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» 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RECORD KENNESAW STATE VS STATE Overall 1-4 Game 6 | November 25 ‌​| KSU Convocation Center | Kennesaw, Ga. ASUN 0-0 KENNESAW STATE TENNESSEE STATE Non-Conference 1-4 vs Home 1-0 Record: 1-4, 0-0 Record: 2-2, 0-0 Away 0-4 Coach: Coach: Dana Ford Neutral 0-0 25th Season (412-332) 4th Season (42-50) » NOVEMBER DATE OPPONENT TIME PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 5 West (EXH) W, 96-76 No. Name Pos. Cl. ht. wt. Notes 10 at Butler L, 82-64 2 Jordan Jones F rSr. 6-8 205 Two-Year Starter 13 at Hofstra L, 77-57 3 James Scott G So. 6-5 185 Team Leader Avg. 16.2 ppg 16 Piedmont W, 77-54 18 at Tennessee Tech L, 82-68 11 kyle Clarke G Jr. 6-5 200 Second Season as Starting PG 22 at State L, 98-79 21 nick Masterson G Sr. 6-6 214 2nd in Nation in 3Pt FG % 25 Tennessee State 7 p.m. 24 Bryson Lockley F So. 6-8 203 Started Two Games 28 at Washington 9 p.m. 30 at Seattle 10:30 p.m. KEY OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Cl. ht. wt. Notes » DECEMBER 4 tyler Hooker G rSo. 6-0 150 Played 34 Mins Against FSU DATE OPPONENT TIME 13 Tristan Jarrett G Fr. 6-4 196 3 Star Recruit on ESPN 13 at Texas Tech 9 p.m. 16 Bethune Cookman 7 p.m. 5 isaac Mbuyamba F So. 6-6 232 Physical Player in the Post 19 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. 33 kosta Jankovic F Jr. 6-7 203 Started Two Games 21 Samford 7 p.m. 28 at Mercer 7 p.m. 30 Yale 4 p.m. » Easy Buckets » Head coach Al Skinner enters his 25th season as a head coach and third at Kennesaw State. Last season, he picked up win number 400 against N.C. A&T. » The Owls finished the 2017-18 season with the most wins in Division-I histo- » JANUARY ry with 14 and made a run to the ASUN semifinals after beating USC Upstate DATE OPPONENT TIME in the quarterfinals. It was KSU’s first victory in the ASUN Tournament since 2 Carver Bible 7 p.m. the 2010 season. 6 Lipscomb* 4:30 p.m. » The Owls have three starters returning this season with two seniors Nick 11 at Jacksonville* 7 p.m. Masterson and Jordan Jones and junior point guard Kyle Clarke. In the home opener against Piedmont, they combined to score the Owls first 15 points 13 at North Florida* 7 p.m. and Masterson led the team with 18 points. 18 Stetson* 7 p.m. » Masterson was voted to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team heading 20 FGCU* 4:30 p.m. into the season after being second on the team in scoring last year averaging 24 NJIT* 7 p.m. 12.9 points per game. He was prolific from behind the three-point line finish- 27 at USC Upstate* 2 p.m. ing second in the country making 54 percent of his outside shots. Masterson 29 at NJIT* 7 p.m. also led the team in steals and second on the team in assists. » James Scott leads the team averaging 16.2 points per game. He has scored » FEBRUARY in double figures in four of the five games and has led the team in three of DATE OPPONENT TIME the five games. The sophomore scored in double figures in seven games his freshman season. 3 USC Upstate* 4:30 p.m. 8 North Florida* 7 p.m. 10 Jacksonville* 4:30 p.m. 15 at FGCU* 7 p.m. » Social media » Game Coverage 17 at Stetson* 4 p.m. LIVE STATS: ESPN3 22 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. » KennesawStateOwls 26 ASUN Quaterfinals TBA » KSUOwlNation » MARCH DATE OPPONENT TIME » KSUOwlsMBB 1 ASUN Semifinals TBA KSUOwlNation KSUOwls.com 4 ASUN Championship TBA » LIVE STATS:

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1 Anthony Wilson 2 Jordan Jones 3 James Scott 4 Tyler Hooker 5 Isaac Mbuyamba So. / F / 6-5 / 221 RSr. / F / 6-8 / 205 So. / G / 6-5 / 185 RSr. / G / 6-0 / 150 So. / F / 6-6 / 232 Miami, Fla. Alpharetta, Ga. Union, N.J. Simpsonville, S.C. Portland, Ore. • Hurt his knee in the spring • Three year starter • Scored in double figures in • Led the team in +/- with +35 and will be back in January • Second on team in blocks last three out of four games a season ago coming off the • One of the first men off the • One of the best two seasons • Scored 26 points at Butler bench bench in the post shooters on the team last • Trick dunk of his went viral (11/10) • Fourth on the team in both • Set career highs with 9 rebs season making .789 on his after he bounced it off the rim • Father played at St. John’s steals and assists and 6 points against Hofstra attempts and it went in another basket. • Originally committed to ETSU

