125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30303 Allison George, Associate Athletic Director for Communications Office: 404.413.4032 • Cell: 678.595.7728 • Email: [email protected] GeorgiaStateSports.com

Games 1-2-3: GEORGIA STATE at the NABC Classic vs. Bowling Green, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 14-16, 2008 • Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minn. THE TIP-OFF 2007-08 RECORDS Georgia State, under second-year head coach Rod Barnes, opens the 2008-09 regular Georgia State: 9-21, 5-13 CAA (T-10th) season at the NABC Classic, Nov. 14-16 in Minneapolis, Minn., playing three games in Bowling Green: 13-17, 7-9 MAC three days against Bowling Green, Concordia-St. Paul and host Minnesota. Concordia-St. Paul: 16-12, 10-8 NSIC Th e Panthers tuned up by winning a pair of exhibition games, downing Oglethorpe, Minnesota: 20-14, 8-10 Big Ten (NIT) 85-80, and Clark-Atlanta, 66-61. HEAD COACH Georgia State’s top returnee is senior guard Leonard Mendez, a preseason fi rst-team all-conference selection aft er earning third-team all-CAA honors a year ago. Th e Smyrna, Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988) Ga., native averaged 16.0 points per game last season (fi ft h in the CAA) while shooting At State: 9-21 (2nd year) better than 40 percent from three-point range. Career: 150-130 (10th year) In Mendez, senior forward Rashad Chase and junior guard Trae Goldston, the Panthers SERIES RECORDS return their top three scorers from a year ago. Goldston was second on the team at 9.3 ppg while leading the CAA in three-point percentage in conference games (.464). Chase aver- First meeting with all three teams. aged 7.5 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds, good for fi ft h in the CAA. GEORGIA STATE ON THE AIR Joining that trio are seven newcomers, including fi ve Division I transfers. Forwards Trey Hampton (Ole Miss), Xavier Hansbro (Ole Miss) and Bernard Rimmer (Mississippi Radio: WRAS-FM (88.5). Dave Cohen is in his 26th year as play-by- State) and guard Joe Dukes (Wake Forest) are now on the court in key roles aft er sitting play voice. Former Panther letterman out last season, and a fi ft h Division I transfer, guard Dante Curry from South Florida, will Rodney Turner adds color analysis for become eligible in December. home games Also returning are junior forwards Ousman Krubally, who contributed 3.5 ppg and 3.2 Internet: Live audio, video stream- rpg a year ago, and Kevin Lott, 4.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg. Junior college transfer Chris Echols, a 6-6 ing and statistics on the Internet at forward from Arkansas-Ft. Smith, and Fields, the freshman from Savannah, Ga., should GeorgiaStateSports.com. contribute immediately, giving Barnes a rotation that could go 12 deep.

PROBABLE STARTERS (2007-08 stats for returnees, 2006-07 stats for transfers) Pos # Name ...... Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Note G 21 Leonard Mendez ...... 6-5 180 Sr. 16.0 3.6 Preseason All-CAA (1st), 5th in CAA in scoring G 2 Joe Dukes ...... 6-1 184 Jr.-R 2.7 1.7 Transfer from Wake Forest F 1 Trey Hampton ...... 6-7 225 Jr.-R 2.2 1.7 Transfer from Ole Miss F 23 Xavier Hansbro ...... 6-10 230 Jr.-R 2.7 1.4 Transfer from Ole Miss; 14 pts vs. CAU (exh.) F 15 Rashad Chase ...... 6-7 240 Sr. 7.5 7.6 5th in CAA in rebounding; 9th on GSU career list

RESERVES F 00 Chris Echols ...... 6-6 235 Jr. -- -- All-conference at Arkansas-Ft. Smith junior college G 4 James Fields ...... 6-3 190 Fr. -- -- Game-high 17 pts in fi rst exhibition vs. Oglethorpe G 11 Trae Goldston ...... 6-0 182 Jr. 9.3 1.6 Led conference in 3P% in CAA games (.464) G 12 Dante Curry ...... 6-4 190 So.-R -- -- Transfer from USF, eligible in December F 14 Jihad Ali ...... 6-5 192 So. 3.5 1.8 Plans to take a redshirt year F 24 Ousman Krubally ...... 6-6 195 Jr. 3.5 3.2 .515 FG%, started 4 games in 2007-08 F 30 Kevin Lott ...... 6-7 215 Jr. 4.6 2.5 Started 11 games in 2007-08 F 33 Bernard Rimmer ...... 6-8 200 Jr.-R 1.4 0.9 Transfer from Mississippi State Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 2

