Game 12: GEORGIA STATE (6-5, 1-0 CAA) vs. VCU (9-4, 1-0 CAA)

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1 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: Cell: GeorgiaStateSports.com RECORDS Georgia State: 65, 10 CAA H: 42, A: 13, N: 10 VCU: 94, 10 CAA H: 60, A: 13, N: 21 HEAD COACH Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) At GSU: 3966 (4th year) Career: (12th year) SERIES RECORD VCU leads the alltime series 184 and is 120 against State since the Panthers joined they CAA in Last season, the Rams earned an 8269 victory in Atlanta. GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WRASFM (88.5): Dave Cohen is in his 28th year as playbyplay voice of the Panthers. He is joined by former Panther Rodney Truck Turner. Internet: Live stats at GeorgiaStateSports.com PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Note G 10 Devonta White Fr. 7.5 a2.9 Started last four games at point guard G 4 James Fields Jr Averaging teamhigh 29.5 minutes per game F 24 Brandon McGee Jr.R Backtoback doubledoubles against FaMU & GaSo F 14 Jihad Ali Jr.R Third on team in rebounding F 20 Eric Buckner Jr Leads CAA with.625 field goal percentage RESERVES Game 12: GEORGIA STATE (65, 10 CAA) vs. VCU (94, 10 CAA) Jan. 3, p.m. GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Ga. Radio: WRASFM 88.5 Georgia State will jump back into conference action on Monday night, facing VCU in a key CAA matchup. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the GSU Sports Arena. Georgia State (65, 10 CAA) enters Monday night with momentum after earning the title at Dr Pepper Classic in Chattanooga last week. The Panthers shot over 50 percent in each game to grab victories over Texas A&MCorpus Christi, 7242, and the host Mocs, In the championship game, junior Eric Buckner and senior Dante Curry led the Panthers, scoring 23 and 21 points respectively, the first time a pair of Panthers has scored 20 points or more in a game under head coach Rod Barnes. Buckner finished the game 10of11 from the field, earning alltournament honors. The junior leads the CAA with a.625 field goal percentage and is second with 2.2 blocks per contest. Buckner is currently leading the Panthers in scoring (10.4 ppg) and rebounds (6.5 rpg). He is 21of23 from the field over his last three games. Curry tied a career high in points, knocking down seven threepointers. He became the first Panther to hit at least seven treys in a game since Thomas Terrell during the season against Florida Atlantic. He hit 13 threepointers over the course of two games and was named tournament MVP. VCU (94, 10 CAA) enters equally as hot, winning its own holiday tournament last week. The Rams scored a 7566 win over Wofford, before earning a 7865 victory over New Hampshire for the title. Earlier this year, the Rams finished third in the Dick s Sporting Goods Preseason NIT, defeating UCLA in the consolation game. VCU is averaging a leaguehigh 74.7 points per game as preseason AllCAA First Team member Joey Rodriguez averages 9.9 points and 5.1 assists per game. G 1 Marques Johnson Sr.R 4.4 a2.3 Career high 12 points in win over Utah Valley G 12 Dante Curry Sr.R Named MVP of Dr Pepper Classic G 15 Javonte Maynor Fr Knocked down four 3pointers versus Samford G 21 Daniel Brown Sr Made season debut against Utah Valley C 22 James Vincent So Went 3of3 from the field with 3 blocks against WMU GF 23 Josh Micheaux Jr Scored 12 points on 4of5 shooting against JMU G 25 Rashaad Richardon Fr Made first collegiate basket against Samford F 32 Harold Doby Fr Played 24 minutes off the bench against Ga. Southern F 55 Jamar Taylor Jr.R Scored career high 7 points against Texas A&MCC

2 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 11 CLARK ATLANTA (Exh.) hl 5356 ot Nov. 16 at McNeese State al 6268 Nov. 19 TROY hw 8070 Nov. 23 UTAH VALLEY hw 6956 Nov. 27 SAMFORD hl 6170 ot Nov. 30 at Hampton al 5660 ot Dec. 4 JAMES MADISON* hw 6463 Dec. 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN hl 5961 Dec. 18 FLORIDA A&M hw 7667 Dec. 22 at Georgia Southern al 7274 ot Dec. 29 Texas A&MCorpus Christi 1 nw 7242 Dec. 30 at Chattanooga 1 aw 8176 Jan. 3 VCU* 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m. Jan. 8 TOWSON* 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at James Madison* 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at George Mason* (CSS) 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at VCU* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 DELAWARE* 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at Drexel* 7 p.m. Jan. 26 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Northeastern* 1 p.m. Feb. 2 UNC WILMINGTON* 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Towson* 4 p.m. Feb. 9 HOFSTRA* 7 p.m. Feb. 12 NORTHEASTERN* (CSS) Noon Feb. 15 at Old Dominion* (CSS) 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at TBA (ESPN Bracketbuster) TBA Feb. 23 at William & Mary* 7 p.m. Feb. 26 GEORGE MASON* 6 p.m. Mar. 47 CAA Championship Richmond, Va. 1Dr. Pepper Classic, Chattanooga, Tenn. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 31,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,400 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President...Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director...Cheryl L. Levick BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball AllTime Record NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances... 1 (2002) Conference Titles (Reg. Season). 3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) Jamie Skeen leads the team averaging 14.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Bradford Burgess is adding 14.5 points per contest and 6.2 boards, while Brandon Rozzell has come off the bench most of the season to chip in 13.2 points per game. VCU holds an 184 alltime lead over the Panthers, including a 120 mark in CAA play. The two were members of the Sun Belt Conference during the mid70 s, before State joined the CAA in Last season, the Rams earned an 8269 win in Atlanta. Former Panther Trae Goldston scored 19 poitns and grabbed six steals, but Rodriguez was too much for State, finishing with a gamehigh 21 points and seven assists, while Skeen added 16 points on 8of10 shooting. Monday night s game will be the first home game for the Panthers since Dec. 18 as State is in a stretch of playing seven of nine on the road. The stretch will end when the Panthers make a return trip to VCU on Jan. 19. State enters Monday night s contest 42 at home, while VCU is just 13 on the road. Each opened conference play on Dec. 4 with hardfought wins. The Panthers scored a buzzerbeater over James Madison, 6463, while VCU came from behind to earn a 5955 win over William & Mary. SERIES RECORDS Georgia State and VCU meet for the 23rd time on Monday night, with the Rams holding an 184 lead, including a 120 mark since the Panthers joined the CAA. The two schools were formerly conference brethren when Georgia State was in the Sun Belt Conference from through The Panthers posted a 25 record against VCU in that era, and the schools met again in and then in and before Georgia State s entrance into the CAA in Georgia State head coach Rod Barnes has a 47 record against VCU. Barnes Ole Miss squads defeated the Rams in (7562, home), (8884, OT, away), (8268, home) and (6362, away). Before coming to Georgia State, Barnes spent the season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma on the staff of Jeff Capel, who was the VCU head coach from before taking over the Sooners. VCU 418 H: 37 A: 19 N: 02 CAA: W A L OT... A L H W /13/79...H L /20/80... A W A L H L /16/97... A L /22/98...H W /20/05... A L /28/06...OT...H L /3/07... A L /24/07...H L /3/07 *...N L /10/08... A L /6/08...OT...H L /21/09...H L /28/09... A L /7/09 *...N L /16/10...H L /30/10... A L 6278 * CAA Tournament LAST TIME OUT Eric Buckner scored a careerhigh 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Dante Curry poured in 21 points on seven threepoint field goals as Georgia State captured the title of the Dr. Pepper Classic with an 8176 victory over host Chattanooga at McKenzie Arena. Curry followed an 18point effort in the tournament opener against Texas A&MCorpus Christi to claim Most Valuable Player honors. His 21 points tonight equaled his career best, set in his first game in a GSU uniform against Georgia Tech, and his seven treys are the most by a Panther since Thomas Terrell also nailed seven against Florida Atlantic in Georgia State improved to 65 and have won four of their last six, while Chattanooga, which had won 13 of 20 Dr. Pepper Classics, fell to 77 on the season. Curry made his first start of the season, filling in for Jihad Ali. The senior finished the game 7of13 from the field and 7of12 from threepoint range. Buckner, who was also named to the alltournament team, finished 10of11 from the field and 3of4 from the free throw line, including a pair of key ones with just over two minutes remaining in the game. The junior pulled down eight rebounds and added two blocks. The Panthers finished the tournament trailing for only 12 seconds of action in earning the two wins.

