia State can be one of, if not the best, midmajors in the country, largely thanks to the return of Harrow and the addition of Ware. Interestingly, neither is the best player on the team. That would be R.J. Hunter, a 66 junior, the coach s son and an AllSun Belt performer with NBA potential who averaged 18.3 points and 4.6 rebounds a game. Rob Dauster (NBC Sports): The Panthers back court is absolutely loaded. Ryan Harrow, R.J. Hunter and Kevin Ware are as talented as any group of guards that you ll find at the Division I level. There should be no dropoff from last season s team, the one that went 171

5 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) in Sun Belt play, particularly if Ron Hunter can find someone to help Curtis Washington on the interior. Reid Forgrave (Fox Sports 1): Ron Hunter s team might boast a topfive backcourt: his son, sharpshooting NBA prospect R.J. Hunter, is joined by Ryan Harrow the Kentucky transfer who scored 17.8 points per game last season as well as former Louisville guard Kevin Ware, whose famous leg is now healthy. The Panthers ought to win the Sun Belt and could make a run in March, when good guard play dominates. FATHER & SON Ron and R.J. Hunter are actually the second fatherson combo to grace the GSU Sports Arena. Bob Reinhart coached his son Bobby Reinhart from Bobby led the team in assists during his senior season. Ron and R.J. are just one of nine pairs of father and son pairs in the NCAA this year. The group includes: Steve & Kory Alford UCLA Steve & Bryce Alford UCLA Todd & Blake Bozeman Morgan State Billy & Billy Donovan Florida Ron & R.J. Hunter Georgia State Dale & Ethan Layer Liberty Craig & Cullen Neal New Mexico Keith & Lance Richard UL Monroe Bill & Tyler Self Kansas PRESEASON NCAA PREDICTIONS Georgia State has been a popular predicition to make the NCAA tournament this season. Here are where some major publications have the Panthers entering the season. Publication Seed Opponent USA Today 12 Iowa State Sports Illustrated 12 VCU CBS Sports 12 Nebraska ESPN 12 Texas Bleacher Report 9 UCLA year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. As part of his work with Samaritan s Feet, Georgia State travelled to Costa Rica in August, doing a pair of shoe distributions during its eightday road trip. SUMMER BASKETBALL IN COSTA RICA Georgia State traveled to Costa Rica in August to deliver shoes and hope to children in need, while also getting in some basketball practice and game action. The Panthers traveled to the Central American country for eight days this past August and played four games against club teams in the country of 4.7 million people. While there, the group also participated in several shoe distributions through Samaritan s Feet. It marked the second trip as a team under head coach Ron Hunter to work with the organization. Two years ago the Panthers went to South Africa. For the last seven years, Hunter has coached one game a year in barefeet to raise awareness for Samaritan s Feet. The game is generally played around the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a part of the national day of service. Samaritan s Feet is an organization that provides shoes for underpriviledged children around the world. Their goal is to provide 10 million children with 10 million pairs of shoes in 10 years. 582 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3point field goal in 582 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, NEXT UP Georgia State will continue its fivegame, 10day road trip over Thanksgiving heading to Rochcester, Mich., to face Chicago State, Western Carolina and host Oakland as a part of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. The trip ends Nov. 29 at IUPUI. SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Georgia State announced the signing of highlytouted Malik Benlevi to National Letter of Intent on the first day of early signing. Benlevi currently plays for Jenkins High School in Savannah, Ga. As a junior, Benlevi was an AllSavannah Morning News firstteam selection after helping the Warriors to a Region 3AAAAA title and to the Class AAAAA semifinals of the state playoffs. The 66 shooting guard and small forward averaged 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 1.5 assists and 1.2 blocks per game as a junior. Benlevi is ranked the No. 20 senior in Georgia by Hoopseen. com and played AAU ball for the Atlanta Celtics. GOING BAREFOOT Coach Ron Hunter will once again coach a game barefoot in support of Samaritan s Feet during the upcoming season. He currently plans to go barefoot on Jan. 15 against UT Arlington. Hunter always tries to schedule the game as close to the Martin Luther King Jr. observance day. The Panthers are 30 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. This year will mark the eighth straight

