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11-11 5-4 6-14 0-9 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL SOCON VS. 11-11 51-96 HEAD COACH RECORD AT MERCER HEAD COACH RECORD AT THE CITADEL (FIRST SEASON) (FIFTH SEASON)

OVERALL 11-11 SoCon 5-4 GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE H 6-4 | A 5-5 | N 0-2 OPENING TIPOFF Mercer Men's Basketball returns to on Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 1 • 4:30 p.m. ET NOVEMBER Saturday, Feb. 1 when they host The Citadel in Southern Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena (3,500) Wed. 6 at St. John’s FS1 L, 79-109 Conference action. The matchup between the Bears and Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats Fri. 8 Columbia International ESPN3 W, 84-76 Bulldogs is the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week. Tipoff is Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB Mon. 11 Kennesaw State ESPN+ W, 74-62 set for 4:30 p.m. ET and will be aired on ESPN3, Nexstar, Tickets: Tickets.Mercer.edu Fri. 15 FGCU ESPN3 W, 84-68 100.9 The Creek FM and Sportsmic Radio with Rick Cam- Tues. 19 at Southern ESPN+ L, 88-98 eron on the call. Sat. 23 $ at UIC ESPN+ W, 72-68 SERIES INFORMATION Tues 26 $ at St. Bonaventure ESPN+ L, 51-56 ABOUT THE BULLDOGS • Overall: Mercer leads 16-7 in the series The Citadel enters the contest with Mercer with a record • Current Streak: L2 DECEMBER of 6-14 on the season and is 0-9 in • Last Meeting: L, 67-61 (Feb. 9, 2019) Sun. 1 $ vs. Canisius CUSA.TV L, 66-76 action…. The Bulldogs are currently on a nine-game Mon. 2 $ vs. Holy Cross CUSA.TV L, 67-81 Sat. 7 Georgia State ESPN+ L, 61-73 losing streak, and their last win came on Dec. 19, 2019, Mon. 16 at UNCW FloHoops W, 72-63 when they defeated Longwood 102-99 in triple-over- Fri. 20 * Furman ESPN3 L, 62-64 time… They are scoring 78.4 points per game, the sec- Sun. 22 Florida Atlantic ESPN+ L, 50-65 ond-most in the SoCon… The Citadel is shooting 43.5 TV INFORMATION percent from the floor and 32.9 percent on three-point- Sat. 28 Milligan ESPN3 W, 104-52 Television: ESPN3/Nexstar ers… The Bulldogs have shot 590 three-pointers on the Talent: Pete Yanity (play-by-play) season, the fourth-most in the Southern Conference… JANUARY Dean Keener (analyst) Wed. 1 * at UNCG ESPN+ L, 63-72 Junior Kaiden Rice leads a trio of scorers averaging Sat. 4 * Chattanooga ESPN+ L, 61-70 just over 13 points per game… Rice leads the team Sat. 11 * at Western Carolina ESPN+ L, 71-79 averaging 13.7 points, while Kaelon Harris (13.6 ppg), Wed. 15 * VMI ESPN+ W, 73-62 and Hayden Brown (13.3 ppg) follow… Harris leads the RADIO INFORMATION Sat. 18 * at Samford ESPN3 W, 90-75 team in rebounding as he is collecting 7.8 rebounds per Radio: 100.9 The Creek and Sportsmic Wed. 22 * Western Carolina ESPN+ W, 85-79 game… Opponents are scoring 79.7 points per game Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron Sat. 25 * at VMI ESPN3 W, 69-66 and are shooting 44.1 percent from the floor against the Wed. 29 * at ETSU ESPN+ W, 71-55 Bulldogs… The Citadel is led by Duggar Baucom, who is in his fifth season at the helm. FEBRUARY STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 1 * The Citadel ESPN3 4:30 p.m. SERIES HISTORY MERCER CIT Wed. 5 * at Furman ESPN+ 7 p.m. The Bears lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 16- Sat. 8 * ETSU ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. Scoring Average 72.6 78.5 7. Mercer has dropped the last two matchups against Wed. 12 * at Wofford ESPN+ 7 p.m. Opp. Scoring Average 71.3 79.7 The Citadel. The last time these two teams squared off Sat. 15 * UNCG ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Scoring Margin +1.3 -1.2 was Feb. 9, 2019, at Hawkins Arena. The Citadel came Wed. 19 * Samford ESPN+ 7 p.m. FG Percentage .456 .435 away with a 67-61 victory over Mercer. Sat. 22 * at Chattanooga ESPN3 4:30 p.m 3FG Percentage .369 .329 Wed. 26 * at The Citadel ESPN3 7 p.m. FT Percentage .729 .702 Sat. 29 * Wofford ESPN+ 4:30 pm. UP NEXT Rebounding Average 36.1 37.1 The Bears return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5, when Assists Per Game 13.9 15.6 MARCH they travel to Greenville, S.C. to face Furman. Tipoff from Steals Per Game 6.8 7.3 6-9 & SoCon Tournament ESPN+ TBA Timmons Arena is set for 7 p.m. Turnovers Per Game 15.1 15.8

Schedule is subject to change MERCER PROBABLE STARTING FIVE All times Eastern Home games in bold $ Boca Raton Beach Classic * Southern Conference game