2008-09 SCHEDULE PANTHERS WIN EXHIBITIONS VS. OGLETHORPE, CLARK-ATLANTA Georgia State swept its two exhibition games, defeating Oglethorpe, 85-60, and Oct. 30 OGLETHORPE (Exhibition) W 85-80 Clark-Atlanta, 66-61, both at the Sports Arena. Nov. 6 CLARK ATLANTA (Exhibition) W 66-61 Freshman James Fields scored 17 points, all in the second half, as the Panthers Nov. 14-16 at NABC Classic, Minneapolis, Minn. rallied to overcome a hot-shooting Oglethope team that hit 14 three-pointers. Senior Nov. 14 vs. Bowling Green 7 p.m. guard Leonard Mendez added 16 points, seven rebounds and fi ve assists. Nov. 15 vs. Concordia-St. Paul 7 p.m. Against Clark-Atlanta, Xavier Hansbro scored a game-high 14 points, including Nov. 16 at Minnesota 7 p.m. key free throws down the stretch, and Joe Dukes tied the game with layup with 1:22 Nov. 19 SOUTHERN POLY 7:30 p.m. left and then put State ahead, 63-61, with another basket with just 28 seconds to Nov. 22 JACKSONVILLE STATE 4 p.m. play. Nov. 25 at Troy 8:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE VS. THE FIELD Dec. 3 HAMPTON 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at UNC Wilmington * 7 p.m. • Georgia State has never faced any of the three teams in the NABC Classic. Dec. 13 FLORIDA STATE (CSS-TV) 4 p.m. • Georgia State’s only other meeting with a Big Ten school was a memorable one as Dec. 17 at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. the Panthers’ knocked off Wisconsin, 50-49, in the fi rst round of the 2001 NCAA Dec. 20 COASTAL CAROLINA 4 p.m. Tournament. Dec. 27 at UTSA 8 p.m. • Head coach Rod Barnes is 0-1 aganst the fi eld. His Ole Miss squad fell to Bowling Jan. 3 OLD DOMINION * 4 p.m. Green, 82-78 in overtime, on Nov. 15, 2001 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Jan. 5 at George Mason * 5 p.m. • One current Panther has faced Minnesota. As a freshman at Wake Forest, Joe Jan. 7 NORTHEASTERN (CSS-TV) 7 p.m. Dukes played at Williams Arena in the fi rst round of the 2006 NIT. Dukes came Jan. 10 DREXEL * 4 p.m. off the bench to contribute four points, three rebounds and a steal, but Minnesota Jan. 13 at Old Dominion * (ESPNU) 9 p.m. won the game, 74-58. Jan. 17 TOWSON * 4 p.m. OLD FRIENDS MEET Jan. 21 VCU * (CSS-TV) 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Delaware * 2 p.m. Georgia State head coach Rod Barnes and Minnesota’s are long-time Jan. 28 at Drexel * 7 p.m. friends who previously competed against each other in the . Barnes’ teams at Ole Miss managed a 1-10 record against Smith’s powerful Kentucky Jan. 31 at William & Mary * (CSS-TV) 5 p.m. squads from 1999-06. Feb. 4 JAMES MADISON * 7:30 p.m. Smith’s youngest son, Brian, played for Barnes at Ole Miss. Feb. 7 DELAWARE * (CSS-TV) 4 p.m. Feb. 11 at Towson * 7 p.m. NEW FACES Feb. 14 UNC WILMINGTON *# (CSS-TV) 4 p.m. Georgia State’s 2008-09 roster has a decidedly diff erent look. More than half the Feb. 18 at Northeastern * 7 p.m. squad--eight out of 14 players--have never previously suited up for the Panthers. Feb. 21 at Bracketbuster TBA However, only one newcomer is a freshman. Th e Panthers also welcome fi ve Division Feb. 25 HOFSTRA * 7:30 p.m. I transfers who become eligible this season, including fi ve juniors and one sopho- Feb. 28 at VCU * (CSS-TV) 4 p.m. more, as well as one junior college transfer and a sixth Division I transfer (Marques Mar. 6-9 at CAA Championship, Richmond, Va. Johnson) who will sit out this season. M. 19-A. 6 NCAA Tournament CLOSE CALLS Georgia State’s 9-21 record in 2007-08 was deceiving because the Panthers’ GENERAL INFORMATION suff ered 11 losses by six points or fewer. Full Name ...... Georgia State University Georgia State’s CAA games (including the CAA Tournament) were particularly Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. close, decided by an average of just 6.1 points, including eight contests in which the Founded ...... 