GAME 1: GEORGIA STATE (0-0) vs. UAB (0-0) Saturday, Nov. 10, p.m. Georgia State Sports Arena PANTHERS OPEN WITH EXHIBITION VICTORY

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1 GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Allison George, Associate Athletic Director for Communications Office: Cell: RECORDS ( ) Georgia State: 11-20, 5-13 CAA (9th) UAB: 15-16, 7-9 C-USA HEAD COACHES Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) At GSU: 0-0 (1st yr.) Career: (9th yr.) Mike Davis (Thomas Edison College, 2000) At UAB: (2nd yr.) Career: (8th yr.) SERIES RECORD UAB leads, 5-2. Last meeting: Georgia State 74, UAB 63, (Honolulu, Hawaii) GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5). Dave Cohen is in his 25th year as play-by-play voice. Former Panther Rodney Turner (Georgia State 89) joins the broadcast this year as color analyst. Internet: Live audio and video streaming at GeorgiaStateSports.com LAST GAME Georgia State: d. Clark Atlanta, (exh.) UAB: d. West Alabama, (exh.) NEXT GAME Georgia State: at Elon, , 7:30 p.m. UAB: Stetson, GAME 1: GEORGIA STATE (0-0) vs. UAB (0-0) Saturday, Nov. 10, p.m. Georgia State Sports Arena PANTHERS OPEN WITH EXHIBITION VICTORY Georgia State tuned up for the regular season with a victory over NCAA Division II Clark Atlanta in an exhibition Tuesday. Leonard Mendez led the Panthers with 27 points, one shy of his career high of 28 (last season vs. VCU). The junior guard, who hit 10-of-13 shots from the field including 5-for-8 on three-pointers, was one of six Panthers in double figures. Sophomore Ousman Krubally came off the bench to contribute 13 points on 6- for-8 shooting with six rebounds. Senior Justin Billingslea and sophomore Trae Goldston scored 11 points each, and sophomore Kevin Lott and freshman Jihad Ali added 10 points apiece for Georgia State. Junior Rashad Chase was the top rebounder with nine, with Ali grabbing eight. Freshman D.J. Jones handed out a game-high seven assists and grabbed three steals off the bench. As a team, State shot 12-for-23 from three-point range and 56.9 percent overall, including 68.8 percent in the second half, and outrebounded Clark Atlanta, BARNES MAKES DEBUT Head Coach Rod Barnes makes his official Georgia State debut in the season opener against UAB. The 2001 Naismith National Coach of the Year, Barnes served eight seasons as the head coach at Mississippi, where he compiled a record of from He spent the season as assistant coach on Jeff Capel s staff at Oklahoma before taking over the Panther program on March 19, Barnes guided Ole Miss to four post season berths, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, and three 20-win seasons. In , he was named national and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year as he directed the most successful season in Ole Miss history with a 27-8 record, a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 and a final national ranking of No. 9. A former all-conference player at Ole Miss, Barnes holds the distinction of being the only person to earn all-sec honors as a player and then to be named SEC Coach of the Year. GEORGIA STATE S PROBABLE STARTERS ( STATISTICS) Pos # Name... Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Note G 11 Trae Goldston So pts, 4 ast, 2 stl vs. Clark Atlanta G 21 Leonard Mendez Jr P: (.475); Led CAA in 3P%, 7th in 3P pg; 27 pts vs. CAU F 14 Jihad Al Fr. 10 pts, 8 rebs, 2 blks vs. Clark Atlanta F 15 Rashad Chase Jr th in CAA in offensive rebounds (2.3 pg) C 32 Justin Billingslea Sr Started 25 games over his first three years RESERVES G 22 D.J. Jones Fr. Led Wilkinson County HS to 2007 Class A state title F 24 Ousman Krubally So points (6-8 FG) and six rebounds vs. Clark Atlanta F 30 Kevin Lott So pts, 2-3 3P FG vs. Clark Atlanta G 4 Norman Mitchell So Started seven games as a freshman G 12 Michael Moynihan So Averaged 1.0 assists in six games C 50 Deven Dickerson (Injured) Sr th in CAA with 1.68 blocks per game

2 Georgia State Basketball Notes SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent... Time Nov. 6 CLARK ATLANTA (Exh)... hw Nov. 10 UAB... 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at Elon... 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Florida State (FSN-FL)... 7 p.m. Nov. 24 TROY... 5 p.m. Nov. 28 at Jacksonville... 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 OLD DOMINION... 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 GEORGIA TECH (ESPNU)... 9 p.m. Dec. 8 at Winston-Salem State... 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 UTSA... 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Coastal Carolina... 7 p.m. Dec. 29 BETHUNE-COOKMAN... 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 GEORGE MASON... 3 p.m. Jan. 5 at Northeastern... 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at VCU 9 p.m.)... 7 p.m. Jan. 12 WILLIAM AND MARY... 