ROBERTSON GARY DIMITRIJEVIC STAIR BENDER MEDIA RELATIONS 1 Fr. | G 3 R-So. | G 5 Sr. | G 22 R-Sr. | G 25 R-Jr. | F Travis Rae MIN 18.8 MIN 33.3 MIN 33.9 MIN 34.6 MIN 18.7 Assistant Director for Media Relations PPG 5.6 PPG 10.1 PPG 18.0 PPG 15.9 PPG 6.5 e: [email protected] FG% 44.6% FG% 42.1% FG% 45.4% FG% 48.3% FG% 47.1% o: 478-301-5219 3FG% 48.1% 3FG% 29.3% 3FG% 41.0% 3FG% 36.8% 3FG% 0% c: 478-973-4355 AST 1.8 AST 2.1 AST 3.1 REB 9.1 REB 5.0 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kamar Robertson G Fr. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez* G So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-So. 6-4 180 Austin, Texas / UNCW 4 Diego Rivera G Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian School 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Sr. 6-2 180 Grdelica, Serbia / Western Nebraska 10 Daniel Love G So. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-So. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 13 Felipe Haase* F Jr. 6-9 250 Osorno, Chile / 14 Victor Bafutto C R-So. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 20 Ross Cummings G Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Ethan Stair G R-Sr. 6-4 205 Hazel Green, Ala. / Hazel Green HS 23 James Glisson III F Fr. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 25 Maciej Bender F Jr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West 35 Patrick Urey F R-Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School

* - Sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules

BROADCAST ROSTER

Kamar Robertson Neftali ALVAREZ Jeff GARY Diego RIVERA Djordje DIMITRIJEVIC Daniel LOVE Mitch PRENDERGAST Felipe HAASE G / 6-2 / 160 G / 6-2 / 165 G / 6-4 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-3 / 170 G / 6-0 / 190 F / 6-9 / 253 1 Fr. 2 So. 3 R-So. 4 Fr. 5 Sr. 10 So. 12 R-So. 13 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Cantano, P.R. Austin, Texas Miami, Fla. Grdelica, Serbia Orlando, Fla. Dallas, Texas Osorno, Chile

Victor BAFUTTO Ross CUMMINGS Ethan STAIR James GLISSON III Maciej BENDER Patrick UREY C / 6-10 / 230 G / 6-3 / 180 G / 6-4 / 205 F / 6-6 / 210 F / 6-11 / 255 F / 6-6 / 210 14 R-So. 20 Sr. 22 R-Sr. 23 Fr. 25 R-Jr. 35 R-Fr. Brasilia, Brazil Dickson, Tenn. Hazel Green, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Chattanooga, Tenn.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #5 – Georgie Duh-mee-tree-ee-vich #13 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender

Greg GARY Bobby KUMMER Kim LEWIS Juan CARDONA D.J. BYRD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Tulane, 1992 Charlotte, 1996 Tulane, 1994 Middle Georgia, 1996 Purdue, 2013

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LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS Mercer extended its winning streak to five wins on Wednesday night following a 71-55 win at ETSU. The victory for the Bears was their first win over ETSU since Feb. 28, 2015, and snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Bucs. Mercer Location Macon, Ga. shot 64.3 percent in the game and were led by Djordje Dimitrijevic, who scored 18 points. Maciej Bender scored 14 Enrollment 8,667 Founded 1833 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Ethan Stair and victor Bafutto rounded out the double figure scorers with 11 points and Nickname Bears 10 points, respectively. The Bears were the first team this season to win at Freedom Hall Civic Center. Colors Orange and Black Affilliation NCAA Division I SOCON GAME OF THE WEEK Conference Southern Arena (Capacity) Hawkins Arena (3,500) Saturday’s matchup between Mercer and The Citadel will be the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week. This will be the President Dr. William D. Underwood Athletics Director Jim Cole second time this season the Bears will be featured as the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week. Athletics Phone (478) 301-4130

DIMITRIJEVIC THREE-POINT STREAK COACHING STAFF Head Coach Greg Gary Three SoCon student-athletes have streaks of at least 19 games with a made three-pointer. The Bears Djordje Dimi- Record at Mercer/Years 11-11 / 1st trijevic has made a three-pointer in 20 straight games. Dimitrijevic is the second-longest streak in the SoCon. The So- Assistant Coach Bobby Kummer Assistant Coach Kim Lewis Con leader for consecutive games hitting a three-pointer is Brandon Allen of Samford. He is currently at 24 straight Assistant Coach Juan Cardona games hitting a three-pointer. Basketball Phone (478) 301-5211

Player (School) Streak BASKETBALL HISTORY Brandon Austin (Samford) 24 First year of basketball 1906-07 Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 20 Number of seasons 107 All-Time Record 1,254-1,189 Matt Halvorsen (WCU) 19 Conference Regular Season Titles (Last) 7 (2014) Conference Tournament Titles (Last) 3 (2014) DIMITRIJEVIC OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 3 (2014) NCAA Record 1-3 Senior Djordje Dimitrijevic had an outstanding January on the court. Over the Bears first 14 games of the season, NIT Appearances (Last) 1 (2013) NIT Record 1-1 Dimitrijevic was averaging 14.5 points per game and shooting 37.9 percent from the floor. In eight games in January, CollegeInsider.com Tournament Appearances 2 (2016) Dimitrijevic averaged 23.9 points per game, shot 55.2 percent from the floor and 48.2 percent from behind the arc. CIT Record 5-1 He scored a career-high 34 points on Jan. 11 at Western Carolina and he hit a career-best six three-pointers against Invitational Appearances 2 (2018) VMI and at Samford. After January, Dimitrijevic averages increased. He is now averaging 18.0 points per game and CBI Record 2-2 shooting 45.4 percent from the floor and 41.0 percent from behind the arc. MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director for Media Relations (MBB Contact) Travis Rae ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR STAIR Office Phone (478) 301-5219 Cell (478) 973-4355 Entering his senior season with only two career double-doubles, Ethan Stair has become a double-double machine. E-mail [email protected] On Wednesday night in the victory over ETSU, Stair picked up his ninth double-double of the season as he scored 11 points and collected a team-high 15 rebounds in the victory. This is his second double-double in three games. His nine double-doubles are second in the Southern Conference and are 26th best in the NCAA. STAIR CLIMING UP THE SCORING RANKS