1913 margin was one or two points. Eight of the Panthers’ 14 CAA losses (including CAA Enrollment...... 28,000 Tournament) were by fi ve points or fewer, and only two CAA losses were by more Nickname ...... Panthers than 10 points. Colors ...... Blue and White Arena ...... Georgia State Sports Arena ON THE DEFENSIVE Capacity ...... 3,400 Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Rod Barnes’ fi rst Georgia State team set a school-record for fewest points-per- Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game allowed as Panther opponents managed just 66.2 points per game in 2007-08. President ...... Dr. Carl Patton (17th year) Th e Panthers’ previous low for points allowed was 68.4 in 1999-00. In fact, before last Athletic Director ...... Mary McElroy (3rd year) season, the only other seasons in school history in which State opponents averaged BASKETBALL HISTORY fewer than 70 points per game were a three-year stretch from 1998-99 (69.6) through 2000-01 (68.7). First Season of NCAA Basketball ...... 1963-64 All-Time Record ...... 426-781 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 2 (1991, 2001) NIT Appearances ...... 1 (2002) Conference Titles (Reg. Season) .3 (2000, 2001, 2002) Conference Tournament Titles ...... 2 (1991, 2001) Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 3 HEAD COACH ROD BARNES BEYOND THE ARC One of Georgia State’s strengths in 2007-08 was long-range shooting as A new era in Georgia State the Panthers ranked second in the CAA in three-point fi eld goal percentage, basketball is underway with connecting on 37.0 percent (188-506) for the second-best mark in school former Naismith National history. Only the 1999-00 team shot better at 37.2 percent. Most of State’s Coach of the Year Rod Barnes productivity came from Leonard Mendez (70-173, .405) and Trae Goldston leading the Panther program. (57-143, .399), who were a combined 127-for-316 (.402) from beyond the In his fi rst season in arc. Atlanta, Barnes brought renewed energy and interest Th e Panthers were even better in conference games, leading the league to the Georgia State program at 40.4 percent, including 44 percent (81-185) by Mendez (42-101) and while laying the groundwork Goldston (39-84) combined. Goldston was the top individual in CAA for future success. games at 46.4 percent. Now he has the Panthers poised for a signifi cant step GEORGIA STATE’S TOP SEASONS - 3-PT FIELD GOAL PCT forward in year two with the 1. 1999-00 ...... 372 (188-506) infl ux of talented players that he has recruited as well as 2. 2007-08...... 370 (178-481) continued skill development for the returnees. 3. 1997-98 ...... 369 (170-461) Barnes, who spent eight years as the head coach at 4. 2004-05 ...... 367 (257-700) Mississippi, is an 18-year veteran of college coaching and was an assistant coach in 2006-07 at Oklahoma. 5. 2006-07 ...... 364 (180-495) He was honored as the Naismith Coach of the Year as well as Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year MENDEZ FOR THREE in 2000-01, when he led Ole Miss to its most successful Leonard Mendez has established himself as one of the top three-point season ever. His squad set a school-record for wins with a 27-8 record, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the shooters in school history. He enters his senior season in sixth place in only time in school history and achieved a fi nal national Panther annals with 133 treys. His career three-point percentage stands at ranking of No. 9. 