3 HEAD COACH ROD BARNES Rod Barnes, former Naismith National Coach of the Year, enters his fourth season as the Georgia State University head coach In his first three years in Atlanta, Barnes brought renewed energy and interest to the Georgia State program while laying the groundwork for future success with recruiting and an emphasis on work ethic and fundamentals. The Panthers have performed extremely well in the classroom since Barnes arrival, as all ten seniors who have completed their eligibility have graduated, while an 11th, Marques Johnson, has already graduated entering his senior year. Barnes, who spent eight years as the head coach at Mississippi, is an 18year veteran of college coaching and was an assistant coach in at Oklahoma. He was honored as the Naismith Coach of the Year as well as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in , when he led Ole Miss to its most successful season ever. His squad set a schoolrecord for wins with a 278 record, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the only time in school history and achieved a final national ranking of No. 9. A former AllSoutheastern Conference player at Ole Miss, Barnes is the only person to earn AllSEC honors as a player and then be named SEC Coach of the Year. Barnes compiled a record in eight seasons at Ole Miss (199806), guiding the Rebels to four postseason bids, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Barnes first Ole Miss squad recorded the first NCAA Tournament win in school history with a 1999 firstround victory over Villanova. Two years later, the Rebels picked up NCAA Tournament victories over Iona and Notre Dame to reach the Sweet 16. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss under Rob Evans before being elevated to head coach on April 9, In addition to coaching the only three NCAA Tournament victories in school history, Barnes was part of five of the six NCAA appearances in Ole Miss annals as head or assistant coach. A native of Satartia, Miss., and 1988 graduate of Ole Miss, Barnes, 44, began his career as an assistant coach at Livingston for three years before returning to his alma mater in Rod Barnes as a Head Coach Mississippi (NCAA 2nd round) Mississippi (NIT 2nd round) Mississippi (NCAA Sweet 16) Mississippi (NCAA) Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Total, Mississippi Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State...65 Total, Georgia State Career Record The Panthers built an early first half lead, before pulling away with a barrage of threepointers. State knocked down three straight threepointers with just under ten minutes remaining in the half to start to pull away. Following a dunk by Buckner, Curry and freshman Devonta White hit backtoback threepointers to give State a 2815 lead with 8:30 remaining in the half. With just over four minutes remaining, Buckner threw down his second dunk and was followed by a Josh Micheaux steal and layup to extend the Panthers lead to 3724 with three minutes remaining in the half. A pair of free throws by junior Brandon McGee gave the Panthers a 3924 lead, their biggest of the game, before Chattanooga rallied before the half, cutting the deficit to just eight at 3931 as the horn sounded. Junior James Fields added five points, seven rebounds and five assists, while junior Josh Micheaux came off the bench to play 25 minutes and score eight points, while dishing out a teamhigh seven assists. The Panthers shot a season high 54.5 percent from the field, knocking down 10of24 from behind the arc. State held the hosts to just 23.5 percent from threepoint range VISION Senior Dante Curry and junior Eric Buckner became the first Panthers under head coach Rod Barnes to each score 20 points in the same game. The duo led the Panthers to the championship of the Dr Pepper Classic, as Buckner scored 23 points on 10of11 shooting and Curry knocked down seven threepointers to tie a careerhigh with 21 points. His seven threepointers were the most since Thomas Terrell knocked down the same against FAU during the season. DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE Juniortransfer Brandon McGee recorded doubledoubles in backtoback games entering last week s Dr. Pepper Classic. He scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Panthers win over Florida A&M, before scoring a careerhigh 23 points and pulling down 10 boards in the Panthers loss to Georgia Southern. He just missed a doubledouble in State s win over Western Michigan, scoring 16 points and pulling down eight rebounds. McGee scored a rare 2020 game on the Panthers trip to the Bahamas, scoring 21 points and grabbing 20 rebounds in State s final exhibition game in August. WHITE GETS THE NOD Freshman Devonta White made his first collegiate start against Florida A&M and led the Panthers to victory. The Alpharetta native score 13 points, just one shy of a careerhigh, pulling down five rebounds and dishing out three assists in 31 minutes of action. He has now started two straight games at point guard. The Panthers are 31 since White took over the starting spot at point guard. DOBY S DEBUT Freshman Harold Doby made quite an impression in his first game with the Panthers. The Augusta native came off the bench to score 19 points and pull down five rebounds in 30 minutes of action against McNeese State. The 19 points were the most for a GSU freshman in their debut in the last 20 years. He finished the game shooting 7of10 from the floor and 5of7 from the free throw line.

