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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com NCAA Tournament - Third Round: No. 14 GEORGIA STATE (24-9) vs. No. 6 Xavier (22-13) March 21, 6:10 p.m. ET Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Television: TNT Radio: WCNN-AM 680, 93.7-FM, Sirius, XM RECORDS Georgia State: 25-9 H: 12-1, A: 8-8, N: 5-0 Xavier: H: 13-3, A: 5-7, N: 4-3 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: (4th Yr.) Career: (21st Yr.) NCAA TOURNAMENT # s Overall Record: : d. No. 3 Baylor, : d. No. 6 Wisconsin, l. No. 3 Maryland, : l. No. 1 Arkansas, GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WCNN-AM 680, 93.7-FM - Dave Cohen (PbP) & Brandon Leak (color) Also on Sirius and XM Internet: Live stats and live audio on GeorgiaStateSports.com and on most mobile devices Television: TNT - Andrew Catalon (PbP) and Steve Lappas (Color) PROBABLE STARTERS Like it did more than a decade ago, Georgia State has made itself at home in the NCAA tournament as the 14th-seeded Panthers earned the right to play a second game after knocking off third-seeded Baylor on Thursday. The win pushed GSU into a Saturday matchup with Xavier, the No. 6 seed in the West Region, at Veterans Memorial Arena. Tipoff is set for 6:10 p.m. ET and the game will be played on TNT. Georgia State earned its 25th win of the season on Thursday, tying last year s squad for the second-most wins in a season in program history. The record for single-season victories is 29 in , the same season Georgia State reached a weekend matchup in NCAA play after toppling Wisconsin in the first round. The Panthers have won six consecutive games and 10 of their past 11 overall while picking up regular-season and tournament titles in the Sun Belt Conference. In four of the past five games, GSU either held on in the final minute or overcame a deficit in the last five minutes to earn the win, reversing a problem of finishing games from earlier in the year. R.J. Hunter provided the dramatics on Thursday, scoring 12 of his 16 points in the final 2:53 to help GSU end the game on a 13-0 run. His 30-foot, dead-on bomb with 2.7 seconds remaining gave the Panthers the one-point victory, setting a trend in many ways. The victory by just a single point was the first of five on the day around the country, the most ever on a single day in NCAA tournament play. It was also a sign of things to come in Jacksonville, as two other games at the site North Carolina over Harvard by two points and Arkansas over Wofford by three points ended up in thrillers. The only game Thursday that didn t require an extra few deep breaths was the Xavier contest as the Musketeers raced by Ole Miss for a 19-point win. Xavier, which owns a record, will be the sixth team the Panthers have played from the Big East (current or former members) with GSU holding just a 5-18 record. Georgia State s recent success has come as a result of unselfish play across the board, a statement which may be looked at strangely considering it has two players averaging nearly 20 points per game. Hunter, the two-time reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, is contributing 19.6 points per game, and Ryan Harrow, who has missed almost all of the past four games with a hamstring injury, adds Both are ranked among the top 50 scorers nationally although no team has had two players (continued page 3) Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 22 R.J. Hunter Jr Two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year, All-SBC First-Team G 0 Kevin Ware R-Jr Named Sun Belt tournament MVP G 2 Ryann Green Sr Career-high 11 points vs. Baylor on Thursday F 33 Markus Crider Jr Scored 10 points, added 5 boards vs. Baylor F 42 Curtis Washington Sr Fourth on GSU s all-time blocked shots list with 121 RESERVES... G 4 Isaiah Dennis So Finished with 8 points and 3 steals against Baylor F 15 Jalen Brown Jr Shooting 37.1 percent from 3-point range, avg. 8.1 mpg G 20 Corey Tobin Fr Collected first two career rebounds against Arkansas St. F 23 Jordan Session Fr Career-high 11 points and 5 rebounds vs. South Alabama F 31 T.J. Shipes Jr Shooting 56.2 percent from the floor, second on team F 34 Carter Cagle Fr Made first career 3-pointer against Chicago State G 55 Ryan Harrow Sr a3.7 Missed most of last three games with hamstring injury

2 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 14 TENNESSEE TEMPLE W, Nov. 17 at No. 14 Iowa State 1 (ESPNU) L, Nov. 21 at Colorado State (MW Network) L, Nov. 24 vs. Chicago State 1 W, Nov. 25 vs. Western Carolina 1 W, Nov. 26 at Oakland 1 (ESPN3) W, Nov. 29 at IUPUI W, Dec. 4 GREEN BAY W, Dec. 17 at Old Dominion (American Sports Net.) L, ot Dec. 21 SOUTHERN MISS W, Dec. 27 at Green Bay (ESPN3) L, Dec. 30 UL MONROE * W, Jan. 3 UALR * W, Jan. 5 TEXAS STATE * L, ot Jan. 8 at UL Lafayette * L, Jan. 10 TROY * W, Jan. 15 UT ARLINGTON * W, Jan. 17 at Appalachian State * L, Jan. 19 at Arkansas State * W, Jan. 24 UL LAFAYETTE * (ESPN3) W, Jan. 29 at UT Arlington * W, Jan. 31 ARKANSAS STATE * W, Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern * L, Feb. 7 at South Alabama * W, Feb. 14 at Texas State * (ESPN2) W, Feb. 19 SOUTH ALABAMA * W, Feb. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE * W, Feb. 26 at UALR * L, Feb. 28 at Troy * W, March 5 at UL Monroe * W, March 7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * W, March 14 vs. UL Lafayette 2 (ESPN3) W, March 15 vs. Georgia Southern 2 (ESPN2) W, March 19 vs. No. 3 Baylor 3 (TBS) W, March 21 vs. No. 6 Xavier 3 (TNT) 6:10 p.m. 1-CBE Hall of Fame Classic; *-Sun Belt game 2-Sun Belt Conference Tournament 3-NCAA Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) 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 All-Time Record NCAA Tournament App (2015, 2001, 1991) NIT Appearances...2 (2014, 2002) CIT Appearances... 1 (2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season)...5 ( , ) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) QUICK GAME NOTES Georgia State won a game in the NCAA tournament in its second straight appearance. The Panthers are 2-2 all-time in the tournament with their previous win coming against No. 6 Wisconsin in 2001, Georgia State fell in the second round to No. 3 Maryland as the Terrapins would advance to the Final Four. The Panthers only other trip to the NCAA tournament came in 1991 as a No. 16 seed. The similarities in the Panthers last two NCAA tournaments are eerie. In 2001, the Panthers trailed by as many as 16 points to Wisconsin the first half, then needed a four-point play by Darryl Cooper with 48 seconds remaining and a lay-up by Shernard Long with 12 seconds to play to cap a remarkable turnaround. On Thursday, Georgia State used a 13-0 run, capped by an R.J. Hunter 30-foot 3-pointer to defeat Baylor. Hunter scored 12 of those points which all came in the final 2:53. Georgia State s Sun Belt tournament title is the third tournament title in program history with the previous two coming in 1991 and Georgia State won its second straight Sun Belt Conference regular season championship in just its second year back in the league. It marks the second time in school history that the Panthers have won back-to-back titles ( ). Ryann Green was a three-year walk-on for Georgia State before earning a scholarship for his senior season. He scored a career-high 11 points, knocking down three 3-pointers against Baylor. Kevin Ware was named Sun Belt tournament MVP following an 18-point performance in Georgia State s win over Georgia Southern in the tournament finale. R.J. Hunter and Markus Crider each were named to the all-tournament team. This is the second program head coach Ron Hunter has led to the NCAA tournament. Prior to coming to Georgia State he led IUPUI for 17 years, leading the Jaguars to the Big Dance in Following the Panthers Sun Belt tournament win, head coach Ron Hunter tore his Achillies but will still coach and be on the sidelines for the NCAA tournament and have surgery after the event. Georgia State is in its last 59 games, including a mark in regular season games. Georgia State s 25-9 start is the third-best 34-game start in program history. The 25 wins are tied for the second-most in school history. Junior R.J. Hunter overtook Rodney Hamilton on Jan. 24 for the school s all-time scoring mark of 1,515 points and now has 1,799 in his career. Georgia State held six straight opponents under 30 percent shooting, a streak that ended at UALR on Feb. 26. Opponents are shooting just 38.1 percent for the year again the Panthers, ranked No. 9 in the NCAA. According to Stats Inc., Georgia State is the first team in its database (since ) to record six-straight games of holding an opponent under 30 percent shooting. The only other team with a stretch of five is Kentucky this season. The Panthers have held 11 opponents under 30 percent this season. Georgia State has recorded two of the three biggest margin of victories in program history this year. The Panthers scored a school-record 60-point win over Tennessee Temple in the season opener and then recorded a 44-point win over Appalachian State on Feb. 21. R.J Hunter was a finalist for the 2015 Atlanta Sports Awards Collegiate Athlete of the Year presented by AT&T. Ryan Harrow was named the Atlanta Tipoff Club Georgia College Player of the Year. He will receive his award at a banquet on March 24. R.J.Hunter made 30 straight free throws before a miss on Feb. 14 (Hunter has school-record of 38) and has been nearly perfect the last month, making 102 of his last 107 attempts. Another streak of 25 straight came to an end at UL Monroe on March 5. He went a school-record 16-of-16 from the line against Georgia Southern on March 7. Ryann Green was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award given to a student-athlete who best exemplify excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. Ryan Harrow was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List as one of the top 40 mid-major players in the country. Head coach Ron Hunter picked up his 350th career win on Jan. 29 at UT Arlington. The Panthers have won 18 of their last 28 true road games dating back to last season. Georgia State has been has high as No. 39 in the NCAA RPI this season. The Panthers played five nonconference games against teams ranked in the top 60 and are currently No. 61. Georgia State s four non-conference losses came to teams with a combined record. Iowa State (25-9) has been ranked in the AP Top 25 all season, while Colorado State (27-7) and Old Dominion (25-7) have received votes. Green Bay (24-9) is ranked No. 12 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The Panthers scored a win over the Phoenix when they were ranked No. 1 in the NCAA RPI. R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow are combining to average 38.4 points per game, the fourth-most of any duo in the country. Both are ranked in the top 35 nationally in scoring. With 1,799 points, R.J. Hunter is the No. 1 active scorer in the NCAA of all third-year players and the only junior ranked in the top 40. Georgia State is 17th in the NCAA with a 48.0 field-goal percentage which ranks first in the Sun Belt. The Panthers have already had two of the top-10 field goal and 3-point field goal single-game shooting percentages in school history this year. Georgia State is among the top 30 in the NCAA in three key stats. The Panthers are sixth in the nation averaging 9.1 steals per game, sixth in turnover margin, currently at +4.5 per game and 28th in turnovers, averaging just 10.7 per game. Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game in a season. Currently two Panthers are just short of the goal. Junior R.J. Hunter is first in the Sun Belt and top 20 in the nation with a 19.8 points per game average, while senior Ryan Harrow is second in the Sun Belt and top 35 in the nation averaging 18.7 points per game. The last time it happened at Georgia State was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 points per game during the season. The record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the season. Junior R.J. Hunter will go down as one of the best players statistically in Georgia State history. He already owns the records for most points, most 3-pointers, most 3-point attempts, most free throws made, free throw percentage and is third in steals. Head coach Ron Hunter continued a trend of bringing high-major 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 high-major transfers to the Panthers includes Ryan Harrow (Kentucky), Manny Atkins (Virginia Tech) and Jeremy Hollowell (Indiana), who will be eligible for the Panthers in Head coach Ron Hunter owns the records for the most wins in his first season, first two seasons, first three seasons and now first four seasons of any coach in program history. In his first three seasons, he 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 school-record 29 wins during the season. Hunter currently has 87 wins in his fourth season.

3 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) each score at least 20 points per game for a season since But in the past two weeks, it has been the likes of Kevin Ware, Ryann Green, Markus Crider, Curtis Washington and Isaiah Dennis stepping up to fill the void when defenses lock down on Hunter. Speaking of defense, Georgia State s has been pretty good, ranking among the national leaders in field-goal percentage defense, steals and turnover margin. Georgia State is holding opponents to just 38.3 percent shooting for the season, No. 9 in the NCAA. The Panthers have held 11 opponents under 30 percent shooting this season, second-most only to undefeated Kentucky. Since Feb. 1, the Panthers have allowed only two teams to top 65 points in a game, including winning an sprint to the finish line in the Sun Belt semifinals a week ago. The versatility to push tempo GSU has scored at least 75 points in 14 games while winning its last five games when it failed to score more than 60 points has served the Panthers well. Hunter has scored 1,799 career points in just 98 games, averaging 18.4 points per game. He is the NCAA career active leader in points scored, 3-pointers (250) and 3-point attempts (707) among all juniors. Hunter is also 10th among all active players in career scoring average. Notes: Senior Ryann Green has been a part of a school-record 87 wins in his career, including 50 over the past two years. It is the most wins of any four-year stretch in program history. Green helped his own cause in getting the most recent win in the NCAA tournament, draining three 3-pointers and scoring a career-high 11 points to keep GSU afloat early until Hunter was able to provide the final run. Markus Crider has recorded three double-doubles this season and scored a career-high 21 points against South Alabama. He is averaging 9.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for the season, shooting 59.4 percent from the floor, second-best in the Sun Belt. Kevin Ware is fourth on the team averaging 7.6 points per game. He is also seventh in the Sun Belt averaging 1.7 steals per contest. Despite only his second year at Georgia State, senior Curtis Washington has already moved into fourth-place on the school s all-time blocked shots list with 121. Isaiah Dennis scored a career-high 10 points in the Sun Belt semifinals against UL Lafayette, going 5 of 8 from the floor in 18 minutes of action. He added eight points on 3 of 7 shooting in his first NCAA tournament appearance. With a win Saturday, the Panthers would have advanced farther in the NCAA tournament than any team in school history. In that scenario, GSU would play in the Sweet 16 against the winner of the Ohio State/Arizona game in Los Angeles. GEORGIA STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Georgia State is making its third appearance in the Big Dance and now own a 2-2 mark in NCAA tournament play. The Panthers last appearance before this year came in 2001 under legendary head coach Charles Lefty Driesell when Georgia State was sent to Boise, Idaho. As a No. 11 seed, Georgia State upset No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the first round before falling to eventual Final Four participant No. 3 seed Maryland in the second round, The Panthers other appearance came in PANTHERS IN JACKSONVILLE Before this week, Georgia State has only played once in the new Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The Panthers earned a win over the Jacksonville on Nov. 28, GSU previously played several games in the old arena in Jacksonville before it was torn down. GSU and Jacksonville were both members of the TAAC/A-Sun. GEORGIA STATE AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD The only team Georgia State faced in the NCAA tournament field this season was Iowa State, which fell to a 14-seed (UAB) on Thursday. The Panthers suffered an loss to the Cyclones in Hilton Coliseum on No. 17. GEORGIA STATE AGAINST POSTSEASON TEAMS Georgia State finished the season 6-5 against teams who will play in a postseason tournament. Here is the breakdown: NCAA: Iowa State (L) NIT: Colorado State (L), Old Dominion (L) Green Bay (W, L) CIT: Oakland (W), UL Lafayette (L, W, W) CBI: UL Monroe (W, W) TOP HONORS Georgia State won its third-ever conference tournament title with a win over in-state rival Georgia Southern on Sunday at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. The Panthers other conference tournament championships came in 1991 and TOURNEY TESTED Despite the fact Georgia State has not been to the NCAA tournament in 14 years, several players and coaches have postseason experience. Kevin Ware (Louisville-2013) and Ryan Harrow (Kentucky-2012) each won national championships at their previous schools before transfering to Georgia State. Head coach Ron Hunter led IUPUI to the NCAA tournament in 2003 and played in three tournaments while at Miami (Ohio) with teammate Ron Harper. Assistant coach Everick Sullivan played in three NCAA tournaments while a member of Louisville between Associate head coach Darryl LaBarrie was a member of the 2001 Georgia Tech NCAA tournament team, while Joby Wright, a special assistant to the head coach has participated in 14 tournaments in his career. 2X SUN BELT CHAMPS Georgia State won its second-straight Sun Belt Conference regular season title with a victory over Georgia Southern before a soldout Sports Arena on March 7. It marked the Panthers fifth regular season title, all of which have come since the season. The Panthers went 15-5 in Sun Belt play this year after a 17-1 mark last season. Georgia State is an impressive 32-6 in conference games since returning to the league. SCOUTING XAVIER Georgia State and Xavier will meet for the third time on the court on Saturday. It will be the first Big East team that the Panthers have played in nearly 15 years Here is how the Panthers have faired all-time against current Big East schools: Record... Last Meeting South Florida Dec. 17, 1993 Butler Jan. 6, 1992 Georgetown Nov. 18, 1998 Xavier Dec. 21, 1981 (home and home, same season) Creighton Dec. 9, 2000 Total: 5-18 Dec. 9, 2000 Never Faced: Villanova, St. John s, Providence, Seton Hall, DePaul, Marquette, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Rutgers, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Louisville, Syracuse

4 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) HUNTER AND HARROW HONORED BY SUN BELT Junior R.J. Hunter earned Sun Belt Player of the Year honros for the second year in a row, while he and senior Ryan Harrow each earned All-Sun Belt First-Team honors earlier this week. Hunter is the first three-time all-conference honoree in school history, while Harrow became just the fourth two-time first-team honoree. The only others to earn multiple first-team all-conference recognition in a career are Shernard Long and Nate Williams. Hunter is also the first Panther to earn multiple player of the year honors in a career. BOTH SCORING RECORDS FALL It took junior R.J. Hunter just 83 games and the first 10 minutes of game 84 to break Georgia State s all-time scoring record of 1,515 points which was held by Rodney Hamilton since In the Sun Belt tournament semifinals, Hunter surpassed Thomas Terrell s school-record 635 points and enters play Saturday with 668 points. During his sophomore season he reached the 1,000-point plateau in just 55 games, now the third quickest in program history. With his final free throw against Arkansas State on Jan. 19, he tied Rodney Hamilton s mark. Against UL Lafayette on Jan. 24, with 9:44 to play in the first half, the mark fell. NO. 4 SCORING DUO R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow are currently the No. 4 scoring duo in the country. Both are in the top 35 in scoring and combined are averaging 38.3 points per game. Here are the top tandems: 1. Northwestern St. (Zeek Woodley and Jalan West): = Eastern Wash. (Tyler Harvey and Venky Jois): = Iona (A.J. English and David Laury): = Georgia State (R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow): = 38.3 BEST IN THE NCAA Not only is R.J. Hunter one of the best players in Georgia State history, but his is also among the best active players in the NCAA. Here are several stats where he ranks in the top 50 of the national active leaders: Category Stat Overall Rank Note Points 1,799 27th No. 1 non-senior Scoring Avg th 3-pt FG per game th FT Percentage rd Steal Average st 3-pt made th No. 1 non-senior 3-pt attempts th No. 1 non-senior NEARLY AUTOMATIC Over the last month, R.J. Hunter has been nearly automatic from the free throw line. The junior had his streak of 30 straight attempts at the charity stripe snapped on Feb. 14, MOST CONSECUTIVE FT MADE 38 R.J. Hunter...1/2/14 to 1/23/14 30 R.J. Hunter... 1/24/15 to 2/14/15 25 R.J. Hunter... 2/14/15 to 3/5/15 24 Ryan Harrow... 1/3/14 to 3/1/14 23 R.J. Hunter... 3/7/15 to 3/14/15 23 Nate Williams...1/13/04 to 3/1/04 but he has still made 102 of his last 107 attempts dating back to Jan. 17. In the regular season finale, he went a school-record 16-of-16 from the line. His only two free throws against Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt tournament finale with 21.6 seconds to play secured the win for GSU. HARROW RECEIVES TOP STATE HONOR Senior Ryan Harrow was named the Atlanta Tip-off Club Men s College Player of the Year and will be honored at a banquet on March 24. It marks the second-straight year and third time in four years that a Panther has earned the honor. Harrow is second on the Panthers and is among the top 35 in the nation with a 18.7 points per game average. He is also second in the Sun Belt dishing out 3.8 assists per game. Last season, R.J. Hunter earned the honor, while in 2012, Eric Buckner took home the award. BEST START EVER? Georgia State s 25-9 start through 34 games isn t the best 34- game start in program history, but it is right near the top. Here are the best 34-game starts in program history. Season Record Postseason NCAA (2nd round) Postseason NIT NCAA (3rd round) CIT (2nd round) * None *final record RPI WATCH Georgia State put together one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. Georgia State earned an early season win over then RPI No. 1 Green Bay (72-48) on Dec. 4. As of the final RPI, the Panthers suffered tough losses now No. 9 Iowa State (25-9), No. 30 Colorado State (27-7), No. 46 Old Dominion (25-7) and No. 54 Green Bay (24-9) meaning five of the Panthers 11 non-conference games (one non D-1) came against top 55 opponents and those opponents combined for a record. Georgia State was ranked No. 61 on Sunday and have been as high as No. 39. MOST WINS - SEASON MOST CONFERENCE WINS (Sun Belt) (TAAC) (Sun Belt) (TAAC) (A-Sun) MOST HOME WINS # * includes home games at Georgia Dome (1), Philips Arena (1) # includes one home game at Gwinnett MOST NON-HOME WINS Road, 5 Neutral Road, 3 Neutral Road, 2 Neutral HUNTER ATLANTA SPORTS AWARD FINALIST Junior R.J. Hunter was named a finalist by The Atlanta Sports Council for the 2015 Atlanta Sports Awards Collegiate Athlete of the Year presented by AT&T on Feb. 24. Hunter was joined as a finalist by Kennesaw State baseball player Max Pentecost and Georgia Tech men s golf er Ollie Schiederjans. Pentecost won the award on March 5. GREEN NAMED TO SENIOR CLASS AWARD LIST Senior Ryann Green was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award on Jan. 23 for his excellence both on and off the court. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

5 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) HUNTER NAMED TO WOODEN AND NAISMITH LISTS 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. He followed that up by being named to the Naismith Trophy Top 50. Both lists are comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport s most prestigious honors. Hunter was an AP All-America honorable mention receipient last season, a finalist for the Lou Henson Award giving to the top mid-major player and recently named to the award s preseason watch list. ELITE COMPANY Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game for the season. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the season. R.J. Hunter is currently first in the Sun Belt and among the top 20 in the NCAA with a 19.6 points per game scoring average. Ryan Harrow is averaging 18.7 points per game which is among the top 35 in the NCAA and second in the Sun Belt (he has been limited to just six minutes in the last two games due to a hamstring injury).the school-record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the 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, vs. Georgia Southern Black W, vs. Baylor (NCAA) Blue W, at UL Monroe HUNTER EARNS TRIO OF SBC POTW AWARDS Junior R.J. Hunter earned Sun Belt Player of the Week awards three times this season, marking the fourth-straight season a SBC student-athlete has accomplished the feat. His most recent award came after leading the Panthers to a 2-0 week against two first-place Sun Belt teams and securing the regular season title on March 9. In the regular-season finale, Hunter scored 35 points and went 16-of-16 from the free throw line against Georgia Southern. Hunter led the Panthers to a perfect 3-0 record away from home to earn Sun Belt Player-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 2. He earned the honor again on Feb. 23 after GSU went 2-0 against South Alabama and Appalachian State. In December, Hunter played all but four minutes, averaging 27.7 points per game, shooting 27-of-55 from the floor, 49.1 percent. Hunter also knocked down eight 3-pointers and made 21-of-24 free throws (87.5 percent). In this recent honor, Hunter averaged 25.0 points and 8.0 assists in two games. Each recorded eight assists in back-to-back games which tied career highs. HARROW HONORED BY SUN BELT Ryan Harrow led the Panthers to a perfect 2-0 record and scored his 1,000th point in a GSU uniform to earn Sun Belt Playerof-the-Week honors on Feb. 2. Harrow averaged 24.0 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in the Panthers wins at UT Arlington and home against Arkansas State. The senior shot 56.7 percent from the floor and 91.7 percent from the free throw line. He became the 19th 1,000 point scorer in GSU history, reaching the milestone in just 54 games, the second-quickest in program history and only the fifth player to accomplish it in two seasons. SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT In two of the Panthers first six games, Georgia State had two of the best single-game shooting percentages and 3-point field goal percentages in the history of the program. It should be no surprise that the Panthers are shooting 48.0 percent, the 18th-best mark in the NCAA. View the charts below to see where Georgia State s games with Tennessee Temple and Oakland stack up. SINGLE-GAME SHOOTING RECORDS FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE.745 vs. Baptist, at Florida Southern, vs. Morris Brown, vs. Shippensburg, vs. Piedmont, vs. Morris Brown, at Cal-Irvine, at Oakland, vs. South Alabama, vs. Tenn. Temple, RECORD SETTING OPENER Georgia State opened the season with a record-setting 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, 10th-best mark in school history. Shot 61.9 percent from 3-point range, ranked 8th in school history. The 61 second half points tied for the seventh-most in school history and the first time eclipsing the 60-point mark since AS GOOD MIDSEASON AS PRESEASON.727 at UALR, vs. Bradley, vs. Lipscomb, at Oakland, vs. Florida Atlantic, vs. VCU, vs. Troy, vs. Tenn. Temple, Senior Ryan Harrow and junior R.J. Hunter were named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List prior to the start of the season 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. Harrow was also named to the Mid-Season Watch List for his impressive play in the first half of the season. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year. The award is named in honor of Henson who retired after a coaching career that lasted 41 years. Each list was comprised of 40 players from around the country.

