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1 ARKANSAS STATE BASKETBALL GAME 2 Missouri State November 14, 211 Anthony Reynolds, Assistant Sports Information Director O: (87) C: (87) areynolds@astate.edu Arkansas State Schedule O29 Central Baptist (Exhibition) , W N3 Henderson State (Exhibition) 8-55, W Lamar! 65-62, L N15 Missouri State 7:5 p.m. N17 UT-Martin! 7:5 p.m. Ohio University! 1 p.m. Louisville! 6 p.m. N29 SEMO 7:5 p.m. St. Bonaventure 6 p.m. Austin Peay 7:5 p.m. D1 Central Arkansas 7:5 p.m. D14 Seattle 7:5 p.m. Murray State 7 p.m. D19 Lyon College 7:5 p.m. St. Louis 7 p.m. D29 Kent State 7:3 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe* 4 p.m. J5 Denver* 7:5 p.m. J7 North Texas* 7:5 p.m. J9 FAU* 7:5 p.m. J14 UALR* 7:5 p.m. Middle Tennessee* 7:5 p.m. J21 Louisiana-Lafayette 7:5 p.m. Denver* 8:5 p.m. North Texas* (SBN TV) 12 p.m. F2 Louisiana-Monore* (SBN TV) 8 p.m. Seattle* 9 p.m. South Alabama* 7 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:5 p.m. F16 Troy* 7:5 p.m. F18 FIU* 7:5 p.m. Western Kentucky 7:5 p.m. UALR 7 p.m. Red Wolves Open Up at Home Tuesday; Host Missouri State At the Convo Arkansas State Red Wolves Missouri State Bears PPG OPP. PPG SCORING MARGIN FG% OPP. FG% PT FG% OPP. 3-PT FG% FT% OPP. FT% RPG OPP. RPG REB. MARGIN APG TOPG TO MARGIN BPG SPG 4. SETTING THE SCENE Date: November 14, 211 Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Tipoff: 7:5 p.m. (CST) Arena: Convocation Center Arena Capacity: 1,38 Webcast: AStateRedWolves.com Quick Hits ASU went 13- last season at the Convocation Center ASU returns two starters from last year s squad Finn was named All Sun Belt Preseason third team ASU was picked to finish first in the west in the preseason coaches poll. For the second year in a row ASU remains the only school in the NCAA with two final four head coaches on staff ASU added Assoc. Head Coach Melvin Haralson to the staff in the offseason ASU has six newcomers on the squad ASU beat CBC in its exhibition opener. Peterson and Clark led ASU with 2 vs. CBC, Peterson added 1 boards. ASU beat Henderson State 8-55 in their exhibition finale. Hooten led ASU with 17 against Henderson. Kirkland had 13 pts. 1 reb. against Henderson. ASU lost its opener at Lamar Hooten led ASU with 15, Peterson had 14 against Lamar. Peterson needs 13 blocks to move to 3rd all-time at ASU. ASU is all-time against Missouri State All times are CST Home Games in Bold * - Sun Belt Conference Games! - Global Sports Invitational (Various Sites) % - Sun Belt Conference Tournament (Hot Springs, Ark.) Arkansas State Radio Network Flagshipped by 17.9 KFIN-FM (Jonesboro) Matt Stolz, play-by-play Television None. TIPPING IT OFF The Arkansas State men s basketball team opens its home schedule Tuesday with a 7:5 p.m. match up against Missouri State. The Red Wolves home schedule includes 15 regular season contests. THE OPPONENT Missouri State enters the contest with a 1- record after wining on the road at Nevada, 68-46, in their season opener. The Bears have just one starter back from last season in senior forward and Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Kyle Weems, who averaged 16. points and 6.9 rebounds last year. Weems was named the MVC Player of the Year in and scored four points with six rebounds against Nevada center Caleb Patterson led the Bears with 17 points in their season opener against Nevada. Missouri State was picked to finish sixth in the MVC Preseason Coaches Poll after losing to Indiana State in the MVC Championship game last season. The Bears went on to the NIT last year beating Murray State 89-76, but lost to Miami Paul Lusk is in his first season as head coach of the Bears. THE SERIES The Red Wolves are all-time against Missouri State including dropping two contests against the Bears last season. IN their meetings last season Missouri Beat ASU 8-71 in the opening round of the NIT Season Tipoff and 77-7 in Springfield, Mo. LAMAR GAME Lamar s Anthony Miles laid the ball in with just seven seconds remaining to give the Cardinals the lead 1