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Drexel... 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 UNC WILMINGTON... 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Towson... 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Delaware (CSS)... 4 p.m. Jan. 30 DREXEL... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Old Dominion (CSS)... 4 p.m. Feb. 6 VCU... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Hofstra (CSS)... 4 p.m. Feb. 13 DELAWARE... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 NORTHEASTERN (Homecoming) 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at UNC Wilmington (CSS)... 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at BracketBusters (Opponent TBA) Feb. 27 TOWSON... 7:30 p.m. Mar. 1 at James Madison... 2 p.m. Mar CAA Tournament, Richmond, Va. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location... Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 27,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors:... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,400 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President... Dr. Carl Patton (16th year) Faculty Representative... Dr. Andrew Sumner Athletic Director... Mary McElroy (3rd year) BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances... 2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances... 1 (2002) Conference Championships (Regular Season)... 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Championships... 2 (1991, 2001) RECENT GEORGIA STATE HEAD COACHES IN THEIR FIRST GAME Coach... Opponent Date Result Michael Perry... Gardner-Webb hw Lefty Driesell... Georgetown al Carter Wilson... Gonzaga al Bob Reinhart... Armstrong State hl GEORGIA STATE VS. UAB UAB holds a 5-2 lead in the series with Georgia State as the two schools square off for the first time in seven years. The Panthers captured the last meeting with a victory on Dec. 12, 2000 in the Nike Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before that contest, the teams had not met in nearly 20 years. State and UAB played six times in a three-year span from through when both were members of the Sun Belt Conference. TWO PANTHERS FROM ALABAMA FACE HOMETOWN TEAM Georgia State takes on UAB with two players from the Birmingham, Ala., area. Sophomore guard Norman Mitchell hails from Midfield and attended Midfield High School. Junior Trey Hampton, who is sitting out this season after transferring from Mississippi, attended Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. Another Panther who is sitting out this season as a transfer, junior forward Bernard Rimmer, was a teammate of UAB s Walter Sharpe when both were at Mississippi State in Sharpe left Mississippi State for UAB after the season, while Rimmer transferred following last season. GEORGIA STATE IN SEASON OPENERS Georgia State is in season openers. The Panthers dropped last year s opener, to the College of Charleston at the Sports Arena, but won the previous year with a victory over Delaware in what was also Georgia State s inaugural Colonial Athletic Association game. The Panthers are opening the season at home at the Sports Arena for the third straight year. ATLANTA S TEAM Georgia State s probable starting lineup is made up of five Atlanta-area products: senior Justin Billingslea of Lithia Springs (Lithia Springs HS), junior Leonard Mendez of Smyrna (Campbell HS), junior Rashad Chase of Atlanta (Mays HS), sophomore Trae Goldston of Decatur (Redan HS before transferring to IMG academy in Bradenton, Fla.), and freshman Jihad Ali of Atlanta (M.L. King HS). Of the 15 players on the Panther s roster (including four transfers who are sitting out this season), 10 are from the state of Georgia, eight of them from metro Atlanta. In addition to the five starters, Georgia State s reserves from the Atlanta area are sophomores Ousman Krubally of Atlanta (W.D. Mohammed HS), Kevin Lott of Atlanta (Sandy Creek HS) and Michael Moynihan of Roswell (Centennial HS). Freshman D.J. Jones of Hinesville (Wilkinson County HS) and junior transfer Joe Dukes of Cuthbert (Randolph-Clay HS) round out the Peach State contingent. Three Georgia State players led their respective high school teams to state titles in Georgia in Chase (Mays, Class AAAA in 2004 and 2005), Dukes (Randolph-Clay, 2005 Class A) and Jones (Wilkinson County, 2007 Class A). MENDEZ CONNECTS FROM LONG RANGE Junior guard Leonard Mendez, a preseason honorable mention all-conference selection, led the Colonial Athletic Association in three-point shooting last season, connecting on 47.5 percent from beyond the arc. Mendez hit 58 of 122 threepointers to set a school- record for three- point accuracy in a season. That performance raised his career mark to 45.7 percent (63-138), which would be a Georgia State record if he can maintain that pace. Mendez s average of 1.9 treys per game ranked seventh in the CAA.