11 Kyle Clarke 13 Tristan Jarrett 21 Nick Masterson 24 Bryson Lockley 33 Kosta Jankvovic Jr. / G / 6-5 / 200 Fr. / G / 6-4 / 196 Sr. / G / 6-6 / 214 Fr. / F / 6-8 / 203 Jr. / F / 6-7 / 203 Daytona Beach, Fla. Brownsville, Tenn. Woodstock, Ga. , Texas Belgrade, Serbia • Scored in double figures in • ASUN Preseason All- • Got the start against Butler • Started last two games and • Starting point guard last two the first two out of three gamesConference Team before injuring his ankle led team with 15 points against seasons • Three Star recruit on ESPN • CoSIDA Academic All-District • Had a double-double with 15 Hofstra • One of two players to play in • Named 2017 All-West member as Engineering major points and 14 rebs in exhibition • Only international player on all 32 games a season ago Tennessee Baskebtall Player of • Second in the nation in three- against West Georgia the team

the Year point percentage • Began career at Santa Clara • 3.50 accounting major

Al Skinner Michael Cotton Carlton Owens Stephen Cox John Brinson Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Ops. Third Season Third Season Third Season Third Season Third Season • 2003 National Coach of the • Transferred from Oklahoma • Played collegiate at • Previously served as Head • Previously worked facilities Year and played for Skinner at Rhode Island and led them to Coach at Thomas University, and operations at KSU. • Been to nine NCAA . two post-season appearences. • Played at Middle Georgia • Served as student assistant Tournaments -Was an assistant at NC Central • Coached at both Texas and College and transferred to for Kennesaw State’s athletic • Played with Dr. J at UMass before coming to KSU Nebraska. Clayton State to finish career. department. and in the ABA • Graduate of KSU since 2014.

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2017-18 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Anthony Wilson 6-5 210 F So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Central 2 Jordan Jones 6-8 205 F R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis HS 3 James Scott 6-5 188 G So. Union, N.J. / St. Benedict’s Prep 4 Tyler Hooker 6-0 150 G R-So. Simpsonville, S.C. / Moravian Prep 5 Isaac Mbuyamba 6-6 220 F So. Portland, Ore. / Parkrose HS 11 Kyle Clarke 6-5 188 G Jr. Daytona Beach, Fla. / Oldsmar Christian School 13 Tristan Jarrett 6-4 203 SG Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. / Haywood County HS 15 Arthur Gray 6-6 234 F RSr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / North Greenville 21 Nick Masterson 6-6 202 G Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / River Ridge HS 24 Bryson Lockley 6-8 203 F RSo. Houston, Texas / Panola CC 31 Isaiah Rose 6-4 200 G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. / Northview HS 33 Kosta Jankovic 6-7 200 F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Renaissance Academy 35 Markus Smith 6-4 188 F Fr. Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS

STARTERS RETURNING (3) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 2 Jordan Jones 6-8 205 F R-Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 30/30 5.1 4.9 1.1 20.5 21 (Blocks) 11 Kyle Clarke 6-5 188 G Jr. Daytona Beach, Fla. 32/31 4.8 1.8 2.5 21.3 20 (steals) 21 Nick Masterson 6-6 202 G Sr. Woodstock, Ga. 31/31 12.9 2.4 3.1 30.7 54.1 3P%

STARTERS LOST (2) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 0 Kendrick Ray 6-2 188 G R-Sr. Quinnipiac, N.Y. 31/31 21.2 3.7 3.1 33.8 22 (Steals) 14 Aubrey Williams 6-5 230 F R-Sr. Bowie, Md. 32/32 12.9 10.8 1.3 32.2 19 DD’s

OTHER KEY RETURNERS (3) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 3 James Scott 6-5 185 G So. Union, N.J. 23/1 8.5 1.5 1.1 15.4 11 (Steals) 4 Tyler Hooker 6-0 150 G So.. Simpsonville, S.C. 27/1 6.1 1.9 2.2 18.9 21 (Steals) 13 Anthony Wilson 6-5 221 F So. Miami, Fla. 17/1 3.0 2.9 1.0 12.1 6 (blocks)

NEWCOMERS (2) NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG OTHER 13 Tristan Jarrett 6-4 196 G Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. 24 Bryson Lockley 6-8 203 F So.. Houston, Texas

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kosta Jankovic Coast-Ah Yank-o-vitch Isaac Mbuyamba Boo-yahm-ba

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2017-18 TALE OF THE TAPE » team comparisons on paper TSU STATS KSU TENNESSEE STATE KENNESAW STATE 2017-18 Overall Record:...... 2-2 2017-18 Overall Record:...... 1-4 2-2 Record 1-3 Streak:...... W1 Streak:...... L2 0-0 Conf. Record 0-0 Last Game:...... W, 60-52 vs. Canisius Last Game:...... L, 98-79 at FSU 68.2 Scoring Offense 69.0 68.0 Scoring Defense 78.2 Head Coach:...... Dana Ford Head Coach:...... Al Skinner Overall (4)...... 42-50 Overall:...... 412-332 (25) +0.2 Scoring Margin -9.2 TSU (4)...... 42-50 Rhode Island...... 138-126 (9) 43.5% FG % 40.7% BC:...... 247-165 (13) 45.0% FG % Def. 46.6% KSU...... 26-42 (3) 36.6% 3-pt FG % 34.1% TEAM LEADERS Points:...... Delano Spencer, 16.0 TEAM LEADERS 34.7% 3-pt FG % Defense 32.5 % Rebounds:...... Christian Mekowulu, 6.8 Points:...... James Scott, 16.2 9.3 3-pt FG Per Game 6.0 Assists:...... Armani Chaney, 16 Rebounds:...... Jordan Jones, 6.8 64.6 % FT 63.5 % Blocks:...... Christian Mekowulu, 4 Assists:...... Nick Masterson, 15 Steals:...... Armani Chaney, 6 Blocks:...... Bryson Lockley, 5 10.5 FT Made Per Game 12.2 Steals:...... Nick Masterson, 7 32.8 Rebs. Per Game 36.0 -2.2 Reb Margin -3.6 11.8 Assists Per Game 13.4 » News and Notes 13.8 Turnovers Per Game 12.6 A WIN AGAINST TENNESSEE STATE WOULD: +3.8 Turnover Margin +0.2 • Be the second victory of the season for the Owls. 7.3 Steals Per Game 7.0 • Keep Kennesaw State undefeated at home in the 2017-18 season. • Be the second victory in a row for the Owls over Tennessee State. 3.0 Blocks Per Game 1.8

