125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30303 Mike Holmes, Associate Sports Information Director Office: 404.413.4033 Cell: 404.259.9716 Email: rholmes@gsu.edu GeorgiaStateSports.com Game 19: GEORGIA STATE (11-7, 4-3 SBC) at ARKANSAS STATE (8-8, 3-4 SBC) Jan. 19, 8:30 p.m. ET Convocation Center Jonesboro, Ark. Radio: WIFN-AM 1340, WRAS-FM 88.5 2014-15 RECORDS Georgia State: 11-7, 4-3 Sun Belt H: 7-1, A: 2-6, N: 2-0 Arkansas State: 8-8, 3-4 Sun Belt H: 3-4, A: 5-4 HEAD COACH Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986) GSU: 73-44 (4th Yr.) Career: 347-263 (21st Yr.) SERIES RECORDS Georgia State leads all-time series 4-1 Last meeting: 3/15/14, GSU, 72-45 (SBC) Last Ark. meeting: 3/4/14, GSU, 79-76 ot GSU has won three straight in the series GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Radio: WIFN-AM 1340; WRAS-FM 88.5 Dave Cohen (PbP) is in his 32nd year calling Georgia State basketball. Internet: Live stats and live audio on GeorgiaStateSports.com and on most mobile devices Television: None PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Name...Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 22 R.J. Hunter...6-6 190 Jr. 20.1 4.2 Third in the Sun Belt in scoring, 18th in the NCAA G 55 Ryan Harrow...6-2 160 Sr. 20.4 a4.5 Second in Sun Belt scoring, second in assists (79th NCAA) G 0 Kevin Ware...6-2 170 R-Jr. 8.4 3.4 Fourth in Sun Belt in steals (2.1), 42nd in NCAA F 33 Markus Crider...6-6 200 Jr. 7.8 6.1 Leads Sun Belt with a 66.7 FG percentage F 31 T.J. Shipes...6-7 225 Jr. 6.0 5.0 Shooting 62.1 percent from the floor, second on team RESERVES... Coming off a tough loss on Saturday, Georgia State will look to bounce back and close out a two-game road trip at Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Ark., on Monday night at 8:30 p.m. ET in the Convocation Center. Georgia State (11-7, 4-3 Sun Belt) shot 57.8 percent and received a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds from Markus Crider on Saturday, but gave up 12 3-pointers and missed nine free throws to fall to Appalachian State, 74-69, in Boone, N.C. Despite the loss, the Panthers are 33-10 in the last 43 games dating back to last season and have also won 21 of their first 25 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. Georgia State is led by the scoring duo of Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter. The two are averaging 40.5 points per game, the tied for the third-most of any duo in the country. Iona is the only other school in the country with a pair averaging 20 or more points per game. The last time any team had a pair finish the season averaging 20 or more was the 2006-07 season when Hofstra accomplished the feat. Hunter needs just 23 points on Monday night to tie Rodney Hamilton s career schoolrecord of 1,515 points. The junior moved into second-place on Saturday afternoon, moving ahead of Terrence Brandon. Hunter, who has scored 1,492 points in his two-plus seasons, is the NCAA career active leader in points scored among all juniors. He is also the active leader of all juniors in the NCAA with 216 3-pointers made and 598 3-point attempts. He is 11th among all active players averaging 18.1 points per game for his career. Georgia State has used a balanced attack on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball to win games this season. The Panthers are shooting 49.4 percent from the floor, ranked No. 12 in the NCAA. Georgia State is also averaging 73.9 points and allowing just 66.4 points per game. The Panthers are also seventh in the nation with a +5.4 turnover margin, ninth in steals per game averaging 9.4 and 27th in turnovers, allowing just 10.9 per contest. Saturday was a difficult loss for our team, head coach Ron Hunter said. However, the one thing I know about this team is that they are resilient. Despite Monday night being our third game in five days, I know that our team will be ready to play and will want to get back on the court to prove we are better than the result on Saturday. (continued page 3) G 2 Ryann Green...6-1 180 Sr. 3.1 1.6 Has tied a career-high with 7 points in b2b games G 4 Isaiah Dennis...6-0 185 So. 1.8 0.5 Career-high 9 points in 18 minutes versus Troy on Jan. 10 F 15 Jalen Brown...6-8 230 Jr. 2.2 2.2 T3rd on team in 3-pointers, avg. 10.9 minutes per game G 20 Corey Tobin...6-4 185 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Walk-on from Cartersville (Ga.) HS F 23 Jordan Session...6-7 205 Fr. 2.3 1.4 Career-high 7 rebounds with 4 points against ULM F 34 Carter Cagle...6-3 205 Fr. 0.4 0.1 Made first career 3-pointer against Chicago State F 42 Curtis Washington...6-10 230 Sr. 4.0 3.6 Seventh on GSU s all-time blocked shots list with 99
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 2) 2014-15 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 GEORGIA COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 83-61 Nov. 10 SHORTER (Exh.) W, 89-58 Nov. 14 TENNESSEE TEMPLE W, 115-55 Nov. 17 at No. 14 Iowa State 1 (ESPNU) L, 81-58 Nov. 21 at Colorado State (MW Network) L, 80-70 Nov. 24 vs. Chicago State 1 W, 69-46 Nov. 25 vs. Western Carolina 1 W, 85-70 Nov. 26 at Oakland 1 (ESPN3) W, 83-78 Nov. 29 at IUPUI W, 66-63 Dec. 4 GREEN BAY W, 72-48 Dec. 17 at Old Dominion (American Sports Net.) L, 58-54 ot Dec. 21 SOUTHERN MISS W, 68-55 Dec. 27 at Green Bay (ESPN3) L, 78-61 Dec. 30 UL MONROE * W, 65-45 Jan. 3 UALR * W, 82-69 Jan. 5 TEXAS STATE * L, 77-74 2ot Jan. 8 at UL Lafayette * L, 84-80 Jan. 10 TROY * W, 77-72 Jan. 15 UT ARLINGTON * W, 83-62 Jan. 17 at Appalachian State * L, 74-69 Jan. 19 at Arkansas State * 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24 UL LAFAYETTE * (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at UT Arlington * 8:15 p.m. Jan. 31 ARKANSAS STATE * 2 p.m. Feb. 5 at Georgia Southern * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at South Alabama * 5 p.m. Feb. 14 at Texas State * 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 SOUTH ALABAMA * 7 p.m. Feb. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE * 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at UALR * 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Troy * 5:15 p.m. March 5 at UL Monroe * 8 p.m. March 7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 2 p.m. March 12-15 Sun Belt Championship 3 p.m. 1-CBE Hall of Fame Classic; *-Sun Belt game GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name... Georgia State University Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded... 1913 Enrollment... 32,000 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Blue and White Arena... Georgia State Sports Arena Capacity... 3,854 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Sun Belt President... Mark P. Becker Athletics Director... Charlie Cobb BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season of NCAA Basketball...1963-64 All-Time Record...535-884 NCAA Tournament Appearances...2 (2001, 1991) NIT Appearances...2 (2014, 2002) CIT Appearances... 1 (2012) Conference Titles (Reg. Season)...4 (2014, 2000-02) Conference Tournament Titles...2 (1991, 2001) 2014-15 QUICK GAME NOTES The 2013-14 Sun Belt regular season-champions enter the 2014-15 season with three returning starters along with eight newcomers, seven of which will be eligible to play during the season. The Panthers were unanimously selected by the Sun Belt Conference head coaches to win the league once again this year. The Panthers are 4-3 in the league (just a half game out of second place) and have won 21 of 25 conference games since returning to the Sun Belt. Georgia State has won 33 of its last 43 games dating back to last season, including 32 of 40 regular season games. Georgia State s 11-7 start is the fifth-best 18-game start in program history. Georgia State s 18-game home-court winning streak, the second-longest in program history, came to an end against Texas State on Jan. 5. At the time, it was tied for the ninthlongest in the country. The Panthers went 13-0 at home during the 2013-14 season and are 6-1 in 2014-15. Under head coach Ron Hunter, the Panthers are 42-11 in the GSU Sports Arena, a winning percentage of 79.2. The Panthers have won 12 of its last 20 true road games dating back to last season. Georgia State has been has high as No. 39 in the NCAA RPI this season. The Panthers played three non-conference games against teams ranked in the top 40, plus Green Bay which is 15-4. Georgia State s four non-conference losses have come to teams with a combined 60-11 record. Iowa State (13-3) has been ranked in the AP Top 25 all season, while Colorado State (17-2) and Old Dominion (15-2) and are receiving votes. Green Bay (15-4) is ranked No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The Panthers also scored a win over the Phoenix when they were ranked No. 1. R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow are combining to average 40.5 points per game, tied for the third-most of any duo in the country. The pair are one of just two duos in the NCAA ranked in the top 20 of points per game. With 1,492 points, R.J. Hunter is the No. 1 active scorer in the NCAA of all third-year players and the only junior ranked in the top 50. Georgia State is 12th in the NCAA with a 49.4 field goal percentage which ranks first in the Sun Belt. The Panthers have already had two of the top-10 field goal and 3-point field goal single-game shooting percentages in school history this year. Georgia State is among the top 30 in the NCAA in three key stats. The Panthers are ninth in the nation averaging 9.4 steals per game, seventh in turnover margin, currently at +5.4 per game and 27th in turnovers, averaging just 10.9 per game. Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game in a season. Currently two Panthers are averaging 20 or more. Senior Ryan Harrow is second in the Sun Belt and is 13th in the nation with a 20.4 points per game, while junior R.J. Hunter is third in the Sun Belt and 18th in the nation with a 20.1 points per game average. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the 2001-02 season. The record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the 1970-71 season. According to Iona Sports Information, the last time a school had two 20+ ppg scorers to finish a season was Hofstra in 2006-07 (Loren Stokes and Antoine Agudio). R.J. Hunter has been named to the prestigious John R. Wooden Watch List and Naismith Trophy list as one of the top 50 players in the country to watch. Junior R.J. Hunter was named the 2014-15 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and earned preseason all-conference first-team honors along with Ryan Harrow, while senior Curtis Washington was named to the third team. Junior R.J. Hunter is quickly moving up the ranks of several all-time records. Inside the # s: - Points: currently 2nd with 1,492; 23 shy of Rodney Hamilton s 1,515-3-point Field Goals: currently 2nd with 216; 24 shy of Shellord Pinkett s 240-3-point Field Goal attempts: currently 2nd with 598; 39 shy of Shellord Pinkett s 637 - Field Goals Made: currently tied for 5th with 465; 123 shy of Chavelo Holmes school-record 588 - Free throws made: currently 3rd with 346; 15 shy of Phillip Luckydo s 361 - Free throw percentage: currently 2nd at 82.8 percent;.010 behind Rodney Hamilton s school-record of 83.8 percent. - Steals: currently 5th with 148; 64 shy of Rodney Hamilton s 212 Head coach Ron Hunter continued a trend of bringing high-major transfers back to Atlanta. Late last spring, Hunter announced that Kevin Ware would be returning home (Conyers, Ga.) after three seasons at Louisville. Ware is unfortunately most known for a gruesome leg injury that he suffered during the Cardinals run to a national championship in 2013. The list of highmajor transfers to the Panthers includes Ryan Harrow (Kentucky), Manny Atkins (Virginia Tech) and Jeremy Hollowell (Indiana), who will be eligible for the Panthers in 2015-16. R.J. Hunter became the 18th Panther to score 1,000-points in his career, needing just 55 games, the second fewest in program history (Phillip Luckydo - 49 games), accomplishing the feat against Troy (Feb. 15, 2014). Ryan Harrow is on pace to become the 19th Panther to reach the mark for GSU after scoring 604 points last year. Ron Hunter won his 50th game as the head coach of Georgia State against UL Lafayette last season, accomplishing the feat quicker than any previous Panther coach. Head coach Ron Hunter owns the records for the most wins in his first season, first two seasons and first three seasons of any coach in program history. In his first three seasons, he won 62 games, surpassing the total of Hall of Fame coach Charles Lefty Driesell who won 50 games during his first three seasons. Driesell won 79 games in his first four seasons, including the school-record 29 wins during the 2000-01 season. Hunter currently has 73 wins in his fourth season.