42.8 percent, just off the Georgia State record of 44.9 percent. A former All-Southeastern Conference player at Ole Mendez led the Colonial Athletic Association in three-point shooting Miss, Barnes is the only person to earn All-SEC honors as as a sophomore in 2006-07, connecting on 47.5 percent from beyond the a player and then be named SEC Coach of the Year. arc. He hit 58 of 122 three-pointers to set a school-record for accuracy in a Barnes compiled a 141-109 record in eight seasons at season, and his 1.9 treys per game ranked seventh in the CAA. Ole Miss (1998-06), guiding the Rebels to four postseason Last season, Mendez ranked fourth in the league in three-point bids, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament. percentage (.405) and fi ft h in treys per game (2.33). He was better in CAA Barnes’ fi rst Ole Miss squad recorded the fi rst NCAA games, hitting 41.6 percent from beyond the arc. Tournament win in school history with a 1999 fi rst-round victory over Villanova. Two years later, the Rebels picked GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS - 3-PT FG PCT up NCAA Tournament over Iona and Notre Dame to reach Player ...... Years 3P-3PA Pct. the Sweet 16. He also spent fi ve seasons as an assistant coach at Ole 1. Marcus Brown ...... 2003-05 80-178 .449 Miss under before being elevated to dead coach Leonard Mendez ...... 2005- 133-311 .428 on April 9, 1998. 2. Anton Reese ...... 1998-00 165-412 .400 In addition to coaching the only three NCAA Tourna- GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS - 3-PT FG MADE ment victories in school history, Barnes was part of fi ve of Player ...... Years 3P the six NCAA appearances in Ole Miss annals as head or assistant coach. 1. Shellord Pinkett ...... 1994-98 240 A native of Satartia, Miss., and a 1988 graduate of Ole 2. Th omas Terrell ...... 2000-02 177 Miss, Barnes, 42, began his coaching career as an assistant 3. Anton Reese ...... 1998-00 165 coach at Livingston for three years before returning to his 4. Kevin Morris ...... 1998-01 160 alma mater in 1993. 5. Kevin Th omas ...... 2003-05 137 6. Leonard Mendez ...... 2005- 133

Rod Barnes as a Head Coach 386 AND COUNTING 1998-99 Mississippi (NCAA 2nd round) ...... 20-13 Georgia State has made at least one three-point fi eld goal in 386 1999-00 Mississippi (NIT 2nd round)...... 19-14 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. Th e last team to hold 2000-01 Mississippi (NCAA Sweet 16) ...... 27-8 the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, 1995. 2001-02 Mississippi (NCAA) ...... 20-11 2002-03 Mississippi ...... 14-15 CHASE CHASES REBOUNDS 2003-04 Mississippi ...... 13-15 Georgia State’s top rebounder is Rashad Chase, who enters his senior 2004-05 Mississippi ...... 14-17 season with 520 career boards, good for ninth place in school history. Th e 2005-06 Mississippi ...... 14-16 only CAA player with more career rebounds is Juwann James of James Total, Mississippi ...... 141-109 Madison with 523. 2007-08 Georgia State ...... 9-21 Last season Chase ranked fi ft h in the CAA with 7.6 boards per game, 2008-09 Georgia State ...... 0-0 along with 7.5 points an outing. He reached double-fi gure rebounds in nine games, highlighted by a career-best 16 boards against Troy. Total, Georgia State ...... 9-21 A CAA All-Rookie selection in 2006, Chase led the Panthers as a Career Record ...... 150-130 sophomore with 5.9 rebounds per game. Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 4