4 CAREER HIGHS JIHAD ALI Points: 22 vs. George Mason, 2310 Rebounds: 10 vs. James Madison, Assists: 4 vs. Carver Bible, , at Ga. Southern, Steals: 3 vs. James Madison, (most recent 4 times) DANIEL BROWN Points: 0 Rebounds: 0 Assists: 0 ERIC BUCKNER Points: 23 vs. Chattanooga, Rebounds: 12 at McNeese State, Blocks: 5 vs. Florida A&M, Steals: 2 at McNeese State, , vs. Utah Valley, DANTE CURRY Points: Georgia Tech, , Chattanooga, Rebounds: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, Assists: 4 vs. Old Dominion, 1309, Hofstra, HAROLD DOBY Points: 19 at McNeese State, Rebounds: 11 vs. Troy, Blocks: 2 vs. JMU, 12410, vs. Texas A&MCC, Steals: 2 at McNeese State, , vs. Florida A&M, vs. Texas A&MCC, JAMES FIELDS Points: 11 at McNeese St., , vs. Carver Bible, Rebounds: 7 vs. Samford, , vs. Chattanooga, Assists: 5 vs. Southern Poly, , vs. Chattanooga, JAVONTE MAYNOR Points: 15 vs. Troy, Rebounds: 3 at McNeese State, Assists: 3 at McNeese St,, , vs. Texas A&MCC, BRANDON MCGEE Points: 23 at Georgia Southern, Rebounds: 11 vs. Florida A&M, Blocks: 1 vs. Samford, , vs. James Madison, 12410, vs. Western Michigan, MARQUES JOHNSON Points: 12 vs. Utah Valley, Rebounds: 7 vs. James Madison, Assists: 7 vs. Georgia Southern, , vs. Troy, Steals: 6 vs. VCU, JOSH MICHEAUX Points: 12 vs. James Madison, Rebounds: 6 vs. Hampton, Assists: 3 vs. Fla. A&M, , vs. Texas A&MCC, RASHAAD RICHARDSON Points: 3 vs. Samford, Rebounds: 0 Assists: 1 at McNeese State, , at Ga. Southern, vs. James Madison, JAMAR TAYLOR Points: 7 vs. Texas A&MCC, Rebounds: 1 vs. JMU, 12410, vs. Texas A&MCC, Blocks: 1 vs. James Madison, JAMES VINCENT Points: 10 vs. VCU, Rebounds: 7 vs. Florida State, , George Mason, 2310 Blocks: 4 vs. Western Michigan, DEVONTA WHITE Points: 14 vs. Hampton, , vs. Texas A&MCC, Rebounds: 6 vs. Hampton, Assists: 5 vs. Hampton, , vs. Texas A&MCC, * at previous school GAMEBYGAME STARTING LINEUPS McNeese State... Johnson Maynor Ali McGee Buckner Troy... Johnson Maynor Fields Doby Buckner Utah Valley... Johnson Maynor Fields Doby Buckner Samford... Johnson Maynor Fields McGee Buckner Hampton... Johnson Maynor Fields McGee Buckner James Madison... Johnson Ali Fields Doby Buckner Western Michigan... Johnson Ali Fields Doby Buckner Florida A&M... Johnson Ali Fields White Buckner Georgia Southern... White Ali Fields McGee Buckner Texas A&MCorpus Christi... White Ali Fields McGee Buckner Chattanooga... White Curry Fields McGee Buckner VCU UNC Wilmington Towson James Madison George Mason VCU Delaware Drexel Old Dominion Northeastern UNC Wilmington Towson Hofstra Northeastern Old Dominion ESPN Bracketbuster William & Mary George Mason ALI S BUZZER BEATER Jihad Ali rebounded a missed shot and made a layup as time expired to lift Georgia State to 6463 victory over James Madison in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams on Dec. 4. With the score tied 62all, James Madison s Devon Moore went to the free throw line with 3.5 seconds left. He made the first to put the Dukes ahead, but missed the second, and Brandon McGee rebounded for State. After a timeout, the Panthers Harold Doby inbounded the ball from in front of the JMU bench with 2.7 seconds on the clock. Doby found Marques Johnson, who got a good look from the wing, but the JMU s Andrey Semenov managed to deflect the shot. Ali grabbed the rebound under the basket and laid it in just ahead of the horn. DANTE S INFERNO Making his season debut, senior Dante Curry came off the bench to score 15 points on 5of8 from threepoint range, to help lead the Panthers to an 8070 win over former conference rival Troy. More impressive was the fact that he played just 13 minutes, but sparked the Panthers to their top offensive output of the early season. In his first ever game with the Panthers, Curry scored 21 points against Georgia Tech in Dec. of BAHAMAS TRIP Georgia State s season got off to an early start as the Panthers took an offseason international trip for the first time in school history. GSU travelled to the Bahamas from Aug and played three games against local teams in Nassau, winning all three contests. Jihad Ali scored in double figures in each contest, averaging 13 points. Harold Doby averaged 10 points and seven rebounds per game, while Josh Micheaux averaged four steals. Brandon McGee had a rare 2020 game with 22 points and 21 rebounds in the finale.

