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1 JACKSONVILLE STATE BASKETBALL Assistant Sports Information Director/Men s Basketball Contact: Tyler Brown O: C: TABrown@jsu.edu JSU Sports Info Kennamer Hall 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL ohio valley conference champions 2017 ncaa tournament appearance 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions eight NCAA Division ii @JSUGamecocks YouTube.com/jsugamecocksports SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result November 2 Delta State (Exh.) W, TENNESSEE WESLEYAN W, Cayman Islands Classic (Campus Sites) 13 at Richmond (NBCS Washington) W, at Buffalo (ESPN3) L, Cayman Islands Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 20 vs. Savannah State W, at Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, (OT) 26 at Mississippi State (SEC Net+) L, ALABAMA STATE (OVCDN) W, December 3 SAMFORD (OVCDN) W, ULM (OVCDN) W, at Oregon State (PAC-12 Net) L, USC UPSTATE (OVCDN) W, HOWARD (OVCDN) W, CHATTANOOGA (OVCDN) L, EASTERN KY. * (OVCDN) W, MOREHEAD STATE * (OVCDN) W, January 4 at Tennessee State * (OVCDN) 7:30 p.m. 6 at Belmont * (OVCDN) 5 p.m. 11 MURRAY STATE * (OVCDN) 7:30 P.M. 13 AUSTIN PEAY * (OVCDN) 4:30 P.M. 18 at Morehead State * (CBS Sports) 6 p.m. 20 at Eastern Ky. * (OVCDN) 6 p.m. 25 UT MARTIN * (OVCDN) 7:30 P.M. 27 SE MISSOURI * (OVCDN) 7 P.M. February 1 at Eastern Illinois * (OVCDN) 7:30 p.m. 3 at SIU Edwardsville * (FS Midwest) 1 p.m. 8 TENNESSEE TECH * (ESPNU) 8 P.M. 10 TENNESSEE STATE * (OVCDN) 7 P.M. 15 at Murray State * (OVCDN) 7 p.m. 17 at Austin Peay * (OVCDN) 7 p.m. 22 BELMONT * (ESPNU) 8 P.M. 24 at Tennessee Tech * (OVCDN) 7:30 p.m. Feb./March 28-3 OVC Championships Evansville, Ind. *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game All times central and subject to change JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Overall Record: 11-4 Conference Record: 2-0 Home Record: 8-1 Away Record: 2-3, 1-0 Neutral Last 5/Last 10: 4-1, 7-3 Streak: W2 Rankings: AP: NR, USA Today: NR Website: JSUGamecockSports.com Head Coach: Ray Harper Career Record: (19th year) Record at JSU: (Second year) Tip 7:30 p.m. Date: 1/4/18 Place Jacksonville, Ala. Stadium Gentry Center (10,500) All-Time Series TSU leads series Last Meeting Feb. 11, 2017 (W, JSU Jamall Gregory G Jr Pts/G: 8.8 Reb/G: 3.9 FG%:.442 GAME 16 Probable Starters Tyrik Edwards G So Pts/G: 3.4 Reb/G: 2.4 FG%:.452 Norbertas Giga F/C Sr Pts/G: 10.5 Reb/G: 6.7 FG%:.472 TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS Overall Record: 5-8 Conference Record: 0-2 Home Record: 3-2 Away Record: 2-6, 0-0 Neutral Last 5/Last 10: 0-5, 4-6 Streak: L5 Rankings: AP: NR, USA Today: NR Website: tsutigers.com Head Coach: Dana Ford Career Record: (Fourth year) Record at TSU: Same Network Radio 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK Audio Stream TuneIn App & JSU.edu/radio Live Stats JSUGamecockSports.com TV Network OVC Digital Network Video Stream JSUGamecockSports.com Malcolm Drumwright G Sr Pts/G: 13.7 Reb/G: 1.9 FG%:.442 Christian Cunningham F Jr Pts/G: 8.5 Reb/G: 7.9 FG%:.773 Off the Bench Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% G 1 Maurice Dunlap Jr. Greenwood, Miss G/F 2 Mohamad Abuarisha R-Fr. Fureidis Village, Israel G 4 Deon Wright Jr. Oxford, Ala G 5 Des Curry R-Sr. Jacksonville, Ala F 11 Jacara Cross So. Atlanta, Ga F 14 Jason Burnell Jr. DeLand, Fla G 23 Marlon Hunter Jr. Memphis, Tenn F 30 Cam Martin Fr. Pampa, Texas G 34 Ashton Spears So. Independence, La tipoff tidbits The JSU men and women are 2-0 in conference play for the first time since (A-Sun). Norbertas Giga and Christian Cunningham rank among the nation s top 50 with five double-doubles each. The Gamecocks lead the OVC in five statistical categories (Pg. 9). JSU features the nation s ninth-best rebounding margin at 9.6. The Gamecocks have totaled 610 boards this season.

2 MEDIA INFORMATION Interviews Head Coach Ray Harper and player interviews should be arranged through Tyler Brown of the JSU Sports Information office. The best time to reach coaches and student-athletes at once is before or after practice. The Gamecocks generally practice from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. daily at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Please contact Tyler Brown for practice times. Under no circumstances will a student-athlete s home or cell phone number be given to the media. Post-game Procedures JSU head coach Ray Harper will be made available in the Media Room down the hallway off the Southeast corner of the court immediately following his postgame radio show. Requested players will be available in the media room after the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period has been enforced. The JSU locker room is closed to media members at all times. Any player interviews should be coordinated through Tyler Brown, Assistant Sports Information Director, and will be conducted in the media room. No interviews are allowed on the court. JSU Sports Network All JSU men s basketball games are broadcast on the JSU Sports Network, whose flagship station is WLJS 91.9 FM in Jacksonville and WVOK 97.9 FM in Oxford, Ala. In his 35th season as the playby-play voice of the Gamecocks is Mike Parris. JSU on the Web Extensive information on the JSU men s basketball team, including statistics, updated notes, rosters and schedules, can be found on the JSU Athletics site at Live Stats All JSU home games will be broadcast live via the web with Live Stats, through Statbroadcast, a computer-generated basket-bybasket account of the contest. Visit JSU Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Jamall Gregory G Jr. 0 Washington, D.C./Chipola College 1 Maurice Dunlap G Jr. 0 Greenwood, Miss./Jones County CC 2 Mohamed Abuarisha G/F R-Fr. 1 Fureidis Village, Isreal/Elev8 Academy 3 Tyrik Edwards G So. 1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County HS 4 Deon Wright G Jr. 0 Oxford, Ala./Iowa Central CC 5 Des Curry G R-Sr. 1 Jacksonville, Ala./Snead State CC 11 Jacara Cross F So. 1 Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia HS 12 Norbertas Giga F/C Sr. 1 Kaunas, Lithuania/Midland College 13 Detrick Mostella G Sr. 0 Decatur, Ala./Tennessee 14 Jason Burnell F Jr. 0 DeLand, Fla./St. Petersburg College 21 Malcolm Drumwright G Sr. 3 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./LA College Prep 23 Marlon Hunter G Jr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./Odessa College 30 Cam Martin F Fr. 0 Pampa, Texas/Yukon HS 31 Christian Cunningham F Jr. 2 Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola HS 34 Ashton Spears G So. 1 Independence, La./Oak Forest Academy 44 Ty Hudson PG Jr. 0 Baton Rouge, La./Clemson Head Coach: Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan, 85, Second Season) Assistant Coaches: Tommy Wade, Jake Morton, Chase Richardson Coordinator of Basketball Operations: James Haring Director of Sports Performance: Brandon Schoeneck Graduate Manager: Kurt Benjamin Athletic Trainer: Nathan Seville, ATC Mohamad Abuarisha......Ah-boo-ah-REE-sha Tyrik Edwards.....Ty-REEK Des Curry.....DEZ Page 2 Pronunciation Guide Jacara Cross Ju-CAR-ah Norbertas Giga...Nor-ber-Tas Gig-ah Detrick Mostella.....DEE-trick Ohio Valley Conference OVC STANDINGS Team OVC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Jacksonville State Murray State Belmont Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Southeast Missouri UT Martin Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Morehead State SIUE Preseason Rankings 1. Belmont (18 first-place votes) 235 points 2. Jacksonville State (3) Murray State (3) Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Tennessee State UT Martin Morehead State Southeast Missouri Austin Peay SIUE Players of the Week Player Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Nick Mayo, EKU Dylan Windler, Belmont Aleska Jugovic, Tennessee Tech Christian Mekowulu, Tennessee State Fatodd Lewis, UT Martin Amanze Egekeze, Belmont Jonathan Stark, Murray State Averyl Ugba, AP & Jonathan Stark, MSU Newcomer Nov. 13 Dominique Williams, UT Martin Nov. 20 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE Nov. 27 Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Dec. 4 Jajuan Starks, Eastern Illinois Dec. 11 Daniel Kinchen, SIUE Dec. 18 Londell King, Morehead State Dec. 26 Averyl Ugba, APSU & Jackson Davis, EKU Jan. 2 Averyl Ugba, Austin Peay Freshman Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Nick Hopkins, BEL & Dedrick Boyd, EKU Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Dayton Gumm, Austin Peay Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Parrish Hewitt, UT Martin Terry Taylor, Austin Peay Ja Morant, Murray State Ja Morant, Murray State

3 SERIES VS. TENNESSEE STATE The Gamecocks pulled off the program s first series sweep over TSU last season, taking both the home and away matchup against the Tigers. JSU made up ground in the series, pulling the all-time record lead to LAST FIVE GAMES VS. TSU 2/11/17 W, H 1/21/17 W, A 2/20/16 L, A 1/30/16 L, H 2/21/15 W, H MEN, WOMEN 2-0 TO START OVC PLAY Both the Jacksonville State men s and women s basketball teams are both 2-0 to begin Ohio Valley Conference play in It is the first time in OVC history both programs are off to a perfect start through two games, and the the two programs were 2-0 to begin conference play since the season as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference. GIGA SCORE SECOND CONSECUTIVE DOU- BLE-DOUBLE, CAREER-HIGH REBOUNDS Senior Norbertas Giga helped the Gamecocks to their second consecutive OVC victory with his second double-double in as many games last week vs. Morehead State. The seven-foot forward deposited 17 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds, tying junior Christian Cunningham for most double-doubles this season (5). Both are ranked 50th in the nation for most double-doubles. GAMECOCKS AT THE GENTRY CENTER The Jacksonville State men s basketball team earned the program s first ever Ohio Valley Conference win at the Gentry Center last season with an victory over Tennessee State on Jan. 21. Prior to last season s matchup, the only win JSU had recorded at the home of the Tigers was 12/16/1999, 77-65, under head coach Mark Turgeon. LEAGUE-LEADING STATS The Gamecocks lead the league in five major categories, second in four third in one and fourth in another. JSU has the conference s top scoring defense, rebounding margin, blocked shots per game mark, field-goal percentage and field-goal percentage defense). In only four categories (3-point FG per game, FT percentage, TO margin and steals) do the Gamecocks rank outside the top five. (Full rankings on Pg. 9) NCAA S TOP-10 REBOUNDING MARGIN Jacksonville State features the nation s ninthbest rebounding margin at 9.6. The Gamecocks have totaled 610 boards this season and have only been out-rebounded by an opponent in three games. JSU has not totaled less than 30 rebounds in a game this season. HUNTER SCORES CAREER-BEST 20 Junior Marlon Hunter scored a career-best 20 points Thursday in the Gamecocks win over Eastern Kentucky. The Memphis, Tenn., native was 8-for-14 from the field and knocked down four free throws. GAMECOCKS SNAP SKID VS. EKU The Gamecocks Thursday victory over Eastern Kentucky snapped an 0-5 skid against the Colonels, marking the first win over EKU since Jan. 22, HARPER FASTEST TO 30 WINS Ray Harper became JSU s fastest D1 coach to reach 30 wins with last Thursday s victory over EKU. In his second season at JSU, Harper improved to in 49 games. Mike LaPlante, who steered the Gamecocks from 2000 to 2007, recently held the record with 30 wins in 68 games. GAMECOCKS SPLIT WITH CHATTANOOGA The Gamecocks and Mocs split their series, doing so for the first time since the season. JSU topped UTC this year for the first time since Feb. 22, JSU SURVIVES LATE SCARE VS. HOWARD For the fifth time this seson, Jacksonville State was involved in a game decided by five points or less as the Gamecocks defeated Howard Dec. 18 at Pete Mathews Coliseum. JSU is now 2-3 in games decided by five or less points, with its other win against Chattanooga in OT, The three losses came against Buffalo (81-76), Mississippi State (59-56) and Oregon State (70-69). LETHAL IN LESS THAN FIVE WITH LEAD The Gamecocks are 11-1 this season when tied or leading with less than five minutes to play in a game. In just four instances has JSU s opponent led with five minutes to play, and only three times have the Gamecocks been beaten in those situations. Jacksonville State is 11-0 when leading with one minute to go. SIX SCORE DOUBLE FIGURES For the fourth time this season, five or more Gamecocks tallied double-digits points in a single game. Five accomplished the feat during JSU s Nov. 10 win over Tennessee Wesleyan, and the bar was raised to six with the Nov. 20 win over Savannah State and Dec. 3 win over Samford. The six-man combo was repeated again Dec. 16 in JSU s win over USC Upstate at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Malcolm Drumwright (13), Jamall Gregory (12), Jason Burnell (12), Norbertas Giga (11), Marlon Hunter (11) and Christian Cunningham (11) accounted for 70 of the Gamecocks 77 points against the Spartans. Page 3 By The Numbers JSU vs. TSU Statistical Comparison JSU TSU 77.1 Points Per Game Scoring Margin FG % Pt FG Per Game Point FG % Free Throw % Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Assist-TO Ratio Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game 2.7 JSU at Home TEAM STATISTICS JSU 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 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 JSU Away from Home TEAM STATISTICS JSU 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 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