3 Georgia State Basketball Notes HEAD COACH ROD BARNES A new era in Georgia State basketball has begun with the naming of former Naismith National coach of the Year Rod Barnes to lead the Panther program. Barnes, who spent eight years as the head coach at Mississippi, is a 17-year veteran of college coaching and was an assistant coach in at Oklahoma. He was honored as the Naismith Coach of the Year as well as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in , when he led Ole Miss to its most successful season ever. His squad set a school-record for wins with a 27-8 record, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the only time in school history and achieved a final national ranking of No. 9. A former All-Southeastern Conference player at Ole Miss, Barnes is the only person to earn All-SEC honors as a player and then be named SEC Coach of the Year. Barnes, 41, compiled a record in eight seasons at Ole Miss ( ), guiding the Rebels to four postseason bids, including three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Barnes first Ole Miss squad recorded the first NCAA Tournament win in school history with a 1999 first-round victory over Villanova. Two years later, the Rebels picked up NCAA Tournament over Iona and Notre Dame to reach the Sweet 16. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss under Rob Evans before being elevated to dead coach on April 9, In addition to coaching the only three NCAA Tournament victories in school history, Barnes was part of five of the six NCAA appearances in Ole Miss annals as head or assistant coach. A native of Satartia, Miss., and a 1988 graduate of Ole Miss, Barnes began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Livingston, now known as the University of West Alabama, for three years before returning to his alma mater in ROD BARNES AS A HEAD COACH Mississippi (NCAA 2nd round) Mississippi (NIT 2nd round) Mississippi (NCAA Sweet 16) Mississippi (NCAA) Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Total, Mississippi Georgia State Career Mendez averaged 13.8 points per game, good for 13th in the CAA, and also ranked sixth in the league in overall field goal percentage (.487) and 13th in steals (1.3 per game). GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS - THREE-POINT FG% Player... Years 3P-3PA Pct. Leonard Mendez Marcus Brown Anton Reese MENDEZ PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF Although the statistics from exhibition games don t count, Leonard Mendez posted numbers in Tuesday s win over Clark Atlanta that indicate he has picked up where he left off at the end of last season. Over the final three games of last season, Mendez averaged 22.3 points and hit 14-of-24 three-pointers. That included a career-high 28 points against NCAA Tournament team VCU in the regular-season finale, 17 points with a gamewinning three-pointer against William & Mary in the first round of the CAA Tournament, and then 22 points against VCU in the CAA quarterfinals. The junior from Smyrna, Ga., poured in 27 points against CAU, hitting 10- of-13 field goals including 5-for-8 on three-pointers. CHASE CHASES REBOUNDS Georgia State s top returning rebounder is junior Rashad Chase, who pulled down 5.9 boards per game. The 6-7, 235-pounder was particularly effective on the offensive glass, where he grabbed nearly 40 percent of his rebounds (71 of 184). Chase s average of 2.29 offensive rebounds per game was good for sixth in the CAA, while his overall average ranked 13th. A CAA All-Rookie selection in 2006, Chase averaged 8.5 points and 1.0 steals per game last season. Chase had a game-high nine rebounds in the exhibition win over Clark Atlanta. KRUBALLY MAKING A NAME Perhaps the most unlikely standout in Georgia State s exhibition victory over Clark Atlanta was sophomore Ousman Krubally. The 6-6 forward from Atlanta joined the program as a walk-on just prior to last season and then played in only three games. But he has impressed the Georgia State coaches with his hustle and hard work and should be a key reserve for the Panthers. Against Clark Atlanta, Krubally, whose parents are natives of Gambia, contributed 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in 23 minutes. 356 AND COUNTING Entering the season, Georgia State has made at least one three-point field goal in 356 straight games, dating back to late in the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, DICKERSON ON THE BLOCK Center Deven Dickerson enters his senior season as one of just three players in school history with 100 or more career blocked shots. With 101 rejections, he currently stands third in the Georgia State record, trailing Zavian Smith (128) and Nate Williams (113). Last season, Dickerson ranked fifth in the CAA with 1.68 blocks per game. His total of 47 blocks is the third-best season in school history. Dickerson had 46 blocks as a sophomore, giving him two of the top four season totals in Panther annals. Dickerson started 15 games last season, averaging 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds, but he is currently sidelined with a knee injury.