CAREER HIGHS GEORGIA STATE CAREER LEADERS - REBOUNDS Player ...... Years Reb JIHAD ALI 1. Terrence Brandon ...... 1991-95 750 Points: 12 vs. Northeastern, 1-5-08 2. Zavian Smith ...... 1989-94 714 Rebounds: 5 vs. UAB, 11-10-07; Drexel, 1-16-08 3. Travis Williams ...... 1992-96 634 Assists: 2 vs. George Mason, 1-2-08; William & Mary, 1-12-08 4. Mike Nalls ...... 1989-93 616 RASHAD CHASE 5. Chris Collier ...... 1989-91 586 Points: 24 vs. Winston-Salem State, 11-19-06 6. Keven Davis ...... 1985-89 583 Rebounds: 16 vs. Troy, 11-24-07 7. Nate Williams ...... 2001-04 540 Assists: 4 vs. Northeastern, 1-10-07 8. Rodney Turner ...... 1986-89 527 Blocks: 3 vs. W&M, 1-14-06; Jacksonville, 11-28-07 9. Rashad Chase ...... 2005- 520 DANTE CURRY Points: 9 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-17-07* MENDEZ EYES CENTURY MARK Rebounds: 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-17-07* Assists: 2 vs. Cleveland State, 11-09-07* Leonard Mendez enters his fi nal season with 958 career points as he looks to become the 15th player in Georgia State history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. JOE DUKES He currently ranks 17th on the Panthers’ career scoring chart. Points: 11 vs. Charleston Southern, 12-30-05* Rebounds: 5 vs. Elon, 11-17-06; Air Force, 11-29-06* Aft er playing sparingly as a freshman and scoring just 63 points, Mendez has Assists: 10 vs. Charleston Southern, 12-30-05* averaged nearly 15 points a game the last two years. A repeat of his junior season Steals: 3 vs. vs. Charleston Southern, 12-30-05* would place him among the top scorers in school history. Georgia State’s career leader CHRIS ECHOLS is Rodney Hamilton, with 1,515 points. Points: Rebounds: GEORGIA STATE CAREER SCORING LEADERS Assists: Player ...... Years No. 1. Rodney Hamilton...... 1994-98 1,515 JAMES FIELDS 2. Terrence Brandon ...... 1991-96 1,479 Points: 3. Chavelo Holmes ...... 1981-86 1,375 Rebounds: Assists: 4. James Andrews ...... 1985-89 1,279 5. Phillip Luckydo ...... 1990-92 1,254 TRAE GOLDSTON 6. Nate Williams ...... 2001-04 1,222 Points: 22 vs. Winston-Salem St., 11-19-06 7. Zavian Smith ...... 1989-94 1,214 Rebounds: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1-31-07 8. Kevin Morris ...... 1998-01 1,212 Assists: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, 1-31-07 9. Th omas Terrell ...... 2000-02 1,193 TREY HAMPTON 10. Shellord Pinkett ...... 1994-98 1,176 Points: 14 vs. Saint Louis, 11-13-05* 11. Lamont McIntosh ...... 2000-04 1,174 Rebounds: 6 vs. Kentucky, 2-22-06; Connecticut, 11-19-06* 12. Jim Jacobs ...... 1965-69 1,059 Assists: 3 vs. S.C. State, 11-20-05; Saint Louis, 11-13-05* 13. Travis Williams ...... 1992-96 1,017 Blocks: 2 vs. Saint Louis, 11-13-05, VCU, 2-6-08* 14. Chris Collier ...... 1989-91 1,012 XAVIER HANSBRO 15. Anton Reese ...... 1998-00 968 Points: 12 vs. Southern Utah, 11-18-05* 16. Shernard Long ...... 1999-01 964 Rebounds: 6 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 11-10-06* 17. Leonard Mendez ...... 2005- 958 Assists: 3 vs. Southern Utah, 11-18-05* Blocks: 2 vs. New Orleans, 11-30-06* TOP RETURNING CAA SCORERS - LAST TWO SEASONS COMBINED OUSMAN KRUBALLY Player ...... G Pts 2-Yr. Avg. Points: 11 vs. Florida State, 11-20-07 1. Eric Maynor, VCU ...... 67 1058 15.8 Rebounds: 14 vs. Troy, 11-24-07 2. LEONARD MENDEZ ...... 60 895 14.9 Assists: 2 vs. Troy, 11-24-07; William & Mary, 1-12-08 3. Matt Janning, Northeastern ...... 63 869 13.8 KEVIN LOTT Points: 14 vs. Georgia Tech, 12-5-07 Rebounds: 7 vs. Alabama State, 11-21-06; Troy, 11-24-07 Steals: 4 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-20-08 LEONARD MENDEZ Points: 29 vs. Troy, 11-24-07 Rebounds: 7 vs. three teams Assists: 5 vs. three teams Steals: 5 vs. Jacksonville, 11-28-07 BERNARD RIMMER Points: 5 vs. South Alabama, 12-9-06* Rebounds: 6 vs. SE Louisiana, Arkansas, 2005-06* Blocks: LSU, 2005-06*

* at previous school Georgia State Basketball Notes, Page 5