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 3) R.J. Hunter was named Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and is averaging 20.1 points per game this season, the 18th-best mark in the NCAA. He was named to both the John R. Wooden and Naismith Watch List which recognize the top 50 players in the country. Along with being second on the scoring list, he is also second in 3-pointers (216), 3-point attempts (598) and free throw percentage (.828). Harrow joined Hunter as an All-Sun Belt Preseason first-team member and on the Lou Henson Preseason Watch List as one of the top mid-major players in the country. Following a junior season in which he scored 604 points, tied for fourth most in program history, he could become just the fifth Panther to reach the 1,000-point career plateau in two seasons. He enters Monday with 951 points scored at GSU. The junior is currently averaging 20.4 points per game, second in the Sun Belt and has score 20 or more points in five-straight games. He is second in the league averaging 4.5 assists per contest. He could move into the top 10 for a career in assists before the season is over, despite playing just two seasons. Harrow and Hunter are both among the top 40 in the country in minutes per game, while Harrow is fourth in the NCAA with 140 field goals made and seventh with 285 total field goal attempts. Notes: Markus Crider has recorded two double-doubles in Sun Belt play and just missed another by one point. He is averaging 7.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, shooting 66.7 percent from the floor, the No. 1 mark in the Sun Belt. Senior Ryann Green is quickly moving up an elite list. Entering Monday, he has been a part of 73 wins, the fifth-most in program history. He is just one win shy of tying Devonta White and Rashaad Richardson for third. The school-record is 83 wins held by Lamont McIntosh and Donnie Davis. After a career-game of 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals on his birthday, Kevin Ware has not let up. The redshirtjunior has scored in double figures in four of the last six games. Ware is fourth in the Sun Belt averaging 2.1 steals per game. He is also third on the team averaging 8.4 points per game. Junior T.J. Shipes made his first start of the season against Green Bay on Dec. 4, and recorded his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 11 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds. He started has started nine of the last 11 games and is averaging 6.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. Arkansas State (8-8, 3-4 Sun Belt) is led by the duo of Cameron Golden and Anthony Livingston who are both averaging more than 15.0 points per game. The Red Wolves have won back-to-back games following a 78-73 overtime win over Texas State on Saturday. Following the game on Monday, Georgia State will return to action on Saturday hosting UL Lafayette at 2 p.m. in the GSU Sports Arena. The game will air live on ESPN3. DEFENDING CHAMPS In its first year back in the Sun Belt Conference, Georgia State easily won the regular-season title with an impressive 17-1 conference mark, winning the league by five games. The title was the Panthers first since the 2001-02 season. The Panthers were selected unanimously by the league s head coaches to repeat as champions this year. Georgia State finished the season 25-9 and advanced to the Postseason NIT. During the year, Georgia State won a schoolrecord 14-straight games and had a stretch of 22 wins in 23 games. NO. 3 DUO R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow are tied for the No. 3 scoring duo in the country. Both are in the top 20 in scoring and combined are averaging 40.5 points per game. Here are the top tandems: 1. Iona (A.J. English and David Laury): 21.2 + 20.5 = 41.7 2. Eastern Wash. (Tyler Harvey and Venky Jois): 23.2 + 18.0 = 41.2 3. Georgia State (Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter): 20.4 + 20.1 = 40.5 Northwestern St. (Zeek Woodley and Jalan West): 22.3 + 18.2 = 40.5 BEST START EVER? Georgia State s 11-7 start through 18 games isn t the best 18- game start in program history, but it is right near the top. Here are the best 18-game starts in program history. Season Record Postseason 2000-01 15-3 NCAA (2nd round) 2011-12 13-5 CIT (2nd round) 2003-04 13-5 None 2013-14 12-6 Postseason NIT 2014-15 11-7 TBD BEST IN THE NCAA Not only is R.J. Hunter one of the best players in Georgia State history, but his is also among the best active players in the NCAA. Here are several stats where he ranks in the top 50 of the national active leaders: Category Stat Overall Rank Note Points 1,492 35th No. 1 non-senior Scoring Avg. 18.2 11th 3-pt FG per game 2.63 8th 3-pt made 216 26th No. 1 non-senior 3-pt attempts 598 20th No. 1 non-senior RPI WATCH Georgia State put together one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. As of the Sunday NCAA RPI, Georgia State already owns a win over then No. 1 Green Bay (72-48) on Dec. 4. The Panthers suffered tough losses now No. 15 Iowa State (three losses), No. 36 Colorado State (two losses), No. 31 Old Dominion (two losses) and No. 81 Green Bay (four losses) meaning three of the Panthers 11 non-conference games (one non D-1) came against top 40 opponents. Georgia State was ranked No. 121 on Sunday and have been as high as No. 39. HUNTER NAMED TO WOODEN AND NAISMITH LISTS Junior R.J. Hunter was named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50 Watch List as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Nov. 17. He followed that up by being named to the Naismith Trophy Top 50. Both lists are comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport s most prestigious honors. Hunter was an AP All-America honorable mention receipient last season, a finalist for the Lou Henson Award giving to the top mid-major player and recently named to the award s preseason watch list. SCORING RECORD IN JEOPARDY In just two seasons, junior R.J. Hunter put together two of the most impressive scoring output seasons in program history. During his sophomore season he reached the 1,000-point plateau in just 55 games, the second quickest in program history.
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 4) This season he has his eyes set on Georgia State s all-time scoring record of 1,515 points held by Rodney Hamilton. Hunter is currently second on the all-time scoring list with 1,492 points, meaning he is just 23 points shy of tying the mark. Last season he scored 604 points, tied for the fourth most in a singleseason in program history. This season he has scored 361 points and is third in the the Sun Belt and 18th in the nation averaging 20.1 points per game average. The junior was a part of a squad last year with four 1,000-point scorers, one of just three programs in the nation to state that fact in 2013-14. THE SERIES WITH ARKANSAS STATE Georgia State and Arkansas State will meet for the sixth time with the Panthers winning all three Arkansas State 4-1 games last year, including a 72-45 H: 2-1 A: 2-0 N: 1-0 SBC: 3-0 win in the semifinals of the Sun 12/9/95... A W 72-57 Belt tournament in New Orleans. 12/19/95...H L 67-74 The first two games with the 1/16/14...H W 73-72 Red Wolves were a lot closer last year as the Panthers escaped with a one-point win in Atlanta before 3/4/14...ot... A W 3/15/14...N W 79-76 72-45 scoring a three-point overtime win in Jonesboro. ELITE COMPANY Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game for the season. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the 2001-02 season. R.J. Hunter is currently third in the Sun Belt and 18th in the NCAA with a 20.1 points per game scoring average, while Ryan Harrow is averaging 20.4 points per game which is 13th in the NCAA and second in the Sun Belt. The school-record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the 1970-71 season. According to Iona, the last time a school had two 20+ ppg scorers to finish a season was Hofstra in 2006-07 (Loren Stokes and Antoine Agudio). WHAT S IN A COLOR Georgia State has three different color jerseys this year, bringing back an alternate black jersey color that had not been worn in several years. He is the Panthers record in each color jersey and the last game it was worn. Color...Record... Last worn White... 7-1... W, UT Arlington Black... 1-1... W, Southern Miss Blue... 3-5... L, at Appalachian State HUNTER HONORED BY SUN BELT Junior R.J. Hunter led the Panthers to a perfect 3-0 record away from home to earn Sun Belt Player-of-the-Week honors as announced by the conference office on Dec. 2. In the three games, Hunter played all but four minutes, averaging 27.7 points per game, shooting 27-of-55 from the floor, 49.1 percent. Hunter also knocked down eight 3-pointers and made 21-of-24 free throws (87.5 percent). He added eight assists and eight steals in the three games. The Panthers opened the week with wins over Western Carolina and Oakland at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic before heading to Indianapolis where Hunter returned home for the first time since attending Pike High School as GSU earned a 66-63 win over IUPUI. SINGLE-GAME SHOOTING RECORDS FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE.745 vs. Baptist, 2-18-84... 38-51.680 at Florida Southern, 2-19-81... 34-50.672 vs. Morris Brown, 11-29-93... 39-58.662 vs. Shippensburg, 1-5-80... 45-68.667 vs. Piedmont, 1-9-89... 40-60.657 vs. Morris Brown, 12-3-88... 44-67.644 at Cal-Irvine, 11-25-88... 47-73.630 at Oakland, 11-26-14... 29-46.630 vs. South Alabama, 2-3-14... 29-46.625 vs. Tenn. Temple, 11-14-14... 40-64 SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT In two of the Panthers first six games, Georgia State had two of the best single-game shooting percentages and 3-point field goal percentages in the history of the program. It should be no surprise that the Panthers are shooting 49.4 percent, the 12th-best mark in the NCAA. View the charts above to see where Georgia State s games with Tennessee Temple and Oakland stack up. RECORD SETTING OPENER Georgia State opened the season with a record-setting 115-55 victory over Tennessee Temple. Here is a look at several of the records that were set: The 60 point margin of victory set a school record, eclipsing the previous mark of 45 set against Piedmont on Dec. 30, 1986. GSU dished out 27 assists (on 40 FGs), setting a school record and eclipsing the previous high of 26 which last occurred in 1992. The 115 points scored represented the fourth most in school history and the most since scoring 109 against UC Irvine in 1998. It is only the fourth time the school scored more than 110 points. Shot 62.5 percent from the floor, the 10-best mark in school history. Shot 61.9 percent from 3-point range, ranked 8th in school history. The 61 second half points tied for the seventh-most in school history and the first time eclipsing the 60-point mark since 1998. TOP RANKED PLAYER TIMES TWO.727 at UALR, 1-19-87...8-11.692 vs. Bradley, 12-4-99...9-13.684 vs. Lipscomb, 2-13-05... 13-19.647 at Oakland, 11-26-14...11-17.647 vs. Florida Atlantic, 1-16-00.. 11-17.632 vs. VCU, 12-22-98... 12-19.632 vs. Troy, 2-14-98... 12-19.619 vs. Tenn. Temple, 11-14-14..13-21 Senior Ryan Harrow and junior R.J. Hunter were named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List as announced by CollegeInsider.com. The Panthers are one of just two teams in the country to have two players named to the preseason list. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the Division I Mid-Major Player of the Year. The award is named in honor of Henson who retired after a coaching career that lasted 41 years. A total of 40 players were named to the list this year. HOME SWEET HOME When coach Ron Hunter took over the Panthers, one of the first things he proclaimed was that the GSU Sports Arena would become one of the toughest places in the country. So far, he has been correct. The Panthers are 42-11 in the comfy confines of the Sports Arena. Georgia State went 13-0 at home last season and is 7-1 at home this season. The Panthers 18-game home-court winning streak, which was snapped on Jan. 5, was tied for the ninth-longest in the nation at the time and was the second-longest in school history. In his first season, Hunter s Panthers won 10-straight home