6 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 6) HOME SWEET HOME When coach Ron Hunter took over the Panthers, one of the first things he proclaimed was that the GSU Sports Arena would become one of the toughest places in the country. So far, he has been correct. The Panthers are in the comfy confines of the Sports Arena. Georgia State went 13-0 at home last season and 12-1 at home this season. The Panthers 18-game home-court winning streak, which was snapped on Jan. 5, was tied for the ninth-longest in the nation at the time and was the second-longest in school history. In his first season, Hunter s Panthers won 10-straight home games and finished the season 13-3 in the GSU Sports Arena. The Panthers followed with a 9-7 mark in Here are the longest home court winning streaks in school history: to *3rd-longest streak in nation at time to (13-0 during season) to (first 10 games of the regular season) to (last eight games of regular season) to present FREE THROW KINGS When it comes to making free throws, Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter are two of the best in school history. In three seasons, Hunter has made 443 (school-record) of 520 from the line, an 85.2 free throw percentage which ranks first in school history. Hunter shot a school-record 88.2 percent from the line last year which ranked No. 17 in the NCAA. This year he is shooting 87.3 percent from the line, No. 22 in the NCAA. Harrow has made 201 of 254 free throws and with an 79.1 free throw percentage, to rank eighth all-time 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. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...NOT SO FAST Coach Ron Hunter had a very good collegiate career, teaming up with five-time 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 1,799 career points, R.J. has trumped his dad, but Ron still owns the title of three NCAA tournament appearances to R.J. s first this week. QUICKEST TO 1,000 R.J. Hunter reached the 1,000-point plateau in just 55 games last year, only to be jumped by Ryan Harrow (54 games) this year for the honor of being the second-quickest player to reach the milestone in Georgia State history. Here is a list of the quickest to get to 1,000-career points: 1. Phillip Luckydo games 2. Ryan Harrow...54 games 3. R.J. Hunter...55 games 4. Chris Collier games 5. Thomas Terrell games 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. FATHER & SON Ron and R.J. Hunter are actually the second father-son 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 SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Georgia State announced the signing of highly-touted Malik Benlevi to National Letter of Intent on the first day of early signing. Benlevi currently plays for Jenkins High School in Savannah, Ga. He led Jenkins High School to the GHSA AAA State Championship earlier this month. Benlevi scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the championship game. As a junior, Benlevi was an All-Savannah Morning News firstteam selection after helping the Warriors to a Region 3-AAAAA title and to the Class AAAAA semifinals of the state playoffs. The 6-6 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 once again coached a game barefoot in support of Samaritan s Feet this season. He went barefoot on Jan. 15 against UT Arlington as the Panthers secured an win. Hunter always tries to schedule the game as close to the Martin Luther King Jr. observance day. The Panthers are 4-0 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. This year marked the eighth-straight year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. 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 distri-

7 butions 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. MORE HONORS CollegeSportsMadness.com honored the Panthers with a handful of honors over the last few days. R.J. Hunter was named to the All Mid-Major First-Team, while Ryan Harrow earned Fourth- Team honors Hunter was also named the CollegeSportsMadness Sun Belt Player of the Year and earned first-team honors along with Harrow. Junior Markus Crider was also honored with fourth-team honors. CONGRATS TO THE GRADS Georgia State saw two former players graduate this December. Rashaad Richardson and Denny Burguillos, who both finished their playing careers last spring, graduated from Georgia State after needing just one extra semester to finish up their coursework. 614 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3-point field goal in 614 straight games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, NEXT UP With a win on Saturday, Georgia State will advance to the Sweet 16 and face the winner of Ohio State/Arizona in Los Angeles, Calif., next Friday. SERIES RESULTS VS. SUN BELT TEAMS Appalachian State 1-3 H: 1-1 A: 0-2 N: 0-0 SBC: /12/88...H L /2/89... A L /17/15... A L /21/15...H W Arkansas State 6-1 H: 3-1 A: 3-0 N: 1-0 SBC: /9/95... A W /19/95...H L /16/14...H W /4/14...ot... A W /15/14...N W /19/15... A W /31/15...H W UALR 4-17 H: 2-7 A: 1-8 N: 1-2 SBC: /8/84 (1)...N L /3/85... A L /31/85...H L /23/86...H L /24/86... A L /1/86 *...N L /19/87...OT... A L /19/87...H L /21/88... A L /25/88...H L /26/89...H L /25/89... A L /20/90... A L /15/90...H L /10/91... A L /7/91...H L /7/91 *...N W /18/14...H W /6/14... A W /3/15...H W /26/15... A L Champion Holiday Classic, Missoula, Mont. * Conference Tournament Georgia Southern H: 9-10 A: 6-24 N: 1-1 SBC: L L /7/50... L /18/50... L /7/50... L /24/51... L /4/54... A L /19/72... A L /1/72... A L /19/73...H L /24/73...OT... A W /20/74... A L /1/74...H L /7/75...H W /16/75... A L /8/75... A W /14/76...H W /15/77...H L /21/77... A L /30/77...H L /9/78... A L /27/78...H L /20/79... A L /8/79... A L /13/80...H W /6/80...H W /14/81... A L /10/85...H L /7/85... A L /2/85... A L /9/86... A L /6/86...H L /3/87...H L /5/87... A W /7/88... A L /11/88...H L /10/88 *... A L /5/89... A L /2/89...H L /27/90...H L /22/90... A L /17/91...H W /14/91...OT... A W /11/92...H L /8/92... A L /11/92 *... A L /12/95...H W /21/96... A W /22/09...H W /22/10...OT... A L /22/11...H W /29/12...OT... A L /20/13...H W /5/15... A L /7/15...H W /15/15...N W * Conference Tournament UL Lafayette 6-4 H: 4-0 A: 1-3 N: 1-1 SBC: /28/04...H W /20/04... A L /29/05...H W /2/06... A L /23/14... A W /22/14...H W /16/14...ot...N L /8/15... A L /24/15...H W /14/15...N W formerly Southwest Louisiana UL Monroe 4-5 H: 2-2 A: 2-3 N: 0-0 SBC: 4-0 2/20/75... A L L A L H L A L /25/14... A W /20/14...H W /30/14...H W /5/15... A W formerly Northeast Louisiana South Alabama 9-13 H: 5-5 A: 4-7 N: 0-1 SBC: /16/76...H L /26/76... A W /5/77 *...OT... A W /30/78... A L /4/78...H W /15/79...OT... A L /29/79...H L /7/80...H L /16/80... A L /10/81... A L /10/81...H L /27/81 *...N L /29/82...H L /10/82... A L /14/02... A L /12/03...H W /26/09 (1)... A L /21/12 (2)...H W /4/14... A W /3/14...H W /7/15... A W /19/15...H W South Alabama Thanksgiving Classic (Mitchell Center, Mobile Ala.) 2-Coaches vs. Cancer Classic * Conference Tournament UT Arlington 4-3 H: 2-1 A: 2-1 N: 0-1 SBC: /22/84...N L /15/90...H L /7/91... A L /1/14...ot...H W /27/14... A W /15/15...H W /29/15... A W Texas State 3-3 H: 1-2 A: 2-1 N: 0-0 SBC: /16/92... A L /15/93...H L /17/14...H W /1/14... A W /15/15...2ot...H L /14/15... A W formerly Southwest Texas State Troy H: 10-2 A: 6-7 N: 0-2 SBC: /14/96... A L /30/96...H W /15/98... A W /14/98...H W /16/99... A W /20/00... A W /29/00...H L /20/01... A L /29/01...H W /3/01 *...H W /2/02...H W /16/02... A W /6/03... A L /7/03 *...N L /13/04...H W /6/04... A L /5/04 *...N L /13/05... A W /26/05...H L /24/07...H W /25/08... A L /19/10...H W /15/12... A L /2/14...H W /15/14... A L /10/15...H W /28/15... A W * Conference Tournament

8 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) POINTS Player... Years Pts. 1. R.J. Hunter (2+) 1, Rodney Hamilton (4) 1, Terrence Brandon (4) 1, Devonta White (4) 1, Chavelo Holmes (4) 1, James Andrews (3) 1, Phillip Luckydo (2) 1, Leonard Mendez (4) 1, Nate Williams (3) 1, Zavian Smith (4) 1, Kevin Morris (3) 1, Thomas Terrell (2) 1, Shellord Pinkett (4) 1, Ryan Harrow (1+) 1, Lamont McIntosh (4) 1, Jim Jacobs (3) 1, Trae Goldston (4) 1, Travis Williams (4) 1, Chris Collier (2) 1, Lanard Copeland (4) Anton Reese (2) Shernard Long (2) 964 FIELD GOALS MADE Player... Years FG 1. Chavelo Holmes (4) Terrence Brandon (4) R.J. Hunter (2+) Rodney Hamilton (4) James Andrews (3) Devonta White (4) Nate Williams (3) Zavian Smith (4) Leonard Mendez (4) 455 NR Ryan Harrow (1+) 428 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Player... Years.. FGA 1. Rodney Hamilton (4). 1, R.J. Hunter (2+) 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) NR Ryan Harrow (1+) ASSISTS Player...Years Ast. 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Kevin Morris (3) Devonta White (4) Eric Ervin (2) Herman Favors (4) 310 Howie Jarvis (3) Boyd Copeland (2) Lamont McIntosh (4) Dewey Haley (2) Joe Dukes (2) 257 NR Ryan Harrow (1+) 247 NR R.J. Hunter (2+) 235 CAREER RECORD WATCH FREE THROWS MADE Player... Years FT 1. R.J. Hunter (2+) 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) 259 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Player... Years... FTA 1. Terrence Brandon (4) R.J. Hunter (2+) Chris Collier (2) Phillip Luckydo (2) Zavian Smith (4) Travis Williams (4) Rashad Chase (4) Devonta White (4) Rodney Hamilton (4) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Minimum 100 FT Made Player (Made/Att.)... Years Pct. 1. R.J. Hunter ( ) (2+) Rodney Hamilton ( ) (4) Tom Mullins ( ) (3) Matt O Brien ( ) (2) Manny Atkins ( ) (2) Trae Goldston ( ) (4) James Andrews ( ) (3) Ryan Harrow ( ) (1+) Thomas Terrell ( ) (2) Devonta White ( ) (4) POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Years 3FG 1. R.J. Hunter (2+) Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Kevin Morris (3) Kevin Thomas (2) Herman Favors (4) Lamont McIntosh (4) POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player...Years 3FGA 1. R.J. Hunter (2+) Shellord Pinkett (4) Trae Goldston (4) Kevin Morris (3) Thomas Terrell (2) Leonard Mendez (4) Anton Reese (2) Devonta White (4) Kevin Thomas (2) Herman Favors (4) POINT FG PERCENTAGE Minimum 50 3-Pt. FG Made Player...Years Pct. 1. Marcus Brown (80-178) (2) Manny Atkins ( ) (2) Leonard Mendez ( ) (4).400 Anton Reese ( ) (2) Thomas Terrell ( ) (2) James Andrews (72-186) (3) Shellord Pinkett ( ) (4) Kevin Thomas ( ) (2) Trae Goldston ( ) (4).369 Leroy Davis ( ) (2).369 NR R.J. Hunter ( ) (2+).354 STEALS Player... Years Stl. 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Kevin Morris (3) R.J. Hunter (2) Devonta White (4) Zavian Smith (4) Shernard Long (2) James Fields (4) Herman Favors (4) Corey Gauff (4) Leonard Mendez (4) 116 BLOCKED SHOTS Player...Years Blk. 1. Eric Buckner (2) James Vincent (4) Zavian Smith (4) Curtis Washington (1+) Nate Williams (3) Torquin Gresham (3) Deven Dickerson (4) Sylvester Morgan (2) Trello Galloway (2) Chris Collier (2) 71 GAMES STARTED Player...Years GS 1. Rodney Hamilton (4) Devonta White (4) R.J. Hunter (2+) Leonard Mendez (4) Zavian Smith (4) Kevin Morris (3) Lamont McIntosh (4) Rashad Chase (4) Chavelo Holmes (4) Nate Williams (3) 75 CAREER WINS Player...Wins 1. Ryann Green Lamont McIntosh Donnie Davis Devonta White Rashaad Richardson... 74

9 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) POINTS Player...Season Pts. 1. R.J. Hunter Thomas Terrell Phillip Luckydo Phillip Luckydo Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter Shernard Long Chris Collier George Pendleton Thomas Terrell R.J. Hunter James Andrews NR Ryan Harrow POINTS PER GAME Player...Season Avg. 1. Ron Ricketts Phillip Luckydo Terrence Brandon Thomas Terrell Phillip Luckydo George Pendleton Ken Brewer Harlan Graham R.J. Hunter Jackie Poag NR Ryan Harrow STEALS SEASON RECORD WATCH Player...Season Stl. 1. Kevin Morris Shernard Long R.J. Hunter R.J. Hunter Shernard Long Kevin Morris James Fields Devonta White Rodney Hamilton Mark Stribling Dewey Haley NR Kevin Ware BLOCKED SHOTS Player...Season Blks. 1. Eric Buckner Sylvester Morgan Curtis Washington James Vincent Zavian Smith Eric Buckner Deven Dickerson Deven Dickerson Trello Galloway Curtis Washington Torquin Gresham Jarrod Hill POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Season 3FG 1. R.J. Hunter Thomas Terrell Shellord Pinkett Anton Reese Thomas Terrell Anton Reese R.J. Hunter Manny Atkins Kevin Thomas R.J. Hunter Leonard Mendez FREE THROWS MADE Player... Season FT (Att) 1. Phillip Luckydo (295) 2. R.J. Hunter (225) 3. Phillip Luckydo (210) 4. Chris Collier (226) 5. R.J. Hunter (161) 6. Ryan Harrow (155) 7. Nate Williams (172) 8. Shernard Long (167) 9. Tom Mullins (139) 10. Rodney Hamilton (137) 11. Devonta White (144) 12. Travis Williams (146) ASSISTS Player...Season Ast. 1. Eric Ervin Dewey Haley Rodney Hamilton Melvin Howard Devonta White Kevin Morris Ryan Harrow Kevin Morris Kevin Morris Joe Dukes Lamont McIntosh NR R.J. Hunter NR Ryan Harrow FIELD GOALS MADE FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Minimum 50 FT Made Player... Season Made-Att. Pct. 1. R.J. Hunter R.J. Hunter Matt O Brien Rodney Hamilton Nate Williams James Andrews Rodney Hamilton Tom Mullins Ryan Harrow Rankin Thomas Player...Season FG (Att.) 1. Ryan Harrow (498) 2. Thomas Terrell (475) 3. Chris Collier (398) 4. Shernard Long (461) Chavelo Holmes (392) 6. Ryan Harrow (409) 7. Phillip Luckydo (446) 8. Thomas Terrell (445) 9. R.J. Hunter (499) 10. Mike Nalls (370) Nate Williams (370) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Minimum 100 FG Made Player (Made/Att.)... Season FG-FGA Pct. 1. Chris Jackson Curtis Washington Quincy Gause Bob Pierson * Eric Buckner Markus Crider Rodney Turner Chris Collier Nate Williams Quincy Gause Chris Jackson * Ranked 7th in NCAA Division I

10 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) TEAM SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 115 Tennessee Temple, at UT Arlington, Fewest Points Scored 38 vs. Georgia Southern (SBC tourney), at Texas State, Most Points Allowed 92 at UALR, at UALR, Fewest Points Allowed 36 vs. Georgia Southern (SBC tourney), at Texas State, Most Points Scored - Half 61 Tennessee Temple, (2nd) 54 at UT Arlington, (2nd) Fewest Points Scored - Half 19 Texas State, (1st) 19 Texas State, vs. Georgia Southern (SBC tourney), (1st and 2nd) Most Points Allowed - Half 52 UL Lafayette (SBC tourney), (2nd) 51 at UALR, (2nd) Fewest Points Allowed - Half 13 vs. Chicago State, (1st) 13 Appalachian State, (1st) Appalachian State, (1st) Margin of Victory 60 Tennessee Temple, Appalachian State, Margin of Defeat 23 at Iowa State, at UALR, Field Goals Made 40 Tennessee Temple, at UL Lafayette, Appalachian State, Fewest Field Goals Made 15 vs. Georgia Southern (SBC tourney), at Texas State, FG Attempts 66 Texas State, Texas State, Highest FG%.630 at Oakland, (29-46).620 at Troy, (31-50) Lowest FG%.326 vs. Georgia Southern (SBC tourney), (15-46).405 at Texas State, (17-42) Lowest FG% Allowed.204 Arkansas State, (10-49).204 Arkansas State, (10-49) 3-Pt Field Goals Made 13 Tennessee Temple, at UT Arlington, at UL Monroe, Pt Field Goal Attempts 25 at UL Monroe, at UL Monroe, Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).647 at Oakland, (14-19).462 at UL Lafayette, , South Alabama, Free Throws Made 26 UL Lafayette (SBC tourney), at UT Arlington, Free Throw Attempts 35 Tennessee Temple, UALR, Arkansas State, Free Throw % at UALR, (21-21) at UALR, (21-21) Rebounds 43 Arkansas State, Arkansas State, Rebound Margin +16 Arkansas State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia Southern, Assists 27 Tennessee Temple, Appalachian State, Steals 17 UL Lafayette (SBC tourney), Texas State, Most Turnovers 17 Texas State, Texas State, Fewest Turnovers 5 South Alabama, South Alabama, Georgia Southern, Georgia Southern, Blocked Shots 9 at South Alabama, at South Alabama, Most Fouls 24 at UL Lafayette, at UL Lafayette, at Appalachian State, at Appalachian State, South Alabama, South Alabama, Fewest Fouls 12 Southern Miss, UALR, INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 37 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, Field Goals Made 11 Ryan Harrow at Colorado State, Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, Ryan Harrow vs. Southern Miss, Ryan Harrow at UL Lafayette, Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, Ryan Harrow at UL Lafayette, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, R.J. Hunter vs. UL Lafayette (SBC tourney), FG Attempts 23 R.J. Hunter vs. Western Carolina, Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, FG% (minimum 5 made).875 Markus Crider vs. Arkansas State, Markus Crider vs. Arkansas State, Pt Field Goals Made 7 R.J. Hunter at UT Arlington, R.J. Hunter at UT Arlington, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, Pt Field Goal Attempts 13 R.J. Hunter vs. Green Bay, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, Ryan Harrow at UL Monroe, Free Throws Made 16 R.J. Hunter vs. Georgia Southern, R.J. Hunter vs.georgia Southern, Free Throw Attempts 17 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, Rebounds 11 T.J. Shipes vs. Green Bay, Markus Crider vs. Arkansas State, Markus Crider vs. Arkansas State, Markus Crider vs. Georgia Southern, Markus Crider vs. Georgia Southern, Assists 11 Ryan Harrow at Oakland, R.J. Hunter at UL Monroe, Steals 8 UL Lafayette (SBC tourney), Kevin Ware vs. Texas State, R.J. Hunter vs. Arkansas State, Blocked Shots 4 Curtis Washington at South Alabama, Curtis Washington at South Alabama,

11 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) 2001 NCAA 2001 NCAA GEORGIA STATE knocked off Wisconsin as Kevin Morris was named Chevrolet Player of the Game NCAA TOURNAMENT GEORGIA STATE 50, WISCONSIN NCAA West First Round Boise, Idaho March 15, 2001 Shernard Long s basket with 12 seconds left lifted underdog Georgia State to a victory over No. 6 seed Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA West Regional, giving the Panthers their eighth straight victory and the first NCAA tournament win in school history. Georgia State, seeded 11th, fell behind by as many as 16 points in the first half and still trailed by five, 49-44, with a minute to play. Darryl Cooper hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left and was fouled, and the sophomore made the free throw to complete the four-point play and bring the Panthers within one. Cooper then made a steal on the defensive end to set up Long s winning shot. Wisconsin had a chance to tie or the lead as the Badgers got the ball down low to 6-9 center Mark Vershaw, who was fouled and went to the line for two free throws. But Vershaw missed both and Long grabbed the rebound. The Panthers had to survive a desperation shot by Wisconsin after Long missed the front end of a one-and-one with one second left. Senior guard Kevin Morris led the Panthers with 18 points, including a 3-pointer just before the first-half buzzer. Long, the Panthers leading scorer, was held scoreless in the first half before scoring 13 in the second, while Cooper added 11 points. Bam Campbell grabbed 11 boards as the Panthers outrebounded Wisconsin MARYLAND 79, GEORGIA STATE NCAA West Second Round Boise, Idaho March 17, 2001 Georgia State s most successful season ever ended with a defeat by third-seeded and 11th-ranked Maryland, which would go on to reach the Final Four. Lefty Driesell s Panthers were even with his former school into the second half, tying the game at with 14 minutes to play before Maryland pulled ahead for good. With Georgia State trailing at the intermission, Driesell unveiled a diamond-and-one defense to the start the second half. A steal and layup by Lydell Gunsby tied the game at with 18:14 left. Two free throws by Donnie Davis gave State a lead at the 17:44 mark. Davis then stepped to line at 14:29 and tied the game for the seventh time at 47-47, but missed his second attempt that would have put the Panthers ahead. Back-to-back steals by All-American Juan Dixon put the Terps ahead to stay, and Maryland was able to open a double-digit lead by the 10-minute mark. The final 19-point lead was Maryland s largest advantage as the Panthers were scoreless for the last four minutes. Shernard Long led Georgia State with 20 points, but he was the only GEORGIA STATE led Maryland early in the second half before falling to the Terrapins in the second round. Panther in double figures. The rebounding was even with both teams grabbing 42, but the much taller Terrapins managed to score 50 points in the paint NCAA TOURNAMENT ARKANSAS 117, GEORGIA STATE NCAA Southeast First Round Atlanta, Ga. March 15, 1991 Georgia State s first trip to the NCAA tournament was a giant step for the Panthers basketball program but just a short trip across town. The 16th-seeded Panthers, upset winners of the TAAC Tournament, were placed in the Southeast Regional, earning a date with No. 1 seed and third-ranked Arkansas at The Omni in Atlanta, just moments from Georgia State s downtown campus. The talented Razorbacks defeated Georgia State However, the Panthers played a strong first half, leading by as many as nine points and trailing by only two late in the half. Eventually, Arkansas depth and vaunted fullcourt press wore down the underdogs. Chris Collier led the Panthers with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Zavian Smith added 14 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. COACH BOB REINHART (with Nolan Richardson) and the Panthers faced Arkansas in the 1991 NCAA tournament NCAA

12 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) TOURNAMENT RECORDS GEORGIA STATE OPPONENTS Most Points Scored 76 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Points Scored 50 vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, Most Points Scored - Half 42 vs. Tennessee Tech, (1st) 65 Arkanas, (2nd) Fewest Points Scored - Half 18 at Mercer, (1st) 19 Wisconsin, (2nd) Margin of Victory 31 vs. Tennessee Tech, Arkansas, Field Goals Made 29 vs. Tennessee Tech, Arkansas, vs. Arkansas, Fewest Field Goals Made 20 at Mercer, Wisconsin, vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, vs. Maryland, FG Attempts 75 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Highest FG%.527 vs. Tennessee Tech, (29-55).509 Clemson, (28-55) Lowest FG%.343 at Clemson, (23-67) Lowest FG% Allowed.308 vs. Maryland, Pt Field Goals Made 7 vs. Tennessee Tech, Mercer, at Clemson, Pt Field Goal Attempts 23 vs. Wisconsin, Tennessee Tech, at Mercer, Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).389 vs. Tennessee Tech, (7-18).421 Mercer, Free Throws Made 16 vs. Maryland, Arkansas, vs. Arkansas, Free Throw Attempts 30 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Free Throw %.929 at Clemson, (13-14).850 Clemson, (17-20) Rebounds 48 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Offensive Rebounds 24 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Rebound Margin +5 vs. Tennessee Tech, Baylor, Assists 16 vs. Tennessee Tech, Arkansas, vs. Arkansas, Steals 13 vs. Baylor, Arkansas, Most Turnovers 32 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Turnovers 5 at Clemson, Clemson, Blocked Shots 9 at Mercer, Clemson, Most Fouls 28 vs. Arkansas, Arkansas, Fewest Fouls 13 at Tennessee Tech, Baylor, vs. Baylor, Led by legendary coach Charles Lefty Driesell, GEORGIA STATE topped Wisconsin in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Boise, Idaho,

13 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) TOURNAMENT RECORDS DEVONTA WHITE scored a postseason school-record 24 points against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the 2012 CIT Postseason Tournament. GEORGIA STATE CHRIS COLLIER pulled down 13 rebounds in Georgia State s first postseason appearance, the 1991 NCAA tournament, played at The Omni in downtown Atlanta. OPPONENTS Most Points Scored 24 Devonta White vs. Tennessee Tech, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Field Goals Made 9 Devonta White vs. Tennessee Tech, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Chris Collier vs. Arkansas, FG Attempts 21 Shernard Long vs. Maryland, Lonny Baxter (Maryland), Mark Vershaw (Wisconsin), FG% (minimum 5 made).700 James Field vs. Tennessee Tech, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Pt Field Goals Made 3 Devonta White vs. Tennessee Tech, Justin Cecil (Mercer), Cedric Patton at Tennessee Tech, Ryann Green vs. Baylor, Pt Field Goal Attempts 8 Kevin Morris vs. Wisconsin, Justin Cecil (Mercer), Thomas Terrell at Tennessee Tech, Free Throws Made 5 R.J. Hunter at Clemson, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Free Throw Attempts 9 Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Rebounds 13 Chris Collier vs. Arkansas, Taurean Prince (Baylor), Offensive Rebounds 6 Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas, Damien Kinloch (Tennessee Tech), Bam Campbell at Tennessee Tech, Assists 7 Josh Micheaux vs. Tennessee Tech, Ernie Murry (Arkansas), Steals 5 James Fields vs. Tennessee Tech, Todd Day (Arkansas), Juan Dixon (Maryland), Blocked Shots 6 Eric Buckner at Mercer, K.J. McDaniels (Clemson), Zavian Smith vs. Arkansas,

14 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER In just his first four 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 three postseason appearances in his first four seasons, including an NCAA tournament appearance this year. In four years, Hunter has led the program to 86 wins, including three of the four best seasons in program history. Led by three transfers in the starting line-up, plus his son, Sun Belt Player of the Year R.J. Hunter, Ron led the Panthers to their second-straight Sun Belt regular season title and first tournament title in The season was nearly as 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 school-record 14-straight games, including a stretch of 22 of 23, as Hunter was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and NABC Region 24 Coach of the Year. During his first season ( ), Georgia State won 22 games, the third most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 360 games in 21 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 record-setting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record-number of conference and national awards. National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian efforts, partnering with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. 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 mid-1980s, along with high school and college teammate Ron Harper, who went on to a long NBA career. The Redhawks were during Hunter s four-year 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, UW-Milwaukee (6 seasons) Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State) Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland) Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU) Player, Miami (Ohio) * 18 wins vacated

15 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 15) GEORGIA STATE AMONG SUN BELT LEADERS SCORING R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow Markus Crider REBOUNDING Markus Crider FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Markus Crider Ryan Harrow ASSISTS Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter FREE THROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter STEALS R.J. Hunter Kevin Ware Ryan Harrow Markus Crider POINT FG PCT Ryan Harrow POINT FG MADE R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow BLOCKED SHOTS Curtis Washington R.J. Hunter ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Markus Crider R.J. Hunter MINUTES PLAYED R.J. Hunter TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5 S) Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Pct Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Percentage Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio BY THE NUMBERS - NCAA AND SUN BELT LEADERS (THRU MARCH 15) 1st 2nd 24th 10th 2nd 7th 3rd 5th 1st 2nd 8th 9th 14th 4th 5th 15th 4th t8th 4th 6th 5th 12th 1st 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100) Winning Percentage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense Point FG Defense Free Throw Percentage Assists Per Game Assist/Turnover Ratio Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Total Blocks Total Assists Free Throw Attempts Free Throws Made Total Steals Fewest Turnovers POINTS PER GAME R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter POINT FG PER GAME R.J. Hunter FREE THROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter REBOUNDS PER GAME Markus Crider ASSISTS PER GAME Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter BLOCKS PER GAME Curtis Washington STEALS PER GAME R.J. Hunter Kevin Ware Ryan Harrow TOTAL POINTS R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow TOTAL REBOUNDS Markus Crider ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter TOTAL ASSISTS R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow TOTAL BLOCKS Curtis Washington...43 TOTAL FG MADE Ryan Harrow R.J. Hunter TOTAL MINUTES R.J. Hunter MINUTES PER GAME R.J. Hunter nd 62nd 63rd 24th 17th 9th 74th 48th 93rd 39th 79th 6th 28th 6th 67th 73rd 98th 67th 5th 40th 16th 34th 64th 221st 127th 22nd 203rd 172nd 181st 165th 15th 112th 201st 9th 97th 158th 130th 202nd 148th 239th 142nd 32nd 57th 13th 26th 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS R.J. Hunter POINT FG MADE R.J. Hunter...75 TOTAL STEALS R.J. Hunter...72 Kevin Ware...55 TOTAL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS R.J. Hunter Ryan Harrow FREE THROWS MADE R.J. Hunter FREE THROWS ATTEMPTS R.J. Hunter DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME Markus Crider LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING R.J. Hunter - 18 games Ryan Harrow - 15 games Kevin Ware - 1 game REBOUNDING Markus Crider - 21 games R.J. Hunter - 7 games Curtis Washington - 6 games Kevin Ware - 4 games T.J. Shipes - 4 games Ryann Green - 2 games Ryan Harrow - 1 game ASSISTS R.J. Hunter - 14 games Ryan Harrow - 11 games Kevin Ware - 6 games Markus Crider - 5 games Ryann Green - 3 games Isaiah Dennis - 2 games 15th 90th 14th 85th 13th 81st 6th 15th 134th *Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties

16 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 16) SEASON HIGHS JALEN BROWN Points: 8 vs. Tennessee Temple, Rebounds: 5 vs. UL Monroe, Assists: 1 vs. Tennessee Temple, at Colorado State, vs. Southern Miss, , vs. UALR, vs. Troy, CARTER CAGLE Points: 3 vs. Western Carolina, Rebounds: 1 vs. Tennessee Temple, Assists: - MARKUS CRIDER Points: 21 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 11 vs. Arkansas State, vs. Georgia Southern, Steals: 4 vs. Tennessee Temple, at IUPUI, ISAIAH DENNIS Points: 10 vs. UL Lafayette (SBC), Rebounds: 4 at Arkansas State, , vs. South Alabama, at UL Monroe, Assists: 4 at Texas State, RYANN GREEN Points: 11 vs. Baylor, Rebounds: 6 vs. Southern Miss, Assists: 5 vs. Troy, RYAN HARROW Points: 31 at UL Monroe, Rebounds: 6 at Green Bay, Assists: 11 at Oakland, R.J. HUNTER Points: 37 vs. Troy, Rebounds: 10 at Old Dominion, Assists: 9 at UL Monroe, Steals: 8 vs. UL Lafayette (SBC), JORDAN SESSION Points: 11 vs. South Alabama, Rebounds: 7 vs. UL Monroe, Assists: 2 vs. UL Monroe, T.J. SHIPES Points: 11 vs. Green Bay, Rebounds: 11 vs. Green Bay, Blocks: 2 vs. Green Bay, , vs. Southern Miss, COREY TOBIN Points: - Rebounds: 2 vs. Arkansas State, Assists: - KEVIN WARE Points: 21 vs. UALR, Rebounds: 6 vs. Tennessee Temple, at Oakland, , at IUPUI, vs. UALR, Assists: 6 vs. UL Lafayette (SBC), CURTIS WASHINGTON Points: 13 vs. Tennessee Temple, Rebounds: 10 at South Alabama, Blocks: 4 at South Alabama, GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS Tennessee Temple... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Iowa State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Colorado State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington vs. Chicago State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington vs. Western Carolina... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Oakland... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at IUPUI... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington Green Bay... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes at Old Dominion... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Southern Miss... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes at Green Bay... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes UL Monroe... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington UALR... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Texas State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at UL Lafayette... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Troy...Ware Hunter Green Crider Shipes UT Arlington... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at Appalachian State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at Arkansas State...Ware Hunter Green Crider Shipes UL Lafayette... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at UT Arlington... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Arkansas State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at Georgia Southern... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at South Alabama...Ware Hunter Green Crider Washington at Texas State...Ware Hunter Green Crider Washington South Alabama...Ware Hunter Green Crider Washington Appalachian State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at UALR... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at Troy... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at UL Monroe... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington Georgia Southern... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington vs. UL Lafayette (SBC)... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington vs. Georgia Southern (SBC)...Ware Hunter Green Crider Washington vs. Baylor (NCAA)...Ware Hunter Green Crider Washington vs. Xavier (NCAA)... ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (March 16) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Kentucky (32) Villanova Wisconsin Arizona Duke Virginia Gonzaga Notre Dame Northern Iowa Iowa State Kansas Maryland Wichita St North Carolina Oklahoma Louisville Baylor Utah SMU Arkansas West Virginia Michigan St Butler Georgetown Oregon Others receiving votes: VCU 46, Providence 37, San Diego St 18, BYU 11, Stephen F. Austin 9, Davidson 8, Valparaiso 7, Xavier 6, Ohio State 6, Wyoming 5, Boise State 2, Dayton 2, Purdue 1, Murray St 1, Texas 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider Mid-Major Poll (March 16) Record Points Conference 1. Gonzaga (31) West Coast 2. Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 3. Stephen F. Austin Southland 4. Wichita State Missouri Valley 5. Murray State Ohio Valley 6. Valparaiso Horizon 7. Wofford Southern 8. BYU West Coast 9. Harvard Ivy League 10. Buffalo Mid-American 11. UC Davis Big West 12. Green Bay Horizon 13. Albany America East 14. Eastern Washington Big Sky 15. Yale Ivy League 16. Iona Metro Atlantic 17. Saint Mary s West Coast 18. Sam Houston State Southland 19. North Florida Atlantic Sun 20. Belmont Ohio Valley 21. Central Michigan Mid-American 22. New Mexico State WAC 23. Georgia State Sun Belt 24. UC Irvine Big West 25. Northeastern Colonial Others receiving votes: Sacramento State 73, Eastern Kentucky 42, Illinois State 38, Montana 27, NC Central 25, High Point 24, Kent State 24, Charleston Southern 23, Coastal Carolina 22, NJIT 22, North Dakota St. 21, South Dakota St. 19, Texas Southern 16, Bowling Green 12, Florida Gulf Coast 12, Lafayette 12, USC Upstate 12, Georgia Southern 9, Stony Brook 8, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8, Saint Francis Brooklyn 5, Toledo 5, Manhattan 4, UL Monroe 4, William & Mary 4, Bucknell 1, Dartmouth 1, Robert Morris 1, UL-Lafayette 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent

17 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 17) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 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) 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) 0 Kevin Ware... G R-Jr. 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 R-Jr. 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) 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... SHY-ps *redshirting season

18 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 18) KEVIN WARE G 6-2, 170 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. 0 RYANN GREEN G 6-1, 180 Sr. College Park, Ga. 2 ISAIAH DENNIS G 6-0, 185 So. McDonough, Ga. 4 ISAIAH WILLIAMS G 6-1, 160 So. Buford, Ga. 11 JALEN BROWN F 6-8, 230 Jr. Buchanan, Mich. 15 COREY TOBIN G 6-4, 185 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. 20 R.J. HUNTER G 6-6, 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 22 JORDAN SESSION F 6-7, 205 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 23 JEFF THOMAS G 6-5, 195 Fr. Norwalk, Ohio 30 T.J. SHIPES F 6-7, 230 Jr. Buford, Ga. 31 MARKUS CRIDER F 6-6, 200 Jr. Dayton, Ohio 33 CARTER CAGLE G 6-3, 205 Fr. Gainesville, Ga. 34 CURTIS WASHINGTON F 6-10, 230 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42 RYAN HARROW G 6-2, 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. 55 JEREMY HOLLOWELL F 6-8, 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. RON HUNTER Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State DARRYL LABARRIE Associate Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State EVERICK SULLIVAN Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State CLAUDE PARDUE Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State NATE SUMMERS Director of Operations 4th Year at Georgia State

19 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 19) AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented son of head coach Ron Hunter who earned numerous conference and national awards in his first three seasons... Named and Sun Belt Player of the Year... Has earned all-conference first team honors three times and was freshman of the year... Has earned AP All-America recognition and was a freshmen All-American... 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. last summer HIGHLIGHTS Sun Belt Player of the Year and first-team all-conference 2015 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 2, Feb. 23, March 9 Named College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week on Feb. 23 Overtook Rodney s Hamilton s school record of 1,515 points against UL Lafayette on Jan. 24. Enters play with school-record 1,799 points. No. 1 in career free throws made (444), free throw percentage (.852) in school history; 3-pointers made (250) and 3-point attempts with 707 Named to John R. Wooden and Lou Henson Preseason Watch Lists Scored 21 points at No. 14 Iowa State, hitting four 3-pointers. Scored 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting at Oakland, hitting 6-of-9 3-pointers. Finished with 27 pts. including a key 3-pointer in the final minute in return to Indy against IUPUI Scored a season-high 37 points against Troy, going 15-of-17 from the FT line. Scored 14 of final 15 Panther points to lead GSU to win over Arkansas State, finishing with 23 points on 12-of-12 free throws, the last time his for the school s all-time scoring record. Finished with 32 points, including 7 3-pointers at UT Arlington. Scored 28 points and and dished out 8 assists against South Alabama. Despite scoring just 9 points, dished out a career-high 9 assists at UL Monroe. Scored 35 points in season finale against Georgia Southern, help GSU clinch first-place Finished with 32 points and SBC tournament-record 8 steals against UL Lafayette Scored 12 of 13 points in a 13-0 run, including a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining to top Baylor, finished with 16 points. CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 41 UTSA, FIELD GOALS MADE: 14 UTSA, (14-21) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 23 Western Carolina, (10-23) 3-PT FG MADE: 12 UTSA, (12-19) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 19 UTSA, (12-19) FREE THROWS MADE: 16 Georgia Southern, (16-16) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 17 Troy, (15-17) REBOUNDS: 10 Duke, , Old Dominion, ASSISTS: 9 most recent: UL Monroe, STEALS: 8 UL Lafayette, BLOCKS: 3 (7X) most recent: Troy, MINUTES: 46 Texas State, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * at Colorado State. * vs Chicago State.. * vs. W. Carolina... * at Oakland... * at IUPUI... * Green Bay... * at Old Dominion... * Southern Miss... * at Green Bay... * UL Monroe... * UALR... * Texas State... * at UL Lafayette... * Troy... * UT Arlington... * at App State... * at Arkansas St... * UL Lafayette... * at UT Arlington... * Arkansas St... * at Ga. Southern... * at South Ala.... * at Texas State... * South Alabama... * Appalachian St... * at UALR... * at Troy... * at UL Monroe... * Ga. Southern... * vs. UL Lafayette... * vs. Ga. Southern.. * vs. Baylor... * vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (CAA) (SBC) (SBC) Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

20 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 20) AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned All-Sun Belt First-Team honors in two-straight seasons and Sun Belt All-Tournament recognition last year after one of the finest years in program history... Named to several watch lists as a senior...set numerous program records while scoring 604 points, tied for fourth most in program history as a junior... Transferred to GSU after making 23 starts at Kentucky as a sophomore HIGHLIGHTS Suffered a hamstring injury on March 7 against Georgia Southern, missed Baylor in second round of NCAA tournament Named to the All-Sun Belt First-Team Named to Lou Henson Preseason Watch List and Mid-Season Watch List Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Feb. 4. Has scored 20 or more points in 16 of 28 games this season. Finished with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting at Colorado State. Scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting while making 6-of-7 free throws vs. Chicago State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Finished with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with 7 assists vs. WCU. Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 11 assists at Oakland. Scored 27 points, knocking down 5 3-pointers, including 4 in the first 9 minutes against Southern Miss. Scored 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting in double OT against Texas State. Scored 20 or more in fifth-straight game with 21 points on 9-14 shooting at App State. Finished with 25 points and 6-of-6 free throw at UT Arlington. Scored a season-high 31 points with a career-high 7 3-pointers at UL Monroe POINTS: 37 UL Lafayette, FIELD GOALS MADE: 13 Elon, (13-26) UL Lafayette, (13-22) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 26 Elon, (13-26) 3-PT FG MADE: 7 UL Monroe, (7-13) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 13 UL Monroe, (7-13) FREE THROWS MADE: 14 Old Dominion, (14-15) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 15 Old Dominion, (14-15) REBOUNDS: 8 Missouri, ASSISTS: 11 Oakland, STEALS: 4 Eastern Michigan, South Alabama, , UTA, BLOCKS: 2 Auburn, MINUTES: 45 UL Lafayette, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * at Colorado State. * vs Chicago State.. * vs. W. Carolina... * at Oakland... * at IUPUI... * Green Bay... * at Old Dominion... * Southern Miss... * at Green Bay... * UL Monroe... * UALR... * Texas State... * at UL Lafayette... * Troy... -injury UT Arlington... * at App State... * at Arkansas St... UL Lafayette... * at UT Arlington... * Arkansas St... * at Ga. Southern... * at South Ala.... -injury at Texas State... -injury South Alabama... -injury Appalachian St... * at UALR... * at Troy... * at UL Monroe... * Ga. Southern... * vs. UL Lafayette... * vs. Ga. Southern vs. Baylor... -injury vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS 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 ALL GAMES 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 GSU Totals * Redshirted season

21 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 21) AT GEORGIA STATE: Received a waiver to play immediately from the NCAA last spring, giving him two years of eligibility at GSU after earning a medical redshirt for the season while at Louisville where he spent the previous three seasons... Earned Sun Belt tournament MVP honors HIGHLIGHTS Transfer from Louisville who is unfortunately best known for a gruesome leg injury suffered during the Cardinals run to a national championship in Named Sun Belt tournament MVP after scoring 18 points, nearly half of GSU s total, in the championship game going 8-of-17 from teh floor with five rebounds. Finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in regular season debut with GSU. Scored 15 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with two key steals in the final four minutes against Oakland. Finished with a career-high 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes of action against UALR. In a career-high 44 minutes, scoring 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting and swiped a career-high 5 steals in double overtime against Texas State. Returned to starting line-up scoring 15 points and grabbing 5 rebounds at South Alabama. Scored 9 points in Sun Belt tournament debut, dishing out a career-high 6 assists. CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 21 UALR, FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 UALR, (8-14) Georgia Southern, (8-17) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 17 Georgia Southern, (8-17) 3-PT FG MADE: 3 Oakland, (3-4) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Seton Hall, (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 UT Arlington, (5-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Colorado State, UT Arlington, (5-6) REBOUNDS: 7 UMKC, ASSISTS: 6 UL Lafayette, BLOCKS: 2 DePaul, UT Arlington, STEALS: 5 Texas State, MINUTES: 44 Texas State, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * at Colorado State. * vs Chicago State.. * vs. W. Carolina... * at Oakland at IUPUI Green Bay... * at Old Dominion Southern Miss... * at Green Bay... * UL Monroe UALR Texas State at UL Lafayette Troy... * UT Arlington at App State at Arkansas St... * UL Lafayette at UT Arlington Arkansas St at Ga. Southern at South Ala.... * at Texas State... * South Alabama... * Appalachian St at UALR at Troy at UL Monroe Ga. Southern vs. UL Lafayette vs. Ga. Southern.. * vs. Baylor... * vs. Xavier... * Game Started SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (UL) (UL) (UL) Totals

22 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 22) AT GEORGIA STATE: After averaging 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his first two seasons, saw a significant increase in playing time and production as a junior, leading the Sun Belt in field goal percentage for most of the year and earning Sun Belt All- Tournament honors HIGHLIGHTS Earn Sun Belt All-Tournament honors Just missed a double-double with 10 points and 8 rebounds at No. 14 Iowa State. Scored 15 points and added 9 rebounds to just miss a double-double against Western Carolina. Scored with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws with 6 rebounds at Oakland. Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds (tied a career-high) with two steals against ULM. Just missed a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds, which tied a career-high, in a career-high 46 minutes against Texas State. Collected a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes at App. State. Earned third double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Arkansas State, dishing out a career-high 5 assists. Just missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds at Texas State. Scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting with 7 boards against South Alabama. Just missed a double-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds in SBC tournament against UL Lafayette Finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds in Sun Belt championship game vs. Georgia Southern POINTS: 21 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 South Alabama, (9-17) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 17 South Alabama, (9-17) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Western Carolina, (5-7) Oakland, (5-6) UL Lafayette, (5-7) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Western Carolina, (5-7) UL Lafayette, (5-7) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 11 Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, ASSISTS: 5 Arkansas State, STEALS: 4 Tennessee Temple, IUPUI, BLOCKS: 3 UL Monroe, MINUTES: 46 Texas State, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * at Colorado State. * vs Chicago State.. * vs. W. Carolina... * at Oakland... * at IUPUI... * Green Bay... * at Old Dominion... * Southern Miss... * at Green Bay... * UL Monroe... * UALR... * Texas State... * at UL Lafayette... * Troy... * UT Arlington... * at App State... * at Arkansas St... * UL Lafayette... * at UT Arlington... * Arkansas St... * at Ga. Southern... * at South Ala.... * at Texas State... * South Alabama... * Appalachian St... * at UALR... * at Troy... * at UL Monroe... * Ga. Southern... * vs. UL Lafayette... * vs. Ga. Southern.. * vs. Baylor... * vs. Xavier... * Game Started ted CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (CAA) (SBC) (SBC) Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

23 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 23) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts AT GEORGIA STATE: Tenn. Temple... * at Iowa State... * Following his first season averaging 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per at Colorado State. * game, blocking 78 shots, third most in a single season in school history, vs Chicago State.. * continued his solid pace as a senior averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds vs. W. Carolina... * per game... Came to GSU following two seasons at Southern California. at Oakland... * at IUPUI... * HIGHLIGHTS Green Bay Named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Third-Team at Old Dominion Currently has 121 blocked shots in his career, fourth-most in program history. Southern Miss Scored 13 points and added 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes of regular season at Green Bay opener against Tennessee Temple. UL Monroe... * With two blocked shots against IUPUI, moved into seventh on GSU s all-time UALR list with 86 for his career. Texas State Finished with 12 points (6-of-6 FTs) and 5 rebounds against Arkansas State. at UL Lafayette Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds with 6 points and a season-high 4 Troy blocked shots at South Alabama. UT Arlington Scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 6 rebounds at UALR. at App State... * Finished with 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 5 boards vs. GS at Arkansas St Played a season-high 30 minutes in the Sun Belt championship game against UL Lafayette Georgia Southern, pulling down eight rebounds. at UT Arlington CAREER HIGHS Arkansas St at Ga. Southern POINTS: 17 ASSISTS: 2 Elon, Arkansas State, at South Ala.... * Young Harris, at Texas State... * STEALS: 2 FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 UL Monroe, South Alabama... * Young Harris, (8-10) Appalachian St... * BLOCKS: 9 at UALR... * FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 11 Southern Poly, Georgia Southern, (6-11) at Troy... * MINUTES: 34 at UL Monroe... * FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Vanderbilt, Chicago State, (7-7) Ga. Southern... * vs. UL Lafayette... * FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Chicago State, (7-7) vs. Ga. Southern.. * vs. Baylor... * REBOUNDS: 14 vs. Xavier... FIU, * Game Started ted CAREER STATISTICS 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 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (USC) Totals * Redshirted in and

24 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 24) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts AT GEORGIA STATE: Tenn. Temple at Iowa State Saw a significant increase in games played and minutes from freshman at Colorado State to sophomore to junior seasons... Playing time tripled from in last two vs Chicago State seasons, averaging nearly four times as many points this year. vs. W. Carolina HIGHLIGHTS at Oakland at IUPUI Scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting with 8 rebounds in regular season Green Bay... * opener. at Old Dominion... * Came off the bench to play 25 minutes at No. 14 Iowa State, scoring 6 points and pulling down 7 rebounds. Southern Miss... * Played 28 minutes, scoring 8 points with 8 rebounds against Western at Green Bay... * Carolina. UL Monroe... Recorded first start of the season against Green Bay, recording first UALR... * career double-double with career highs of 11 points and 11 rebounds. Texas State... * Scored in double figures for the third time this season with 10 points at UL Lafayette... * on 5-of-7 shooting and 3 rebounds at ULL. Troy... * UT Arlington... * at App State... at Arkansas St... * UL Lafayette... * CAREER HIGHS at UT Arlington... * POINTS: 11 REBOUNDS: 11 Arkansas St... * Green Bay, Green Bay, at Ga. Southern... * FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 ASSISTS: 2 at South Ala Tennessee Temple, (5-7) Louisiana Tech, at Texas State Green Bay, (5-6) UT Arlington, South Alabama UL Lafayette, (5-7) STEALS: 3 Appalachian St FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 7 UALR, at UALR Tennessee Temple, (5-7) at Troy BLOCKS: 2 UL Lafayette, (5-7) Texas State, at UL Monroe FT MADE: 4 Green Bay, Ga. Southern McNeese State, (4-6) Southern Miss, vs. UL Lafayette Georgia Southern, vs. Ga. Southern FT ATTEMPTED: 6 McNeese State, MINUTES: 40- vs. Baylor Arkansas State, (1-6) Texas State, vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (CAA) (SBC) (SBC) Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

25 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 25) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple AT GEORGIA STATE: at Iowa State at Colorado State After three years as a walk-on, earned a scholarship for his senior season... As a senior captain, has had more production in every category vs Chicago State than his first three seasons combined, making 25 starts entering the vs. W. Carolina NCAA tournament and averaging nearly 20 minutes per game. at Oakland... * at IUPUI... * HIGHLIGHTS Green Bay at Old Dominion... * Has been a part of 87 wins in his four years, the most of any four-year stretch Southern Miss in program history. at Green Bay Scored a career-high 11 points with 3 3-pointers in the second round of the UL Monroe... * NCAA tournament against Baylor. UALR Named one of three team captains for the season Pulled down a career-high 6 rebounds and added 4 points against Southern Miss. Texas State... * Had a career-game against ULM, scoring a 7 points in 21 minutes, in his third at UL Lafayette... * start of the season. Scored as many points in Sun Belt opener as in all Sun Belt Troy... * games during season. UT Arlington... * Dished out a career-high 5 assists against Troy, playing a career-high 26 at App State... * minutes. at Arkansas St... * Scored a career-high 9 points (4-of-4 FTs) with 5 rebounds at South Alabama. UL Lafayette... * CAREER HIGHS at UT Arlington... * POINTS: 11 REBOUNDS: 6 Arkansas St... * Baylor (NCAA), Southern Miss, at Ga. Southern... * FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 ASSISTS: 5 at South Ala.... * Baylor (NCAA), (4-9) Troy, at Texas State... * South Alabama... * FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 BLOCKS: 1 (2X) Baylor (NCAA), (4-9) most recent: Old Dominion, Appalachian St... * at UALR... * PT FG MADE: 3 STEALS: 3 (4X) at Troy... * Baylor (NCAA), (3-6) most recent: Georgia Southern, at UL Monroe... * PT FG ATTEMPTED: 6 MINUTES: 34 Ga. Southern... * Baylor (NCAA), (3-6) Georgia Southern, vs. UL Lafayette... * FREE THROWS MADE: 6 vs. Ga. Southern.. * UL Lafayette, (6-8) vs. Baylor... * FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 UL Lafayette, (6-8) vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg (CAA) (CAA) (SBC) (SBC) Totals ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

26 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 26) AT GEORGIA STATE: One of two signees during the Nov early signing period and became the second player from Eagle s Landing High School to sign for head coach Ron Hunter... Saw production increase over the course of his first season HIGHLIGHTS Played 11 minutes and scored 3 points with 4 rebounds in regular season opener. Scored a 7 points in just 11 minutes, going 2-of-2 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free throw line against Chicago State. Saw a career-high 17 minutes of action against UL Monroe, scoring 4 points and pulling down a career-high 7 rebounds. Scored 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting and pulled down 4 rebounds in just 9 minutes against UALR. Finished with 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting and 2 rebounds vs. UTA. Scored a career-high 11 points and knocked down his first career 3-pointer to go along with five rebounds against South Alabama. POINTS: 11 South Alabama, FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 UALR, (3-4) UT Arlington, (3-3) South Alabama, (3-6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 7 Arkansas State, (1-7) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 South Alabama, (4-7) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 South Alabama, (4-7) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 UL Monroe, ASSISTS: 2 UL Monroe, STEALS: 3 South Alabama, BLOCKS: 2 Chicago State, Appalachian State, MINUTES: 17 UL Monroe, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple at Iowa State at Colorado State. vs Chicago State vs. W. Carolina at Oakland at IUPUI Green Bay at Old Dominion... Southern Miss at Green Bay UL Monroe UALR Texas State at UL Lafayette Troy UT Arlington at App State at Arkansas St UL Lafayette at UT Arlington Arkansas St at Ga. Southern at South Ala at Texas State South Alabama Appalachian St at UALR at Troy at UL Monroe Ga. Southern vs. UL Lafayette vs. Ga. Southern vs. Baylor... vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

27 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 27) AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior-college transfer in this first year at Georgia State... Saw significant playing time early in the season... Has played in all but three games this season HIGHLIGHTS Spent season at South Suburban College in Illinois. Scored 3 points in 6 minutes of exhibition opener against Georgia College, adding 2 rebounds in his GSU debut. In GSU debut, scored 8 points in 23 minutes off the bench, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and grabbing 3 rebounds. Played a career-high 26 minutes, scoring 3 points and grabbing a career-high 5 rebounds against UL Monroe. POINTS: 8 Tennessee Temple, FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 Tennessee Temple, (3-6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 Tennessee Temple, (3-6) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Tennessee Temple, (2-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Tennessee Temple, (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 UL Lafayette, (3-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 UL Lafayette, (3-4) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 5 UL Monroe, ASSISTS: 1 Tennessee Temple, Colorado State, Southern Miss, UALR, , Troy, STEALS: 1 (5X) most recent: Arkansas State, BLOCKS: 1 Western Carolina, Troy, , Texas State, Georgia Southern, MINUTES: 26 UL Monroe, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple at Iowa State at Colorado State vs Chicago State vs. W. Carolina at Oakland at IUPUI Green Bay at Old Dominion Southern Miss at Green Bay UL Monroe UALR Texas State at UL Lafayette Troy UT Arlington at App State at Arkansas St UL Lafayette at UT Arlington Arkansas St at Ga. Southern at South Ala at Texas State South Alabama Appalachian St at UALR at Troy... at UL Monroe Ga. Southern vs. UL Lafayette... vs. Ga. Southern.. vs. Baylor vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

28 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 28) AT GEORGIA STATE: Played in a pair of games his first season before electing to sit to allow an injury to properly heal... Has seen production significantly increase over the course of the season, averaging in double-figure minutes over the last 10 games of the season HIGHLIGHTS Finished with 8 points and 3 steals with a free throw in the final 20 seconds of the second round of the NCAA tournament against Baylor Scored a 5 points on 2-of-2 shooting in 7 minutes of regular season opener against Tennessee Temple. Played 11 minutes at Chicago State. Had a career game against Troy, scoring 9 points in a career-high 18 minutes of action. Went 4-of-7 from the floor. Had only scored 9 points all season before doubling his production. Finished with 7 points and went 3-of-3 from the free throw line with 4 rebounds against South Alabama. Tied a caeer-high with 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 2 steals against Appalachian State. Scored a career-high 10 points in 18 minutes of Sun Belt tournament opener against UL Lafayette. Finished 5-of-8 from the floor. CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 10 UL Lafayette, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 UL Lafayette, (5-8) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 UL Lafayette, (5-8) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 Southern Poly, (1-1) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 Southern Poly, (1-1) Troy, (0-1) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 South Alabama, (3-3) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 UALR, (2-4) UT Arlington, (1-4) Baylor (NCAA), (2-4) REBOUNDS: 4 Arkansas State, South Alabama, UL Monroe, ASSISTS: 4 Texas State, STEALS: 3 Baylor (NCAA), MINUTES: 21 Baylor (NCAA), GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple at Iowa State at Colorado State vs Chicago State vs. W. Carolina at Oakland... at IUPUI... Green Bay at Old Dominion... Southern Miss at Green Bay... UL Monroe UALR Texas State... at UL Lafayette... Troy UT Arlington at App State at Arkansas St UL Lafayette at UT Arlington Arkansas St at Ga. Southern... at South Ala at Texas State South Alabama Appalachian St at UALR at Troy at UL Monroe Ga. Southern vs. UL Lafayette vs. Ga. Southern vs. Baylor * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

29 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 29) AT GEORGIA STATE: One of three walk-ons added to the team prior to the start of the season... Third member of his family to attend Georgia State as both brothers (Jared and Grant) played on the golf team, while Jared is currently the Panthers assistant golf coach HIGHLIGHTS Made an appearance in both exhibition games, playing 2 minutes and swiping 1 steal. Collected a rebound in GSU debut against Tennessee Temple Made first collegiate basket, knocking down a 3-pointer against Western Carolina. POINTS: 3 Western Carolina, FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Western Carolina, (1-1) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1 Western Carolina, (1-1) Appalachian State, (0-1) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 Western Carolina, (1-1) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 Western Carolina, (1-1) Appalachian State, (0-1) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS MADE: - - FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: - - REBOUNDS: 1 Tennessee Temple, ASSISTS: - - STEALS: 1 Arkansas State, BLOCKS: - - MINUTES: 3 Tennessee Temple, GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple at Iowa State... at Colorado State. vs Chicago State vs. W. Carolina at Oakland... at IUPUI... Green Bay at Old Dominion... Southern Miss at Green Bay... UL Monroe UALR Texas State... at UL Lafayette... Troy... UT Arlington at App State... at Arkansas St... UL Lafayette... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama Appalachian St at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... vs. UL Lafayette... vs. Ga. Southern.. vs. Baylor... vs. Xavier... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

30 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 30) AT GEORGIA STATE: Earned a walk-on spot and started practice with the team during the summer... Was a standout guard for his father Mike Tobin, at Cartersville High School HIGHLIGHTS Made appearances in both exhibition games, playing 2 minutes. Made GSU debut in regular season opener against Tennessee Temple Collected a pair of rebounds against Arkansas State Pulled down a rebound in the final minute against South Alabama POINTS: - - FIELD GOALS MADE: - - FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: - - FREE THROWS MADE: - - FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: - - REBOUNDS: 2 Arkansas State, CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: - - STEALS: - - BLOCKS: - - MINUTES: 3 Tennessee Temple, CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia College Shorter Tenn. Temple at Iowa State... at Colorado State. vs Chicago State.. vs. W. Carolina... at Oakland... at IUPUI... Green Bay at Old Dominion... Southern Miss at Green Bay... UL Monroe... UALR Texas State... at UL Lafayette... Troy... UT Arlington at App State... at Arkansas St... UL Lafayette... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama Appalachian St at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... vs. UL Lafayette... vs. Ga. Southern.. vs. Baylor... vs. Xavier... * Game Started SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