THE ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS TENNESSEE STATE The Owls are 1-3 all time against Tennessee State. They got a big victory UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS a season ago on the road against the Tigers right before conference play Institution Name ����� Kennesaw State University began. Location...... Kennesaw, Ga. Enrollment ������������������������������������������������������� 35,000 SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE Founded �����������������������������������������������������������������1963 Tennessee State has gone 2-2 so far this season defeating Canisius and Nickname ��������������������������������������������������������������Owls Reinhardt. The Tigers two losses came at Kansas and Middle Tennessee State. Colors...... Black and Gold They’re led by Delano Spencer. The senior from , Ga. averages 16.0 points Affiliation...... NCAA Division I per game. Conference...... ASUN Conference Arena/Capacity ���������������KSU Convocation Cen- Dana Ford is in his fourth season as head coach at Tennessee State and has ter/4,600 taken the Tigers from one of the bottom teams in the OVC to one of the best in Year Opened ������������������������������������������������������� 2005 short period of time. President...... Director of Athletics...... Milton Overton Ford was named OVC Coach of the Year a season ago after leading the Tigers to Senior Woman Admin...... Katie Egloff their second winning season in a row. Institution Website ������������������������� Kennesaw.edu Athletic Website �������������������������������KSUOwls.com SKINNER ENTERS THIRD SEASON Al Skinner enters his third season as head coach of Kennesaw State. Last season, the team posted the most wins KSU has ever had in the Division I era with 14 and secured its first ASUN Tournament victory at USC Upstate since 2010. All-Time Series 1-3 He hit a milestone a season ago against N.C. A&T notching his 400th career victory as a head coach. Recent History Year Winning Team H/A Score THREE STARTERS RETURN 11/27/09 Tennessee State N 67-73 Kennesaw State returns eight letter winners from a season ago including three 12/31/14 Tennessee State A 73-62 starters. 11/28/15 Tennessee State H 56-49 The three starters are Jordan Jones, Nick Masterson and Kyle Clarke. Along with 1/2/17 Kennesaw State A 76-73 the returners are James Scott. He was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team a season ago after averaging 8.5 points per game.

PROTECTING THE NEST After the victory over Piedmont, the Owls are 1-0 in the KSU Convocation Center. In Skinner’s first two seasons as head coach, the Owls have had winning records at home going 8-6 in his first season and 8-5 in his second season.

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» Daily Dribbles Preseason All-Conference KSU BY THE NUMBERS Nick Masterson was named to the ASUN Preseason All-Conference team after being deadly from long range last season finishing second in the country with Nick Masterson was a mark of 54.1 from three-point range. He was even better in conference play making 57.1 percent of his outside shots and produced an offensive rating of the only Owl to be 136.1. named ASUN Presea- son All-Conference this Masterson hit a three in 29 of 31 games and hit at least two threes in all but season. seven games last season. 1 He has hit at least one three in the first five games this season. This is head coach Al Skinner’s third season Picked to Finish Fifth as the head coach at Kennesaw State was picked to finish fifth in the ASUN Coaches Poll and the Kennesaw State. ASUN Media Poll. In Skinner’s first two seasons, the team was picked to finish seventh. 3 Last season, the Owls finished in a tie for fourth at the end of the season.