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali ...... F 6-5 192 So. Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 15 Rashad Chase ...... F 6-7 240 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 12 * Dante Curry ...... G 6-4 190 So.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana/South Florida) 2 Joe Dukes ...... G 6-1 184 Jr.-R Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 00 Chris Echols ...... F 6-6 235 Jr. Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville/Arkansas-Ft. Smith) 4 James Fields ...... G 6-3 190 Fr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian) 11 Trae Goldston ...... G 6-0 182 Jr. Decatur, Ga. (IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.) 1 Trey Hampton ...... F 6-7 225 Jr.-R Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 23 Xavier Hansbro ...... F 6-10 230 Jr.-R Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 20 % Marques Johnson...... G 6-5 205 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider/NC State) 24 Ousman Krubally ...... F 6-6 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott ...... F 6-7 215 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 21 Leonard Mendez ...... G 6-5 180 Sr. Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 33 Bernard Rimmer ...... F 6-8 200 Jr.-R Grenada, Miss. (Grenada/Mississippi State)

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Chris Echols ...... F 6-6 235 Jr. Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville/Arkansas-Ft. Smith) 1 Trey Hampton ...... F 6-7 225 Jr.-R Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Mississippi) 2 Joe Dukes ...... G 6-1 184 Jr.-R Cuthbert, Ga. (Randolph-Clay/Wake Forest) 4 James Fields ...... G 6-3 190 Fr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian) 11 Trae Goldston ...... G 6-0 182 Jr. Decatur, Ga. (IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla.) 12 # Dante Curry ...... G 6-4 190 So.-R Orlando, Fla. (Poinciana/South Florida) 14 Jihad Ali ...... F 6-5 192 So. Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King) 15 Rashad Chase ...... F 6-7 240 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 20 % Marques Johnson...... G 6-5 205 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider/NC State) 21 Leonard Mendez ...... G 6-5 180 Sr. Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 23 Xavier Hansbro ...... F 6-10 230 Jr.-R Trezevant, Tenn. (West Carroll/Mississippi) 24 Ousman Krubally ...... F 6-6 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed) 30 Kevin Lott ...... F 6-7 215 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 33 Bernard Rimmer ...... F 6-8 200 Jr.-R Grenada, Miss. (Grenada/Mississippi State)

# Eligible in December 2008 % Eligible in 2009-10

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Mississippi, 1988), Second Year Jihad Ali ...... juh-HAAD ah-LEE Assistant Coach: Paul Graham (North Texas State, 1974) Dante Curry ...... DON-tay Assistant Coach: William Small (Belhaven College, 1993) Trae Goldston...... TRAY Marques Johnson ...... MARR-cus Assistant Coach: Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco, 2003) Xavier Hansbro ...... x-AA-vee-er Director of BB Operations: Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College, 1999) Ousman Krubally ...... OOOSS-maan Asst. Dir. of BB Operations: Christopher Jordan (Georgia State, 2005) crew-BAH-lee Graduate Managers: Mark Mathew, Claude Pardue Scepter Brownlee ...... SEP-ter Athletic Trainer: Bob Murphy (Marietta College, 1998) Jeff Conarroe ...... CON-uh-row Strength Coach: Ken Coggins (Mississippi State, 1986) Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 11, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (9-21) (6-8) (3-12) (0-1) CONFERENCE...... (5-13) (4-5) (1-8) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-8) (2-3) (2-4) (0-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------21 Mendez, Leonard.... 30-29 1031 34.4 173-399 .434 70-173 .405 65-94 .691 27 80 107 3.6 38 0 39 59 4 38 481 16.0 11 Goldston, Trae..... 30-19 767 25.6 99-261 .379 57-143 .399 23-30 .767 11 36 47 1.6 47 0 43 52 3 15 278 9.3 15 Chase, Rashad...... 