31 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 31) Game 1: Nov. 14, 2014, 7 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 115, TENNESSEE TEMPLE 55 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Ryan Harrow scored 25 points and R.J. Hunter finished with 24 to lead Georgia State to a win over Tennessee Temple in the regular season opener at the GSU Sports Arena. The 60-point margin of victory set a school-record as 11 Panthers scored. The 115 points scored represent the fourth most scored in school history and the most since scoring 109 against UC Irvine in The previous largest margin of victory was 45 set against Piedmont on Dec. 30, The 61 points scored in the second half tied for the seventh-most in school history and the first time eclipsing the 60-point mark since Georgia State made 40 field goals on a school-record 27 assists and won its 14th-straight home game dating back to last season. The Panthers are now at home since Ron Hunter s arrival in The Panthers shot 40-of-64 from the field, 62.5 percent, the ninth-best mark in school history, while knocking down 13-of-21 (61.9 percent) from 3-point range which also ranks in the top 10 in school history. Hunter finished the first half with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including four 3-pointers, the final of which was at the buzzer. He finished the game with a career-high eight assists in just 28 minutes of action. Harrow score 16 of his points in the first half and finished the game going 9-of-15 from the floor. He added six assists, playing just 25 minutes. Junior T.J. Shipes added a career-high 10 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds off the bench, going 5-of-7 from the floor. Shipes only took 16 shots as a junior, making 11. Senior Curtis Washington added 13 points and seven rebounds in just 18 minutes of action. Redshirt-junior Kevin Ware played his first significant regular season minutes since sustaining a leg injury in the 2013 NCAA regional final while at Louisville. He finished the game 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 28 minutes. Last season, he played in just nine games and 53 minutes off the bench for the Cardinals before taking a medical redshirt. TENNESSEE TEMPLE 55 (2-1) Jones, f High, c Anthony, g Clarke, g Beauvil, g Butts Wheeler Hendrix Brown Walker Bell Smith Scales Rounds Tackett Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 20.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.5% GEORGIA STATE 115 (1-0) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Tobin Session Pickney II Travers Shipes Cagle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 61.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.9% Tennessee Temple Georgia State Offi cials: Samuel Croft, Frankie Bordeaux, Dan Stryffeler Attendance: 1,862 Game 2: Nov. 17, 2014, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) NO. 14 IOWA STATE 81, GEORGIA STATE 58 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Despite 21 points from junior R.J. Hunter, Georgia State fell to No. 14 Iowa State on Monday night at Hilton Coliseum in the Panthers first game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. The Cyclones held the Panthers to just 39.1 percent shooting and 5-of-19 from 3-point range, forcing the Panthers into an uncharacteristic 15 turnovers. After earlier in the day being named to the John R. Wooden Watch List as one of the top 50 players in the country, Hunter managed to hit just 8-of-20 from the floor and 4-of-11 from 3-point range with most of his shots being contested by one if not two Cyclone defenders. Georgia State dropped to 1-1 on the young season, while Iowa State, whom many have predicted could reach the Final Four, improved to 2-0. Senior Ryan Harrow added 12 points and five assists for the Panthers, while junior Markus Crider scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds. All five Iowa State starters scored in double figures, led by Monte Morris who finished with 19 points, nine assists and five rebounds, knocking down 7-of-9 field goals. Georges Niang, who was also named to the Wooden Watch List earlier in the day, added 10 points and 11 rebounds. After trailing by as many as six early, Hunter knocked down this second 3-pointer of the game followed by a Crider dunk to give Georgia State a lead with 7:42 to play in the opening half. Unfortunately, that was the Panthers only lead of the game. Iowa State recaptured the lead and went into the half with a lead. The six point difference was seen at the free throw line where the Cyclones were 7-of-11, while Georgia State was just 1-of-3. The Panthers finished the game just 3-of-5 from the line. The Cyclones opened the second half with a 7-0 run to build a lead with 18:00 to play. A Hunter 3-pointer with 14:35 to play cut the lead to 49-40, but Iowa State responded with a 19-4 run to take a lead with 8:17 to play and basically put the game out of reach. Georgia State dropped to 3-7 against ranked opponents in the last 15 years and lost just its third road game over the last 15 contests dating back to last season. Junior T.J. Shipes came off the bench to score six points and pull down seven rebounds before being poked in the eye before the half and being limited in the second half. Naz Long added 17 points for Iowa State, knocking down five of the Cyclones eight 3-pointers. GEORGIA STATE 58 (1-1) Ware, g Hunter, g Crider, f Washington, f Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Session Travers Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% NO. 14 IOWA STATE 81 (2-0) Morris, g Dejean-Jones, g Long, g Hogue, f Niang, f Custer Dorsey-Walker Jackson Tsalmpouris Edozie Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.6% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 78.9% Georgia State Iowa State Offi cials: Tom Eades, Kipp Kissinger, Terry Oglesby Attendance: 13,913 Game 3: Nov. 21, 2014, 9 p.m. (MW Network) COLORADO STATE 80, GEORGIA STATE 70 Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colo. Despite a combined 45 points from Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter, a late Colorado State run led the Rams to an victory over Georgia State on Friday night at Moby Arena. Leading with 5:25 to play, the Rams used a 14-0 run following a technical foul on Harrow to take a lead with 1:42 to play, holding the Panthers scoreless for more than three minutes. Harrow led all scorers with 26 points, shooting 11-of-22 from the floor while dishing out five assists. Hunter added 19 points, knocking down three of the Panthers eight 3-pointers, swiping five steals. The junior moved into 11th on Georgia State s all-time scoring list with 1,195 points and is now just 320 points from the school record of 1,515. Georgia State fell to 1-2 with the loss while Colorado State improved to 2-0. I didn t necessarily agree with the technical foul, but it is what it is, head coach Ron Hunter said. You have to play better when you are on the road and you have to stay composed. We were not able to do that tonight. The last five minutes of the game was the reverse of the first half where the Panthers had controlled the game. After Colorado State hit a 3-pointer to open the game, Georgia State responded with a 7-0 run to take an early 7-3 lead. Leading 10-9, the Panthers went on a 10-0 run that included a pair of Hunter 3-pointers to take a 20-9 lead with 10:46 to play and lead by as many as 12 with 7:58 to play in the opening period. Georgia State led at halftime as Hunter and Harrow combined for 27 points. The Panthers held the Rams to just 31 percent shooting the first half. Trailing 40-33, Colorado State responded with an 8-0 run to take a lead with 15:54 to play. It was one of seven second half lead changes. The game was also tied seven times during the second half. Colorado State finished with five players in double figures, including Stanton Kidd s double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. Daniel Berjarano added 16 points, while J.J. Avila scored 13 points, dished out eight assists and pulled down six rebounds Redshirt-junior Kevin Ware added nine points for the Panthers while junior T.J. Shipes came off the bench to score six points and pull down six rebounds. The Rams finished the game 21-of-27 from the free throw line, while the Panthers managed to go just 8-of-17. With five steals, Hunter moved into seventh on the all-time list with 124. GEORGIA STATE 70 (1-2) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 49.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 37.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.1% COLORADO STATE 80 (2-0) Kidd, f Daniels, f Avila, f Bejarano, g De Ciman, g Scott Clavell Gillon Hurst Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 39.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 77.8% Georgia State Colorado State Offi cials: Tom O Neill, Eric Curry, Dan Chrisman Attendance: 3,056

32 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 32) Game 4: Nov. 24, 2014, 4:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 69, CHICAGO STATE 46 Athletics Center O rena Rochester, Mich. CBE Hall of Fame Classic Led by 23 points from Ryan Harrow, Georgia State cruised to a win over Chicago State on Monday afternoon at the Athletics Center O rena to open the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Georgia State (2-2) forced 23 turnovers and held Chicago State (2-3) to just 29.2 percent shooting to snap a two-game losing streak. Harrow finished 8-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the free throw line with three assists and a pair of rebounds. After struggling from the free throw line in the first three games, the Panthers finished 24-of-32, shooting 75 percent. Georgia State swiped 13 steals and dished out 13 assists on 20 made field goals. Senior Curtis Washington finished with 11 points, going 7-of-7 from the free throw line in 14 minutes. He added a pair of blocked shots to move into a tie for seventh with Sylvester Morgan with 84 for his career. Junior R.J. Hunter added 13 points in 29 minutes as head coach Ron Hunter played all 12 players on the trip, with 10 playing double-figure minutes. Georgia State allowed just 13 points in the first half which was the fewest the Panthers had allowed since giving up 13 to William & Mary on Dec. 4, Harrow outscored Chicago State in the first half The senior was 6-of-8 from the floor with a 3-pointer in the opening half. Georgia State forced 17 first half turnovers which led to 16 points as the Panthers went into the break with a lead. The Panthers built the lead to as many as 29 with 12:05 to play and led for all but 18 seconds of the game, never trailing in the win. Georgia State built that lead by holding Chicago State without a field goal for the first 8:12 of the second half. Freshman Jordan Session came off the bench to score a career-high seven points including thunderous dunk in the final minutes of the game. He added three rebounds and two blocked shots in just 11 minutes of action. Anthony Glover came off the bench to lead Chicago State with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Clarke Rosenburg added 14 points as he and Glover knocked down all five of the Cougars 3-pointers. Junior Jalen Brown added four points and four rebounds in 15 minutes for the Panthers. GEORGIA STATE 69 (2-2) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Session Travers Shipes Cagles Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% CHICAGO STATE 46 (2-3) Meier, f Tesmer, f Palmer, g Batson, g Rosenburg, g Glover Griffi n Karis Dimakos Williams Byrd Adekoya Davis Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 23.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.2% Georgia State Chicago State Offi cials: Larry Martin, Mike O Neill, Bill Neketis Attendance: 125 Game 5: Nov. 25, 2014, 4:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 85, WESTERN CAROLINA 70 Athletics Center O rena Rochester, Mich. CBE Hall of Fame Classic Led by 27 points from R.J. Hunter, Georgia State earned an win over Western Carolina on Tuesday at the Athletics Center O rena in CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Tied with 6:19 to play, Georgia State finished the game on a 21-6 run to secure the victory, leading by as many as 16 with 1:43 to play. Hunter moved ahead of Kevin Morris, Zavian Smith and Nate Williams into eighth-place on Georgia State s all-time scoring list and now has 1,235 points in two-plus seasons, just three points behind Leonard Mendez for seventh. Junior Markus Crider just missed a double-double with a careerhigh 15 points and nine rebounds, while senior Ryan Harrow added 21 points and seven assists. Junior T.J. Shipes came off the bench to add eight points and tie a career-high with eight rebounds as the Panthers big men combined for 27 points and 19 boards. Georgia State (3-2) won for the second straight night by outrebounding the Catamounts, 36-27, pulling down 18 rebounds on the offensive glass. Western Carolina dropped to 2-3 despite going 18-of-25 from the free throw line, making the first 10 attempted. After Ware made the opening basket for Georgia State, Panther big men score the next 14 points as GSU took a win seven minutes into the game. Trailing with 9:05 to play in the first half, Western Carolina responded with a 9-0 run to take a lead before a Shipes putback tied the game at Georgia State held the Catamounts without a field goal for the final five minutes of the first half to go into the break with a lead. The second half was much of the same as the teams traded leads four times with another three ties. Following a dunk by Crider put the Panthers ahead 58-52, the Catamounts responded with a 12-4 run to tie the game at 64 before the Panthers final run. Rhett Harrelson led Western Carolina with 21 points, while Torrion Brummitt added 15 points and eight rebounds. Georgia State finished the game with nine steals and forced 13 turnovers which the Panthers turned into 22 points. Freshman Carter Cagle ended the game knocking down his first career 3-pointer. WESTERN CAROLINA 70 (2-3) Brummitt, f Thompson, f Brown, g Harrelson, g Sinclair, g Hall Peterson Browning Williams, Ashley Williams, Aaron Brooks Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 34.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.0% GEORGIA STATE 85 (3-2) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Session Travers Shipes Cagle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 49.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% Western Carolina Georgia State Offi cials: Paul Szelc, Toby Martinez, Jerry Scherzinger Attendance: 105 Game 6: Nov. 26, 2014, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) GEORGIA STATE 83, OAKLAND 78 Athletics Center O rena Rochester, Mich. CBE Hall of Fame Classic R.J. Hunter scored 29 points and Georgia State shot 63 percent to earn an victory over Oakland on Wednesday night in the final game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Georgia State s shooting performance was tied for the eighthbest mark in school history. The Panthesr also shot 11-of-17 from 3-point range (64.7 percent), tied for the fourth-best mark in school history. Hunter finished 9-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-9 from 3-point range, going a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. He added five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win. Georgia State (4-2) won for the third straight time as junior Markus Crider added a career-high 17 points and pulled down six rebounds. It was the second straight night Crider scored a career high. Senior Ryan Harrow recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists, but it was Kevin Ware who came off the bench for the first time this season who might have had the most impressive performance. Ware finished with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, knocking down 3-of-4 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds. He added two steals, both of which game in the final four minutes to help the Panthers secure the victory. Hunter opened the game by knocking down a quick pair of 3-pointers to give Georgia State an early 6-0 lead as the junior moved ahead of Leonard Mendez into seventh on the Panthers all-time scoring list. His 3-pointer with 2:37 to play in the first half tied him with Phillip Luckydo for sixth before moving ahead of him early in the second half. He is now just 15 points shy of moving into the Panthers top-5 in scoring. He finished the first half 7-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Tied at with 11:53 to play in the first half, Georgia State went on a 9-0 run to build a lead with just under 10 minutes to play as Harrow scored five points during the run. The Panthers, who never trailed in the game, led by as many as 11 with 2:05 to play in the opening half. Georgia State built its lead to as many as 13 with 14:19 to play in the game as the Panthers shot 57.1 percent from the floor after the break. The Panthers opened the game shooting an impressive 68 percent from the floor in the first half and were 6-of-8 from 3-point range. Oakland (1-5) was led by Max Hooper s 21 points. Hooper hit seven 3-pointers as Oakland knocked down 13 from beyond the arc. GEORGIA STATE 83 (4-2) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 63.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 64.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.7% OAKLAND 78 (1-5) Hill, f McCune, f Olujobi, f Petros, c Felder, g Williams Hayes Hooper Daniels Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 61.1% Georgia State Colorado State Offi cials: Randy Heimerman, Archibald Whaley, Lamont Simpson Attendance: 1,527

33 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 33) Game 7: Nov. 29, 2014, 1 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 66, IUPUI 63 Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, Ind. Junior R.J. Hunter scored 27 points, including 21 in the second half as Georgia State overcame a six-point deficit late to secure a win over IUPUI at Fairgrounds Coliseum. The game marked the return of head coach Ron Hunter to IUPUI where he coached for 17 years before taking over at Georgia State in March It was also R.J. s first game in Indianapolis where he starred for Pike High School. Georgia State (5-2) trailed by as many as seven with less than 10 minutes to play and by one, 60-59, following a P.J. Boutte 3-pointer with 1:06 to play. However, Hunter s lone 3-pointer gave the Panthers a twopoint lead with 44 seconds to play and after a Markus Crider steal and pair of free throws by Ryann Green, Georgia State led by four with 17 seconds remaining. IUPUI (2-4) returned to the other end of the court as Boutte made another 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one with 14 seconds remaining. Boutte finished with 12 points and eight assists. Hunter was immediately fouled and made both free throws and a Leo Svete 3-point attempt fell short for the Panthers to secure the win. Hunter finished 8-18 from the floor and 10-of-11 from the free throw line as the Panthers finished 18-of-24 from the charity line. He added three assists and three steals in the win. The junior moved ahead of James Andrews and into fifth on Georgia State s all-time scoring list and now has 1,291 points in two-plus seasons. Senior Ryan Harrow added 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Redshirt-junior Kevin Ware came off the bench to score six points, grab six rebounds and swipe four of the Panthers 13 steals. IUPUI took an early 10-3 lead five minutes into the game as Georgia State picked up six fouls before the first media timeout. However, the Panthers responded with a 10-1 run to take a lead with 11:49 to play in the first half and went into the break leading Georgia State held IUPUI to just 21.7 percent shooting in the first half, but the Jaguars made up the difference by making 15-of-17 free throws as the Panthers picked up 12 fouls in the opening 20 minutes. The Panthers committed just six fouls in the second half and IUPUI never made it to the free throw line again. Marcellus Barksdale led IUPUI with 22 points on 8-of- 9 shooting, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range. DavRon Williams came off the bench to added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Jaguars. GEORGIA STATE 66 (5-2) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 15.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% IUPUI 63 (2-4) James, f Brennan, f Archie, g Barksdale, g Boutte, g Svete McCallum Stanback Ray Williams McCall Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 45.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 88.2% Georgia State IUPUI Offi cials: Dan Nowakowski, Greg Webb, Gerald Williams Attendance: 1,554 Game 8: Dec. 4, 2014, 7 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 72, GREEN BAY 48 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by hot first half shooting and 26 points from R.J. Hunter, Georgia State cruised to a win over Green Bay in a match-up of two of the top mid-major teams at the GSU Sports Arena. Hunter finished the game with four 3-pointers and is now just one shy of becoming just the second Panther to make 200 in a career. Hunter added five rebounds and made 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He also became just the fifth Panther in program history to score at least 1,300 points and now has 1,317 for his career. Junior T.J. Shipes made his second career start and finished with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds, to go along with a pair of blocked shots. He made 5-of-6 from the floor. Georgia State shot 62 percent in the first half and finished the game shooting 53.1 percent from the floor. The Panthers came into the night shooting 50.6 percent for the season, ranked No. 19 in the NCAA. Georgia State (6-2) won for the fifth-straight time and for the 15th-straight time at home dating back to the start of last season. The streak is tied for the 11th longest in the country. Green Bay (5-2) entered the night ranked No. 1 in the country in the first NCAA RPI which had come out on Wednesday. The game featured a match-up of a pair of Naismith Trophy Top 50 watch list members in Hunter and Green Bay s Keifer Sykes. The Panthers held Sykes to 16 points, the only member of the Phoenix to score in double figures. Georgia State used hot shooting early to take a 16-6 lead just six and half minutes into the game, causing Green Bay to call its first time out. The Panthers led before going on an 11-0 run to take a into the half, their biggest lead of the first 20 minutes. Georgia State held the Phoenix to just 27.6 percent shooting in the first half and 1-of-7 from 3-point range. In the second half, Green Bay cut the lead to with 14:37 to play, before the Panthers went on a 10-0 run to take a lead with under 12 minutes to play. Green Bay did not make a field goal from the 14:37 mark to 4:40 left in the game, as Georgia State built its lead to Senior Ryan Harrow added 17 points, eight assists and three of the Panthers nine steals. GREEN BAY 48 (5-2) Fouse, f Lowe, f Mays, c Love, g Sykes, g Kanter Botz Small Humphrey Francis Findlay McKinnie Uwadiae Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 28.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.9% GEORGIA STATE 72 (6-2) Shipes, f Crider, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Tobin Session Cagle Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% Green Bay Georgia State Offi cials: Karl Hess, Tim Gattis, Ray Natili Attendance: 2,181 Game 9: Dec. 17, 2014, 8 p.m. (American Sports Net.) OLD DOMINION 58, GEORGIA STATE 54 OT Ted Constant Center Norfolk, Va. Old Dominion overcame an eight-point deficit with under six minutes to play, holding Georgia State scoreless to send the game into overtime before earning a win over the Panthers. Old Dominion had a chance to win it in regulation, but Denzell Taylor missed a pair of free throws with 0.4 seconds to play and despite Georgia State taking a lead with 2:14 to play in extra time, the Monarchs finished the game on a 6-0 run to earn the win. Georgia State (6-3) saw its five-game winning streak snapped, while Old Dominion, which is receiving votes in both the AP and ESPN/Coaches Top 25 polls improved to 8-1. Junior R.J. Hunter finished with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, but managed to go just 1-of-8 from 3-point range as the Panthers were held to 13.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Hunter had a 3-point attempt with four seconds remaining bounce off the rim before ODU added one final lay-up at the end of the game. After trailing with 11:45 to play, Georgia State responded with an 11-0 run holding Old Dominion scoreless for more than eight minutes to build a lead with 5:55 to play on a free throw by Ryan Harrow. Harrow finished the game with 16 points and six assists, but the Panthers were held scoreless until 2:57 to play in overtime, a stretch of nearly nine minutes. Old Dominion was led by Trey Freeman who scored 21 points, including 19 in the second half and overtime. Aaron Bacote added 14 points and seven rebounds for ODU. The Monarchs outrebounded the Panthers 53-35, including on the offensive glass. Senior Curtis Washington came off the bench to score five points and grab six rebounds for the Panthers. Junior Markus Crider added 11 points and six rebounds. Georgia State took an early 20-9 lead with 8:30 to play in the first half as the Panthers made nine of their first 12 shots. Over the same span, the Panther defense held the Monarchs to just 4-of-17 shooting from the floor. Old Dominion responded with a 7-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to before a dunk and free throw by Washington with 3:27 to play in the first half built the Panthers lead back to six. The Panthers led at the half despite not making a field goal the final 3:27 of the opening period. Old Dominion took its first lead of the game, 37-35, on a Jonathan Arledge jumper with 15:10 to play in the game. Arledge finished with eight points and nine rebounds. Hunter made his 72nd career start which moved him into the top 10 in Georgia State history. GEORGIA STATE 54 (6-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 37.3% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 13.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 53.3% OLD DOMINION 58 (8-1) Ross, f Arledge, f Baker, g Bacote, g Freeman, g Palmore Douglas Taylor Mosley Biberaj Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 34.7% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 21.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 64.3% Score by Periods... 1st 2nd OT Total Georgia State Old Dominion Offi cials: Ted Valentine, Gary Maxwell, Bret Smith Attendance: 5,470

34 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 34) Game 10: Dec. 21, 2014, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 68, SOUTHERN MISS 55 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Senior Ryan Harrow scored a season-high 27 points to lead Georgia State to a win over Southern Miss at the GSU Sports Arena. Harrow knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers, including four in the first nine minutes of the game. He finished 11-of-21 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range, dishing out three assists and swiping three of the Panthers 12 steals. Georgia State (7-3) won its 16th-straight home game which is now tied for the ninth-longest streak in the country with North Dakota State. Southern Miss lost its second straight game to fall to 5-5. The Panthers have now won 29 of their last 35 games dating back to last season. Junior R.J. Hunter battled flu-like symptoms before the game and missed the start of the second half getting extra fluids. He finished with 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds in 31 minutes of action. Redshirt-junior Kevin Ware chipped in with eight points and three steals, while senior Ryan Green added four points and set a career-high with six rebounds in the win. Southern Miss took an early lead before Georgia State scored eight-straight points to take a lead with under 10 minutes to play in the first half. Harrow keyed the Panthers offense scoring 14 of Georgia State s first 22 points of the game during that stretch and finished the first half with 19. The Panthers pushed the run to 20-3 to take lead with just under four minutes remaining in the half. It was GSU s biggest lead in the first 20 minutes. Georgia State went into the locker room with lead as Southern Miss closed strong with an 11-4 run. Southern Miss got as close as five, 38-33, early in the second half before a Harrow lay-up with 15:40 to play pushed the lead back to seven. The Panthers ran off six-straight points to push the lead to with under 14 minutes to play. After a Southern Miss basket, Georgia State went on another 10-0 run to push the lead to with 9:26 to play. Georgia State led by as many as 21, with 2:16 to play. Southern Miss was led by Chip Armelin who scored 16 points, while Rasham Suarez added 12. Senior Curtis Washington came off the bench to tie for the team lead with six boards. SOUTHERN MISS 55 (5-5) Bingaya, f Eason, f Blevins, g Suarez, g Armelin, g Hayes Holland Carey Chapman O Donnell Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 38.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.5% GEORGIA STATE 68 (7-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Dennis Brown Tobin Session Cagle Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 92.3% Southern Miss Georgia State Offi cials: Ray Natili, Gary Maxwell, Doug Sirmons Attendance: 1,387 Game 11: Dec. 27, 2014, 1 p.m. GREEN BAY 78, GEORGIA STATE 61 Resch Center Green Bay, Wis. Leading with 4:32 to play, Green Bay finished the game on a 16-1 run to earn a win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the Resch Center. Junior R.J. Hunter led the Panthers with 19 points on 7-of-18 shooting, but went just 1-of-8 from 3-point range. He added three assists in 38 minutes. Senior Ryan Harrow added 14 points, all in the first half, finishing the game with six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Harrow and Hunter, the No. 2 scoring duo in the country, averaging 41.4 points, were held to 33 points on 14-of-37 shooting. Georgia State finished non-conference play 7-4 and will open defense of its Sun Belt Conference championship on Tuesday hosting UL Monroe in the Sports Arena at approx. 7 p.m. It was just Georgia State s seventh loss in the last 36 games dating back to last season. Green Bay (10-3) earned revenge over the Panthers for a Dec. 4, loss to Georgia State in Atlanta. Carrington Love led all scorers with 28 points. Both teams entered the game ranked in the top 12 in CollegeInsider.com s Mid-Major Top 25 and top 40 in the NCAA RPI. Green Bay took an early lead with 11:33 to play in the first half before Georgia State responded with a 15-0 run over six and half minutes to lead with 4:51 to play in the opening half. The Phoenix responded with a 17-6 run to tie the game at before a Hunter jumper before the half sent the Panthers into the locker room with a lead. Georgia State shot 57.1 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes, but were held to just 32.1 percent in the second half and 15.4 percent from 3-point range for the game. With the score tied early in the second half, Green Bay went on a 7-0 run to take a lead with 12:59 to play. Georgia State responded and tied the game before taking a lead with 5:59 to play. It was the Panthers last lead of the game. The two teams combined for nine lead changes and seven ties. Junior T.J. Shipes added seven points and six rebounds for the Panthers, while junior Markus Crider scored six and pulled down six boards. Naismith Top 50 Award Watch List member Keifer Sykes was held to 13 points on 3-of-10 shooting for Green Bay. Jordan Fouse added 14 points and seven assists for the home team. GEORGIA STATE 61 (7-4) Shipes, f Crider, f Ware, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Green Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 15.6% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 64.3% GREEN BAY 78 (10-3) Fouse, f Mays, f McKinnie, f Love, g Sykes, g Botz Francis Lowe Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 53.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 68.2% Georgia State Green Bay Offi cials: Terry Wymer, Lamar Simpson, Nathan Bemis Attendance: 4,267 Game 12: Dec. 30, 2014, 7 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 65, UL MONROE 45 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Junior Markus Crider recorded his first career double-double and Georgia State used a late second half run to score a victory over UL Monroe in the Sun Belt opener for both schools. Crider, who barely missed a pair of double-doubles earlier in the year, finished with 13 points and tied a career-high with 10 rebounds. After missing his first three shots of the game, he made his last five and went 3-of-4 from the free throw line. With the score tied at with 13:27 to play, Georgia State (8-4, 1-0 Sun Belt) responded with a 16-0 run to take a lead with 6:35 to play and never looked back. R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow, the No. 3 scoring duo in the country, were held to just 25 points, but 57.7 percent shooting by the Panthers in the second half allowed GSU to overcome a six-point second half deficit and earn the win. Hunter finished with 18 points and moved ahead of Chavelo Holmes and into fourth on Georgia State s all-time scoring list. Harrow who scored seven points and was held in single digits for the first time this year dished out eight of the Panthers 18 assists. Georgia State has now won 18 of its first 19 games in the Sun Belt since returning to the league and 30 of 37 games overall dating back to last season. The Panthers have also won 17-straight home games, just eight shy of the school record of 25 set between 2000 and UL Monroe took an early 15-7 with a little more than eight minutes to go in the first half as Georgia State missed 14 of its first 17 shots. Georgia State s defensive kept them in the game, as the Warhawks shot just 25 percent over that same stretch. Georgia State responded with three 3-pointers, including two from Hunter and a reverse lay-up from Harrow to go on a 11-0 run and take a lead with 4:53 to play in the first half. Despite shooting 32 percent in the first half and 3-of-11 from 3-point range, the Panthers went into the locker room trailing just Following a 3-pointer by ULM s Nick Coppola gave the Warhawks a lead early in the second half, the Panthers responded took a lead with 14:25 to play as Crider scored eight-straight Panther points. Georgia State then used its run before building the biggest lead of the game, 20 points, which also was the final margin. UL Monroe (6-6, 0-1 Sun Belt) was had no players score in double figures as Jamaal Samuel led the Warhawks with nine points and five rebounds. UL MONROE 45 (6-6, 0-1) Harvey, f Samuel, f Ongwae, f Coppola, g Amajoyi, g Williams Cooper Foster Deng Richard Roberson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 28.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 58.8% GEORGIA STATE 65 (8-4, 1-0) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Cagle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 22.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 81.3% UL Monroe Georgia State Offi cials: Gary Maxwell, Todd Austin, Glen Tuitt Attendance: 1,371

