MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Left-handed wing player with good shooting and scoring ability... Increased his productivity and playing time in each of the last two seasons; will have a chance to set the school games played record during his senior season... Elected to take a redshirt year in 2008-09; practiced with the team while working on his strength and skills. Excellent student who was named to the 2010 CAA All-Academic second team... Tabbed to the Dean s List (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the 2008 fall and spring 2010 semesters and to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll (minimum 3.2 GPA) for the 2008 spring semester... Also received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award in 2008 and 2010... Graduated with a degree in finance last spring and is now working on his masters in sports administration. 2010-11: Finished as the Panthers third leading scorer, averaging 7.2 points per game and pulling down 4.8 rebounds per contest after being named one of two team captains before the start of the season... Hit 29 threepointers, third most on the team, knocking down treys at a.337 clip. Hit the game-winning buzzer beater against James Madison (12/4) to give the Panthers a 64-63 win in CAA opener... Scored a season-high 19 points against Hofstra (2/9) as part of 10 double-digit scoring efforts during the season... Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in the Panthers CAA first round victory over UNCW (3/4), while scoring nine points... Led team with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-6 from three-point range in win over Florida A&M (12/18). Added eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 33 minutes of action against the Rattlers... Played a career-high 43 minutes in the Panthers overtime win over UNCW (2/2). 2009-10: Became a key backup down the stretch... Averaged 8.9 ppg and 3.6 rpg over the final nine games, compared to his season averages of 5.4 ppg and 2.8 rpg... Second on the team with 25 three-pointers... Averaged 6.2 ppg and shot 47 percent from the field in conference games... Named to the CAA All-Academic second team and received the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. Began his late season run with a career-best 22 points to lead a 61-57 win over then first-place George Mason, including the gamewining three-pointer with 42 seconds left. He went 9-for-13 from the field to easily eclipse his previous high of 12 points, set at Northeastern in 2007-08, and he also grabbed six rebounds. Had 13 points and three steals in win over James Madison (2/16)... Added six points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals at Hofstra (2/27)... Before the Mason game, his best effort of the season was 11 points (one off his career high), five rebounds and three steals at UNCW (1/10). Scored all 11 points in the second half, including nine in a four-minute stretch... Also scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting at Delaware. Scored eight points with two three-pointers at VCU (1/30)... Played a season-high 33 minutes at George Mason (1/13) and contributed three points, six rebounds and three blocked shots... Had 10 points and career-best six rebounds vs. South Alabama (11/26)... Added nine points and and six rebounds in win over Howard (11/21)... Made his first start of this season against Jacksonville (11/30) and contributed four points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2007-08 18-6 265 14.7 26-74 0.351 9-23 0.391 9-11 0.818 6-28 34 1.9 16 3 9 70 3.9 2009-10 18-1 276 15.3 44-94 0.468 17-44 0.386 6-13 0.462 10-42 52 2.9 10 5 15 111 6.2 2010-11 18-11 456 25.3 53-148 0.358 15-47 0.319 6-10 0.600 24-57 81 4.5 18 12 15 127 7.1 Totals 54-18 997 18.5 123-316 0.389 41-114 0.360 21-34 0.618 40-127 167 3.1 44 20 39 308 5.7 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2007-08 30-9 446 14.9 43-120 0.358 11-31 0.355 9-14 0.643 13-41 54 1.8 26 9 16 106 3.5 2009-10 32-2 475 14.8 67-160 0.419 25-72 0.347 15-23 0.652 22-69 91 2.8 25 11 24 174 5.4 2010-11 30-19 767 25.6 88-244 0.361 29-86 0.337 12-26 0.462 44-99 143 4.8 32 19 24 217 7.2 Totals 92-30 1688 18.3 198-524 0.378 65-189 0.344 36-63 0.571 79-209 288 3.1 83 39 64 497 5.4 * Redshirted in 2008-09 54 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS 2007-08: Averaged 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing about 15 minutes a game... Hit 11 three-pointers... Also contributed 26 assists, 16 steals and nine blocked shots... Started nine games on the season, including six CAA contests... Averages were slightly better in conference games at 3.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg. Recorded season highs with 12 points and three steals in a start against Northeastern (1/5)... Also started against George Mason (1/2) and had six points, two rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot in State s victory. Had eight points and equalled his season high with five rebounds against Drexel (1/16); added six points on two treys against UNCW (1/19). Five points against Georgia Tech (12/5) with three rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal... Equalled that with five points against Coastal Carolina (12/22). Logged a season-high 27 minutes against Drexel (1/16) while playing 20 or minutes in a total of 10 games, including 24 versus Georgia Tech and 21 against UAB. Earned a start in the season opener against UAB (11/10) and had four points and five rebounds in 21 minutes of action... Contributed four points, two rebounds and an assist off the bench in win over Jacksonville (11/28). HIGH SCHOOL: Named the DeKalb County Player of the Year for Class AAAAA as he helped lead M.L. King High School to the Final Four of the state tournament... Honorable mention all-state in Georgia s largest classification... Chosen to play in the Georgia North-South All-Star game... Signed with Georgia State during the fall early signing period in November 2006. Averaged 16 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game as a senior... Led his team to a school-record 24 victories (24-8 record) in 2006-07... Helped M.L. King to a 23-7 mark and a berth in the state tournament his junior year, when the school competed in Class AAAA. Played every position except center... Began the season at the point while the regular point guard was still playing football, then moved to the two-guard... Also saw action at both forward slots... Careerhigh 31 points vs. rival Stephenson High, besting his 28-point game vs. Lithonia and his 27-point evening vs. North Clayton... Coached by Kenny Stringer. In AAU basketball, played his final year with the MBA Magic of Jackson, Miss., after competing for the Georgia Hurricanes as a junior. Also played baseball as a junior, lettering as a first baseman/outfielder... Honor student who maintained a 3.2 grade point average. PERSONAL: Full name is Jihad Rahman Ali (pronounced juh-haad ah-lee)... Born May 3, 1989, in the Atlanta suburb of Lithonia... The youngest of the three children of Fareed and Gladys Ali... Older brother, Fareed, Jr., played football at Bucknell University... Older sister, India, played basketball (2004-08) for CAA rival Hofstra... Graduated with a degree in finance last spring... Enrolled in graduate school, working on his masters in sports administration... Served on the GSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council for 2008-09. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 28 2-13 1-4 0-0 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 5 Troy... 30 4-8 1-3 1-2 2-6 8 3 0 1 1 10 Utah Valley... 11 0-5 0-2 0-1 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 Samford... 27 2-10 0-5 2-3 1-4 5 1 1 1 1 6 @Hampton... 28 4-11 0-2 3-4 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 11 James Madison..* 22 4-10 0-2 0-0 4-6 10 2 1 0 1 8 Western Mich....* 30 5-10 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 2 0 0 12 Florida A&M...* 33 5-8 5-6 0-3 3-5 8 1 4 2 2 15 @Georgia So....* 37 3-8 1-5 0-0 2-4 6 4 3 0 2 6 Texas A&M-CC...* 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chattanooga... -injured VCU... 22 0-3 0-1 2-3 0-4 4 2 0 0 1 2 @UNCW... 23 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-5 5 0 1 1 0 2 Towson... 21 4-8 3-3 0-0 2-2 4 1 1 0 1 11 @JMU... 14 0-7 0-0 1-2 4-1 5 0 2 0 1 1 @Geo Mason... 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 @VCU... 23 3-9 2-3 0-0 3-4 7 1 3 2 1 8 Delaware...*37 7-16 2-5 0-0 1-6 7 3 1 0 3 16 @Drexel...*29 2-7 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 4 Old Dominion...*30 1-6 0-2 0-0 3-3 6 1 2 0 1 2 @Northeastern... 14 4-7 2-5 1-2 0-1 1 1 0 1 1 11 UNCW... *43 3-11 1-4 0-0 1-6 7 2 0 2 1 7 @Towson... *27 3-8 0-2 2-2 3-4 7 1 0 0 1 8 Hofstra... *34 9-16 1-3 0-1 2-3 5 2 2 0 2 19 Northeastern... *26 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 1 0 0 @Old Dominion. *31 6-12 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 0 3 1 0 14 @La. Tech... *31 3-8 2-5 0-0 1-5 6 0 2 1 1 8 @W&M... *26 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-5 5 0 3 3 1 2 George Mason.. *23 4-12 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 10 UNCW (CAA)... *31 4-8 1-2 0-3 4-7 11 1 1 1 2 9 Mason (CAA)... *23 3-7 1-3 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 1 0 7 2009-10... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @NC State... 8 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carver... 13 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 0 1 4 Drake... 16 2-8 0-2 0-0 3-1 4 0 1 0 3 4 Howard... 20 3-5 1-1 2-2 3-3 6 0 0 0 1 9 IUPUI... 13 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Utah Valley... 9 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-3 3 1 0 0 1 5 @South Ala... 22 4-6 1-3 1-2 0-6 6 2 2 1 1 10 J ville...* 19 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-3 4 2 3 1 1 4 @JMU... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 @FAMU... 18 3-10 2-4 0-0 2-3 5 1 0 0 0 8 @FSU... 11 0-6 0-3 2-2 1-0 1 0 0 1 1 2 EMU... 8 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-0 1 1 1 1 0 3 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 55
