www.USAJaguars.com @WeAreSouth_MBB 2018-19 #BurnTheBoats SOUTH ALABAMA MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 3 • Chattanooga Mocs (2-1) at South Alabama Jaguars (1-1) November 16, 2018 • 7 p.m. • Mitchell Center (10,000) • Mobile, Ala. South Alabama Quick Facts THE COACHES 2018-19 Schedule School Name ...... University of South Alabama South Alabama Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005) Date Opponent Result/Time Location ...... Mobile, Ala. Record at USA: 1-1 (1st year) 11/6 at Auburn L 58-101 Founded ...... 1963 Overall Record: 36-29 (3rd year) Record vs. Chattanooga: 0-0 11/11 HUNTINGDON W 106-76 Enrollment ...... 16,699 11/16 CHATTANOOGA# 7 p.m. President ...... Dr. Tony G. Waldrop (North Carolina ‘74) Chattanooga Lamont Paris (Wooster, 1996) 11/17 JACKSONVILLE# 7 p.m. Athletics Director ....Dr. Joel Erdmann (S. Dakota St. ‘86) Record at UTC: 12-24 (2nd year) 11/19 SE MISSOURI STATE# 7 p.m. National Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Overall Record: Same 11/23 at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. Conference ...... Sun Belt 11/28 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. Home Court ...... Mitchell Center (5,520) LAST GAME 12/1 FLORIDA A&M 7 p.m. Nickname...... Jaguars South Alabama defeated Huntingdon Sunday 106-76. Chattanooga 12/5 at New Orleans 7 p.m. School Colors ...... Blue, Red and White downed Cumberland 92-61 on Tuesday. 12/8 TULANE 3 p.m. 12/19 ALABAMA A&M 7 p.m. • Coaching Staff • NEXT GAME 12/20 MOBILE 7 p.m. Head Coach ...... Richie Riley The Jaguars start the Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic Friday against Chattanooga. The Hawks travel to Berry on Tuesday. 12/29 RICHMOND 3 p.m. Alma Mater ...... Eastern Kentucky, 2005 1/3 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. Record at South Alabama ...... 1-1 (1st year) ON THE AIR 1/5 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 p.m. Career Record ...... 36-29 (3rd year) Radio: 99.5 FM The Jag; Steve Goldberg (pxp) 1/10 at Arkansas State 7 p.m. Men’s Basketball Offi ce Phone ...... (251) 460-6104 On the web: 995thejag.com/listen (audio); JagNationTV.com (video) 1/12 at Little Rock 3 p.m. Best Time of Day to Reach ...... Weekday mornings 1/17 GEORGIA STATE 7 p.m. Assistant Coach ...... Adam Howard RANKINGS through Nov. 14) 1/19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 p.m. Alma Mater ...... Western Kentucky, 2008 USA: #67 RPI, #276 Sagarin 1/24 at Louisiana 7 p.m. Assistant Coach ...... Amorrow Morgan UTC: #105 RPI, #221 Sagarin Alma Mater ...... Idaho State, 2012 1/26 at ULM 2 p.m. Assistant Coach ...... Nima Omidvar THE SERIES 2/2 TROY 5 p.m. Alma Mater ...... Maryland, 2008 Tied 1-1. 2/7 ARKANSAS STATE 7 p.m. Director of Basketball Operations ...... Tyler Parker 2/9 LITTLE ROCK 3 p.m. Current winning streak: USA, 1 win Alma Mater ...... Faulkner, 2012 2/13 at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. CST UTC’s last win in series: 85-69 (12/30/93) in Chattanooga Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Matthew Brown 2/15 at Georgia State 6 p.m. CST Last meeting: South Alabama 84, Chattanooga 67 (11/25/07) 2/23 at Troy 4:15 p.m. USA’s last win at the Mitchell Center: N/A • Strategic Communications • 2/28 UT ARLINGTON 7 p.m. UTC’s last win at the Mitchell Center: N/A Assistant Athletic Director ...... Brian Fremund 3/2 TEXAS STATE 7 p.m. USA’s record at the Mitchell Center: 0-0 Offi ce ...... (251) 414-8032 3/7 at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. CST USA’s home streak: N/A Email ...... [email protected] 3/9 at Appalachian State 1 p.m. CST USA’s longest winning / losing streak in series: 1 / 1 Asst. Strategic Comm./MBB Contact ...... Matt Horne 3/14-17 at Sun Belt Tournament@ TBA Offi ce ...... (251) 414-8184 * Sun Belt Conference game Notes: Neither of the fi rst two meetings took place in Mobile — the Email ...... [email protected] # Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic, Mobile, Ala. Mocs won the fi rst game in Chattanooga in 1993, and the Jaguars won Strategic Communications Fax...... (251) 460-7297 @ Sun Belt Tournament, New Orleans, La. the second in Anaheim at the Anaheim Classic. Press Row Phone ...... (251) 460-7418 Strategic Comm. Mailing Address ..... 