2 Sports Information Arkansas State University PO Box 1 State University, AR Telephone Fax Press Row Website - AStateRedWolves.com MBB Contact - Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID / areynolds@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir / jscott@astate.edu Van Provence, Asst. SID / vprovence@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Graduate Asst. christop.graddy@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Anthony Reynolds at , or by at areynolds@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance. MEDIA ROOM Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Game notes, flipcards and refreshments will be provided to credentialed media. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach John Brady and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the media room. PRACTICE COVERAGE Red Wolves men s basketball practices are closed to the media with the exception of the last 1 minutes of practice. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. Please contact Anthony Reynolds in the ASU Sports Information office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Please be respectful during practice, no food or loud conversation and please silence your cell phones. BASKETBALL RELEASES All Red Wolves basketball releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics website at AStateRedWolves.com. To be added to the broadcast for basketball releases, contact Anthony Reynolds in the Sports Information office at areynolds@astate.edu. Releases will be made available as quickly as possible following contests. 24 Ed Townsel Guard PPG RPG APG Arkansas State Probable Starters 2 Trey Finn Guard PPG RPG APG Marcus Hooten Guard PPG RPG APG , a free throw set the final at over Arkansas State in the two squad s season opener at the Montagne Center Friday. The Red Wolves led by as many as nine in the second half and had two players in double-figures led by junior guard Marcus Hooten with 15. Junior forward Brandon Peterson added 14 points with eight rebounds and a pair of blocks to lead ASU in those two categories. Peterson played 39 minutes for the Red Wolves, a career high. The Red Wolves led most of the second half until Charlie Harper tied the game for Lamar with 1:21 left in the game. Malcoln Kirkland gave the Red Wolves their largest lead of the night when he connected on a jumper with 17:6 left in the game putting ASU up by nine, A-State trailed by as many as eight points in the first half, but a free throw by Hooten with just 5-seconds remaining put the Red Wolves up at the break. Peterson led the Red Wolves with eight firsthalf points. Finn had six points and four rebounds at the break. HOME OPENERS The Red Wolves are 3- in home openers with ASU head coach John Brady at the Helm. The Red Wolves will also be looking to extend its 13- home winning streak in the process. AT THE CONVO Tonight s game will be the 326th men s basketball game at the Convocation Center. The Red Wolves are (.724) all-time at the Convocation Center. ASU has gone undefeated at the convo on three occasions, in (14-), (13-) and (13-). PETERSON-HOOTEN LEAD THE WAY Against Lamar, newcomer Marcus Hooten and junior Brandon Peterson led the way for the Red Wolves with 15 and 14 points respectively. Peterson also had eight rebounds to lead A-State and two blocks. RECORD WATCH Junior forward Brandon Peterson already has 92 blocked shots to his credit after blocking two against Lamar. Peterson ranks fourth on the all-time blocked shot list and needs 13 more to move into a tie for third. Freddy Hicks holds the school record for blocked shots with Arkansas State Numerical Roster No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Ex. Hometown/Last School 1 Rakeem Dickerson Fr. G HS Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 2 Trey Finn R-Jr. G 2L Little Rock, Ark./Parkview 5 Marcus Hooten Jr. G TR Jackson, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln 1 Adam Sterrenberg Jr. G 2L Cabot, Ark./Cabot 12 Bryce Clark Jr. G/F TR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Trinidad State/Houston 15 Brandon Peterson Jr. F 2L Birmingham, Ala./Erwin 23 Jordan Weaver So. G TR Parkin, Ark./Iowa Western 24 Edward Townsel So. G 1L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 3 K. Ogbonnaya-Branch R-So. G/F 1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain 33 Malcoln Kirkland R-Sr. F/C 1L Jackson, Miss./Oklahoma State 34 Johnny Zuppardo Fr. F HS Metairie, La./St. Stanislaus 4 Kendrick Washington* Jr. F TR Shreveport, La./Houston * will sit out season due to NCAA DI Transfer Rule Head Coach: John Brady (Fourth Year) Associate Head Coach: Melvin Haralson (First Year) Assistant Coaches: Richard Williams (Second Year), Jeff Clapacs (Fourth Year) 15 Brandon Peterson Forward PPG RPG BPG Malcoln Kirkland Forward PPG RPG BPG