5 GEORGIA STATE AMONG CAA LEADERS SCORING Eric Buckner Brandon McGee REBOUNDING Eric Buckner Brandon McGee FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Eric Buckner ASSISTS Devonta White POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE Dante Curry POINT FG MADE Dante Curry BLOCKS Eric Buckner OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Eric Buckner TEAM LEADERS FG% Defense Scoring Defense FG Percentage point FG Percentage point FG Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Turnover Margin point FG Made th 30th 11th 16th 1st 13th 6th 3rd 2nd 10th 1st 4th 4th 5th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 5th GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS (Through games of Dec. 19) TEAM LEADERS FG Defense Blocked Shots LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING Brandon McGee: 3 games Eric Buckner: 3 games Javonte Maynor: 2 games Dante Curry: 2 games Harold Doby: 1 game Jihad Ali: 1 game REBOUNDING Eric Buckner: 5 games Brandon McGee: 5 games Harold Doby: 1 game James Fields: 1 game Jihad Ali: 1 game ASSISTS Marques Johnson: 4 games James Fields: 3 games Devonte White: 3 games Javonte Maynor: 1 game Jihad Ali: 1 game Josh Micheaux: 1 game 18th 45th BLOCK PARTY Juniortransfer Eric Buckner has been having his own version of a block party so far this season. The 610 forward has already collected 24 blocks this season, an average of 2.1 per game, which ranks second in the CAA and 33rd in the NCAA as of Dec. 20. He set a career high with five blocks in the Panthers win over Florida A&M on Dec. 18. In the CAA opener against James Madison on Dec. 4, Buckner finished with four blocks. He has already had a pair of three block games this season, the first coming in the season opener at McNeese State. SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE Jervon Pressley, a highlytouted power forward from Charlotte, N.C., signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Georgia State during the early signing period. Pressley is a 68 power forward from E.E. Waddell High School, where he played for Jermaine Walker. He is the first player to sign with the Panthers this season. Pressley, known for having great energy and a strong build, is a super interior defender. ESPN.com listed Pressley with excellent size, big hands and strong legs. He goes for the boards out of his area and is a fine outlet passer. Because of his wing span, he plays much bigger than his 68 height. He is very active running the floor and is an excellent offensive rebounder in transition. The site has him listed as No. 42 at his position in the country. MAKING THE GRADE The Georgia State basketball team has excelled in the classroom under head coach Rod Barnes. In Barnes first three seasons, all 10 seniors have graduated, and one of this year s seniors, Marques Johnson, has already earned his degree. Barnes program achieved a recordsetting performance last spring, earning its highest ever semester grade point average at 2.96, which raised the team s cumulative GPA to 2.76, also an alltime high under Barnes. The Panthers have posted a GPA of 2.75 or better for four straight semesters. Last season, Jihad Ali became the first Panther to earn a selection to the Colonial Athletic Association AllAcademic team. Ali (2008 & 2010), Ousman Krubally (2009), Kevin Lott (2009 & 2010), Trae Goldson (2010), James Fields (2010) and Daniel Brown (2010) have each earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award under Barnes. 461 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one threepoint field goal in 461 straight regular season games, dating back to the season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, ON THE DEFENSIVE In each of Rod Barnes first three seasons at the helm, Georgia State has played strong defense, allowing its opponents an average of 64.5 points per game entering the season. This season, the Panthers are holding opponents to 64.3 points per game, entering Monday night s contest. After Barnes first Panther team in allowed 66.2 points per game, GSU improved to 63.6 ppg allowed in an an almost identical 63.7 ppg last season. The previous Georgia State record for fewest points allowed was 68.4 in In fact, before Barnes arrived, the only others seasons in which GSU allowed fewer than 70 points per game came in a threeyear stretch from (69.6) through (68.7). HOME SWEET HOME The Panthers will play two of their next three games at home, beginning with Monday s contest with VCU. Following a road trip to UNC Wilmington, the Panthers will return home to face Towson on Saturday. After opening the season on the road, the Panthers played three straight home games, going 21 over that stretch. With the win over Florida A&M, the Panthers finished a

6 second threegame homestand with a 21 mark and are currently 42 in the friendly confines of the GSU Sports Arena this year. State finished 95 at home during the season. The win over Troy marked the third straight season the Panthers have won their home opener and are 31 in home openers under Barnes. Last year, the Panthers won their first five home games of the year and finished the season winning four of their final six. Dating back to last year, State has won eight of its last 12 at home. ROAD TRIP The Panthers just concluded a threegame road trip, going 21 and taking the title of the Dr Pepper Classic. Those three games were the start of a stretch of seven of nine games on the road. State will travel to Wilmington, N.C. on Wednesday and conclude the road trip with three straight games in Virginia beginning Jan. 12 in Harrisonburg, Va. LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN Georgia State will celebrate a pair of impressive milestones in the history of the men s basketball program during the season. This season marks the 10year and 20year anniversary of the two squads that qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Each team, along with all of the men s basketball alums will be honored during the Feb. 12 game against Northeastern which will tipoff at noon on CSS. The Panthers became the first Georgia State men s basketball team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. After winning the conference championship tournament, the Panthers only had to go a few blocks north to the old Omni to face Arkansas in the first round of play. Ten years later, the team put together the most impressive season in Panther history, finishing the year 295. After rolling through the conference tournament, the Panthers entered the NCAA Tournament as an 11seed. Rallying from 16 points down, the Panthers defeated the sixthseeded Wisconsin Badgers, State advanced to the second round and led Maryland 4342 in the middle of the second half, before falling to the Terrapins, who eventually reached the Final Four. SERIES RESULTS VS. CAA TEAMS Delaware 53 H: 21 A: 22 N: 10 CAA: 53 CAA Tournament Games: 10 11/22/05...H W /17/07... A W /26/08... A W /13/08...H L /24/09... A L /14/09...H W /6/09 (CAA)...N W /23/10...OT... A L 7476 Drexel 28 H: 13 A: 14 N: 01 CAA: 16 1/7/83...N L /29/86...N L /27/91... A W /19/06... A L /3/07...H L /16/08... A L /30/08...H W /10/09...H L /28/09... A L /4/10...H L 5772 George Mason 25 H: 21 A: 03; N: 01 CAA: 25 CAA Tournament Games: 01 12/2/05...H L /4/06 (CAA)... OT... N L /20/07... A L /2/08...H W /5/09... A L /13/10... A L /3/10...H W 6157 Hofstra 17 H: 12 A: 04 N: 01 CAA: 17 CAA Tournament Games: 01 1/7/06... A L /9/06...H L /2/06... A L /24/07...H L /9/08... A L /25/09...H W /27/10... A L /5/10 (CAA)...N L 6768 James Madison 54 H: 21 A: 32 CAA: 42 12/3/76... A L A W /2/06... A W /20/07...H L /1/08... A L /4/09...H L /5/09... A W /16/10...H W /4/10...H W 6463 Northeastern 37 H: 23 A: 14 CAA: 37 1/5/06... A L /26/06...H L /10/07... A L /14/07...H W /5/08... A L /16/08...H W /18/09... A W /9/10...H L /10/10... A L 5362 Old Dominion 212 H: 16 A: 25 CAA: H L A W /31/80...H L A L /12/06...H L /15/06... A L /29/07... A L /7/07...H L /1/07...H L /2/08... A L /3/09...H W /13/09... A L /28/10... A L /23/10...H L 6275 Towson 56 H: 41 A: 05 N: 10 CAA: 56 CAA Tournament Games: 10 1/21/06... A L /23/06...H L /3/06 (CAA)...N W /6/ OT...H W /10/07... A L /23/08... A L /27/08...H W /17/09...H W /11/09...OT... A L /2/10...H W /13/10...OT... A L 6974 UNC Wilmington 55 H: 32 A: 23 CAA: 55 2/11/06...H L /25/06... A L /13/07...OT... A W /31/07...H W /19/08...H L /20/08... A L /6/08... A W /14/09...H W /6/10... A L /20/10...H W 7974 VCU 418 H: 37 A: 19 N: 02 CAA: 012 CAA Tournament Games: W A L OT... A L H W /13/79...H L /20/80... A W A L H L /16/97... A L /22/98...H W /20/05... A L /28/06...OT...H L /3/07... A L /24/07...H L /3/07 (CAA)...N L /10/08... A L /6/08...H L /21/09...H L /28/09... A L /7/09 (CAA)...N L /16/10...H L /30/10... A L 6278 William & Mary 36 H: 13 A: 12 N: 11 CAA: 26 CAA Tournament Games: 11 1/14/06...H W /4/06... A L /8/07...H L /27/07... A L /2/07 (CAA)...N W /12/08...H L /7/08 (CAA)...N L /31/09... A W /6/10...H L 5659

