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WEST GEORGIA BASKETBALL 1987, 2002, 2016 GSC Champions 2002 Region Champions 2015 Regular Season Champions 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 2-0 GSC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-0 Date Opponent Time/Result

Smith 4:00 PM 11/30 at Shorter* 8:00 PM 12/2 at Lee* 4:00 PM 12/11 Virgin Islands 7:00 PM 12/16 Mississippi College* 4:00 PM 12/18 Delta State* 7:30 PM 12/30 Livingstone 4:00 PM 1/2 at Union* 9:00 PM

Alabama* 7:30 PM 1/27 Montevallo* 4:00 PM 2/1 at Delta State* 8:30 PM 2/3 at Mississippi College* 5:00 PM 2/8 Valdosta State* 7:30 PM 2/10 West Florida* 4:00 PM 2/14 Shorter* 7:30 PM 2/17 at West

GA Site: The Coliseum Radio: None Twitter: @UWGAthletics Series: UWG Leads 28-17 Last Meeting: November 19, 2016 West Georgia 104, Augusta 86 CARROLLTON, Ga.

Tipoff time for the Wolves and the Jaguars is 4:00 p.m., as both teams will be looking to extend a two-game unbeaten streak to open the 2017-18 basketball season.

West Georgia beat Miles 86-79 on Saturday, then blasted the Tigers 87-72 on Sunday to start the year with a 2-0 record.

1 WEST GEORGIA BASKETBALL 1987, 2002, 2016 GSC Champions 2002 Region Champions 2015 Regular Season Champions 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 2-0 GSC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-0 Date Opponent Time/Result 11/4 Carver (EXH) W /6 at Kennesaw State L /11 vs. Miles $ W /12 vs. Tuskegee W /18 Augusta 4:00 PM 11/21 at Morehouse 7:00 PM 11/25 at Johnson C. Smith 4:00 PM 11/30 at Shorter* 8:00 PM 12/2 at Lee* 4:00 PM 12/11 Virgin Islands 7:00 PM 12/16 Mississippi College* 4:00 PM 12/18 Delta State* 7:30 PM 12/30 Livingstone 4:00 PM 1/2 at Union* 9:00 PM 1/4 at Christian Brothers* 8:00 PM 1/8 Auburn-Montgomery* 7:30 PM 1/13 North Alabama* 4:00 PM 1/15 Alabama Huntsville* 4:00 PM 1/18 at West Florida* 8:30 PM 1/20 at Valdosta State* 4:00 PM 1/25 West Alabama* 7:30 PM 1/27 Montevallo* 4:00 PM 2/1 at Delta State* 8:30 PM 2/3 at Mississippi College* 5:00 PM 2/8 Valdosta State* 7:30 PM 2/10 West Florida* 4:00 PM 2/14 Shorter* 7:30 PM 2/17 at West Alabama* 5:00 PM 2/22 at Auburn-Montgomery* 9:00 PM All Times Eastern * Denotes GSC Game $ Denotes GSC/SIAC Challenge - Cleveland, TN GAME INFORMATION Dates: November 19, 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Site: The Coliseum Radio: None Series: UWG Leads Last Meeting: November 19, 2016 West Georgia 104, Augusta 86 CARROLLTON, Ga. - The West Georgia Wolves will play in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, taking on the Augusta Jaguars at The Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff time for the Wolves and the Jaguars is 4:00 p.m., as both teams will be looking to extend a two-game unbeaten streak to open the basketball season. Last Time Out The Wolves opened the season last weekend with a pair of victories over SIAC opponents Miles and Tuskegee in the GSC/SIAC Challenge. West Georgia beat Miles on Saturday, then blasted the Tigers on Sunday to start the year with a 2-0 record. Augusta is also 2-0 on the season after wins over Barton and Mount Olive in the Barton College Classic. The Jaguars beat Mount Olive on Friday, followed by an win over Barton on Saturday win Wilson, NC. Double-Figure Scorers Coming into the second weekend of the season, three players are averaging double-figures for the Wolves this season, led by Marquill Smith with 24 points per game. William Sides is next at 21.5 points per game and Jack Shaughnessy averages Smith scored at least 20 in both contests over the weekend, and Sides scored 29, the team high for the year thus far. Assisting with the win vs. West Georgia Wolves (2-0) National Rankings...None Head Coach... Michael Cooney Career UWG (10th Season) Augusta Jaguars (2-0) National Rankings... None Head Coach...Dip Metress Career AU (14th Season) Over the course of the first weekend, the West Georgia Wolves averaged 16 assists per game, with three different players averaging at least three assists per contest. Junior Aren Ulmer leads the way in the assists category with nine on the year thus far, followed closely by junior William Sides, who has eight assists thus far. The third is another junior guard, Jack Shaughnessy, who had six assists last weekend. On the Boards The first double-double of the season did not come from a big man for the Wolves, rather it was guard William Sides, who was tough to stop for the Tuskegee Golden Tigers on Sunday, In that contest, he scored 29 points to lead all scorers, but he also pulled down an individual season-high 11 rebounds as well. Starters vs. Miles F JR G JR G JR G JR G JR 22 Vinko Glavan 0 Aren Ulmer 3 William Sides 13 Marquill Smith 14 Jack Shaughnessy APG APG