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 5) games and finished the 2011-12 season 13-3 in the GSU Sports Arena. The Panthers followed with a 9-7 mark in 2012-13. Here are the longest home court winning streaks in school history: 25 2-24-00 to 12-12-02 *3rd-longest streak in nation at time 18 11-9-13 to 1-5-14 (13-0 during 2013-14 season) 10 11-18-11 to 1-23-12 (first 10 games of the regular season) 8 1-5-98 to 2-24-98 (last eight games of regular season) AMONG THE BEST Before the season got underway, R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow were listed among the top 100 players in college basketball by several publications. It should be no surprise as both were named to the All-Sun Belt Preseason First-Team and Hunter was name the preseason player of the year. Here is a list and there ranking: Hunter Harrow ESPN 42 57 CBS 28 NR SB Nation 24 80 NBC Sports 30 81 FREE THROW KINGS When it comes to making free throws, Ryan Harrow and R.J. Hunter are two of the three best in school history. In two-plus seasons, Hunter has made 346 of 418 from the line, an 82.8 free throw percentage which ranks second in school history. Hunter shot a school-record 88.2 percent from the line last year which ranked No. 17 in the NCAA. Harrow has made 171 of 219 free throws and with an 78.1 free throw percentage, ranks 9th all-time in Georgia State history. His mark of 83.9 percent ranked 81st in the NCAA last season. These numbers are of no surprise as head coach Ron Hunter has preached free throw shooting since his arrival. Recent grads Manny Atkins (6th) and Devonta White (10th) are also among the top 10 in school history and played under Hunter. Last season, Akins made 82.4 percent from the line which ranked No. 119 in the nation while White made 80.6 percent which ranked No. 173. QUICKEST TO 1,000 R.J. Hunter reached the 1,000-point plateau in just 55 games, the 2nd-quickest player to reach the accomplishment in Georgia State history. Here is a list of the quickest to get to 1,000-career points: 1. Phillip Luckydo... 49 games 2. R.J. Hunter...55 games 3. Chris Collier... 57 games 4. Thomas Terrell... 58 games Ryan Harrow averaged 17.8 points in 34 games last season. He has scored 347 points this year. At his current pace, he would reach 1,000 points in a Georgia State uniform in his 54th game, which would surpass Hunter as the second-quickest in school history. GOOD WORKS FOR HUNTER Georgia State junior R.J. Hunter was among the list of nominees for the 2015 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Allstate Insurance Company. Hunter has been a part of two international trips in the last three years with Samaritan s Feet and also spent time doing community service in the Atlanta community. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...NOT SO FAST Coach Ron Hunter had a very good collegiate career, teaming up with five-time NBA champion and close friend Ron Harper to lead Miami (Ohio) to three NCAA tournament appearances. In his career, Hunter scored 600 points, a mark that son R.J. surpassed in just his sophomore season alone (604 points). With 1,492 career points, R.J. has trumped his dad, but Ron still owns the title of three NCAA tournament appearances. FATHER & SON Ron and R.J. Hunter are actually the second father-son combo to grace the GSU Sports Arena. Bob Reinhart coached his son Bobby Reinhart from 1987-1989. Bobby led the team in assists during his senior season. Ron and R.J. are just one of nine pairs of father and son pairs in the NCAA this year. The group includes: Steve & Kory Alford UCLA Steve & Bryce Alford UCLA Todd & Blake Bozeman Morgan State Billy & Billy Donovan Florida Ron & R.J. Hunter Georgia State Dale & Ethan Layer Liberty Craig & Cullen Neal New Mexico Keith & Lance Richard UL Monroe Bill & Tyler Self Kansas PRESEASON NCAA PREDICTIONS Georgia State has been a popular predicition to make the NCAA tournament this season. Here are where some major publications have the Panthers entering the season. Publication Seed Opponent USA Today 12 Iowa State Sports Illustrated 12 VCU CBS Sports 12 Nebraska ESPN 12 Texas Bleacher Report 9 UCLA GOING BAREFOOT Coach Ron Hunter once again coached a game barefoot in support of Samaritan s Feet during the upcoming season. He went barefoot on Jan. 15 against UT Arlington as the Panthers secured an 83-62 win. Hunter always tries to schedule the game as close to the Martin Luther King Jr. observance day. The Panthers are 4-0 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. This year marked the eighth-straight year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. As part of his work with Samaritan s Feet, Georgia State travelled to Costa Rica in August, doing a pair of shoe distributions during its eight-day road trip. SUMMER BASKETBALL IN COSTA RICA Georgia State traveled to Costa Rica in August to deliver shoes and hope to children in need, while also getting in some basketball practice and game action. The Panthers traveled to the Central American country for eight days this past August and played four games against club teams in the country of 4.7 million people. While there, the group also participated in several shoe distributions through Samaritan s Feet. It marked the second trip as a team under head coach Ron Hunter to work with the organization. Two years ago the Panthers went to South Africa.
CONGRATS TO THE GRADS Georgia State saw two former players graduate this December. Rashaad Richardson and Denny Burguillos, who both finished their playing careers last spring, graduated from Georgia State after needing just one extra semester to finish up their coursework. NEXT UP Georgia State will return home to face UL Lafayette on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game, a rematch of last season s Sun Belt tournament championship game will air live on ESPN3. 598 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3-point field goal in 598 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. The last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, 1995. SERIES RESULTS VS. SUN BELT TEAMS Appalachian State 0-3 H: 0-1 A: 0-2 N: 0-0 SBC: 0-1 12/12/88...H L 84-86 12/2/89... A L 69-110 1/17/15... A L 69-74 Arkansas State 4-1 H: 2-1 A: 2-0 N: 1-0 SBC: 3-0 12/9/95... A W 72-57 12/19/95...H L 67-74 1/16/14...H W 73-72 3/4/14...ot... A W 79-76 3/15/14...N W 72-45 UALR 4-16 H: 2-7 A: 1-7 N: 1-2 SBC: 3-0 12/8/84 (1)...N L 68-76 1/3/85... A L 79-89 1/31/85...H L 64-68 1/23/86...H L 78-82 2/24/86... A L 65-86 3/1/86 *...N L 82-115 1/19/87...OT... A L 86-89 2/19/87...H L 54-57 1/21/88... A L 86-92 2/25/88...H L 62-71 1/26/89...H L 91-102 2/25/89... A L 79-107 1/20/90... A L 87-110 2/15/90...H L 57-102 1/10/91... A L 67-75 2/7/91...H L 66-81 3/7/91 *...N W 80-60 1/18/14...H W 99-73 2/6/14... A W 68-57 1/3/15...H W 82-69 1-Champion Holiday Classic, Missoula, Mont. * Conference Tournament Georgia Southern 13-39 H: 8-10 A: 6-23 N: 0-1 1948-49... L 57-76 1948-49... L 44-56 1/7/50... L 36-78 1/18/50... L 52-108 12/7/50... L 47-88 2/24/51... L 45-135 12/4/54... A L 59-88 2/19/72... A L 55-103 3/1/72... A L 77-107 2/19/73...H L 62-79 2/24/73...OT... A W 97-96 2/20/74... A L 91-126 3/1/74...H L 71-89 12/7/75...H W 69-59 1/16/75... A L 73-82 12/8/75... A W 83-72 2/14/76...H W 107-88 1/15/77...H L 65-83 2/21/77... A L 75-81 11/30/77...H L 73-75 1/9/78... A L 83-88 11/27/78...H L 68-86 1/20/79... A L 79-81 12/8/79... A L 66-70 2/13/80...H W 96-68 12/6/80...H W 81-69 1/14/81... A L 71-80 1/10/85...H L 61-77 2/7/85... A L 50-77 3/2/85... A L 61-109 1/9/86... A L 77-91 2/6/86...H L 62-66 1/3/87...H L 79-85 2/5/87... A W 73-68 1/7/88... A L 60-80 2/11/88...H L 65-73 3/10/88 *... A L 55-71 1/5/89... A L 93-100 2/2/89...H L 90-95 1/27/90...H L 66-68 2/22/90... A L 66-78 1/17/91...H W 73-72 2/14/91...OT... A W 90-86 1/11/92...H L 87-88 2/8/92... A L 84-91 3/11/92 *... A L 82-95 12/12/95...H W 60-58 12/21/96... A W 68-49 12/22/09...H W 85-65 12/22/10...OT... A L 72-74 12/22/11...H W 72-52 12/29/12...OT... A L 64-68 12/20/13...H W 73-61 * Conference Tournament UL Lafayette 4-4 H: 3-0 A: 1-3 N: 0-1 SBC: 2-2 11/28/04...H W 85-78 12/20/04... A L 50-67 11/29/05...H W 76-61 1/2/06... A L 70-76 1/23/14... A W 77-70 2/22/14...H W 80-77 3/16/14...ot...N L 81-82 1/8/15... A L 80-84 formerly Southwest Louisiana UL Monroe 3-5 H: 2-2 A: 1-3 N: 0-0 SBC: 3-0 2/20/75... A L 79-80 1975-76... L 58-71 1976-77... A L 66-108 1977-78...H L 70-81 1980-81... A L 66-76 1/25/14... A W 66-58 2/20/14...H W 76-50 12/30/14...H W 65-45 formerly Northeast Louisiana South Alabama 7-13 H: 4-5 A: 3-7 N: 0-1 SBC: 5-11 2/16/76...H L 77-78 2/26/76... A W 78-71 3/5/77 *...OT... A W 82-81 1/30/78... A L 58-71 2/4/78...H W 62-60 1/15/79...OT... A L 70-84 1/29/79...H L 71-89 1/7/80...H L 61-70 1/16/80... A L 59-70 1/10/81... A L 54-74 2/10/81...H L 49-82 2/27/81 *...N L 41-79 1/29/82...H L 58-75 2/10/82... A L 40-70 12/14/02... A L 68-81 12/12/03...H W 88-56 11/26/09 (1)... A L 66-70 11/21/12 (2)...H W 75-73 1/4/14... A W 73-63 2/3/14...H W 85-65 1-South Alabama Thanksgiving Classic (Mitchell Center, Mobile Ala.) 2-Coaches vs. Cancer Classic * Conference Tournament UT Arlington 3-3 H: 2-1 A: 1-1 N: 0-1 SBC: 3-0 12/22/84...N L 79-85 12/15/90...H L 104-113 12/7/91... A L 85-110 2/1/14...ot...H W 101-91 2/27/14... A W 77-49 1/15/15...H W 83-62 Texas State 2-3 H: 1-2 A: 1-1 N: 0-0 SBC: 2-1 12/16/92... A L 62-73 12/15/93...H L 73-79 2/17/14...H W 68-41 3/1/14... A W 66-55 1/15/14...2ot...H L 74-77 formerly Southwest Texas State Troy 15-11 H: 10-2 A: 5-7 N: 0-2 SBC: 2-1 12/14/96... A L 79-90 12/30/96...H W 71-56 1/15/98... A W 74-58 2/14/98...H W 95-79 1/16/99... A W 90-81 1/20/00... A W 83-77 1/29/00...H L 58-72 1/20/01... A L 67-74 1/29/01...H W 79-75 3/3/01 *...H W 79-55 1/2/02...H W 84-67 2/16/02... A W 102-88 2/6/03... A L 81-99 3/7/03 *...N L 61-71 1/13/04...H W 84-83 2/6/04... A L 69-85 3/5/04 *...N L 62-63 1/13/05... A W 96-89 1/26/05...H L 73-84 11/24/07...H W 97-92 11/25/08... A L 63-68 11/19/10...H W 80-70 12/15/12... A L 56-57 1/2/14...H W 81-72 2/15/14... A L 81-85 1/10/15...H W 77-72 * Conference Tournament
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 7) POINTS Player... Years Pts. 1. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4) 1,515 2. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2+) 1,492 3. Terrence Brandon... 1991-96 (4) 1,479 4. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 1,393 5. Chavelo Holmes... 1981-86 (4) 1,375 6. James Andrews... 1985-89 (3) 1,279 7. Phillip Luckydo... 1990-92 (2) 1,254 8. Leonard Mendez... 2005-09 (4) 1,238 9. Nate Williams... 2001-04 (3) 1,222 10. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4) 1,214 11. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 1,212 12. Thomas Terrell... 2000-02 (2) 1,193 13. Shellord Pinkett... 1994-98 (4) 1,176 14. Lamont McIntosh... 2000-04 (4) 1,074 15. Jim Jacobs... 1965-69 (3) 1,059 16. Trae Goldston... 2006-10 (4) 1,041 17. Travis Williams... 1992-96 (4) 1,017 18. Chris Collier... 1989-91 (2) 1,012 19. Lanard Copeland... 1985-89 (4) 977 20. Anton Reese... 1998-00 (2) 968 21. Shernard Long... 1999-01 (2) 964 NR Ryan Harrow... 2013- (1+) 951 FIELD GOALS MADE Player... Years FG 1. Chavelo Holmes...1981-86 (4) 588 2. Terrence Brandon...1991-96 (4) 575 3. Rodney Hamilton...1994-98 (4) 545 4. James Andrews...1985-89 (3) 474 5. R.J. Hunter...2012- (2+) 465 Devonta White...2010-14 (4) 465 7. Nate Williams...2001-04 (3) 464 8. Zavian Smith...1989-94 (4) 459 9. Leonard Mendez...2005-09 (4) 455 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Player... Years.. FGA 1. Rodney Hamilton...1994-98 (4). 1,319 2. Terrence Brandon...1991-96 (4). 1,223 3. Chavelo Holmes...1981-86 (4). 1,189 4. Devonta White...2010-14 (4). 1,120 5. R.J. Hunter...2012- (2+) 1,077 6. Shellord Pinkett...1994-98 (4). 1,058 7. Leonard Mendez...2005-09 (4). 1,024 8. Kevin Morris...1998-01 (3)...996 9. James Andrews...1985-89 (3)... 972 10. Thomas Terrell...2000-02 (2)...920 ASSISTS Player...Years Ast. 1. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4) 535 2. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 431 3. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 414 4. Eric Ervin... 1982-84 (2) 316 5. Herman Favors... 2002-06 (4) 310 Howie Jarvis... 1976-79 (3) 310 7. Boyd Copeland... 2003-05 (2) 288 8. Lamont McIntosh... 2000-04 (4) 281 9. Dewey Haley... 1984-86 (2) 279 10. Joe Dukes... 2008-10 (2) 257 NR Ryan Harrow...2013- (1+) 221 CAREER RECORD WATCH FREE THROWS MADE Player... Years FT 1. Phillip Luckydo... 1990-92 (2) 361 2. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4) 352 3. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2+) 346 4. Travis Williams... 1992-96 (4) 340 5. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 336 6. Terrence Brandon... 1991-96 (4) 324 7. Nate Williams... 2001-04 (3) 293 8. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4) 292 9. Rashad Chase... 2005-09 (4) 261 10. James Andrews... 1985-89 (3) 259 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Player... Years... FTA 1. Terrence Brandon... 1991-96 (4)... 531 2. Chris Collier... 1989-91 (2)... 510 3. Phillip Luckydo... 1990-92 (2)... 505 4. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4)... 483 5. Travis Williams... 1992-96 (4)... 451 6. Rashad Chase... 2005-09 (4)... 435 7. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4)... 431 8. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4)... 420 9. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2+)...418 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Minimum 100 FT Made Player (Made/Att.)... Years Pct. 1. Rodney Hamilton (352-420). 1994-98 (4)..838 2. R.J. Hunter (346-418)...2012- (2+)...828 3. Tom Mullins (204-250)... 1964-67 (3)..816 4. Matt O Brien (161-198)... 1989-91 (2)...813 5. Manny Atkins (198-244)...2012-14 (2)...811 6. Trae Goldston (115-142)... 2006-10 (4)...810 7. James Andrews (259-323)... 1985-89 (3)..802 8. Thomas Terrell (190-240)... 2000-02 (2)..790 9. Ryan Harrow (171-219)...2013- (1+)...781 10. Devonta White (336-431)..2010-14 (4)...780 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Player...Years 3FG 1. Shellord Pinkett... 1994-98 (4) 240 2. R.J. Hunter...2012- (2+) 216 3. Trae Goldston... 2006-10 (4) 196 4. Thomas Terrell... 2000-02 (2) 177 5. Leonard Mendez... 2005-09 (4) 167 6. Anton Reese... 1998-00 (2) 165 7. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 160 8. Kevin Thomas... 2003-05 (2) 137 9. Herman Favors... 2003-06 (4) 130 10. Lamont McIntosh... 2000-04 (4) 128 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player...Years 3FGA 1. Shellord Pinkett... 1994-98 (4) 637 2. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2+) 598 3. Trae Goldston... 2006-10 (4) 531 4. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 478 5. Thomas Terrell... 2000-02 (2) 431 6. Leonard Mendez... 2005-09 (4) 417 7. Anton Reese... 1998-00 (2) 412 8. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 388 9. Kevin Thomas... 2003-05 (2) 366 10. Herman Favors... 2003-06 (4) 357 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE Minimum 50 3-Pt. FG Made Player...Years Pct. 1. Marcus Brown (80-178)...2003-05 (2).449 2. Manny Atkins (129-304)...2012-14 (2).424 3. Leonard Mendez (167-417). 2005-09 (4).400 Anton Reese (165-412)...1998-00 (2).400 5. Thomas Terrell (177-453)...2000-02 (2).391 6. James Andrews (72-186)...1987-89 (3).387 7. Shellord Pinkett (240-637).1994-98 (4).377 8. Kevin Thomas (137-366)...2003-05 (2).374 9. Trae Goldston (196-531)...2006-10 (4).369 Leroy Davis (106-287)...2001-03 (2).369 NR R.J. Hunter (216-598)...2012- (2+).361 STEALS Player... Years Stl. 1. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4) 212 2. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 202 3. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 164 4. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4) 157 5. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2) 148 6. Shernard Long... 1999-01 (2) 144 7. James Fields... 2008-12 (4) 139 8. Herman Favors... 2002-06 (4) 120 9. Corey Gauff... 1989-93 (4) 117 10. Leonard Mendez... 2005-09 (4) 116 BLOCKED SHOTS Player...Years Blk. 1. Eric Buckner... 2010-12 (2) 167 2. James Vincent... 2009-13 (4) 132 3. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4) 128 4. Nate Williams... 2001-04 (3) 113 5. Torquin Gresham... 1997-00 (3) 110 6. Deven Dickerson... 2004-08 (4) 101 7. Curtis Washington...2013- (1+) 99 8. Sylvester Morgan... 2003-05 (2) 84 9. Trello Galloway... 2002-04 (2) 72 10. Chris Collier... 1989-91 (2) 71 GAMES STARTED Player...Years GS 1. Rodney Hamilton... 1994-98 (4) 105 2. Devonta White... 2010-14 (4) 102 3. Leonard Mendez... 2005-09 (4) 96 4. Zavian Smith... 1989-94 (4) 92 5. Kevin Morris... 1998-01 (3) 86 6. Lamont McIntosh... 2000-04 (4) 82 7. R.J. Hunter... 2012- (2) 81 Rashad Chase... 2005-09 (4) 81 9. Chavelo Holmes... 1981-86 (4) 78 10. Nate Williams... 2001-04 (3) 75 CAREER WINS Player...Wins 1. Lamont McIntosh... 83 Donnie Davis... 83 3. Devonta White... 74 Rashaad Richardson... 74 5. Ryann Green...73
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 8) TEAM SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 115 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 83 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 Fewest Points Scored 54 at Old Dominion, 12-17-14 65 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Most Points Allowed 81 at Iowa State, 11-17-14 84 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Fewest Points Allowed 45 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 45 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Most Points Scored - Half 61 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (2nd) 47 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (2nd) Fewest Points Scored - Half 19 Texas State, 1-5-15 (1st) 19 Texas State, 1-5-15 Most Points Allowed - Half 51 Colorado State, 11-21-14 (2nd) 44 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 (2nd) at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 (2nd) Fewest Points Allowed - Half 13 vs. Chicago State, 11-24-14 (1st) 17 Texas State, 1-5-15 (1st) Margin of Victory 60 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 21 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 Margin of Defeat 23 at Iowa State, 11-17-14 5 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 Field Goals Made 40 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 32 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Fewest Field Goals Made 20 vs. Chicago State, 11-24-14 24 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Troy, 1-10-15 FG Attempts 66 Texas State, 1-5-15 66 Texas State, 1-5-15 Highest FG%.630 at Oakland, 11-26-14 (29-46).578 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 (26-45) Lowest FG%.373 at Old Dominion, 12-17-14 (22-59).444 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 (24-54) Lowest FG% Allowed.283 UL Monroe, 12-30-14.283 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 3-Pt Field Goals Made 13 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 7 Troy, 1-10-15 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 24 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 19 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 3-Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made).647 at Oakland, 11-26-14 (14-19).462 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Free Throws Made 24 vs. Chicago State, 11-24-14 22 UALR, 1-3-15 Troy, 1-10-15 Free Throw Attempts 35 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 30 UALR, 1-3-15 Free Throw %.923 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 (12-13).846 Troy, 1-10-15 (22-26) Rebounds 41 Texas State, 1-5-15 41 Texas State, 1-5-15 Rebound Margin +10 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14, Green Bay, 12-4-14 +6 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Assists 27 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 18 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Steals 15 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 14 Texas State, 1-5-15 Most Turnovers 17 Texas State, 1-5-15 17 Texas State, 1-5-15 Fewest Turnovers 6 vs. Western Carolina, 11-25-14 7 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Blocked Shots 8 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 8 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 Most Fouls 24 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 24 at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 Fewest Fouls 12 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 14 UALR, 1-3-15 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES Most Points Scored 29 R.J. Hunter at Oakland, 11-26-14 37 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Field Goals Made 11 Ryan Harrow at Colorado State, 11-21-14 11 Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Ryan Harrow vs. Southern Miss, 12-21-14 Ryan Harrow at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Ryan Harrow at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 FG Attempts 23 R.J. Hunter vs. Western Carolina, 11-25-14 22 Ryan Harrow vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 FG% (minimum 5 made).857 Markus Crider at Oakland, 11-26-14.714 T.J. Shipes at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Kevin Ware vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Markus Crider at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 3-Pt Field Goals Made 6 R.J. Hunter at Oakland, 11-26-14 5 R.J. Hunter at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 13 R.J. Hunter vs. Green Bay, 12-4-14 10 R.J. Hunter vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Free Throws Made 15 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 15 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Free Throw Attempts 17 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 17 R.J. Hunter vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Rebounds 11 T.J. Shipes vs. Green Bay, 12-4-14 10 Markus Crider vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Markus Crider vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Markus Crider at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 Assists 11 Ryan Harrow at Oakland, 11-26-14 8 Ryan Harrow vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Steals 5 R.J. Hunter at Colorado State, 11-21-14 5 Kevin Ware vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Kevin Ware vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Blocked Shots 3 Markus Crider vs. Southern Miss, 12-21-14 2 R.J. Hunter at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Curtis Washington at UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 Curtis Washington vs. UT Arlington, 1-15-15 Kevin Ware at Appalachian State, 1-17-15
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 9) HEAD COACH RON HUNTER In just his first three seasons at the helm of the Georgia State program, Ron Hunter has restored it to national prominence, averaging more than 20 wins per year and making a pair of postseason appearances. In three years, Hunter has led the program to 62 wins, including two of the three best seasons in program history. The 2013-14 season was the most special, leading Georgia State to 25 wins, the second most in school history, a Sun Belt regular season championship and an appearance in the Postseason NIT, the Panthers fifth postseason appearance. During the season, the Panthers won a school-record 14-straight games, including a stretch of 22 of 23, as Hunter was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and NABC Region 24 Coach of the Year. During his first season (2011-12), Georgia State won 22 games, the third most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 336 games in 20 seasons, but the accomplishments made by the 2011-12 team will always be special for him. After being named head coach on March 21, 2011, he built a squad that finished in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, defensive shooting percentage, steals and blocked shots, as six seniors finished their careers triumpently. Following the record-setting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record-number of conference and national awards. National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian efforts, partnering with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. While leading IUPUI to 25 or more wins in two of his final four seasons, Hunter began to partner with Samaritan s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. On Jan. 24, 2008, he coached IUPUI against Oakland in his bare feet to help raise awareness for the cause. Hunter s resume includes numerous national honors including an NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Service, the 2009 Giant Steps Award from the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS), and a Minority Achievement Award from the Center for Leadership Development (CLD). Hunter, 50, earned his bachelor s degree in education at Miami in 1986 and added a master s in 1987. He was a standout player on strong Miami teams of the mid-1980s, along with high school and college teammate Ron Harper, who went on to a long NBA career. The Redhawks were 81-30 during Hunter s four-year career and earned three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths while winning two MAC championships. Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (25) and R.J. (21), a junior on this year s team. RON HUNTER LEDGER Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason...Record Head Coach, Career (21st season)... 347-263 Head Coach, Georgia State (4th season)... 73-44 2014-15 Head Coach, Georgia State...11-7 2013-14 Head Coach, Georgia State (NIT; l. Clemson)...25-9 2012-13 Head Coach, Georgia State...15-16 2011-12 Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; d. Tenn. Tech, l. Mercer)... 22-12 Head Coach, IUPUI (17 seasons)... 274-219 2010-11 Head Coach, IUPUI...19-14 2009-10 Head Coach, IUPUI (CBI Tournament; d. Hofstra, l. Princeton)... 25-11 2008-09 Head Coach, IUPUI...16-14 2007-08 Head Coach, IUPUI...26-7 2006-07 Head Coach, IUPUI... 15-15 2005-06 Head Coach, IUPUI...19-10 2004-05 Head Coach, IUPUI...16-13 2003-04 Head Coach, IUPUI... 3-11* 2002-03 Head Coach, IUPUI (NCAA; l. Kentucky)... 20-14 2001-02 Head Coach, IUPUI... 15-15 2000-01 Head Coach, IUPUI... 11-18 1999-00 Head Coach, IUPUI...7-21 1998-99 Head Coach, IUPUI (Joined Division I)...11-16 1997-98 Head Coach, IUPUI...17-9 1996-97 Head Coach, IUPUI...16-11 1995-96 Head Coach, IUPUI...22-7 1994-95 Head Coach, IUPUI...16-13 Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season)...19-10 1993-94 Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio)...19-10 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee (6 seasons)... 111-59 1992-93 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee... 16-12 1991-92 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee...24-7 1990-91 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee...10-18 1989-90 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee...18-10 1988-89 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee...20-8 1987-88 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee... 16-12 Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons)...81-39 1985-86 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State)...24-7 1984-85 Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland)... 20-11 1983-84 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU)...24-6 1982-83 Player, Miami (Ohio)... 13-15 * 18 wins vacated
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 10) GEORGIA STATE AMONG SUN BELT LEADERS SCORING Ryan Harrow... 20.4 R.J. Hunter... 20.1 REBOUNDING Markus Crider...6.1 T.J. Shipes...5.0 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Markus Crider....667 Ryan Harrow....491 ASSISTS Ryan Harrow...4.5 R.J. Hunter...3.5 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter....813 STEALS Kevin Ware...2.1 R.J. Hunter...1.8 Markus Crider...1.5 Ryan Harrow...1.5 3-POINT FG PCT Ryan Harrow....400 3-POINT FG MADE R.J. Hunter...2.4 Ryan Harrow...1.5 BLOCKED SHOTS Curtis Washington...1.2 R.J. Hunter...0.8 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Ryan Harrow...2.1 R.J. Hunter...1.6 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS T.J. Shipes...2.2 Markus Crider...2.1 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Markus Crider...4.0 MINUTES PLAYED R.J. Hunter... 36.7 Ryan Harrow... 35.9 TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5 S) Scoring Offense... 73.9 Scoring Defense... 66.4 Scoring Margin...+7.6 Field Goal Pct....494 Field Goal Pct Defense....407 Blocked Shots...4.1 Assists... 14.4 Steals...9.4 Turnover Margin... +5.4 Assist/Turnover Ratio...1.3 BY THE NUMBERS - NCAA AND SUN BELT LEADERS (THRU JAN. 17) 2nd 3rd 15th 18th 1st 12th 2nd 7th 5th 4th 6th t9th 11th t3rd 6th t12th 7th 12th 4th 7th 11th 13th t13th 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100) Scoring Offense... 73.9 Scoring Margin...7.6 FG Percentage... 49.4 FG Percentage Defense... 40.7 Assists Per Game... 14.4 Assist/Turnover Ratio... 1.32 Steals Per Game...9.4 Turnovers Per Game... 10.9 Turnover Margin...5.4 Total Assists... 259 Free Throw Attempts... 387 Total Steals... 169 Fewest Turnovers... 196 POINTS PER GAME Ryan Harrow... 20.4 R.J. Hunter... 20.1 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Ryan Harrow... 49.1 R.J. Hunter... 40.4 3-POINT FG PER GAME R.J. Hunter... 2.39 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE R.J. Hunter....813 ASSISTS PER GAME Ryan Harrow...4.5 R.J. Hunter...3.5 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME Curtis Washington...1.17 STEALS PER GAME Kevin Ware... 2.11 R.J. Hunter... 1.78 Markus Crider...1.5 Ryan Harrow... 1.47 TOTAL POINTS R.J. Hunter... 361 Ryan Harrow... 347 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Ryan Harrow... 2.14 R.J. Hunter... 1.62 DOUBLE DOUBLES Markus Crider...2 TOTAL ASSISTS Ryan Harrow...77 R.J. Hunter...63 TOTAL BLOCKS Curtis Washington...21 TOTAL FG MADE Ryan Harrow... 140 R.J. Hunter... 109 TOTAL MINUTES R.J. Hunter... 661 Ryan Harrow... 610 MINUTES PER GAME R.J. Hunter... 36.7 Ryan Harrow... 35.9 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS R.J. Hunter... 145 3-POINT FG MADE R.J. Hunter...43 TOTAL STEALS Kevin Ware...38 R.J. Hunter...32 Markus Crider...27 Ryan Harrow...25 TOTAL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Ryan Harrow... 285 R.J. Hunter... 270 FREE THROWS MADE R.J. Hunter... 100 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTS R.J. Hunter... 123 46th 81st 12th 100th 81st 36th 9th 27th 7th 63rd 98th 10th 57th 13th 18th 96th 227th 112th 127th 79th 218th 205th 42nd 102nd 204th 221st 11th 22nd 98th 209th 191st 76th 186th 185th 4th 47th 31st 100th 21st 38th 12th 95th 30th 80th 162nd 224th 7th 13th 12th 24th LED GEORGIA STATE IN... SCORING R.J. Hunter - 9 games Ryan Harrow - 9 games REBOUNDING Markus Crider - 11 games Kevin Ware - 4 games T.J. Shipes - 3 games R.J. Hunter - 3 games Curtis Washington - 1 game Ryann Green - 1 game Ryan Harrow - 1 game ASSISTS Ryan Harrow - 9 games R.J. Hunter - 7 games Kevin Ware - 3 games Markus Crider - 2 games Ryann Green - 1 game Isaiah Dennis - 1 game *Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 11) SEASON HIGHS JALEN BROWN Points: 8 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 Rebounds: 5 vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Assists: 1 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 at Colorado State, 11-21-14 vs. Southern Miss, 12-21-14, vs. UALR, 1-3-15 vs. Troy, 1-10-15 CARTER CAGLE Points: 3 vs. Western Carolina, 11-25-14 Rebounds: 1 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 Assists: - MARKUS CRIDER Points: 17 at Oakland, 11-26-14 Rebounds: 10 vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 Steals: 4 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 at IUPUI, 11-29-14 ISAIAH DENNIS Points: 9 vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Rebounds: 2 vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Assists: 3 vs. UT Arlington, 1-15-15 RYANN GREEN Points: 7 vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14, vs. UT Arlington, 1-15-15 at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 Rebounds: 6 vs. Southern Miss, 12-21-14 Assists: 5 vs. Troy, 1-10-15 RYAN HARROW Points: 29 vs. Texas State, 1-5-15 Rebounds: 6 at Green Bay, 12-27-14 Assists: 11 at Oakland, 11-26-14 R.J. HUNTER Points: 37 vs. Troy, 1-10-15 Rebounds: 10 at Old Dominion, 12-17-14 Assists: 8 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 JORDAN SESSION Points: 7 vs. Chicago State, 11-24-14 Rebounds: 7 vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Assists: 2 vs. UL Monroe, 12-30-14 T.J. SHIPES Points: 11 vs. Green Bay, 12-4-14 Rebounds: 11 vs. Green Bay, 12-4-14 Blocks: 2 vs. Green Bay, 12-4-14, vs. Southern Miss, 12-21-14 COREY TOBIN Points: - Rebounds: - Assists: - KEVIN WARE Points: 21 vs. UALR, 1-3-15 Rebounds: 6 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 at Oakland, 11-26-14, at IUPUI, 11-29-14 vs. UALR, 1-3-15 Assists: 5 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 vs. UALR, 1-3-15, at Appalachian State, 1-17-15 CURTIS WASHINGTON Points: 13 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 Rebounds: 7 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 Blocks: 3 vs. UT Arlington, 1-15-15 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS Georgia College (Exh.)... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes Shorter (Exh.)... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington Tennessee Temple... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Iowa State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Colorado State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington vs. Chicago State... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington vs. Western Carolina... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Washington at Oakland... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at IUPUI... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington Green Bay... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes at Old Dominion... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Southern Miss... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes at Green Bay... Harrow Hunter Ware Crider Shipes UL Monroe... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington UALR... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Texas State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at UL Lafayette... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes Troy...Ware Hunter Green Crider Shipes UT Arlington... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Shipes at Appalachian State... Harrow Hunter Green Crider Washington at Arkansas State... UL Lafayette... at UT Arlington... Arkansas State... at Georgia Southern... at South Alabama... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian State... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Georgia Southern... Sun Belt Championship... ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 12) RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Kentucky (31) 15-0 799 2 Virginia (1) 15-0 768 3 Gonzaga 16-1 713 4 Duke 14-1 698 5 Villanova 15-1 659 6 Wisconsin 15-2 604 7 Louisville 14-2 587 8 Utah 13-2 556 9 Arizona 14-2 548 10 Kansas 13-2 521 11 Maryland 15-2 455 12 Notre Dame 15-2 439 13 Iowa State 12-2 418 14 Wichita St 14-2 390 15 West Virginia 14-2 330 16 North Carolina 12-4 328 17 VCU 13-3 244 18 Oklahoma 11-4 202 19 Arkansas 13-2 196 20 Texas 12-4 184 21 Seton Hall 13-3 170 22 Northern Iowa 14-2 135 23 Baylor 12-3 116 24 Oklahoma St 12-3 51 25 Ohio State 13-4 47 Others receiving votes: Michigan St 35, Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John s 25, Dayton 22, Colorado St 20, Georgetown 19, Providence 16, Old Dominion 10, Stanford 10, Alabama 8, San Diego St 6, LSU 5, Syracuse 4, SMU 4, NC State 2, Saint Mary s 1, Rhode Island 1, Ole Miss 1 Bold indicates GSU opponent College Insider Mid-Major Poll (Jan. 12) Record Points Conference 1. Gonzaga (31) 16-1 772 West Coast 2. Wichita State 14-2 732 Missouri Valley 3. Northern Iowa 14-2 679 Missouri Valley 4. Green Bay 14-3 670 Horizon 5. Stephen F. Austin 12-3 636 Southland 6. Valparaiso 16-3 623 Horizon 7. Saint Mary s 13-3 547 West Coast 8. Harvard 10-3 543 Ivy League 9. Wofford 13-4 503 Southern 10. BYU 14-5 463 West Coast 11. USC Upstate 13-4 391 Atlantic Sun 12. Evansville 12-4 372 Missouri Valley 13. Eastern Washington 12-4 321 Big Sky 14. Coastal Carolina 13-3 296 Big South 15. Murray State 13-4 292 Ohio Valley 16. Belmont 10-6 258 Ohio Valley 17. Yale 11-6 190 Ivy League 18. Eastern Michigan 11-4 184 Mid-American 19. UL-Lafayette 10-5 144 Sun Belt 20. Florida Gulf Coast 11-6 140 Atlantic Sun 21. Hofstra 13-4 132 Colonial 22. Central Michigan 11-2 116 Mid-American 23. Sam Houston State 11-4 103 Southland 24. Buffalo 10-4 86 Mid-American 25. UC Davis 12-3 70 Big West Others receiving votes: Georgia State 69, Toledo 68, Loyola Chicago 66, Iona 57, Northeastern 55, Pepperdine 52, Bowling Green 50, Eastern Kentucky 44, Akron 40, Illinois State 38, Georgia Southern 35, Portland 35, North Dakota State 31, Hawaii 27, San Francisco 21, Eastern Illinois 19, South Dakota State 16, UC Irvine 14, Indiana St. 10, NJIT 10, Cleveland St. 9, Western Michigan 9, Chattanooga 8, Wright St. 8, Stony Brook 7, Ball State 6, High Point 5, Army 4, Kent State 3, NC Central 3, Alabama St. 1, Gardner Webb 1, Incarnate Word 1, Rider 1. Bold indicates GSU opponent