Ethan Stair joined the 1,000-point club in in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 18 when the Bears defeated Samford, 90-75. He now has 1,053 points in his career and is tied for 37th in program history. Below are the players he is looking to catch over the next few Bears games. James Florence, who played for the Bears from 2006-10, is the all-time leading scorer as he scored 2,286 points. Florence is the only 2,000-point scorers in Mercer history.

1,000 Point Scorers (No. 30-35) Rk. Name Pts 30 Jerry Thurston 1,099 31 Bob Reeves 1,097 32 Tony Bolds 1,085 33 Demetre Rivers 1,065 34 Seve Moody 1,064 35 Bud Thomas 1,059 T37 Ethan Stair 1,053 SOCON WINNING STREAK

The Bears look to win their sixth straight Southern Conference action on Saturday. The last time the Bears won six or more straight SoCon games was during the 2017-18 season. During the 2017-18 season, the Bears rallied off eight straight SoCon wins to close out the regular season. During the 2017-18 season, Mercer went on to finish conference play at 11-7. Last season, the Bears longest winning streak in conference was two games. LONGEST WIN STREAKS IN THE SOCON

Mercer has won five straight games and is tied for the longest win streak in the Southern Conference. The Bears are tied with UNCG, who has also won five straight. Both win streaks will be on the line on Saturday. Mercer hosts The Citadel, while UNCG travels to ETSU.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE LAST MEETING BETWEEN THE CITADEL AND MERCER

PRESEASON POLL (COACHES) The last meeting between the Bulldogs and Bears came on Feb. 9, 2019, at Hawkins Arena. The Bears came up short in a 67-61 loss to The Citadel. Stair tallied 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the defeat. He was the only Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Bear to hit for double figures, as the Bears shot just 35.5 percent from the field, 28 percent from three-point range 1. ETSU (8) 80 2. UNCG (2) 74 and 44 percent from the free throw line. Graduate transfer Lew Stallworth led The Citadel with 27 points while 3. Furman 61 Hayden Brown turned in a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. 4. Wofford 52 5. Samford 48 SHOOTING OVER 60 PERCENT FROM THE FLOOR 6. Chattanooga 41 7. Western Carolina 38 In the win over ETSU on Wednesday night, the Bears shot 64.3 percent (27-of-42) from the floor. This is the best 8. Mercer 29 single game shooting percentage of the season. The last time Mercer shot over 60 percent in a contest was on Feb. 9. The Citadel 16 10, 2018, when Mercer shot 65.1 percent (28-of-43) in a win at Chattanooga. 10. VMI 11

PRESEASON POLL (MEDIA) STAIR LEADS THE BEARS IN REBOUNDING

Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Senior Ethan Stair leads the Bears in rebounding this season. He is averaging 9.1 rebounds per game. His 9.1 average 1. ETSU (20) 286 per game is second in the Southern Conference. Carlos Dotson (WCU) leads the league averaging 9.2 rebounds per 2. UNCG (6) 264 game. 3. Furman (4) 245 4. Wofford 216 SENIOR CLASS AWARD 5. Samford 169 6. Chattanooga 128 On Friday, Jan. 17, 30 NCAA Men’s Basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected 7. Western Carolina 117 8. Mercer 115 as candidates for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award and senior Ethan Stair was one of the selections. An acronym 9. The Citadel 70 for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total stu- 10. VMI 40 dent-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The men’s candidates will be narrowed to a field of 10 finalists in February, and those names will be PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAM placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and Name Cl. Pos. School fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s Bo Hodges Jr. G ETSU of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during Jeromy Rodriguez R-Sr. F ETSU the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring. For more information on each of the Daivien Williamson So. G ETSU candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com. Jordan Lyons Sr. G Furman Ross Cummings Sr. G Mercer James Dickey R-Sr. F UNCG SINGLE GAME SOCON SCORING LEADERS Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Josh Sharkey Sr. G Samford The Bears Djordje Dimitrijevic scored 34 points on Jan. 11 against Western Carolina. The 34 points are the third-high- Carlos Dotson Sr. F WCU est single-game total in the Southern Conference. Jordan Lyons (Furman) scored 40 points at VMI earlier this year Nathan Hoover Sr. G Wofford and last weekend Josh Sharkey (Samford) scored 35 against Chattanooga. Below are the top five SoCon scorers this season. 2019-20 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Name (Team) Points Opponents (Date) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 40 at VMI (1/1/20) Josh Sharkey (Samford) 35 vs. Chattanooga (1/29/20) Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 34 at Western Carolina (1/11/20) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 33 at (11/19/19) Kaelon Harris (The Citadel) 32 at Wofford (1/11/20) GREG GARY COACH’S SHOW