35 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 35) Game 13: Jan. 3, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 82, UALR 69 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 22 points and redshirt-junior Kevin Ware scored a career-high 21 points on his 22nd birthday to lead Georgia State to an win over UALR at the GSU Sports Arena. For the second straight game, Georgia State used a late run to secure the win. Leading with six minutes to play, Georgia State went on a 15-0 run to take a lead with under two minutes to play and never looked back. Harrow finished 8-of-13 from the floor and knocked down three 3-pointers, dishing out a pair of assists. Ware shot 8-of-14 from the floor, knocking down 4-of-4 from the free throw line and adding six rebounds and five assists. The Panthers finished the game 22-of-30 from the charity stripe. Ware came off the bench just a minute into the game when senior Ryann Green took an accidental elbow to the mouth. Georgia State (9-4, 2-0 Sun Belt) extended its home court winning streak to 18 games and have now won 31 of its last 38 games dating back to last season. The Panthers have also won 19 of their first 20 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt last season. UALR (5-7, 0-2 Sun Belt) lost its second-straight Sun Belt game, having opened league play facing the two teams predicted to finish 1-2 in conference play. Junior R.J. Hunter, who was held to just a 3-pointer in the first half, finished with 14 and moved ahead of Devonta White into thirdplace on Georgia State s all-time scoring list with 1,394 points. He finished 9-of-10 from the free throw line and grabbed three boards. UALR took an early lead, its biggest of the game, with 12:45 to play as the two teams shared six ties and four lead changes in the first 20 minutes. Tied at 27-27, Georgia State used a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Harrow to build its biggest lead of the first half, seven points, with 3:13 to play. The Panthers went into the half leading after shooting 58.3 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from 3-point range. Harrow finished with 15 points in the opening 20 minutes, while Ware added 10. Leading with 9:14 to play, UALR s Josh Hagins picked up a technical foul on a Harrow lay-up. R.J. Hunter made the two technical free throws, followed by two makes by Harrow to extend the lead to seven. On the next possession, Hunter made one more free throw to push the lead to with 8:02 remaining. UALR 69 (5-7, 0-2) Woods, f White, f Thomas, g Reid, g Dillard, g Washington Hagins Hill Smith Isom Leeper Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 81.3% GEORGIA STATE 82 (9-4, 2-0) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Tobin Session Cagle Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.3% UALR Georgia State Offi cials: Brent Hampton, Steve Pyatt, Mick Fieldbinder Attendance: 1,269 Game 14: Jan. 5, 2015, 7 p.m. TEXAS STATE 77, GEORGIA STATE 74 2OT GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Despite 29 points from senior Ryan Harrow, Georgia State fell to Texas State in double overtime at the GSU Sports Arena. The loss snapped the Panthers 18-game home-court winning streak which was tied for the ninth-best mark in the nation. The game featured 18 ties, 20 lead changes and a buzzer-beater 3-pointer by Texas State s Emani Gant at the end of the first overtime to send it to the second. It was Gant s first career 3-pointer. Georgia State (9-5, 2-1 Sun Belt) dropped just its eighth game over the course of the last 39 games dating back to last season. It was only the Panthers second loss in conference play since rejoining the Sun Belt and dropped the Panthers to 5-5 all-time in double-overtime games. Texas State (8-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) came into the night allowing just 53.6 points per game, tops in the Sun Belt and fifth in the nation and held the Panthers to just 19 first half points and 57 in regulation. Harrow finished 11-of-22 from the floor and with the Panthers trailing by two with 16.2 seconds to play in regulation, took the ball the length of the court for a lay-up to tie the game with six seconds remaining. Gant, who was held scoreless in the first half, finished with 17 points, one of five Bobcats in double figures. Despite shooting 45.5 percent from the floor, the Panthers finished the game just 2-of-16 from 3-point range, including 1-of-6 in overtime. Junior R.J. Hunter was held scoreless in the first half and finished with 10 points and five rebounds, but was held to 0-of-10 from 3-point range. Junior Markus Crider just missed his second double-double of the season with nine points and 10 rebounds. Kevin Ware came off the bench with his second-straight double-figure scoring effort, finishing with 14 points and a career-high five steals. Trailing with just under 10 minutes to play in the game, Georgia State responded with a 7-2 run to take a lead on a layup by Ware with 7:57 to play. In the first overtime, Georgia State took an early lead and led with 3:30 to play following a Harrow 3-pointer. Georgia State led with 10.0 seconds to play after senior Ryann Green knocked down a pair of free throws, but after a scramble for the ball on the other end, Gant hit his 3-pointer from the top of the key to send it into double overtime. Texas State took the lead for good, 73-71, on a jumper by Gant with 2:21 to play. Following a free throw by Harrow, the Panthers did not score again until a Green lay-up as time expired. The 17 turnovers by the Panthers were the most this season, but only led to 13 Texas State points. TEXAS STATE 77 (8-4, 2-1) Tilbury, f Gant, f Brown, g Davis, g Weatherspoon, g Black Montalvo Bermudez Naylor Ramlal Seay Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 43.1% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 36.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 63.2% GEORGIA STATE 74 (9-5, 2-1) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 45.5% 3P% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 12.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % OT: % Game: 66.7% Score by Periods... 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total Texas State Georgia State Offi cials: Ray Natili, Tom Eades, Ray Acosta Attendance: 1,146 Game 15: Jan. 8, 2015, 8:15 p.m. UL LAFAYETTE 84, GEORGIA STATE 80 Cajun Dome Lafayette, La. Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter combined for 52 points, but UL Lafayette overcame an early 17-point first-half deficit to defeat Georgia State on Thursday night at the Cajun Dome. Hunter finished with a team-high 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting, knocking down five 3-pointers, while Harrow added 25, including 16 in the second half. Georgia State (9-6, 2-2 Sun Belt) opened a commanding lead with 6:10 to play in the first half and still led with 4:06 to play before ULL responded with a 10-0 run to cut the lead to with 2:22 to play and finish the first half on a 19-4 run to trail by just one at the break. ULL (10-6, 4-0 Sun Belt) saw all five starters score in double figures, but it was at the free throw line that the game was decided. The Ragin Cajuns finished the game 31-of-38 from the free throw line, while Georgia State managed to go just 10-of-17. The Panthers made seven more field goals than ULL in the opening half, but the Ragin Cajuns made up the difference by making 13 more free throws. Brian Williams led ULL with 20 points, while preseason all-conference first-team member Shawn Long finished with a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds. Georgia State opened the game on a 9-0 run before UL Lafayette scored its first basket after nearly four minutes. Hunter knocked down his first three 3-point attempts and five of his first seven shots as Georgia State built its lead to with 7:41 to play in the opening half. ULL continued its run to open the second half, building a lead with 16:46 to play before Georgia State responded with a 9-0 run to take a lead with 14:41 remaining. Georgia State pushed the lead to with 11:42 to play as Harrow scored 12 points in a little more than eight minutes to start the half. ULL held Georgia State scoreless for nearly three minutes to build a lead with 5:30 remaining, before Hunter knocked down another 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two. Harrow followed with a fast break lay-up to tie the game with just over four minutes remaining. The Panthers took their final lead of the game, 77-76, with 1:21 to play following a jumper by Hunter. ULL made its final eight free throws during the final 52 seconds of the game to secure the victory. Junior T.J. Shipes finished with 10 points for the Panthers, while Kevin Ware recorded six points, four rebounds and three assists. Devonta Walker added 15 points and six rebounds for UL Lafayette, while Jay Wright added 13 and Kasey Shepherd chipped in with 10. GEORGIA STATE 80 (9-6, 2-2) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 54.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 58,8% UL LAFAYETTE 84 (10-5, 4-0) Walker, f Long, f Williams, B., f Wright, g Shepherd, g Rimmer, g Wronkoski Stove Washington Davenport Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 51.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 43.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 81.6% Georgia State UL Lafayette Offi cials: Tim Gattis, Kevin Mathis, John Hampton Attendance: 4,531

36 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 36) Game 16: Jan. 10, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 77, TROY 72 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Junior R.J. Hunter scored a season-high 37 points, including 23 in the second half to lead Georgia State to a win over Troy on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. Hunter made six free throws in the final 26 seconds to secure the victory. The junior from Indianapolis finished the game 9-of-20 from the floor, including four 3-pointers and an impressive 15-of-17 from the free throw line, both career-highs, while dishing out five assists. Hunter was nearly matched by Troy s Musa Abdul-Aleem who finished with 33 points and made seven of Troy s 13 3-pointers. Abdul-Aleem finishing 9-of-16 from the floor and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Georgia State (10-6, 3-2 Sun Belt) won for the 19th time in his last 20 home games and played without the services of senior Ryan Harrow who was nursing a toe injury. It was the first game Harrow has missed in a Georgia State uniform. The Panthers are off to their third-best start in program history and have now won 32 of their last 41 games dating back to last season. Troy (6-7, 1-3 Sun Belt) lost despite shooting 48.1 percent from 3-point range and missing just one of 14 free throw attempts. Sophomore Isaiah Dennis stepped up in Harrow s absence scoring a career-high nine points in 18 minutes. Entering play, Dennis has scored just 12 points in his career, including nine this season. Trailing early in the game, junior Kevin Ware knocked down 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give the Panthers a lead with 13:09 to play in the first half. After a Troy 3-pointer by Wesley Person, Hunter knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game to push the Panthers lead back to five. Ware finished with 13 points and four assists for the Panthers. Georgia State made eight-straight field goals and hit nine of its first 10 shots, finishing the first half shooting 60 percent from the floor and 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Troy used a 9-0 run to take with 6:29 to play in the first half, before Georgia State responded with a dunk by Curtis Washington and another 3-pointer by Hunter to retake the lead, The Trojans finished the half knocking down six 3-pointers to lead Georgia State at the break. Trailing early in the second half, Hunter knocked down a jumper and subsequent free throw, followed by a 3-pointer from Jalen Brown to take a lead with just over 12 minutes to play. The two teams combined for 20 lead changes and 10 ties, with 13 of those lead changes coming in the season half. A Dennis lay-up with 1:32 to play gave GSU a lead, the Panthers biggest lead of the second half to that point and one the team would not relinquish. Georgia State finished the game shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and 43.8 percent from 3-point range, knocking down 22-of-26 from the free throw line. TROY 72 (6-7, 1-3) Walton III, f Thomas, f Abdul-Aleem, g Person, g Bilbo, g Ford Harrison Ariri Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.1% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 92.9% GEORGIA STATE 77 (10-6, 3-2) Shipes, f Crider, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 54.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 43.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 84.6% Troy Georgia State Offi cials: Billy Dunlap, John Heatly, Gerald Williams Attendance: 1,345 Game 17: Jan. 15, 2015, 7 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 83, UT ARLINGTON 62 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by 27 points from senior Ryan Harrow, Georgia State scored an impressive over UT Arlington on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena as head coach Ron Hunter coached barefoot to raise awareness for Samaritan s Feet in the annual Barefoot for Bare Feet Game. Harrow finished 10-of-17 from the floor with four 3-pointers in his return to the court after missing a game due to an injury. The Panthers forced a season-high 26 turnovers which led to 35 points. In contrast, Georgia State turned it over only eight times, which led to just two UT Arlington points. Georgia State (11-6, 4-2 Sun Belt) won for the secondstraight game and have now won 33 of their last 42 games dating back to last season. Redshirt-junior Kevin Ware added 11 points, scoring in double figures for the fourth time in the last five games, while junior Markus Crider added 10 points and six rebounds. UT Arlington (9-7, 3-3 Sun Belt) was held to 40.4 percent shooting, including just 7-of-22 from 3-point range. Trailing 6-2 early, Georgia State held the Mavericks scoreless for five minutes and went on a 13-0 run to take an 15-6 lead with 13:19 to play and never trail again the rest of the game. UT Arlington used a late 7-0 run to cut Georgia State s lead to with under a minute to play before a 3-pointer and fast break lay-up by Harrow put the Panthers back up with under 30 seconds remaining. Georgia State led by as many as nine in the first half, shooting 45 percent from the floor, while holding UT Arlington to just 39 percent shooting. The Panthers scored 15 points off 10 Maverick turnovers in the first 20 minutes. The Panthers built their first double-digit lead, 51-40, with just under 14 minutes to go in the second half, making fivestraight field goals. Georgia State continued to push and led by as many as 21 with 7:08 to play. Greg Gainey came off the bench to lead the Mavericks with 11 points and four rebounds. Lonnie McClanahan just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds, while Kevin Hervey added nine points and seven boards. Junior R.J. Hunter s continued his pursuit of Georgia State s all-time scoring record, finishing with eight points. He is now just three shy of tying Terrence Brandon for second and 39 points shy of the school-record of 1,515 held by Rodney Hamilton. UT ARLINGTON 62 (9-7, 3-3) Hervey, f Walker, f Neal, g Wilson, g McClanahan, g Outler Charles Hill Williams Gainey Bilbao Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 65.0% GEORGIA STATE 83 (11-6, 4-2) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Tobin Session Cagle Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.6% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 65.4% UT Arlington Georgia State Offi cials: Mike Stuart, Sean Casady, Archie Whaley Attendance: 2,119 Game 18: Jan. 17, 2015, 3:30 p.m. APPALACHIAN STATE 74, GEORGIA STATE 69 Holmes Convocation Center Boone, N.C. Appalachian State overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to earn a win over Georgia State on Saturday afternoon at the Holmes Convocation Center. Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 21 points, but Georgia State hit just 14-of-23 from the free throw line which proved too much to overcome. Appalachian State (5-10, 2-4 Sun Belt) snapped a four-game losing streak as Frank Eaves scored 27 points, knocking down 8-of-14 from 3-point range. Georgia State (11-7, 4-3 Sun Belt) saw its two-game winning streak come to an end. Junior Markus Crider recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Georgia State led by one, 69-68, with 49 seconds to play, but never scored again as the Mountaineers went 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final four seconds. Junior R.J. Hunter scored the first seven points of the game for Georgia State and with his second field goal moved head of Terrence Brandon into second-place in GSU s all-time scoring list. Tied halfway through the first half, the Panthers responded with a 12-2 run to take a lead with 5:31 to play. Harrow scored six points during the stretch and finished the first half with 15. Georgia State shot 78.3 percent in the first half to take a lead into the locker room. The Panthers finished with 26 points in the paint, but Appalachian State staying in the game with nine second chance points off seven offensive rebounds. The Mountaineers opened the second half on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to just two before GSU responded and pushed the lead back up to as many as 11 with just under 11 minutes to play. Eaves 3-pointer with 6:15 to play tied the game 62-62, the first time Appalachian State did not trail since under 10 minutes to go in the first half. After a lay-up by Ryann Green gave the Panthers a one point lead, Eaves responded with another 3-pointer to give Appalachian State its first lead of the second half. Following a free throw by Green with 4:48 to play, the Panthers went three and half minutes without scoring before a pair of free throws by Harrow gave Georgia State its last lead, 69-68, with 49 seconds remaining. Green finished the game with seven points, tying a careerhigh for the second game in a row. GSU shot 57.8 percent for the game and held Appalachian State to just 36.7 percent shooting, but the Panthers gave up 17 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second chance points. Tommy Spagnolo added 22 points and six rebounds for the Mountaineers, while Chris Burgess chipped in with 14 points and five assists. GEORGIA STATE 69 (11-7, 4-3) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 57.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.9% APPALACHIAN STATE 74 (5-10, 2-4) Obacha, f Spagnolo, f Clarke, g Burgess, g Eaves, g Goesling Kinney Kostic Babic Lawson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 75.0% Georgia State Appalachian State Offi cials: Nathan Bemis, Mike Millione, Byron Evans Attendance: 2,622

37 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 37) Game 19: Jan. 19, 2015, 8:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 60, ARKANSAS STATE 54 Convocation Center Jonesboro, Ark. Junior R.J. Hunter scored 14 of the Panthers final 15 points to lead Georgia State to a win over Arkansas State on Monday night at the Convocation Center. With his final free throw make, Hunter tied Rodney Hamilton s all-time Georgia State scoring mark of 1,515 points. Hunter finished with 23 points, going a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line, including six in the final 47 seconds to secure the win. He added eight rebounds in his 82nd career start which is tied for the sixth-most in program history. Georgia State (12-7, 5-3 Sun Belt) shot just 35.8 percent from the floor as the Panthers were playing their third game in five days. However, the road team made up for it by turning the ball over just nine times and outrebounding the Red Wolves 41-32, including on the offensive glass. Arkansas State (8-9, 3-5 Sun Belt) got a double-double from Anthony Livingston who scored 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, but shot just 28.6 percent from the floor. Playing without the services of senior Ryan Harrow who was suspended for the game due to an accumulation of technical fouls, redshirt-junior Kevin Ware stepped up with 10 first half points and junior Markus Crider just missed a double-double with seven points and 10 rebounds. Georgia State opened the game scoring the first seven points as Ware made a 3-pointer and jumper. After Arkansas State tied the game at 7-7, Georgia State continued to push the first half tempo, building a lead with 7:32 to play. Following a free throw by Ware with 3:45 to play gave Georgia State a lead, its biggest of the half, the Red Wolves held the Panthers scoreless the remainder of the half and went on an 8-0 run to trail by just two, going into the locker room. Arkansas State took its first lead of the game, 34-33, with 14:30 to play, before Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to build a lead with 11:07 to play. The Panthers held Arkansas State without a field goal for more than nine minutes to build a lead with 5:28 to play following a jumper by Hunter. Arkansas State was held to just free throws during that time. As time started to run down, Hunter scored eight straight Panther points, including a floater in the lane which gave Georgia State a lead with 2:21 to play. He added two more free throws with 47 seconds to play to put the Panthers ahead Senior Ryann Green scored a career-high seven points for the third game in a row, playing a career-high 32 minutes on Monday night. Isaiah Dennis added seven points in just 14 minutes as the Panthers finished 19-of-25 from the free throw line. GEORGIA STATE 60 (12-7, 5-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 30.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.0% ARKANSAS STATE 54 (8-9, 3-5) Waters, f Livingston, f Golden, g Hardwick, g Gardner, g Dure Foster Downs Bocoum Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 28.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 35.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 82.6% Georgia State Arkansas State Offi cials: Jose Carrion, Ed Valentine, Tim Comer Attendance: 2,016 Game 20: Jan. 24, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 75, UL LAFAYETTE 64 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State s R.J. Hunter set the school s all-time scoring record and the Panthers defeated UL Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. Senior Ryan Harrow finished with 19 to lead the Panthers who moved within a half-game of first-place. Hunter entered the game tied with Rodney Hamilton ( ) with 1,515 career points, but his jumper with 9:44 to play in the opening half gave him the record. Hunter broke the record in just 84 games and finished with the afternoon with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Georgia State (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) won for the 35th time in the last 45 games dating back to last year and are 23-4 in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The Panthers have won 21 of their last 22 games at home. UL Lafayette (11-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) got a double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds from senior Shawn Long, but shot just 33.9 percent from the game. Harrow finished 8-of-17 from the floor and added five rebounds for the Panthers, while Kevin Ware and Markus Crider each scored in double figures, adding 11 and 10 points respectively. Leading with 11:03 to play in the first half, Georgia State went on a 9-0 run capped by a fast break lay-up by Harrow to build a lead with 6:34 to play. Hunter s record-breaking jumper came as part of the run. Georgia State pushed the lead to as many as 14 and went into the break leading as UL Lafayette never got closer than nine. The Panthers held the Ragin Cajuns to just 25 percent shooting in the half and forced 13 turnovers which led to 10 points. Harrow s 3-pointer with 18:35 to play in the first half gave the Panthers a 3-pointer in 600-straight games dating back to Feb. 18, The Panthers pushed the lead to as many as 22 in the second half with 15:45 to play, before the Ragin Cajuns made one last run, cutting Georgia State s lead to nine with 2:13 to play. Jay Wright added 14 points to ULL, while Brian Williams finished with nine points and five rebounds. Georgia State finished the game shooting 51.9 percent and made 17-of-23 free throws. Hunter finished 7-of-8 from the line and with his fourth make, became the all-time leading free throw shooter in GSU history. He entered the day second in school history in free throw percentage, only behind Hamilton. Curtis Washington added a blocked shot in the second half to give him 100 for his career, just the seventh Panther in program history to accomplish the feat. UL LAFAYETTE 64 (11-9, 5-4) Walker, f Williams, f Long, c Wright, g Rimmer, g Wronkoski Shepherd Register Stove Williams Washington Davenport Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.9% GEORGIA STATE 75 (13-7, 6-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 51.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.9% UL Lafayette Georgia State Offi cials: Bruce Benedict, Jacyn Goble, Frankie Bordeaux Attendance: 2,353 Game 21: Jan. 29, 2015, 8:15 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 88, UT ARLINGTON 74 College Park Center Arlington, Texas Georgia State overcame an 11-point second-half deficit as R.J. Hunter scored 32 points and Ryan Harrow added 25 to lead the Panthers an win over UT Arlington at the College Park Center. Trailing with a little more than 11 minutes to play, Georgia State responded with a 29-4 run to take an lead with 3:02 to play and never look back. Hunter got hot in the second half, knocking down six of his seven 3-pointers and finished 9-of-16 from the floor, 7-of-11 from 3-point range and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. He added five rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and a pair of steals. Harrow was equally impressive going 9-of-19 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free throw line, dishing out four assists and swiping four of the Panthers eight steals. He is now just five points shy of becoming just the fifth Panther to score 1,000 points in a GSU uniform. If he accomplishes it Saturday, it will occur in just 54 games, the second-quickest in program history. Georgia State (14-7, 7-3 Sun Belt) won its third-straight game to remaining a half-game out of first-place in the league. The Panthers are in the last 46 games dating back to last season and have also won 24 of their first 28 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The squad is off to the fourth-best start in school history. Head coach Ron Hunter picked up the 350th win of his career and 76th at the helm of Georgia State. The Panthers finished 25-of-27 from the free throw line, the 11th-best mark in program history, and shot 50.9 percent for the game, including 16-of-29 in the second half. UT Arlington (12-8, 6-4 Sun Belt) saw its three-game win streak come to an end and was swept in the season series by the Panthers for the second year in a row. Kevin Hervey led the Mavericks with 21 points and eight rebounds. As the two teams were tied five times in the first half with neither squad leading by more than six, UT Arlington led with 5:43 to play benefiting from 51.7 percent first half shooting. The Panthers responded with a 10-4 run, capped by a jumper in the lane and free throw by Hunter to tie the score The Mavericks went into the half leading The Mavericks took their biggest lead of the game, 62-51, with 11:10 to play before Georgia State s run and took its first lead of the second half on a pair of free throws by Ryann Green to go ahead with 5:57 to play. Junior Markus Crider added eight points for the Panthers, while Green recorded five points and five rebounds. Kevin Ware, who missed the first half for a violation of team rules, added five second-half points. GEORGIA STATE 88 (14-7, 7-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 45.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 92.6% UT ARLINGTON 74 (12-8, 6-4) Hervey, f Bilbao, f Outler, g Charles, g McClanahan, g Neal Wilson Hill Williams Gainey Walker Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 21.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 76.5% Georgia State UT Arlington Offi cials: Kerry Sitton, Dwayne Gladden, Rodrick Dixon Attendance: 2,262

38 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 38) Game 22: Jan. 31, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 74, ARKANSAS STATE 43 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Senior Ryan Harrow scored his 1,000th point in a Georgia State uniform and finished with a team-high 21 to lead the Panthers to a win over Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena. Junior Markus Crider picked up his third doubledouble of the season as four Panthers finished in double figures. Harrow became the 19th Panther to reach the 1,000-point plateau and did so in just 54 games, the second quickest in program history. He also became just the fifth Panther to accomplish the feat in two seasons. Georgia State (15-7, 8-3 Sun Belt) won its fourth-straight game and for the sixth time in its last seven games. The Panthers are in the last 47 games dating back to last season and have also won 25 of their first 29 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The squad is off to the third-best start in school history. Arkansas State (9-12, 4-8 Sun Belt) were held to just 20.4 percent shooting, going 10-of-49 from the floor. It marked the Red Wolves fifth-straight loss to the Panthers over the last two seasons. Crider finished with 14 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and dished out five assists. It was his third double-double in conference play as he went 7-of-8 from the floor. Crider entered playing leading the Sun Belt in field goal percentage. Senior Curtis Washington came off the bench to score 12 points and pulled down five rebounds, going 6-of-6 from the free throw. Junior R.J. Hunter added 11 points, also going 6-of-6 from the line. Georgia State held the Red Wolves scoreless the first seven minutes of the game to build a 10-0 lead before a 3-pointer by Cameron Golden. Golden finished with nine points for Arkansas State. The Panthers held the Red Wolves without a 2-point field goal for the first 11:30 of the game, giving up just a pair of 3s. Harrow reached 1,000 points at Georgia State with a dunk with 5:55 to play in the first half as the Panthers had built a 23-9 lead. He reached the mark in just 54 games, the second-quickest in program history and became the fifth Panther to accomplish the feat in just two seasons. Georgia State went into the locker room leading and pushed the lead to as many as 33 with 7:18 to play in the second half. Arkansas State was led by 10 points and six rebounds from Anthony Livingston, while Sean Gardner added nine. The 31-point win was the Panthers largest in a Sun Belt game this year. ARKANSAS STATE 43 (9-12, 4-8) Downs, f Livingston, f Golden, g Hardwick, g Gardner, g Macklien Pierre Dure Waters Foster Bocoum Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 20.4% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 73.1% GEORGIA STATE 74 (15-7, 8-3) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Tobin Session Cagle Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 49.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 12.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 70.0% Arkansas State Georgia State Offi cials: Alan Spainhour, Frank Raposo, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Attendance: 1,564 Game 23: Feb. 5, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Game 24: Feb. 7, 2015, 5 p.m. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 58, GEORGIA STATE 54 Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Ga. Georgia State fell to Georgia Southern Thursday at Hanner Fieldhouse. Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 17 points, and Markus Crider added 14 points and seven rebounds. R.J. Hunter finished with 12 points and eight rebounds for Georgia State (15-8, 8-4 Sun Belt), which now sits one-and-a-half games behind first-place Georgia Southern (16-4, 9-2 Sun Belt) in the Sun Belt Conference standings. The Panthers lost for just the 11th time in the last 48 games dating back to last season. The loss also snapped Georgia State s four-game winning streak. Georgia Southern got 15 points from Mike Hughes, including two crucial 3-pointers in the final eight minutes as the Eagles rallied from eight points down. Jelani Hewitt scored nine of his 13 points in the second half. We just didn t play well offensively at all, head coach Ron Hunter said. Our defense once again kept us in the game, but we forced too many shots and didn t do a good job moving the ball inside for easy baskets. We also turned it over too much and that led to the loss. Georgia State held the Eagles to less than 30 percent shooting from the field, but Georgia Southern won the rebounding battle, 43-38, including 15 offensive rebounds. It marked the secondstraight game holding an opponent under 30 percent. Georgia Southern went 19-for-29 at the free throw line, while Georgia State was just 5-for-9. Georgia State took a lead on a layup by Harrow with 10 minutes to play, but the Panthers went nearly five minutes without a score, allowing Georgia Southern to take the lead for the first time since early in the first half. A steal by Hewitt led to Hughes 3-pointer that tied the game at 41, and then Trent Wiedeman put the Eagles ahead with a pair of free throws with 6:26 to play. The Panthers regained the lead briefly on a jumper by Harrow, but Georgia Southern got back-to-back treys from Hughes and Jake Allsmiller to pull ahead with 3:45 left. Georgia State made a final run, pulling within on Hunter s 3-pointer with 1:43 to play, but the Panthers could get no closer. The Panthers also hurt themselves with an uncharacteristic 15 turnovers. Georgia State led at the half behind Crider, who collected 12 points and five rebounds in the opening period. After scoring his 1,000th point in a GSU uniform last game, Harrow moved into 17th on Georgia State s all-time scoring list on Thursday night. GEORGIA STATE 54 (15-8, 8-4) Shipes, f Crider, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Brown Session Washington Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.1% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 18.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.6% GEORGIA SOUTHERN 58 (16-4, 9-2) Matias, f Wiedeman, f Hughes, g Hewitt, g Allsmiller, g Ferguson Diamond Doyle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 28.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 26.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 65.5% Georgia State Georgia Southern Offi cials: Ray Natili, John Hampton, Jerome Hall Attendance: 4,325 GEORGIA STATE 65, SOUTH ALABAMA 54 Mitchell Center Mobile, Ala. Junior R.J. Hunter scored 19 points and senior Curtis Washington pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Georgia State to a win over South Alabama at the Mitchell Center. Playing without leading scorer Ryan Harrow who missed the game with concussion-like symptoms, the Panthers held the Jaguars to just 27.8 percent shooting. It marked the third-straight game Georgia State held its opponent under 30 percent shooting. Georgia State (16-8, 9-4 Sun Belt) topped the Jaguars for the fourth-straight contest and won for 38th time in the last 49 games dating back to last season. The Panthers have won 26 of 31 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt last season. Hunter filled up the stat line, finishing with five assists, five rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals in 38 minutes. His three steals tie him with Devonta White for third on Georgia State s all-time list with 164. Washington added six points and four blocks, earning a start and playing 25 minutes. Markus Crider added 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Kevin Ware, who earned the start for Harrow, scored 15 points and pulled down five boards. South Alabama (7-17, 5-8 Sun Belt) had four players in double figures, led by 17 points from Taishaun Johnson. The freshman guard played alongside R.J. Hunter at Pike High School in Indianapolis. Georgia State built an early lead, 17-7, with 9:33 to play in the first half, holding the Jaguars scoreless for more than seven minutes midway through the half. The Panthers led by as many as 12 in the opening 20 minutes before South Alabama used a 12-0 run to tie the game at with 13 seconds remaining. Georgia State went into the locker room with a lead as Hunter finished the first half with 12 points. South Alabama took its biggest lead of the game, 34-30, with 16:26 remaining before Georgia State responded with an 11-0 run to build a lead with 13:09 to play. Leading by just three with six minutes to play, Georgia State got a 3-pointer from the corner by Ryann Green followed by a jumper in the lane from Ware to push the lead to with 4:20 to play and never look back. South Alabama made one last run and cut Georgia State s lead to five with 58 seconds to play, but the Panthers went 6-of-6 from the free throw line over the final minute to secure the win while holding the Jaguars scoreless. Green finished with a career-high nine points and pulled down five rebounds. After shooting 29 percent from the floor in the first half, Georgia State responded by shooting 60 percent in the second half, turning 16 South Alabama turnovers into 21 points. GEORGIA STATE 65 (16-8, 9-4) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 42.9% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 87.5% SOUTH ALABAMA 54 (7-17, 5-8) Lewis, f Ferguson, f Williams, g Johnson, g Stevens, g Boyanov Epps Brown Karazsia Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 27.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 72.0% Georgia State South Alabama Offi cials: Bruce Benedict, Matt Lee, Jonathan Sterling Attendance: 2,535