6 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 6) POINTS Player... Years Pts. 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, R.J. Hunter (2+) 1,176 Shellord Pinkett (4) 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) 964 FIELD GOALS MADE Player... Years FG 1. Chavelo Holmes (4) Rodney Hamilton (4) Terrence Brandon (4) James Andrews (3) Devonta White (4) Nate Williams (3) Zavian Smith (4) Leonard Mendez (4) Kevin Morris (3) 420 R.J. Hunter (2+) 371 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Player... Years.. FGA 1. Rodney Hamilton (4). 1, Terrence Brandon (4). 1, Chavelo Holmes (4). 1, Devonta White (4). 1, Shellord Pinkett (4). 1, Leonard Mendez (4). 1, Kevin Morris (3) James Andrews (3) Thomas Terrell (2) Lanard Copeland (4) R.J. Hunter (2+) CAREER RECORD WATCH FREE THROWS MADE Player... Years FT 1. Phillip Luckydo (2) Rodney Hamilton (4) Travis Williams (4) Devonta White (4) Terrence Brandon (4) Nate Williams (3) Zavian Smith (4) Rashad Chase (4) James Andrews (3) R.J. Hunter (2+) Chris Collier (2) 251 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Minimum 100 FT Made Player (Made/Att.)... Years Pct. 1. Rodney Hamilton (352420) (4) R.J. Hunter (252305) (2+) Ryan Harrow (135164) (1+) Tom Mullins (204250) (3) Matt O Brien (161198) (2) Manny Atkins (198244) (2) Trae Goldston (115142) (4) James Andrews (259323) (3) Thomas Terrell (190240) (2) Devonta White (336431) (4) POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Years 3FG 1. Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) R.J. Hunter (2+) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Kevin Morris (3) Kevin Thomas (2) Herman Favors (4) Lamont McIntosh (4) Manny Atkins (2) Devonta White (4) 123 3POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player...Years 3FGA 1. Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) Kevin Morris (3) R.J. Hunter (2+) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Devonta White (4) Kevin Thomas (2) Herman Favors (4) 357 3POINT FG PERCENTAGE Minimum 50 3Pt. FG Made Player...Years Pct. 1. Marcus Brown (80178) (2) Manny Atkins (129304) (2) Leonard Mendez (167417) (4).400 Anton Reese (165412) (2) Thomas Terrell (177453) (2) James Andrews (72186) (3) R.J. Hunter (182473) (2) Shellord Pinkett (240637) (4) Kevin Thomas (137366) (2) Trae Goldston (196531) (4).369 Leroy Davis (106287) (2).369 STEALS Player... Years Stl. 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Kevin Morris (3) Devonta White (4) Zavian Smith (4) Shernard Long (2) James Fields (4) Herman Favors (4) R.J. Hunter (2) Corey Gauff (4) Leonard Mendez (4) 116 BLOCKED SHOTS Player...Years Blk. 1. Eric Buckner (2) James Vincent (4) Zavian Smith (4) Nate Williams (3) Torquin Gresham (3) Deven Dickerson (4) Sylvester Morgan (2) Curtis Washington (1+) Trello Galloway (2) Chris Collier (2) 71 GAMES STARTED Player...Years GS 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Devonta White (4) Leonard Mendez (4) Zavian Smith (4) Kevin Morris (3) Lamont McIntosh (4) Rashad Chase (4) Chavelo Holmes (4) Nate Williams (3) Shellord Pinkett (4) 72 Trae Goldston (4) 72 R.J. Hunter (2) 65

7 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 7) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER In just his first three seasons at the helm of the Georgia State program, Ron Hunter has restored it to national prominence, averaging more than 20 wins per year and making a pair of postseason appearances. In three years, Hunter has led the program to 62 wins, including two of the three best seasons in program history. The season was the most special, leading Georgia State to 25 wins, the second most in school history, a Sun Belt regular season championship and an appearance in the Postseason NIT, the Panthers fifth postseason appearance. During the season, the Panthers won a schoolrecord 14straight 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 (201112), Georgia State won 22 games, the third most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 336 games in 20 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 triumpently. Following the recordsetting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tipoff Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a recordnumber 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. While leading IUPUI to 25 or more wins in two of his final four seasons, Hunter began to partner with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. On Jan. 24, 2008, he coached IUPUI against Oakland in his bare feet to help raise awareness for the cause. Hunter s resume includes numerous national honors including an NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Service, the 2009 Giant Steps Award from the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS), and a Minority Achievement Award from the Center for Leadership Development (CLD). Hunter, 50, earned his bachelor s degree in education at Miami in 1986 and added a master s in He was a standout player on strong Miami teams of the mid1980s, along with high school and college teammate Ron Harper, who went on to a long NBA career. The Redhawks were 8130 during Hunter s fouryear career and earned three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths while winning two MAC championships. Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (25) and R.J. (21), a junior on this year s team. RON HUNTER LEDGER Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason...Record Head Coach, Career (21st season) Head Coach, Georgia State (4th season) Head Coach, Georgia State 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, UWMilwaukee (6 seasons) Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee Assistant Coach, UWMilwaukee 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