The Greg Gary Coach’s Show is underway from Margaritas in Mercer Village. The 11-edition show will be streamed on Sportsmic Radio and the Mercer Men’s Basketball Facebook page. The show is aired from Margaritas in Mercer Village from 6 to 7 p.m. The next Greg Gary Coach’s Show will be on Monday, Feb. 3rd. SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2020 Ingles SoCon Men's Basketball Championship presented by General Shale will be held March 6-9 at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville in Asheville, . The 2020 edition of the tournament is the 100th for the nation's oldest collegiate conference basketball tournament. FOLLOW THE BEARS

For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMBB (Twitter), /MercerBasketball (Facebook) and @Mercer_MBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS MID-MAJOR RANKINGS (as of Jan. 27th, 2020) Conference Overall COLLEGE INSIDER RK TEAM REC PTS PRV CONFERENCE Team W-L Pct. H A ST W-L Pct. H A N ST 1. Gonzaga (31) 21-1 775 1 West Coast Furman 8-2 .800 4-1 4-1 W3 18-5 .783 10-1 7-4 1-0 W3 2. Saint Mary's 18-4 702 5 West Coast 3. Yale 14-4 696 4 ETSU 7-2 .778 4-1 3-1 L1 18-4 .818 12-1 6-3 0-0 L1 4. ETSU 18-3 665 6 Southern 5. Northern Iowa 17-3 664 3 Missouri Valley UNCG 7-2 .778 3-1 4-1 W5 17-5 .773 10-3 7-2 0-0 W5 6. UNCG 16-5 572 7 Southern 7. Liberty 19-3 568 2 ASUN Wofford 6-3 .667 4-0 2-3 W1 14-8 .636 9-1 5-7 0-0 W1 8. Furman 17-5 559 8 Southern WCU 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 L1 13-7 .650 8-2 5-5 0-0 L1 9. Stephen F. Austin 17-3 500 9 Southland 10. Wright State 18-4 471 10 Horizon Chattanooga 5-4 .556 3-1 2-3 W1 14-8 .619 8-1 3-7 2-0 W1 11. Harvad 13-4 449 13 Ivy League 12. Akron 16-4 447 16 Mid-American Mercer 5-4 .556 2-2 3-2 W5 11-11 .500 6-4 5-5 0-2 W5 13. BYU 15-7 377 11 West Coast Samford 2-7 .222 1-4 1-3 L7 8-15 .348 6-5 2-10 0-0 L7 14. New Mexico State 15-6 315 18 Western Athletic 15. Colgate 16-5 298 17 Patriot VMI 1-9 .100 1-4 0-5 L3 6-17 .261 5-6 0-10 1-1 L3 16. Kent State 14-6 262 12 Mid-American 17. Santa Clara 17-5 253 14 West Coast The Citadel 0-9 .000 0-5 0-4 L9 6-14 .300 3-7 3-7 0-0 L9 18. Bowling Green 15-5 242 21 Mid-American 19. Murray State 15-5 229 24 Ohio Valley 20. Vermont 15-6 194 25 America East 21. Austin Peay 14-7 188 NR Ohio Valley 22. San Francisco 15-7 95 19 West Coast 23. William & Mary 15-7 93 22 Colonial 24. Winthrop 14-7 61 NR Big South SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 25. Little Rock 15-7 55 NR Sun Belt UPCOMING SCHEDULE OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Loyola 54, Belmont 53, Georgia Feb. 1 (Saturday) State 42, Bradley 38, Northern 27, Pacific 18, South *Western Carolina at Chattanooga, 2 p.m. ESPN3 Dakkota State 17, Drake 15, Northern Kentucky 15, Delaware *UNCG at ETSU, 4 p.m. ESPN+ 12, Towson 10, Wofford 8, Ball State 7, Hawaii 5, Hofstra 5, Oral Roberts 5, Toledo 5, Arkansas State 4, Montana 1, North *The Citadel at Mercer, 4:30 p.m. Nexstar/ESPN3 Florida 1, 1, Stony Brook 1. *Samford at Wofford, 7 p.m. ESPN3

Feb. 5 (Wednesday) *Mercer at Furman, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *The Citadel at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 *ETSU at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *Wofford at VMI, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *Western Carolina at Samford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3

Feb. 8 (Saturday) *VMI at The Citadel, 1 p.m. ESPN+ *Furman at Western Carolina, 2 p.m. ESPN+ *ETSU at Mercer, 4:30 p.m. ESPN+ *Chattanooga at Wofford, 7 p.m. Nexstar/ESPN+