Newcomers The team finished in a Kennesaw State welcomes two new players to the roster welcoming Tristan tie for fourth place in Jarrett and Bryson Lockley. the ASUN a season ago. Jarrett was rated a three-star recruit on ESPN. He played at Haywood County High School and was named the 2017 All-West Tennessee Boys Basketball Player 4 of the Year averaging 21.8 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game to lead In the ASUN his team to the Region 8-AA Championship. Preseason Coaches Poll, the Owls were Lockley is originally from Houston, Texas and began his career with Santa Clara. After a redshirt season, he transferred to Panola CC. He saw action in 35 games chosen to finish with 11 starts at Panola. in fifth place this 5 season. Trending Upward In the past three season’s the Owls have improved their win total going from 10 This is the 13th to 11 to the 14 last season. The 14 is the most KSU has won in the Division I era. season that Kennesaw State Filling the Void has been playing in Kendrick Ray and Aubrey Williams were huge for the Owls last season as Ray Division I. led the team averaging 21 points per game and Williams averaged a dou- ble-double. 13 Bryson Lockley Ray is the first Kennesaw State player to be named ASUN First Team All-Con- pulled down 14 ference after a season where he broke the single-season Kennesaw State scor- boards in the ing record with 656 points. exhibition to give him Williams was a consistent low post presence for the Owls last year finishing the a double-double. season with 19 double-doubles and averaging one for the season. Williams was 14 named ASUN Second Team All-Conference at the end of the year. Jordan Jones led Setting Up Their Teammates the team in scoring Along with scoring 96 points in their exhibition against West Georgia, the Owls against West had 29 assists on 37 field goals. Georgia with 18 points. That is the most assists KSU has had under Skinner. The previous high was 27 a 18 season ago against North Florida. James Scott scored Against Piedmont, the Owls had 19 assists on 32 field goals and only had nine 26 points in the first turnovers. game of the season against Butler. Over the last three games, KSU has averaged 16.33 assists having at least 15 in each game. They’ve had more assists than turnovers in two of those three games. 26 Masterson Does it All Nick Masterson Masterson is making 57 percent of his threes despite other defenses keying on was second in the him in the Owls offense. country last season in three-point field Despite them limiting his shots, he still leads KSU in assists and steals in the early goal percentage of going this season. 54 54.1 percent.

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» news & notes KSU’S RECORD WHEN Bench Help AT HOME...... 1-0 The bench has been a key for the Owls this season led by Tyler Hooker. ON THE ROAD...... 0-4 IN NOVEMBER...... 1-4 Against Florida State, the Owls bench scored 40 points behind Hooker and IN DECEMBER...... 0-0 Kosta Jankovic. IN JANUARY...... 0-0 IN FEBRUARY...... 0-0 The 40 points in the most that the bench has scored this season topping the IN MARCH...... 37 it scored against Piedmont. KSU VS. NCAA DIVISION I...... 0-4 In the first five games, Kennesaw State’s bench has averaged 25.4 points per D3...... 1-0 game. A10...... 0-0 AAC...... 0-0 New Look ACC...... 0-1 Kennesaw State will have two new jerseys this season with a gray and a black ASUN...... 0-0 jersey to go along with their white and gold jerseys. AMERICA EAST...... 0-0 ATLANTIC 10...... 0-0 The black jersey has sleeves on it making KSU one of two schools in the coun- BIG EAST...... 0-1 CAA...... 0-1 try to have one of its primary road jerseys to have sleeves. The other school is MAAC...... 0-0 with a primary jersey with sleeves on it is Northwestern State. MEAC...... 0-0 OVC...... 0-1 Not only do the Owls have new jerseys this season, but KSU will be playing on SOCON...... 0-0 a new court this season with the KS logo in the center of the floor. SWAC...... 0-0 WCC...... 0-0 Coaching Tree Coach Skinner is one of the very few Coaches in Division 1 Basketball, to have KSU’S RECORD SCORING 4 of his former assistants, currently serving as Head Coaches-Tim O’Shea at SCORING <50 PTS...... SCORING 50-59 PTS...... 0-1 Bryant University, at Providence College, at Northeastern SCORING 60-69 PTS...... 0-2 & at U Mass-Lowell. SCORING 70-79 PTS...... 1-1 SCORING 80-89 PTS...... 0-0 Familiarity With the Staff SCORING 90 OR MORE PTS...... 0-0 Coach Skinner has not only had the same staff for all three seasons, but he ALLOWING <50 PTS...... had previously coached two of his three assistants at prior schools. ALLOWING 50-59 PTS...... 1-0 ALLOWING 60-69 PTS...... 0-0 Michael Cotton transferred to Boston College after originally going to Okla- ALLOWING 70-79 PTS...... 0-1 homa to play for Skinner for his junior and senior season before graduating in ALLOWING 80-89 PTS...... 0-2 ALLOWING 90 OR MORE PTS...... 0-1 2000. KSU’S RECORD SHOOTING Skinner was an assistant at Rhode Island when Carlton Owens played for the SHOOTING <30%...... 0-1 Rams. Owens is still the all-time leading scorer in Rhode Island history and the SHOOTING 30-39%...... 0-0 only Ram to score over 2,000 career points. SHOOTING 40-49%...... 1-3 SHOOTING 50% OR HIGHER...... 0-0 Success on the Road OPPONENTS SHOOT <30%...... The Owls had some success on the road last season winning six games. That OPPONENTS SHOOT 30-39%...... 1-0 was the most road wins the team has had since KSU joined Division I. Coming OPPONENTS SHOOT 40-49%...... 0-2 OPP. SHOOT 50% OR HIGHER...... 0-2 down the stretch, Kennesaw State was playing really well on the road winning SHOOTING > OPPONENT...... 1-0 three of their last road games with both losses coming at FGCU. SHOOTING < OPPONENT...... 0-4 SHOOTING SAME AS OPPONENT...... Jankovic Helps Lift the Owls Kosta Jankovic came off the bench against Florida State and had one of his KSU’S RECORD TURNOVERS most productive starts of the season. He went 5-6 for 13 points with three of COMMITTING MORE TURNOVERS...... 0-3 those baskets coming from behind the three-point line. He also led the team COMMITTING FEWER TURNOVERS...... 1-1 with six rebounds against the Noles. TEAMS TIE IN TURNOVERS...... 0-0

For the season he is averaging 10 points per game scoring in double figures in KSU’S RECORD REBOUNDING three of the four games he’s seen action in this season. OUTREBOUNDING OPPONENT...... 1-0 GETTING OUTREBOUNDED...... 0-4 Tristan Jarrett Provides a Spark TEAMS TIE IN REBOUNDS...... 0-0 In his first five collegiate games, Jarrett has scored in double figures in two of them. Jarrett has shown no fear on the floor scoring 15 points at Butler in his first collegiate action. Against Piedmont, the freshman went 6-10 in the game to score 14 points.