7 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali... F Jr.R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 21 Daniel Brown... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill HS/Atlanta Metro) 20 Eric Buckner... F Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (BambergEhrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 12 Dante Curry... G Sr.R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana HS/South Florida) 2 Jordan DeMercy*... F Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS/Florida State) 32 Harold Doby... F Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 4 James Fields... G Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 1 Marques Johnson... G Sr.R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS/NC State) 15 Javonte Maynor... G Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 24 Brandon McGee... F Jr.R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 23 Josh Micheaux... GF Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Fr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr.R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.) 22 James Vincent...C So. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 10 Devonta White... G Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Marques Johnson... G Sr.R Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider HS/NC State) 2 Jordan DeMercy*... F Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS/Florida State) 4 James Fields... G Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 10 Devonta White... G Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) 12 Dante Curry... G Sr.R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana HS/South Florida) 14 Jihad Ali... F Jr.R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 15 Javonte Maynor... G Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 20 Eric Buckner... F Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (BambergEhrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 21 Daniel Brown... G Sr. College Park, Ga. (Mundy s Mill HS/Atlanta Metro) 22 James Vincent...C So. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 23 Josh Micheaux... GF Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 24 Brandon McGee... F Jr.R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson... G Fr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 32 Harold Doby... F Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 55 Jamar Taylor... F Jr.R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.) * will redshirt season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Paul Graham (North Texas State, 1974), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco, 2003), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Raheem Waller (South Carolina State, 1999), 1st Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College, 1999) Asst. Dir. of BB Operations: Christopher Jordan (Georgia State, 2005) Athletic Trainer: John Anderson (Arizona State, 1996) Strength Coach: Ken Coggins (Mississippi State, 1986) PRONUNCIATION Jihad Ali... juhhaad ahlee Dante Curry...DONtay Marques Johnson...MARRcus Javonte Maynor...juhVONtay Josh Micheaux... MEEshaw Devonta White...duhVONtay Scepter Brownlee... SEPter Jeff Conarroe... CONuhrow

8 JIHAD ALI F 65, 200 Jr.R Atlanta, Ga. 14 DANIEL BROWN G 63, 190 Sr. College Park, Ga. 21 ERIC BUCKNER F 610, 210 Jr. Ehrhardt, S.C. 20 DANTE CURRY G 64, 195 Sr.R Orlando, Fla. 12 JORDAN DEMERCY F 67, 210 Sr. Norcross, Ga. 2 HAROLD DOBY F 66, 210 Fr. Augusta, Ga. 32 JAMES FIELDS G 63, 192 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 4 MARQUES JOHNSON G 65, 200 Sr.R Fort Wayne, Ind. 1 JAVONTE MAYNOR G 60, 175 Fr. Snellville, Ga. 15 BRANDON MCGEE F 67, 220 Jr.R Chicago, Ill. 24 JOSH MICHEAUX GF 66, 211 Jr. Missouri City, Texas 23 RASHAAD RICHARDSON G 64, 190 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 25 JAMAR TAYLOR F 69, 225 Jr.R Charleston, S.C. 55 JAMES VINCENT C 610, 250 Fr. Columbus, Ga. 22 DEVONTA WHITE G 511, 160 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. 10 ROD BARNES Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State PAUL GRAHAM Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State RAHEEM WALLER Assistant Coach 1st Year at Georgia State SCEPTER BROWNLEE Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State JEFF CONARROE Director of Operations 4th Year at Georgia State

9 MARQUES JOHNSON Guard 65, 200 SeniorR Fort Wayne, Ind. 1 Snider HS / NC State AT GEORGIA STATE: Georgia State s lone returning starter from the season... Transfer who stepped in to make an impact in the Panther backcourt in his first season at GSU... Primarily a point guard, but can also play off the ball... Sees the floor well and distributes the ball... Has good size. Enrolled at Georgia State in the fall of 2008 after transferring from NC State... Sat out the season in accordance with NCAA rules... Earned his degree in sociology in August 2010 and is now enrolled in graduate school HIGHLIGHTS * Named one of two team captains before the start of the season. * Hit 3of4 FGs in season opener at McNeese State * Scored career high 10 points and dished out 7 assists vs. Troy * Followed that with new career high 12 points against Utah Valley * Played career high 37 minutes in OT game against Samford CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 12 Utah Valley, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Utah Valley, (58) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 11 Samford, (311) 3PT FG MADE: 1 (4 TIMES) Most Recent: Utah Valley, STEALS: 6 VCU, PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 (TWICE) Most Recent: McNeese State, (12) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 Jacksonville, (33) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Jacksonville, (34) Samford, (24) REBOUNDS: 7 James Madison, ASSISTS: 7 (TWICE) Georgia Southern, , Troy BLOCKS: 2 Florida State, 22708* MINUTES: 37 Samford, * At Previous School CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Avg Bl St Pts Avg Totals Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Avg Bl St Pts Avg (UT) (NCS) Totals

10 JOHNSON GAMEBYGAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU...* Ga Sou...* Towson...* Drexel...* NU...* VCU...* UNCW...* Mason...* W&M...* JMU SC State...* ODU Hofstra (CAA)