3 Preseason All-Conference First Team Name School Year Pos. Martavius Adams Arkansas State Sr. F Raymond Taylor Florida Atlantic Jr. G Greg Gantt Florida Atlantic Jr. G J.J. Thomas ULL So. F Augustine Rubit South Alabama So. F Second Team Name School Year Pos. Chase Hallam Denver Jr. G DeJuan Wright FIU Sr. G Jason Jones Middle Tennessee Jr. F/G Tony Mitchell North Texas Fr. F Will Weathers Troy Jr. G Third Team Name School Year Pos. Trey Finn Arkansas State Jr. G Brian Stafford Denver Sr. G Fred Brown Louisiana-Monroe Sr. G Kedrick Hogans North Texas Sr. F D Andre Williams UALR Sr. G Preseason Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, South Alabama 211 Coaches Preseason Poll WEST DIVISION 1. Arkansas State (8) - 64 pts 2. Louisiana-Lafyaette (2) - 6 pts 3. North Texas (1) - 5 pts 4. Denver (1) - 4 pts 5. UALR - 26 pts 6. Louisiana-Monroe - 12 pts EAST DIVISION 1. Florida Atlantic (11) - 71 pts 2. Middle Tennessee (1) - 59 pts 3. WKU - 41 pts 4. South Alabama - 33 pts 5. FIU - 31 pts 6. Troy - 17 pts Missouri State Probable Starters No. Player Pos. Year. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Hometown 55 Michael Bizoukas G Sr Munster, Ind. 3 Nathan Sheer G/F Soph Washington, Mo. 5 Jamar Gulley G/F Jr Beaumont, Texas 34 Kyle Weems F Sr Topeka, Kan. 21 Caleb Patterson C Sr Ames, Okla. FIRST EXHIBITION Arkansas State rolled to a victory past Central Baptist in its exhibition opener that saw eight Red Wolves players score in double-digits. The squad was led by junior forward Brandon Peterson who had 2 points and 1 rebounds while junior college transfer Bryce Clark also poured in 2 points. Marcus Hooten, also a newcomer and JUCO transfer, scored 17 ranking third on the team. ASU continued its history of dominating the boards, outrebounding CBC 51-3 and scored 82 points in the paint. The Red Wolves shot 61.2% from the floor and 68% from free throw range. SECOND EXHIBITION Four Arkansas State players scored in double figures, including junior guard Marcus Hooten with a gamehigh 17 points, to lead the Red Wolves to an 8-55 victory over Henderson State Thursday night at the Convocation Center in a men s basketball exhibition game. Hooten, who matched his point total in the Red Wolves first exhibition game, was joined in double figures by Trey Finn with 14 points, Malcoln Kirkland with 13 and Ed Townsel with 12. A senior forward, Kirkland also pulled down a game-high 1 rebounds to collect a double-double. ASU shot 45 percent from the field while holding Henderson State to just 25 percent. Behind Kirkland s 13 rebounds and five blocked shots, the Red Wolves also posted 11 more boards (57-46) and seven more blocks (1-3) than the Reddies. RED WOLVES RETURNERS ASU returns two starters from last year s squad which captured a share of the Sun Belt Conference Western division title. ASU s top returning guard from last season, junior guard Trey Finn returns after averaging 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds last season. Adams was named Sun Belt Conference Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team and Finn was named to the third team. Also returning for A-State is junior forward Brandon Peterson who averaged 7.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in 29 starts for the Red Wolves last season. Off the bench, ASU returns senior Malcoln Kirkland (4.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg), sophomore Ed Townsel (4.8 ppg, 2. rpg), Adam Sterrenberg (3.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) and Kinley Ogbonnyay-Branch (4.6 ppg,.9 rpg). NEWCOMERS The Red Wolves picked up some solid newcomers in the off season including three junior college transfers, a division I transfer and two true freshmen. Junior Marcus Hooten joins ASU being named NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American at Copiah-Lincoln. Hooten averaged 21.8 points per game last season for the Wolfpack. Also joining ASU from a junior college is junior Bryce Clark who played his freshman year at Houston and then transferred to Tinidad State as a sophomore where he averaged 16. points and 5.2 rebounds per game last season. Sophomore Jordan Weaver will also join ASU but will likely redshirt this season after playing last year at Iowa Western. Kendrick Washington played his first two seasons at Houston and will sit out this season due to the NCAA Division I transfer rule. Rakeem Dickerson and Johnny Zuppardo are true freshman for the Red Wolves. Dickerson, a guard, averaged 14. points and six assists a game at Brehm Prep leading his team to a 33-1 overall mark. Zuppardo joins ASU from St. Stanislaus where he averaged 17. points per game and led his team to a 4A State title as a senior. UNDEFEATED AT HOME For only the third time in the Convocation Center s history the Arkansas State men s basketball team completed regular season action undefeated at home in The Red Wolves posted a 13- record Upcoming Practice Schedule times subject to change MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 21 -Travel 15 - vs. Mo. State :3p (Convo) 17 - vs. UTM 18 - OFF 19 - Travel 2 Ohio 3