4 BEST KENPOM RATING IN JSU HIS- TORY Prior to Jacksonville State s Dec. 16 against USC Upstate, the Gamecocks KenPom College Basketball rating reached a program-best 95. JSU currently stands at 133. JSU FALLS BY ONE TO OREGON STATE Jacksonville State fell one point short, 70-69, to the Pac-12 s Oregon State on Dec. 12 in Corvallis, Ore. In two games vs. Power 5 programs, the Gamecocks have fallen by a combined four points to Mississippi State and OSU. All three of the Gamecocks losses have been decided by two or less possessions. DRUMWRIGHT S 14TH 20-POINT GAME Senior guard Malcolm Drumwright posted 20 points Dec. 12 at Oregon State in JSU s loss to the Beavers. It was his fourth 20-point game of the season and 14th of his career. He is just two 20-point games shy of tying his season record, having recorded six 20-point games in CONVERTING LAST YEAR S ROAD LOSSES INTO THIS YEAR S HOME WINS During the campaign, Jacksonville State took on Chattanooga, Samford and ULM on the road and dropped each game. In this season s return games at Pete Mathews Coliseum, the Gamecocks have claimed victory in each matchup. IRON MAN DRUMWRIGHT Senior guard Malcolm Drumwright has started started 50 consecutive games at the point for the Gamecocks, beginning with last season s opener at Tulsa. He started 24 games in before a shoulder injury cut his sophomore season short. He started every game last season and has started all 15 games this year. NOT IN CUNNINGHAM S HOUSE Christian Cunningham ranks as one of the nation s top shot-blockers with a 34th-best 2.29 blocks per game in the NCAA, while also ranking 33rd with 32 total blocks. He continues his dominance from last year when he totaled 59 blocks and ranked 58th in the NCAA with 1.74 blocks per game. GAMECOCKS RPI In games played through Jan. 3, the Gamecocks RPI stands at 230. The mark is sixth-best in the OVC and fourth in the state of Alabama behind Alabama (42), Auburn (21) and South Alabama (220). SHARP-SHOOTING GAMECOCKS The Gamecocks own a 49.0 field-goal percentage which ranks 31st in the NCAA and first in the OVC. JSU is from the floor and has not shot less than 40% with the exception of one game. Virginia Tech paces the nation with a 53.2 fieldgoal percentage. JSU TOPS SAMFORD FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE Before the Gamecocks routing of Samford on Dec. 3 at Pete Mathews Coliseum, JSU had not claimed a win over the Bulldogs since a win in Birmingham on Dec. 8, Prior to this season s win, the last time JSU defeated Samford at The Pete was Feb. 24, JSU FALLS TO CLUTCH MISSISSIPPI STATE A last-second three-pointer from Quinndary Weatherspoon lifted the Bulldogs over Jacksonville State on Nov. 26 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss. The Gamecocks led at the half, and owned the best run of the night at nine consecutive points, but MSU rallied in the second half to outscore JSU in the period. Jacksonville State did not see the foul line the entire second half. FIRST OVERTIME WIN IN NINE YEARS JSU topped Chattanooga in overtime Nov. 21 to claim the program s first OT win in nine years. The last time JSU had won a game in overtime was Nov. 22, 2008 in an double-overtime thriller vs. Georgia State. DRUMWRIGHT JOINS 1,000 POINT CLUB Senior guard Malcolm Drumwright became just the 24th Gamecock to join the 1,000 Point Club on Monday, Nov. 20 in JSU s win over Savannah State in Chattanooga, Tenn. The California native opened the game with a three-pointer to hit No on the dot. The last Gamecock to score 1,000 points in his career before Drumwright was Darion Rackley, who ended his career with 1,341 in PROGRAM S BEST D-I ROAD WIN The Gamecocks topped Richmond Nov. 13 on the Spiders home court. The 33-point win is the largest margin of victory for a true road game in Jacksonville State s Division I history, and the largest road game victory since Bill Jones team Page 4 In the Gamecocks Wins TEAM STATISTICS JSU 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 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 In the Gamecocks Losses TEAM STATISTICS JSU 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 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 defeated Alabama-Huntsville on Dec. 16, 1989 during JSU s D-II era. LARGEST WIN IN PROGRAM S D-I HISTORY JSU s season opening win over Tennessee Wesleyan on Nov. 10 is the largest margin of victory in the program s Division I history. The 58-point win is the largest since the season when then-head coach Bill Jones led the Gamecocks to a win over Baptist Christian on Feb. 2, 1995 during the final year of the D-II era.

5 GAMECOCK TRENDS Double-Digit Scoring: Career Jason Burnell 9 9 Jacara Cross 0 8 Christian Cunningham 6 23 Malcolm Drumwright Maurice Dunlap 3 3 Tyrik Edwards 0 4 Norbertas Giga 9 30 Jamall Gregory 8 8 Marlon Hunter Cam Martin 1 1 Ashton Spears Point Games: Career Malcolm Drumwright (30) 0 1 Norbertas Giga (30) Point Games: Career Malcolm Drumwright 4 14 Norbertas Giga 0 2 Jamall Gregory 1 1 Marlon Hunter Rebound Games: Career Christian Cunningham 5 17 Norbertas Giga 5 15 Ashton Spears Assist Games: Career Malcolm Drumwright Steal Games: Career 5+ Block Games: Career Jason Burnell 1 1 Christian Cunningham 1 5 Jacara Cross 0 1 Norbertas Giga Pointers In a Game Career Malcolm Drumwright (5) 1 2 Norbertas Giga (5) 0 1 Double-Doubles Career Christian Cunningham 5 12 Malcolm Drumwright 0 1 Norbertas Giga 5 11 Ashton Spears 1 1 Game-Winning Shots Career Malcolm Drumwright 0 1 The last time Jax State had... A player score 30 points: A span of 15 games Norbertas Giga (30) vs Louisville, March 17, 2017 A player score 35 points: A span of 50 games Greg Tucker (37) vs Morehead State, Feb. 27, 2016 A player score 40 points or more: A span of 803 games Robert Lee Sanders (41) vs Troy State, Jan. 13, 1990 A player score 42 points or more: A span of 968 games Melvin Allen (42) vs West Georgia, Feb. 8, 1984 A player grab 15 rebounds: A span of 27 games Christian Cunningham (15) vs. Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 26, 2017 A player grab 20 rebounds: A span of 679 games Pat Armour (21) vs Oakland City, Feb. 6, 1994 A player record a double-double: A span of 0 games Norbertas Giga, 17 Pts., 14 Reb. Morehead State, Dec. 30, 2017 A player record five consec. double-doubles: A span of 445 games Omar Barlett vs UCF, FAU, at Savannah State, at Jacksonville, vs Savannah State Jan Feb. 3, A player record a triple-double: A span of 353 games Walker Russell 21 Pts., 11 ast., 11 reb. vs. Eastern Kentucky, Feb. 28, 2006 (only triple-double in school history) A player dish out 10 assists: A span of 31 games Malcolm Drumwright (12) vs. Fort Valley State, Jan. 10, 2017 A player hit a last-second shot to win a game: A span of 39 games Malcolm Drumwright at USC Upstate on 12/18/16 3-pointer from top of key with 2.7 seconds left - (JSU 67, USC Upstate 66) Two players record a double-double: A span of 4 games Christian Cunningham, 11 Pts., 10 Reb.; Norbertas Giga, 11 Pts., 10 Reb. USC Upstate, Dec. 16, 2017 Three players record a double-double: A span of 31 games Erik Durham, 12 Pts., 14 Reb.; Malcolm Drumwright, 14 Pts., 12 Asst.; Christian Cunningham, 17 Pts., 12 reb. - vs. Fort Valley State, Jan. 10, 2017 Two players grab 10 rebounds in a game: A span of 5 games Christian Cunningham, 10 Reb.; Norbertas Giga, 10 Reb. USC Upstate, Dec. 16, 2017 Two players score 20 points: A span of 59 games Greg Tucker (24) and Erik Durham (20) at Morehead State, Jan. 24, 2016 Three players score 20 points: A span of 362 games Courtney Bradley (22), B.J. Spencer (20), Walker Russell (20) on Jan. 28, 2006 (@JSU 85, UT-Martin 80) Five players score in double figures: A span of 4 games Malcolm Drumwright (13), Marlon Hunter (11), Christian Cunningham (11) Norbertas Giga (11), Jamall Gregory (12), Jason Burnell (12) USC Upstate, Dec. 16, 2017 The last time Jax State... Scored 100 points or more: A span of 14 games Nov. 10, 2017, JSU 100, Tennessee Wesleyan 42 Scored less than 50 points: A span of 49 games Feb. 20, 2016, at Tennessee State 61, JSU 46 Allowed 100 points: A span of 86 games Jan. 29, 2015, at Belmont 103, JSU 82 Held an opponent to less than 50 points: A span of 14 games Nov. 10, 2017, JSU 100, Tennessee Wesleyan 42 Won an overtime game: A span of 10 games Nov. 21, 2017, JSU 77, Chattanooga 75 Won a double-overtime game: A span of 284 games Nov. 22, 2008, JSU 80, Georgia State 73 (2 OT) Lost an overtime game: A span of 22 games Feb. 18, 2017, vs. Tennessee Tech, Played a double-overtime game: A span of 284 games Nov. 22, 2008, JSU 80, Georgia State 73 (2 OT) Played a triple-overtime game: A span of 467 games February 9, 2002, Jacksonville 100, JSU 98 Page 5