39 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 39) Game 25: Feb. 14, 2015, 12 p.m. (ESPN2) GEORGIA STATE 53, TEXAS STATE 41 Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas Georgia State held its fourth-straight opponent under 30 percent shooting to earn a win over Texas State on Saturday afternoon at Strahan Coliseum. R.J. Hunter led the Panthers with 17 points, while Markus Crider just missed his fourth double-double of the season. Hunter led the Panthers to their second-straight win and sixth in the last seven games. The junior went 8-of-9 from the free throw line, the miss snapping a streak of 30-straight made early in the first half. It was just eight shy of his school-record of 38-straight made. Crider finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Senior Curtis Washington added nine points, three rebounds and three blocked shots to move into fifth on GSU s all-time blocked shot list with 111. Georgia State (17-8, 10-4 Sun Belt) held the Bobcats to just 29.3 shooting to never trail during the game. It was the Panthers 39th win in the last 50 games dating back to last season. Georgia State is 27-5 in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt and the squad is off to the third-best start in program history. Texas State (11-12, 5-9 Sun Belt) lost its third-straight and for the seventh time in the last eight games. The Panthers revenged an earlier season loss to the Bobcats in Atlanta. Georgia State held Texas State to just 29.2 percent shooting in the first half and built a lead with 4:36 remaining. The Bobcats responded with a 9-1 run over the final four minutes to pull within eight, at the break. Hunter s first two 3-point attempts of the half moved him ahead of Shellord Pinkett s school-record 637 as the junior picked up another GSU career-record. In just 89 games, Hunter also owns the career-scoring, free throws made and free throw percentage records. He is just 10 3-point makes shy of Pinkett s 240 made career total. Texas State cut the Panthers lead to seven, 33-26, with 15:07 to play, before Georgia State held the Bobcats without a field goal for the next eight minutes and built a lead with under eight minutes to play. Emani Gant led Texas State with 13 points and eight rebounds, but the Bobcats shot just 2-of-15 from 3-point range, while the Panthers went 16-of-18 from the free throw line. Kevin Ware added four points and five rebounds for the Panthers, while senior Ryann Green chipped in with five points and three boards. Georgia State played without the services of leading scorer Ryan Harrow for the second-straight game as the senior was recovering from concussion-like symptoms. GEORGIA STATE 53 (17-8, 10-4) Hunter, f Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Green, g Dennis Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 27.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 88.9% TEXAS STATE 41 (11-13, 5-9) Tilbury, f Gant, f Naylor, f Brown, g Davis, g Black Montalvo Weatherspoon Evans Ramlal Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 13.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% Georgia State Texas State Offi cials: Alan Spainhour, Landon Brandes, Coy Gammon Attendance: 2,682 Game 26: Feb. 19, 2015, 7 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 79, SOUTH ALABAMA 51 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by 28 points from junior R.J. Hunter, Georgia State cruised to a win over South Alabama on Thursday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Junior Markus Crider and freshman Jordan Session each added career highs in points, scoring 21 and 11 points respectively. Hunter finished the game 9-of-19 from the floor with four 3-pointers and went 6-of-6 from the line. The junior has made 58 of his last 60 free throw attempts. He also tied a career-high with eight assists. Crider added seven rebounds and three assists, while Session added five boards and a career-high three steals. Georgia State (18-8, 11-4 Sun Belt) won its third-straight game and for the seventh time in its last eight. The Panthers are in their last 51 games dating back to last season and own a 28-5 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The squad is off to the third-best start in school history. The Panthers held their fifth-straight opponent under 30 percent shooting as the Jaguars went 12 of 41 from the floor, a 29.3 percent total. South Alabama (9-18, 7-9 Sun Belt) saw its two-game winning streak snapped despite 19 points from Taishaun Johnson who went 14-of-16 from the line. Johnson and Hunter were teammates at Pike High School in Indianapolis. Georgia State quickly opened a 24-8 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half, but allowed South Alabama back into the game. The Jaguars crawled back to trail by just six, 34-28, with 2:00 minutes to play on a pair of free throws by Johnson and trailed by just eight going into the locker room. Hunter finished the first half with 16 points. With his first two made field goals, he became just the fourth Panther in program history to make 500 field goals. Leading by nine early in the second half, Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to build a lead with 14:47 to play. South Alabama never got closer than 13 the rest of the game. Freshman Isaiah Dennis added seven points and four rebounds, while senior Curtis Washington finished with five points and four rebounds for the Panthers. Kevin Ware added four points and five assists for Georgia State which was playing without Ryan Harrow for the third-straight game with concussion-like symptoms. Reigning Sun Belt Player of the Week Ken Williams was helped to just nine points on 3-of-12 shooting for USA SOUTH ALABAMA 51 (9-18, 7-9) Lewis, f Ferguson, f Williams, g Johnson, g Stevens, g Boyanov Epps Brown Williams Karazsia Andjusic Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 23.5% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 74.2% GEORGIA STATE 79 (18-8, 11-4) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Brown Tobin Session Shipes Cagle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 47.5% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 85.0% South Alabama Georgia State Offi cials: Hal Lusk, Ronnie Tyburski, Samuel Croft Attendance: 1,992 Game 27: Feb. 21, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 87, APPALACHIAN STATE 43 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Led by 22 points from R.J. Hunter and 20 from Ryan Harrow, Georgia State cruised to an win over Appalachian State at the GSU Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon. The 44-point margin of victory is the third-largest in school history, only behind the 61-point season-opening victory over Tennessee-Temple and 45-point win over Piedmont in Georgia State (19-8, 12-4 Sun Belt) held its sixth-straight opponent under 30 percent shooting to win for the fourth-straight time and eighth time in the last nine games. The Panthers are in their last 52 games dating back to last season and own a 29-5 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The squad is off to the third-best start in school history. Hunter finished 7-of-13 from the floor and knocked down three 3-pointers while going 5-of-5 from the line. He has made 63 of his last 65 free throw attempts. He tied a career-high with eight assists for the second-straight game and added four steals. The junior has scored 538 points this season and surpassed his freshman total of 527 to move into tenth on the single-season scoring list. He is just 97 points shy of Thomas Terrell s single-season scoring record. Harrow, who missed the last three games with concussion-like symptoms, went 7-of-9 from the floor with five assists and four rebounds in just 26 minutes. Junior Markus Crider just missed his fourth doubledouble of the season adding 14 points and eight rebounds, while senior Curtis Washington pulled down eight boards and blocked three shots. Washington moved into fourth-place on GSU s all-timed blocked shot list with 114. Appalachian State (9-16, 6-10 Sun Belt) shot just 29.1 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 18 times which led to 35 Panther points. Georgia State took an early 6-0 lead and led 9-5 before going on an 8-0 run to take a 17-5 lead with 13:05 to play in the first half. Appalachian State would never get closer than nine again in the first half and were never closer than 26 in the second half. Georgia State shot 70 percent in the first half, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. APPALACHIAN STATE 43 (9-16, 6-10) Obacha, f Spagnolo, f Burgess, g Eaves, g Babic, g Kobani Goesling Clarke Kinney Gilbert Kostic Jackson Sanders Lawson Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 29.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 55.6% GEORGIA STATE 87 (19-8, 12-4) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Tobin Session Shipes Cagle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 58.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 41.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 81.1% Appalachian State Georgia State Offi cials: Gary Maxwell, Kevin Mathis, Frankie Bordeaux Attendance: 1,860

40 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 40) Game 28: Feb. 26, 2015, 8:30 p.m. UALR 92, GEORGIA STATE 83 Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Ark. Despite four starters in double figures, Georgia State fell to UALR on Thursday night at the Jack Stephens Center as the Trojans knocked down 14 3-pointers. Senior Ryan Harrow led the Panthers with 22 points, while junior R.J. Hunter added 21. Markus Crider finished with 18 points and eight rebounds with Curtis Washington scoring 12. Georgia State (19-9, 12-5 Sun Belt) saw its four-game winning streak snapped. Despite the loss, the Panthers are in their last 53 games dating back to last season and own a 29-6 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. UALR (13-15, 8-10 Sun Belt) won for the fifth time in the last six games as Mareik Isom and J.T. Thomas each scored 17 points. The Trojans finished 14-of-30 from 3-point range and shot 50 percent from the floor. The Panthers had held their last six opponents under 30 percent shooting, the longest stretch recorded in the NCAA in the last 18 years. We knew coming in that UALR was playing great basketball and they showed it by shooting the ball extremely well tonight, head coach Ron Hunter said. Despite the disappointing loss, we still control our own destiny to securing one of the top two seeds in the conference tournament. We will quickly regroup and be ready to face Troy on Saturday. Maurius Hill and James Reid each scored 16 points for UALR which finished with 19 points off 10 Panther turnovers. Behind 11 early points from Hunter, Georgia State took a lead off an Isaiah Dennis lay-up with 11:38 to play in the opening half. UALR responded and led by as many as eight in the half before going into the locker room with a lead. The Trojans knocked down seven 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes which accounted for half of the team s made field goals. Holding a rebounding advantage, UALR outscored the Panthers 15-0 oin second chance points going into the break. The Trojans continued their hot shooting in the second half and led by as many as 14 with 3:57 to play. UALR shot 56.7 percent after the break and knocked down seven more 3-pointers in the second 20 minutes. Georgia State s lone bright spot was going 21-of-21 from the free throw line, just one shy of the school-record of 22-of- 22 set just last season at Western Kentucky. Hunter s two 3-pointers moved him within one of Shellord Pinkett s career school record of 240. The Panthers shot just under their season average of 48.4 percent, but went 1-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half. GEORGIA STATE 83 (19-9, 12-5) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.3% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 100.0% UALR 92 (13-15, 8-10) Hill, f Leeper, f Thomas, g Reid, g Dillard, g Woods Hagins Isom Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 50.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 46.7% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 64.0% Georgia State UALR Offi cials: Michael Stuart, Ray Acosta, Dan Chrisman Attendance: 1,879 Game 29: Feb. 28, 2015, 5:15 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 75, TROY 64 Troy Trojans Troy, Ala. Using a balanced scoring attack and shooting 62 percent from the floor, Georgia State cruised to a win over Troy on Saturday at Trojan Arena. The Panthers secured their 20th win for the third time in four seasons under head coach Ron Hunter and for the sixth-time this century. All nine Panthers who played scored, led by Ryan Harrow who finished with 17 points and four assists. Junior Markus Crider was the only other Panther to score in double figures, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. Georgia State (20-9, 13-5 Sun Belt) will enter the final week of the regular season controlling its own destiny in the Sun Belt standings. If the Panthers win at UL Monroe on Thursday and defeat Georgia Southern in the regular season finale in the GSU Sports Arena next Saturday, Georgia State will repeat as conference champions and be the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt tournament in New Orleans. With the win, the Panthers are in their last 54 games dating back to last season and own a 30-6 mark in conference games since returning to the league. Troy (10-18, 5-14 Sun Belt) was officially eliminated from the conference tournament with the loss despite 19 points from senior Musa Abdul-Aleem. Georgia State s balanced scoring attack included nine points from T.J. Shipes, eight points each from Ryann Green, R.J. Hunter and Kevin Ware, along with six points from Curtis Washington. I was proud of the way our team really focused in and came out with the defensive intensity that we need to play with, Hunter said. To go along with that, to be able to pick up win No. 20 is special. That is a special number in college basketball and to be able to do it for the third time in four years shows the type of program that we are trying to build here at Georgia State. Georgia State took an early lead midway through the first half before going on a 9-0 run to build a lead with 7:32 to play. Troy responded with a 7-0 run of its own to cut the lead to eight, but never got closer the remainder of the game. The Panthers opened the second half on a 7-0 run to lead with 17:04 to play. Georgia State pushed the lead to as many as 23 with 9:43 to play before Troy finally closed the gap in the final seconds. The 62 percent shooting mark ranks just outside the top 10 best marks for a single-game in school history and was the third time this season Georgia State has shot better than 60 percent in a game. Hunter made his 92nd career start, tying him with Zavian Smith for the fourth-most in Georgia State history. He added four rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in the win. GEORGIA STATE 75 (20-9, 13-5) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 62.0% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 33.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.2% TROY 64 (10-18, 5-14) Walton III, f Thomas, f Abdul-Aleem, g Person, g Bilbo, g Ford Harrison Ariri Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 70.0% Georgia State Troy Offi cials: Tim Gattis, Zelton Steed, John Heatly Attendance: 1,855 Game 30: March 5, 2015, 8 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 58, UL MONROE 50 Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, La. Led by a season-high 31 points from Ryan Harrow, Georgia State overcame a nine-point second half deficit to earn a win over UL Monroe on Thursday night at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum. With the win, the Panthers secured a double-bye into the semifinals of next week s Sun Belt Conference championship. Georgia State will enter the regular season finale on Saturday awith Georgia Southern tied with the Eagles for first-place. The winner will earn the league s regular season title, No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and automatic bid to the Postseason NIT tournament. Harrow finished 11-of-20 from the floor and knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers. Junior R.J. Hunter was held to just nine points, but dished out a career-high nine assists and pulled down six rebounds. Senior Curtis Washington was equally impressive, scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds. Georgia State (21-9, 14-5 Sun Belt) won for the sixth time in its last seven games and swept the season-series with UL Monroe which fell to 19-11, 13-6 in the Sun Belt. The Panthers are in their last 55 games dating back to last season and own a 31-6 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. UL Monroe was led by DeMondre Harvey who finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Warhawks outrebounded the Panthers Georgia State opened the game by scoring the first 13 points of the game and holding the Warhawks without a basketball until 14:55 to play in the opening half. UL Monroe quickly responded with a 14-0 run of its own to take the lead with 10:42 to play, holding the Panthers scoreless for nearly five minutes. Hunter s first 3-pointer, 20 seconds into the game tied him with Shellord Pinkett for the most 3-pointers in school history with 240. Holding a 23-9 lead on the boards, UL Monroe went into the locker room leading the Panthers Trailing with 14:55 to play, Harrow went on a 10-0 run by himself, which was extended to a 13-0 team run on a Hunter 3-pointer to give the Panthers a lead with 8:05 remaining. Harrow hit another 3-pointer and after a pair of free throws by Shipes, Georgia State pushed its lead to with just over six minutes to play. A Washington dunk with 3:33 to play gave the Panthers an eight-point lead and caused ULM to use its third timeout. ULM never got closer than five points again. Nick Coppola and Justin Robinson each scored 11 points for the Warhawks. With the win, Ryann Green was a part of the 83rd win his incareer, tied with Donnie Davis and Lamont McIntosh for the most in program history. GEORGIA STATE 58 (21-9, 14-5) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.8% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.9% UL MONROE 50 (19-11, 13-6) Samuel, f Ongwae, f Deng, f Coppola, g Roberson, g Harvey Foster Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 32.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 13.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 66.7% Georgia State Troy Offi cials: Hal Lusk, Joey Richard, Sean Casey Attendance: 2,871

41 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 41) Game 31: March 7, 2015, 2 p.m. GEORGIA STATE 72, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 55 GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Before a sold-out Sports Arena, Georgia State earned a victory over Georgia Southern to repeat as Sun Belt Champions on Saturday afternoon. Junior R.J. Hunter led the Panthers with 35 points, including 23 in the second half after Ryan Harrow, Georgia State s leading scorer left with an injury. This marks the second time the Panthers have repeated as conference champions. Georgia State earned three-straight Atlantic Sun Conference titles from Georgia State finished the regular season 22-9, 15-5 in the Sun Belt, while Georgia Southern dropped to 21-8, 14-6 in conference games. Hunter finished the game 8-of-17 from the floor with three 3-pointers, but more importantly, went a school-record 16-of-16 from the free throw line and pulled down six rebounds. Before the game, Georgia State honored seniors Ryann Green, Ryan Harrow and Curtis Washington. Washington stepped up with 12 points and five rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting, while Harrow scored five points in 14 minutes before leaving the game. Green, who went from a walk-on as a freshman to on scholarship for his senior year and a team captain, scored four points and grabbed five rebounds. It marked the 84th win of his career, establishing a new four-year record for the most wins in program history. The Panthers improved to in their last 56 games dating back to last season and own a 32-6 mark in conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. The squad is off to the third-best start in school history and have now won 25 of its last 26 home games. Jelani Hewitt led Georgia Southern with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, but the Eagles went just 10-of-19 from the free throw line and were outrebounded by the Panthers Leading 8-7 just minutes into the game, Georgia State went on a 10-0 run to take an 18-7 lead with just over 10 minutes to play. The Panthers went into the half leading 32-21, outscoring the Eagles 20-8 in the paint, forcing 10 Georgia Southern turnovers which led to 13 points. Trailing two minutes into the second half, Georgia Southern went on an 8-0 run that included back-to-back 3-pointers by Hewitt and Curtis Diamond to cut the Panthers lead to with 15:26 to play, causing Hunter to call his first timeout of the half. Hunter scored his 600th point of the season early in the second half, marking just the sixth time a Panther has accomplished the feat. He accomplished the feat last season (604) and now has 611 points this season. He is just 24 points shy of the schoolrecord of 635 held by Thomas Terrell ( ). GEORGIA SOUTHERN 55 (21-8, 14-6) Ferguson, f Wiedeman, f Hughes, g Hewitt, g Allsmiller, g Boykins Diamond Simmons Altany Doyle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 52.6% GEORGIA STATE 72 (22-9, 15-5) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Brown Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 43.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 87.0% Georgia Southern Georgia State Offi cials: Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Mike Millione, Rick Shoulders Attendance: 3,854 Game 32: March 14, 2015, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) GEORGIA STATE 83, UL LAFAYETTE 79 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, La. Sun Belt Tournament Semifinal Led by 32 points from Sun Belt Player of the Year R.J. Hunter, Georgia State earned an win over UL Lafayette in the first of two semifinal games at the Sun Belt tournament on Saturday. With leading scorer Ryan Harrow playing limited minutes due to a hamstring injury, Hunter went 11-of-22 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. He added eight steals which established a new Sun Belt tournament record and tied the Georgia State school record which last occurred in Hunter surpassed Thomas Terrell s single-season schoolrecord of 635 points ( ) and now has 643 points this season. Junior Markus Crider just missed his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and nine rebounds, while freshman Isaiah Dennis came off the bench to score a career-high 10 points, tying a career-high with 18 minutes played. Georgia State (23-9) won its fourth-straight and eighth of its last nine games. The Panthers are in their last 57 games dating back to last season and improved to 7-2 in conference tournaments as the No. 1 seed. The 23 wins are the third-most in school history. Despite four players in double figures, UL Lafayette (20-13) saw its seven-game winning streak snapped. Devonta Walker came off the bench to lead the Ragin Cajuns with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Panthers held All-Sun Belt First-Team member Shawn Long to 10 points and eight rebounds. Trailing 10-6 just over five minutes into the game, the Panthers responded with a 13-0 run to take a lead with 10:52 to play. The Ragin Cajuns came right back with a 7-0 run to cut the Panthers lead to with 6:36 to play, before Georgia State responded with six-straight points to take a 10-point lead with just under four minutes to play in the first half. Georgia State went into the locker room leading 44-27, forcing 13 ULL turnovers which led to 22 GSU points. The Panthers continued to push the pace in the second half, leading by as many as 24 with 15:52 to play. Georgia State still led by 13, 81-68, with 32 seconds to play after a free throw by Hunter, before ULL finished the game on an 11-3 run that included two 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds. Seniors Ryann Green and Curtis Washington each scored eight points in the win, while redshirt-junior Kevin Ware, in his first season with the Panthers, added nine points and six assists. Georgia State finished the game with a season-high 17 steals, tied for the sixth-most in program history. The Panthers turned 21 UL Lafayette turnovers into 29 points. The Panthers finished 26-of-32 from the line. Hunter only missed his last free throw attempt, ending his streak of 23-straight, tied for the fifth-longest stretch in program history. UL LAFAYETTE 79 (20-13) Long, f Washington, f Wright, g Register, g Stove, g Walker Rimmer Wronkoski Shepard Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 68.0% GEORGIA STATE 83 (23-9) Crider, f Washington, f Green, g Hunter, g Harrow, g Ware Dennis Session Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 48.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 25.0% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 81.3% UL Lafayette Georgia State Offi cials: Ted Valentine, Ray Acosta, John Hampton Attendance: 1,985 Game 33: March 15, 2015, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) GEORGIA STATE 38, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 36 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, La. Sun Belt Tournament Final Behind a game high 18 points by tournament MVP Kevin Ware, Georgia State earned a win over Georgia Southern in a defensive slug-fest on Sunday afternoon at Lakefront Arena to earn the school s third ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgia State (24-9) won its fifth-straight and ninth of its last 10 games to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since GSU shot 32.6 percent from the floor while Georgia Southern was held to 22.9 percent shooting by GSU s stifling defense. The Panthers led for nearly 30 minutes compared to just 34 seconds in front for the Eagles. Although the score was even only three times the teams were tied for more than nine minutes of play. Behind Ware, Sun Belt Player of the Year R.J. Hunter was the second highest scorer in the game with nine, but was just 3-of-15 from the floor, including 1-for-7 from behind the arch. Markus Crider chipped in eight points and grabbed seven boards. Georgia State took an early 6-1 lead, holding Georgia Southern with a field goal for the first 6:02 of the game. The Panthers pushed the lead to a game-high seven, 13-6, 13 minutes into the game as both teams struggled from the floor early. The struggles continued for both teams as Georgia State went into the locker room leading while holding Georgia Southern to just 24.0 percent shooting the first half. Ware scored 11 points in the first half as the Panthers were held to just 34.8 percent shooting. Georgia Southern took its only lead of the game with 9:28 to play in the second half on a layup by Kyle Doyle. Ware responded immediately with a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Panthers back ahead by two just over 30 seconds later. Two free throws by Jelani Hewitt tied it at 32 with 8:11 to play. The scored remained tied for nearly three minutes as neither team was able to score until Hunter hit a layup at the 5:29 mark to put the Panthers up by two. Hunter s layup proved to be the final field goal of the game as neither team made a bucket over the last five minutes of play. The last eight points for both teams came from the free throw line starting when Eric Ferguson hit a pair at the line to knot the score again at 34 with just over five minutes to play. Georgia State jumped back in front by two when Crider hit two free throws at the 3:24 mark. Trent Wiedeman then tied it with two from the charity stripe with 1:55 remaining, before Hunter gave GSU its final lead, 38-36, with two free throws with 21 seconds remaining. Georgia Southern had two final shots to win the game but Mike Hughes and Ferguson both missed deep threes as the Panthers defense held to clinch the win. The final score between Georgia State and Georgia Southern was the lowest scoring total in the history of the Sun Belt Conference championship game. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 36 (22-9) Ferguson, f Wiedeman, f Hughes, g Hewitt, g Allsmiller, g Diamond Doyle Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 22.9% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 19.2% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 69.2% GEORGIA STATE 38 (24-9) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Session Shipes Harrow Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 32.6% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 15.4% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 60.0% Georgia Southern Georgia State Offi cials: Ted Valentine, Bruce Benedict, John Hampton Attendance: 1,298

42 Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 42) Game 34: March 19, 2015, 1:40 p.m. TBS GEORGIA STATE 57, NO. 16 BAYLOR 56 Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. NCAA Tournament Second Round R.J. Hunter s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left capped a 13-0 run that lifted No. 14 seed Georgia State to a victory over No. 3 Baylor in the NCAA West Regional second round at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The Panthers (25-9) earned the second NCAA tournament victory in school history and first since 2001 to advance to face the winner of the Xavier- Ole Miss matchup in Saturday s third round. Held to just one field goal in the first 37 minutes, Hunter scored 12 of the game s final 13 points. Georgia State trailed when Hunter hit a pair of free throws with 2:39 to play to begin their comeback. Baylor (24-10) still led with 15 seconds left and Kenny Cherry at the free line. Cherry missed the front end of a one-and-one. T.J. Shipes grabbed the rebound for GSU, and it was Shipes who passed the ball to Hunter for the winning trey, which came from the top of the key about eight feet beyond the 3-point arc. Hunter finished with 16 points for the Panthers, who played without second-leading scorer Ryan Harrow and his 18.7 points per game. Senior Ryann Green scored 11 points -- the first double-figure scoring effort of his career -- and handed out four assists, and Markus Crider added 10 points. The victory sent head coach Ron Hunter falling off his chair, literally. The elder Hunter was coaching from a rolling stool after injuring his Achilles tendon as the Panthers celebrated their Sun Belt Conference Championship last Sunday. Georgia State forced 21 Baylor turnovers while committing just six, helping the Panthers compensate for a huge rebounding disparity against the much taller and bigger Bears, who won the rebounding battle Baylor took an early 16-6 lead, scoring on each of its first seven possessions, but GSU cut the deficit to with a 7-1 run, capped by a Hunter steal under the basket and easy lay-up with 9:27 to play in the first half. Less than two minutes later, a 3-pointer by Green tied the game at with 7:33 to play, causing Baylor to call its second timeout. Following another 3-pointer by Green with 5:10 remaining to tie it again, Kevin Ware s jumper gave Georgia State its first lead of the game, 26-24, with 4:20 to play. Green scored eight-straight points for the Panthers before the Ware jumper. The Bears took lead just over four minutes into the second half before another 3-pointer by Green cut the deficit to three, 38-35, with 15:55 to play. The Panthers used a 6-0 run to take a lead with 13:15 to play on back-to-back jumpers by Crider. But the Bears held GSU without a field goal for more than four minutes and scored 10 straight points, moving ahead on Royce O Neale s 3-pointer with 6:25 left. After Hunter started the comeback with his two free throws, he made his first 3-pointer of the game with 1:36 left, pulling the Panthers within Then Crider tied up Royce O Neale for a steal, leading to Hunter s jumper that made it with 1:28 to play. After a GSU timeout, Hunter stole the ball in the backcourt and converted the layup to bring Georgia State within three points, 56-53, with 1:20 still to play. Both teams were scoreless for the next minute until Isaiah Dennis stole the ball from Prince, who fouled Dennis. The GSU guard made his first free throw for a two-point deficit but missed the second. Georgia State was forced to foul and sent Cherry to the line to set up the dramatic final sequence. Prince scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds off the bench for Baylor, but he was the only Bear in double figures. NO. 14 GEORGIA STATE 57 (25-9) Crider, f Washington, f Ware, g Green, g Hunter, g Dennis Brown Shipes Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 40.7% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 31.3% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 61.5% NO. 3 BAYLOR 56 (24-10) O Neale, f Gathers, g Motley, f Chery, g Medford, g Prince Wainwright Freeman Mills Totals FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 44.2% 3FG% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 36.8% FT% 1st: % 2nd: % Game: 84.6% Georgia State Baylor Offi cials: Jamie Luckie, Gary Prager, A.J. Desai Attendance: 11,758