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS Ga Sou... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Towson... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Drexel... 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 @UNCW... 15 5-8 1-3 0-2 2-3 5 0 0 0 3 11 NU... 6 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 @Mason... 33 1-5 1-2 0-0 0-6 6 2 4 3 0 3 VCU... 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 3 UNCW... 12 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 1 1 0 1 4 @Delaware... 12 5-6 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 11 @ODU... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 @VCU... 10 2-6 2-4 2-3 2-3 5 0 0 0 1 8 Mason... 26 9-13 2-4 2-3 1-5 6 0 1 0 1 22 W&M... 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 @NU... 21 3-7 3-5 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 1 9 @Towson... 33 5-9 0-3 0-0 2-4 6 2 3 0 0 10 JMU... 25 5-11 2-7 1-1 0-1 1 1 1 0 3 13 SC State... 24 3-8 1-3 2-2 1-2 3 2 1 1 0 9 ODU... 27 3-8 3-4 0-0 0-6 6 0 1 0 1 9 @Hofstra...* 31 2-10 1-6 1-3 2-4 6 3 2 2 2 6 Hofstra (CAA)... 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 1 1 0 2 Towson... 8 1-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 3 JMU... 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 W&M (CAA)... 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2007-08... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts UAB...* 21 2-5 0-0 0-1 2-3 5 1 0 1 0 4 Elon... 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 2 FSU...* 17 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 0 1 4 Troy...* 8 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 3 0 0 2 Jax... 5 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 1 1 0 0 4 ODU... 5 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 GT... 24 2-6 1-2 0-0 0-3 3 1 0 1 1 5 WSSU... 25 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 4 UTSA... 18 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 2 2 CC... 20 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 5 BC... 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Mason...* 20 2-6 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 2 1 1 1 6 N eastern...* 23 4-5 2-3 2-2 0-3 3 0 0 0 3 12 VCU... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W&M... 14 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 2 0 1 0 3 Drexel... 27 4-7 0-2 0-0 0-5 5 1 1 0 0 8 UNCW...* 15 2-7 2-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Towson... 20 2-6 0-1 1-2 2-2 4 2 1 0 2 5 Delaware...* 21 3-6 0-1 1-1 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 7 Drexel...* 19 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 2 ODU...* 18 0-3 0-3 2-2 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 2 VCU... 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hofstra... 10 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Delaware... 22 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 0 1 6 N eastrn... 15 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 4 UNCW... 12 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Jax State... 14 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 2 2 1 1 0 2 JIHAD ALI graduated with a degree in finance this last spring. He is now working toward his masters in sports administration. POINTS: 22 George Mason, 2-3-10 FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 George Mason, 2-3-10 (9-13) Hofstra, 2-9-11 (9-16) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 16 Hofstra, 2-9-11 (9-16) 3-PT FG: 5 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 (5-6) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTS: 6 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 (5-6) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Hampton, 11-30-10 CAREER HIGHS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 4 Hampton, 11-30-10 REBOUNDS: 11 UNC Wilmington, 3-4-11 (CAA) ASSISTS: 4 Carver Bible, 11-17-09 Georgia Southern, 12-22-10 STEALS: 3 (FIVE TIMES) Most Recent: Delaware, 1-22-11 BLOCKS: 3 George Mason, 1-13-10 William & Mary, 2-23-11 MINUTES: 43 UNC Wilmington, 2-2-11 56 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Former junior college standout who led the Panthers frontcourt during his first season at Georgia State... Promising big man who spent the two years at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla.... Combines scoring and rebounding with excellent shot blocking ability... Lacks bulk but runs the floor very well. 2010-11: Led Panthers with 9.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per contest... Finished with 49 blocked shots, third most in a single season in school history, leading team to a school record 148 blocked shots. Finished fifth in the CAA with 1.6 blocks per game... Led team with a.548 field goal percentage, ranked eighth highest in a single season in school history. Earned Dr Pepper Classic all-tournament honors, scoring 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting in the championship game against Chattanooga (12/29). Along with Dante Curry s 21 points, became the first Panthers to each score 20 or more points in a game in the last four years... Scored first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Hampton (11/30), shooting 10-of-16 from the field... Finished with a career-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting in upset win over VCU (1/3), pulling down nine rebounds... Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds at UNCW (1/5), while scoring eight second half points... Came off the bench for the first time against Delaware (1/22) to score 18 points in 30 minutes... Just missed a double-double in the CAA first round victory over UNCW (3/4), scoring 12 points and pulling down eight rebounds. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: All-Panhandle Conference selection as a sophomore at Gulf Coast C.C., despite missing four weeks with a broken hand... Averaged 9.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in 2009-10... Added 6.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 0.8 bpg as a freshman... Coached by Jay Powell. Averaged 16 points and 14 rebounds as a senior at Bamberg Ehrhardt High School... All-area selection by the Orangeburg Times-Democrat... Coached by Kevin Crosby... Played in the North-South All-Star game. PERSONAL: Full name is Eric Rashard Buckner... Son of April Aikens and Sylvester Buckner... Born April 26, 1990... Currently majoring in sociology. POINTS: 28 VCU, 1-3-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 12 VCU, 1-3-11 (12-16) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16 Hampton, 11-30-10 (10-16) VCU, 1-3-11 (12-16) FREE THROWS MADE: 8 Delaware, 1-22-11 (8-12) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12 Delaware, 1-22-11 (8-12) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 12 McNeese State, 11-16-10 UNC Wilmington, 1-5-11 ASSISTS: 2 VCU, 1-3-11, Towson, 1-8-11 STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, 11-23-10, ODU, 1-27-11 UNCW, 2-2-11, Northeastern, 2-12-11 BLOCKS: 5 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 MINUTES: 39 Hampton, 11-30-10 CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 18-16 423 23.5 58-122 0.475 0-0 0.000 42-64 0.656 39-53 92 5.1 5 26 12 158 8.8 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 31-28 754 24.3 115-210 0.548 0-0 0.000 60-103 0.583 68-107 175 5.6 11 49 19 290 9.4 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 57
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese...* 32 3-6 0-0 0-4 2-10 12 1 4 3 2 6 Troy...* 16 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-2 2 0 2 0 0 3 Utah Valley...* 28 5-6 0-0 5-5 2-5 7 1 2 3 2 15 Samford...* 26 1-7 0-0 2-2 4-3 7 1 3 1 1 4 @Hampton...* 39 10-16 0-0 0-1 5-5 10 1 3 2 0 20 James Madison..* 13 4-10 0-0 0-0 3-4 7 0 1 4 1 8 Western Mich....* 17 2-4 0-0 1-1 1-2 3 0 1 1 0 7 Florida A&M...* 26 3-5 0-0 2-6 4-1 5 0 3 5 0 8 @Georgia So....* 22 7-8 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 0 1 1 0 14 Texas A&M-CC...* 23 4-4 0-0 0-2 1-3 4 1 2 2 1 8 Chattanooga...* 34 10-11 0-0 3-4 3-5 8 0 2 2 0 23 VCU...* 30 12-16 0-0 4-5 4-5 9 2 2 3 1 28 @UNCW...* 30 3-10 0-0 2-5 6-6 12 0 2 2 0 8 Towson...* 22 3-5 0-0 1-1 0-5 5 2 2 1 0 7 @JMU...* 25 4-10 0-0 3-4 0-3 3 0 0 2 1 11 @Geo Mason...* 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 @VCU...* 26 0-0 0-0 6-9 1-3 4 0 1 0 1 6 Delaware... 30 5-11 0-0 8-12 3-3 6 0 2 3 0 18 @Drexel... *24 4-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 2 1 8 Old Dominion... *35 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 1 5 0 2 5 @Northeastern... 29 5-10 0-0 3-5 4-3 7 5 3 2 3 13 UNCW... *37 6-11 0-0 6-6 1-6 7 0 2 1 2 18 @Towson...*8 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hofstra... *25 3-11 0-0 5-6 5-3 8 0 0 0 0 11 Northeastern... *18 3-4 0-0 3-6 2-1 3 0 1 0 2 9 @Old Dominion. *17 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 @La. Tech...23 2-3 0-0 0-3 2-2 4 1 2 1 1 4 @W&M... *26 4-7 0-0 0-1 2-3 5 0 0 2 0 8 George Mason...*8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 2 0 0 UNCW (CAA)... *28 5-9 0-0 2-2 0-8 8 0 2 2 0 12 Mason (CAA)... *17 4-6 0-0 2-6 3-4 7 0 3 0 0 10 58 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Following two seasons as a key backup, moved into the starting roll during junior year... Combination guard with good size and defensive ability... Named to the CAA All-Academic first team following his junior season... CAA Commissioner s Academic Award for 2010. 2010-11: Named to the CAA All-Academic first team after leading team with 857 minutes played (27.6 mpg) and tying for the team lead with 28 starts... Led the team with 94 assists (3.0 apg), while scoring 5.5 points and pulling down 3.0 rebounds per game. Made game-tying lay-up with 8.4 seconds remaining at Georgia Southern (12/22) to send the game into overtime... Scored a careerhigh 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting at VCU (1/19), pulling down five rebounds, dishing out three assists and grabbing two steals... Dished out a career-high nine assists in a home win over Towson (1/8)... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds twice, first against Samford (11/27) and then in the championship of the Dr Pepper Classic against Chattanooga (12/30)... Finished with a career-high 40 minutes played in overtime win against UNCW (2/2). 2009-10: Averaged 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.9 steals while playing 16 minutes a game, including two starts... Season-high 11 points against Carver Bible (11/17)... Contributed four points, three rebounds and a key second-half steal in win over Jacksonville (11/30)... Career-high four steals in win over Utah Valley (11/25). Had nine points and three steals at Florida State (12/15)... Had 10 points, two assists and two steals at VCU (1/30)... Added seven points and four assists at Towson (2/13) and seven points versus Old Dominion (2/23). 2008-09: True freshman who earned playing time as a backup point guard... Averaged 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists while playing about 11 minutes a game. Scored a season-high eight points in back-to-back games against Southern Poly and Jacksonville State. Played 31 minutes, his high, against Jacksonville State with starting point guard Joe Dukes saddled with foul trouble. Hit a jumper with 43 seconds left in the first overtime and the shot clock about to expire that put the Panthers ahead before Jacksonville State forced a second overtime. Contributed four points and three assists in win at UNC Wilmington (12/6)... Had a solid effort at Georgia Tech with six points, two assists and four steals in 12 minutes. Season-high six rebounds at UTSA, with four points and two assists. Scored seven points, his high in a CAA game, in back-to-back games at Drexel (1/28) and at William & Mary (1/31). PREP: One of the top prep players in Georgia... Rated the No. 15 prospect in the state by Georgia Hoop Report... Played his senior season at Urban Christian Academy in Savannah and averaged 21 points, six assists and five rebounds a game... Spent his first three years at Savannah s Beach High... Three-time all-county selection. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2008-09 17-0 182 10.7 13-39 0.333 0-8 0.000 11-22 0.500 9-11 20 1.2 13 0 9 37 2.2 2009-10 17-2 260 15.3 20-46 0.435 1-2 0.500 14-27 0.519 7-13 20 1.2 16 0 12 55 3.2 2010-11 18-17 479 26.6 30-86 0.349 2-8 0.250 31-48 0.646 11-38 39 2.2 56 3 22 93 5.2 Totals 52-19 921 17.7 63-171 0.368 3-18 0.167 56-97 0.577 27-62 79 1.5 85 3 43 185 3.6 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2008-09 31-0 343 11.8 23-67 0.343 3-17 0.176 22-39 0.564 13-22 35 1.2 32 1 18 71 2.3 2009-10 31-2 499 16.1 39-102 0.382 2-8 0.250 22-43 0.512 14-30 44 1.4 29 0 27 102 3.3 2010-11 31-28 857 27.6 57-141 0.404 2-10 0.200 56-89 0.629 22-71 93 3.0 94 3 33 172 5.5 Totals 93-30 1711 18.4 119-312 0.381 7-35 0.200 100-171 0.585 49-123 172 1.8 155 4 78 345 3.7 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 59
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS 2007 Savannah Morning News Player of the Year as a junior at Beach, when he averaged 17 points, 5.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds... Averaged 15 points, five assists and three rebounds as a sophomore... Added 10 points a game as a freshman... Led Beach to the quarterfinals of the AAAAA state tournament as a junior and to the state championship game as a sophomore... Played for the late Russell Ellington, the Georgia high school coaching legend at Beach. PERSONAL: Full name is James Arlee Fields... Nicknamed Boom... Born Sept. 4, 1989... Son of Michael and Angela Fields... Majoring in public policy... Served on the Georgia State Student-Athlete Advisory Council for 2009-10... Named to the Dean s List for the spring 2010 semester and earned the CAA Commissioner s Academic Award. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 31 2-3 0-0 7-10 1-0 1 2 3 0 1 11 Troy...* 27 1-3 0-0 5-8 1-3 4 3 3 0 0 7 Utah Valley...* 28 3-5 0-0 2-2 0-4 4 3 1 0 1 8 Samford...* 34 3-5 0-0 1-2 2-5 7 2 o o o 7 @Hampton...* 35 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 4 James Madison..* 27 1-5 0-2 1-4 0-2 2 2 2 0 4 3 Western Mich....* 33 4-5 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 1 1 0 2 9 Florida A&M...* 26 1-5 0-0 1-2 0-3 3 4 1 0 2 3 @Georgia So....* 31 2-4 0-0 0-3 2-0 2 4 1 0 2 4 Texas A&M-CC...* 21 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 3 3 0 0 4 Chattanooga...* 30 2-4 0-0 1-3 1-6 7 5 3 0 1 5 VCU...* 22 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 5 0 0 0 @UNCW...* 23 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 3 1 0 0 1 Towson... 22 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 9 2 0 2 6 @JMU...* 24 3-6 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 6 @Geo Mason...* 24 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 6 0 2 6 @VCU... *31 5-6 0-0 3-6 1-4 5 3 5 0 2 13 Delaware... *30 1-5 0-0 4-4 1-4 5 1 0 0 0 6 @Drexel... *20 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 Old Dominion... *25 1-4 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 5 1 0 0 4 @Northeastern... *34 3-7 1-1 3-4 1-3 4 7 0 1 1 10 UNCW... *40 2-3 1-1 5-8 2-3 5 3 5 0 2 10 @Towson... *27 3-8 0-1 2-3 1-0 1 4 0 1 2 8 Hofstra... *23 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 3 0 0 4 Northeastern... *30 2-5 0-2 3-5 0-2 2 2 2 0 4 7 @Old Dominion.. *27 0-8 0-0 2-4 1-5 6 2 1 0 1 2 @La. Tech...26 2-5 0-1 2-3 0-2 2 2 2 0 1 6 @W&M... *27 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 6 2 0 1 3 George Mason... *21 1-6 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 1 3 1 1 4 UNCW (CAA)... *23 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 3 2 0 1 8 Mason (CAA)... *32 1-6 0-1 1-1 1-3 4 4 2 0 0 3 2009-10... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @NC State... 10 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Carver... 20 3-8 0-1 5-6 0-2 2 1 1 0 2 11 Drake... 23 2-8 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 2 1 0 2 4 Howard... 11 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 0 0 6 IUPUI... 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 2 Utah Valley... 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 0 4 0 @South Ala... 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 J ville... 24 2-5 0-1 0-3 1-2 3 1 0 0 1 4 @JMU... 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 @FAMU... 15 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 1 0 1 2 @FSU... 23 3-6 1-1 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 9 EMU... 21 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Ga Sou... 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 1 2 Towson... 16 2-4 0-1 1-5 2-1 3 0 1 0 2 5 Drexel... 24 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 4 @UNCW... 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 2 0 NU... 23 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 8 @Mason... 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 VCU...* 16 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 4 2 0 0 5 UNCW...* 17 1-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 4 @Delaware... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @ODU... 14 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-2 2 1 1 0 1 3 @VCU... 22 4-5 1-1 1-2 1-0 1 2 1 0 2 10 Mason... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 W&M... 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 1 0 1 0 @NU... -Illness @Towson... 27 1-4 0-0 5-7 1-1 2 4 2 0 1 7 JMU... 13 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 SC State... 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 0 1 2 ODU... 14 3-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 7 @Hofstra... 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Hofstra (CAA)... 7 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2008-09... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts BGSU... 11 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 2 2 Con-SP... 12 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 0 @Minn... 5 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 4 0 0 2 SPSU... 14 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 2 0 0 8 Jax State... 31 1-3 1-2 5-7 1-1 2 2 5 0 0 8 @Troy... 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Hampton... 8 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 @UNCW... 16 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 0 0 4 FSU... 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 @GaTech... 12 2-3 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 2 1 0 4 6 Coastal... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 @UTSA... 26 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-4 6 2 3 1 1 4 ODU... 10 1-5 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 0 1 2 @Mason... 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 60 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS N eastern... 8 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Drexel... 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 @ODU... 10 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Towson... 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 2 VCU... 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 @Delaware... 20 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 3 @Drexel... 13 2-2 0-0 3-4 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 7 @W&M... 24 3-6 0-1 1-3 1-1 2 2 1 0 3 7 JMU... 13 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 1 2 0 1 0 Delaware... @Towson... 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 2 UNCW... 8 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 2 1 0 0 2 @N eastern... 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @EMU... 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Hofstra... 5 0-2 0-1 4-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 @VCU... 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Delaware... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VCU... 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 POINTS: 13 VCU, 1-19-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 VCU, 1-19-11 (5-6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8 Carver Bible, 11-17-09 (3-8) Towson, 2-5-11 (3-8) Old Dominion, 2-15-11 (0-8) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Southern Poly, 11-19-08 (2-3) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 Southern Poly, 11-19-08 (2-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 McNeese State, 11-16-10 (7-10) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 10 McNeese State, 11-16-10 (7-10) REBOUNDS: 7 Samford, 11-27-10 Chattanooga, 12-30-10 CAREER HIGHS ASSISTS: 9 Towson, 1-8-11 STEALS: 4 Georgia Tech, 12-17-08 Utah Valley, 11-25-09, James Madison, 12-4-10 Northeastern, 2-12-11 BLOCKS: 1 UTSA, 12-27-08 Northeastern, 1-29-11 Towson, 2-5-11 MINUTES: 40 UNC Wilmington, 2-2-11 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 61