6 individual superlatives POINTS JSU: 27, Malcolm Drumwright (at Chattanooga, 11/21) Opp: 27, RJ Cole (Howard, 12/18) FIELD GOALS MADE JSU: 11, Malcolm Drumwright (at Chattanooga, 11/21) Opp: 8, 3X FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED JSU: 22, Malcolm Drumwright (at Chattanooga, 11/21) Opp: 19, RJ Cole (Howard, 12/18) 3-POINTERS MADE JSU: 5, Malcolm Drumwright (Samford, 12/3) Opp: 6, 2X 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED JSU: 7, 6X Opp: 12, Dexter McClanahan (vs. Savannah State, 11/20) FREE THROWS MADE JSU: 6, 3X Opp: 7, Makinde London (at Chattanooga, 11/21) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED JSU: 9, Jamall Gregory (at Buffalo, 11/15) Opp: 11, 2X REBOUNDS JSU: 14, Norbertas Giga (Morehead State, 12/30) Opp: 14, Londell King (Morehead State, 12/30) ASSISTS JSU: 8, 3X Opp: 14, Rodney Chatman (Chattanooga, 12/21) TURNOVERS JSU: 5, 2X Opp: 6, 2X BLOCKS JSU: 5, 3X Opp: 3, 4X STEALS JSU: 4, 4X Opp: 4, 2X STARTING LINEUPS Date Opponent W/L Guard Guard Guard/Forward Forward Forward/Center 11/10 TENN. WESLEYAN W Drumwright Dunlap Gregory Giga Cunningham 11/13 at Richmond W Drumwright Gregory Hunter Giga Cunningham 11/15 at Buffalo L Drumwright Gregory Hunter Giga Cunningham 11/20 vs. Savannah State W Drumwright Spears Gregory Giga Cunningham 11/21 at Chattanooga W Drumwright Spears Gregory Giga Cunningham 11/26 at Mississippi State L Drumwright Spears Gregory Giga Cunningham 11/30 ALABAMA STATE W Drumwright Spears Hunter Giga Cunningham 12/3 SAMFORD W Drumwright Gregory Hunter Burnell Giga 12/8 ULM W Drumwright Gregory Hunter Burnell Giga 12/12 at Oregon State L Drumwright Gregory Hunter Burnell Giga 12/16 USC UPSTATE W Drumwright Gregory Hunter Burnell Giga 12/18 HOWARD W Drumwright Spears Hunter Burnell Giga 12/21 CHATTANOOGA L Drumwright Gregory Hunter Burnell Giga 12/28 EASTERN KENTUCKY W Drumwright Edwards Gregory Giga Cunningham 12/30 MOREHEAD STATE W Drumwright Edwards Gregory Giga Cunningham Record By Starting Lineups Drumwright, Dunlap, Gregory, Giga, Cunningham Drumwright, Spears, Gregory, Giga, Cunningham Drumwright, Gregory, Hunter, Burnell, Giga Drumwright, Gregory, Hunter, Giga, Cunningham Drumwright, Spears, Hunter, Giga, Cunningham Drumwright, Edwards, Gregory, Giga, Cunningham Page 6

7 tracking the gamecocks in Points Points Second Bench Largest Largest Best Opp. Off TO Paint Chance Points Opponent Lead Deficit Run Run (JSU-Opp) (JSU-Opp) (JSU-Opp) (JSU-Opp) TENN. WESLEYAN at Richmond at Buffalo vs. Savannah State at Chattanooga at Mississippi State ALABAMA STATE SAMFORD ULM at Oregon State USC UPSTATE HOWARD CHATTANOOGA EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE Page 7

8 game-by-game team statistics Teams Pts FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-TOT PF A TO BLK STL Jacksonville State Tenn. Wesleyan (11/10) Jacksonville State at Richmond (11/13) Jacksonville State at Buffalo (11/15) Jacksonville State vs. Savannah St. (11/20) Jacksonville State at Chattanooga (11/21) Jacksonville State at Mississippi St. (11/26) Jacksonville State Alabama St. (11/30) Jacksonville State Samford (12/3) Jacksonville State ULM (12/8) Jacksonville State at Oregon State (12/12) Jacksonville State USC Upstate (12/16) Jacksonville State Howard (12/18) Jacksonville State Chattanooga (12/21) Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky (12/28) Jacksonville State Morehead State (12/30) the gamecocks record in when... Leading at the half: Opponent leads at the half: Game is tied at the half: Leading with five minutes to play: Opponent leads with five minutes to play: Game is tied with five minutes to play: Leading with a minute to play: Opponent leads with a minute to play: Game is tied with a minute to play: Outrebounding an opponent: An opponent outrebounds JSU: are equal: Committing 15 or more turnovers: Committing less than 15 turnovers: Forcing 15 or more turnovers: Forcing less than 15 turnovers: Shooting less than 30 percent from the floor: Shooting percent from the floor: Shooting percent from the floor: Shooting better than 50 percent from the floor: Opponent shoots less than 30 percent from the floor: Opponent shoots percent from the floor: Opponent shoots percent from the floor: Opponent shoots better than 50 percent from the floor: Shooting less than 30 percent from 3-point range: Shooting percent from 3-point range: Shooting percent from 3-point range: Shooting better than 50 percent from 3-point range: Opponent shoots less than 30 percent from 3-point range: Opponent shoots percent from 3-point range: Opponent shoots percent from 3-point range: Opponent shoots 50+ percent from 3-point range: Page 8 Shooting less than 70 percent from the FT line: Shooting 70 percent or better from the FT line: Opponent shoots less than 70 percent from FT line: Opponent shoots 70 percent or better from the FT line: Scoring less than 60 points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 100 or more points: Game is decided by five points or less: Game is decided by 6-10 points: Game is decided by points: Game is decided by points: Game is decided by 21 points or more: By Month November December January February March By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday On TV ESPN NBC Sports Washintgon OVCDN SEC Network Pac-12 Network...0-1

9 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright Marlon Hunter T REBOUNDING/GAME Rank Value Christian Cunningham Norbertas Giga Jason Burnell FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Rank Value Christian Cunningham Marlon Hunter ASSISTS Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright Jamall Gregory FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright STEALS/GAME Rank Value Jamall Gregory Marlon Hunter POINT FG PERCENTAGE Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright POINT FG MADE/GAME Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright HOW THE GAMECOCKS RANK IN THE OVC BLOCKED SHOTS/GAME Rank Value Christian Cunningham Jason Burnell Jamall Gregory T ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright Jamall Gregory OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Rank Value Christian Cunningham DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Rank Value Christian Cunningham Norbertas Giga T MINUTES PER GAME Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright TEAM Stat Rank Value Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnover Margin Assist Turnover Ratio Field-Goal Percentage FG Percentage Defense Point Field Goals PG Point FG Percentage Free-Throw Percentage Won-Lost Percentage INDIVIDUAL ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright BLOCKED SHOTS/G Rank Value Christian Cunningham Jason Burnell DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS/G Rank Value Christian Cunningham Norbertas Giga DOUBLE DOUBLES Rank Value Christian Cunningham 50 5 Norbertas Giga 50 5 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS/G Rank Value Christian Cunningham REBOUNDS/G Rank Value Christian Cunningham Norbertas Giga STEALS/G Rank Value Jamall Gregory HOW THE GAMECOCKS RANK IN THE NCAA TOTAL ASSISTS Rank Value Malcom Drumwright TOTAL BLOCKS Rank Value Christian Cunningham Jason Burnell Jamall Gregory TOTAL MINUTES Rank Value Malcolm Drumwright :00 TOTAL REBOUNDS Rank Value Christian Cunningham Norbertas Giga TOTAL STEALS Rank Value Jamall Gregory TEAM Stat Rank Value Scoring Offense Scoring Defense T Scoring Margin Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game T Turnover Margin T Assist Turnover Ratio Field-Goal Percentage FG Percentage Defense Point Field Goals PG T Point FG Percentage T Free-Throw Percentage Won-Lost Percentage T Page 9

10 GAME 1 Tennessee Wesleyan 42, Jacksonville State 100 Nov. 10, Pete Mathews Coliseum GAME 2 Jacksonville State 96, Richmond 61 Nov. 13, Robins Center JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville State men s basketball team began their reign as Ohio Valley Conference champions Friday night with a win over Tennessee Wesleyan at Pete Mathews Coliseum. JSU put on a defensive clinic, forcing 14 turnovers and out-rebounding the Bulldogs Big man Christian Cunningham recorded four of the night s seven blocked shots. The 42 TWU points were the least scored against the Jacksonville State offense since holding Cal State Fullerton to 38 points in Las Vegas on Nov. 25, The offense delivered a balanced attack, as well, as 12 of the 13 Gamecocks to see game action scored points. It was the first time in 380 games the Gamecocks scored 100 or more points. The last time JSU hit triple digits was Nov. 23, 2004 in a win over Shorter at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Five Gamecocks Jamall Gregory, Maurice Dunlap, Malcolm Drumwright, Jason Burnell and Marlon Hunter each score 10 or more points in the 58-point victory. Dunlap and Hunter led the way with 12 points each, Gregory and Drumwright both had 11, and Burnell tallied 10. It was also the first time the Gamecocks had five score in double figures since last season at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Wesleyan claimed an early 1-0 lead and tussled with the advantage until the 16:34 mark of the first half. Sophomore Ashton Spears knocked down a three-pointer to put the Gamecocks ahead 6-4, and head coach Ray Harper s squad never looked back. JSU began a 14-0 run with Spears three-ball, to push its lead to 17-4 before the midway point of the first period. Spears ended the first half with eight points, tied for the team lead in scoring with Drumwright s eight points. Along with a Tyrik Edwards free throw and Gregory s ridiculous three-pointer from the first half, the Gamecocks tallied a 41-0 run and held the Bulldogs scoreless for 4:17. RICHMOND, Va. An early start time and an arena full of school kids had no ill effect on Jacksonville State in its first road contest of the young season with a dominating win over Richmond on Monday afternoon. The Gamecocks were able to silence the crowd by shooting 57 percent from the field and limiting the Spiders to just 38 percent. The 33-point win is the largest margin of victory for Jax State in a true road contest in its NCAA Division I history. It is also the largest winning margin on the road since beating Alabama-Huntsville during the 1989 season under Bill Jones in the NCAA Division II era. JSU moves to 2-0 on the season, while RU remained winless on the season at 0-2. The Gamecocks led for nearly 38 minutes of the contest and took control of the contest in the final 11 minutes of the opening half with a scoring run to close out the half to take a lead in to the halftime break. JSU s ability to shoot 63 percent (19-of-30) from the field, was aided by five of the squads 12 three pointers in the opening 20 minutes. JSU knew the Spiders would try to make a run to get back in to the contest to start the second half but the hot shooting continued as it shot just over 50 percent from the field. The Gamecocks pushed the double figure lead out to as many as 35 points just under the midway point of the game at For the second consecutive game, JSU played majority of its roster as 12 players saw action and 10 of the 12 recorded points in a total-team scoring effort. After having five Gamecocks in double digits in the scoring column in the season opener against Tennessee Wesleyan on Friday night, JSU had four players on Monday, led by senior Norbertas Giga with a game-high 18 points. Junior Christian Cunningham turned in his eighth doubledouble of his career with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Cunningham filled up the stat sheet with four blocks and a pair of steal versus the Spiders. Junior Marlon Hunter, Making his first start in a Gamecock uniform collected 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Junior Jamall Gregory rounded out the four Gamecock double figure point producers with 10 points. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Tennessee Wesleyan vs Jacksonville State 11/10/17 7:00 PM at Jacksonville, Ala. - Tennessee Wesleyan APPLEWHITE, Andre * OLIVER, Jalen * WILSON * RANDOLPH * WILLIAMS, Antoine * DECEMBRE, Johnson CHAIRS, Joshua HALL, Jordan DEAN, Kenny REID, Aundre BAKER, Bryson LANSDEN, Todd FILER, Darius FAGER, Noah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State GREGORY, Jamall * DUNLAP, Maurice * GIGA, Norbertas * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcolm * CUNNINGHAM,Christian * ABUARISHA, Mohamed EDWARDS, Tyrik CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara BURNELL, Jason HUNTER, Marlon MARTIN, Cam SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Officials: R-Rick Shoulders, U1-David Carter, U2-James Gibson Technical fouls: Tennessee Wesleyan-CHAIRS, Joshua. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1524 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Tennessee Wesleyan Jacksonville State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench TWU JSU Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville State vs RICHMOND 11/13/17 12:00 PM at Robins Center Jacksonville State CUNNINGHAM,Christian f GIGA, Norbertas c GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g HUNTER, Marlon g DUNLAP, Maurice ABUARISHA, Mohamed EDWARDS, Tyrik CURRY, Des BURNELL, Jason MARTIN, Cam SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % RICHMOND nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 13 STANSBURY, Solly f GOLDEN, Grant f GILYARD, Jacob g SHEROD, Nick g BUCKINGHAM, De'Mont g KIRBY, Joe CAYO, Nathan MADRID-ANDREWS, J JOHNSON, Julius FRIENDSHUH, Paul Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Tim Clougherty, Tony Chiazza, Earl Walton Technical fouls: Jacksonville State-None. RICHMOND-None. Attendance: 6805 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Jacksonville State RICHMOND Last FG - JSU 2nd-00:50, RICHMOND 2nd-00:07. Largest lead - JSU by 35 2nd-09:12, RICHMOND by 1 1st-17:15. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench JSU RICHMO Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Last FG - TWU 2nd-00:17, JSU 2nd-00:55. Largest lead - TWU by 2 1st-17:09, JSU by 60 2nd-00:55. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 3 times. Page 10