11 DANTE CURRY Guard 64, 195 SeniorR Orlando, Fla. Poiniciana HS / USF 12 AT GEORGIA STATE: Wing player with good shooting ability... Enrolled at Georgia State in January of 2008 after transferring from the University of South Florida... Became eligible as a redshirt sophomore in December of 2008, following the completion of the fall semester... Has averaged 4.3 points in his two seasons in a Panther uniform HIGHLIGHTS * Came off bench to score 15 points, including 5 threepointers in just 13 minutes against Troy * Perfect 4of4 from the free throw line in win over Florida A&M * Knocked down pair of three s in overtime loss to Georgia Southern * Came off the bench to knock down six threepointers and lead the Panthers to a 30point win over Texas A&MCorpus Christi, scoring a teamhigh 18 points. * Earned Dr Pepper Classic Tournament MVP honors after tying a careerhigh with 21 points, nailing seven threepointers in the championship game over Chattanooga, while making first start of the season. POINTS: 21 Georgia Tech, Chattanooga, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 Chattanooga, (713) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 13 Chattanooga, (713) 3PT FG MADE: 7 Chattanooga, (712) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 12 Chattanooga, (712) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Georgia Tech, (58) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 Georgia Tech, (58) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 5 UNC Wilmington, ASSISTS: 4 Old Dominion, 1309 Hofstra, STEALS: 3 Georgia Tech, BLOCKS: 1 South Alabama, MINUTES: 30 Delaware, 2709 CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg (USF) Totals GSU Totals

12 CURRY GAMEBYGAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison*. Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake... Howard IUPUI... Utah Valley South Ala J ville EMU... Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason JMU... Illness SC State... Illness ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts Ineligible fi rst nine games per NCAA transfer Coastal ODU N eastern Drexel Towson VCU JMU Delaware UNCW... eastern Hofstra Delaware (CAA)..* VCU (CAA)

13 JIHAD ALI Forward 65, 200 JuniorR Atlanta, Ga. 14 M.L. King HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Lefthanded wing player with good shooting and scoring ability... Increased his productivity and playing time over the latter half of the season... Elected to take a redshirt year in ; practiced with the team while working on his strength and skills. Excellent student who was named to the 2010 CAA AllAcademic second team... Tabbed to the Dean s List (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the 2008 fall and spring 2010 semesters and to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll (minimum 3.2 GPA) for the 2008 spring semester... Also received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award in 2008 and HIGHLIGHTS * Named one of two team captains before the start of the season. * Played 28 minutes in opener at McNeese State, scoring five points * Came off bench to play 30 minutes vs. Troy, grabbing 8 rebounds and going 4of8 from the field * Made game winning basket at the buzzer to defeat James Madison. * Led team with 15 points on 5of8 shooting, including 5of6 threepointers in win over Florida A&M. Added eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 33 minutes of action. * Played careerhigh 37 minutes in overtime loss to Georgia Southern, scoring seven points and grabbing six rebounds. * Missed most of the Dr Pepper Classic after banging knees with a member of Texas A&MCorpus Christi in the opener. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 22 George Mason, 2310 FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 George Mason, 2310 (913) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 13 (TWICE) George Mason, 2310 (913) McNeese State, (213) 3PT FG: 5 Florida A&M, (56) 3PT FG ATTEMPTS: 6 Florida A&M, (56) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Hampton, FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 4 Hampton, REBOUNDS: 10 James Madison, ASSISTS: 4 Carver Bible, Georgia Southern, STEALS: 3 (FOUR TIMES) Most Recent: James Madison, BLOCKS: 3 George Mason, MINUTES: 37 Georgia Southern, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals * Redshirted in

14 ALI GAMEBYGAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga... injured Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville...* EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts UAB...* Elon FSU...* Troy...* Jax ODU GT WSSU UTSA CC BC Mason...* N eastern...* VCU W&M Drexel UNCW...* Towson Delaware...* Drexel...* ODU...* VCU Hofstra Delaware N eastrn UNCW Jax State Towson JMU W&M (CAA)

15 JAMES FIELDS Guard 63, 190 Junior Savannah, Ga. Urban Christian HS 4 AT GEORGIA STATE: Combination guard with good size and defensive ability, making him a key backup... The first high school recruit to sign with Georgia State under head coach Rod Barnes when he inked his letter during the November 2007 early signing period... CAA Commissioner s Academic Award for HIGHLIGHTS * Lone GSU player averaging over 30 minutes per game * Hit 7of10 FT s in season over at McNeese State, scoring 11 points * Went 5of8 from the FT line vs. Troy, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. * Set careerhighs in minutes in backtoback games, playing 35 minutes against Hampton, after 34 minutes against Samford. * Scored gametying layup with 8.4 second remaining to send the game with Georgia Southern into overtime. Was playing in front of a large family and friends crowd from nearby Savannah. * Tied careerhighs with seven rebounds and five assists in championship game of Dr Pepper Classic against Chattanooga. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 11 (TWICE) REBOUNDS: 7 Carver Bible, Samford, McNeese State, Chattanooga, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 ASSISTS: 5 Northeastern, 1910 (46) Southern Poly, VCU, (45) Chattanooga, Western Michigan, (45) STEALS: 4 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Georgia Tech, Carver Bible, (38) Utah Valley, , James Madison, PT FG MADE: 2 Southern Poly, (23) BLOCKS: 1 UTSA, PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 Southern Poly, (23) MINUTES: 35 Samford, FREE THROWS MADE: 7 McNeese State, (710) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 10 McNeese State, (710) CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals ALL GAMES G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

16 FIELDS GAMEBYGAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford o o o James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI Utah Valley Ala J ville EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel NU VCU...* UNCW...* Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts BGSU ConSP SPSU Jax State Hampton FSU Coastal ODU N eastern Drexel Towson VCU JMU UNCW eastern Hofstra Delaware VCU