5950 Old Shell Rd. Quick Hits Mitchell Center Room 1209 Record: 1-1 Mobile, AL 36688 vs. non-conf: 1-1 / vs. Sun Belt: 0-0 Streak: Won 1 • Basketball History • Last 5 / 10 / 15 games: 1-4 / 3-7 / 5-10 First Year of Basketball ...... 1968-69 Longest winning / losing streak: 1 / 1 Overall All-Time Record ...... 804-638 All-Time Sun Belt Conference Record ...... 349-299 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ...... 8/2008 SOUTH ALABAMA ATAGLANCE NIT Tournament Appearances/Last ...... 4/2007 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. MPG PPG RPG Notes Sun Belt Tournament titles ...... 1980, 1989, 1991, 1997 1998, 2006 0 Kory Holden G 6-2 185 Gr. - - - Scored 10 points (6-8 FTs) off the bench vs. Tuskegee 1 Herb McGee G 6-2 195 Jr. 28.0 6.0 3.5 11 points, 3 3-pointers vs. Huntingdon Communications Contacts 3 Kevin Morris F 6-8 248 Jr. 17.0 4.5 5.5 9 points (3-4 FGs), 5 rebounds at Auburn South Alabama 12 R.J. Kelly F 6-7 205 So. 24.0 7.0 4.5 14 points, 9 rebounds, career-high 4 blocks vs. Huntingdon Matt Horne ([email protected]) 14 Rodrick Sikes G 6-2 170 Sr. 27.5 17.0 1.0 Scored 20 of 25 pts at Auburn in 1st half (251) 414-8184 (offi ce) 25 Jordan Andrews G 6-5 180 Jr. 22.0 11.0 4.0 18 points, 4-5 on 3s vs. Huntingdon (912) 536-5806 (cell) 30 Abdul Dial G 6-3 200 Jr. 15.5 12.5 4.0 Career-high 23 points, 6 rebounds in 1st career start vs. Huntingdon Chattanooga 33 Josh Ajayi F 6-7 245 Jr. 23.0 11.0 6.5 12 points (6-6 FTs) and 9 rebounds vs. Huntingdon Jim Horten ([email protected]) 42 Trhae Mitchell F 6-6 195 Jr. 30.5 11.0 2.5 1st career double-double (15 pts, 10 asts) vs. Huntingdon (423) 425-2350 (offi ce) 50 John Pettway G 6-2 193 So. 12.5 2.0 0.5 4 points (2-2 FGs) vs. Huntingdon (423) 645-8733 (cell) Probable starters highlighted PREVIEWING THE WEEKEND Head coach Richie Riley on the Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic • OPENING TIP On the weekend: “It’s going to be a challenging weekend. There are three good teams • This weekend’s tournament is named after long-time basketball supporters Goldie and Herman Ungar. coming in here. We’re excited to get to play again. It feels like the games have been The Heart of Gold Award, named after Goldie, is given each year to the player who best represents tireless really spread out because we’ve practiced so many times. We’re treating this just like a eff ort, deep desire and total dedication during practice and competition. tournament; I think that’s a good way to handle things like this. Even though it’s a round • The last time South Alabama had back-to-back games with at least one team scoring 100 points was robin, we’re treating it like a tournament. Friday night against Chattanooga will be a 1994-95. heck of a challenge for our team. They do a lot of things that make them tough to play • The Jaguars’ point diff erential (48) between the fi rst two games is the largest since 2002-03 when they against. We’re going to try and win and advance; we’re trying to win a championship on scored 123 against William Carey and 61 their next time out vs. New Orleans. Monday and in order to do that, you have to win one game at a time.” • USA’s 106 points marked the program’s fi rst 100-point game since defeating Appalachian State 104-95 on Jan. 8, 2015, and are its most since putting up 123 on William Carey on Feb. 25, 2003. The App State : “I don’t think we’re all the way fi xed; I wish On fi xing issues in the Huntingdon game contest was also the last time South Alabama had six players in double-digit points. that we were, but we’re moving in the right direction. Any time you inherit a team that • The team also dished out 24 assists, which is the most since