8 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) SEASON HIGHS JALEN BROWN Points: 8 vs. Rebounds: 3 vs. at Iowa State, Assists: 1 vs. CARTER CAGLE Points: Rebounds: 1 vs. Assists: MARKUS CRIDER Points: 10 at Iowa State, Rebounds: 8 at Iowa State, Steals: 4 vs. ISAIAH DENNIS Points: 5 vs. Rebounds: Assists: 2 vs. RYANN GREEN Points: 3 vs. at Iowa State, Rebounds: 3 at Iowa State, Assists: 4 vs. RYAN HARROW Points: 25 vs. Rebounds: 1 at Iowa State, Assists: 6 vs. R.J. HUNTER Points: 24 vs. Rebounds: 4 vs. Assists: 8 vs. MICHAEL PICKNEY II Points: Rebounds: 1 vs. Assists: JORDAN SESSION Points: 3 vs. Rebounds: 4 vs. Assists: T.J. SHIPES Points: 10 vs. Rebounds: 8 vs. Blocks: 1 vs. JEFF THOMAS Points: Rebounds: Assists: COREY TOBIN Points: Rebounds: Assists: DAVID TRAVERS Points: 8 vs. Rebounds: 1 at Iowa State, Assists: KEVIN WARE Points: 12 vs. Rebounds: 6 vs. Assists: 5 vs. CURTIS WASHINGTON Points: 13 vs. Rebounds: 7 vs. Blocks: 1 vs. at Iowa State, GAMEBYGAME STARTING LINEUPS Georgia College (Exh.)... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes Shorter (Exh.)... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington Tennessee Temple... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Iowa State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington... vs. Chicago State... vs. Western Carolina... at Oakland Green Bay Southern Miss at UL Lafayette at Appalachian State... at Arkansas State... UL Lafayette... at... Arkansas State... at Georgia Southern... at... at Appalachian State... at... at... at... Georgia Southern... Sun Belt Championship... ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Nov. 3) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Kentucky (24) Arizona (3) Duke (2) Wisconsin (3) Kansas North Carolina Florida Virginia Louisville Texas Wichita St Villanova Gonzaga Iowa State Connecticut VCU San Diego St Michigan St Oklahoma Ohio State Nebraska SMU Michigan Syracuse Iowa Others receiving votes: Stanford 47, Harvard 47, Kansas St 37, Pittsburgh 36, Utah 26, Memphis 25, Minnesota 18, UCLA 15, New Mexico 11, Oregon 9, Louisiana Tech 8, Colorado 8, Arkansas 8, Dayton 6, Providence 5, Notre Dame 5, Georgetown 4, UMass 4, Illinois 4, UTEP 4, Florida St 3, Baylor 2, George Washington 1, Toledo 1, Saint Mary s 1, Miami (FL) 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider MidMajor Poll (Nov. 11) Record Points Conference 1.Wichita State (27) Missouri Valley 2.Gonzaga (4) West Coast 3.Harvard Ivy League 4.BYU West Coast 5.Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 6.Stephen F. Austin Southland 7.Toledo MidAmerican 8.Belmont Ohio Valley 9.Green Bay Horizon 10.Saint Mary s West Coast 11.Cleveland State Horizon 12.Murray State Ohio Valley 13.Georgia State Sun Belt 14.Akron MidAmerican 15.UC Irvine Big West 16.New Mexico State WAC 17.Iona Metro Atlantic 18.UL Lafayette Sun Belt 19.Evansville Missouri Valley 20.Illinois State Missouri Valley 21.Missouri State Missouri Valley 22.Western Michigan MidAmerican 23.Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 24.Wofford Southern 25.Yale Ivy League Others receiving votes: Siena 71, Northeastern 63, Manhattan 51, NC Central 50, San Francisco 45, Coastal Carolina 44, American 42, UC Santa Barbara 41, E. Kentucky 37, Columbia 31, Denver 31, Mercer 31, Indiana State 30, IPFW 30, North Dakota State 28, Delaware 27, William & Mary 26, Radford 16, Morehead State 15, Wright State 14, Hofstra 13, St Francis Brooklyn 13, Stony Brook 13, Valparaiso 13, Northwestern State 11, Ohio 11, Southern Illinois 11, Sam Houston St 10, Chattanooga 9, Weber State 9, High Point 7, Portland 7, Vermont 7, VMI 7, Robert Morris 6, Towson 6, E. Washington 5, Detroit 3, Princeton 3, Albany 2, Buffalo 1, CCSU 1, Grand Canyon 1, Oral Roberts 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent

9 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 15 Jalen Brown... F Jr. Buchanan, Mich. (Buchanan HS/ South Suburban College) 34 Carter Cagle... G Fr. Gainesville, Ga. (Johnson HS) 33 Markus Crider... F Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy) 4 Isaiah Dennis... G So. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 2 Ryann Green... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 55 Ryan Harrow... G Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS/Kentucky) Jeremy Hollowell*... F Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS/Indiana) 22 R.J. Hunter... G Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 24 Michael Pickney II... G Fr. San Mateo, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS) 23 Jordan Session... F Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 31 T.J. Shipes... F Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 30 Jeff Thomas... G Fr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 20 Corey Tobin... G Fr. Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) 25 David Travers... G RSo. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 0 Kevin Ware... G RJr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County (Ga.)/Louisville) 42 Curtis Washington... F Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS/Southern Cal) 11 Isaiah Williams*... G So. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Kevin Ware... G RJr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County (Ga.)/Louisville) 2 Ryann Green... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 4 Isaiah Dennis... G So. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 11 Isaiah Williams*... G So. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 15 Jalen Brown... F Jr. Buchanan, Mich. (Buchanan HS/ South Suburban College) 20 Corey Tobin... G Fr. Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) 22 R.J. Hunter... G Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 23 Jordan Session... F Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 24 Michael Pickney II... G Fr. San Mateo, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS) 25 David Travers... G RSo. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 30 Jeff Thomas... G Fr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 31 T.J. Shipes... F Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 33 Markus Crider... F Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy) 34 Carter Cagle... G Fr. Gainesville, Ga. (Johnson HS) 42 Curtis Washington... F Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS/Southern Cal) 55 Ryan Harrow... G Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS/Kentucky) Jeremy Hollowell*... F Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS/Indiana) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 4th Year at GSU Associate Head Coach: Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Everick Sullivan (Louisville, 2002), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 4th Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009), 4th Year at GSU Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ben Lampkin Video Manager: Jeff Diepenbrock PRONUNCIATION TJ Shipes... SHYps

10 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) KEVIN WARE G 62, 170 RJr. Conyers, Ga. 0 RYANN GREEN G 61, 180 Sr. College Park, Ga. 2 ISAIAH DENNIS G 60, 185 So. McDonough, Ga. 4 ISAIAH WILLIAMS G 61, 160 So. Buford, Ga. 11 JALEN BROWN F 68, 230 Jr. Buchanan, Mich. 15 COREY TOBIN G 64, 185 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. 20 R.J. HUNTER G 66, 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 22 JORDAN SESSION F 67, 205 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 23 MICHAEL PICKNEY 11 G 60, 160 Fr. San Mateo, Calif. 24 DAVID TRAVERS G 60, 170 RSo. Carlsbad, Calif. 25 JEFF THOMAS G 65, 195 Fr. Norwalk, Ohio 30 T.J. SHIPES F 67, 230 Jr. Buford, Ga. 31 MARKUS CRIDER F 66, 200 Jr. Dayton, Ohio 33 CARTER CAGLE G 63, 205 Fr. Gainesville, Ga. 34 CURTIS WASHINGTON F 610, 230 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42 RYAN HARROW G 62, 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. 55 JEREMY HOLLOWELL F 68, 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. RON HUNTER Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State