43 GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 20, 2015) All games Overall record: 25-9 Conf: 15-5 Home: 12-1 Away: 8-8 Neutral: 5-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 Hunter, R.J Harrow, Ryan Crider, Markus Ware, Kevin Washington, Curtis Shipes, T.J Green, Ryann Dennis, Isaiah Session, Jordan Travers, David Brown, Jalen Cagle, Carter Pickney II, Michael Tobin, Corey Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Georgia State Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 TENNESSEE TEMPLE W ! 11/17/14 at Iowa State L /21/14 at Colorado State L ! 11/24/14 vs Chicago State W ! 11/25/14 vs Western Carolina W ! 11/26/14 at Oakland W /29/14 at IUPUI W /04/14 GREEN BAY W /17/14 at Old Dominion Lot /21/14 SOUTHERN MISS W /27/14 at Green Bay L * 12/30/14 UL MONROE W * 01/03/15 UALR W * 01/05/15 TEXAS STATE Lo * 01/08/15 at UL Lafayette L * 01/10/15 TROY W * 01/15/15 UT ARLINGTON W * 01/17/15 at Appalachian State L * 01/19/15 at Arkansas State W * 01/24/15 UL LAFAYETTE W * 01/29/15 at UT Arlington W * 01/31/15 ARKANSAS STATE W * 02/05/15 at Georgia Southern L * 02/07/15 at South Alabama W * 02/14/15 at Texas State W * 02/19/15 SOUTH ALABAMA W * 02/21/15 APPALACHIAN STATE W * 02/26/15 at UALR L * 02/28/15 at Troy W * 02/05/15 at UL Monroe W * 03/07/15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W % 03/14/15 vs UL Lafayette W % 03/15/15 vs Georgia Southern W $ 03/19/15 vs Baylor W * = Conference game! = CBE Hall of Fame Classic % = Sun Belt Conference Tournament $ = NCAA Tournament

44 GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2015) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 55 Harrow, Ryan Hunter, R.J Crider, Markus Ware, Kevin Washington, Curtis Shipes, T.J Green, Ryann Dennis, Isaiah Session, Jordan Brown, Jalen Tobin, Corey Cagle, Carter Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/30/14 UL MONROE W * 01/03/15 UALR W * 01/05/15 TEXAS STATE Lo * 01/05/15 at UL Lafayette L * 01/10/15 TROY W * 01/15/15 UT ARLINGTON W * 01/17/15 at Appalachian State L * 01/19/15 at Arkansas State W * 01/24/15 UL LAFAYETTE W * 01/29/15 at UT Arlington W * 01/31/15 ARKANSAS STATE W * 02/05/15 at Georgia Southern L * 02/07/15 at South Alabama W * 02/14/15 at Texas State W * 02/19/15 SOUTH ALABAMA W * 02/21/15 APPALACHIAN STATE W * 02/26/15 at UALR L * 02/28/15 at Troy W * 02/05/15 at UL Monroe W * 03/07/15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W * = Conference game! = CBE Hall of Fame Classic Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Georgia State Opponents

45 GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL Georgia State Team Game-by-Game (as of Mar 19, 2015) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg TENNESSEE TEMPLE 11/14/ W at Iowa State 11/17/ L at Colorado State 11/21/ L vs Chicago State 11/24/ W vs Western Carolina 11/25/ W at Oakland 11/26/ W at IUPUI 11/29/ W GREEN BAY 12/04/ W at Old Dominion 12/17/ Lot SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W at Green Bay 12/27/ L UL MONROE 12/30/ W UALR 01/03/ W TEXAS STATE 01/05/ Lot at UL Lafayette 01/08/ L TROY 01/10/ W UT ARLINGTON 01/15/ W at Appalachian State 01/17/ L at Arkansas State 01/19/ W UL LAFAYETTE 01/24/ W at UT Arlington 01/29/ W ARKANSAS STATE 01/31/ W at Georgia Southern 02/05/ L at South Alabama 02/07/ W at Texas State 02/14/ W SOUTH ALABAMA 02/19/ W APPALACHIAN STATE 02/21/ W at UALR 02/26/ L at Troy 02/28/ W at UL Monroe 02/05/ W GEORGIA SOUTHERN 03/07/ W vs UL Lafayette 03/14/ W vs Georgia Southern 03/15/ W at Baylor 03/19/ W Georgia State Opponents Games played: 34 Points/game: 71.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.1 FT Pct: 72.5 Rebounds/game: 32.5 Assists/game: 13.6 Turnovers/game: 10.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Steals/game: 9.2 Blocks/game: 4.1

46 GSU MEN'S BASKETBALL Georgia State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Mar 19, 2015) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg TENNESSEE TEMPLE 11/14/ W at Iowa State 11/17/ L at Colorado State 11/21/ L vs Chicago State 11/24/ W vs Western Carolina 11/25/ W at Oakland 11/26/ W at IUPUI 11/29/ W GREEN BAY 12/04/ W at Old Dominion 12/17/ Lot SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W at Green Bay 12/27/ L UL MONROE 12/30/ W UALR 01/03/ W TEXAS STATE 01/05/ Lot at UL Lafayette 01/08/ L TROY 01/10/ W UT ARLINGTON 01/15/ W at Appalachian State 01/17/ L at Arkansas State 01/19/ W UL LAFAYETTE 01/24/ W at UT Arlington 01/29/ W ARKANSAS STATE 01/31/ W at Georgia Southern 02/05/ L at South Alabama 02/07/ W at Texas State 02/14/ W SOUTH ALABAMA 02/19/ W APPALACHIAN STATE 02/21/ W at UALR 02/26/ L at Troy 02/28/ W at UL Monroe 02/05/ W GEORGIA SOUTHERN 03/07/ W vs UL Lafayette 03/14/ W vs Georgia Southern 03/15/ W at Baylor 03/19/ W Opponents Georgia State Games played: 34 Points/game: 62.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 32.4 FT Pct: 70.8 Rebounds/game: 33.6 Assists/game: 12.7 Turnovers/game: 15.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 4.6 Blocks/game: 2.4

47 At Georgia State, a Father and Son Tread a Fine Line By MIKE TIERNEY (New York Times) Date: MARCH 12, 2015 ATLANTA Four years ago, the high school basketball standout R. J. Hunter entered his mother s bedroom in Indianapolis and interrupted her sleep with some news: He would cast his college basketball lot with Georgia State. Delivering the scoop by phone to his father prompted the boilerplate parental response: Sleep on it, and let s revisit the decision tomorrow. Ron Hunter immediately wished he could retract those words, seeing as how he was the Panthers coach. I was mad at myself, thinking, I shouldn t have done that, he said. R. J. stuck by his decision, delighting his parents. Not only would the three reunite in Atlanta, Ron s home away from home for the past year, but they would get a close-up perspective of R. J. s transition to college life that most parents of top athletes are denied. Besides, R. J. might fortify Ron s job stability at a program that was floundering and largely ignored. But as the journey apparently approaches the finish line, the Hunters are experiencing a hodgepodge of emotions that have complicated what at first seemed an ideal situation. R. J. has secondguessed himself as player and son. Ron struggled to balance the roles of father and coach. Amy Hunter, the mother and spouse, has spent plenty of days consoling R. J., debating and even arguing with Ron and defending both in this tangled intersection of relationships. So when R. J., a 6-foot-6 junior who is projected as a late firstround N.B.A. draft pick, locked himself in a courtside embrace with Ron on Saturday in what was probably his final home game, neither man could stop the tears, nor could Amy as she watched from the stands. None of them regretted R. J. s choice, but each was relieved that the pressure at home would dissipate. Honestly, as much as I ve loved coaching my son, which has been one of the best blessings in my life, if you asked could you do it again, I don t know, Ron Hunter said at practice as the top-seeded Panthers (22-9) prepared for the Sun Belt Conference tournament this week. If I were in R. J. s shoes, he added, I couldn t have played for my dad. Familial collaborations are not uncommon in college basketball. Pete Maravich said he would have been barred from the house forever had he not joined his father, Press, at Louisiana State. The Knicks alumnus Allan Houston took patriarchal direction at Tennessee. The highlight of Homer Drew s distinguished coaching career at Valparaiso was son Bryce s N.C.A.A. tournament buzzerbeater that remains a staple in TV promotions for the tournament. Jim Larranaga, now at Miami, coached his two sons at previous stops. Virginia Coach Tony Bennett graduated from Green Bay, where his father, Dick, worked, as its career scoring leader. One of the most accomplished duos completed their alliance only a year ago, when Doug McDermott of Creighton was the consensus player of the year under the guidance of his father, Greg. I was very careful during practice and games that anyone watching couldn t tell that we were father and son, said the elder Mc- Dermott, who has counseled Ron Hunter. He was careful not to give a crazy look that a son would give his father once in a while. Another guideline from Greg McDermott that the Hunters have adopted: When he came to our house, we didn t talk shop. As Ron Hunter has discovered, coaching a son with a future in the N.B.A. heightens the challenge. I probably was more critical of him and pushed him harder than others, McDermott said. In his freshman year, R. J. vented frequently in person and via text message to Amy Hunter about perceived harsh treatment from his father, whose soft-spoken child-rearing contrasts with his shouting in the gym. The first time I got yelled at, it was weird, recalled R. J. Hunter, who had fielded offers from teams in the five major conferences. I didn t know how he was as a coach. He gets on everybody. Amy Hunter recognized that, for R. J., the line between father and coach became blurred. She listened and commiserated without always agreeing. One standard line of advice: Trust his coaching instincts because he knows you better than anyone else. Sometimes, said R. J., who considered transferring, I d get mad at her. You want her to be on your side. While Ron Hunter demanded more from his son than of his teammates, he was careful not to show it as he did years earlier. When R. J. Hunter was 10, his father threw hitting practice for the youth baseball team. He tossed underhanded to everyone but his son. The others swung at underhanded tosses. With his son, It was overhanded, 90 miles an hour, he said. R. J. Hunter quit the sport that day. Neither father nor son was fully prepared for awkwardness on issues as simple as how R. J. should address him. For a week, they tried Coach until the title was abandoned. When he needed a hug, I couldn t do that, Ron Hunter said. I couldn t be Dad. I needed to be the coach. As all athletes do away from games and practices, the Panthers would gripe about their coaches. R. J. decided to take a cue from Doug McDermott, now a Chicago Bulls rookie, who told his

48 Creighton teammates when they vented about Greg to not withhold their feelings. They start talking, and I listen, R. J. Hunter said. Sometimes I m the one complaining. After Saturday s victory against Georgia Southern, the ever-demonstrative Ron Hunter resembled an angry bull, sprinting toward the Georgia State student section that contributed to the program s third sellout ever the first was inspired by a postgame Jay Leno performance years ago and pounding his chest. It was more than a gesture of thanks to supporters who drowned out a sizable Georgia Southern contingent, which displayed a sign that read, If my dad was coach, I d start too. The crying returned for both while speaking to members of the news media after the game. It s hard coaching your son, man, Ron said, choking up. I m saying this as a father. I m proud of my son. R. J. Hunter, who has amassed more career points than any current N.C.A.A. nonsenior, scored 35 during the victory, including three 3-pointers from several feet beyond the arc. His father has learned to stifle himself when the seemingly low-percentage shots are launched. Nepotism? No. He has witnessed too many find the mark. The family chose not to partake in Senior Day festivities, which is an option for underclassmen turning pro, partly owing to R. J. s uncertainty on leaving. It might be time for some separation. Twice this season, R. J. Hunter asked to leave practice early, according to his father, who believed his son felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the burden. Ron Hunter, who now takes calls from colleagues coaching their sons, is torn. He knows that a pro-ready player deferring advancement to the N.B.A. might be ill-advised, but another year in college would extend the Panthers successful run. Most of all, the father will miss seeing his son traversing the campus. He will miss less R. J. Hunter s standard greeting, which would no longer be necessary with an N.B.A. contract: Dad, I need $20.

49 Kevin Ware wants basketball fans to remember his play not his horrific injury by: Trey Iles (NOLA.com) Date: March 14, 2015 It wasn t how to envision becoming a celebrity but Kevin Ware had no sayso in the matter. Almost two years ago, on March 31, 2013 in Indianapolis, Ware, then a sophomore guard for the Louisville Cardinals basketball team, was thrust into the national spotlight because of a gruesome injury. Ware, now a junior guard at Georgia State, suffered a compound fracture of his right leg in the Cardinals NCAA Tournament regional final against Duke when he jumped to block a shot and landed awkwardly on his leg. As he laid on the court in front of a national television audience, his teammates and Duke players, as well as many in attendance, simply turned their heads in disgust. It was difficult to watch as medics attended to him then wheeled him out of the arena. He gave his teammates the thumbs-up, told them not to worry about him and told them to just win. America was captivated by his story and began rooting for him. He had surgery that repaired the injury and attended the Final Four the next week, which Louisville won. He got to cut a strand of the net after Louisville defeated Michigan in the championship game in his hometown of Atlanta. He shot to rock-star status with well-wishes from LeBron James, Kevin Durant and former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann, who suffered a similar injury. Ware even appeared on the David Letterman Show. But Ware s story didn t have a happily-ever-after end at Louisville. The constant attention began to annoy Ware, who couldn t go anywhere without being pointed at or asked about what happened. Everyone, it seemed, wanted a selfie with him. There are many reasons he chose to leave Louisville in Georgia State, where he landed and is playing this season, was closer to home near Atlanta. Good friend and former Kentucky guard Ryan Harrow had transferred to Georgia State and has resurrected his career. We wish Kevin god speed, Louisville coach Rick Pitino said when Ware left. Ultimately, the primary reason was that Ware was tired of being the guy who suffered the broken leg on national television during the game. He simply wanted to play basketball and be recognized for that. I will not be defined by that moment, Ware said in a interview with Bleacher Report. Ware, for the most part, has toiled in anonymity as his new school. Most opposing fans attending Georgia State games don t realize who he is. He roams the campus at Georgia State without the gawkers. That s just the way he wants. He also wants to get back to the Big Dance. He ll get that chance Sunday at noon when the Panthers play for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship and the accompanying NCAA Tournament berth at UNO s Lakefront Arena. Ware was vital in the Panthers semifinal victory against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday afternoon. He d prefer you to admire his work on the defensive end of the floor, his intensity in going for rebounds, his love for the game rather than remembering that horrific moment. Harrow, normally the team s point guard, was limited to six minutes in Saturday s game because of a hamstring injury. Ware, who normally comes off the bench, was thrust into Harrow s role and handled it well. He scored nine points and dished out six assists to go along with three steals and three rebounds. Ware, 6-foot-2, looked poised like a guy who has been on the big stage before. It was something he needed, said Hunter. It s not a physical thing with Kevin anymore, Hunter said. It s really mental. He needs some success. He needs some good things to happen to him. That kid is a good player. People don t realize how good a player he is. He s a really good player. I think people will start to see that next year. But he s just starting to figure it out. He s getting confidence. Though he comes off the bench and doesn t start, Ware has been a vital cog for the Panthers this year, Hunter said. What Georgia State, which lost to the UL-Lafayette in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game last year, lacked in was effective defense to go with its prolific offense. Ware gave the Panthers that defensive fire that Hunter sought for his matchup zone. Georgia State ranks 11th in in the nation in field goal percentage defense, allowing teams to make only 38.2 percent of their shots. Kevin brought a lot of good things to us, Hunter said. Everybody knew him in regards to the injury. He s still trying to figure out his body and play in a different way. He s been great for us. He s a great defensive guy. We thought our defense would get better with him. To be honest, it s shot out of the roof. He changes what we do in practice, how hard we play. His defensive intensity, every guy has picked up on that. That s what has made us a better defensive team. That was on display in Saturday s game, especially in the first half. With about five minutes left in the first half, Ware had consecutive steals then led the fast break, dishing out two assists. After the second, Ware rushed back on defense with a big smile, exhorting the Georgia State fans to cheer. It was pure joy for a simple player who wants nothing more to enjoy the game. Tournament time is the best time of the year, Ware said. It s either win or go home. I kind of felt like we re one of the best defensive teams in the country. Me just getting steals is really helping my teammates out and getting them fast break points as much as I can. March Madness has arrived and Ware s story will be rehashed, especially if Georgia State makes the Big Dance. Imagine if Georgia State and Louisville would be paired in the second round of the NCAA Tournament though it s highly improbable. Ware would prefer to avoid the spotlight that will likely be cast his way and instead wants to credit to his Georgia State teammates. I m a Georgia State basketball player and that s because of these guys (his teammates), Ware said. It doesn t have anything to do with Louisville.

50 Kevin Ware & Ryan Harrow: Loving shift from Goliath to David by: ZACH BRAZILLER (New York Post) Date: February 22, 2015 Kevin Ware s claim to fame was the gruesome broken right leg he suffered in the 2013 Elite Eight. Ryan Harrow was the guy who couldn t hack it at N.C. State or Kentucky. The AAU teammates from Georgia hope to be known differently this March. As giant killers. Harrow and Ware have experienced the biggest stage college basketball can offer, the fan-crazed worlds of Kentucky and Louisville, where winning is expected and losing is unacceptable. Ware won a national title at Louisville, went to two NCAA Tournaments and appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. But after returning last year from that broken leg, he saw minimal time and re-injured his right leg in December He thought he needed a change of scenery, a fresh start. I m able to focus on basketball again, he said. At the end of the day, that s all I wanted to do when I came back from my injury. Georgia State has made basketball fun for the former AAU teammates, playing in coach Ron Hunter s up-tempo system close to home. The duo have Georgia State hopeful of returning to its first NCAA Tournament since 2001, tied atop the Sun Belt Conference with Georgia Southern and Louisville- Monroe with four games left. The Panthers have won eight of their last nine games to be in position to claim the top seed for the postseason tournament. Harrow has been the big star for the Atlanta school, averaging 20.4 points and 4.3 assists while shooting 38 percent from 3-point ran0ge. Ware, in his first year there, has become a factor off the bench, averaging 7.9 points per contest. Ware s leg doesn t give hinder him anymore, despite normal aches the day after games. When the weather changes, the leg does feel cold because of the metal rod that was needed to stabilize it. Harrow and Ware, close high-school friends, were highly ranked entering college, considered major pieces to N.C. State and Louisville. Harrow, in particular, was heralded, ranked 19th overall in the Class of 2010 by Rivals.com, a fivestar recruit. Ware followed, wanting to join his good friend, seeing how much joy Harrow had playing close to home and the success Georgia State enjoyed, coming within one win of the NCAA s last year. [Harrow] was really one of the main reasons I wanted to come to Georgia State, Ware said. Said Harrow: It was almost like were destined to be back here in our hometown playing basketball together. No way, not in a million years [did I think this would happen]. Harrow and Ware maintain they don t miss the spotlight, the ESPN games and the media attention. Basketball is the same, whether it s played in front of thousands or hundreds of fans. There isn t the pressure to win every game. A loss isn t treated like a calamity. At Georgia State, Ware said he feels more freedom to showcase his abilities. The pressure comes from within. The two are desperate to reach the NCAA Tournament. It would be just big, Harrow said. I contributed a lot to help us get [here]. To help another school get to the tournament who hasn t been there many times We could be a sleeper. Ware is still known as the guy who suffered that ugly fractured leg on national television. Harrow failed to deliver at N.C. State and Kentucky. Together, the two are trying to rebuild those unfair reputations, eyeing a March return to the Madness. If Georgia State does reach the field of 68, there is a chance however slim Harrow could see John Calipari, his old coach. Ware could face Rick Pitino. Just getting back to the spotlight is what pushes both of them. That s the biggest goal for me right now, Ware said. Being able to play in the NCAA Tournament, having that blue sticker on your jersey. Since my injury, that s all I ve been dreaming about. That s all I want to do. After failed stints at major programs, he opted to come home, wanting to be near his father, who suffered a stroke.

51 Kevin Ware, family, teammates coaching Bronson Kessinger s comeback at Corydon by: Rick Bozich (Louisville Courier Journal) Date: Feb. 9, 2015 CORYDON, Ind. (WDRB) When you play high school basketball in Indiana, and I mean play the game exceptionally the way Bronson Kessinger has played it over four varsity seasons at Corydon Central High School, you know the final snapshots you want from your career. A victory celebration with teammates after your pursuit of a state championship. An invitation to play for the Indiana all-stars in their summer series against Kentucky. Kessinger has signed a scholarship to play for Indiana State next season, but no Corydon boy s player has made the Indiana all-stars. That was my goal, Kessinger said. I think I had a good chance. Then on Jan. 23, in one nasty, avoidable basketball play that unfolded at Salem (Ind) High School, all of that was gone because of an ugly fall and three broken bones. Bronson is a competitor and a really good player, said Kevin Ware. He s just got to find that motivation for himself to getting back on that court and wanting to be better than he was before he got injured. Ware is the former University of Louisville star now playing at Georgia State. Ware and Kessinger endured similar injuries compound fractures in their lower legs. Kessinger s situation is more daunting. Why? He also fractured his left wrist. I was running down the lane, Kessinger said. [A teammate] saw me and passed me the ball. The rim was right there. I was going to go up and dunk it. I told myself I was going to hang on the rim no matter what happened because I knew I had people behind me. I was just going to make sure nothing happened. Before I even got to the rim, I got pushed. That s when I go back and everything bad happened...i wasn t to the rim yet. I couldn t reach it. I just knew when I got pushed, I knew there was no way I was getting to the rim. Instead of flying for a dunk, Kessinger tumbled to the floor, his narrow 6-foot-8 body twisted, face-down, nearly parallel to the court. Three Salem players were in pursuit. At least one appeared to push Kessinger s lower body. Kessinger was unable to protect himself before his legs, arms and head bounced violently off the unforgiving wood. He remained down, screaming loud enough that his mother, DeeDee, eventually turned away. He told his coach and father (Tom) that his left leg felt, well, I ll let Kessinger describe the raging pain: It just felt like my leg was on fire, Kessinger said. I prayed, DeeDee Kessinger said. I just kept waiting for him to get up. I could hear him scream. I just knew it wasn t right. No, it was not right. Something was very wrong. Kessinger s left tibia and fibula were fractured, one broken bone piercing the skin as blood flowed into towels wrapped around his leg. They did not tell Bronson the seriousness of his injuries until later, sometime during one of the ambulance rides to the hospital in Salem or maybe later when he was transported to the University of Louisville hospital for surgery. Kessinger grew up cheering for U of L. His next flashback was inevitable. The Kevin Ware injury, Kessinger said. It was awful watching him go down like that. Ware injured his right leg after he jumped to defend a Duke shooter during the 2013 Midwest Regional in Indianapolis. Nobody touched Ware. His leg merely buckled. Video from Kessinger s injury shows that at least one opposing player hit Kessinger. Salem coach Hank Weedin said one player was dismissed from the team the following day. Weedin said that player violated a contract between coach and player. I just had a bad feeling before the game, DeeDee Kessinger said. I did...i don t want to say they were coming after him, but they were pretty fired up. I could not believe it. It was just like a bad dream, a bad nightmare, my worst nightmare. As a Mom, knowing that (Bronson) is going to play basketball in college...his senior year, he had lots of goals that he wanted to achieve this year and the team. They all did. Ware was on crutches in less than a week, celebrating with his U of L teammates when they won the NCAA title in Atlanta. Crutches remain a goal for Kessinger because of the broken wrist. Until that injury heals, Bronson cannot support himself on crutches. He has already missed two weeks of school and could miss four more. Every afternoon, Kessinger must endure a shot in his stomach to lessen the possibility of blood clots. He has returned, in a wheelchair, to watch two Corydon games. Teammates have honored him with gold Bronson Strong t-shirts they wear during warm-ups. Doctors have told him that Kessinger will recover in three-to-six months and play next season at Indiana State.

52 Corydon (13-4) will have to battle through the state tournament without Kessinger and the 15.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists he gave the Panthers. His climb on the Corydon all-time scoring list stopped several slots short of the third-place finish he was likely to earn. Although several basketball people in Indiana are already advocating that he belongs on the Indiana all-stars, there is no guarantee Kessinger will get that telephone call. But he does have a new telephone friend. His name is Kevin Ware, who texted encouragement to Kessinger less than a week after the injury. They have texted several times and Ware has also talked to DeeDee Kessinger. It meant a lot, Kessinger said. I needed somebody to talk to about it. I was just giving him motivation, just to stay positive, Ware said. It s going to be a process, but everything will work out. There are going to be aches and pains. It s going to feel different. His body is going to completely change. But he can still get back to that level of play. Ware has continued to send Kessinger encouraging words. He is helping coach Kessinger to make his story a comeback story. The bones in his left leg will heal by next summer, the rod in his leg should eventually come out and his fractured left wrist will also heal. Kessinger has Ware s number. He can call or text any time. Ware s message has been that Kessinger will come back a better and stronger basketball player at Indiana State and that soon Kessinger will inspire others the way that Kevin Ware has inspired Kessinger. I know it s one of those things you never want to see happen to your child and obviously Bronson didn t want it to happen, but he s handled it really well, DeeDee Kessinger said. He s just been great. He s been positive and not let it get him down. Everyone s been great. People reach out to us that I didn t even know. It s just been unbelievable the amount of support that s been shown from our community and from other schools, rival schools. I just think about what s ahead in the future, what I have, Kessinger said. I m just going to come back, stronger than ever. I m pretty optimistic about it. That s exactly what Kevin Ware wanted to hear.