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Al Skinner THE SKINNER FILE Head Coach • 24th Year UMass • 1974 Birthdate June 16, 1952 Hometown Malverne, NY High School Malverne HS College UMass, ‘74 Family Wife, Donna, Children, After guiding the Eagles to a 27-5 overall Vaniecia and Andre record and the second round of the NCAA HEAD COACHING CAREER Al Skinner, a former Division I national coach Tournament, Skinner was named 2001 Na- 1988-89 Rhode Island 13-15 of the year and two-time BIG EAST Confer- tional Coach of the Year by Chevrolet/CBS, 1989-90 Rhode Island 15-13 ence Coach of the Year, was named the head ESPN,Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News 1990-91 Rhode Island 11-17 1991-92 Rhode Island 22-10* coach of the Kennesaw State men’s basket- and the United States Basketball Writers As- 1992-93 Rhode Island 19-11* ball program on April 26, 2015. sociation (USBWA). He also earned BIG EAST 1993-94 Rhode Island 11-16 Conference Coach of the Year honors. In his first two seasons at Kennesaw State, he 1994-95 Rhode Island 7-20 1995-96 Rhode Island 20-14* guided the Owls to their most wins in a sea- Skinner earned Coach 1996-97 Rhode island 20-10* son in the Division I era and the best ASUN of the Year again in 2005 after leading Bos- 1997-98 Boston College 15-16 finish since the 2006-07 season. ton College to a 25-5 mark and the second 1998-99 Boston College 6-21 round of the NCAA Tournament. 1999-00 Boston College 11-19 Last season, the team had 14 wins including 2000-01 Boston College 27-5* a victory in the ASUN Tournament over USC Prior to his time at BC, Skinner spent nine 2001-02 Boston College 20-12* Upstate. It was the first tournament victory seasons as head coach at Rhode Island, lead- 2002-03 Boston College 19-12* for the Owls since 2010. ing the Rams to a 138-126 (.523) mark. Skinner 2003-04 Boston College 24-10* took over as head coach at URI in 1988 after 2004-05 Boston College 25-5* Overall, the guard play has thrived in Skin- serving as an assistant on the Rams’ bench 2005-06 Boston College 28-8* ner’s continuity offense as Kendrick Ray set from 1984-88. 2006-07 Boston College 21-12* 2007-08 Boston College 14-17 new single-season scoring records in both 2008-09 Boston College 22-12* season’s he played under Skinner, and Nick During his tenure in Kingston, he led Rhode 2009-10 Boston College 15-16 Masterson finished second in the country Island to a pair of NCAA Tournament berths making 54.1 percent of his three-point field 2015-16 Kennesaw State 11-20 (1993 and 1997) and two more National Invi- 2016-17 Kennesaw State 14-18 goals. tational Tournament (NIT) appearances (1992 2017-18 Kennesaw State 1-4 and 1996), as well as three 20+ win seasons. Total 412-333 The Owls offense was prolific from the He was named the Atlantic-10 Coach of the outside finishing second in the country in Year in 1991-92 and was inducted into the three-point field goal percentage during the University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of ASSISTANT COACH 2016-17 season. Fame in 2000. 1982-83 Marist 1983-84 Marist 1984-85 Marist Ray was awarded for his tremendous senior Skinner came to Kennesaw State after serving 1985-86 Rhode Island 9-19 season by becoming the first Kennesaw two seasons as associate head coach under State player to be named ASUN First Team 1986-87 Rhode island 20-10 longtime friend Tim O’Shea at Bryant Uni- 1987-88 Rhode Island 28-7 All-Conference. versity where the Bulldogs compiled a 34-29 2013-14 Bryant 18-14 (.540) overall record, including a 22-12 (.647) 2014-15 Bryant 16-15 Those two guards weren’t the only players mark in the . to develop under Coach Skinner and his staff. Forward Aubrey Williams averaged a Coaching Honors Skinner first broke into coaching as an double-double throughout his senior season 2004-05 assistant at Marist College in 1982 following Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year and was named ASUN Second Team All-Con- successful stints in the ABA and NBA from Big East Coach of the Year ference after being the sixth man in his first 1974-80 (Nets, Pistons, 76ers). season with the Owls. 2000-01 Prior to his professional playing career, Chevrolet/CBS Coach of the Year Skinner has guided his teams to nine NCAA Skinner spent three years on the court at the ESPN Coach of the Year Tournament appearances and four confer- University of Massachusetts from 1971-74, Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year ence titles during tenures at the University of becoming the only player in Minuteman The Sporting News Coach of the Year Rhode Island and Boston College. His teams history to be named a three-time All-Yankee Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year posted ten 20-plus win seasons. Conference selection. USBWA Coach of the Year Big East Coach of the Year NABC District 1 Coach of the Year The winningest coach in BC history, Skinner A team captain and All-America Honorable spent 13 seasons at The Heights, compiling Mention in 1973-74, Skinner remains one of a 247-165 (.560) record from 1997-2010. He 1991-92 the most decorated players in UMass basket- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year took Boston College to six NCAA Tourna- ball history, concluding his career with 1,235 ments in a seven-year stretch, leading his points, 749 rebounds and 320 assists in 79 2005-06 team to the Sweet 16. Four of his games. teams finished the year ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll, including the Skinner and his wife, Donna, have two grown 2001 and 2007 clubs that concluded those children, Vaniecia and Andre. seasons at No. 7.