4 ASU RECORD WHEN... At home - On the road -1 At a neutral site - Leading at half -1 Trailing at half - Tied at half - In overtime - Coming off a win - Coming off a loss - ASU scores first - Opponent scores first -1 In 1-4 point games -1 In 5-9 point games - In 1-14 point games - In 15+ point games - Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation -1 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation - Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation - Scoring less than 5 points - Scoring 5-59 points - Scoring 6-69 points -1 Scoring 7-79 points - Scoring 8-89 points - Scoring 9-99 points - Scoring 1+ points - Allowing less than 5 points - Allowing 5-59 points - Allowing 6-69 points -1 Allowing 7-79 points - Allowing 8-89 points - Allowing 9-99 points - Allowing 1+ points - Better than 5% FG - Less than 5% FG -1 Opponent better than 5% FG - Opponent less than 5% FG -1 Outshooting opponent - Outshot by opponent - Same number of shots -1 Better than 5% 3-PT FG - Less than 5% 3-PT FG -1 Opponent better than 5% 3-PT FG - Opponent less than 5% 3-PT FG -1 Better than 5% FT -1 Less than 5% FT - Oppnent better than 5% FT -1 Opponent less than 5% FT - Shooting more free throws than opponent - Shooting less free throws than opponent -1 Free throws are even - ASU starters outscore opponents - Opponent s starters outscore ASU -1 Starter scoring is even - Bench scores in double-digits -1 Bench outscores opponent - Opponent bench outscores ASU - Bench scoring is even -1 No ASU players score in double figures - One player scores in double figures - Two players scores in double figures -1 Three+ players score in double figures - Outrebounding opponent - Outrebounded by opponent -1 are even - 1+ assists steals - 5+ blocks -1 Focing more turnovers than opponent - Commiting more turnovers than opponent -1 Turnovers are even - In November -1 In December - In January - In February - In March - in Jonesboro this year. ASU is record which amounts to a.724 winning percentage. This season was the first time since the season that the Red Wolves have held a perfect mark at the Convo. PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE ASU landed junior guard Trey Finn on the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason third team. Finn is one of the top returning players from last year s squad which went undefeated at home and won a share of the western division Sun Belt title. Finn is the top returning guard averaging 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds a game during last season. ON THE BENCH For the second straight year, the Red Wolves will hold the distinction of being the only team currently playing in the NCAA with two former final four head coaches on the bench as assistant coach Richard Williams returns for his second season with ASU and Brady. The Red Wolves also hired Melvin Haralson as associate head coach in the offseason. Haralson was at Texas Southern last season after spending 1 years as an assistant and associate head coach at Houston. Jeff Clapacs also returns for his fourth season at Arkansas State as an assistant coach. Clapacs has been with Brady since his arrival at Arkansas State. PRESEASON COACHES POLL The Red Wolves were tabbed to finish atop the Sun Belt Conference West Division and received eight first place votes in the poll and 64 points overall. Louisiana-Lafayette finished second in the vote with two first place votes and 6 points. North Texas and Denver each received a first place vote finishing in third and fourth respectively with 5 and 4 points. UALR was tabbed fifth with 26 points and ULM was picked sixth with 12 points. FAU was nearly a unanimous pick to finish atop the east with 11 first place votes and 71 points. Middle Tennessee garnered the other first place vote with 59 points followed by WKU with 41 points, South Alabama with 33, FIU with 31 and Troy with 17. HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY Now in his fourth year with the program John Brady was announced as Arkansas State s 15th head men s basketball coach by Director of Athletics Dr. Dean Lee at a press conference held in ASU s Convocation Center on March 19, 28. In only three years at the helm of the program, Brady has turned the Red Wolves into a winner including capturing a share of the western division Sun Belt Conference Championship in 21-11, posting doubledigit Sun Belt Conference wins back-to-back for the first time in nearly 2 years and going undefeated at home with a 13- record. During his first season with the Red Wolves, Brady helped lead ASU to one of the best starts in program history and achieved the No. 22 ranking on Collegeinsider.com s Mid-Major Top 25 poll. As a team ASU greatly improved its defending and rebounding, finishing near the top of the conference in several statistical categories. Brady took a step further in his second season with The Red Wolves, improving their record to and the team advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament finishing second in the west. Brady was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and the District VII Coach of the Year by the USBWA. ASU led the league in three-point FG defense, rebounding offense and defensive rebounding. ASU also posted an 11-7 SBC record this season which was its best league mark since the 26-7 season when ASU achieved the same record. Its 11-wins was the seventh-time since ASU joined the Sun Belt that they have posted double-digit league wins. Brady spent the last 1-plus seasons serving as LSU s head coach, leading the Tigers to six postseason berths, two SEC championships and three SEC Western Division titles. Twice named the SEC Coach of the Year, Brady is a proven winner who has a well-documented record of success and a long list of accomplishments. Brady s 16-year tenure as a head coach at both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, Alabama, has been decorated with achievements. He has coached a combined 25 All-TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic all-conference choices, posted 11 winning seasons and collected five division championships. Brady piled up the third most wins in LSU history with 192 and left Samford after the season as the Bulldog s all-time leader in coaching victories (89) as well. He quickly turned around an LSU s men s basketball program that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, an SEC championship and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in just his third season (1999-) at the helm. Under Brady s direction, the Tigers recorded six consecutive winning seasons from 21-2 to 26-7 while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two more to the NIT. The 25-6 campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 record and advance to the Final Four for the first time in 2 years. Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 wins versus ranked opponents, he also led them to victories over two teams ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in 22-3 and Duke in 25-6). Ad- 4