recording 26 vs. Florida Atlantic on Feb. 14, have gone through some of the struggles like they have in terms of wins and losses, 2009. Eight of the nine Jaguars in uniform had at least two, and Trhae Mitchell set a career high with 10. you’re trying to fi gure out how to win. You’re trying to help them learn the things that go into winning. We’re defi nitely a work in progress right now but we’re making some • Mitchell’s assist total was the most by a Jaguar since Daon Merritt had 13 vs. Troy on Feb. 10, 2008. strides. All you can ask for in the second week of November is that you continue to trend • Mitchell also had 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, blocked a career-high-tying four shots and had two upward and that’s what we’re doing. This weekend is going to be a really good measur- steals. He has seven blocks total in his fi rst two games and leads the league with 3.5 per contest. ing stick for us to see where we’re at. Auburn is a top 10 team in the country and we’ve • Mitchell’s double-double was the fi rst of his career, and the points-assists double-double was the fi rst by played a non-Division I (opponent). The diff erence in the two teams we’ve played so far a Jaguar since Merritt on Nov. 17, 2006 against Morehead State (12 points, 10 assists). is pretty drastic. The three teams we have coming in to our place are more comparable. • In his fi rst career start, Abdul Dial responded with new career highs in points (23) and rebounds (6). He We get to see where our team is at.” shot 8 for 11 from the fl oor and 2 for 3 from 3-point land, and had two blocks. • Jordan Andrews recorded his fi rst double-digit scoring game since January with 18 points on 6-for-8 On Chattanooga: “They have a good team. They went to Charlotte and won, which shooting. He went 4 for 5 from 3-point territory and handed out a pair of assists. isn’t easy to do. Charlotte turned around and beat Oklahoma State the next game they • R.J. Kelly shared game-high honors with nine rebounds and added 14 points and four blocks. The four played, so that’s a heck of a win for them. They have a team with a lot of young guys that blocks are a new career high. are good players now and will turn into really good players. (Kevin) Easley, their leading • Josh Ajayi also grabbed nine rebounds and tallied 12 points, thanks to a 6-for-6 performance at the scorer, is a freshman. He’s a versatile player, can step out and shoot the ‘3’, can score free-throw line. in face-up situations and can score in a variety of diff erent ways. A guy that has really • Chattanooga’s leading scorer, Kevin Easley, is averaging 20.0 points in his last two games and 17.7 per emerged for them is a graduate transfer, Thomas Smallwood. He came from UAB, where game on the season. he didn’t play as much as he would have liked, and he’s taking advantage of a great • Thomas Smallwood is averaging a double-double on the season with 14.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per opportunity. He’s playing at a high level; he had 18 (points) and 18 (rebounds) in their contest. He had 18 points and 18 rebounds in the Mocs’ last game vs. Cumberland. last game, and at 7-feet, he made four 3s against Charlotte, which is really impressive. ” CHATTANOOGA AT A GLANCE On what Chattanooga does off ensively: “They really spread you out; they play simi- No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Rbs. Hometown larly to Wisconsin. (Head coach) Lamont (Paris) was an assistant at Wisconsin under Bo 1 Jonathan Scott G/F 6-4 200 Jr. 6.3 3.7 Monument, Colo. Ryan. They play out of the Swing Off ense and a lot of the concepts you see out of that. 2 Jerry Johnson, Jr. G 6-1 220 R-Jr. 10.7 3.7 Memphis, Tenn. It makes them diffi cult to guard because there’s a lot of motion. Some of their actions 3 David Jean-Baptiste G 6-1 191 R-So. 5.3 1.0 Miami, Fla. aren’t predetermined; they’re not set plays, they’re more read and react, fl ex cuts, fl ares, 4 Maurice Commander G 6-0 167 Fr. 9.3 5.0 Chicago, Ill. pin-downs and handoff s. You have to guard a variety of diff erent actions. That’s going to 5 Donovann Toatley G 5-9 179 Fr. 12.7 1.7 Upper Marlboro, Md. be a challenge for us. We have to do a good job of trying to disrupt them and not allow 11 Rod Johnson F 6-7 200 Jr. — — Sun Prairie, Wisc. them to get into a fl ow because when they get into a fl ow off ensively with their guard 15 Ramon Vila F 6-8 242 R-So. — — Barcelona, Spain play, how they shoot the ‘3’ and the guys they have inside, they’re dangerous.” 