11 GAME 3 Jacksonville State 76, Buffalo 81 Nov. 15, Alumni Arena GAME 4 Jacksonville State 86, Savannah State 71 Nov. 20, McKenzie Arena BUFFALO, N.Y. Despite a tremendous performance from senior Malcolm Drumwright Wednesday night, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks dropped their first game of the season with an loss to Buffalo at the Bulls Alumni Arena. Drumwright was 7-for-13 from the floor and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line. The point guard sunk three three-pointers during 37 minutes of play, but it wasn t enough to pulled the Gamecocks from a second-half deficit that reached 12 points. JSU put the game s first two points on the board, but Buffalo stormed back with a 12-point run to put the Gamecocks down 12-2 after nearly five minutes of play. The Bulls held the lead until the 6:10 mark of the first half. Drumwright hit a jumper to put JSU ahead 24-23, and a tip-in by junior Marlon Hunter pushed the lead to three, Buffalo tied the contest and reclaimed the lead on its next two trips down the court and took a lead into the half. Despite trailing by just one, the Gamecocks again saw their deficit grow by double digits after five minutes. The Bulls extended their lead to a gamehigh 12 points halfway through the second period, proving to be too deep of a hole for Jacksonville State to dig itself out. Hunter, Jamall Gregory and Norbertas Giga each pitched in 11 points, but foul trouble for Giga, Burnell and Christian Cunningham cost the Gamecocks down the stretch. Each of the three towers finished the night with four fouls. The Gamecocks return home Nov. 30 to take on Alabama State at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Until then, JSU has three road games ahead of it. The Gamecocks are in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov for matchups with Savannah State and the winner of the Chattanooga/Alabama State game. Sunday, Nov. 26, Jacksonville State takes on Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., at 2 p.m. Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Senior Malcolm Drumwright became the 24th Gamecock to join the 1000 Point Club Monday night as he led the Jacksonville State men s basketball team past Savannah State in the opening game of the Cayman Islands Classic - Chattanooga Bracket, at UTC s McKenzie Arena. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native opened the game with a three-pointer from the top of the key to achieve the career milestone. He is the first Gamecock since Darion Rackley (2015) to join the 1000 Point Club. Junior Jamall Gregory scored a career-best 23 points and swatted a career-best four blocks in the 15-point victory over the Tigers, leading six Gamecocks in double-digit scoring. JSU controlled the game from the start and built up a lead by the half. Senior Norbertas Giga tallied 12 points in the first period, while first-time starter Ashton Spears racked up nine first-half points and seven rebounds. Jacksonville State controlled the boards in the first half, out-rebounding the Tigers JSU snagged 22 defensive rebounds and six offensive rebounds, compared to Savannah State s two offensive rebounds and 13 defensive rebounds. Savannah State nearly doubled its points total from the first half, putting up 45 secondperiod points, but the Gamecocks were able to hang on despite being outscored by eight in the half. Tigers guard Dexter McClanahan put up a team-best 22 points in the loss. Gregory (23), Giga (14), Drumwright (13), Christian Cunningham (12), Maurice Dunlap (12) and Ashton Spears (10) each ended the night in double-digit points. It s the second time this season five or more Gamecocks have scored 10 or more points in a single game. Jacksonville State will play the winner between tonight s Chattanooga/Alabama State matchup tomorrow at McKenzie Arena to wrap up the tournament. Tipoff time will depend on the outcome of tonight s late game. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville State vs Buffalo 11/15/17 7:00 pm at Alumni Arena (Buffalo, NY) Jacksonville State GIGA, Norbertas f CUNNINGHAM,Christian f GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g HUNTER, Marlon g DUNLAP, Maurice EDWARDS, Tyrik CROSS, Jacara BURNELL, Jason MARTIN, Cam SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Buffalo nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 6,1 01 MCRAE, Montell f PERKINS, Nick f HARRIS, Jeremy g JORDAN, Davonta g MASSINBURG, CJ g REESE, James GRAVES, Jayvon CARUTHERS, Dontay BERTRAM, Brock Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Donnie Eppley, Chad Barlow, Donnie Olson Technical fouls: Jacksonville State-None. Buffalo-None. Attendance: 2319 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Jacksonville State Buffalo Last FG - JSU 2nd-00:00, UB 2nd-02:05. Largest lead - JSU by 3 1st-04:12, UB by 12 2nd-10:58. JSU led for 02:51. UB led for 34:16. Game was tied for 02:53. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench JSU UB Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 7 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Savannah State vs Jacksonville State 11/20/17 5:00 p.m. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena) Savannah State (0-0 MEAC) 03 SELLERS,Zach f GRANT,John f GLENN,Maricus c FENNER,Alante g MCCLANAHAN,Dexter g DASENT,Austin ORIZU,Ralueke JENKINS,Javaris SMITH,Jahlin GRANT,Juwan CABEZA,Jahir DUBOSE,Chris PINKETT,Khalen EVANS,Ty'lik Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State (0-0 OVC) 1 12 GIGA, Norbertas f CUNNINGHAM,Christian f GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g SPEARS, Ashton g DUNLAP, Maurice ABUARISHA, Mohamed CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara MARTIN, Cam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Rick Hartzell, Rick Shoulders, Joey Richardson Technical fouls: Savannah State-EVANS,Ty'lik. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Savannah State Jacksonville State Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench SSUM JSU Last FG - SSUM 2nd-00:42, JSU 2nd-01:09. Largest lead - SSUM None, JSU by 26 2nd-19:09. SSUM led for 00:00. JSU led for 39:22. Game was tied for 00:38. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. Page 11

12 GAME 5 Jacksonville State 77, Chattanooga 75 Nov. 21, McKenzie Arena GAME 6 Jacksonville State 86, Mississippi State 71 Nov. 26, Humphrey Coliseum CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. A 27-point performance from senior Malcolm Drumwright lifted the Jacksonville State men s basketball team to a overtime win over Chattanooga Tuesday night at McKenzie Arena. The OT victory was the Gamecocks first since downing Georgia State in two overtimes on Nov. 22, 2008 (a span of 272 games), and was the first win over UTC since Feb. 22, Among the historical milestones achieved, Jacksonville State claimed the Cayman Islands Classic Chattanooga Bracket championship with the win. JSU and UTC went to overtime tied following a three-pointer hit by Chattanooga s Rodney Chatman with eight seconds to go in regulation. With 1:42 left on the clock in the five-minute overtime period, Makinde London hit a free throw to put the Mocs up by an OT-best three points, but the 6-foot-10 junior missed the second free throw and Jason Burnell made Chattanooga pay. Sixteen seconds later, the JSU junior hit a big three-pointer to tie the game at 75 with 1:26 to go. Marlon Hunter delivered the final blow on a layup with 32 seconds to go. The Gamecocks defense then stole the ball away and forced an errant three-pointer as time expired. Drumwright scored 25 of his 27 points following the conclusion of the first half. The senior played a whopping 44 minutes, was 11-for-22 from the floor and hit four of seven threepointers taken. Jamall Gregory led JSU scorers with 10 points in the first period, scoring five within the first two minutes of play. The junior then hit three consecutive foul shots to help the Gamecocks to a half-best five-point lead. Chattanooga battled back from the five-point deficit and took a brief lead, but a nine-point run, fueled by a Burnell jumper and three-pointer, erased the Mocs advantage and put the Gamecocks back up by five, 24-19, with less than seven minutes to go in the period. JSU held onto the lead until the 16:21 mark of the second half when a London trey put UTC ahead the Mocs first lead since 9:40 in the first. The lead changed hands seven more times before the end of regulation. Gregory and Burnell each ended the night with 10 points, while senior Norbertas Giga followed tallied 11 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. STARKVILLE, Miss. The Jacksonville State men s basketball team was not able to survive a late Mississippi State rally Sunday afternoon, falling to the SEC foe on a last-second three-pointer at Humphrey Coliseum. Senior Norbertas Giga picked up his first double-double of the season, totaling 15 points and 10 rebounds despite the loss. The seven-footer was six-for-11 from the floor and threw in three assists. Jacksonville State held the lead for nearly 25 minutes, beginning about halfway through the first half when the Gamecocks began a nine-point run. With 12:47 remaining in the opening period, Jason Burnell hit a layup to pull the Bulldogs within two, 8-6, and a couple a Tyrik Edwards free throws tied the game shortly after. The momentum swung 100% in the Gamecocks favor just 30 seconds later. Burnell rejected Holman at the basket dunked it on the other end of the court to put JSU up by two. Marlon Hunter followed up with a three-pointer from the corner to put the Gamecocks up 13-8 and force a Mississippi State timeout. The Gamecocks took a lead into the break and jumped out to an eight-point advantage to begin the second half via a four three-point buckets, but the Bulldogs would not go away. Mississippi State reclaimed the lead, 50-49, at the 6:35 mark on a Quinndary Weatherspoon layup. The two teams exchanged baskets the remainder of the game and saw the score tied until the final seconds of the contest. With 0.4 seconds left on the clock, Weatherspoon stepped back and sunk the game-winning three-pointer. Jacksonville State had the opportunity to inbound, but only to have it touched up fall to the floor to kill the clock. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville State vs Mississippi State p.m. at Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum) Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville State vs Chattanooga 11/21/17 7:30pm at Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena) Jacksonville State (0-0 OVC) 31 CUNNINGHAM,Christian f GIGA, Norbertas c GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g SPEARS, Ashton * DUNLAP, Maurice CROSS, Jacara BURNELL, Jason HUNTER, Marlon MARTIN, Cam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % OT: % OT: % OT: % Chattanooga (0-0 SoCon) Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 05 Nat Dixon f James Lewis, Jr. f Makinde London f Makale Foreman g Rodney Chatman g David Jean-Baptiste Duane Moss Jonathan Bryant II Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Rick Shoulders, Ryan Christian, Joey Richardson Technical fouls: Jacksonville State-None. Chattanooga-None. Attendance: 2211 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total Jacksonville State Chattanooga Last FG - JSU OT-00:32, UTC OT-02:05. Largest lead - JSU by 6 2nd-18:32, UTC by 6 2nd-08:46. JSU led for 23:31. UTC led for 13:08. Game was tied for 08:19. OT: % OT: % OT: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench JSU UTC Score tied - 10 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Jacksonville State CUNNINGHAM,Christian f GIGA, Norbertas c GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g SPEARS, Ashton g DUNLAP, Maurice EDWARDS, Tyrik BURNELL, Jason HUNTER, Marlon MARTIN, Cam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: Mississippi State nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: Abdul Ado f Aric Holman f Nick Weatherspoon g Q Weatherspoon g Tyson Carter g Eli Wright Xavian Stapleton KeyShawn Feazell Schnider Herard E.J. Datcher Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Orlandis Poole, Kipp Kissinger, John Gaffney Technical fouls: Jacksonville State-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 6034 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Jacksonville State Mississippi State Last FG - JSU 2nd-01:05, MS 2nd-00:01. Largest lead - JSU by 8 2nd-14:41, MS by 4 1st-16:33. JSU led for 24:39. MS led for 10:49. Game was tied for 04:13. Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench JSU MS Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Page 12