5 / Career Superlatives Games Played/Started Career Streak Clark 1/ 1/ 1 Dickerson 1/ 1/ 1 Finn 1/1 62/62 62 Kirkland 1/1 33/2 33 Hooten 1/1 1/1 1 Ogbonnaya- Branch - 9/ - Peterson 1/1 63/49 28 Townsel 1/1 33/1 33 Sterrenberg 1/ 52/1 27 Zuppardo 1/ 1/ 1 Double-Digit Games Career Trey Finn - 2 Brandon Peterson 1 18 Malcoln Kirkland - 5 Adam Sterrenberg - 4 Ed Townsel - 3 Kinley Ogbonnaya-Branch - 1 Marcus Hooten 1 1 Trey Finn - 7 Brandon Peterson - 6 Donald Boone Career Trey Finn - 1 Rashad Allison - 2 Brandon Peterson Career Trey Finn - 16 Brandon Peterson 1 11 Adam Sterrenberg - 1 Malcoln Kirkland - 1 ditionally, he orchestrated a 19-game home winning streak over SEC opponents, the third longest stretch in LSU history. While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA Lottery picks and six current NBA players. The Tigers signed nine Parade All-Americans and four McDonald All-Americans under Brady, who also coached three SEC Players of the Year, four players named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC selections. Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Brady served as Samford s head coach from through It didn t take long for him to turn around a Samford program coming off six straight losing seasons, either, guiding the Bulldogs to a 17-1 record in his second season. He led Samford to three straight winning seasons ( ) for the first time since , all leading up to a 19-9 record and division title in Samford won the TAAC West Division each of Brady s final two seasons at the school for the first time in school history. His four winning campaigns at Samford were the first for any coach at the school, and he led the Bulldogs to an record after they went the four seasons prior to his initial year. He coached eight All-TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC players over six seasons. The McComb, Miss., native earned his bachelor s degree in 1976 from Belhaven College, where he was three-year starter and scored over 1, points during his college playing career. Brady was a twotime All-Southern States Conference selection and was later inducted into his alma mater s Hall of Fame. He got his coaching start as a graduate assistant with the Mississippi State men s basketball program while earning his master s degree from Brady took his first head coaching position in Louisiana at Crowley High School in 1977 and led the basketball squad to a (.725) record in five seasons. He was named the 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year. Brady returned to the college coaching ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. He spent the next eight years with the Bulldogs, the first four seasons under coach Bob Hoyt and the next four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. Following his tenure in Starkville, Brady returned to Louisiana for the second time, this time to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Brady helped lead UNO to the NCAA Tournament during his only season with the Privateers Career Trey Finn - 3 Brandon Peterson Blocks Career Brandon Peterson - 9 Malcoln Kirkland Career Trey Finn - 9 Ed Townsel - 2 Double-Doubles Career Trey Finn - 4 Brandon Peterson - 4 5