Feb. 9 (Sunday) *Samford at UNCG, 1 p.m. ESPN+

MERCER GAME NOTES • 5 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BREAKDOWN THE LAST TIME... Overall 11-11 A Mercer Player Had: Home 6-4 Road 5-5 20 points or more 25, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at VMI (1/25/20) Neutral 0-2 25 points or more 25, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at VMI (1/25/20) Overtime 0-0 30 points or more 34, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at Western Carolina (1/11/20) SoCon 5-4 10 rebounds or more 15, Ethan Stair, at ETSU (1/29/20) SoCon Home 2-2 SoCon Road 3-2 15 rebounds or more 15, Ethan Stair, at ETSU (1/29/20) 8 assists or more 10, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Furman (12/20/19) In afternoon games 5-4 5 steals or more 6, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) In night games 6-7 5 blocks or more 5, Andrew Fishler vs. Radford (11/22/16) When scoring first 5-3 a double-double Ethan Stair (11 pts, 15 reb), at ETSU (1/29/20) When opponent scores first 6-8 When leading at halftime 10-1 A Mercer Opponent Had: When trailing at halftime 1-9 20 points or more 23, Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina (1/22/20) When tied at halftime 0-1 Leading with 5:00 left 11-2 25 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) Trailing with 5:00 left 0-9 30 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) Tied with 5:00 left 0-0 10 rebounds or more 10, Carlos Dotson, Western Carolina (1/22/20) In games decided by 3 points or less 1-1 15 rebounds or more 18, Jeromy Rodriguez, ETSU (1/12/19) In games decided by 4-10 points 4-6 5 steals or more 9, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) In games decided by more than 10 points 6-4 5 blocks or more 5, Kevarrius Hayes, at Florida (12/18/18) a double-double Carlos Dotson (22 pts, 10 reb), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When scoring 30-39 points 0-0 When scoring 40-49 points 0-0 When scoring 50-59 points 0-2 Mercer: When scoring 60-69 points 1-6 Scored 90 points 90, at Samford (1/18/20) When scoring 70-79 points 5-2 Allowed 90 points 98, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) When scoring 80-89 points 3-1 When scoring 90+ points 1-0 Scored 100 points 104, Milligan (12/28/19) When scoring 100+ points 1-0 Allowed 100 points 109, at St. John's (11/6/19) Scored less than 50 points 47, UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing less than 40 points 0-0 Allowed less than 50 points 42, Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20/18) When allowing 40-49 points 0-0 When allowing 50-59 points 2-1 Shot 50 percent or better 64.3 % (27-42), aat ETSU (1/29/20) When allowing 60-69 points 6-2 Shot 35 percent or below 32.7% (17-52) UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing 70-79 points 3-5 Shot 80+ percent from FT line 90.0 % (18-20), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When allowing 80-89 points 0-1 Shot 90+ percent from FT line 90.0 % (18-20), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When allowing 90+ points 0-1 When allowing 100+ points 0-1 Made 20+ free throws 21, at Western Carolina (1/11/20) Made 10+ 3-point field goals 11, at VMI (1/22/20) When shooting less than 30% 0-0 Grabbed 50 or more rebounds 51, Piedmont College (11/9/18) When shooting 30-39% 1-5 When shooting 40-49% 5-4 Grabbed 60 or more rebounds 60, vs. The Citadel (2/6/16) When shooting 50% or better 5-2 Forced 25 or more turnovers 27, Milligan (12/28/19) Had four players in double-figures at ETSU (1/29/20) When opponents shoot less than 30% 0-0 Had five players in double-figures Milligan (12/28/19) When opponents shoot 30-39% 4-1 When opponents shoot 40-49% 6-6 Had six players in double-figures Milligan (12/28/19) When opponents shoot 50% or better 1-4 Won in overtime 75-71 (OT) Chattanooga (1/15/18) Lost in overtime 72-68 (OT) ETSU (1/12/19) When out-shooting opponents 8-4 When out-shot by opponents 3-7 When percentages are even 0-0 When out-rebounding opponents 10-4 When out-rebounded by opponents 1-7 When rebounds are even 0-0 When committing more turnovers 5-7 When committing less turnovers 6-2 When turnovers are even 0-2

Sunday 0-2 Monday 2-1 Tuesday 0-2 Wednesday 3-2 Thursday 0-0 Friday 2-1 Saturday 4-4

White uniforms 6-6 Black uniforms 5-5

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HEAD COACH GREG The Gary File GARY Birthdate: February 14, 1970 FIRST SEASON Birthplace: Anderson, Ind. TULANE, 1992 High School: Anderson Highland, 1988 College: Tulane, 1992 (B.S., sport management) Wife: Claudia Daughters: Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and Brooklyn Son: Nash Greg Gary was named Mercer University’s men’s basketball head coach on March 26, 2019. He was introduced as the program’s Playing Experience new leader at a formal introductory press conference on April 1988: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.) 3, 2019. 1989-92: Tulane (, La.)

A veteran coach with 26 years at the NCAA Division I level, Gary Coaching Experience spent the previous eight seasons working under 1993-97: Tulane (asst.) at Purdue University. He helped the Boilermakers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season and consecutive 1997-98: McNeese State (asst.) Sweet 16 appearances in 2017 and 2018. 1998-00: Tulane (asst.) 2000-04: Miami (Fla.) (asst.) “When we set out to look for a new head coach, we recognized 2004-07: South Florida (asst.) Greg early in the process as someone we were confident in 2007-08: Duquesne (asst.) leading our men’s basketball program,” said Director of Athletics 2008-10: Centenary (head coach) Jim Cole at the time of Gary’s hire. “Greg not only stood out for his proven background and style of play, but for the role he has 2010-11: Duquesne (asst.) played as a mentor to student-athletes throughout his career 2011-19: Purdue (asst.) as well as his commitment to growing them into leaders off 2019-Present: Mercer (head coach) the court. We’re so happy for Greg, his wife, Claudia, and his children – Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra, Brooklyn and Nash – to be joining our Mercer Family.” Gary has made 16 postseason appearances as a college assistant and player, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine times. His on-court focus for the Boilermakers centered on the development of their wing and post players. Calling Purdue’s offensive sets, Gary helped Purdue lead the in scoring in two of the last three seasons with the nation’s second-most efficient offense. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in three-point percentage and free throw percentage while ranking second nationally in assists per game during the 2016-17 season. Gary’s guidance was significant in the improvement of Purdue standouts Vincent Edwards, Ryan Cline and Dakota Mathias three seasons ago. Edwards made a jump from the power forward to small forward position and led the team in assists while ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. In 2014-15, Gary had a large impact on the development of Rapheal Davis, Mathias and Kendall Stephens, helping the Boilermakers to their first NCAA Tournament since 2012. Gary’s tutelage helped Davis become the Big Ten’s best defensive player, while also improving his offensive game. In Big Ten games only, Davis averaged 12.2 points per game, a 5.3 points per game improvement from his sophomore to his junior season. He has also improved his three-point shooting 132 points from his freshman (.250) to his junior year (.382). Gary’s first season in West Lafayette was a successful one, as he helped guide the Boilers to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row. Forward Robbie Hummel was named an honorable mention All-American and received first-team All-Big Ten recognition after leading Purdue in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots. Hummel was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, becoming one of 12 players to be drafted by an NBA franchise or spend time on an NBA roster after receiving Gary’s guidance.