4 Georgia State Basketball Notes JIHAD ALI Points: Rebounds: Assists: CAREER HIGHS JUSTIN BILLINGSLEA Points: 19 vs. Savannah St., Rebounds: 8 vs. Delaware, Assists: 3 vs. Hofstra, ; UNCW RASHAD CHASE Points: 24 vs. Winston-Salem St., Rebounds: 7 vs. three teams Assists: 5 vs. three teams DEVEN DICKERSON Points: 20 vs. Northeastern, ; Old Dominion, Rebounds: 13 vs. Hofstra, Blocks: 5 vs. James Madison, TRAE GOLDSTON Points: 22 vs. Winston-Salem St., Rebounds: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, Assists: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, D.J. JONES Points: Rebounds: Assists: OUSMAN KRUBALLY Points: 2 vs. Iowa, Rebounds: 2 vs. Alabama State, Assists: 1 vs. Georgia Tech, KEVIN LOTT Points: 5 vs. Towson, Rebounds: 7 vs. Alabama State, Blocks: 1 vs. Alabama State, LEONARD MENDEZ Points: 28 vs. VCU, Rebounds: 7 vs. three teams Assists: 5 vs. three teams NORMAN MITCHELL Points: 10 vs. James Madison, Rebounds: 7 vs. William & Mary, Assists: 4 vs. William & Mary, MICHAEL MOYNIHAN Points: 3 vs. Alabama State, Rebounds: 1 vs. Iowa, Assists: 3 vs. William & Mary, GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS- BLOCKED SHOTS Player... Years Blocks 1. Zavian Smith Nate Williams DEVEN DICKERSON GEORGIA STATE SEASON LEADERS- BLOCKED SHOTS Player... Year Blocks 1. Sylvester Morgan Zavian Smith DEVEN DICKERSON DEVEN DICKERSON SCHEDULE NOTES Georgia State s schedule features a minimum of nine games against teams that participated in either the NCAA tournament or National Invitation Tournament in 2007, including at least five games against NCAA teams. Highlighting the non-conference slate are contests against Atlantic Coast Conference teams Georgia Tech and Florida State and a match up with UAB, in the season opener and first game for head coach Rod Barnes. Georgia Tech visits the Georgia State Sports Arena for the first time since 1973 and just the second time ever. State travels to FSU in the second year of a four-game contract; the Seminoles played at the Sports Arena last year and will return next season. The Panthers will play another quality non-conference game on the road in the third annual BracketBusters event, scheduled for Feb. 23, with pairings announced Feb. 4. GEORGIA STATE IN THE CAA Georgia State enters its third season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. More on the CAA s success last season: The CAA placed two teams in the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. Four CAA teams earned postseason berths in 2007 for the third consecutive season. VCU (#44), Old Dominion (#45), Drexel (#55) and Hofstra (#75) were among the top 75 nationally in the final NCAA RPI and each won 22 or more games. The CAA has gone 10-8 in postseason play over the past two years, including a 5-4 mark in the NCAA tournament. LEFTY DRIESELL TO ENTER HALL OF FAME Former Georgia State head coach Charles Lefty Driesell will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 18, Driesell will be a member of the Hall s second class. The only coach in NCAA history to win 100 games at four different schools, Driesell ranks sixth all-time in NCAA Division 1 victories with a career record of He led four schools (Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State) to the NCAA tournament. Driesell coached the Panthers from the season through Jan. 3, 2003, compiling a record of His tenure was highlighted in by a school record 29 victories, the TAAC regular season and tournament championships, and the first NCAA tournament victory in school history, a first- round win over Wisconsin. Driesell s Georgia State teams won or shared the Atlantic Sun regular season title three straight years and made back-to-back postseason appearances with the 2001 NCAA Tournament and the 2002 NIT. Driesell s grandson, Michael Moynihan, is a sophomore guard for the Panthers.