6 HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY Since Arkansas State hired him as the school's new basketball coach six weeks ago, John Brady -- yes, that John Brady -- has been determined to put his self-described "stamp" on the program. After meeting with each returning member of the team, Brady sought out the trainer and the academic advisers and the sports information officials and the facility management crew. He even sat down with the head of the dance squad. In short, Brady approached every individual who had anything -- however peripheral -- to do with the basketball team. In his spare time, he signed two recruits, restructured the booster club, changed the team uniform and commissioned renovations of the weight room and coaches' offices. He explained his rationale: Players and recruits want to see change, they want to see improvement. Scott Cacciola Memphis Commerical Appeal May 14, 28 John Brady didn t make many promises, only one. He s committed to winning. The newly named Arkansas State basketball coach, Brady said he would teach his teams to play to their strengths...winning has been a signature at every place Brady has coached. Rebuilding troubled programs into respected contenders is another. Matt Roberson, Jonesboro Sun March 2, 28 My commitment is to do everything I possibly can to get this program to the top of the Sun Belt. Whether it s five years or eight years, this could possibly be my last stop. I could coach here eight years and retire somewhere. Every job I ve always taken, my approach is to think long term. John Brady, ASU Head Basketball Coach Quote from the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette March 2, 28 At the right time, Arkansas State needed John Brady when he needed and wanted ASU, and a new excitement surrounds the basketball program in Jonesboro. Jim Harris, Arkansas Sports 36 April 28 THE BRADY FILE Arkansas State: Named ASU s 15th head men s basketball coach on March 19, 28 Birth Date: September 17, 1954 Age: 56 Hometown: McComb, Miss. Wife: Misty Children: Brittany (17), Brooke (13) High School: McComb High School (McComb, Miss.) College: BS, Belhaven College, 1976; M. Ed., Mississippi State University, 1977 Playing Experience: McComb High School; Bellhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) - Three-year starter... scored over 1, career points... Coach Charlie Rugg... Two-time All-Southern States Conference... Inducted fall 1997 into school athletic hall of fame. Coaching Experience: : Graduate Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University : Head Coach, Crowley High School, Crowley, La (.725) record in five seasons Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3-A Coach of the Year : Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University... First four years under coach Bob Boyd... Last four years as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams : Assistant Coach, University of New Orleans... Helped lead the Privateers to the NCAA Tournament : Head Coach, Samford University record in six years... Left Samford as winningest coach in school history... Team won TAAC West Division in 1996 and : Head Coach, Louisiana State University Final Four... Six postseason appearances, Four NCAA Tournaments... Two NBA Lottery picks, six current NBA players... Two-time SEC Coach of the Year wins versus ranked opponents... Two wins vs. No. 1 teams in the AP Poll... Two SEC championships... Three SEC Western Division championships Academic All- SEC selections... 2 graduates... One SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Four players named SEC Freshman of the Year... Three SEC Players of the Year All-SEC selections... Four McDonald All-Americans signed... Nine Parade All-Americans signed... Six consecutive winning seasons (third longest in school history) consecutive SEC home wins (24-7, third longest in school history)... Third winningest coach in LSU history... 23rd winningest coach in SEC history. 6

7 HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY BRADY S HEAD COACHING RECORD Samford Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish tie-3rd tie-2nd th nd st-West st-West TOTALS LSU Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish th-West th-West st-West; 1st SEC; NCAA Sweet th-West th-West; 2nd round NIT nd-West; NCAA nd-West; NIT tie-1st West; NCAA st-West; 1st SEC; NCAA Final Four th West TOTALS Arkansas State Overall Conference Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish th-West nd-West Western Division Champion CAREER Air Force Alabama Alabama State Alcorn State Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Arkansas-Little Rock Ark.-Monticello Arkansas State Auburn Austin Peay Ball State Baptist Christian Baylor Belhaven Belmont Berry College Bethel Brewton-Parker UCLA Cal State-Northridge Campbell Centenary Central Baptist Chaminade Chattanooga Cincinnati The Citadel College of Charleston Connecticut Dartmouth Davidson Delaware State Denver Drake Brady vs. All Opponents Duke Eastern Kentucky Evansville Florida Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida State Fresno State Furman Georgia Georgia State Gonzaga Grambling State Hawaii-Hilo Houston Howard Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State Jacksonville State Kentucky Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe LSU LSU-Shreveport (Exh) Louisiana Tech Loyola-NO Lyon College MacMurray College Memphis Mercer McNeese State Miami (Fla.) Middle Tenn Mississippi Mississippi State Mississippi Valley State Missouri State Murray State New Orleans Nicholls State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Asheville North Carolina Greensboro Northeastern Illinois Northern Iowa North Georgia North Texas Northwestern State Oakland Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Pacific Pepperdine Portland Prairie View A&M Purdue Robert Morris Rice Saint Louis Samford Sam Houston State Savannah State Shorter South Alabama South Carolina Southeastern Louisiana Southeast Missouri State Southern-Baton Rouge Southern Miss Southern-New Orleans Stetson Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee-Temple Texas Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas-Pan American Texas Southern Texas State Towson Troy Tulane UAB UCF Utah UTEP Vanderbilt Villanova Wake Forest Washington Weber State West Virginia Western Kentucky Wichita State William & Mary Winthrop Wisconsin Wright State Wyoming Xavier (Ohio)