MERCER GAME NOTES • 7 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 29, 2020) 2019-20 OVERALLAll games STATS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-11 6-4 5-5 0-2 CONFERENCE 5-4 2-2 3-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-7 4-2 2-3 0-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 Djordje Dimitrijevic 21-21 712 33.9 122-269 .4 5 4 50-122 .4 1 0 85-101 .8 4 2 12 76 88 4.2 48 1 66 57 0 36 379 18.0 22 Ethan Stair 22-22 762 34.6 126-261 .4 8 3 46-125 .3 6 8 51-60 .8 5 0 40 160 200 9.1 54 2 44 46 7 24 349 15.9 03 Jeff Gary 12-10 400 33.3 45-107 .4 2 1 17-58 .2 9 3 14-15 .9 3 3 6 18 24 2.0 19 0 25 19 1 7 121 10.1 20 Ross Cummings 6-1 139 23.2 19-41 .4 6 3 11-24 .4 5 8 8-8 1.000 1 11 12 2.0 11 0 11 13 1 5 57 9.5 25 Maciej Bender 22-18 411 18.7 64-136 .4 7 1 0-0 .0 0 0 15-34 .4 4 1 37 73 110 5.0 50 0 21 39 23 3 143 6.5 23 James Glisson III 22-9 403 18.3 57-113 .5 0 4 2-12 .1 6 7 17-31 .5 4 8 30 42 72 3.3 39 0 27 20 10 14 133 6.0 01 Kamar Robertson 18-7 338 18.8 33-74 .4 4 6 13-27 .4 8 1 21-33 .6 3 6 9 30 39 2.2 49 2 32 33 4 10 100 5.6 10 Daniel Love 22-11 432 19.6 45-110 .4 0 9 8-20 .4 0 0 21-29 .7 2 4 23 52 75 3.4 52 2 42 30 2 25 119 5.4 14 Victor Bafutto 21-4 204 9.7 38-73 .5 2 1 0-0 .0 0 0 12-21 .5 7 1 20 27 47 2.2 41 0 6 25 10 4 88 4.2 30 Luke Hamilton 7-0 87 12.4 10-24 .4 1 7 6-18 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 4 9 13 1.9 7 0 2 3 0 1 26 3.7 12 Mitch Prendergast 9-3 100 11.1 11-28 .3 9 3 8-23 .3 4 8 0-1 .0 0 0 2 3 5 0.6 13 1 5 4 0 6 30 3.3 04 Diego Rivera 13-1 126 9.7 9-26 .3 4 6 3-14 .2 1 4 6-7 .8 5 7 3 5 8 0.6 5 0 10 5 0 2 27 2.1 35 Patrick Urey 20-3 286 14.3 7-23 .3 0 4 0-2 .0 0 0 11-18 .6 1 1 8 39 47 2.4 21 0 14 20 5 12 25 1.3 Team 27 27 54 18 Total...... 22 4400 586-1285 .4 5 6 164-445 .3 6 9 261-358 .7 2 9 222 572 794 36.1 409 8 305 332 63 149 1597 72.6 Opponents...... 22 4400 559-1292 .4 3 3 165-502 .3 2 9 286-423 .6 7 6 216 492 708 32.2 356 - 285 290 57 158 1569 71.3