17 JAMES VINCENT Center 610, 250 Sophomore Columbus, Ga. 22 Northside HS AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising post player who showed flashes of strong play in limited playing time as a freshman... Has the size and skills to give the Panthers a low post presence... Very comfortable playing with his back to the basket... Has good hands and good footwork and has improved his conditioning HIGHLIGHTS * Pulled down 3 rebounds in just 6 minutes against Clark Atlanta * Grabbed 5 rebounds in just 15 minutes versus Troy * Played a careerhigh 25 minutes off the bench against Western Michigan, shooting 3of3 from the field with 4 blocked shots CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 10 VCU, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 VCU, (48) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 VCU, (48) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 Five games. Most recent: James Madison, (24) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 George Mason, 2310 (24) James Madison, (24) REBOUNDS: 7 Florida State, George Mason, 2310 ASSISTS: 1 VCU, STEALS: 1 James Madison, Georgia Southern, Towson, 1210 George Mason, 2310 Old Dominion, Florida A&M, BLOCKS: 4 Western Michigan, MINUTES: 25 Western Michigan, CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

18 VINCENT GAMEBYGAME GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So.... Texas A&MCC... Chattanooga... Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* VCU UNCW Mason W&M JMU SC State ODU Hofstra (CAA) MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St State Carver Drake Howard IUPUI... Utah Valley Ala J EMU Ga Sou Towson Drexel

19 DANIEL BROWN Guard 63, 190 Senior College Park, Ga. 21 Mundy s Mill HS / Atlanta Metro AT GEORGIA STATE: Backcourt reserve who joined the program as a walkon in but did not see any game action... Younger brother of former Georgia State standout Marcus Brown... Earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award for Older brother Marcus played at Georgia State and is the alltime leader in threepointer shooting percentage...twin brother David plays acrosstown at ClarkAtlanta HIGHLIGHTS * Made Panther debut against Utah Valley, entering the game with about four minutes remaining. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 0 REBOUNDS: 0 FIELD GOALS MADE: 0 ASSISTS: 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 0 STEALS: 0 FREE THROWS MADE: 0 BLOCKS: 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 MINUTES: 1 Utah Valley, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley James Madison*. Western Mich.... Florida So.... Texas A&MCC... injured Chattanooga... injured Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* CAREER STATISTICS Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

20 JAMAR TAYLOR Guard 69, 225 JuniorR Charleston, S.C. 55 Burke HS / Brunswick C.C. AT GEORGIA STATE: Former junior college post player who enrolled at Georgia State in and took a redshirt year... Good rebounder and defender who will add depth in the post... Added strength during his redshirt year... Transferred from Brunswick Community College in Supply, N.C.... Has two seasons of eligiblity at Georgia State, beginning in HIGHLIGHTS * Made regular season debut in season opener against McNeese State. * Played a careerhigh 10 minutes in CAA opener against James Madison. * Scored a career game against Texas A&MCorpus Christi, playing 16 minutes off the bench and scoring seven points on 2of3 shooting, including 3of4 from the free throw line. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 7 Texas A&MCC, FIELD GOALS MADE: 2 Texas A&MCC, (23) ASSISTS: 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 3 Texas A&MCC, (23) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Texas A&MCC, (34) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Texas A&MCC, (34) REBOUNDS: 1 James Madison, Texas A&MCC, (23) STEALS: 1 Texas A&MCC, (23) BLOCKS: 1 James Madison, MINUTES: 16 Texas A&MCC, (23) GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley James Madison* Western Mich.... Florida So.... Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

21 ERIC BUCKNER Forward 610, 210 Junior Ehrhardt, S.C. 20 Bamberg Ehrhardt HS / Gulf Coast C.C. AT GEORGIA STATE: GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS Former junior college standout who should make an immediate impact MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts in the Panthers frontcourt... Promising big man who spent the last years at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla.... Combines Troy scoring and rebounding with excellent shot blocking ability. Utah Valley Samford James Madison* HIGHLIGHTS Western Mich * Scored 6 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in season opener against McNeese State in a teamhigh 32 minutes. Florida A&M * Started at forward in first three games of the So * Led team with 15 points and 7 rebounds in win over Utah Valley, Texas A&MCC going a perfect 5for5 from the free throw line. Chattanooga * Scored first career doubledouble, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against Hampton, shooting 10of16 from the field. VCU* *Finished with 14 points and six rebounds in just 22 minutes of against Georgia Southern. Towson* * Scored a careerhigh 23 points on 10of11 shooting to earn alltournament honors at the Dr Pepper Classic in win over Mason* CAREER HIGHS CAREER POINTS: 23 Chattanooga, REBOUNDS: 12 McNeese State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 10 ASSISTS: 1 Old Dominion* Hampton, (1016) Utah Valley, , Chattanooga, (1011) Samford, McNeese State, FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16 UNCW* Hampton, Hampton, Texas A&MCC, (23) 3PT FG MADE: 0 Hofstra* STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, Northeastern* 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 0 BLOCKS: Dominion* Florida A&M, FREE THROWS MADE: 5 MINUTES: Utah Valley, (55) Hampton, George Mason* FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Florida A&M, (26) CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

22 HAROLD DOBY Forward 66, 200 Freshman Augusta, Ga. 32 Oldsmar Christian Academy (Fla.) AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile athlete who could play either forward position but is expected to work at small forward... Combines scoring with good passing and ballhandling skills HIGHLIGHTS * Led Panthers off the bench with 19 points on 7of10 shooting, including 5of7 FT s in season opener at McNeese State. * Grabbed teamhigh 11 rebounds in 22 minutes versus Troy * Made third start of the season in CAA opener against JMU, going a perfect 3of3 from the field. * Went a perfect 5of5 from the free throw line in 12 minutes off the bench against Florida A&M. * Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench against Georgia Southern. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 19 McNeese State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 McNeese State, (710) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 McNeese State, (710) 3PT FG MADE: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 0 FREE THROWS MADE: 5 McNeese State, (57) Florida A&M, (55) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 McNeese State, (57) REBOUNDS: 11 Troy, ASSISTS: 2 Chattanooga, STEALS: 2 McNeese State, Troy, Texas A&MCC, BLOCKS: 2 James Madison, Texas A&MCC, MINUTES: 30 McNeese State, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

23 JAVONTE MAYNOR Guard 60, 175 Freshman Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett HS 15 AT GEORGIA STATE: Combo guard with good shooting skills... Joined Devonta White as the first Atlantaarea signees for head coach Rod Barnes at Georgia State when he signed during the November early signing period HIGHLIGHTS * Made start in first game of the season, playing 17 minutes and drilling two threepointers at McNeese State. * Tied for teamhigh with 15 points in win over Troy * Led team with 12 points against Samford, hitting 4of8 from threepoint range. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 15 Troy, FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Troy, (510) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Troy, (510) 3PT FG MADE: 4 Troy, (48) Samford, (48) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 8 Troy, (48) Samford, (48) BLOCKS: 0 FREE THROWS MADE: 1 Troy, (12) MINUTES: 26 Florida A&M, (12) Troy, FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 2 Troy, (12) Florida A&M, (12) REBOUNDS: 3 McNeese State, ASSISTS: 3 McNeese State, Texas A&MCC, STEALS: 1 Troy, Samford, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich.... Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