28-24 725 25.9 68-157 .433 5-16 .313 70-115 .609 66 146 212 7.6 74 0 27 57 7 19 211 7.5 32 Billingslea, Justin 30-26 673 22.4 73-145 .503 0-3 .000 42-66 .636 43 61 104 3.5 103 7 32 54 21 19 188 6.3 12 Moynihan, Michael.. 17-6 214 12.6 30-71 .423 12-32 .375 29-36 .806 5 12 17 1.0 30 2 25 30 0 12 101 5.9 50 Dickerson, Deven... 23-4 387 16.8 50-101 .495 0-0 .000 23-33 .697 36 57 93 4.0 68 3 6 26 17 7 123 5.3 30 Lott, Kevin...... 30-11 535 17.8 48-117 .410 15-45 .333 28-44 .636 34 42 76 2.5 43 0 19 30 0 16 139 4.6 22 Jones, D.J...... 30-18 787 26.2 41-125 .328 4-28 .143 21-41 .512 32 59 91 3.0 65 0 84 84 3 47 107 3.6 14 Ali, Jihad...... 30-9 446 14.9 43-120 .358 11-31 .355 9-14 .643 13 41 54 1.8 38 0 26 20 9 16 106 3.5 24 Krubally, Ousman... 25-4 344 13.8 34-66 .515 0-0 .000 19-38 .500 40 39 79 3.2 47 1 10 20 3 14 87 3.5 04 Mitchell, Norman... 22-0 141 6.4 11-24 .458 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 7 10 17 0.8 10 0 4 6 1 4 26 1.2 TEAM...... 49 38 87 2.9 0 12 ------Total...... 30 6050 670-1586 .422 178-481 .370 329-512 .643 363 621 984 32.8 563 13 315 450 68 207 1847 61.6 Opponents...... 30 6050 678-1476 .459 189-536 .353 442-634 .697 274 643 917 30.6 506 - 390 408 99 200 1987 66.2

TEAM STATISTICS GAST OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1847 1987 11/10/07 UAB L 63-86 1622 Points per game...... 61.6 66.2 11/17/07 at Elon L 49-71 876 Scoring margin...... -4.7 - 11/20/07 at Florida State L 48-78 7363 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 670-1586 678-1476 11/24/07 TROY W 97-92 1015 Field goal pct...... 422 .459 11/28/07 at Jacksonville W 65-60 2368 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 178-481 189-536 *12/01/07 OLD DOMINION L 64-72 2212 3-point FG pct...... 370 .353 12/05/07 GEORGIA TECH L 67-72 3279 3-pt FG made per game. 5.9 6.3 12/08/07 at Winston-Salem State L 61-67 921 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 329-512 442-634 12/15/07 UTSA W OT 76-71 921 Free throw pct...... 643 .697 12-22-07 at Coastal Carolina L 68-79 - REBOUNDS...... 984 917 12/29/07 BETHUNE-COOKMAN L 56-60 927 Rebounds per game..... 32.8 30.6 *01/02/08 GEORGE MASON W 66-64 1123 Rebounding margin..... +2.2 - *1/5/08 at Northeastern L 62-64 832 ASSISTS...... 315 390 *1/10/08 at VCU L 47-49 5121 Assists per game...... 10.5 13.0 *01/12/08 WILLIAM & MARY L 58-60 972 TURNOVERS...... 450 408 *1/16/07 at Drexel L 51-58 1132 Turnovers per game.... 15.0 13.6 *01/19/08 UNC WILMINGTON L 61-68 647 Turnover margin...... -1.4 - *01/23/08 at Towson L 57-58 1260 Assist/turnover ratio. 0.7 1.0 *1/26/08 at Delaware W 54-53 3768 STEALS...... 207 200 *01/30/08 DREXEL W 64-58 1122 Steals per game...... 6.9 6.7 *02-02-08 at Old Dominion L 50-73 6522 BLOCKS...... 68 99 *02/06/08 VCU LOT 60-65 1092 Blocks per game...... 2.3 3.3 *02/09/08 at Hofstra L 45-57 3289 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - *02/13/08 DELAWARE L 48-51 1072 Home win streak...... 2 - *02/16/08 NORTHEASTERN W 57-55 1721 ATTENDANCE...... 18746 45977 *02/20/08 at UNC Wilmington L 72-77 5188 Home games-Avg/Game... 14-1339 15-2878 2/23/08 at Jacksonville State W 85-78 1109 Neutral site-Avg/Game. - 1-2812 *02/27/08 TOWSON W 79-63 1021 *3/1/08 at James Madison L 60-70 3416 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total #3/7/08 vs William & Mary L 57-58 2812 ------* = Colonial Athletic Association game Georgia State...... 915 922 10 - 1847 # = CAA Championship, Richmond, Va. Opponents...... 923 1054 10 - 1987 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------Georgia State...... 915 922 10 - 1847 Opponents...... 923 1054 10 - 1987 Official Basketball Box Score Official Basketball Box Score Oglethorpe vs Georgia State Clark-Atlanta vs Georgia State 10/30/08 7:30 p.m. at Georgia State Sports Arena, Atlanta, Ga. 11/06/08 7:30 pm at GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, Ga.