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS Lineup Record Clarke, Masterson, Scott, Lockley, Jones 0-2 Clarke, Masterson, Scott, Jankovic, Jones 1-2

MISCELLANEOUS STATS Times Led Games With

Player Pts. Rebs. Assts. Sts. Blks. 10+Pts 20+ Pts 10+ Reb 3+ Assts 2+ Blks 3+ Stls 3+3’s Dble-Dbles Anthony Wilson ------1 - - - - Jordan Jones - 3 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - James Scott 3 - 1 2 - 4 1 - 1 - - 1 - Tyler Hooker - - 2 1 - 3 - - 2 - - - - Isaac Mbuyamba ------Kyle Clarke - - 1 2 - 1 - - 1 - - - - Tristan Jarrett - - - 1 1 2 ------Arthur Gray ------Nick Masterson 1 - 2 3 - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - Bryson Lockley - - - - 2 - - - - 1 - - - Isaiah Rose ------Kosta Jankovic 1 2 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - - -

games with Total

Player KSU’s First Sub Traditional 3-Point Play Cluth FT-FTA (Last 5 min/OT) Anthony Wilson - - - Jordan Jones - - 4-4 James Scott 2-2 Tyler Hooker 1 1 - Isaac Mbuyamba 1 - - Kyle Clarke - - - Tristan Jarret 2 1-2 Arthur Gray - - 1-2 Nick Masterson - 1 - Byrson Lockley 1 1-2 Isaiah Rose Kosta Jankovic 1

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Anthony Wilson season highs career highs F | 6’5” | 210 | So. Points...... Points...... 10 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 1 Miami, Fla. FGM...... FGM...... 4 vs. Lipsomb 2/23/17 FGA...... FGA...... 10 Two Times EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 3 FM...... Double-Figure Points 0 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... 2 Three Times Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... FTM...... 6 at FAMU 11/30/16 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... Rebounds...... 8 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... Assists...... 4 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... 1 Three Times Steals...... Steals...... 4 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 Minutes...... Minutes...... 35 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17

Jordan Jones season highs career highs F | 6’8” | 205 | RSr. Points...... 15 at Tenn. Tech 11/18/17 Points...... 16 vs. UNF 2/18/17 2 Alpharetta, Ga. FGM...... 5 at Tenn. Tech 11/18/17 FGM...... 8 vs. UNF 2/18/17 FGA...... 9 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 FGA...... 14 vs. UNF 2/8/17 3 FM...... 3 FM...... N/A EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... 1 vs. USC Upstate 2/7/15 Double-Figure Points 1 Scoring 20+ 0 FTM...... 6 at Butler 11/10/17 FTM...... 4 at W. Virginia 12/5/15 KSU Leading Scorer 0 Rebounds...... 11 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Rebounds...... 13 Two Times Double-Figure Rebs 0 Assists...... 4 at Tenn. Tech 11/18/17 Assists...... 5 vs. UNF 2/18/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 2 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... 2 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Blocks...... 4 at Young. St. 12/17/14 Steals...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Steals...... 2 at Chattanooga 12/18/15 Minutes...... 39 at Butler 11/10/17 Minutes...... 39 at Butler 11/10/17

James Scott season highs career highs G | 6’5” | 188 | So. Points...... 26 at Butler 11/10/17 Points...... 33 at Stetson 2/9/17 3 Union City, N.J. FGM...... 10 at Butler 11/10/17 FGM...... 11 at Stetson 2/9/17 FGA...... 20 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGA...... 20 at Hofstra 11/13/17 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 3 FM...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 Double-Figure Points 4 3 FGA...... 9 at Butler 11/10/17 3 FGA...... 9 at Butler 11/10/17 Scoring 20+ 1 KSU Leading Scorer 3 FTM...... 2 Two Times FTM...... 9 at Stetson 2/9/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 3 Two Times Rebounds...... 4 at Stetson 2/9/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 Assists...... 6 at Lipscomb 1/7/17 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... 1 at Stetson 2/9/17 Steals...... 2 Two Times Steals...... 3 at Stetson 2/9/17 Minutes...... 33 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 Minutes...... 38 at Stetson 2/9/17