53 Unbroken: Kevin Ware rebuilding his hoops career away from the spotlight by: THOMAS LAKE (SI.com) Date: Jan. 20, 2015 ATLANTA -- The arena goes dark, except for the waving spotlights, and the announcer calls out five names. Shipes. Crider. Green. Hunter. Harrow. Tonight s starting lineup for the Georgia State Panthers. Moderate applause from the bleachers. The house lights come up, revealing a small but passionate student section that includes one very loud guy in a facecovering bodysuit. The upper deck is nearly uninhabited, with chainlink fence along the top. This room seats 3,455 for basketball. During tonight s untelevised showdown between two of the better teams in the Sun Belt Conference, it will be two-thirds empty. A young man watches the opening tip from the Georgia State bench. If you walked in from Decatur Street and didn t know the backstory, you wouldn t even know he was there. The young man bears a passing resemblance to Omar Epps, the actor he would choose to play him in a movie, but otherwise he could be just another underclassman: slight build, maybe 6-2, wearing a vintage pair of Air Jordans. Minutes pass. Texas State holds a 4-3 lead with 16:01 left in the first half when he strolls onto the floor, pulling the drawstrings to tighten his shorts. The substitute once played for Louisville in the Elite Eight. He cut down the nets at the Final Four and read the Top Ten list on the Late Show With David Letterman. The students cheer faintly when his name is called. Kevin Ware, who once spent a few moments as the most famous player in college basketball. Long before his fractured shinbone appeared live on national television, Ware found out that life will force you to improvise. He was an all-state guard for Rockdale County High in metro Atlanta, the kind of player who tomahawk jams on one play and gets a chase-down block on the next, and coaches lined up with scholarship offers. He liked Bruce Pearl, the charismatic figure who took the Tennessee Volunteers to the Elite Eight in But after Pearl was caught lying to NCAA investigators and later fired, Ware withdrew from Tennessee. He committed to Central Florida, only to find that program under investigation for recruiting violations. And then, Ware says, Rick Pitino comes knocking on my front door. Louisville was loaded with talent, but Pitino told Ware he could make his own way. Rick sold it, Ware recalls, like, The harder you come in and work, I have to play you, you know? If you re playing defense and doing what you have to do, it doesn t matter who s there. Ware did not do what he had to do, at least not right away. He got a low grade in a high school Spanish class that made him academically ineligible for his first semester at Louisville. He would have started as a sophomore, but Pitino suspended him after another low grade in a summer class and suspended him again after Ware ignored him during a game. Finally, as the 2013 postseason began, Ware put it all together. In a second-round win over Colorado State, he had five assists and no turnovers in 17 minutes off the bench. He was even better against Oregon, scoring nine points on 4-of-4 shooting in the first half. The Cardinals moved on to face Duke in the Elite Eight. Almost two years later, Ware has no satisfying explanation for why his leg fell apart. He says there was no pre-existing injury, no stress fracture, nothing to put him at elevated risk. It just happened, the way improbable things sometimes do. The sequence began with a defensive error, a mistaken double-team in the high post that left an open shooter in the zone Ware should have been covering. Pitino s matchup zone is notoriously hard to execute. Ware turned to see Tyler Thornton catching a cross-court pass on the right wing, one stride behind the arc. He knew Pitino would curse him out on the sideline, curse him again when they watched the film. Ware stood almost 20 feet from the ball. He began to run. Flying at Thornton like an Olympic long-jumper, he reached for the block, an instant too late. The shot went up. Ware sailed toward the sideline. That could have been the end of a non-story, a small error at a forgettable juncture. He might have bent his knees, landed on two feet, and gotten on with the game. But he wanted to see the ball, to know immediately whether his blown coverage has cost his team three points, and so he turned in mid-air to look back at the rim. By the time he landed, he was facing the basket. His left leg was still in the air, and his right leg was nearly vertical. When he came down on that leg with all his momentum and force, it collapsed beneath him. The lower leg flopped at a hideous angle, briefly making a perfect L-shape as he fell, and a white spear of bone pierced the skin above his white sock. All this happened with the ball in the air. And because the players and referees and most of the 35,000 people at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis were watching Thornton s three-pointer go through the net, the game proceeded for a second or two as if nothing had gone wrong. Ware s teammate Wayne Blackshear caught the ball and threw it inbounds. Then he saw Ware, and he fell to his knees. Thornton swaggered back on defense. Then he saw Ware, and he turned away, putting a hand over his face. This reaction was common around the stadium. A hand to the face. A hand to the mouth. The sight of Ware s protruding bone was a physical force. It appeared at eye level with the men on the Louisville bench, seated as they were below the elevated court, and they recoiled as if shot with a fire hose. Russ Smith was closest, and it knocked him out of his chair. Ware looked at the bone and looked away. Strangely, he felt no pain. That would come later, in the ambulance, from the bumps in the road. I ll be fine, he told Pitino and the Cardinals. Just win this game. And they did, 85-63, once the coach had wiped the tears from his eyes. In the hospital at 3:20 the next morning, after surgery to repair a broken tibia, Kevin Ware sent out this message on Twitter: I should of blocked that shot tho. Lol -- For a while, he enjoyed being famous. His joke from the hospital bed was re-tweeted nearly 50,000 times, making it the ninth-biggest sports tweet of the year. His Twitter following grew to more than 120,000. The search engine Bing announced that he was the fourth most-searched athlete of 2013, behind only Tim Tebow, Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods. Then it got exhausting. Strangers kept stopping him on campus to ask about his health. They followed him around the mall, asking for pictures and autographs. They constantly reminded him of who they thought he was: not so much a man or even a basketball player, but that guy who broke his leg on TV. Once, at a restaurant with his mother, Lisa Junior, he put on his hood and slouched in his chair.

54 Kevin, she said, you don t want to be seen with your mom? I don t want to be seen by anyone, he said. At a party on Kentucky Derby weekend with a bunch of celebrities, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gave him some advice. Just take your time, Rodgers said. Don t rush back. But Ware did rush back. He couldn t wait to play ball again, to show the world he was still the same, even though he could feel the metal rod in his leg every time it rained. Back home in Georgia with his old friend and trainer Dominique Cooper, he sat in a plastic chair in the gym at Rockdale County High and shot the ball straight up at the rim. One day he stood up. One day he dunked. In practice at Louisville, he ran harder than ever. Kevin is going 100 miles an hour, Coach Pitino told his mother, with a hint of concern. Pitino didn t want to be the coach who broke Kevin Ware again. He let him play two minutes against Fairfield, six minutes against North Carolina, five minutes against Missouri State -- his fifth straight game without a rebound, steal or blocked shot. At some point in those five minutes, someone accidentally kicked him in the right shin. It was a minor injury, more scary than anything else, but it made him think hard about whether he came back too soon. Pitino asked him to consider taking a medical redshirt, and in January 2014, Ware agreed. Three months later, he announced plans to transfer. There are several popular theories about why he left Louisville with two years of eligibility remaining. According to Ware, those theories are wrong. He says his departure had nothing to with getting a reckless-driving citation in a borrowed car and then missing a court date. He says it had nothing to do with Chane Behanan, his best friend at Louisville, who was kicked off the team in December 2013 for habitual use of marijuana. In response to questions from Sports Illustrated, Louisville spokesman Kenny Klein confirmed Ware s assertions and said Ware was not dismissed from the team. Ware has another explanation for his departure: He was tired of being treated like damaged goods. Sometimes it felt as if the sight of the injury was more traumatic than the injury itself -- as if his coaches and teammates never quite recovered from Ware s broken leg. In practice, when he went up for a layup or a blocked shot, he could hear the nervous silence. It got annoying after a while, he says, and I just really wanted to come home. --- There s a story Ron Hunter tells. He d just been hired as head coach at Georgia State, and it was time to do some recruiting. The first high-school player he scouted was a four-star guard out of Rockdale County. His name was Kevin Ware. And Kevin didn t even talk to me, Hunter says. Kevin didn t say one word to me. Last spring, Ware finally talked to Ron Hunter. He needed a fresh start. Hunter gave him one, with a condition: I don t want to coach Kevin Ware the celebrity kid who got injured, he said. I want to coach Kevin Ware the basketball player. That was fine with Ware. Over the summer the team went to Costa Rica to play exhibition games and hand out sneakers to the poor. Ware got a steal and went down for a layup and got clipped by a defender and fell awkwardly against the padded wall. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Then he got up, smiling, and sprinted down the court. His teammates started laughing. I think he needed that fall, Hunter said. But more importantly than Kevin needed that fall? I needed that fall. Before the season, everyone on the team agreed to give up something important. Hunter gave up meat and potatoes. Ware gave up social media. His Twitter followers would have to wait. By October, Ware believed he had fully recovered. I don t think about it at all, he said of the injury. But even in December, he seemed unsure of himself on the floor. Early in a game against Green Bay, he threw an illadvised pass and nearly turned it over. THAT S NOT THERE! Hunter said. In Hunter s three-guard lineup, Ware ran a distant third. The point guard was Ryan Harrow, a Kentucky transfer and ball-handling wizard with spells of tunnel vision. The shooting guard was R.J. Hunter, the coach s son and an NBA prospect, who apparently had a green light to shoot from anywhere at any time. For long stretches of the Green Bay game, Ware got lost in the shuffle. Harrow and Hunter combined to take 32 of the team s 49 field goals. Hunter s three-pointers alone were one-quarter of the Panthers shots. Ware hit a three, his only attempt of the game, and then camped out on the wing, looking for the ball. Harrow kept driving. Hunter kept shooting. Ware stood there, open, waiting, almost invisible. The Panthers won that game, but opposing coaches began to realize they could stop Georgia State simply by stopping Harrow and Hunter. On Dec. 17 against Old Dominion, Harrow went 6-of-17 from the field. Hunter was 5-of-18. Georgia State lost in overtime, We have to get Kevin going, Coach Hunter said at the next practice. In order for us to win, we have to get Kevin going. ***** Now he walks onto the floor, re-tying the drawstrings on his shorts. It s Jan. 5, a conference game against Texas State. Hunter shoots an airball. Harrow turns it over. Ware drives into traffic, dribbles around his back, gets stripped, gets the ball back and lays it in. The game is a rough defensive struggle, but Ware plays with abandon. On a fast break he gathers the ball at the foul line, explodes past a defender and lays it in. He pulls up and hits a 16-footer. He soars above two defenders to grab an offensive board and then slams into a courtside table while saving the ball. He gets up and keeps running. In the second half he hits another pull-up jumper, glides for an easy fingerroll on a fast break, slices through the defense for another layup. Georgia State loses, 77-74, after Texas State forces a second overtime with a threepointer off the backboard, but Ware scores 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting with five steals, three assists and a blocked shot. Over four games in early January, he averages 13.5 points and shoots better than 60 percent from the field. The metal rod remains in his leg, attached with two screws at the knee and one more at the ankle. But after the game, Ware has something else on his mind: I feel like the next step is dunking on people.

55 Early Cinderella Candidates for 2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament BY: KERRY MILLER (BLEACHER REPORT) DATE: JAN. 7, 2015 Why a Cinderella? The Panthers have not been to the NCAA tournament since How to Make the Slipper Fit? For most of the season, Georgia State has been a two-man show with Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter doing their best Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant impersonations. The backcourt studs have been responsible for 57.2 percent of the team s field-goal attempts. However, Georgia State has unquestionably been at its best when getting help from a third wheel. T.J. Shipes had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the key win over Green Bay. Marcus Crider had 13 points and 10 rebounds last week in a 20-point win over Louisiana-Monroe. Kevin Ware had 21 points off the bench on Saturday to pace the Panthers to a win over Arkansas-Little Rock. In losses to Iowa State, Old Dominion and the second game against Green Bay, those guys had little to no impact as the opposing teams focused on stopping the stars. Georgia State will obviously need strong performances from Harrow and Hunter to do some tournament damage losing a home game to Texas State because Hunter posted the worst single-game O-rating of his career is more than enough evidence for that but the Panthers could go on a memorable run with consistent output from any or all of those role players.

56 Georgia State Sharpshooter R.J. Hunter Won t Be a Mystery for Long BY: C.J. MOORE (BLEACHER REPORT) DATE: DEC. 18, 2014 R.J. Hunter doesn t have much time for anything other than swishing jumpers. So for the last three years, almost every night around midnight while most of his peers are cramming for tests or crushing beers, Hunter has made his way to the Georgia State gym to get up shots. Well, actually I make a lot of shots, Hunter says. I m not good on just getting a lot of shots up. This kind of obsession Hunter adds that he only counts swishes is what helped turn the junior shooting guard into a potential NBA lottery pick. Hunter is averaging 22.1 points per game this season and the heavy favorite to win Sun Belt Player of the Year honors for the second straight year. He s also coming off a summer in which he tore up the camp circuit to put his name on the national radar. But at first glance, he looks like anything but a future pro. Hunter, at 6 6, weighs in at 190 pounds. And that, as we typically say with player heights, could be a generous listing he was 180 pounds this summer at the LeBron James Skills Academy, according to DraftExpress.com. Hunter is rail-thin and just starting to grow into his body. Ron Hunter, Georgia State coach and R.J. s father, says that he just recently taught his son to shave. We were so embarrassed that we went in the bathroom in the locker room when everyone was gone, Ron says. Once you get past the frame, however, there s a lot to love. Hunter has solid handle and great vision he s averaging 3.6 assists per game to go along with a quick trigger. If you talk to him now and you call him a shooter, he ll probably stop the conversation, Ron says. He hates being labeled that. But he s one of the best shooters in the country. Hunter has range out beyond the NBA three-point line, and he never hesitates to shoot wherever he has space. In his freshman year on the road at Towson, he drained a three that measured about 30 feet without altering his normal shooting stroke. My dad says shoot where you can see, he says. I think I can see from full court. Ron, who played at Miami (Ohio), got his first head-coaching job at IUPUI before R.J. s first birthday, and his son was a staple at IUPUI practices from the time he was two years old. Even though R.J. was with him all the time, Ron tried to let him find his own calling. He had him play soccer and baseball growing up, but R.J. never even made it through an entire season. Let s get back in the gym, he d tell his dad. It s not for me. Until R.J. got to high school, Ron thought he was training him to be a coach. The two would watch film together, and Ron would test his son. Why did the coach make that adjustment? Why do you think he ran that play? Why did he sub out that guy? As R.J. got older, Ron would ask him to watch a play and then diagram it. I really wanted him to think like a coach, Ron says. He just got to be a better player. Ron realized his son had a future playing the game once he got to Pike High School in Indianapolis. In one of his first games as a freshman, with his oversized uniform hanging off him, R.J. hit two clutch shots in a big moment. Ron turned to his wife and told her, I don t know if he ll grow, but I do know that he ll be a special player. For his first three years of high school, R.J. had to settle for being a sidekick. He played in the shadow of Marquis Teague, who was a McDonald s All-American and helped Kentucky win a national title in All the college coaches came to Pike to see Teague. But everything changed during R.J. s senior year of high school. Ron took the Georgia State job the previous spring, and with no pops or Teague around, R.J. was the center of attention. He led Pike to the state championship game in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. That was the hardest thing I ve ever had to do, Ron says of being away from his family. They would send me tapes back, and I realized then the light switch went off for him, where he felt like it was his team. Part of Ron wanted his son to follow him to Georgia State so he wouldn t have to miss any of R.J. s college games. It killed him not to be around that year. He even spent the opening minutes of a Georgia State game in the locker room so he could watch his son s senior night over Skype. But Ron thought R.J. might go elsewhere to escape his dad s shadow. R.J. was recruited by several major-conference schools, including Iowa, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. Ron became even more hesitant to have his son follow him to Georgia State when he talked to another college coach who coached his own son. That coach regretted coaching his son because it was hard on the family. R.J. had also watched his always-demonstrative dad roam the sidelines for years and had his own doubts. I know he s crazy, R.J. says. I know he s wild and he stomps and is yelling at players every other play for made shots, missed shots, anything. Do I really want to do that? Ron reached out to every father-son duo he knew, and Valparaiso coach Bryce Drew, who played for his dad Homer, convinced R.J. that playing for his dad was his best choice. Bryce told R.J. that it was the best four years of his life. It didn t take long for the Hunters to realize R.J. could thrive under his old man s watch. The first time R.J. played an exhibition game, and he had 30, Ron says, I thought, OK, I made the right decision. R.J. proved to be a great mid-major player his first two years of college, but this summer was about proving to himself that he could hang with anyone.

57 His confidence started to grow when he made his first stop of the summer at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy and got the attention of Durant during a five-on-five game. With Durant watching from the sideline, Hunter had been struggling until he knocked down a fadeaway jumper from the post. I heard Kevin Durant say Damn, like He hit that, R.J. says. Next possession, he scored again. It was kind of getting loud, R.J. says. Then he scored again with a floater and followed that up with a fourth straight bucket. [Durant] just pulled me aside and said, You re a really good player. Just keep doing what you re doing, R.J. remembers. I think we kind of had the skinny thing going on. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images That skinny thing is the one hesitation that NBA scouts have with R.J., but there are other mid-major players who have had the skill for franchises to look past their frames. Former Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum went 10th to the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA draft, and former Davidson guard Steph Curry is the poster child for what a skinny mid-major scoring machine can be at the next level. Curry had the luxury of playing in a system at Davidson where he could show off all the different ways he could score from running off multiple screens to getting the ball in more isolation sets later in his career. R.J. has had a somewhat similar career curve. He scored a lot of his points on spot-ups during his first two seasons. This year, he s still excelling in catch-and-shoot situations, but he s getting fewer of those looks because the scouting report says not to leave him. The Panthers have had to get more creative getting R.J. the ball, and that means running him off a lot of screens. One of his favorite players to study growing up was Ray Allen, and like Allen, he has a great understanding of how to move without the ball and get himself open. Also in the Curry mold, R.J. has a penchant for getting his own shot off the dribble. No one is ready to tab R.J. as the next Curry, but he did get labeled as a potential lottery pick when he played well in front of scouts at the LeBron James Skills Academy. He looked like he belonged, an NBA scout who was in attendance told Bleacher Report. That s always the toughest thing for some of those guys who come from a smaller school. If they re NBA players, they just look like they belong. If they re a little bit out of their element, they could fail. He looked like he belonged. R.J. helped lead a turnaround last season when Georgia State went from a record his freshman year to winning 25 games and the Sun Belt regular season title. This season, Georgia State is tied for its best start in the program s last 10 years (6-3) against the toughest nonconference schedule during that stretch, according to kenpom.com s metrics (subscription required). The three losses have come to teams that have lost a combined two games. Ron credits R.J. with changing the culture many of his teammates now join him for his middle-of-the-night workouts and he s also helped his dad generate interest in the program. If you went to my freshman-year home games, it d probably be like this plus 10 people, R.J. says during a shootaround at Iowa State last month. Now you go back and it was a sellout for an exhibition. The Panthers were on the verge of playing on the national stage last March when they led by nine with just over three minutes left in the Sun Belt tournament championship game against Louisiana-Lafayette, who ended up rallying and winning by one in overtime. Just being that close, you can really taste it, R.J. says. You almost start celebrating, and then you just lose it. That just gave me a different hunger. I m a completely different player mentally and physically because of that. R.J. is also motivated by what a tourney bid would mean to his father, who made three NCAA tournaments as a player but has only made one as a head coach. The Hunters paid special attention last year to the McDermotts, another father-son duo who made the tournament and were one of the biggest stories of the college basketball season. R.J. has picked Doug McDermott s brain about what made them so successful, and Ron likes to remind his son that McDermott decided to play four years at Creighton instead of leaving early. I tease him, You know McDermott came back now, Ron says, laughing. R.J. will face his decision after this season, and if he takes Georgia State to an NCAA tournament, he may have accomplished everything he can accomplish in college. But if pops wants to read between the lines, his son has grander visions than just one more season and one NCAA tournament. I think I can get him to two more before I leave, R.J. says. Ron had told R.J. to go to the camp in Las Vegas by himself and enjoy playing without dad watching over. Then I got 1,000 calls, Ron says. Everybody was calling saying how great he was playing. I couldn t take it. I got on the next flight. I wanted to go as a father. I didn t want to go as a coach. The two are hoping for at least one more special father-son moment this season as they try to get Georgia State to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001.

58 Ryan s Song BY: DONNELL SUGGS DATE: NOV. 18, 2014 The stage could not have been set any better for redemption, for a true Cinderella song. The number one seed Georgia State Panthers and junior transfer Ryan Harrow came into the Sun Belt Conference tournament final on a roll having only lost one conference game all season (17-1). Harrow was just one victory away from his first NCAA Tournament game, despite playing for his third Division I program in four years. Harrow s journey to that point has been even more complicated than his migrant college career. A five-star prospect out of Walton High School in Marietta, GA, and the state s 5A Mr. Basketball, Harrow was a consensus top-50 recruit and had his choice of scholarship offers before settling on NC State in Despite flu-like symptoms leading to his missing a few games, Harrow s experience in Raleigh was solid. He finished the his freshman season having started 10 of the last 15 games. His averages of 9.3 points and 3.3 assists per game were good enough to garner a transfer to Kentucky. Following their 2012 NCAA championship victory over Kansas, the Wildcats and Coach John Calipari were looking to reload after freshman future lottery picks Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd- Gilchrist and first-round pick Marquis Teague moved onto the NBA. Along with incoming freshman All-American guard Archie Goodwin, Harrow started 23 games for the Wildcats, scoring in double figures in 18 of those games. Kentucky was in a transition, however, and finished At any other university, that record would have been fantastic. At Kentucky, it was a clear and present disappointment. Harrow and his young teammates went 12-6 during the Southeastern Conference regular season, but lost to Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament en route to the NIT and another disappointing loss on the road to Robert Morris. The season was a wash, and Harrow s per-game averages of 9.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds were a slight improvement from his freshman year. Nobody back home in Marietta was more proud of his most recent accomplishment than his father Mark Harrow. The two were as close as any father and son could be from 400-plus miles away. While at Kentucky, the father could watch almost all of the son s games on television, but following a stroke, that wouldn t be quite enough for Harrow. He would transfer again much to the disappointment of the Kentucky faithful following the school s worst post-season result in four years under Calipari. Harrow was coming home to be closer to his father and the rest of his family. with his new team at Georgia State, down by a point to Louisiana- Lafayette a team they beat twice during the regular season with only mere seconds remaining in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The entire game seemed to be a coming out party, as did his entire first season as a Panther, for Harrow. Mad dashes to the hoop, pull-up jump shots off the dribble, mixed with acrobatic drives to the hoop for a career high 17.8 points per game almost double his previous high at Kentucky en route to a game-high 37 points. The players and coaches trusted that Harrow would continue to come through in the clutch. The shot missed and Harrow fell to the floor as if punched in the gut as his father and family watched in the stands along with Georgia State fans that made the trip south. It hurt to lose like that [last year] and were focused on getting back to that point and further than we did last year, Harrow told SLAM after a recent afternoon practice. The Panthers have begun their season with a home win over Tennessee Temple but their upcoming schedule consists of a rash of road games against NCAA Tournament-caliber opponents. Harrow had 25 points in the season-opener and knows there s more to his role as a senior than just scoring. As a senior I have much more responsibility, but I m not feeling any pressure, says the 6-1 scoring point guard. I think if we do what the coaches ask of us then we ll be successful. He won t be alone. Junior shooting guard RJ Hunter poured in 24 points of his own in the opener, while recent Louisville transfer Kevin Ware he of the infamous collegiate basketball broken leg added 12 points and 5 assists. The trio make up the city of Atlanta s most feared three-guard rotation. I m glad that [we re] being recognized as the best team in the city, says Harrow. Pro scouts have been at Georgia State games and look to be at many more this coming season as the Panthers look to get back to that point and advance the commuter school to its first March Madness in over a decade and second all time. Says Harrow: That s all we ve been focused on since that game (in New Orleans). A certain fan can t wait to get til Harrow and his mates get started on that journey of redemption. My dad is happy that it s basketball season, says Harrow. He s even going to girls games. The NCAA was unusually compassionate and allowed an immediate transfer waiver to Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta, a 20-minute drive from the Harrow s home. With two years of eligibility remaining Harrow was going to have a chance to play in front of his dad again. Flash-forward to that March afternoon in 2014 in New Orleans

59 Georgia State rebuilds after devastating Sun Belt tourney loss BY: ROB DAUSTER (NBC SPORTS) DATE: OCT. 26, 2014 Sir Isaac Newton s third law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and without turning this into a physics lecture that you slept through in college, that s essentially why your hand hurts after you punch a wall. That law is easily applicable to March Madness. For every One Shining Moment, there is an equal and opposite moment of heartache. For all the jubilation and excitement that comes with thrilling comeback and buzzer-beating bucket, there is a team on the other bench that just had their hearts ripped out. Every loss in March is devastating, but there may not have been one that hurt more than the loss that Georgia State suffered against Louisiana in the Sun Belt tournament title game a year ago. After a rough start to the year, the Panthers completely dominated the conference, finishing league play 17-1, a full five games in front of the team in second place. There really wasn t a question about who the best team in the conference was. Georgia State was deserving of the Sun Belt s automatic bid, but they still had to win the Sun Belt tournament title before they d get a chance to dance. With three minutes left in the title game, Georgia State was in complete control, leading Louisiana by nine. But the Panthers blew that lead, allowing the Ragin Cajuns to end regulation on an 11-2 run and force overtime when Shawn Long grabbed an offensive rebound and found a teammate for a layup with 1.4 seconds left. In the extra frame, the Panthers blew another lead and lost when star guard Ryan Harrow, who finished that day with 37 points, missed a jumper at the buzzer Georgia State was headed to the NIT. We should have gone to the tournament, Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter told NBCSports.com this week. We had a great year. We just had a bad seven minutes. I don t think we handled [the loss] yet, Hunter said. Our whole target since we started lifting weights and working back in the spring is that we have unfinished business. We got to the NIT, we were excited about that. It wasn t our goal, but what it did was made our guys hungrier. The Panthers will have a great opportunity to get to the NCAA tournament this season. Not only do they bring back Harrow, who you might forget was a top 40 recruit after the season that he had at Kentucky in , but leading scorer and potential NBA Draft pick R.J. Hunter is back as well. Throw in the return of big man Curtis Washington and the addition of former Louisville guard Kevin Ware, the the Panthers have the look of a team that will be better this season than they were a season ago. The team can sense it, Hunter says, and it comes through in the way that they have worked in practice. The community can sense it as well. Georgia State hosted a Midnight Madness event this week. It was close to sold out. When Hunter first took over in Atlanta there were only a couple of hundred people that showed up. Our last few games, you couldn t even get a ticket at our place, he said. We don t even have a big place, but we have less than 75 season tickets left in our building. It s incredible. The students are into it, but, more importantly, the city is starting to get behind the Panthers. Part of the reason for that is the presence of Harrow and Ware on the roster. Both are Atlanta natives who are well-known in the city after decorated high school careers. Ware and Hunter are talented kids, but it s their hometown that made them such a priority for Hunter to recruit. We ve got guys from the city that people recognize and know and are going to come to games, Hunter said. Bobby Cremins made Atlanta a basketball city. When I took this job, I said I wanted to turn Atlanta into a basketball city again. Hunter locked up the film of those seven minutes for the entire offseason. No one on Georgia State not Hunter, not his staff, not the team watched tape of their collapse throughout the offseason, which was part of Hunter s plan. First time we ever watched the Lafayette ending was the first thing we did the first day of practice, Hunter said. You could hear a pin drop. I didn t coach it. I didn t say anything. I told my assistants not to say anything. I wanted to see the kid s reactions to it. They didn t know it was coming. The film session that day may have been silent, but the first practice was a different story. It was intense. It was physical. It was chippy. There were a couple fights, which isn t always a bad thing. The way Hunter tells it, that day set a new tone for the team and gave the program a new motto: Unfinished Business.

60 NCAA: How Georgia State Is Changing The Mid-Major Mindset BY: WALLY HUGHES (HOOPS HABITAT) DATE: Less exposure. Less revenue. Less talent. Mid-majors are at a competitive disadvantage with power conferences. To offset those disadvantages, the blueprint for building a successful mid-major program has always been finding the right coach usually with a quirky system and recruiting raw athletes to fit that system, then waiting for those players to blossom into upperclassmen stars to make a run in the NCAA tournament. But what if there was a way to bypass those steps and get immediate results? Perhaps there is. Look no further than Georgia State, which seems to have found a way to quickly go from mediocre to conference favorite by becoming a destination for transfers from larger schools. Georgia State enters the season picked to win the Sun Belt Conference for the second year in a row. Last season, the Panthers first year in the Sun Belt, the team went 25-9 (17-1 in conference play) during the season before losing to Louisiana-Lafayette in the finals of the conference tournament. That was a huge turnaround from the previous season, when the Panthers went (10-8) and tied for fifth place in the Colonial Athletic Association. So what was the difference? Transfers. Georgia State s starting five featured three transfers from highmajor schools: Ryan Harrow (Kentucky), Manny Atkins (Virginia Tech), and Curtis Washington (USC). So how do the Panthers continue to land talented players from bigger-name programs? When an athlete transfers down to a smaller school, it s usually for either a larger role or for personal reasons, and Georgia State has done a good job of accommodating players wants and needs on a case-by-case basis. Each situation is different. After an unsuccessful stint at Kentucky, the NCAA granted Harrow s appeal to play immediately at Georgia State in order to be closer to his father, who suffered a stroke. Washington transferred to Georgia State for a fresh start after disappointing at USC. Ware is from Atlanta and wanted to be closer to home. Three talented players, all with different circumstances and reasons for coming to Georgia State. But can a team led by transfers really contend for a conference championship? For Georgia State, that remains to be answered. You could say the hard part convincing players to come there is already over, but the true challenge will be meshing all that talent on the fly during the season. The Panthers were the most talented team in the Sun Belt a year ago, but came up just short of an NCAA tournament berth. This is their second chance. There will be growing pains, but how they react to adversity will decide how successful this season s Panthers are. Either way, Georgia State is changing the landscape of mid-major basketball, one transfer at a time. Harrow was a first team all-conference selection, averaging 17.8 points per game and 4.2 assists per game. Atkins was a second team selection, averaging 14.4 ppg and a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game. Washington was a dominant force inside, blocking 2.4 shots per game, and had the third most blocks in a single season in program history. All played vital roles in the emergence of Georgia State last year. Atkins used up his eligibility, but Harrow and Washington return this season and are joined by Louisville transfer Kevin Ware. The NCAA granted Ware a medical waiver to play immediately after breaking his leg during Louisville s run in the 2013 NCAA tournament and missing most of last season. Fansided Daily FanSided Daily brings you the hottest content on your favorite teams. Sign up today. That s good news for the Panthers, as Ware has a good chance to be the conference s top newcomer. Conference coaches already selected Harrow as a preseason first team selection, and voted Washington to the third team. These three, along with reigning Sun Belt Player of the Year R.J. Hunter, have Georgia State primed for another run at a conference championship.

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