TEAM STATISTICS MER OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1597 1569 11/6/19 at St. John's L 79-109 3354 Points per game 72.6 71.3 11/08/19 COLUMBIA INT'L W 84-76 2027 Scoring margin +1.3 - 11/11/19 KENNESAW ST. W 74-62 2373 FIELD GOALS-ATT 586-1285 559-1292 11/15/19 FGCU W 84-68 2613 Field goal pct .4 5 6 .4 3 3 11/19/19 at Ga. Southern L 88-98 1421 3 POINT FG-ATT 164-445 165-502 11/23/19 at UIC W 72-68 1276 3-point FG pct .3 6 9 .3 2 9 11/26/19 at St. Bonaventure L 51-56 3218 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 7.5 12/1/19 vs Canisius L 66-76 1114 FREE THROWS-ATT 261-358 286-423 12/2/19 vs Holy Cross L 67-81 1122 Free throw pct .7 2 9 .6 7 6 12/07/19 GEORGIA ST. L 61-73 1564 F-Throws made per game 11.9 13.0 12/16/19 at UNCW W 72-63 2423 REBOUNDS 794 708 * 12/20/19 FURMAN L 62-64 3172 Rebounds per game 36.1 32.2 12/22/19 FLA. ATLANTIC L 50-65 1932 Rebounding margin +3.9 - 12/28/19 MILLIGAN W 104-52 1528 ASSISTS 305 285 * 01/01/20 at UNC Greensboro L 63-72 2374 Assists per game 13.9 13.0 * 01/04/20 CHATTANOOGA L 61-70 3326 TURNOVERS 332 290 * 01/11/20 at Western Caro. L 71-79 2296 Turnovers per game 15.1 13.2 * 01/15/20 VMI W 73-62 2457 Turnover margin -1.9 - * 01/18/20 at Samford W 90-75 763 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0 * 01/22/20 WESTERN CARO. W 85-79 2572 STEALS 149 158 * 01/25/20 at VMI W 69-66 2400 Steals per game 6.8 7.2 * 01/29/20 at ETSU W 71-55 4608 BLOCKS 63 57 Blocks per game 2.9 2.6 * - Conference game ATTENDANCE 23564 26369 Home games-Avg/Game 10-2356 10-2413 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-1118

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Mercer 742 855 1597 Opponents 751 818 1569

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THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Jan 29, 2020) All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls St. John's 38/59 41/50 79-109 (30) 26-66/38-76 .394/.500 12-28/8-19 .429/.421 15-24/25-31 .625/.806 41/42 (1) 16/16 24/9 2/7 4/11 28/21 COLUMBIA INT'L 37/32 47/44 84-76 +8 33-68/26-58 .485/.448 5-16/13-31 .313/.419 13-18/11-16 .722/.688 40/26 +14 13/13 8/12 1/1 6/4 21/17 KENNESAW ST. 31/19 43/43 74-62 +12 22-60/19-60 .367/.317 8-22/5-14 .364/.357 22-27/19-27 .815/.704 40/39 +1 16/9 18/20 6/2 10/5 24/22 FGCU 46/27 38/41 84-68 +16 32-60/22-57 .533/.386 6-15/7-21 .400/.333 14-15/17-22 .933/.773 35/25 +10 15/13 18/21 3/4 9/10 19/16 Ga. Southern 46/48 42/50 88-98 (10) 31-59/37-64 .525/.578 9-18/12-29 .500/.414 17-22/12-18 .773/.667 33/27 +6 16/20 16/11 0/4 8/12 16/17 UIC 33/23 39/45 72-68 +4 26-65/23-55 .400/.418 8-22/11-33 .364/.333 12-21/11-16 .571/.688 49/31 +18 21/15 11/13 0/5 8/7 16/17 St. Bonaventure 20/27 31/29 51-56 (5) 20-52/18-52 .385/.346 6-19/4-16 .316/.250 5-11/16-19 .455/.842 33/36 (3) 11/11 12/11 4/4 2/2 18/14 Canisius 34/38 32/38 66-76 (10) 24-59/29-57 .407/.509 5-20/3-15 .250/.200 13-20/15-20 .650/.750 31/37 (6) 13/17 13/13 1/2 9/8 19/20 Holy Cross 39/38 28/43 67-81 (14) 27-60/31-59 .450/.525 5-19/8-23 .263/.348 8-13/11-14 .615/.786 30/38 (8) 12/12 10/10 0/1 4/4 13/14 GEORGIA ST. 18/31 43/42 61-73 (12) 20-57/27-57 .351/.474 5-14/9-18 .357/.500 16-23/10-14 .696/.714 38/23 +15 12/14 18/12 4/7 7/8 17/21 UNCW 37/35 35/28 72-63 +9 26-64/24-58 .406/.414 11-32/5-18 .344/.278 9-11/10-24 .818/.417 44/37 +7 18/14 15/13 1/2 6/8 20/16 FURMAN 30/30 32/34 62-64 (2) 25-54/26-60 .463/.433 8-22/8-25 .364/.320 4-6/4-9 .667/.444 32/28 +4 18/12 13/9 6/1 4/7 11/12 FLA. ATLANTIC 21/31 29/34 50-65 (15) 19-53/21-50 .358/.420 3-17/7-27 .176/.259 9-12/16-23 .750/.696 25/41 (16) 10/13 17/19 1/2 12/8 23/17 MILLIGAN 51/37 53/15 104-52 +52 41-79/22-55 .519/.400 14-26/3-18 .538/.167 8-12/5-12 .667/.417 43/23 +20 21/14 15/27 5/2 17/9 13/11 UNC Greensboro 25/43 38/29 63-72 (9) 25-47/26-62 .532/.419 6-10/8-23 .600/.348 7-11/12-22 .636/.545 35/31 +4 6/5 24/12 0/2 6/17 18/13 CHATTANOOGA 25/35 36/35 61-70 (9) 24-52/24-57 .462/.421 4-17/6-23 .235/.261 9-10/16-23 .900/.696 30/34 (4) 9/11 10/6 2/1 3/5 22/12 Western Caro. 30/36 41/43 71-79 (8) 24-63/22-51 .381/.431 2-19/9-18 .105/.500 21-24/26-35 .875/.743 35/38 (3) 4/11 12/16 4/2 10/5 25/17 VMI 27/38 46/24 73-62 +11 26-50/25-58 .520/.431 11-29/9-26 .379/.346 10-12/3-7 .833/.429 37/24 +13 19/16 18/14 3/1 5/5 12/11 Samford 51/32 39/43 90-75 +15 34-61/22-54 .557/.407 12-25/6-14 .480/.429 10-14/25-30 .714/.833 35/28 +7 15/6 17/14 7/1 8/6 24/17 WESTERN CARO. 39/33 46/46 85-79 +6 29-60/29-58 .483/.500 9-22/11-30 .409/.367 18-20/10-14 .900/.714 33/31 +2 15/15 10/11 4/2 6/4 15/16 VMI 28/25 41/41 69-66 +3 25-54/26-74 .463/.351 11-22/10-39 .500/.256 8-11/4-9 .727/.444 38/44 (6) 11/16 13/6 5/3 2/7 15/17 ETSU 36/34 35/21 71-55 +16 27-42/22-60 .643/.367 4-11/3-22 .364/.136 13-21/8-18 .619/.444 37/25 +12 14/12 20/11 4/1 3/6 20/18