Tyler Hooker season highs career highs G | 6’0” | 150 | RSo. Points...... 17 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Points...... 17 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 4 Simpsonville, S.C. FGM...... 8 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGM...... 8 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGA...... 14 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGA...... 14 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 3 FM...... 3 vs. NJIT 1/25/17 Double-Figure Points 3 3 FGA...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 3 FGA...... 6 vs. NJIT 1/25/17 Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... 3 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 FTM...... 8 at Tennessee State 1/2/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 Rebounds...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... 5 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 Assists...... 6 vs. Upstate 2/4/17 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... 1 Two Times Steals...... 2 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 Steals...... 3 at North Florida 1/19/17 Minutes...... 34 at FSU 11/22/17 Minutes...... 34 at FSU 11/22/17

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Isaac Mbuyamba season highs career highs F | 6’6” | 220 | Fr. Points...... 6 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Points...... 6 at Hofstra 11/13/17 5 Portland, Ore. FGM...... 3 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGM...... 3 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGA...... 4 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGA...... 4 at Hofstra 11/13/17 3 FM...... 3 FM...... EXTRAS 17-18 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... Double-Figure Points 0 Scoring 20+ 0 FTM...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 FTM...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 KSU Leading Scorer 0 Rebounds...... 9 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Rebounds...... 9 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Assists...... Assists...... KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... Steals...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Steals...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Minutes...... 23 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Minutes...... 23 at Hofstra 11/13/17

Kyle Clarke season highs career highs G | 6’5” | 188 | S0. Points...... 12 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Points...... 16 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 11 Daytona Beach, Fla. FGM...... 5 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGM...... 8 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 FGA...... 9 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGA...... 11 vs. Lipscomb 2/23/17 3 FM...... 3 FM...... 1 Two Times EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... 1 Two Times Double-Figure Points 1 Scoring 20+ 0 FTM...... 2 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FTM...... 6 vs. Lipscomb 1/9/16 KSU Leading Scorer 0 Rebounds...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 Rebounds...... Three four times Double-Figure Rebs 0 Assists...... 4 Two Times Assists...... 7 at Iowa 11/11/16 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... 2 Two Times Steals...... 2 Two Times Steals...... 2 Five Times Minutes...... 23 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Minutes...... 31 at USF 11/28/16

Tristan Jarrett season highs career highs G | 6’4” | 196 | Fr. Points...... 15 at Butler 11/10/17 Points...... 15 at Butler 11/10/17 13 Brownsville, Tenn. FGM...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGM...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGA...... 13 at Butler 11/10/17 FGA...... 13 at Butler 11/10/17 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 3 at Butler 11/10/17 3 FM...... 3 at Butler 11/10/17 Double-Figure Points 1 3 FGA...... 6 Two Times 3 FGA...... 6 at Butler 11/10/17 Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 FTM...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 Rebounds...... 6 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... 2 Two Times Assists...... 2 Two Times Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Blocks...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Steals...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Steals...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Minutes...... 25 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 Minutes...... 22 at Butler 11/10/17

Arthur Gray season highs career highs F | 6’6” | 234 | RSr. Points...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Points...... 15 Lawrenceville, Ga. FGM...... FGM...... FGA...... FGA...... EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 3 FM...... Double-Figure Points 0 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 FTM...... Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Rebounds...... KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... Assists...... Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... Steals...... Steals...... Minutes...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Minutes......

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Nick Masterson season highs career highs G | 6’6” | 202 | Jr. Points...... 18 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 Points...... 29 at Iowa 11/11/16 21 Woodstock, Ga. FGM...... 7 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGM...... 11 at Iowa 11/11/16 FGA...... 12 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 FGA...... 16 at Iowa 11/11/16 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 4 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 3 FM...... 7 at Iowa 11/11/16 Double-Figure Points 2 3 FGA...... 7 vs Piedmont 11/16/17 3 FGA...... 10 at Iowa 11/11/16 Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 FTM...... 4 at UMBC 11/19/16 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 7 at Butler 11/10/17 Rebounds...... 5 Two Times KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 Assists...... 8 Two Times Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Blocks...... 2 vs. Thomas 12/7/15 Steals...... 2 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Steals...... 4 vs. Thomas 1/3/15 Minutes...... 39 at Butler 11/10/17 Minutes...... 40 vs. NJIT 1/25/17

Bryson Lockley season highs career highs 24 F | 6’8” | 203 | So. Points...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 Points...... 2 at Butler 11/10/17 Houston, Texas FGM...... 1 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 FGM...... 1 at Tenn Tech 11/18/17 FGA...... 3 at Butler 11/10/17 FGA...... 3 at Butler 11/10/17 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FM...... 3 FM...... Double-Figure Points 0 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... Scoring 20+ 0 KSU Leading Scorer 0 FTM...... 2 Two Times FTM...... 2 Two Times Double-Figure Rebs 0 Rebounds...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 Rebounds...... 4 at Butler 11/10/17 KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Assists...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 Assists...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... 4 at Tenn. Tech 11/18/17 Blocks...... 4 at Tenn. Tech 11/18/17 Steals...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 Steals...... 1 at Butler 11/10/17 Minutes...... 25 at Butler 11/10/17 Minutes...... 25 at Butler 11/10/17

Isaiah Rose season highs career highs 31 G | 6’4” | 188 | Jr. Points...... Points...... Alpharetta, Ga. FGM...... FGM...... FGA...... FGA...... 3 FM...... 3 FM...... EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FGA...... 3 FGA...... Double-Figure Points 0 Scoring 20+ 0 FTM...... FTM...... KSU Leading Scorer 0 Rebounds...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Rebounds...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Assists...... Assists...... KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... Steals...... Steals...... Minutes...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17 Minutes...... 1 vs. Piedmont 11/16/17