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 12) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 15 Jalen Brown... F 6-8 230 Jr. Buchanan, Mich. (Buchanan HS/ South Suburban College) 34 Carter Cagle... G 6-3 205 Fr. Gainesville, Ga. (Johnson HS) 33 Markus Crider... F 6-6 200 Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy) 4 Isaiah Dennis... G 6-0 185 So. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 2 Ryann Green... G 6-1 180 Sr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 55 Ryan Harrow... G 6-2 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS/Kentucky) Jeremy Hollowell*... F 6-8 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS/Indiana) 22 R.J. Hunter... G 6-6 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 23 Jordan Session... F 6-7 205 Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 31 T.J. Shipes... F 6-7 225 Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 30 Jeff Thomas*... G 6-5 195 Fr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 20 Corey Tobin... G 6-4 185 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) 0 Kevin Ware... G 6-2 170 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County (Ga.)/Louisville) 42 Curtis Washington... F 6-10 230 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS/Southern Cal) 11 Isaiah Williams*... G 6-1 160 So. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Kevin Ware... G 6-2 170 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County (Ga.)/Louisville) 2 Ryann Green... G 6-1 180 Sr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 4 Isaiah Dennis... G 6-0 185 So. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 11 Isaiah Williams*... G 6-1 160 So. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 15 Jalen Brown... F 6-8 230 Jr. Buchanan, Mich. (Buchanan HS/ South Suburban College) 20 Corey Tobin... G 6-4 185 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) 22 R.J. Hunter... G 6-6 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 23 Jordan Session... F 6-7 205 Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle s Landing HS) 30 Jeff Thomas*... G 6-5 195 Fr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 31 T.J. Shipes... F 6-7 225 Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 33 Markus Crider... F 6-6 200 Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy) 34 Carter Cagle... G 6-3 205 Fr. Gainesville, Ga. (Johnson HS) 42 Curtis Washington... F 6-10 230 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS/Southern Cal) 55 Ryan Harrow... G 6-2 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS/Kentucky) Jeremy Hollowell*... F 6-8 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central HS/Indiana) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 4th Year at GSU Associate Head Coach: Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Everick Sullivan (Louisville, 2002), 4th Year at GSU Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 4th Year at GSU Director of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009), 4th Year at GSU Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ben Lampkin Video Manager: Jeff Diepenbrock PRONUNCIATION TJ Shipes... SHY-ps
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 13) KEVIN WARE G 6-2, 170 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. 0 RYANN GREEN G 6-1, 180 Sr. College Park, Ga. 2 ISAIAH DENNIS G 6-0, 185 So. McDonough, Ga. 4 ISAIAH WILLIAMS G 6-1, 160 So. Buford, Ga. 11 JALEN BROWN F 6-8, 230 Jr. Buchanan, Mich. 15 COREY TOBIN G 6-4, 185 Fr. Cartersville, Ga. 20 R.J. HUNTER G 6-6, 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 22 JORDAN SESSION F 6-7, 205 Fr. McDonough, Ga. 23 JEFF THOMAS G 6-5, 195 Fr. Norwalk, Ohio 30 T.J. SHIPES F 6-7, 230 Jr. Buford, Ga. 31 MARKUS CRIDER F 6-6, 200 Jr. Dayton, Ohio 33 CARTER CAGLE G 6-3, 205 Fr. Gainesville, Ga. 34 CURTIS WASHINGTON F 6-10, 230 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky. 42 RYAN HARROW G 6-2, 160 Sr. Marietta, Ga. 55 JEREMY HOLLOWELL F 6-8, 210 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. RON HUNTER Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State DARRYL LABARRIE Associate Head Coach 4th Year at Georgia State EVERICK SULLIVAN Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State CLAUDE PARDUE Assistant Coach 4th Year at Georgia State NATE SUMMERS Director of Operations 4th Year at Georgia State
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 14) AT GEORGIA STATE: Talented son of head coach Ron Hunter who earned numerous conference and national awards in his first two seasons... Named 2013-14 Sun Belt Player of the Year... Has earned all-conference first team honors twice and was freshman of the year... Has earned AP All-America recognition and was a freshmen All-American... Attended both the Nike Elite LeBron James Camp (top 30 players) in Las Vegas and the Kevin Durant Camp (top 15 wings) in Washington, D.C. over the summer. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS 2014-15 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and all-conference first-team Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Dec. 2. Currently has 1,492 career points, just 23 points shy of tying the all-time school record of 1,515 held by Rodney Hamilton. Has scored 20 or more in 8 of 18 games. Named to John R. Wooden and Lou Henson Preseason Watch Lists Scored 21 points at No. 14 Iowa State, hitting four 3-pointers. Finished with 27 points and 5 rebounds vs. Western Carolina. Scored 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting at Oakland, hitting 6-of-9 3-pointers. Finished with 27 points including a key 3-pointer in the final minute in return to Indy against IUPUI, going 10-of-11 from the FT line. Scored 26 points, making 10-of-12 free throws against Green Bay. Finished with 27 points, including 5 3-pointers at ULL with 6 assists. Scored a season-high 37 points against Troy, going 15-of-17 from the FT line. POINTS: 41 UTSA, 12-22-13 FIELD GOALS MADE: 14 UTSA, 12-22-13 (14-21) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 23 Western Carolina, 11-25-14 (10-23) 3-PT FG MADE: 12 UTSA, 12-22-13 (12-19) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 19 UTSA, 12-22-13 (12-19) FREE THROWS MADE: 15 Troy, 1-10-15 (15-17) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 17 Troy, 1-10-15 (15-17) REBOUNDS: 10 Duke, 11-9-12, Old Dominion, 12-17-14 ASSISTS: 8 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 STEALS: 7 Troy, 1-2-14 BLOCKS: 3 East Carolina, 11-26-12 UTSA, 12-22-13, ULM, 1-25-14 UL Lafayette, 2-22-14 MINUTES: 46 Texas State, 1-5-15 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... *28 7-14 5-9 5-8 0-4 4 8 3 1 2 24 at Iowa State... *35 8-20 4-11 1-2 0-0 0 4 1 0 1 21 at Colorado State. *39 7-17 3-9 2-4 1-6 7 3 3 0 5 19 vs Chicago State.. *29 4-8 2-6 3-4 0-2 2 3 2 0 2 13 vs. W. Carolina... *39 10-23 1-9 6-8 3-2 5 2 0 0 2 27 at Oakland... *38 9-14 6-9 5-5 0-5 5 3 3 1 3 29 at IUPUI... *39 8-18 1-7 10-11 1-0 1 3 4 0 3 27 Green Bay... *36 6-16 4-13 10-12 0-5 5 2 3 1 2 26 at Old Dominion... *44 5-18 1-8 2-2 2-8 10 4 1 1 0 13 Southern Miss... *31 3-9 2-7 5-5 0-5 5 7 2 1 1 13 at Green Bay... *31 7-18 1-8 4-5 0-3 3 3 4 1 1 19 UL Monroe... *37 5-11 2-7 6-7 0-3 3 3 0 1 2 18 UALR... *39 2-8 1-4 9-10 1-2 3 3 0 1 1 14 Texas State... *46 3-16 0-10 4-6 1-4 5 2 6 1 3 10 at UL Lafayette... *40-8-17 5-9 6-8 1-2 3 6 1 2 0 27 Troy... *38 9-20 4-10 15-17 2-2 4 5 2 1 1 37 UT Arlington... *34 3-13 0-6 2-3 2-4 6 2 3 2 3 8 at App State... *31 5-10 1-3 5-6 0-4 4 0 1 1 0 16 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 (CAA) 18-18 611 33.9 111-248 0.448 46-123 0.374 58-77 0.753 16-67 83 4.6 36 13 28 326 18.1 2013-14 (SBC) 17-16 556 32.7 96-207 0.464 51-123 0.415 85-95 0.895 4-77 81 4.8 23 16 40 328 19.3 2014-15 (SBC) 7-7 265 37.9 35-95 0.368 13-49 0.265 47-57 0.825 7-21 28 4.0 21 9 10 130 18.6 Totals 42-41 1432 34.1 242-550 0.440 110-295 0.373 190-229 0.830 27-165 192 4.6 80 38 78 784 18.7 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 31-31 1038 33.5 175-399 0.439 73-200 0.365 104-134 0.776 30-128 158 5.1 57 26 53 527 17.0 2013-14 33-32 1107 33.5 181-408 0.444 100-253 0.395 142-161 0.882 11-140 151 4.6 57 31 63 604 18.3 2014-15 18-18 661 36.7 109-270 0.404 43-145 0.297 100-123 0.813 14-61 75 4.2 63 15 32 361 20.1 Totals 82-81 2806 34.2 465-1077 0.432 216-598 0.361 346-418 0.828 55-329 384 4.7 177 72 148 1492 18.2
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 15) AT GEORGIA STATE: In first year at Georgia State, earned All-Sun Belt First-Team honors and Sun Belt All-Tournament recognition after one of the finest years in program history... Set numerous program records while scoring 604 points, tied for fourth most in program history... Transferred to GSU after making 23 starts at Kentucky as a sophomore. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-Sun Belt First-Team Named to Lou Henson Preseason Watch List Has scored 20 or more points in 11 of 17 games this season. Scored team-high 25 points in 25 minutes with 6 assists in regular season opener against Tennessee Temple. Finished with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting at Colorado State. Scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting while making 6-of-7 free throws vs. Chicago State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Finished with 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with 7 assists vs. WCU. Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 11 assists at Oakland. Scored 27 points, knocking down 5 3-pointers, including 4 in the first 9 minutes against Southern Miss. Scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting in double OT against Texas State. Score 20 or more for fifth-straight game with 21 points on 9-14 shooting at App State. POINTS: 37 UL Lafayette, 3-16-14 FIELD GOALS MADE: 13 Elon, 11-26-13 (13-26) UL Lafayette, 3-16-14 (13-22) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 26 Elon, 11-26-13 (13-26) 3-PT FG MADE: 5 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 (5-8) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 9 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (4-9) FREE THROWS MADE: 14 Old Dominion, 12-14-13 (14-15) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 15 Old Dominion, 12-14-13 (14-15) REBOUNDS: 8 Missouri, 2-23-13 ASSISTS: 11 Oakland, 11-26-27 STEALS: 4 Eastern Michigan, 1-2-13 South Alabama, 2-3-14 BLOCKS: 2 Auburn, 2-9-13 MINUTES: 45 UL Lafayette, 3-16-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... *25 9-15 2-3 5-9 0-0 0 6 0 0 1 25 at Iowa State... *34 6-22 0-5 0-0 0-1 1 5 5 0 1 12 at Colorado State. *39 11-22 1-2 3-4 0-1 1 5 1 0 2 26 vs Chicago State.. *32 8-11 1-3 6-7 0-2 2 3 2 0 1 23 vs. W. Carolina... *37 8-13 2-3 3-5 0-2 2 7 2 1 1 21 at Oakland... *39 6-12 1-2 1-3 0-1 1 11 3 0 1 14 at IUPUI... *38 9-16 1-4 2-3 1-0 1 2 2 1 1 21 Green Bay... *33 7-16 2-3 1-3 0-2 2 8 3 1 3 17 at Old Dominion... *44 6-17 1-3 3-5 1-2 3 6 1 0 3 16 Southern Miss... *35 11-21 5-8 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 3 27 at Green Bay... *39 7-19 0-1 0-1 3-3 6 3 1 0 2 14 UL Monroe... *36 3-14 0-4 1-1 0-1 1 2 1 0 1 7 UALR... *35 8-13 3-7 3-4 1-2 3 2 1 0 2 22 Texas State... *43 11-22 2-4 5-7 0-3 3 2 3 0 1 29 at UL Lafayette... *32 11-21 1-3 2-4 0-2 2 2 3 0 2 25 Troy... -injury UT Arlington... *27 10-17 4-9 3-4 1-1 2 2 3 0 1 27 at App State... *38 9-14 0-1 3-3 0-4 4 2 2 0 0 21 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SUN BELT ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14 18-18 610 33.9 99-243 0.407 15-52 0.288 58-69 0.841 8-33 41 2.3 78 0 22 271 15.1 2014-15 6-6 215 35.8 52-101 0.515 10-28 0.357 17-23 0.739 2-13 15 2.5 18 0 6 131 21.8 Totals 24-24 825 34.4 151-344 0.439 25-80 0.313 75-92 0.815 10-46 56 2.3 96 0 28 402 16.8 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 (NCST) 29-10 666 23.0 96-246 0.390 12-54 0.222 67-77 0.870 14-40 54 1.9 96 4 22 271 9.3 2012-13 (UK) 29-24 787 27.1 110-266 0.414 21-71 0.296 46-65 0.708 19-63 82 2.8 82 4 21 287 9.9 2013-14 34-34 1152 33.9 222-498 0.446 30-104 0.288 130-155 0.839 23-66 89 2.6 144 2 43 604 17.8 2014-15 17-17 610 35.9 140-285 0.491 26-65 0.400 41-64 0.641 7-27 34 2.0 77 3 25 347 20.4 Totals 109-85 3215 29.5 568-1295 0.439 89-294 0.303 284-361 0.787 63-196 259 2.4 399 13 111 1509 13.8 GSU Totals 51-51 1762 34.5 362-783 0.462 56-169 0.331 171-219 0.781 30-93 123 2.4 221 5 68 951 18.6 * Redshirted 2011-12 season