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Bolstered the GSU frontcourt with scoring and rebounding during his first season, playing both forward positions... Talented forward who was one of the nation s top junior college prospects at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill. 2010-11: Finished the season as team s second leading scorer, averaging 7.8 points per game and pulled down 4.8 rebounds per contest, tied for second most on the team... Scored three double-doubles, including back-to-back games in December... One of four players to play in all 31 games, making 10 starts, scoring in double figures nine times. Scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in come-frombehind victory over Northeastern (2/12), hitting 11-of-21 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Became the first Panther to score at least 30 points in a game since the 2001-02 season... Earned first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench against Florida A&M (12/18)... Four days later, scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Georgia Southern (12/22), hitting 8-of-11 from the field in a career-high 41 minutes... Finished just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds in the Panthers opening game win of the Dr Pepper Classic against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/29)... Finished 6-of-10 from the field in State s CAA opener against James Madison (12/4). JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in his one season at Wabash Valley, although he also missed several weeks with an elbow injury... Shot nearly 62 percent from the field... Rated No. 9 among junior college sophomores by Midstates Hoops... Earned all-conference honors... Coached by Dan Sparks. A top 30 prospect in the class of 2007 at Chicago s Crane High... Two-time all-city performer for coach Anthony Longstreet... Averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as a senior... Added 18 points and 12 rebounds as a junior... Invited to the Nike All-American Camp. Signed with Indiana out of high school and averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.0 rebounds in 17 games for the Hoosiers in 2007-08... Season-high seven points against Tennessee State... Had two points, four rebounds and three steals against Longwood... Grabbed one rebound against UNC Wilmington... Pulled down a season-best seven rebounds (three offensive) and scored five points in 17 minutes of action against Western Carolina... Scored five points by making both field goal attempts and his lone free throw shot against Chicago State... Made a three-point shot against Northwestern... Spent the 2008-09 year at Auburn but redshirted before transferring to Wabash Valley. PERSONAL: Full name is Brandon Kierre McGee... Born Jan. 18, 1989... Son of Kimberly McGee and Shawn Fagan... Majoring in sociology. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 18-4 333 18.5 52-115 0.452 11-34 0.324 22-36 0.611 32-49 81 4.5 16 5 9 137 7.6 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2007-08 (IU) 17-0 93 5.5 10-28 0.357 3-18 0.167 3-4 0.750 6-11 17 1.0 1 2 5 26 1.5 2010-11 31-10 597 19.3 90-200 0.450 21-60 0.350 40-68 0.588 55-95 150 4.8 26 7 15 241 7.8 Totals 48-10 690 14.4 100-228 0.439 24-78 0.308 43-72 0.597 61-106 167 3.5 27 9 20 267 5.6 62 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese...* 10 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 3 Troy... 8 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Utah Valley... 26 5-9 2-3 0-1 4-1 5 2 3 0 2 12 Samford...* 24 4-7 1-2 0-4 2-5 7 0 1 1 1 9 @Hampton...* 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 James Madison... 32 6-10 1-2 2-5 1-5 6 2 3 1 2 15 Western Mich.... 31 6-13 2-4 2-4 1-7 8 1 2 1 1 16 Florida A&M... 24 5-15 0-2 4-5 3-8 11 0 0 0 0 14 @Georgia So....* 41 8-11 3-4 4-7 2-8 10 2 6 0 1 23 Texas A&M-CC...* 20 4-9 0-2 1-2 5-4 9 1 1 0 1 9 Chattanooga...* 25 2-7 0-1 3-5 1-5 6 2 0 0 0 7 VCU... 22 3-5 0-1 3-4 2-3 5 3 1 0 0 9 @UNCW...* 9 1-2 0-1 0-2 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 2 Towson... 6 2-2 1-1 0-0 2-1 3 1 1 1 0 6 @JMU... 26 2-5 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 1 1 1 0 4 @Geo Mason...* 24 4-10 2-5 0-0 3-4 7 2 2 0 0 10 @VCU...* 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 0 1 0 Delaware... 24 2-5 0-2 7-10 3-5 8 2 2 1 1 11 @Drexel... 11 0-6 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 0 0 0 1 0 Old Dominion... 34 6-10 2-4 0-0 2-3 5 2 2 0 2 14 @Northeastern... *25 4-11 0-3 1-2 1-4 5 0 1 0 0 9 UNCW... 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Towson... 24 5-11 0-1 2-2 3-3 6 1 1 0 1 12 Hofstra... 10 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Northeastern... 37 11-21 4-6 5-6 5-8 13 1 0 1 0 31 @Old Dominion... 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @La. Tech... 19 2-5 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 0 1 6 @W&M... 7 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 George Mason... 21 4-9 0-1 0-3 4-3 7 0 4 0 0 8 UNCW (CAA)... 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Mason (CAA)... 20 2-5 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 4 POINTS: 31 Northeastern, 2-12-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 11 Northeastern, 2-12-11 (11-21) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 21 Northeastern, 2-12-11 (11-21) 3-PT FG MADE: 4 Northeastern, 2-12-11 (4-6) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 6 Northeastern, 2-12-11 (4-6) FREE THROWS MADE: 7 Delaware, 1-22-11 (7-10) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 10 Delaware, 1-22-11 (7-10) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 13 Northeastern, 2-12-11 ASSISTS: 3 VCU, 1-3-11 STEALS: 2 Utah Valley, 11-23-10, James Madison, 12-4-10, ODU, 1-24-11 BLOCKS: 1 Samford, 11-27-10, JMU, 12-4-10 Western Michigan, 12-11-10 Towson, 1-8-11, Delaware, 1-22-11 Northeastern, 2-12-11 MINUTES: 41 Georgia Southern, 12-22-10 BRANDON MCGEE became the first Panther to score at least 30 points in a game since 2002. McGee scored 31 in an overtime televised win over Northeastern in the Sports Arena. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 63
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Versatile player with excellent size, length and athletic ability... Overcame early season injuries to start final 10 games of the season... Played mostly on the wing, but can also play the point... Very good defender and rebounder. 2010-11: After coming off the bench for the first 20 games, started last 10, averaging team highs in scoring (9.5), rebounds (5.0) assists (3.6), steals (2.0) and averaging 28.2 minutes per game... Finished year averaging 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, fourth best on the team... Second on the team with 32 steals. Scored a career-high 17 points in the regular season finale against George Mason (2/26), hitting 7-of-11 from the field, playing a career-high 37 minutes... Scored 15 points in first collegiate start against UNCW (2/2), finishing with seven rebounds and four steals... Fell just shy of his first career double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Hofstra (2/9)... Contributed eight points, six rebounds and seven assists in Dr Pepper Classic Championship win over Chattanooga (12/30)... Scored 14 points in 24 minutes off the bench in upset victory over VCU (1/3). Scored in double figures seven times, including five times over the final 10 games. JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 11.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals in 2009-10 for coach Roy Champagne at Lee Junior College in Baytown, Texas... Named all-conference in each of his two seasons at Lee... Averaged 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists per game... Added 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and nearly four steals per game as a freshman, ranking among the national leaders in steals... Scoring high was 41 points against Jacksonville J.C. Played at Elkins High in Missouri City, Texas, a suburb of Houston... All-district honoree... Three-year letterwinner for coach Albert Thomas... Team won three straight district titles, losing just nine games in three years. PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Christopher Micheaux (MEE-shaw)... Born July 29, 1990 in Houston, Texas... Parents are Annette and Larry Micheaux... Father was a key member of the famed Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston... After playing in two Final Fours alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, the elder Micheaux was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He played two seasons in the NBA before spending the next decade playing in Italy and Spain... Older sister, La Toya, played basketball at Texas A&M... Majoring in public policy. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 17-7 360 21.2 51-102 0.500 2-6 0.333 27-51 0.529 29-33 62 3.6 39 7 18 131 7.7 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 30-10 616 20.5 72-156 0.462 4-12 0.333 48-89 0.539 44-66 110 3.7 72 11 32 196 6.5 64 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 17 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 2 5 0 1 6 Troy... 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 Utah Valley... 22 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 1 1 0 1 5 Samford... 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 4 @Hampton... 28 1-7 0-1 1-5 0-6 6 2 1 1 1 3 James Madison... 16 4-5 0-0 4-5 0-1 1 0 4 0 1 12 Western Mich.... 20 1-4 0-0 2-2 1-4 5 1 2 0 0 4 Florida A&M... 18 2-4 0-0 2-3 2-1 3 3 2 0 1 6 @Georgia So.... 8 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 3 Texas A&M-CC... 17 2-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 4 3 2 0 1 5 Chattanooga... 25 3-4 0-1 2-6 2-4 6 7 4 0 2 8 VCU... 24 5-8 0-0 4-7 2-3 5 2 1 0 0 14 @UNCW... 18 2-6 0-0 0-4 2-1 3 1 1 1 0 4 Towson... 19 2-4 0-0 4-9 2-3 5 2 0 0 0 8 @JMU... 16 0-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 3 0 0 0 @Geo Mason... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @VCU... 26 3-5 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 1 5 1 1 8 Delaware... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Drexel... -injured Old Dominion... 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 @Northeastern... 30 2-8 1-2 2-2 4-3 7 5 3 2 3 7 UNCW...*36 7-12 0-1 1-2 4-3 7 2 5 0 4 15 @Towson...*28 3-6 0-0 3-4 0-5 5 5 3 1 0 9 Hofstra...*26 4-7 0-0 2-3 4-5 9 6 2 1 1 10 Northeastern...*35 5-9 0-2 3-5 3-2 5 4 7 1 3 13 @Old Dominion..*19 2-7 0-0 0-1 2-0 2 3 2 0 0 4 @La. Tech...*29 1-8 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 3 1 0 2 2 @W&M...*21 4-7 0-0 0-2 1-1 2 1 0 0 3 8 George Mason...*37 7-11 1-1 2-5 3-1 4 4 2 0 2 17 UNCW (CAA)...*26 4-10 1-2 5-8 1-4 5 4 2 2 2 14 Mason (CAA)...*25 0-2 0-0 3-4 1-5 6 4 5 0 3 3 POINTS: 17 George Mason, 2-26-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 7 UNC Wilmington, 2-2-11 (7-12) George Mason, 2-26-11 (7-11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 12 UNC Wilmington, 2-2-11 (7-12) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 TAMCC, 12-29-10 (1-1) Northeastern, 1-29-11 (1-2) George Mason, 2-26-11 (1-1) UNC Wilmington, 3-4-11 (1-2) (CAA) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 2 Northeastern, 1-29-11 (1-2) UNC Wilmington, 3-4-11 (1-2) (CAA) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS MADE: 5 UNC Wilmington, 3-4-11 (5-8) (CAA) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 9 Towson, 1-8-11 (4-9) REBOUNDS: 9 Hofstra, 2-9-11 ASSISTS: 7 Chattanooga, 12-30-10 STEALS: 4 UNC Wilmington, 2-2-11 (7-12) BLOCKS: 2 UNC Wilmington, 3-4-11 (CAA) MINUTES: 37 George Mason, 2-26-11 JOSH MICHEAUX overcame injuries to start the final 10 games of the season, leading the team in points and rebounds over that stretch. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 65
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Former junior college post player who enrolled at Georgia State in 2009-10 and took a redshirt year... After playing the 2010-11 season, has one year of eligibility remaining in 2011-12... Good rebounder and defender who added depth in the post... Added strength during his redshirt year... Graduated with a degree in sociology during the summer... Plans to enroll in graduate school in the spring. 2010-11: Saw action in 16 games, making four starts, averaging 0.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... Made Panther debut in season opener at McNeese State (11/16). Scored a career-high seven points, hitting 2-of-3 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line in 16 minutes off the bench in opening game of the Dr Pepper Classic against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/29)... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds at VCU (1/19)... Finished with a career-high 17 minutes in season finale against George Mason (2/26)... Made first start against Delaware (1/22). PERSONAL: Jamar Taylor was born October 17, 1987 in Charleston, S.C.... Son of Janice Taylor... Graduated with a degree in sociology during the summer... Plans to enroll in graduate school in the spring. POINTS: 7 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 FIELD GOALS MADE: 2 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 (2-3) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 3 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 (2-3) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 (3-4) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 4 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 (3-4) REBOUNDS: 7 VCU, 1-19-11 CAREER HIGHS STEALS: 1 Texas A&M-CC, 12-29-10 (2-3) VCU, 1-19-11 BLOCKS: 1 James Madison, 12-4-10 VCU, 1-19-11 Delaware, 1-22-11 George Mason, 2-26-11 MINUTES: 18 George Mason, 2-26-11 HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE: Tabbed to Rivals JucoJunction Top 150... Averaged 8.1 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting better than 50 percent from the field in 2008-09 at Brunswick... Coached by Walter Shaw... Helped the team to a two-year record of 59-7. As a high school senior at Burke High in Charleston, S.C., he was rated the No. 17 prospect in South Carolina in 2007... Coached by Earl Brown... Played for the Port City AAU program. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 11-4 71 6.5 2-8 0.250 0-0 0.000 4-4 1.000 5-12 17 1.5 0 4 1 8 0.7 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 16-4 94 5.9 4-11 0.364 0-0 0.000 7-10 0.700 7-13 20 1.3 0 4 2 15 0.9 66 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Troy... Utah Valley... Samford... @Hampton... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 James Madison... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Western Mich.... Florida A&M... @Georgia So.... Texas A&M-CC... 16 2-3 0-0 3-4 1-0 1 0 1 0 1 7 Chattanooga... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VCU... 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 @UNCW... Towson... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @JMU... @Geo Mason... 5 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 @VCU... 13 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-5 7 0 2 1 1 2 Delaware... *7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 @Drexel... *10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Old Dominion... *1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Northeastern... *3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNCW... @Towson... Hofstra... Northeastern... @Old Dominion... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @La. Tech... @W&M... George Mason... 18 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 0 0 1 0 2 UNCW (CAA)... Mason (CAA)... 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 JAMAR TAYLOR started four straight games during the middle of the CAA schedule, before playing a season-high 18 minutes in the regular season finale against George Mason. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 67
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Promising post player who showed continued improvement during his sophomore season... Has the size and skills to give the Panthers a low post presence... Very comfortable playing with his back to the basket... Has good hands and good footwork and has improved his conditioning. 2010-11: Finished eighth in the CAA with 1.3 blocks per game, helping the team to a school record 148 blocked shots. Earned first double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at Old Dominion (2/15), coming off the bench to play a career-high 33 minutes... Scored a career-high 12 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Towson (2/5) while pulling down seven rebounds and setting a career-high with five blocked shots... In first match-up with Towson (1/5) scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting, while pulling down seven rebounds in first start of the season. Averaged 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, playing in 28 games and making three starts... Scored in double figures three times and pulled down at least five rebounds on 10 occassions, including a stretch of six straight games late in the season. 2009-10: Gained valuable experience in limited playing time, which increased as the season went on... Missed all of preseason practice with a foot injury, which slowed his progress. Averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds... Also had 12 blocked shots... Scored a season-high 10 points in 17 minutes vs. VCU (1/16)... Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in just 11 minutes at Hofstra (2/27); also had three points and two assists Missed two games due to illness, then returned vs. Old Dominion (1/28) with two points, three rebounds, one block and one steal in 18 minutes... Added six points and two boards at VCU (1/30)... Had six points and seven rebounds against George Mason Contributed four points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in win over James Madison (2/16)... Added five points against South Carolina State (2/20)... Saw significant action at Florida State and collected four points, seven rebounds and a blocked shot in 19 minutes... Had four points and two rebounds versus Carver. HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state selection in Class AAA by Georgia Hoops... Earned honorable mention all-state recognition by the Georgia Sportswriters Association... Two-time all-bi-city selection. Coached by Kenny Lawrence at Northside High of Columbus... Helped Northside reach the 2009 state quarterfinals in Class AAA... Top game was 34 points, 18 rebounds and 11 block shots versus Hardaway... Was averaging 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks as a junior before a season-ending knee injury... Contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as a sophomore, and seven points, six boards and two blocks in a partial varsity season as a freshman. PERSONAL: Full name is James Wendell Vincent... Born Nov. 5, 1990... Son of Charlotte Vincent... Majoring in studio art. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2009-10 15-1 147 9.8 13-33 0.394 0-0 0.000 11-20 0.550 18-27 45 3.0 3 6 4 37 2.5 2010-11 18-2 208 11.6 24-47 0.511 0-0 0.000 8-18 0.444 23-58 81 4.5 1 26 4 56 3.1 Totals 33-3 355 10.8 37-80 0.463 0-0 0.000 19-38 0.500 41-85 126 3.8 4 32 8 93 2.8 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2009-10 26-1 215 8.3 19-47 0.404 0-0 0.000 15-26 0.577 23-34 57 2.3 3 12 6 53 2.0 2010-11 28-3 315 11.3 36-67 0.537 0-0 0.000 12-28 0.429 33-55 88 3.1 1 36 7 84 3.0 Totals 54-4 530 9.8 55-114 0.482 0-0 0.000 27-54 0.500 56-89 145 2.7 4 48 13 137 2.5 68 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Troy... 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 0 2 0 0 2 Utah Valley... 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 2 2 0 3 Samford... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Hampton... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 James Madison... 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 1 1 0 2 Western Mich.... 25 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 1 4 1 6 Florida A&M... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 1 0 1 0 @Georgia So.... Texas A&M-CC... Chattanooga... VCU... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 @UNCW... 4 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 0 0 2 0 1 Towson...* 22 5-5 0-0 1-1 1-6 7 0 2 1 0 11 @JMU...* 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 @Geo Mason... 14 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 @VCU... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Drexel... 14 0-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 0 2 4 0 2 Old Dominion... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 @Northeastern... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNCW... 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 @Towson... 25 6-10 0-0 0-2 3-4 7 0 1 5 1 12 Hofstra... 13 3-6 0-0 0-1 3-4 7 0 4 0 0 6 Northeastern... 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 0 2 2 0 4 @Old Dominion... 33 4-5 0-0 3-6 4-7 11 1 1 2 2 11 @La. Tech... *17 2-3 0-0 2-4 2-4 6 0 3 3 0 6 @W&M... 14 1-5 0-0 0-0 3-2 5 0 3 3 0 2 George Mason... 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 - - 3 0 0 UNCW (CAA)... 12 3-3 0-0 0-2 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 6 Mason (CAA)... 12 2-4 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 0 3 1 1 5 2009-10... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @NC State... 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Carver... 7 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 0 1 1 0 4 Drake... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 IUPUI... Utah Valley... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 @South Ala... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 J ville... @JMU... 3 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 1 @FAMU... @FSU... 19 2-7 0-0 0-0 4-3 7 0 1 1 0 4 EMU... 9 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Ga Sou... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Towson... 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Drexel... 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 @UNCW... 7 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 NU... @Mason... 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0 1 0 VCU... 17 4-8 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 10 UNCW... - Illness @Delaware... - Illness @ODU... 18 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 1 1 2 @VCU... 11 2-5 0-0 2-3 2-0 2 1 1 0 0 6 Mason... 12 2-3 0-0 2-4 3-4 7 0 1 1 0 6 W&M... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 @NU...* 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 @Towson... 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 JMU... 15 1-4 0-0 2-4 2-4 6 0 0 3 0 4 SC State... 8 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 5 ODU... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 @Hofstra... 11 1-3 0-0 1-2 3-6 9 2 0 0 0 3 Hofstra (CAA)... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 POINTS: 12 Towson, 2-5-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Towson, 2-5-11 (6-10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 10 Towson, 2-5-11 (6-10) FREE THROWS MADE: 3 Old Dominion, 2-15-11 (3-6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Old Dominion, 2-15-11 (3-6) REBOUNDS: 11 Old Dominion, 2-15-11 ASSISTS: 1 VCU, 1-30-10 Towson, 2-5-11 CAREER HIGHS STEALS: 2 James Madison, 12-5-09 Georgia Southern, 12-22-09 Towson, 1-2-10 George Mason, 2-3-10 Old Dominion, 1-28-10 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 VCU, 1-3-11, Towson, 2-5-11 Old Dominion, 2-15-11 BLOCKS: 5 Towson, 2-5-11 MINUTES: 33 Old Dominion, 2-15-11 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 69
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Athletic wing player who is expected to see a significant increase in minutes this year... Saw limited minutes, but played in 25 games in first year. 2010-11: Made collegiate debut in season opener, playing two minutes and dishing out one assist at McNeese State (11/16)... Scored first collegiate basket against Samford (11/27), a three-pointer, playing six minutes and earning first career steal... Finished with a career-high 11 minutes against both James Madison (1/13) and VCU (1/19)... Scored three points and pulled down two rebounds, dishing out two assists in nine minutes off the bench against UNCW (1/5). Finished season scoring 17 points and pulling down five rebounds, while dishing out six assists and seeing action in 25 games for a total of 102 minutes (4.2 mpg). HIGH SCHOOL: Spent his senior year at Oldsmar Christian... Led the team in scoring with 24.6 points per game... Coached by Ryan Panone. Averaged 19 points, five rebounds and five assists as a junior at James Island Charter High School in James Island, S.C., before moving to Oldsmar... Earned all-region and all-low Country honors as a sophomore and junior at James Island. Played AAU basketball for Team Truth and the Charleston Heat. PERSONAL Full name is Rashaad Malik Richardson... Born Sept. 21, 1990... Parents are Stephanie Richardson and Marvin Curry... Currently majoring in public policy. POINTS: 3 Samford, 11-27-10, UNCW, 1-5-11 Drexel, 1-24-11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 1 Samford, 11-27-10 (1-1) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 12-29-10 (1-2) Chattanooga, 12-30-10 (1-2) UNC Wilmington, 1-5-11 (1-4) James Madison, 1-13-11 (1-2) Drexel, 1-24-11 (1-2), La. Tech. (1-2) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4 UNC Wilmington, 1-5-11 (1-4) 3-PT FG MADE: 1 Samford, 11-27-10, UNCW, 1-5-11 (1-3) Drexel, 1-24-11 (1-2) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 3 UNCW, 1-5-11 (1-3) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 2 UNCW, 1-5-11 ASSISTS: 2 UNCW, 1-5-11 STEALS: 1 James Madison, 12-4-10 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 12-29-10 UNCW, 1-5-11, Drexel, 1-24-11 MINUTES: 11 James Madison, 1-13-11 CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 16-0 75 4.7 3-19 0.158 2-10 0.200 0-0 0.000 2-3 5 0.3 4 0 4 8 0.5 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 25-0 105 4.2 7-27 0.259 3-13 0.231 0-0 0.000 2-3 5 0.2 6 0 5 17 0.7 70 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Troy... Utah Valley... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Samford... 6 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 3 @Hampton... James Madison... 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Western Mich.... Florida A&M... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Georgia So.... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Texas A&M-CC... 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Chattanooga... 6 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 VCU... 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @UNCW... 9 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 1 3 Towson... 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 @JMU... 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 @Geo Mason... 7 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 @VCU... 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Delaware... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 @Drexel... 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Old Dominion... @Northeastern... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNCW... 0+ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Towson... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hofstra... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northeastern... @Old Dominion... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @La. Tech... 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 @W&M... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Mason... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNCW (CAA)... Mason (CAA)... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RASHAAD RICHARDSON came off the bench to play in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 4.2 minutes per game. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 71