8 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Arkansas State vs Lamar University 11/11/11 7:3 p.m. at Beaumont, Texas (Montagne Center) Arkansas State 62-1 Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Peterson, Brandon f Kirkland, Malcoln f Finn, Trey g Hooten, Marcus g Townsel, Ed g Dickerson, Rakeem Sterrenberg, Adam Clark, Bryce Zuppardo, Johnny Team 6 6 Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball 5 Lamar University Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 2 Acosta, Nikko f Harper, Charlie f Miles, Anthony g Lamb, Devon g James, Mike g Lynch, Tre Davis, Brandon Minor, Donley Nelson, Vincenzo Ebomwonyi, Osas Brown, Stan Norman, Sebastian Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball 4 Officials: Pat Boeh, Shannon Cain, Ryan McDaniel Technical fouls: Arkansas State-Kirkland, Malcoln. Lamar University-None. Attendance: 2689 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Arkansas State Lamar University Last FG - ASU 2nd-4:23, LU 2nd-:7. Largest lead - ASU by 9 2nd-17:6, LU by 8 1st-7:24. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ASU LU Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 12 times. 8

9 state Men's Basketball Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 211) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## 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 1 Dickerson, Rakeem Finn, Trey Hooten, Marcus Sterrenberg, Adam Clark, Bryce Peterson, Brandon Townsel, Ed Kirkland, Malcoln Zuppardo, Johnny Team 6 6 Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP SCORING 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 per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS per game TURNOVERS 2 18 Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio.7.8 STEALS 7 13 per game BLOCKS 5 8 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE 2689 Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game - - Date Opponent Score Att. # 11/11/11 at Lamar University L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Arkansas State Opponents

10 #1 - Rakeem Dickerson Scored eight points with two rebounds on 3-4 shooting at Lamar Freshman Guard HS Little Rock, Ark. Brehm Prep Career Highs 8 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 1 Season Highs 8 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 1 Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 1

11 #2 - Trey Finn ASU s top returning guard Preseason All Sun Belt Scored six points and seven rebounds against Lamar also had a blocked shot and two steals Junior Guard L Little Rock, Ark. Parkview Career Highs 3 vs. Western Kentucky (1/1/11) 13, twice 6 at UTEP (11/21/9) 2 vs. New Orleans (2/25/1) 4, three times 1 vs. Western Kentucky (1/1/11) Attempted 16 vs. Western Kentucky (1/1/11) 3-Point 7 vs. Western Kentucky (1/1/11) 3-Point Attempted 9 vs. Western Kentucky (1/1/11) 8 at MVSU (12/22/9) Attempted 9 vs. UALR (12/2/9) 4 vs. Western Kentucky (2/2/1) Season Highs 6 at Lamar (11/11/11) 7 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) 28 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 11

12 #5 -Marcus Hooten Led ASU with 15 points against Lamar. Also had five boards, two assists and was 4-7 from three. Junior Guard TR Jackson, Miss. Copiah-Lincoln Career Highs 15 at Lamar (11/11/11) 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 1 3-Point 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point Attempted 7 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 36 at Lamar (11/11/11) Season Highs 15 at Lamar (11/11/11) 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 1 3-Point 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point Attempted 7 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 36 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * * N15 N17 N2 N22 N29 D1 D5 D1 D14 D17 D19 D22 D29 D31 J5 J7 J9 J14 J19 J21 J26 J28 F2 F4 F9 F11 F16 F18 F23 F25 Missouri State Ohio Louisville St. Austin Peay Central Arkansas Murray State Lyon St. Louis Kent Louisiana-Monroe* Denver* North Texas* FAU* Middle Tennessee* North Texas* South Louisiana-Lafayette* Troy* Western UALR 12

13 #1 - Adam Sterrenberg Came off the bench to score eight points in 16 minutes at Lamar. Was 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from three and 3-3 from FT. Junior Guard L Cabot, Ark. Cabot High School Career Highs 14 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 8 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 3, twice 1 at FIU (1/6/11) 3 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 5 vs. Central Baptist (12/29/9) Attempted 12 vs. Central Baptist (12/29/9) 3-Point 3, twice 3-Point Attempted 6 at Troy (2/19/11) 7 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) Attempted 8 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 31 vs. Central Baptist (12/29/9) Season Highs 8 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 2 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 2 at. Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 5 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 1 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point Attempted 2 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at. Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 3 at. Lamar (11/11/11) 16 at. Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 13