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 16) AT GEORGIA STATE: After receiving a waiver to play immediately from the NCAA, will have two years of eligibility remaining after earning a medical redshirt for the 2013-14 season while at Louisville where he spent the previous three seasons. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Transfer from Louisville who is unfortunately best known for a gruesome leg injury suffered during the Cardinals run to a national championship in 2013. Scored in double figures in four of five games (UALR to UTA) Finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in regular season debut with GSU. Scored 15 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with two key steals in the final four minutes against Oakland. Finished with a career-high 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes of action against UALR. In a career-high 44 minutes, scoring 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting and swiped a career-high 5 steals in double overtime against Texas State. POINTS: 21 UALR, 1-3-15 FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 UALR, 1-3-15 (8-14) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14 UALR, 1-3-15 (8-14) 3-PT FG MADE: 3 Oakland, 11-26-14 (3-4) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Seton Hall, 2-23-13 (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (5-6) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Colorado State, 11-21-14 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (5-6) REBOUNDS: 7 UMKC, 12-8-12 ASSISTS: 5 (5X) most recent: at Appalachian St., 1-17-15 BLOCKS: 2 DePaul, 2-27-13 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 STEALS: 5 Texas State, 1-5-15 MINUTES: 44 Texas State, 1-5-15 CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... *28 4-7 1-1 1 3-4 0-6 6 5 1 0 3 12 at Iowa State... *32 1-6 0-1 2-2 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 4 at Colorado State. *30 3-7 1-2 2-6 0-3 3 1 2 0 0 9 vs Chicago State.. *25 2-8 1-3 0-0 0-5 5 1 3 0 3 5 vs. W. Carolina... *25 1-4 0-0 2-2 3-2 5 1 1 0 3 4 at Oakland... 28 5-7 3-4 2-2 1-5 6 2 0 0 2 15 at IUPUI... 26 2-7 0-1 2-4 0-6 6 1 4 1 4 6 Green Bay... *31 1-2 1-1 0-2 2-3 5 3 5 1 2 3 at Old Dominion... 36 2-5 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 0 1 1 4 Southern Miss... *34 2-6 0-3 4-4 0-2 2 1 1 0 3 8 at Green Bay... *26 2-7 0-1 2-2 1-2 3 2 3 0 2 6 UL Monroe... 22 3-6 0-1 3-4 0-1 1 2 1 0 1 9 UALR... 34 8-14 1-1 4-4 3-3 6 5 1 0 3 21 Texas State... 44 7-13 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 1 5 14 at UL Lafayette... 28 3-4 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 3 3 0 1 6 Troy... *34 5-7 2-3 1-1 0-1 1 4 2 0 1 13 UT Arlington... 25 3-5 0-1 5-6 0-2 2 2 1 2 3 11 at App State... 23 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 5 1 2 1 2 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 7-1 210 30.0 30-51 0.588 3-8 0.375 13-17 0.765 6-11 17 2.4 24 5 15 76 10.9 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 (UL) 20-0 105 5.3 8-27 0.296 0-5 0.000 4-12 0.333 4-10 14 0.7 9 4 7 20 1.0 2012-13 (UL) 37-1 616 16.6 59-132 0.447 15-37 0.405 34-51 0.667 16-50 66 1.8 31 4 39 167 4.5 2013-14 (UL) 9-0 53 5.9 6-16 0.375 0-2 0.000 3-6 0.500 1-4 5 0.6 3 1 3 15 1.7 2014-15 18-9 531 29.5 55-117 0.470 10-26 0.385 32-46 0.696 13-48 61 3.4 46 8 38 152 8.4 Totals 84-10 1305 15.5 128-292 0.438 25-70 0.357 73-115 0.635 34-112 146 1.7 89 17 87 354 4.2
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 17) AT GEORGIA STATE: Saw a significant increase in games played and minutes from freshman to sophomore seasons... In two seasons, has played in 48 games, averaging 7.1 minutes per game and shooting 56.5 percent from the floor. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting with 8 rebounds in regular season opener. Came off the bench to play 25 minutes at No. 14 Iowa State, scoring 6 points and pulling down 7 rebounds. Played 28 minutes, scoring 8 points with 8 rebounds against Western Carolina. Recorded first start of the season against Green Bay, recording first career double-double with career highs of 11 points and 11 rebounds. Scored in double figures for the third time this season with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 3 rebounds at ULL. POINTS: 11 Green Bay, 12-4-14 FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (5-7) Green Bay, 12-4-14 (5-6) UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 (5-7) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 7 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (5-7) UL Lafayette, 1-8-15 (5-7) FT MADE: 4 McNeese State, 11-18-13 (4-6) FT ATTEMPTED: 6 McNeese State, 11-18-13 CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 11 Green Bay, 12-4-14 ASSISTS: 2 Louisiana Tech, 11-30-12 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 STEALS: 3 UALR, 1-3-15 BLOCKS: 2 Texas State, 2-15-14 Green Bay, 12-4-14 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 MINUTES: 40- Texas State, 1-5-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... 15 5-7 0-0 00 0-0 00 5-3 8 0 0 1 2 10 at Iowa State... 25 3-6 0-0 0-0 3-4 7 0 2 0 0 6 at Colorado State. 19 3-3 0-0 0-0 3-3 6 0 1 0 0 6 vs Chicago State.. 15 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 1 vs. W. Carolina... 28 3-4 0-0 2-4 3-5 8 0 2 0 1 8 at Oakland... 16 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 2 at IUPUI... 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 1 1 2 Green Bay... *28 5-6 0-0 1-2 3-8 11 0 0 2 1 11 at Old Dominion... *29 2-4 0-0 1-4 2-3 5 0 1 1 1 5 Southern Miss... *25 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 0 2 0 5 at Green Bay... *29 3-4 0-0 1-4 3-3 6 0 2 0 2 7 UL Monroe... UALR... *24 2-2 0-0 3-4 2-2 4 0 2 1 3 7 Texas State... *40-3-5 0-0 0-1 4-5 9 0 1 1 1 6 at UL Lafayette... *24 5-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0 1 10 Troy... *21 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 0 2 0 1 6 UT Arlington... *21 1-5 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 2 0 1 1 4 at App State... at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 (CAA) 10-0 50 5.0 1-4 0.250 0-0 0.000 1-4 0.250 3-2 5 0.5 2 1 1 3 0.3 2013-14 (SBC) 14-0 86 6.1 3-5 0.600 0-0 0.000 1-3 0.333 16-7 23 1.6 0 4 1 7 0.5 2014-15 (SBC) 5-5 130 26.0 13-23 0.565 0-0 0.000 7-9 0.778 9-10 19 3.8 2 3 7 33 6.6 Totals 29-5 266 9.2 17-32 0.531 0-0 0.000 9-16 0.563 28-19 47 1.6 4 8 9 43 1.5 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 20-0 108 5.4 3-8 0.375 0-0 0.000 3-10 0.300 7-7 14 0.7 4 2 1 9 0.5 2013-14 29-1 240 8.3 11-16 0.688 0-0 0.000 9-17 0.529 35-20 55 1.9 2 8 4 31 1.1 2014-15 16-9 380 23.8 41-66 0.621 0-0 0.000 14-28 0.500 35-45 80 5.0 2 10 16 96 6.0 Totals 65-10 728 11.2 55-90 0.611 0-0 0.000 26-55 0.473 77-72 149 2.3 8 20 21 136 2.1
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 18) AT GEORGIA STATE: In first two seasons played in all but one game, averaging 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game... In both seasons, enjoyed a significant increase in minutes during the second half of the season. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Opened regular season with a career-high 13 points and 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action. Just missed a double-double with 10 points and 8 rebounds at No. 14 Iowa State. Scored a then career-high 15 points and added 9 rebounds to just miss a double-double against Western Carolina. Scored a career-high for the second-straight night with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws with 6 rebounds at Oakland. Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds (tied a career-high) with two steals against ULM. Just missed a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds, which tied a career-high, in a career-high 46 minutes against Texas State. Collected a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes at Appalachian State. POINTS: 17 Oakland, 11-26-14 FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 UL Lafayette, 2-22-14 (6-7) UT Arlington, 2-27-14 (6-6) Oakland, 11-26-14 (6-7) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9 Western Carolina, 11-25-14 FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Western Carolina, 11-25-14 (5-7) Oakland, 11-26-14 (5-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Western Carolina, 11-25-14 (5-7) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 10 UNCW, 1-23-13, UL Monroe, 12-30-14 Texas State, 1-5-15 Appalachian State, 1-17-15 ASSISTS: 3 (8X) UT Arlington, 1-15-15 STEALS: 4 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 IUPUI, 11-29-14 BLOCKS: 3 UL Monroe, 2-20-14 MINUTES: 46 Texas State, 1-5-15 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... *12 2-2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-3 3 0 1 0 4 4 at Iowa State... *31 5-6 0-0 0-0 3-5 8 1 2 0 0 10 at Colorado State. *18 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 3 1 0 0 1 0 vs Chicago State.. *25 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-5 5 2 1 1 2 3 vs. W. Carolina... *34 5-9 0-0 5-7 6-3 9 3 1 0 1 15 at Oakland... *37 6-7 0-0 5-6 2-4 6 1 1 1 1 17 at IUPUI... *26 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-0 3 2 0 0 4 2 Green Bay... *28 4-4 0-0 1-5 1-4 5 0 1 0 0 9 at Old Dominion... *36 5-8 0-0 1-2 3-3 6 0 1 0 1 11 Southern Miss... *25 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 3 1 2 at Green Bay... *30 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 2 2 1 1 6 UL Monroe... *28 5-8 0-0 3-4 3-7 10 0 0 0 2 13 UALR... *31 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-5 5 3 1 0 3 7 Texas State... *46 4-6 0-1 1-2 3-7 10 3 4 1 3 9 at UL Lafayette... *36 3-6 0-0 1-3 2-3 5 3 1 1 1 7 Troy... *30 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-4 6 1 1 0 0 4 UT Arlington... *31 4-8 0-0 2-2 3-3 6 3 0 0 2 10 at App State... *35 5-7 0-0 2-2 3-7 10 0 2 0 0 12 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 (CAA) 18-1 328 18.2 31-53 0.585 0-1 0.000 14-21 0.667 24-43 67 3.7 16 4 12 76 4.2 2013-14 (SBC) 17-1 320 18.8 29-50 0.580 0-0 0.000 9-17 0.529 33-44 77 4.5 8 7 10 67 3.9 2014-15 (SBC) 7-7 237 33.9 25-40 0.625 0-1 0.000 12-17 0.706 16-36 52 7.4 13 2 11 62 8.9 Totals 42-9 885 21.1 85-143 0.594 0-2 0.000 35-55 0.636 73-123 196 4.7 37 13 33 205 4.9 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 31-4 531 17.1 46-89 0.517 0-3 0.000 24-38 0.632 34-64 98 3.2 26 5 19 116 3.7 2013-14 33-2 563 17.1 42-85 0.494 0-0 0.000 16-27 0.593 46-68 114 3.5 13 12 21 100 3.0 2014-15 18-18 539 29.9 58-87 0.667 0-1 0.000 24-40 0.600 37-72 109 6.1 26 8 27 141 7.8 Totals 82-24 1633 19.9 146-261 0.559 0-4 0.000 64-105 0.610 117-204 321 3.9 65 25 67 357 4.4