11 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) Talented son of head coach Ron Hunter who earned numerous conference and national awards in his first two seasons... Named Sun Belt Player of the Year... Has earned allconference first team honors twice and was freshman of the year... Has earned AP AllAmerica recognition and was a freshmen AllAmerican... Attended both the Nike Elite LeBron James Camp (top 30 players) in Las Vegas and the Kevin Durant Camp (top 15 wings) in Washington, D.C. over the summer. Named Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and allconference firstteam Currently has 1,176 career points, just 339 points shy of tying the alltime school record. Named to John R. Wooden and Lou Henson Preseason Watch Lists Opened regular season with 24 points and 8 assists against Tennessee Temple POINTS: 41 UTSA, FIELD GOALS MADE: 14 UTSA, (1421) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 21 UTSA, (1421) 3PT FG MADE: 12 UTSA, (1219) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 19 UTSA, (1219) FREE THROWS MADE: 13 South Alabama, 1414 (1313) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 14 UL Lafayette, (1214) REBOUNDS: 10 Duke, ASSISTS: 8 STEALS: 7 Troy, 1214 BLOCKS: 3 East Carolina, UTSA, , ULM, UL Lafayette, MINUTES: 45 Southern Miss, MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia College... * Shorter... * Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * CONF. ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (CAA) (SBC) Totals Totals

12 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) In first year at Georgia State, earned AllSun Belt FirstTeam honors and Sun Belt AllTournament recognition after one of the finest years in program history... Set numerous program records while scoring 604 points, tied for fourth most in program history... Transferred to GSU after making 23 starts at Kentucky as a sophomore. Named to the Preseason AllSun Belt FirstTeam Named to Lou Henson Preseason Watch List Scored a gamehigh 27 points on 12of14 shooting against Georgia College in the exhibition opener, with 2 assists, steals and blocks. Finished with 21 points and 7 assists against Shorter. In two exhibition games, averaged 24.0 points and shot 66.7 percent from the floor. Scored teamhigh 25 points in 25 minutes with 6 assists in regular season opener against Tennessee Temple. POINTS: 37 UL Lafayette, FIELD GOALS MADE: 13 Elon, (1326) UL Lafayette, (1322) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 26 Elon, (1326) 3PT FG MADE: 4 Eastern Michigan, 1213 (45) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 7 Arkansas State, 3414 (27) FREE THROWS MADE: 14 Old Dominion, (1415) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 15 Old Dominion, (1415) REBOUNDS: 8 Missouri, ASSISTS: 10 East Carolina, STEALS: 4 Eastern Michigan, 1213 South Alabama, 2314 BLOCKS: 2 Auburn, 2913 MINUTES: 45 UL Lafayette, MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia College... * Shorter... * Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * SUN BELT ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (NCST) (UK) Totals * Redshirted season

13 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) In first season, showed his abilities as one of the best bigs in the Sun Belt, averaging 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, blocking 78 shots, third most in a single season in school history... Came to GSU following two seasons at Southern California. Named to the Preseason AllSun Belt ThirdTeam Scored 13 points and added 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes of regular season opener against Tennessee Temple POINTS: 17 Elon, Young Harris, FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 Young Harris, (810) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Young Harris, (810) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Elon, (56) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Elon, (56) REBOUNDS: 14 FIU, ASSISTS: 2 Arkansas State, STEALS: 1 (10X) most recent: BLOCKS: 9 Southern Poly, MINUTES: 34 Vanderbilt, MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia College Shorter... * Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * SUN BELT ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals * Redshirted in and

14 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) After receiving a waiver to play immediately from the NCAA, will have two years of eligibility remaining after earning a medical redshirt for the season while at Louisville where he spent the previous three seasons. Transfer from Louisville who is unfortunately best known for a gruesome leg injury suffered during the Cardinals run to a national championship in Finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in regular season debut with GSU. POINTS: 12 FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Oregon, FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Seton Hall, PT FG MADE: 2 Seton Hall, (25) Syracuse, PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Seton Hall, (25) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Syracuse, 3213, FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 (5X) most recent: REBOUNDS: 7 UMKC, ASSISTS: 5 UMKC, 12812, Seton Hall, BLOCKS: 2 DePaul, STEALS: 4 UMKC, MINUTES: 32 Notre Dame, 2913 Iowa State, MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia College... * Shorter... * Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * (UL) (UL) (UL) Totals