14 #12 - Bryce Clark Came off the bench to score three points with three rebounds in 14 miutes. Junior Guard TR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Trinidad State Junior College Career Highs 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 14 at Lamar (11/11/11) Season Highs 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 14 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 14

15 #15 - Brandon Peterson Scored 14 points and led ASU with eight rebounds and two blocked shots in a career-high 39 minutes at Lamar. Junior Forward L Birmingham, Ala. E.B. Erwin High School Career Highs 21 at Lamar (1/4/1) 13 at Western Kentucky (2/11/1) 5, twice 5, twice 2 at ULM (2/1/11) 9 at Lamar (1/4/1) Attempted 16 at Lamar (1/4/1) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted 1, twice 1 vs. UALR (3/6/1) Attempted 12, twice 39 at Lamar (11/11/11) Season Highs 14 at Lamar (11/11/11) 8 at Lamar (11/11/11) 5 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 1 3-Point 3-Point Attempted 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 39 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 15

16 #24 - Ed Townsel scored two points with four rebounds and three steals at Lamar. Sophomore Guard L Starkville, Miss. Starkville Career Highs 13 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 5, twice 3, twice 1 vs. Savannah State (12/2/1) 6 vs. Lyon College (12/6/1) 5 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) Attempted 7 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 3-Point Attempted 3 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 8 vs. North Texas (2/24/11) Attempted 1 vs. North Texas (2/24/11) 27 at Lamar (11/11/11) Season Highs 4 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 7 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 27 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 16

17 #3 - Kinley Ogbonnya- Branch Sophomore Guard L Stone Mountain, Ga. Stone Mountain Career Highs 19 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 2, four times 2 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 1 at North Texas (1/22/11) 1, twice 3 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) Attempted 7 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 3-Point 3 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 3-Point Attempted 7 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 1 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) Attempted 11 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) 17 vs. Central Baptist (12/28/1) Season Highs Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar DNP N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR Attempted 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 17

18 #33 - Malcoln Kirkland Scored six points with one rebound, two blocks and two steals against Lamar. Senior Forward L Jackson, Miss. Oklahoma State Career Highs 14 vs. Pacific (11/22/1) 8 at North Texas (1/22/1) 1, twice 5 vs. Denver (2/5/1) 7 vs. Pacific (11/22/1) Attempted 11 vs. Pacific (11/22/1) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted 5, twice Attempted 8 vs. Lyon College (12/6/1) 27 vs. Middle Tennessee (1/15/11) Season Highs 6 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3 at Lamar (11/11/11) Attempted 6 at Lamar (11/11/11) 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 19 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 18

19 #34 - Johnny Zuppardo Played nine minutes in career debut at Lamar, had two rebounds. Freshman Forward HS Metarie, La. St. Stanislaus Career Highs Attempted 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 9 at Lamar (11/11/11) Season Highs Attempted 3-Point 3-Point Attempted Attempted 9 at Lamar (11/11/11) Date Opponent GP GS Min. FG 3-PT FT Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Lamar * N15 Missouri State N17 UT-Martin Ohio University Louisville N29 SEMO St. Bonaventure Austin Peay D1 Central Arkansas D14 Seattle Murray State D19 Lyon College St. Louis D29 Kent State Louisiana-Monroe* J5 Denver* J7 North Texas* J9 FAU* J14 UALR* Middle Tennessee* J21 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver* North Texas* F2 Louisiana-Monore* Seattle* South Alabama* Louisiana-Lafayette* F16 Troy* F18 FIU* Western Kentucky UALR 19

20 Arkansas State Red Wolves 1 2 Rakeem Dickerson Trey Finn Marcus Hooten Guard Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark. 1 Adam Sterrenberg Guard Jr L 21 Guard Guard Jr. TR Jr. 2L Little Rock, Ark. Jackson, Miss. Cabot, Ark. 12 Bryce Clark Forward Jr. TR 15 Brandon Peterson Forward Jr. 2L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. 24 Ed Townsel Guard Soph. 1L Starkville, Miss. 3 Kinley Ogbonnaya- Branch Forward Soph. 1L Stone Mountain, Ga. 33 Malcoln Kirkland Forward Sr. 1L Jackson, Miss. 34 Johnny Zuppardo Forward Fr. HS Metarie, La. John Brady Head Coach Fourth Year Melvin Haralson Associate Head Coach First Year Richard Williams Assistant Coach Second Year Jeff Clapacs Assistant Coach Fourth Year 2