5 Georgia State Basketball Rosters ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali...G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 32 Justin Billingslea... F Sr. Lithia Springs, Ga. (Lithia Springs) 15 Rashad Chase... F Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 50 Deven Dickerson... C Sr. Richmond, Va. (Henrico) 2 # Joe Dukes...G Jr. Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 11 Trae Goldston... G So. Decatur, Ga. (IMG (Fla.) Academy) 1 # Trey Hampton... F Jr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 23 # Xavier Hansbro... F Jr. Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 22 D.J. Jones...G Fr. Hinesville, Ga. (Wilkinson County) 24 Ousman Krubally... F So. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott... F So. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 21 Leonard Mendez... G Jr. Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 4 Norman Mitchell... G So. Midfield, Ala. (Midfield) 12 Michael Moynihan...G So. Roswell, Ga. (Centennial) 33 # Bernard Rimmer... F Jr. Grenada, Miss. (Grenada/Mississippi State) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 # Trey Hampton... F Jr. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 2 # Joe Dukes...G Jr. Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 4 Norman Mitchell... G So. Midfield, Ala. (Midfield) 11 Trae Goldston... G So. Decatur, Ga. (IMG (Fla.) Academy) 12 Michael Moynihan...G So. Roswell, Ga. (Centennial) 14 Jihad Ali...G Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 15 Rashad Chase... F Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 21 Leonard Mendez... G Jr. Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 22 D.J. Jones...G Fr. Hinesville, Ga. (Wilkinson County) 23 # Xavier Hansbro... F Jr. Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 24 Ousman Krubally... F So. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott... F So. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 32 Justin Billingslea... F Sr. Lithia Springs, Ga. (Lithia Springs) 33 # Bernard Rimmer... F Jr. Grenada, Miss. (Grenada/Mississippi State) 50 Deven Dickerson... C Sr. Richmond, Va. (Henrico) # Transfer, eligible in COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) Record at GSU: First year Career Record: (9th year) Assistant Coach: Paul Graham (North Texas State, 1974) Assistant Coach: William Small (Belhaven College, 1993) Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco, 2003) Director of BB Operations: Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College, 1999) Asst. Dir. of BB Operations: Christopher Jordan (Georgia State, 2005) Graduate Managers: Lee Miller (Georgia, 2001) Jason Hall (NC State, 2006) Athletic Trainer: Marvin Trinkaus (Ithaca, 1995) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jihad Ali...juh-HAAD ah-lee Trae Goldston... TRAY Xavier Hansbro... x-aa-vee-er Ousman Krubally... OOOSS-maan crew-bah-lee Michael Moynihan... MOY-nuh-han Scepter Brownlee... SEP-ter Jeff Conarroe... CON-uh-row

6 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Clark Atlanta vs Georgia State 11/06/07 7:30 p.m. at Atlanta, Ga.-Georgia State Sports Arena Clark Atlanta Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 McCottrell, John f Bigham, Coshune f Burt, Ale c Nickerson, Paul g Lane, Najee' g Heath, Jahlani Porter, Jessie Annang, Niinortey Jordan, Alfred McIntosh, Jordan Sudds, Julius Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 7 Georgia State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Chase, Rashad f Billingslea, Justin f Goldston, Trae g Ali, Jihad g Mendez, Leonard g Mitchell, Norman Moynihan, Michael Jones, D.J Krubally, Ousman Lott, Kevin Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 Officials: Scott Bolnick, Jerrald Drummond, James Williams Technical fouls: Clark Atlanta-None. Georgia State-None. Attendance: 2308 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Clark Atlanta Georgia State Last FG - CAU 2nd-00:41, GAST 2nd-00:52. Largest lead - CAU by 2 1st-16:33, GAST by 36 2nd-02:41. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CAU GAST Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.