Head Coach Michael Cooney Since 1997, there has been one constant with the University of West Georgia men s basketball program, and that constant has been current head coach Michael Cooney.

In both years, Cooney s Wolves won 22 games, marking the second time in school history that a UWG team had as many as 22 victories in consecutive years.

2 Head Coach Michael Cooney Since 1997, there has been one constant with the University of West Georgia men s basketball program, and that constant has been current head coach Michael Cooney. In the past six years Cooney has been the architect of one of the most successful runs in the history of the program. In both years, Cooney s Wolves won 22 games, marking the second time in school history that a UWG team had as many as 22 victories in consecutive years. Every one of the 44 victories between was a region win, marking the most region victories in a two-year stretch for any UWG squad. Above that, the Wolves tied for the regular season championship in 2015, then went one better as the 2016 Gulf South Conference Champions, defeating Alabama Huntsville in the GSC tournament championship game. The GSC championship team was a juggernaut in the making, as the Wolves finished the regular season in with six straight wins, earning their way into the Gulf South Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed. First up in the quarterfinals was Christian Brothers, a team that had caused trouble for the Wolves in the past. The Wolves jumped out to a huge lead in the first round, then held off a late charge for an win to advance to the semifinals. Next up was Union, as Cooney s squad looked to avenge a pair of regular season losses. At the half, things looked bleak, as UWG trailed But West Georgia clawed their way back into the game, and with less than two minutes to play, Marcus Dortch s three-pointer put the Wolves up for good and sealed their ticket to the championship game. Facing Alabama-Huntsville, the Wolves were going up against another team that had their number in recent years. All that went away as West Georgia vaulted to a lead at halftime and cruised to their first GSC championship since 2002 and the first under head coach Michael Cooney. In addition to being the first GSC Championship team under Cooney, the team also led the nation in steals, averaging 10.1 steals per game. In both years, the Wolves reached the NCAA regional tournament, marking the first time since 2002 that West Georgia reached the regional in back-to-back years. The back-to-back 22-9 records for the Wolves brings Cooney s career head coach record to , a.553 winning percentage. Both put Cooney in third all-time among UWG head coaches. The summer of 2016 also brought another first for Cooney and his staff, as former UWG guard Alex Abreu earned a spot on the Puerto Rican national team ahead of the Olympic Games, and could become the first UWG athlete in school history to compete at the Olympics. Abreu is the second player that Cooney has coached to go on to play for a national team, joining Darnell Miller. Cooney was Ed Murphy s top assistant at UWG when Miller was here, and MIller played in the NBADL as well as earning a spot on the Virgin Islands national team for the 2007 Pan American Games. Cooney s contributions to UWG s success have been many since his arrival in Carrollton. For 10 years, he paid his dues as an assistant, excelling as a tactician, motivator, and recruiter and in every other way an assistant can contribute to one of the most successful runs in the long and storied history of West Georgia athletics. Superlatives Under Cooney Steph Branch /2016 Second Team All-GSC Team Steals Per Game (Led Nation) Iakeem Alston...GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Deonta Stocks GSC Player of the Year Georgia State Player of the Year All-American Second Team All-GSC Alex Abreu Second Team All-GSC Da Ron Sims First Team All-GSC Second Team All-GSC All-American...Invited to the 2012 Elite Eight All-Star Game John Pringle /2010 Second Team All-GSC Doug Daniels /2009 Second Team All-GSC Terrence Hundley Second Team All-GSC Paul Harper Second Team All-GSC Year-By-Year Record School... Year...Record...Finish West Georgia GSC Quarterfinals West Georgia West Georgia GSC Quarterfinals West Georgia GSC Quarterfinals West Georgia GSC Semifinals...NCAA Regional Quarterfinal West Georgia GSC Quarterfinals West Georgia West Georgia GSC Champions...NCAA Regional Semifinals West Georgia GSC Semifinals...NCAA Regional Quarterfinal West Georgia West Georgia Overall (.536) uwgsports.com 2 Instagram:

2017-18 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous 0 Aren Ulmer G 6-0 190 Jr. Hayward, CA St. Mary s HS 1 Steven Ross, Jr. G 5-11 165 Fr.

3 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous 0 Aren Ulmer G Jr. Hayward, CA St. Mary s HS 1 Steven Ross, Jr. G Fr. Chicago, IL North Lawndale HS 2 Deng Nhial G Fr. Arlington, VA Wakefield HS 3 William Sides G Jr. Indianapolis, IN Lewis and Clark CC 4 Paul Turner G Jr. Chicago, IL College of Central Florida 5 Jordan Mount C Fr. Carrollton, GA Carrollton HS 10 Glenn Robinson II F Fr. Atlanta, GA Chamblee Charter 11 Karlos Odum F Jr. Lakeland, FL U. of North Florida 12 Ray Reeves G Fr. Calhoun, GA Calhoun HS 13 Marquill Smith G Jr. Miami Gardens, FL U. of San Francisco 14 Jack Shaughnessy G Jr. Woodstock, GA Seattle University 20 Carson Culverhouse G Fr. Carrollton, GA Carrollton HS 22 Vinko Glavan F Jr. Zadar, Croatia Weatherford 25 Ovie Magbegor F Fr. Melbourne, Australia Oak Park Primary 30 Greg James G Fr. Snellville, GA Shiloh HS Head Coach Michael Cooney Assistant Head Coach Andy Young Assistant Coaches Colin Johnson, Rodney Mayes Athletic Trainer William Green Pronunciation Guide Aren Ulmer... (Aaron) Ovie Magbegor...(OH-vee) (MAG-beh-gore) Deng Nhial...(DEHNG) (KNEE-high-el) Karlos Odum...(Carlos) Marquill Smith...(MAR-kwill) Vinko Glavan... (VINK-oh) (Glavine) Roster Breakdown By Class Freshmen...8 Juniors...7 Roster Spotlight - Marquill Smith This past weekend in Cleveland, Tenn., a star emerged for the West Georgia basketball program in junior Marquill Smith. A transfer athlete, Smith hit 50 percent of his shots from the field against Miles in the season opener and was 3-for-3 from the free-throw line en route to a 27-point, nine-rebound night for the Wolves. He was especially good on the offensive boards, as he had five offensive rebounds in the game. He remained perfect at the line on Sunday, going 5-for-5 from the charity stripe and 4-for-8 from the three-point line. Through two games, Smith is averaging 24 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per contest, both of which lead the team. He is 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and is shooting.472 from the field. By State/Country Georgia...6 Australia...1 Croatia...1 Florida...2 California...1 Illinois...2 Virginia...1 Indiana...1 By Position Guards...10 Forwards...4 Centers...1 uwgsports.com 3 Instagram:

4 vs. Overall vs. GSC Record by Venue Overall Home (The Coliseum) Away Neutral Record By Score vs. Overall vs. GSC When UWG Scores First When Opponent Scores First Record by Half vs. Overall vs. GSC When Leading When Trailing When Tied Biggest Halftime Lead 46-33, TU NA Lowest Halftime Lead 42-35, Miles NA Biggest Halftime Deficit NA NA Lowest Halftime Deficit NA NA Record by Shooting Percentage vs. Overall vs. GSC UWG more than 50% UWG 45-49% UWG 40-44% UWG 35-39% UWG 30-34% UWG Below 30% Opponent more than 50% Opponent 45-49% Opponent 40-44% Opponent 35-39% Opponent 30-34% Opponent Below 30% Record by Three Point Shooting vs. Overall vs. GSC UWG 40% or better UWG less than 40% Opponent 40% or better Opponent less than 40% The Top Five Individual Points 1. William Sides 29 vs. Tuskegee 2. Marquill Smith 27 vs. Miles 3. Marquill Smith 21 vs. Tuskegee 4. William Sides 14 vs. Tuskegee 5. Jack Shaughnessy 13 vs. Miles 5. Greg James 13 vs. Tuskegee 1. William Sides 11 vs. Tuskegee 2. Marquill Smith 9 vs. Miles 3. Vinko Glavan 6 vs. Tuskegee 4. Ovie Magbegor 6 vs. Miles Assists 1. Aren Ulmer 6 vs. Tuskegee 2. William Sides 6 vs. Miles 3. Jack Shaughnessy 4 vs. Tuskegee 3. Aren Ulmer 3 vs. Miles Steals 1. Wiliam Sides 4 vs. Miles 2. Aren Ulmer 3 vs. Miles 2. William Sides 3 vs. Tuskegee Record by Rebounding vs. Overall vs. GSC When UWG outrebounds opponents When opponent outrebounds UWG When rebounds are tied Record by Month vs. Overall vs. GSC November December January February March Record by Day vs. Overall vs. GSC Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record by Scoring Offense vs. Overall vs. GSC When UWG Scores When UWG Scores When UWG Scores When UWG Scores When UWG Scores When UWG Scores When UWG Scores Record by Scoring Defense vs. Overall vs. GSC When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores When Opponent Scores Overtime Record vs. Overall vs. GSC Overtime Season Superlative Breakdown Points The top scoring game for an individual in a UWG basketball contest this year thus far came from William Sides in the second game of the year. With the Wolves facing Tuskegee, Sides hit 11-of-21 from the field, including 4-of-5 from the three-point line to lead UWG to an victory. Sides went ahead and made it 2-for-2 in leading the Wolves in the top game, picking up his first double-double of the year against Tuskegee. In the game, he had 29 points and 11 rebounds to lead the UWG contingent. Among his 11 boards were five offensive rebounds, two assist and three steals. Assists Two different players had a team-high for assists thus far this season, with Aren Ulmer and William Sides each dishing out that many in the first two games of the year. Sides had six assists against Miles in the season opener, while Ulmer had six against Tuskegee. Steals The final weekend of the 2015 calendar year for the Wolves was strong in the open court defense side of the game, as the Wolves had one player with five steals in each game. Steph Branch did it against CBU, and Willie Evans against Union. uwgsports.com 4 Instagram:

5 West Georgia Season Box Score (as of Nov 16, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 13 Marquill Smith William Sides Jack Shaughnessy Greg James Vinko Glavan Aren Ulmer Ovie Magbegor Glenn Robinson Ray Reeves Steven Ross Team Total Opponents Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals West Georgia Opponents uwgsports.com 5 Instagram:

6 West Georgia Points--Assists (as of Nov 16, 2017) All games Opponent Date Score ULMER,AREN ROSS,STEVE SIDES,WILL ROBINSON,G REEVES,RAY SMITH,MARQ SHAUGHNESS vs Miles 11/11/ W vs Tuskegee University 11/12/ W Opponent Date Score GLAVAN,VIN MAGBEGOR,O JAMES,GREG vs Miles 11/11/ W vs Tuskegee University 11/12/ W uwgsports.com 6 Instagram:

7 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics West Georgia vs Kennesaw State 11/5/17 4:30 p.m. at KSU Convocation Center West Georgia Total 3-Ptr 11 Karlos Odum f Aren Ulmer g William Sides g Marquill Smith g Jack Shaughnessy g Steven Ross Deng Nhial Glenn Robinson Ray Reeves Carson Culverhouse Vinko Glavan Ovie Magbegor Greg James Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Kennesaw State nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 4,1 02 JONES, Jordan f LOCKLEY, Bryson f SCOTT, James g CLARKE, Kyle g MASTERSON, Nick g HOOKER, Tyler MBUYAMBA, Isaac JARRETT, Tristan ROSE, Isaiah JANKOVIC, Kosta Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Freddie Williams, Sidney Cohen, Matt Jarman Technical fouls: West Georgia-None. Kennesaw State-TEAM. Attendance: 667 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total West Georgia Kennesaw State Game: % Game: % Game: % 4,3 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics West Georgia vs Miles 11/11/17 7:30 PM at Cleveland, TN West Georgia Total 3-Ptr 22 Vinko Glavan f Aren Ulmer g William Sides g Marquill Smith g Jack Shaughnessy g Steven Ross Glenn Robinson Ray Reeves Ovie Magbegor Greg James Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Miles nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 4,1 01 Garcia,Carl * Archer,Damian * Wright,Sheldon * Stewart,Aron * Jones,Robert * Mitchell,D.J English,Chris Blakes,Louis Nero,Bradley Sheffield,Nathan Carter,La'darius Carter,Jacoby Dockett,Jeffrey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Technical fouls: West Georgia-None. Miles-None. Attendance: 162 GSC-SIAC Classic Score by periods 1st 2nd Total West Georgia Miles Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UWG MC Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Tuskegee University vs West Georgia 11/12/17 2:00 PM at Cleveland, TN Tuskegee University Total 3-Ptr 02 Flagg,Travis * Shelton,Jaylan * Massey,Thomas * Eads,James * Thomas,Myles * Boyd,Gregg Pasley,Jason Young,Mike Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: West Georgia nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 1 22 Vinko Glavan f Aren Ulmer g William Sides g Marquill Smith g Jack Shaughnessy g Steven Ross Glenn Robinson Ray Reeves Ovie Magbegor Greg James Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Brian Crocker, Chase Shaw, Connor Kelly Technical fouls: Tuskegee University-None. West Georgia-None. Attendance: 106 GSC-SIAC Classic Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Tuskegee University West Georgia Game: % Game: % Game: % 5,2 In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench TUS UWG Last FG - UWG 2nd-02:31, MC 2nd-00:20. Largest lead - UWG by 13 1st-07:51, MC by 1 2nd-17:58. UWG led for 37:39. MC led for 01:12. Game was tied for 01:09. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - TUS 2nd-00:07, UWG 2nd-00:49. Largest lead - TUS by 2 1st-18:39, UWG by 19 2nd-01:18. TUS led for 00:31. UWG led for 38:08. Game was tied for 01:21. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time. uwgsports.com 7 Instagram:

WEST GEORGIA BASKETBALL 1987, 2002, 2016 GSC Champions 2002 Region Champions 2015 Regular Season Champions

WEST GEORGIA BASKETBALL 1987, 2002, 2016 GSC Champions 2002 Region Champions 2015 Regular Season Champions 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 3-0 GSC: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 2-0 Date Opponent Time/Result 11/4