13 GAME 7 Alabama State 69, Jacksonville State 77 Nov. 30, Pete Mathews Coliseum GAME 8 Samford 58, Jacksonville State 89 Dec. 3, Pete Mathews Coliseum JACKSONVILLE Junior Christian Cunningham s double-double and freshman Cam Martin s career-best 12 points led the Jacksonville State men s basketball team past Alabama State Thursday at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Martin scored a career-high 12 points, and Cunningham posted his second double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Cam is going to be a good player, head coach Ray Harper said. He physical, can make shots and is ready offensively. And I thought Christian got back going tonight. His 11 rebounds were big. The Hornets held the advantage for six minutes in the first half until the Gamecocks took a permanent lead at the 11:02 mark. Senior Norbertas Giga hit a turnaround-jumper to give JSU a lead and Jacksonville State never looked back. Giga scored all nine of his points in the first to lead the Gamecocks in the half. Junior Maurice Dunlap hit a couple of three-pointers and Martin found the basket for six points to follow up the seven-footer. Jacksonville State came out firing on all cylinders to begin the second half. JSU enjoyed a nine-point run to start the period and extended its lead to a night-best 29 three-quarters of the way through the game. Alabama State outscored the Gamecocks in the second, forcing JSU to withstand a late-game rally. The Hornets shortened the lead to six, 75-69, with 32 seconds to play, but junior Marlon Hunter hit the final two free throws of the game with 11 seconds to go to add insurance points to the board. JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville State men s basketball team routed Samford Sunday afternoon at Pete Mathews Coliseum, and senior Malcolm Drumwright led the way with a 21-point performance. Drumwright led a pack of six Gamecocks that scored in double-figures. Marlon Hunter and Ashton Spears each had 14, Norbertas Giga scored 12 and Jamall Gregory and Jason Burnell each posted 10. I told Malcolm he played like a senior, head coach Ray Harper said. He dominated the game, controlled the game and didn t force anything. There s no question who the best player on the floor was today, and it was Malcolm Drumwright. The senior directed the Gamecocks to their first win over Samford in 11 seasons. The last time JSU was victorious over the Bulldogs was Dec. 8, 2005 in Birmingham, and the last home win against the program came Feb. 24, 2004 both wins under then-head coach Mike LaPlante. Jacksonville State took total control of the game at the quarter mark. The score was tied five times and the lead changed hands seven times before JSU took the permanent advantage with 9:38 remaining in the first half. Drumwright hit one of his five 3-pointers to give the Gamecocks an lead halfway through the period, and from there it got out of hand. The Bulldogs went on a scoring drought of three minutes while JSU enjoyed a 12-point run. From that point until the end of the half, Jacksonville State outscored Samford The second half was much of the same with JSU outworking the Bulldogs The Gamecock defense held Samford to 17.6% from 3-point range in the period and limited its offense to 12-of-35 from the floor. Again, Drumwright paced the scoring in the second with nine points. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alabama State vs Jacksonville State 11/30/17 7:00 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Alabama State , 0-0 SWAC 03 Davis, Gene * Rogers, Austin * Gee, Reginald * Jones, Ed * Johnson, Branden * Ewuosho, Tobi Ross, Jacoby Deneus, Fredens Pichardo, Fausto LeFlore, Terrance Rogers, Steve Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 2 12 GIGA, Norbertas * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * CUNNINGHAM,Christian * SPEARS, Ashton * GREGORY, Jamall DUNLAP, Maurice ABUARISHA, Mohamed EDWARDS, Tyrik CROSS, Jacara BURNELL, Jason MARTIN, Cam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Joey Richardson, Matt DiPiro, Chris Balunek Technical fouls: Alabama State-None. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1769 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Alabama State Jacksonville State Last FG - ALST 2nd-03:11, JSU 2nd-01:04. Largest lead - ALST by 4 1st-15:14, JSU by 29 2nd-12:16. ALST led for 06:07. JSU led for 30:57. Game was tied for 02:20. Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ALST JSU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Samford vs Jacksonville State 12/3/17 2:00 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Samford , 0-0 SoCon 00 Christen Cunningham * Justin Coleman * Eric Adams * Alex Thompson * D. Denzel-Dyson * Kevion Nolan Josh Sharkey Triston Chambers Tanner Tapp Stefan Lakic Gerald Smith Alex Peters Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 1 00 GREGORY, Jamall * GIGA, Norbertas * BURNELL, Jason * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * DUNLAP, Maurice ABUARISHA, Mohamed EDWARDS, Tyrik CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara MARTIN, Cam SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Officials: Craig Murley, Brian Crocker, Jemel Spearman Technical fouls: Samford-Alex Thompson; TEAM. Jacksonville State-BURNELL, Jason. Attendance: 2018 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Samford Jacksonville State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench SAM JSU Last FG - SAM 2nd-01:04, JSU 2nd-00:09. Largest lead - SAM by 3 1st-16:48, JSU by 31 2nd-00:09. SAM led for 02:39. JSU led for 31:04. Game was tied for 06:17. Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Page 13

14 GAME 9 ULM 56, Jacksonville State 75 Dec. 9, Pete Mathews Coliseum GAME 10 Jacksonville State 69, Oregon State 70 Dec. 12, Pete Mathews Coliseum JACKSONVILLE After trailing by two at the half, the Jacksonville State men s basketball team responded by holding the University of Louisiana at Monroe to 21 second-half points in route to a win Saturday afternoon at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Junior Christian Cunningham posted a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds, and senior Malcolm Drumwright recorded his sixth double-digit scoring contest of the season with a team-best 18 points in the 19-point victory. The Gamecocks (7-2) and Warhawks (3-5) went toe-to-toe in the first half. At the end of the period, both had 13 field goals and four successful free throws, but ULM s five 3-pointers compared to Jacksonville State s three gave the visitors a halftime advantage. Head coach Ray Harper called for some adjustments at the half, and the effect was felt immediately. After scoring just four points in the first, junior Jamall Gregory scored seven of the Gamecocks next 13 points to blow the contest open at the start of the second period. Just before the under-12 media timeout, the JSU defense had forced seven ULM turnovers, kept the Warhawks from sinking a field goal in over three minutes and held them to 2-for- 10 shooting from the floor. In total, ULM turned the ball over 13 times, and nine of those came in the second half. The JSU defense also blocked 10 shots the second most recorded in a game this season behind the Gamecocks 11 against Alabama State on Nov. 30. Following the half opening 13-point run, Jacksonville State s lead hit a game-high 19 at the 4:30 mark. ULM and JSU traded baskets for the final 4:51, but Jacksonville native Des Curry got the last word with a jumper in the closing seconds to push the Gamecocks lead back to 19 when the final horn sounded. Including Drumwright and Cunningham, four JSU scorers put up double-digit points. Gregory was 6-of-9 with a free throw for 14 points, and Marlon Hunter finished with 12. CORVALLIS, Ore. The Jacksonville State men s basketball team dropped a heartbreaking game Monday night at Oregon State, falling to the Pac-12 s Beavers at Gill Coliseum. The Gamecocks (7-3) were not able to upend the Power 5 program despite outscoring OSU (7-3) in the paint and snagging five additional rebounds. Senior Malcolm Drumwright tallied 20 points for the fourth time this season, while Jason Burnell (14) and Marlon Hunter (12) each recorded double-digit points. Hunter scored a half-best 12 points that helped the Gamecocks to a advantage at the break. Jacksonville State out-worked the Beavers in the paint, but lack of free throws kept the contest tight at the half. Oregon State was 10-for-14 from the line in the period, while JSU shot and made just four free throws. The Gamecocks out-rebounded the home team in the period, and their stout defense held the Beavers from hitting a field goal for a six-minute stretch halfway through the opening stanza. Drumwright posted 12 of his 20 points in the second half, but the Beavers out-scored JSU in the closing period to lay claim to the nail-biter. The Gamecocks had an opportunity at a game-winning basket in the final seconds, but the Oregon State defense was too strong in the end. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak that included victories over Alabama State, Samford and ULM. JSU falls to 2-3 on the road this season. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ULM vs Jacksonville State 12/9/17 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) ULM ,0-0 Sun Belt 01 Munnings, Travis * Ertel, Michael * Alabakis, Sam * Jean-Pierre, Marvin * McDaniel, Sam * Newman, Brandon Walker, Donovan Deng, Kiir Taylor, Roderick Richard, Lance Harris, Jordon Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: Game: % Game: % Game: Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 0 00 GREGORY, Jamall * GIGA, Norbertas * BURNELL, Jason * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * ABUARISHA, Mohamed EDWARDS, Tyrik CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara MARTIN, Cam CUNNINGHAM,Christian SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: Officials: Mick Fieldbinder, James Hicks, Chris McCurry Technical fouls: ULM-TEAM. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1154 Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville State vs Oregon State 12/12/17 7:00 PM at Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) Jacksonville State BURNELL, Jason f GIGA, Norbertas c GREGORY, Jamall g DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol g HUNTER, Marlon g EDWARDS, Tyrik CROSS, Jacara MARTIN, Cam CUNNINGHAM,Christian SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: Oregon State nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 03 Tinkle, Tres f Eubanks, Drew f Berger, Seth f Thompson Jr, Stephen g Thompson, Ethan g Hollins, Alfred Reichle, Zach Rakocevic, Gligorije Manuel, Kendal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Verne Harris, Randy McCall, Rick Randall Technical fouls: Jacksonville State-None. Oregon State-None. Attendance: 3900 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Jacksonville State Oregon State Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench JSU OSU Score by periods 1st 2nd Total ULM Jacksonville State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ULM JSU Last FG - JSU 2nd-02:58, OSU 2nd-02:33. Largest lead - JSU by 7 1st-03:40, OSU by 6 2nd-10:19. JSU led for 19:40. OSU led for 18:22. Game was tied for 01:58. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 3 times. Last FG - ULM 2nd-01:09, JSU 2nd-00:47. Largest lead - ULM by 8 1st-04:26, JSU by 19 2nd-04:30. ULM led for 13:40. JSU led for 21:27. Game was tied for 04:53. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Page 14

15 GAME 11 USC Upstate 61, Jacksonville State 77 Dec. 16, Pete Mathews Coliseum GAME 12 Howard 60, Jacksonville State 62 Dec. 18, Pete Mathews Coliseum JACKSONVILLE Six Gamecocks scored in double-figures Saturday afternoon in a victory over USC Upstate at Pete Mathews Coliseum. JSU (8-3) accomplished the feat for the third time this season as Malcolm Drumwright (13), Jamall Gregory (12), Jason Burnell (12), Norbertas Giga (11), Marlon Hunter (11) and Christian Cunningham (11) accounted for 70 of Jacksonville State s 77 points scored. The Gamecocks dished out 23 assists in helping to spread out the scoring effort, and eight of those belong to Gregory as he set a personal-best for helpers in a single game. Coach Harper always talks about making the extra pass, communicating and being unselfish, Gregory said. I think we did a good job of that and being selfless today. We have a lot of weapons on offense, and we want to utilize them all. Giga and Cunningham completed double-doubles with 10 rebounds each, in addition to their 11 points each. The two towers steered the Gamecocks to outscoring the Spartans (3-10) 43-25, limiting the visitors to just seven offensive boards the entire game. The Gamecocks improved to 5-0 with the win, marking the first time JSU has been perfect through five home games since the season. Ray Harper s squad took a to the locker room after jumping out to a quick 8-2 advantage to begin the game. Gregory scored 10 of his 12 points and five of his eight assists in the first period. An eight-point run carried over from the first half into the second half for the Gamecocks. Giga scored four during the run and pulled down his final three rebounds during the period to complete his double-double performance. Burnell led the JSU scoring effort in the half with 10 points. In total, Jacksonville State shot 50% (31-for-62) from the floor for the eighth time this season and held Upstate to 24 points in the paint. JACKSONVILLE The Gamecocks survived a late scare to improve to 6-0 at home with a win Monday over Howard at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Jacksonville State (9-3) rallied from a four-point deficit at the half to outscore the Bison (2-11) in the second. The contest came down to the last second with the Gamecocks leading by one. A contested Malcolm Drumwright fell to give JSU the lead, 61-60, and a free throw from the senior just moments later cushioned the lead to two points. With 23 seconds remaining, Howard s Michael Obindu snagged an offensive rebound and the Bison called timeout. Shooter Charles Williams, who had one 3-pointer in the game already, fired up a trey with two seconds on the clock. The shot banked off the back of the iron and JSU s Christian Cunningham pulled down the board to secure the win. We got one of their best shots tonight, head coach Ray Harper said. RJ Cole is one heck of a player, and he played like it tonight, but I thought Marlon Hunter did a good job of guarding him late. Cole finished the night with 27 points and was 6-for-11 from beyond the arc, but the JSU defense was able to keep the ball out of his hands in the dwindling seconds. You can learn from wins just like you can losses, Harper said. Hopefully we learned a lesson here tonight. We re 2-2 in these situations. We beat Chattanooga in overtime, but lost to Mississippi State and Oregon State late. We have to come back Thursday and be focused for UTC so we can go into the break on a positive note. The Gamecocks had four score in double-figures with Jason Burnell and Ashton Spears leading the way with 14 each. Drumwright posted 12 and Hunter pitched in 11. Despite being outrebounded 37-31, JSU forced 16 turnovers and totaled 14 assists. The Gamecocks won the battle in the paint and scored 18 points off turnovers. The difference in the game came at the free throw line as Jacksonville State hit 17 of 21 freebies while Howard was 6-for-9 from the line. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Jacksonville State 12/16/17 3:00 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) USC Upstate , 0-0 A-Sun 00 MOORE, Malik * SPAN, Jure * THOMPKINS, Ramel * HOLMES, Deion * SMITH, Carson * CUNNINGHAM, Mike DIGGS, Avery ANDERSON, Isaiah WELCH, Pat Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 0,1 00 GREGORY, Jamall * GIGA, Norbertas * BURNELL, Jason * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * DUNLAP, Maurice EDWARDS, Tyrik WRIGHT, Deon CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara MARTIN, Cam CUNNINGHAM,Christian SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Brian Crocker, Joey Richardson, Keith Patterson Technical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1222 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total USC Upstate Jacksonville State Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UPST JSU Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Howard vs Jacksonville State 12/18/17 7:00 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Howard , 0-0 MEAC 02 COLE,RJ * COUSINS,Zion * WILLIAMS,Charles * JONES,Jalen * LEWIS,Cameron * MINGO,Dalique GARVEY,Nate HALL,Marcus FOSTER,Kyle OBINDU,Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 1 12 GIGA, Norbertas * BURNELL, Jason * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * SPEARS, Ashton * GREGORY, Jamall DUNLAP, Maurice EDWARDS, Tyrik CUNNINGHAM,Christian Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: R - Jeb Hartness, U1 - Jemel Spearman, U2 - Jake Joyner Technical fouls: Howard-TEAM 2. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1008 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Howard Jacksonville State Last FG - HOWM 2nd-04:21, JSU 2nd-02:45. Largest lead - HOWM by 6 1st-12:48, JSU by 11 2nd-14:20. HOWM led for 21:51. JSU led for 12:22. Game was tied for 05:47. Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench HOWM JSU Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 15 times. Last FG - UPST 2nd-00:00, JSU 2nd-00:04. Largest lead - UPST None, JSU by 19 2nd-01:53. UPST led for 00:00. JSU led for 39:48. Game was tied for 00:12. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Page 15