24 BRANDON McGEE Forward 67, 220 JuniorR Chicago, Ill. Crane HS / Wabash Valley C.C. 24 AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented forward who was one of the nation s top junior college prospects at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill.... Immediately bolsters the GSU frontcourt with scoring and rebounding... Will play both forward positions HIGHLIGHTS * Came off bench to score 12 points on 5of9 shooting, including a pair of threepointers in win over Utah Valley. * Hit 6of10 FGs to score 15 points in CAA opener over JMU * Came off bench to score 16 points in 31 minutes against Western Michigan. * Scored first career doubledouble with 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in win over Florida A&M. * Scored second straight doubledouble with careerhigh 23 points and 10 rebounds in overtime loss to Georgia Southern. * Finished just shy of third straight doubledouble with nine points and nine rebounds in win over Texas A&MCorpus Christi. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 23 Georgia Southern, FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 Georgia Southern, (811) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Florida A&M, (515) 3PT FG MADE: 3 Georgia Southern, (34) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 4 Western Michigan, (24) Georgia Southern, (34) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 Florida A&M, (45) Georgia Southern, (47) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Georgia Southern, (47) REBOUNDS: 11 Florida A&M, ASSISTS: 2 Utah Valley, James Madison, Georgia Southern, Chattanooga, STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, , James Madison, BLOCKS: 1 Samford, , James Madison, Western Michigan, MINUTES: 41 Georgia Southern, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

25 JOSH MICHEAUX Guard 66, 211 Junior Missouri City, Texas Elkins HS / Lee J.C. 23 AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile player with excellent size, length and athletic ability... Slated to play on the wing but can also play the point... Very good defender and rebounder... His father was a key member of the famed Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston, where he played alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler HIGHLIGHTS * Came off bench to score six points on 2of2 shooting in season opener at McNeese State, playing 17 minutes. * Scored 5 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench in win over Utah Valley. * Played a career high 28 minutes off the bench, pulling down six rebounds against Hampton * Came off bench to score a careerhigh 12 points in the CAA opener against James Madison on 4of5 shooting * Played 25 minutes off bench, scoring eight points and pulling down 7 assists and 6 rebounds (career highs) in the win over UTC. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 12 James Madison, FIELD GOALS MADE: 4 James Madison, (45) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 7 Hampton, (17) 3PT FG MADE: 1 Texas A&MCorpus Christi, (11) 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 1 Hampton, (01) Texas A&MCorpus Christi, (11) Chattanooga, (01) FREE THROWS MADE: 4 James Madison, (45) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 5 James Madison, (45) REBOUNDS: 6 Hampton, Chattanooga, ASSISTS: 7 Chattanooga, STEALS: 2 Chattanooga, BLOCKS: 1 Troy, , Hampton, MINUTES: 28 Hampton, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

26 RASHAAD RICHARDSON Guard 64, 190 Freshman Charleston, S.C. Oldsmar Christian Academy (Fla.) 25 AT GEORGIA STATE: Athletic wing player who will enroll at Georgia State in the fall... Teammate of fellow GSU freshman Harold Doby at Oldsmar Christian Academy in Oldsmar, Fla HIGHLIGHTS * Made collegiate debut in season opener, playing 2 minutes and dishing out one assist. * Scored first collegiate basket, a threepointer, against Samford. * Tied careerhigh with six minutes off the bench, scoring two points against Texas A&MCorpus Christi and followed the following night against Chattanooga with the same numbers. CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 3 Samford, FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 REBOUNDS: 0 Samford, Texas A&MCorpus Christi, (12) Chattanooga, (12) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2 Texas A&MCorpus Christi, (12) Chattanooga, (12) 3PT FG MADE: 1 Samford, BLOCKS: 0 3PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 Chattanooga, (02) FREE THROWS MADE: 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 0 ASSISTS: 1 McNeese State, James Madison, STEALS: 1 James Madison, Texas A&MCorpus Christi, MINUTES: 6 Samford, Texas A&M, Chattanooga, GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Troy... Utah Valley Samford James Madison* Western Mich.... Florida A&M So Texas A&MCC Chattanooga Old Hofstra* Dominion* George Mason* CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals

27 DEVONTA WHITE Guard 511, 160 Freshman Alpharetta, Ga. Centennial HS 10 AT GEORGIA STATE: GAMEBYGAME STATISTICS Point guard who was one of the top prep prospects in Georgia in the MP FG 3FG FT OD Rb As TO Bl St Pts Class of Lacks size but possesses excellent quickness and floor Joined Javonte Maynor as the first metro Atlanta signees for head Troy coach Rod Barnes at Georgia State when he signed during the November Utah Valley early signing period. Samford * Scored first collegiate points against Troy, finishing with 8 points and James Madison* assists against Troy. Western Mich * Came off bench to score 11 points, knocking down a pair of threepointers in win over Utah Valley. Florida A&M * Careergame off bench against Hampton, playing 35 So scoring 14 points, grabbing 6 boards and dishing out 5 assists. Texas A&MCC * Made first collegiate start against Florida A&M, scoring 13 points Chattanooga and grabbing five rebounds, while dishing out three assists. VCU* * Tied a careerhigh with 14 points on 5of6 shooting, dishing out five assists in win over Texas A&MCorpus Mason* CAREER HIGHS CAREER POINTS: 14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Delaware* Hampton, Georgia Southern, (56) Texas A&MCorpus Christi, FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Florida A&M, (615) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Florida A&M, (615) REBOUNDS: 6 Hampton, ASSISTS: 5 Hampton, Texas A&MCorpus Christi, Old 3PT FG MADE: 2 STEALS: 3 Hofstra* Utah Valley, (23) Georgia Southern, Northeastern* Hampton, (24) BLOCKS: 1 Chattanooga, 1230, 10 Dominion* Hampton, PT FG ATTEMPTED: MINUTES: 35 Chattanooga, 1230, 10 (25) Hampton, FREE THROWS MADE: 5 George Mason* Georgia Southern, (56) CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Season G GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg Totals