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Came off the bench for first seven games, then started five straight and led State to a 4-1 record, before a high ankle sprain marred his first season... Point guard who was one of the top prep prospects in Georgia in the Class of 2010... Lacks size but possesses excellent quickness and floor leadership. 2010-11: After coming off the bench in the Panthers first seven games, started five straight at point guard, leading State to a 4-1 record before a high-ankle sprain marred his season... Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Jan. 3... Finished season averaging 5.2 points and 2.4 assists per game, averaging 15.8 minutes per game. In first four starts, averaged 26 minutes per game, averaging 11.0 points, 3.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game... In first collegiate start, scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists against Florida A&M (12/18)... Scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and dished out five assists against Texas A&M- Corpus Christi (12/29) in opening game of Dr Pepper Classic... Scored 10 points and dished out four assists against Chattanooga (12/30)... After returning from injury, came off the bench to play 26 minutes and score four points with a career-high six assists against Hofstra (2/9)... Played a season-high 35 minutes at Hampton, scoring 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, pulling down six rebounds and dishing out five assists... In just third game, scored 11 points in 16 minutes off the bench, hitting 2-of-3 from behind the arc against Utah Valley (11/23). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a three-star rating from Rivals Three-year starter for coach Allen Whitehart at Centennial High... 2010 second-team all-state honoree in Class AAAAA, Georgia s largest classification... First-team all-region selection in 6-AAAAA, perhaps the state s toughest region... Shared region Player of the Year honors with NC State signee Ryan Harrow... First-team all-metro (North Fulton) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Averaged 17 points, 6.1 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game... Helped Centennial reach the state playoffs... Tabbed to the Atlanta Tipoff Club s Preseason and Postseason All-Metro teams for 2009-10... Played in the GACA North-South All-Star Game in Savannah, Ga.... Led his team to the title at the presigious Roundball Classic in Charleston, S.C., in December 2009 as he averaged 17.3 points in three Centennial wins, and hit the game-winner with less than 15 seconds left in a 55-54 overtime victory over St. Johns (D.C.) in the final round... Claimed MVP honors at the Roundball Classic, along with all-tournament accolades at the Prep All Stars Classic and the Flyin to the Hoop tournament. As a junior, he helped Centennial reach the Sweet 16 of the 2009 state tournament and achieve a No. 1 ranking in the state in Class AAAAA during the season... Earned all-region honors as he averaged 14 points, eight assists and three steals... Attended Central Gwinnett High his first two years and earned honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore in 2008. PERSONAL: Full name is Devonta Lamar White (first name pronounced duh-von-tay)... Born July 31, 1992 in Hollandale, Miss.... Parents are Yvonne and Walter White... Currently majoring in speech communications. CAREER STATISTICS CAA ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 8-1 86 10.8 5-21 0.238 2-10 0.200 4-5 0.800 1-1 2 0.3 15 0 3 16 2.0 ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2010-11 20-5 315 15.8 35-98 0.357 10-38 0.263 24-35 0.686 9-20 29 1.5 47 1 14 104 5.2 72 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts @McNeese... 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Troy... 14 3-7 0-3 2-3 1-1 2 3 2 0 2 8 Utah Valley... 16 3-7 2-3 3-4 1-1 2 1 1 0 2 11 Samford... 8 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 @Hampton... 35 5-10 2-4 2-4 2-4 6 5 3 1 0 14 James Madison... 19 1-5 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 4 Western Mich.... 14 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0 0 0 Florida A&M...* 31 6-15 0-4 1-5 2-3 5 3 3 0 2 13 @Georgia So....* 29 1-4 0-3 5-6 1-1 2 1 5 0 3 7 Texas A&M-CC...* 20 5-6 1-1 3-4 0-3 3 5 2 0 0 14 Chattanooga...* 24 3-8 2-5 2-2 0-2 2 4 2 0 2 10 VCU...* 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @UNCW... -injured Towson... -injured @JMU... -injured @George Mason.. -injured @VCU... -injured Delaware... -injured @Drexel... -injured Old Dominion... -injured @Northeastern... -injured UNCW... 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @Towson... 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hofstra... 26 2-6 0-2 0-0 1-0 1 6 2 0 1 4 Northeastern... 17 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 3 @Old Dominion... 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 0 0 0 @La. Tech... @W&M... 4 1-2 0-1 3-4 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 5 George Mason... UNCW (CAA)... 17 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 0 0 5 Mason (CAA)... 15 1-5 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 1 3 0 0 4 POINTS: 14 Hampton, 11-30-10 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 12-29-10 FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 (6-15) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15 Florida A&M, 12-18-10 (6-15) 3-PT FG MADE: 2 Utah Valley, 11-23-10 (2-3) Hampton, 11-30-10 (2-4) Chattanooga, 12-30, 10 (2-5) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Chattanooga, 12-30, 10 (2-5) FREE THROWS MADE: 5 Georgia Southern, 12-22-10 (5-6) CAREER HIGHS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6 Georgia Southern, 12-22-10 (5-6) REBOUNDS: 6 Hampton, 11-30-10 ASSISTS: 6 Hofstra, 2-6-11 STEALS: 3 Georgia Southern, 12-22-10 BLOCKS: 1 Hampton, 11-30-10 MINUTES: 35 Hampton, 11-30-10 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 73
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Will redshirt 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer regulations while practicing with the team... Will have two years of eligibility remaining starting with the 2012-13 season... Talented wing with good shooting and scoring ability... Increased productivity from freshman to sophomore season at Virginia Tech. 2010-11 (VIRGINIA TECH): Appeared in all-but-one game (33) as a sophomore... Scored 161 points (4.9 ppg) and grabbed 65 rebounds (2.0 rpg), with 15 steals, seven assists and a block on the season... Led the team with a.909 (30-for-33) free-throw percentage and shot.444 (55-for-124) from the field... Made 21-of-60 (.350) from beyond the arc... Scored his first points of the season at UNC- Greensboro, netting seven, and added two rebounds and a steal... Scored five points against Cal-State Northridge, adding two rebounds and his first assist of the season... Scored 10 points against Mississippi State, making four field goals in six attempts while going 2-for-2 at the line with two rebounds and an assist... Led both teams with a career-high five steals against Mount St. Mary s, while going 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 at the line for a total of 12 points plus four rebounds... Was perfect at the line against Florida State, making a career-high four free throws... Hit a career-high three three-pointers at North Carolina, going 3-for-4 with nine points, two rebounds and a steal... Led the team with a career-high 16 points against Wake Forest, going 5-for-7 in the field, 2-for-3 beyond the arc, and 4-for-4 at the line, while adding two rebounds... Scored eight points against Longwood, including going 2-for-2 from the 3-point arc... Notched a season-high-tying four rebounds, all offensive, at NC State... Hit his 21st straight free throw against Boston College... Scored nine points with four rebounds and an ACC career-high three steals at Clemson... Scored 14 points with a career-high-tying three three-pointers against Florida State in the ACC Tournament... Notched a season-best five rebounds against Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals... Went 5-for-8 from the floor including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc for 12 points and three rebounds against Bethune-Cookman in the NIT... Scored eight points and notched a season-high six rebounds against Wichita State in the NIT second round. 2009-10 (VIRGINIA TECH): Appeared in 23 games, starting once... Earned seasonhighs in many categories with a breakout game in an overtime win against Delaware, playing 19 minutes and finishing with two rebounds, two steals and five points, including his first field goal and three-point basket... Scored six points, tallied two assists and earned a career-high three steals against Charleston Southern... Played a season-high 19 minutes and scored seven points in the win over UMBC... Contributed a career-high eight points, including a big three-pointer in overtime, in a win against Seton Hall in Cancun, Mexico... Tallied one assist and one steal in his first-career ACC game at No. 9 North Carolina... Scored his first points in ACC play with a three-pointer against No. 25 Florida State... Tied a season-high with eight points, including two threepointers, and added four rebounds and two steals against NCCU... Scored a basket to beat the buzzer and collect momentum to close out the first half against NC State and also added a steal... Earned his first career start and tallied career-highs with 38 minutes played, seven rebounds and five assists at Georgia Tech, where he also recorded five points and one block... Added two points against Quinnipiac in the first round of the NIT... Played four minutes against UConn in the second round of the NIT. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Tucker High School for head coach James Hartry... Three-time all-state selection, including first team as a junior and senior... MVP of the 2009 GHSA North/ CAREER STATISTICS ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg 2009-10 (VT) 23-1 198 8.6 19-43 0.442 6-17 0.353 6-13 0.462 9-22 31 1.3 14 3 14 50 2.2 2010-11 (VT) 33-0 440 13.3 55-124 0.444 21-60 0.350 30-33 0.909 24-41 65 2.0 7 1 15 161 4.9 Totals 56-1 638 11.4 75-167 0.443 27-77 0.351 36-46 0.783 33-63 96 1.7 21 4 29 211 3.8 74 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS South All-Star Game... Averaged 24.6 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior, leading Tucker to the state championship... Averaged 20.