16 GAME 13 Chattanooga 70, Jacksonville State 67 Dec. 21, Pete Mathews Coliseum GAME 14 Eastern Kentucky 58, Jacksonville State 76 Dec. 28, Pete Mathews Coliseum JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville State men s basketball team dropped a hard-fought contest to Chattanooga Thursday afternoon at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The Gamecocks (9-4) took the Mocs (6-6) down to the wire, but a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left from UTC s Makale Foreman proved to be the difference in the game. Jacksonville State got the ball back with nine seconds remaining, but the Chattanooga defense was able to keep the ball out of the hands of the hot-shooting Malcolm Drumwright in the final moments to secure the win. Drumwright missed most of the first half due to foul trouble, but totaled a team-best 17 points in the second half. I thought we were very undisciplined and didn t communicate, head coach Ray Harper said. We were in the air on shot fakes and left guys open, and the last three of the game got drained because we left the ball-side corner open. We can t do that, and that s what happens when you re undisciplined. Christian Cunningham was nearly unstoppable the entire game. The junior recorded his team-best fifth double-double of the season by way of 14 points and 12 rebounds. He was 7-for-8 from the field and pulled down a game-high seven offensive rebounds. Jacksonville State led at the half following respectable defense performance in the half. JSU forced six turnovers, four coming within a four-minute window, and kept the Mocs scoreless during a five-minute window. Marlon Hunter hit a layup to push the Gamecocks lead to nine following the break, but the advantage dwindled and disappeared at the 12:28 mark. UTC s James Lewis hit backto-back free throws to give Chattanooga a lead its first since the beginning of the game. Jacksonville State regained the lead shortly after and managed a four-point cushion with five minutes to play, but more Chattanooga free throws tied the game at with 1:19 to go. Foreman s game-winning three followed less than a minute later. JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville State Gamecocks topped Eastern Kentucky Thursday night to open their Ohio Valley Conference schedule with a win. Senior Norbertas Giga posted his fourth double-double of the year and 10th of his career, scoring 14 points with 13 rebounds, while junior Marlon Hunter scored a career-best 20 points in the 18-point victory. The Gamecocks (10-4, 1-0 OVC) held the Colonels (6-8, 0-1 OVC) 14.8 points below their season scoring average and nearly matched EKU s scoring defensive mark of 76.3 points per game. Jacksonville State allowed just 14 first-half points, outscoring EKU in the opening period. The Gamecocks jumped out to an 11-0 lead and did not allow the Colonels to get on the board until a successful foul shot fell at the 11:58 mark. Hunter tallied nine of his 20 points in the first half, while Giga pitched in a second-best eight. Nine of Eastern Kentucky s 14 points in the first came from DeAndre Dishman off the bench. Aside from the 6-foot-6 forward going 3-for-4 from the field, Jacksonville State s defense limited the EKU offense to 18.2% shooting and 0-for-11 from beyond the arc in the first. EKU picked up the pace in the second half, scoring 44 points, but JSU matched the Colonels total to hang onto the 18-point lead. Hunter finished out the second half with 11 points, while junior Christian Cunningham posted all eight of his points in the closing period. Jacksonville State matched it s 11-0 run in the first with another 11-0 run in the second, jumping from a advantage to a advantage in a three-minute span. Jacksonville State improved to 8-7 in OVC openers with the win, having claimed five of their last six openers. The victory also snapped an 0-5 skid against the Colonels, making the first win over Eastern Kentucky since Jan. 22, Head coach Ray Harper reached a historical milestone with the win, becoming the fastest head coach in JSU history to record 30 victories. Harper is in 49 games at the helm in Jacksonville. His career record now stands at in 19 seasons as a head coach. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chattanooga vs Jacksonville State 12/21/17 Noon at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Chattanooga , 0-0 SoCon 00 Makale Foreman * Rodney Chatman * Nat Dixon * James Lewis, Jr. * Makinde London * David Jean-Baptiste A.J. Bowers Jonathan Bryant II Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 0-0 OVC 0 00 GREGORY, Jamall * GIGA, Norbertas * BURNELL, Jason * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * HUNTER, Marlon * DUNLAP, Maurice EDWARDS, Tyrik CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara CUNNINGHAM,Christian SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: John Dillon, Barry Mathis, Mick Fieldbinder Technical fouls: Chattanooga-None. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1002 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Chattanooga Jacksonville State Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UTC JSU Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Kentucky vs Jacksonville State 12/28/17 7:45 p.m. at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Eastern Kentucky , 0-1 OVC 00 WEAVER, Dujuanta * HOBBS, JacQuess * MAYO, Nick * DAVIS, Jackson * BOYD, Dedric * DISHMAN, DeAndre BROUGHTON, Peyton AVARE, Dillon YOUNGMAN, A.J CHARLES, Zach Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 1-0 OVC 4 00 GREGORY, Jamall * EDWARDS, Tyrik * GIGA, Norbertas * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * CUNNINGHAM,Christian * DUNLAP, Maurice ABUARISHA, Mohamed WRIGHT, Deon CURRY, Des CROSS, Jacara BURNELL, Jason HUNTER, Marlon SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Tim Gattis, Brian Crocker, Tommy Morrissey Technical fouls: Eastern Kentucky-MAYO, Nick. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1137 Game: % Game: % Game: % 7 Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:29, JSU 2nd-01:38. Largest lead - UTC by 3 2nd-00:29, JSU by 12 1st-03:01. UTC led for 02:51. JSU led for 34:33. Game was tied for 02:36. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 13 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench EKU JSU Last FG - EKU 2nd-00:41, JSU 2nd-04:24. Largest lead - EKU None, JSU by 28 2nd-10:09. EKU led for 00:00. JSU led for 39:41. Game was tied for 00:19. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Page 16

17 GAME 15 Morehead State 69, Jacksonville State 76 Dec. 30, Pete Mathews Coliseum JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville State men s basketball team battled back from a ninepoint halftime deficit to upend Morehead State at Pete Mathews Coliseum Saturday night. Senior Norbertas Giga helped the Gamecocks (11-4, 2-0 OVC) to their second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference victory with his second double-double in as many games. The seven-foot forward deposited 17 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds, tying junior Christian Cunningham for most double-doubles this season (5). Morehead State is probably one of the tougher teams in the conference, head coach Ray Harper said. They are very aggressive and physical on the glass. I thought they outtoughed us in the first half, but we played like there was one minute to go the rest of the game. We executed better and moved the ball really well in the second half. Despite the seven-point margin of victory in the end, Jacksonville State trailed at the half. Aside from nine points from Giga, who was 4-for-8 in the first period, Morehead State (4-9, 0-2 OVC) held the Gamecocks to 36.4% shooting in the opening half. Meanwhile, the Eagles were 15-for-31 (48.4%) and knocked down six 3-pointers. Jacksonville State rallied back in the second half, outscoring MSU a whopping Five Gamecocks posted more than five points in the closing period, led by Burnell s nine. JSU shot 51.9% in the second half, while the Gamecock defense limited the Eagles to just 30.0% in the second. We defended a lot better in the second half, Harper said. I think we have to do a better job of preparing. I don t think we were very well prepared for their offense and seemed confused. Along with Giga s 17 points, Burnell tallied 16 points and junior Maurice Dunlap scored 10 points off the bench. On the defensive end, Cunningham swatted three shots to bring his season total to 32 blocks. For the first time in the OVC history of the JSU men s and women s basketball programs, both teams are 2-0 to begin conference play. The last time the two programs were each 2-0 in conference action was as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Jacksonville State is now 3-1 in games they trail at the half, and improve to 9-1 when leading with five minutes to go. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Morehead State vs Jacksonville State 12/30/17 4:30 PM at Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Col.) Morehead State , 0-2 OVC 01 KING, Londell * WALKER, Jordan * COOPER, De'von * CHATMAN, Alonzo * HENSON, Djimon * HICKS, A.J BAKER, James HARRIS, Lamontray Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Jacksonville State , 2-0 OVC 1 00 GREGORY, Jamall * EDWARDS, Tyrik * GIGA, Norbertas * DRUMWRIGHT, Malcol * CUNNINGHAM,Christian * DUNLAP, Maurice BURNELL, Jason HUNTER, Marlon MARTIN, Cam SPEARS, Ashton Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: James Hicks, Darnell Spann, Keith Patterson Technical fouls: Morehead State-None. Jacksonville State-None. Attendance: 1011 Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Morehead State Jacksonville State Last FG - MOR-M 2nd-00:04, JSU 2nd-01:36. Largest lead - MOR-M by 11 1st-06:26, JSU by 10 2nd-00:09. MOR-M led for 27:30. JSU led for 10:02. Game was tied for 02:28. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MOR-M JSU Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Page 17

18 Ray Harper Head Coach April 6, 2016, Gamecocks athletics director Greg Seitz announced the hiring of Ray Harper as the program s 11th head coach and the fifth to run the Gamecocks at the Division I level. Harper inherited a team that was 8-23 the season prior and had not qualified for an OVC Tournament since The Gamecocks were picked to finish 12th out of 12 teams during preseason polling, and since joining the Division I ranks in 1993, JSU had never won a conference championship or appeared in the NCAA Tournament. Less than one year after his hire date, the first-year head coach completely changed the perception of Jacksonville State basketball. The Gamecocks completed the most successful season in the program s history in Harper led JSU to its first ever Ohio Valley Conference title, first appearance in the Division I NCAA Tournament and just the second 20-win season in the program s Division I history. JSU finished the campaign as the sixth-most improved team in the nation (+10.0 wins). The Gamecocks clinched a berth to just their fifth OVC Tournament since joining the league in with a road win over Morehead State to cap the regular season. JSU entered the conference tournament as the No. 3 seed, earning a first-round bye. Jacksonville State defeated No. 5 seeded Southeast Missouri in the first round, upset top-seeded Belmont in the second round and downed No. 2 seeded UT Martin to claim its first Division I title. Harper became only the second head coach in JSU history to lead the Gamecocks to a 20-win season as a Division I program. He is just the second Jacksonville State head coach to win 20 games in his first season at the helm, tying legendary head coach Bill Jones who began his tenure in 1974 with a 20-7 clip. Harper is one of three first-year head coaches to enjoy a.500+ record; Jones was the last to accomplish the feat in a premiere season 42 years ago. the harper file Career record: (19th season) record at Jacksonville state: (second Season) PERSONAL Born: October 11, 1961, Bremen, Ky. Hometown: Bremen, Ky. High School: Bremen (Ky.), 1980 College: Texas, ; Kentucky Wesleyan, (Bachelor of Science); Western Kentucky, (Master s) Wife: Shannon Playing career High School: Bremen (Ky.) (guard, four letters, first-team all-state, two-time district player of the year) College: Texas ( , guard, two letters, 1981 Southwest Conference Rookie of the Year); Kentucky Wesleyan ( , two letters, 1985 third-team All-American, 1985 all-conference) Milestone Victories No. Date Score 1 11/16/96 Ky. Wesleyan 68, Delta State /25/01 Ky. Wesleyan 96, SIUE /15/03 Ky. Wesleyan 71, Northern Ky /4/06 Okla. City 76, Okla. Christian /9/13 Western Ky. 62, South Alabama /3/17 Jacksonville State 65, Belmont 59 Continued on Page 7 Page 18