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Points...... 16 (2x last at VMI, 1/25/20) 4 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 4 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 7 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 5 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Assists...... 5 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19) 1 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (4x last VMI, 1/15/20) No. 1 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) Kamar Robertson 33 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Minutes...... 33 (at VMI, 1/25/20) 6-2 • Fr. • G Alpharetta, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 20 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20)...... Points...... 20 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20) 3 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20) ...... 3-FG...... 3 (6x last Western Carolina, 1/20/20) 4 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 6 (at Northeastern, 2/3/18)* 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Assists...... 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20) 1 (at Samford, 1/18/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (2x last at Samford, 1/18/20) 3 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 3 (FAU, 12/22/19) No. 3 39 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Minutes...... 39 (at VMI, 1/25/20) Jeff Gary *Career highs from time at UNCW 6-4 • Jr. • G Austin, Texas

19-20 Season Highs Career High 9 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Points...... 9 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 2 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19)...... Rebounds...... 2 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19) 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 1 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 1 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 4 21 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Minutes...... 21 (FGCU, 11/15/19) Diego Rivera 6-2 •Fr. • G Miami, Fla.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Points...... 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 6 (at Samford, 1/18/20)...... 3-FG...... 6 (2x last at Samford, 1/18/20) 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Rebounds...... 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19) 10 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Assists...... 10 (Furman, 12/20/19) 0...... Blocks...... 2 (UNCW, 12/21/18) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Steals...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) No. 5 40 (at St. Bonaventure, 11/26/19)...... Minutes...... 40 (at St. Bonaventure, 11/26/19) Djordje Dimitrijevic 6-2 • Sr. • G Grdelica, Serbia

19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Points...... 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... 3-FG...... 2 (VMI, 1/15/20) 8 (Chattanooga, 1/4/20)...... Rebounds...... 8 (Chattanooga, 1/4/20) 5 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 5(3x last VMI, 1/15/20) 1 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Blocks...... 1(3x last VMI, 1/15/20) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Steals...... 2 (10x last VMI, 1/15/20) No. 10 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Minutes...... 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) Daniel Love 6-3 • So. • G Orlando, Fla.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Points...... 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 2 (2x last VMI, 1/15/20) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 12 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) Mitch Prendergast 6-0 • R-So. • G Dallas, Texas

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) ...... Rebounds...... 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Assists...... 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20) 2 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Blocks...... 4 (UNCG, 3/2/19) 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 14 18 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Minutes...... 19 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) Victor Bafutto 6-10 • R-So. • C Brasilia, Brazil

19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 37 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... 3-FG...... 8 (2x last Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (at Western Carolina, 2/14/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 5 (at Chattanooga, 1/17/19) 1 (FAU 12/22/19)...... Blocks...... 1 (3x last FAU 12/22/19)) 2 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 2 (3x last FAU, 12/22/19) No. 20 33 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Minutes...... 42 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ross Cummings 6-3 • Sr. • G Dickson, Tenn.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... 3-FG...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 16 (at UNCW, 12/16/19)...... Rebounds...... 16 (at UNCW, 12/16/19) 6 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 6 (VMI, 1/15/20) 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Blocks...... 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20) 4 (at Samford, 1/18/20) ...... Steals...... 5 (VMI, 1/24/19) No. 22 40 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Minutes...... 41 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ethan Stair 6-4 • R-Sr. • G Hazel Green, Ala.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 18 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Points...... 18 (FGCU, 11/15/19) 1 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 1 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Blocks...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 23 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Minutes...... 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19) James Glisson III 6-6 • Fr. • F Decatur, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 19 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Points...... 19 (Furman, 12/20/19) 0...... 3-FG...... 1 (Miss. Valley, 11/14/16)* 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Rebounds...... 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 3 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 3 (3x last at UIC, 11/23/19) 4 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Blocks...... 4 (Furman, 12/20/19) 1 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20)...... Steals...... 3 (TCU, 2/12/18)* 33 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Minutes...... 33 (2x last Western Carolina, 1/11/20) No. 25 Maciej Bender *Career highs from his previous two years at West Virginia 6-11• Jr. • F Warsaw, Poland

19-20 Season Highs Career High 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) N/A...... 3-FG...... N/A 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Blocks...... 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Steals...... 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) No. 35 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19)...... Minutes...... 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19) Patrick Urey 6-6 • R-Fr. • F Chattanooga, Tenn.

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