------VISITORS: Oglethorpe VISITORS: Clark-Atlanta TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 Todd Ward...... f 4-9 0-2 4-6 4 4 8 5 12 5 1 0 3 22 14 Lane,Najee...... f 8-18 2-4 5-6 2 9 11 3 23 1 2 0 1 35 32 Alex Richey...... f 11-18 8-13 2-2 1 5 6 4 32 3 1 0 0 36 44 Beverly,Garry...... f 1-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 4 4 1 4 1 3 22 20 David Allison...... g 6-12 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 5 2 0 1 30 24 Annang,Niinortey.... c 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 5 6 1 4 0 5 2 1 21 24 Wade Weldon...... g 0-6 0-3 0-0 2 4 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 33 10 Nickerson,Paul...... g 1-2 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 25 44 Joe Kennedy...... g 3-9 2-4 2-3 1 2 3 3 10 4 3 1 1 36 12 Johnson,Kevin...... g 6-13 3-9 0-0 0 5 5 3 15 2 5 0 1 31 30 Eddie Buckley...... 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 1 1 1 0 13 00 Heath,Jahlani...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 34 Robertas Kleiva..... 2-9 1-7 0-2 1 3 4 1 5 2 3 0 0 11 11 Blackmon,Jourdain... 2-8 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 19 35 Erik Strong...... 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 20 McCottrell,John..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 Sam Purdy...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 23 Porter,Jessie...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM...... 3 1 4 25 Jordan,Alfred...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Totals...... 29-70 14-35 8-13 13 25 38 22 80 20 14 2 5 200 32 Johnson,Irvin...... 0-0 0-0 1-4 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 18 34 Stephens,Marlin..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 2nd Half: 16-35 45.7% Game: 41.4% DEADB 40 Sudds,Julius...... 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 5 5 5 4 0 1 1 0 22 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-18 38.9% 2nd Half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 40.0% REBS TEAM...... 3 2 5 F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 61.5% 1,2 Totals...... 21-52 7-18 12-19 10 29 39 19 61 7 24 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd Half: 10-27 37.0% Game: 40.4% DEADB ------3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 38.9% REBS HOME TEAM: Georgia State F Throw % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 63.2% 5,1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 Hampton, Trey...... f 2-2 0-0 2-4 2 3 5 1 6 0 3 2 1 23 ------15 Chase, Rashad...... f 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 15 HOME TEAM: Georgia State 23 Hansbro, Xavier..... f 2-7 2-5 0-0 0 6 6 3 6 4 2 0 0 25 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS 02 Dukes, Joe...... g 6-14 0-4 1-1 1 2 3 0 13 3 3 0 1 22 ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Mendez, Leonard..... g 6-15 2-7 2-3 2 5 7 1 16 5 0 0 0 34 01 Hampton, Trey...... f 3-7 0-2 2-4 1 2 3 3 8 1 2 2 1 25 00 Echols, Chris...... 3-5 0-0 3-3 1 2 3 2 9 0 1 3 0 19 15 Chase, Rashad...... f 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 3 4 0 2 1 2 14 04 Fields, James...... 5-9 1-4 6-7 1 2 3 2 17 5 2 0 0 23 23 Hansbro, Xavier..... f 4-8 1-3 5-6 1 3 4 1 14 2 0 1 2 21 11 Goldston, Trae...... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 13 02 Dukes, Joe...... g 4-10 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 8 5 4 0 0 29 24 Krubally, Ousman.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 Mendez, Leonard..... g 3-4 2-3 1-2 1 1 2 1 9 2 0 0 1 29 30 Lott, Kevin...... 0-1 0-1 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 00 Echols, Chris...... 1-5 0-0 0-4 0 6 6 4 2 0 3 1 1 18 33 Rimmer, Bernard..... 5-5 0-0 1-2 0 6 6 2 11 2 1 0 2 23 04 Fields, James...... 3-7 0-3 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 17 TEAM...... 2 2 11 Goldston, Trae...... 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 1 18 Totals...... 31-62 6-23 17-24 9 32 41 17 85 20 14 6 4 200 24 Krubally, Ousman.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 30 Lott, Kevin...... 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 7 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 18-33 54.5% Game: 50.0% DEADB 33 Rimmer, Bernard..... 1-3 0-0 1-5 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 17 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 26.1% REBS TEAM...... 1 1 2 1 F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 70.8% 2 Totals...... 25-56 6-19 10-24 8 22 30 20 66 12 17 6 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 44.6% DEADB ------3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 31.6% REBS Officials: James Barker, Chuck Jones, James Williams F Throw % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 6-15 40.0% Game: 41.7% 7,1 Technical fouls: Oglethorpe-None. Georgia State-None. Attendance: 1593 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total ------Oglethorpe...... 37 43 - 80 Officials: Bruce Bell, Scott Bolnik, Jerrald Drummond Georgia State...... 35 50 - 85 Technical fouls: Clark-Atlanta-None. Georgia State-None. Exhibition Game Attendance: 2188  Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Clark-Atlanta...... 32 29 - 61 Georgia State...... 29 37 - 66 Exhibition Game #2