19 A veteran with over 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate ranks, Harper boasts a career record in 18 years as a head coach. That career includes four national championships - two at the Division II level and two in NAIA. Harper came to Jacksonville after a five-year stint at Western Kentucky that saw him post an mark that included three 20-win seasons and two trips to the NCAA Tournament. After serving over two years as an assistant at WKU, he took over as the Hilltoppers interim coach in January of the season and was named the full-time head coach in early February. At WKU, he went to the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2013 and won 20 games in his first three full seasons, making him the first coach in WKU history to achieve the feat. After taking the helm at Western Kentucky, the Hilltoppers went 11-8 (interim) and 7-1 after he was named full-time head coach, which came after starting the season with a 5-11 record. His debut with the Hilltoppers saw him rally them to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and a win over Mississippi Valley State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton. A record in ended with the Hilltoppers second trip to the Big Dance in as many years. Prior to joining the WKU program as an assistant in 2009, Harper built a head coaching resume that included four national championships, five national runner-up finishes, eight conference titles, five national coach-of-the-year honors and a record over 12 years at Kentucky Wesleyan and Oklahoma City University. Harper was named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year four-straight years from , while earning the honor at the NAIA Division I level once with Oklahoma City following the 2008 title run. He was selected conference Ray Harper s Coaching Record : Kentucky Wesleyan : Kentucky Wesleyan : Kentucky Wesleyan * : Kentucky Wesleyan ^ : Kentucky Wesleyan * : Kentucky Wesleyan ^ : Kentucky Wesleyan ^ : Kentucky Wesleyan : Kentucky Wesleyan : Oklahoma City ^ : Oklahoma City * : Oklahoma City * : Western Kentucky : Western Kentucky : Western Kentucky : Western Kentucky : Western Kentucky : Jacksonville State : Total: 19 Years (*) national championship (^) national runner-up Ray Harper Collegiate Head Coaching History School First Yr. Last Yr. W L Pct. JSU Pres WKU OKC KWU Total (19 seasons) coach of the year on seven occasions, as well as the region coach of the year twice. In nine years at his alma mater Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Ky., Harper laid claim to seven NCAA coaching records, surpassing Division I record-holders in all instances, including becoming the fastest to 200 wins (224 games), holding the most consecutive 30-win seasons (6) and compiling the most wins in each of the first four-through-eight seasons of his career. With NCAA Division II title game appearances each season from , he became the first NCAA head coach since John Wooden to appear in six-straight NCAA National Championship games. He won in 99 and 01. The NCAA requires a minimum of 10 seasons at the Division II level to officially qualify for its list of head coaching records, but Harper s nine-year record of at Kentucky Wesleyan would give him the best winning percentage in Division II history at.843. At Kentucky Wesleyan, he coached two National Players of the Year, seven All-Americans and nine NABC Great Lakes All- Region players. He had 11 players selected All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and two that were named the league s player of the year. Through seven seasons, he had more victories than any coach at the NCAA Division I and II levels (210). Harper reached 200 wins in 224 games, which was faster than NCAA Division I record holder and Hall of Famer Clair Bee, who won 200 in 231 games. On February 17, 2008, Harper s number 12 jersey was retired at Kentucky Wesleyan, and the floor at Jones Gymnasium was named Ray Harper Court. From Kentucky Wesleyan, Harper went to Oklahoma City, where in three seasons at the NAIA Division I institution, Harper put together a record that featured back-to-back national titles in 07 and 08. He has also coached on the international level, having led USA Basketball men s junior team to a 7-1 record and a fifth-place finish at the 2003 FIBA World Championships in Greece. The native of Bremen, Ky., and a 1985 graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan, Harper was a two-year starter for the Panthers after transferring from Texas. He became the school s first All- American as a senior, and he also earned most outstanding player in the regional as well as all-region and all-conference accolades. The 1981 Southwest Conference Rookie of the Year at Texas after averaging 9.8 points and 3.9 assists per outing, Harper finished his college career with 1,187 points and 605 assists at the two schools. In April of 2010, Harper was named to Kentucky Wesleyan s All-Century Team. Harper coached 12 of the 30 players on the All-Century Team Harper scored 3,033 points during his high school playing career, earning all-state honors as a senior and District Player of the Year acclaim twice. He earned his Master s degree from WKU in Page 19

20 jamall gregory Jr Guard Washington, D.C. Chipola College/Coolidge High School 0 PRIOR TO JSU : Appeared in 27 games at Chipola (FL) College averaged 10.3 points a game on 45.2 shooting also finished the season averaging 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists scored a season high 23 points at Florida Southwestern on Dec. 3, before matching the total on Feb. 7 against Northwest Florida State finish 12 games with a double-digit scoring total had a 14-point, 7-assist, 6-rebound game at Northwest Florida State on Jan : Scored 34 points in 20 games as a true freshman at South Carolina, where he averaged 6.7 minutes a game shot.500 from the floor and.333 from behind the 3-point arc. HIGH SCHOOL Played at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington D.C. rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com averaged 21 points per game as a senior selected to the DMVElite All-DC First Team participated in the National Prep Championship Tournament. PERSONAL Born Jan. 29, 1995 in Washington, D.C... son of Connie Gregory... majoring in Integrated Studies. CAREER HIGHS Points: 23, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 : 8, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 Assists: 8, USC Upstate -- 11/16/17 Steals: 4, 2X Blocks: 4, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 FG made: 9, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 FG attempts: 14, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 3FG made: 3, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 3FG attempts: 5, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 FT made: 5, at Buffalo -- 11/15/17 FT attempts: 9, at Buffalo -- 11/15/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/17 * at Richmond 11/13/17 * at Buffalo 11/15/17 * vs. Savannah State 11/20/17 * at Chattanooga 11/21/17 * at Mississippi State 11/16/17 * ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/17 * ULM 12/9/17 * at Oregon State 12/12/17 * USC UPSTATE 12/16/17 * HOWARD 12/18/ CHATTANOOGA 12/21/17 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/18 * MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 * Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Page 20

21 maurice dunlap Jr Guard Greenwood, Miss. Jones County CC/Amanda Elzy High School 1 PRIOR TO JSU : Saw action in 31 games and helped lead Jones County to the second round of the NJCAA Tournament averaged 9.2 points, 3.6 assists and 2.5 rebounds in his second year in the program set a collegiate basketball career-high with 24 points scored on 61.5 percent (8-13) shooting, including 54.5 (6-11) from behind the 3-point arc, on Feb. 28 against Northwest Mississippi finished 13 games with a double-digit scoring figure : Averaged 11.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists at Jones County (MS) Junior College shot 39.8 percent from the floor and behind the 3-point arc in 27.4 minutes of play a game recorded a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio adjusted scoring mark to a 40-minute game was 16.2 points per game scored in double-digits in 13 of the 25 games he played in : Appeared in seven games as a true freshman at Mississippi State totaled 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assists before injuries ended his season in December scored 6 points in the Bulldogs season-opening game against Western Carolina had a 5-point, 2-rebound performance against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 17. HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Amanda Elzy High School helped Amanda Elzy to back-to-back Class 4A state titles in 2012 and 2013 named the Class 4A state tournament MVP in 2012 selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-State Game named to Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen teams in 2013 and 2014 rated a threestar prospect by 247Sports.com averaged 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.8 steals as a senior set a career high in scoring with 27 points against LeFlore County in December of 2011 accumulated a overall recorded during a threeyear span at Amanda Elzy. CAREER HIGHS Points: 12, 2X : 4, 2X Assists: 5, Chattanooga -- 12/21/17 Steals: 1, 3X Blocks: FG made: 4, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 FG attempts: 9, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 3FG made: 3, 2X 3FG attempts: 7, vs. Savannah State -- 11/20/17 FT made: 6, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 FT attempts: 6, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/17 * at Richmond 11/13/ at Buffalo 11/15/ vs. Savannah State 11/20/ at Chattanooga 11/21/ at Mississippi State 11/16/ ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/ ULM 12/9/17 at Oregon State 12/12/17 USC UPSTATE 12/16/ HOWARD 12/18/ CHATTANOOGA 12/21/ EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/ MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/ PERSONAL Full name is Maurice Dunlap II... born Dec. 10, 1995 son of Maurice and Patricia Dunlap... has three sisters: Maricia, Jennae and Tiara... majoring in Integrated Studies. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Page 21

22 Mohamed Abuarisha R-Fr Forward/Guard Fureidis Village, Israel Elev8 Academy (Fla.) 2 JSU CAREER : Appeared in three games during his freshman season scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in 11 minutes of game action against Dalton State on Nov. 22, Missed remainder of season with an injury. HIGH SCHOOL Attended the Elev8 Academy in Delray Beach, Fla Attended high school in Hod Hasharon, Israel Was twice named a tournament MVP Once named team MVP Earned first team all-state, all-district and all-region honors played club ball with Wingate Basketball Academy Competed in the 2013 U16 European Championship, and 2014 & 2015 U18 European Championship. PERSONAL Mohamed Abuarisha was born Nov. 10, 1997 in Israel he is the son of Dalia and Khader Abuarisha has two brothers majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Marketing. CAREER HIGHS Points: 6, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 : 2, 2X Assists: 1, 2X Steals: Blocks: FG made: 2, 2X FG attempts: 6, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 3FG made: 2, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 3FG attempts: 4, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 FT made: FT attempts: 1, Dalton State -- 11/22/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/ at Richmond 11/13/ at Buffalo 11/15/17 vs. Savannah State 11/20/ at Chattanooga 11/21/17 at Mississippi State 11/16/17 ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/ ULM 12/9/ at Oregon State 12/12/17 USC UPSTATE 12/16/17 HOWARD 12/18/17 CHATTANOOGA 12/21/17 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/ MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Page 22

23 Tyrik Edwards So Guard Hopkinsville, Ky. Christian County High School 3 JSU CAREER : Appeared in 33 games while starting four of them as a true freshman averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 0.4 steals in 14.2 minutes of game action scored in double figures in four games, including a career-high 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting at SIUE on Feb. 4, 2017 dished out a career-high nine assists at Howard on Dec. 14, 2016 scored four points, dished out four assists and brought down two rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL Played four years for head coaches Kyle Eades and Frankie Smith at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, KY was awarded Team MVP his senior year.. Awarded All-State second team in 2016, first team All-District senior and junior year along with first team All-Region his senior and junior year was a part of the Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars, Tri-State All-Stars, and played in the All-Star game averaged 18 points per game during his time in high school also joined the 1,000 point club, was a Kentucky Mr. Basketball candidate, and Region 2 player of the year awarded by his local newspaper for play of the week..helped his team to the 2016 Regional Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Tyrik Odell Edwards born August 24, 1998 in Hopkinsville, Ky.the son Tamisha Edwards and Antoine Nance has one brother, Tywon Nance, and two sisters, Twonisha Nance and Twashawn Nance major is undecided. CAREER HIGHS Points: 19, at SIUE -- 2/4/17 : 6, 2X Assists: 9, Howard -- 12/14/16 Steals: 3, 2X Blocks: 1, at ULM -- 12/10/16 FG made: 7, 2X FG attempts: 11, at SIUE -- 2/4/17 3FG made: 1, 2X 3FG attempts: 2, at UT Martin -- 12/29/16 FT made: 8, Tennessee State -- 2/11/17 FT attempts: 8, 2X GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/ at Richmond 11/13/ at Buffalo 11/15/ vs. Savannah State 11/20/17 at Chattanooga 11/21/17 at Mississippi State 11/16/ ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/ ULM 12/9/ at Oregon State 12/12/ USC UPSTATE 12/16/ HOWARD 12/18/ CHATTANOOGA 12/21/ EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/18 * MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 * Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Page 23