Kosta Jankovic season highs career highs 33 F | 6’7” | 200 |Jr. Points...... 15 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Points...... 15 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Belgrade, Serbia FGM...... 4 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGM...... 4 Two Times FGA...... 8 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FGA...... 8 at Hofstra 11/13/17 3 FM...... 3 FM...... 2 vs. NJIT 1/30/16 EXTRAS ‘17-18’ 3 FGA...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 3 FGA...... 3 vs NJIT 1/30/16 Double-Figure Points 3 Scoring 20+ 0 FTM...... 7 at Hofstra 11/13/17 FTM...... 7 at Hofstra 11/13/17 KSU Leading Scorer 0 Rebounds...... 6 at FSU 11/22/17 Rebounds...... 9 at USC Upstate 1/28/17 Double-Figure Rebs 0 Assists...... 3 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Assists...... 3 Two Times KSU Leading Rebs. 0 Double-Doubles 0 Blocks...... Blocks...... 1 vs. USC Upstate 2/1/16 Steals...... 1 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Steals...... 1 Two Times Minutes...... 34 at Hofstra 11/13/17 Minutes...... 34 at Hofstra 11/13/17

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Kennesaw State MBB Stats Kennesaw State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 22, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-4 1-0 0-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-4 1-0 0-4 0-0

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 03 SCOTT, James 5-5 144 28.8 32-89 .3 6 0 7-30 .2 3 3 10-13 .7 6 9 4 8 12 2.4 9 0 6 10 0 6 81 16.2 04 HOOKER, Tyler 5-0 116 23.2 22-54 .4 0 7 3-11 .2 7 3 6-11 .5 4 5 4 11 15 3.0 8 0 12 9 0 4 53 10.6 21 MASTERSON, Nick 5-5 167 33.4 17-33 .5 1 5 12-21 .5 7 1 7-7 1.000 3 9 12 2.4 12 0 15 9 1 7 53 10.6 33 JANKOVIC, Kosta 4-3 104 26.0 13-24 .5 4 2 3-7 .4 2 9 11-13 .8 4 6 10 11 21 5.3 4 0 8 3 0 3 40 10.0 13 JARRETT, Tristan 5-0 94 18.8 15-49 .3 0 6 5-19 .2 6 3 6-9 .6 6 7 6 10 16 3.2 6 0 5 9 1 3 41 8.2 02 JONES, Jordan 5-5 140 28.0 12-26 .4 6 2 0-0 .0 0 0 10-14 .7 1 4 9 25 34 6.8 13 1 11 8 2 2 34 6.8 11 CLARKE, Kyle 5-5 84 16.8 8-19 .4 2 1 0-0 .0 0 0 2-6 .3 3 3 1 9 10 2.0 7 0 9 9 0 6 18 3.6 24 LOCKLEY, Bryson 3-2 64 21.3 1-7 .1 4 3 0-0 .0 0 0 7-14 .5 0 0 3 7 10 3.3 9 0 1 1 5 2 9 3.0 05 MBUYAMBA, Isaac 5-0 85 17.0 7-11 .6 3 6 0-0 .0 0 0 1-7 .1 4 3 13 10 23 4.6 10 0 0 4 0 2 15 3.0 15 GRAY, Arthur 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 31 ROSE, Isaiah 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 11 14 25 1 Total...... 5 1000 127-312 .4 0 7 30-88 .3 4 1 61-96 .6 3 5 64 116 180 36.0 78 1 67 63 9 35 345 69.0 Opponents...... 5 1000 150-322 .4 6 6 37-114 .3 2 5 54-86 .6 2 8 65 133 198 39.6 89 - 83 64 19 34 391 78.2

TEAM STATISTICS KSU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 345 391 11/10/17 at Butler L 64-82 9138 Points per game 69.0 78.2 11/13/17 at Hofstra L 57-75 1013 Scoring margin -9.2 - 11/16/17 PIEDMONT W 77-54 1056 FIELD GOALS-ATT 127-312 150-322 11/18/17 at Tennessee Tech L 68-82 1116 Field goal pct .4 0 7 .4 6 6 11/22/17 at Florida State L 79-98 5284 3 POINT FG-ATT 30-88 37-114 3-point FG pct .3 4 1 .3 2 5 * - Conference game 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 7.4 FREE THROWS-ATT 61-96 54-86 Free throw pct .6 3 5 .6 2 8 F-Throws made per game 12.2 10.8 REBOUNDS 180 198 Rebounds per game 36.0 39.6 Rebounding margin -3.6 - ASSISTS 67 83 Assists per game 13.4 16.6 TURNOVERS 63 64 Turnovers per game 12.6 12.8 Turnover margin +0.2 - /turnover ratio 1.1 1.3 STEALS 35 34 Steals per game 7.0 6.8 BLOCKS 9 19 Blocks per game 1.8 3.8 ATTENDANCE 1056 16551 Home games-Avg/Game 1-1056 4-4138 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Kennesaw State 163 182 345 Opponents 210 181 391

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