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 19) AT GEORGIA STATE: In first season, showed his abilities as one of the best bigs in the Sun Belt, averaging 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, blocking 78 shots, third most in a single season in school history... Came to GSU following two seasons at Southern California. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Named to the 2014-15 Preseason All-Sun Belt Third-Team Scored 13 points and added 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes of regular season opener against Tennessee Temple. With two blocked shots against IUPUI, moved into seventh on GSU s all-time list with 86 for his career. Currently has 99 blocked shots in his career, seventh most in program history. POINTS: 17 Elon, 11-26-13 Young Harris, 12-4-13 FIELD GOALS MADE: 8 Young Harris, 12-4-13 (8-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Young Harris, 12-4-13 (8-10) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Chicago State, 11-24-14 (7-7) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7 Chicago State, 11-24-14 (7-7) REBOUNDS: 14 FIU, 11-30-13 CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 2 Arkansas State, 3-15-14 STEALS: 1 (12X) most recent: Western Carolina, 11-25-14 BLOCKS: 9 Southern Poly, 11-9-13 MINUTES: 34 Vanderbilt, 11-12-13 CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... *18 5-6 0-0 0 3-5 1-6 7 1 2 1 1 13 at Iowa State... *14 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 2 at Colorado State. *21 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 1 2 0 4 vs Chicago State.. *14 2-4 0-0 7-7 0-1 1 0 0 2 1 11 vs. W. Carolina... *11 1-5 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 4 at Oakland... *18 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 at IUPUI... *17 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-1 4 0 0 2 0 2 Green Bay... 13 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 2 0 6 at Old Dominion... 16 2-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 6 0 2 1 0 5 Southern Miss... 14 1-5 0-0 0-0 3-3 6 1 0 1 0 2 at Green Bay... 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 1 2 0 4 UL Monroe... *11 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 2 UALR... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Texas State... 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 1 1 0 at UL Lafayette... 16 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 0 1 2 0 5 Troy... 19 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 1 1 1 0 2 UT Arlington... 15 2-3 0-0 2-4 3-1 4 0 1 3 0 6 at App State... *26 0-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started SUN BELT ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14 17-16 374 22.0 52-74 0.703 0-0 0.000 20-31 0.645 26-62 88 5.2 1 31 5 124 7.3 2014-15 7-2 97 13.9 6-14 0.429 0-0 0.000 5-10 0.500 8-13 21 3.0 2 7 0 17 2.4 Totals 24-18 471 19.6 58-88 0.659 0-0 0.000 25-41 0.610 34-75 109 4.5 3 38 5 141 5.9 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 3-0 11 3.7 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.0 2013-14 33-31 750 22.7 105-160 0.656 0-0 0.000 39-62 0.629 60-135 195 5.9 5 78 9 249 7.5 2014-15 18-9 264 14.7 26-51 0.510 0-0 0.000 20-29 0.690 25-39 64 3.6 5 21 3 72 4.0 Totals 54-40 1025 19.0 131-211 0.621 0-0 0.000 59-91 0.648 85-175 260 4.8 10 99 12 321 5.9 * Redshirted in 2011-12 and 2012-13
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 20) AT GEORGIA STATE: After three years as a walk-on, earned a scholarship for his senior season... Has played in 54 games in three seasons, making one start... Scored 15 points and pulled down 31 rebounds with 12 steals and 10 assists in three years. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Named one of three team captains for the 2014-15 season Made first career 3-pointer in regular season opener. Made first start of the season at Oakland, knocking down a key 3-pointer in the second half. Pulled down a career-high 6 rebounds and added 4 points against Southern Miss. Had a career-game against ULM, scoring a career-high 7 points in 21 minutes, in his third start of the season. Scored as many points in Sun Belt opener as in all Sun Belt games during 2014-15 season. Dished out a career-high 5 assists against Troy, playing a career-high 26 minutes. Tied a career-high with 7 points in 18 minutes against UT Arlington. POINTS: 7 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 Appalachian State, 1-17-15 FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 (3-5) UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (3-4) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 5 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 (2-5) UL Monroe, 12-30-14 (3-5) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 (7X) most recent: Appalachian St, 1-17-15 (1-3) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 (1-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 (7X) most recent: Appalachian St, 1-17-15 (2-2) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 3 Chicago State, 11-24-14 (2-3) REBOUNDS: 6 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 ASSISTS: 5 Troy, 1-10-14 BLOCKS: 1 (2X) most recent: Old Dominion, 12-17-14 STEALS: 3 UT Arlington, 2-1-14 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 UT Arlington, 1-15-15 MINUTES: 26 Troy, 1-10-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... 17 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 2 3 at Iowa State... 17 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 2 3 at Colorado State. 14 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 0 2 vs Chicago State.. 14 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-0 1 2 1 0 2 2 vs. W. Carolina... 16 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 3 at Oakland... *15 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 at IUPUI... *19 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Green Bay... 14 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 at Old Dominion... *11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Southern Miss... 13 2-5 0-2 0-0 1-5 6 0 0 0 3 4 at Green Bay... 17 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 3 UL Monroe... *21 3-5 1-3 0-0 1-4 5 3 2 0 1 7 UALR... 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State... *17 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 4 at UL Lafayette... *20 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 1 3 0 2 0 Troy... *26 1-3 0-1 1-2 1-2 3 5 2 0 2 3 UT Arlington... *18 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 3 7 at App State... *25 2-4 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 7 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 (CAA) 2-0 3 1.5 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012-13 (CAA) 12-0 43 3.6 0-3 0.000 0-2 0.000 4-4 1.000 4-6 10 0.8 1 1 0 4 0.3 2013-14 (SBC) 15-0 76 5.1 3-9 0.333 0-5 0.000 1-2 0.500 1-6 7 0.5 4 0 5 7 0.5 2014-15 (SBC) 7-7 128 18.3 10-19 0.526 3-9 0.333 5-6 0.833 4-11 15 2.1 11 0 10 28 4.0 Totals 36-7 250 6.9 13-32 0.406 3-17 0.176 10-12 0.833 9-23 32 0.9 16 1 15 39 1.1 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 11-0 13 1.2 0-4 0.000 0-3 0.000 0-0 0.000 0-2 2 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.0 2012-13 19-1 97 5.1 0-7 0.000 0-6 0.000 5-6 0.833 5-10 15 0.8 5 1 3 5 0.3 2013-14 24-0 116 4.8 3-10 0.300 0-6 0.000 4-6 0.667 2-12 14 0.6 5 0 8 10 0.4 2014-15 18-10 290 16.1 19-40 0.475 8-23 0.348 9-13 0.692 7-22 29 1.6 25 1 20 55 3.1 Totals 72-11 516 7.2 22-61 0.361 8-38 0.211 18-25 0.720 14-46 60 0.8 35 2 32 70 1.0
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 21) AT GEORGIA STATE: One of two signees during the Nov. 2013 early signing period and became the second player from Eagle s Landing High School to sign for head coach Ron Hunter... Was a standout forward at in high school. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Played 11 minutes and scored 3 points with 4 rebounds in regular season opener. Scored a career-high 7 points in just 11 minutes, going 2-of-2 from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free throw line against Chicago State. Saw a career-high 17 minutes of action against UL Monroe, scoring 4 points and pulling down a career-high 7 rebounds. Scored 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting and pulled down 4 rebounds in just 9 minutes against UALR. Finished with 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting and 2 rebounds vs. UTA. POINTS: 7 Chicago State, 11-24-14 FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 UALR, 1-3-15 (3-4) UT Arlington, 1-15-15 (3-3) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4 UALR, 1-3-15 (3-4) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (3-4) Chicago State, 11-24-14 (3-3) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (3-4 CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 ASSISTS: 2 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 STEALS: 1 UALR, 1-3-15 BLOCKS: 2 Chicago State, 11-24-14 MINUTES: 17 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... 11 0-1 0-00 3-4 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 3 at Iowa State... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Colorado State. vs Chicago State.. 11 2-2 0-0 3-3 0-3 3 1 1 2 0 7 vs. W. Carolina... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Oakland... 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 at IUPUI... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Green Bay... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Old Dominion... Southern Miss... 6 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 at Green Bay... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UL Monroe... 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 7 2 1 1 0 4 UALR... 9 3-4 0-0 0-1 3-1 4 0 1 1 1 6 Texas State... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 at UL Lafayette... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Troy... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UT Arlington... 13 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 6 at App State... 9 2-3 0-0 0-2 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 4 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 7-0 54 7.7 10-13 0.769 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000 6-8 14 2.0 2 3 1 20 2.9 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 16-0 101 6.3 14-19 0.737 0-0 0.000 8-13 0.615 8-15 23 1.4 3 5 1 36 2.3
Georgia State Men s Basketball Notes (page 22) AT GEORGIA STATE: Junior-college transfer who will have two years of eligibility remaining at Georgia State... Talented forward who can post up or knock down the 3-pointer. 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS Spent last season at South Suburban College in Illinois. Scored 3 points in 6 minutes of exhibition opener against Georgia College, adding 2 rebounds in his GSU debut. In GSU debut, scored 8 points in 23 minutes off the bench, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers and grabbing 3 rebounds. Played a career-high 26 minutes, scoring 3 points and grabbing a career-high 5 rebounds against UL Monroe. POINTS: 8 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 FIELD GOALS MADE: 3 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (3-6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (3-6) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (2-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 Green Bay, 12-27-14 (2-2) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 2 (5X) Appalachian State, 1-17-15 (0-2) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 5 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 ASSISTS: 1 Tennessee Temple, 11-14-14 Colorado State, 11-21-14 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 UALR, 1-3-15, Troy, 1-10-15 STEALS: 1 Colorado State, 11-21-14 Southern Miss, 12-21-14 Troy, 1-10-15 BLOCKS: 1 Western Carolina, 11-25-14 Troy, 1-10-15 MINUTES: 26 UL Monroe, 12-30-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014-15...MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Pts Tenn. Temple... 23 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 8 at Iowa State... 11 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 11 at Colorado State. 20 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3 3 1 0 0 1 4 vs Chicago State.. 15 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 4 vs. W. Carolina... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 at Oakland... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at IUPUI... 12 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-3 3 0 2 0 0 1 Green Bay... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Old Dominion... 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Southern Miss... 13 1-4 1-4 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 1 3 at Green Bay... 9 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 UL Monroe... 26 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-5 5 0 1 0 1 3 UALR... 15 1-2 1-2 0-1 1-3 4 1 3 0 0 3 Texas State... 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 2 at UL Lafayette... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Troy... 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 1 1 1 3 UT Arlington... 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 at App State... 9 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2 2 0 2 0 0 3 at Arkansas St... UL Lafayatte... at UT Arlington... Arkansas St... at Ga. Southern... at South Ala.... at Texas State... South Alabama... Appalachian St... at UALR... at Troy... at UL Monroe... Ga. Southern... * Game Started CAREER STATISTICS SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 7-0 69 9.9 6-10 0.600 5-9 0.556 0-1 0.000 3-15 18 2.6 2 1 2 17 2.4 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 18-0 196 10.9 12-28 0.429 10-25 0.400 5-12 0.417 6-34 40 2.2 5 2 4 39 2.2