24 Des Curry R-Sr Guard Jacksonville, Ala. Jacksonville High School 5 JSU CAREER : Appeared in eight games while averaging 3.5 minutes in those contests averaged 1.1 points, 0.5 assists and 0.3 rebounds a game scored his first points as a Gamecock when he set a career-high with a 3-point performance at Chattanooga on Dec. 21, 2016, the performance was matched at SIUE on Feb. 4, 2017 when he made three of four free throw attempts : Did not play - redshirt. PRIOR TO JSU Spent two seasons under head coach Jay Welborn at Snead State Community College. HIGH SCHOOL Played three years for head coach Anthony Kingston at Jacksonville High School where he scored over 1,000 points during his career He was named all-state and three times all-area made all-tournament team at Sandestin Blowout Tournament... Awarded Clutch Performer honor by The Anniston Star his senior season after hitting five game-winning shots during a season in which he averaged 20 points and four assists per game. PERSONAL Full name Desmond Torrez Curry son of Topaze Brockman and Benjamin Curry... majoring in Integrated Studies. CAREER HIGHS Points: 3, 2X : 2, at Eastern Kentucky -- 2/23/17 Assists: 1, 5X Steals: 1, 2X FG made: 1, 2X FG attempts: 2, 2X 3FG made: 3FG attempts: 1, 2X FT made: 3, at SIUE -- 2/4/17 FT attempts: 4, at SIUE -- 2/4/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/ at Richmond 11/13/ at Buffalo 11/15/17 vs. Savannah State 11/20/ at Chattanooga 11/21/17 at Mississippi State 11/16/17 ALABAMA STATE 11/30/17 SAMFORD 12/3/ ULM 12/9/ at Oregon State 12/12/17 USC UPSTATE 12/16/ HOWARD 12/18/17 CHATTANOOGA 12/21/ EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/ MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Page 24

25 Jacara cross So Forward Atlanta, Ga. Lithonia High School 11 JSU CAREER : Appeared in 33 games as a true freshman, starting 10 of those games earned OVC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 19 after posting back-to-back double-digit scoring performance against Howard and USC Upstate averaged 12.1 minutes a game, including playing 20-or-more five times averaged 5.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.7 blocks per game scored in double figures eight times set a career-high with 14 points at Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14, 2017 brought down five-or-more rebounds six times, including a career-high eight against Dalton State on Nov. 22, 2016 and Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14, 2017 credited with two blocks in 10 minutes of game action against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL Played two years for head coach Wallace Corker at Lithonia High School in Lithonia, GA... Finishing up his next two years at Cedar Grover High School in Lithonia, GA for head coach James Martin earning tournament MVP sophomore, junior, senior year All-State, All-District, All-Region, and All-Star Teams his senior year awarded Player of the Week by a local newspaper senior year awarded with the most double doubles and blocks. PERSONAL Full name Jacara Decarlos Cross born February 4, 1998 in Atlanta, Ga son of Octavia and Jawara Cross has three brothers: Dewayne, Dre, and Jawara... has five sisters: Jada, Jasmine, Samisha, Myesha and Quentavia. major is undecided. CAREER HIGHS Points: 14, at Tennessee Tech -- 1/14/17 : 8, 2X Assists: 3, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 Steals: 1, 4X Blocks: 6, Tennessee Tech -- 2/18/17 FG made: 6, 2X FG attempts: 11, at Tennessee Tech -- 1/14/17 3FG made: 3FG attempts: FT made: 5, Murray State -- 1/5/17 FT attempts: 8, Murray State -- 1/5/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/ at Richmond 11/13/17 at Buffalo 11/15/ vs. Savannah State 11/20/ at Chattanooga 11/21/ at Mississippi State 11/16/17 ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/ ULM 12/9/ at Oregon State 12/12/ USC UPSTATE 12/16/ HOWARD 12/18/17 CHATTANOOGA 12/21/ EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/ MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Page 25

26 Norbertas Giga Sr Forward/Center Kaunas, Lithuania Midland College/St. Benedict s Prep 12 JSU CAREER : Appeared in and started 33 games during his first year as a Gamecock earned OVC Newcomer of the Week, twice, on Jan. 2 and Feb. 27 averaged 29.5 minutes a game while shooting 51 percent from the field averaged 11 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, 1.6 assists and 0.7 steals a game set a career-high with 30 (11-for-13 from the field, including 5-for-5 from 3 and 3-for-4 from the free throw line) points against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament on March 17th recorded seven double-doubles (points, rebounds) during the season brought down a career-high 13 rebounds at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 23, 2017 shot 73 percent from the free throw line averages 6.4 defensive rebounds a game, which ranked third in the OVC his 1.0 average blocks per game ranked eighth in the conference ranked seventh in the OVC in rebounding (8.1) and 11th in field goal percentage (51.0) finished second, behind teammate Christian Cunningham s 274, in JSU s Division I single-season rebounding rebound with 267 surpassed double-digit scoring 21 times his 5-for-5 3-point performance against Louisville was the first time in his career he made more than one in a game became JSU s first 30-point scorer since Greg Tucker had 36 in the final game of the season. PRIOR TO JSU Played at Midland College in Midland, Texas last season Played at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla., during the season. CAREER HIGHS Points: 30, vs. Louisville -- 3/17/17 : 14, Morehead State -- 12/30/17 Assists: 5, 2X Steals: 3, at Eastern Kentucky -- 2/23/17 Blocks: 4, Southeast Missouri -- 2/1/17 FG made: 11, vs. Louisville -- 3/17/17 FG attempts: 24, at Tennessee Tech -- 1/21/17 3FG made: 5, vs. Louisville -- 3/17/17 3FG attempts: 5, vs. Louisville -- 3/17/17 FT made: 6, Fort Valley State -- 1/10/17 FT attempts: 6, 2X GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/17 * at Richmond 11/13/17 * at Buffalo 11/15/17 * vs. Savannah State 11/20/17 * at Chattanooga 11/21/17 * at Mississippi State 11/16/17 * ALABAMA STATE 11/30/17 * SAMFORD 12/3/17 * ULM 12/9/17 * at Oregon State 12/12/17 * USC UPSTATE 12/16/17 * HOWARD 12/18/17 * CHATTANOOGA 12/21/17 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/18 * MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 * HIGH SCHOOL Attended St. Benedict s Preparatory School in Newark, N.J Attended Vilnius Karoliniskes Gymnasium in Vilnius, Lithuania from Named tournament MVP of the Lithuanian Students Basketball League Also competed in swimming. PERSONAL Born June 6, 1995 in Kaunas, Lithuania son of Edita Gigiene has two brothers, Karolis and Donatas, and two sisters, Kotryna and Lina majoring in Integrated Studies. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Page 26

27 jason burnell Jr Forward DeLand, Fla. St. Petersburg College/Providence School 14 PRIOR TO JSU : : Saw action in 34 games at St. Petersburg (FL) College averaged 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds on 54.1 percent shooting named FCSAA State/NJCAA District Basketball Tournament MVP after averaging 17.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists during the tournament named First Team All-State, State of Florida Player of the Year and Suncoast Conference Player of the Year help lead the Titans to the second round of the NJCAA Division I Men s Basketball Tournament scored in double figures in every game of the season led the team in blocks with 1.4 a game had 20-or-more points in 17 games scored 30 points on Nov. 3 against Game on Rise and Nov. 25 at South Georgia Technical College brought down a career-high 24 rebounds against Florida Southwestern on Jan. 14 (also had 27 points in the game) recorded 19 double-doubles (points, rebounds) : Appeared in 24 games at Georgia Southern University averaged 2.8 points in 7.7 minutes of game action during the season brought down 38 total rebounds, recorded eight steals, dished out seven assists and blocked five shots. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Providence School played under coach Jim Martin helped lead the Stallions to the 2015 FHSAA 3-A State championship earned state tournament MVP honors after scoring 26 points in the state championship game selected to the All-State second team and first-team all-county as a senior averaging 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds earned first-team All-State honors as a junior also Volusia County Player of the Year following his junior season after averaging 22.2 points and 10 rebounds earned second-team all-county honors as a sophomore. CAREER HIGHS Points: 16, Morehead State -- 12/30/17 : 9, Tennessee Wesleyan -- 11/10/17 Assists: 6, ULM -- 12/9/17 Steals: 2, Alabama State -- 11/30/17 Blocks: 5, ULM -- 12/9/17 FG made: 6, Morehead State -- 12/30/17 FG attempts: 13, at Mississippi State -- 11/26/17 3FG made: 2, 4X 3FG attempts: 3, 2X FT made: 6, Howard -- 12/18/17 FT attempts: 7, Howard -- 12/18/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/ at Richmond 11/13/ at Buffalo 11/15/ vs. Savannah State 11/20/17 at Chattanooga 11/21/ at Mississippi State 11/16/ ALABAMA STATE 11/30/ SAMFORD 12/3/17 * ULM 12/9/17 * at Oregon State 12/12/17 * USC UPSTATE 12/16/17 * HOWARD 12/18/17 * CHATTANOOGA 12/21/17 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/ MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/ PERSONAL Full name is Jason Scott Burnell born Aug. 15, 1997 in De- Land, Fla. son of Teri and Frank Burnell father is the head men s basketball coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Fla. has one older brother, Kevin... majoring in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Page 27

28 Malcolm Drumwright Sr Guard Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga High School 21 JSU CAREER : Appeared in and started all 34 games as a junior for the Gamecocks OVC Tournament MVP and Second Team All-OVC averaged 33.1 minutes per game (10th in OVC) averaged 12.5 points, 3.9 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks a game scored 12 points, dished out six assists and brought down two rebounds in 36 minutes of game action against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament one of three JSU players to average 30-or-more minutes a game shot 79 percent from the free throw line led the Gamecocks in scoring average dished out a team-high 129 assists seventh in the OVC in Assist-to-Turnover ratio at 1.5 scored in double-digits in 22 games, including 20-or-more five times scored a seasonhigh 25 points, twice, against Austin Peay on Jan. 7, 2017 and Tennessee Tech on Feb. 18, 2017 shot over 50 percent in 12 games, including a 72.7 mark (8-11) against Tulsa to open the season recorded a 14-point, 12-assist double-double against Fort Valley State on Jan. 10, 2017 became first Gamecock to dish out 10-or-more assists in a game since January 2010 ranked eighth in the OVC in assists per game (3.9), 21st in scoring (12.5) and 10th in minutes played (33.1) : Started and played in 24 games as a sophomore, before an injury halted his season led the Gamecocks in minutes per game (32.4), points per game (14.0), and assists per game (3.8)... set a career-high with 30 points against Jacksonville University on Dec. 5, becaming the first JSU player to score at least 30 points in a game since Feb. 14, 2013 finished with a 1.64 assist-to-turnover ratio. CAREER HIGHS Points: 30, Jacksonville -- 12/5/15 : 8, at Chattanooga -- 12/21/16 Assists: 12, Fort Valley State -- 1/10/17 Steals: 4, Belmont -- 2/11/15 Blocks: 1, 12X FG made: 10, 2X FG attempts: 23 [1st], at Central Michigan -- 11/13/15 3FG made: 5, 3X 3FG attempts: 12, Tennessee Tech -- 2/18/17 FT made: 9, 2X FT attempts: 10, Fort Valley State -- 11/15/ GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Reb PF Pts Ast TO Blk Stl Min TN WESLEYAN 11/10/17 * at Richmond 11/13/17 * at Buffalo 11/15/17 * vs. Savannah State 11/20/17 * at Chattanooga 11/21/17 * at Mississippi State 11/16/17 * ALABAMA STATE 11/30/17 * SAMFORD 12/3/17 * ULM 12/9/17 * at Oregon State 12/12/17 * USC UPSTATE 12/16/17 * HOWARD 12/18/17 * CHATTANOOGA 12/21/17 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/28/18 * MOREHEAD STATE 12/30/18 * : More available online at JSUGamecockSports.com HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Bill Burke at Rancho Cucamonga High School was named the Baseline League co-mvp and a First Team All-Valley Selection after averaging 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game led RCHS to a share of the CIF title...played one season at LA College Prep. PERSONAL Born June 27, 1995 son of Tranda and Art Drumwright has three older brothers, Art, Dayvion and Marquise majoring in Sport Management with a minor in Psychology. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / Page 28