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior... As a sophomore, Atkins helped Tucker to a state championship... Averaged 13.4 points per game that season... Was ranked as the No. 26 wing forward nationally by Scout. com and as the 89th ranked senior by Prepstars.com... Was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.8 grade point average. PERSONAL: Full name is Manuel Atkins... Born Jan. 27, 1991, in New York, N.Y.... Son of Laura and Manuel Atkins... Has one older sister... Currently majoring in public policy. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010-11... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts Brown... UNC Greensboro.. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Campbell... Temple... Delaware... 19 2-6 1-3 0-1 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 5 @Iowa... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Georgia... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VMI... 6 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 2 0 1 0 2 @Penn State... CharlestonSo.... 18 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 3 6 UMBC... 19 3-7 0-1 1-2 1-4 5 2 0 1 0 7 Longwood... 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-5 5 2 3 0 1 2 @Seton Hall... 17 3-5 1-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 2 8 @North Carolina.. 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Miami... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Florida State... 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 NC Central... 16 3-5 2-4 0-2 3-1 4 0 1 0 2 8 Boston College... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Virginia... @Miami... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Carolina... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson... @NC State... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Virginia... Wake Forest... @Duke... @Boston College.. 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Maryland... NC State... 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 @Georgia Tech... *38 1-3 1-2 2-4 1-6 7 5 2 1 0 5 Miami... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Quinnipiac... 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Connecticut... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rhode Island... 2009-10... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Bl St Pts Campbell... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 @Kansas State... 8 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNC Greensboro.. 8 2-3 1-2 2-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 7 @Cal.State-North. 11 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 5 Oklahoma State... 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNLV... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Purdue... Virginia... 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Penn State... 6 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 Mississippi State. 13 4-6 0-1 2-2 2-0 2 1 0 0 0 10 @St. Bonnie... 9 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 5 USC Upstate... 13 1-4 0-2 2-2 1-2 3 1 4 0 0 4 Mt. St. Mary s... 22 4-4 1-1 3-3 0-4 4 1 1 0 5 12 Florida State... 14 0-2 0-2 4-4 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 4 @North Carolina.. 23 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 1 9 Wake Forest... 17 5-7 2-3 4-4 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 16 @Maryland... 14 2-6 1-4 1-1 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 6 Longwood... 18 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 8 @Georgia Tech... 19 1-02 0-1 0-0 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 2 Miami... 7 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 @NC State... 10 3-6 0-0 0-0 4-0 4 0 0 0 1 6 @Boston College.. 17 0-6 0-2 0-0 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 Georgia Tech... 9 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Maryland... 8 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 @Virginia... 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Wake Forest... 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Duke... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boston College... 14 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 3 @Clemson... 23 4-12 1-5 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 3 9 Georgia Tech... 18 3-5 0-1 0-0 2-0 2 1 1 0 1 6 Florida State... 31 4-8 3-4 3-5 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 14 Bethune-Cook.... 26 5-8 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 12 Wichita State... 26 2-5 2-3 2-2 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 8 POINTS: 16 Wake Forest, 1/15/11 FIELD GOALS MADE: 5 Wake Forest, 1/15/11 (5-7) Bethune-Cookman, 3/16/11 (5-8) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 12 Clemson, 3-5-11 (4-12) 3-PT FG MADE: 3 North Carolina, 1/13/11 (3-4) Florida State, 3/11/11 (3-4) 3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 5 Clemson, 3-5-11 (1-5) Bethune-Cookman, 3/16/11 (2-5) CAREER HIGHS REBOUNDS: 7 Georgia Tech, 3/6/10 ASSISTS: 5 Georgia Tech, 3/6/10 STEALS: 5 Mount St. Mary s, 1/2/11 MINUTES: 38 Georgia Tech, 3/6/10 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 75
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: True freshman who earned a walk-on spot... Talented local guard... Able to play either the point or move to the two, with the ability to score or dish the ball off. HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Commerce High School for coach Chad Bridges, earning Athens Banner-Herald First Team All-Area honors after his senior season... During his final year, the guard averaged 14 points and seven assists per game, leading Commerce to a third place region finish at the state tournament... Scored a career-high 29 points during his final season and was named to the Gainesville Times All-Area team at the end of the year. During his junior year, averaged 13 points and four assists per game, helping his squad to a 23-8 mark... Commerce won the Class A Region 8 title and advanced to the final four of the state tournament. PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Gamble... Born March 15, 1993 in Hollywood, Fla.... Parents are Kim Brank and Dane Gamble... Currently majoring in education. 76 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Highly-touted shooting guard who was one of the top prospects in the state of Kentucky... Strong and explosive with good size on the perimeter... A scorer who can put it on the floor and get it to the rim or can knock down the pull-up jumper... Attacking mentality and relentless on defense in both the half court or in transition. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned a three-star rating from Rivals... ESPN listed him as the No. 51 shooting guard in the country... Played for Jeff Morrow at Jeffersontown High School and became the first signee of head coach Ron Hunter... Named second team all-state as a senior as well as all-region... Averaged 17 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Chargers, who were ranked first in the state midway through the season... Transferred to Jeffersontown after playing at Arden Christ in North Carolina, where he led his team to back-to-back Class 3A state titles during his sophomore and junior seasons. PERSONAL: Father Tony Kimbro Sr. played for the University of Louisville from 1985-1990 after earning Kentucky s Mr. Basketball in 1985... Father was widely considered one of the top five players in the country at the time and finished his career at Louisville in the top five in games played... Currently undeclared on a major. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 77
MEET SEASON THE REVIEW PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: A true freshman who earned a late walk-on spot... Played locally for a former Georgia State player... Will be primarily used at the one and two, with the ability to score and dish the ball off. HIGH SCHOOL: Honed his talents for former Georgia State Panther Courtney Brooks at Benjamin Banneker High School... Led his team to the Sweet 16 of the state tournament his senior year after averaging 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals per game... Honored as the Neighborhood Newspapers Male Athlete-of-the- Week during his senior year after an impressive 28-point, seven assist, five rebound performance against North Clayton. Led team to a runner-up finish in Region 5-AAAA during his junior year, averaging 11 points, five assists and two rebounds per game. PERSONAL: Full name is Ryann Austin Green... Born February 24, 1993 in Irvine, Calif.... Parents are April Arceneaux and Roger Green... Currently majoring in accounting. 78 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL
MEET THE PANTHERS AT GEORGIA STATE: Third signee of the Ron Hunter era... Can play both the point and two-guard positions... Able to drive to the hole as well as hit both the mid-range jumper and three-pointer. HIGH SCHOOL: A McDonald s All-American nominee who scored more than 1200 points in his high school career... As a point guard and shooting guard, averaged 22 points per game his senior year at Seneca High School, earning all-state honorable mention honors and first team all-region accolades... Highlighted his final season with a triple-double of 31 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. Played three years at Seneca for coach Steve Sargent, averag- ing 10 points per game during his sophomore season and 12 points per game during his junior year. Started his high school career at Cortland High School in Cortland, N.Y.... During his freshman year, earned second team all-central New York, averaging 16 points per game. PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin Durand Shaw Jr.... Born February 23, 1993 in Louisville, Ky.... Parents are Robin and Kevin... Currently majoring in marketing. 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 79
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