21 Duane Moss F 6-6 200 R-Fr. — — Myrtle Beach, S.C. 22 Keigan Kerby F 6-7 211 Fr. 2.3 1.7 Hampton Beach, N.H. SOUTH ALABAMA’S LAST GAME 25 Justin Brown C 6-10 205 R-Fr. 4.3 3.7 Chicago, Ill. South Alabama 106, Huntingdon 76 • November 11, 2018 33 Thomas Smallwood C 7-0 241 Sr. 14.7 10.7 Bordeaux, France MOBILE, Ala. — Junior Abdul Dial scored a career-high 23 points as the University of 34 Kevin Easley F 6-6 232 Fr. 17.7 6.0 Indianapolis, Ind. South Alabama men’s basketball team exploded for its most points in over 15 years in a Probable starters highlighted 106-76 victory against Huntingdon Sunday afternoon at the Mitchell Center. Dial shot 8 for 11 from the fl oor, made two 3-pointers and pulled down a person- STATISTICAL COMPARISON al-best six rebounds. He led a group of six in double-digits, with junior Trhae Mitchell South Alabama Category Chattanooga recording his fi rst career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. 82.0 Scoring Offense 83.3 South Alabama (1-1) led by two with 14:44 to play in the fi rst half but scored the 88.5 Scoring Defense 70.3 next 15 points over a fi ve-minute stretch to blow the game open. Six diff erent players .485 Field Goal Percentage .466 .463 Field Goal Percentage Defense .422 contributed during the run, with sophomore R.J. Kelly, junior Herb McGee and Dial hit- .404 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .411 ting three straight 3-pointers. .456 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense .290 The Hawks trimmed the lead down to 10 late in the fi rst half but never got within 9.5 3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game 7.7 single digits. The Jags gradually extended their lead to as much as 33 in the late stages .763 Free Throw Percentage .768 of the contest. 35.5 Rebounds Per Game 118.0 35.0 Rebounds Allowed Per Game 97.0 GAME FACTS 16.5 Assists Per Game 36.0 - South Alabama never trailed as Dial got the scoring started on the fi rst possession and 20.0 Turnovers Per Game 37.0 tallied six of the team’s fi rst 11 points 15.5 Turnovers Forced Per Game 39.0 - After a Huntingdon jumper made it a 13-11 contest with 14:44 left in the half, a bucket 6.5 Steals Per Game 12.0 from Mitchell started a run of 15 unanswered points for a 28-11 lead 7.5 Blocks Per Game 8.0 - The Jags went 5 for 6 from the fl oor and 3 for 4 from 3-point land during the run CATEGORY LEADERS - On the other end of the fl oor, the Hawks were forced into three turnovers and missed South Alabama Chattanooga all six shots from the fi eld Pts Rodrick Sikes 17.0 Kevin Easley 17.7 - An 8-1 Huntingdon run trimmed the defi cit to 43-33 with 1:39 left but junior Jordan Rebs Josh Ajayi 6.5 Thomas Smallwood 10.7 Andrews accounted for the last four points of the half, the fi nal three coming on an old- Assists Trhae Mitchell 5.5 Donovann Toatley 3.7 fashioned three-point play Steals R. Sikes/T. Mitchell 3 Jerry Johnson/Justin Brown 3 - The closest the Hawks would get in the second half would be 13 early; a triple from Blocks Trhae Mitchell 7 Thomas Smallwood 5 McGee gave the Jags a 20-point lead with 14:07 remaining, and a layup from sopho- FG % Abdul Dial 64.3% Thomas Smallwood 51.9% more John Pettway with 1:57 put USA up 30 3-Pt FG % Trhae Mitchell 66.7% David Jean-Baptiste 75.0% - Kelly and junior Josh Ajayi scored 14 and 12 points, respectively, and added a game- 3-Pt FG’s Rodrick Sikes 6 Jerry Johnson 6 high nine rebounds each FT % Josh Ajayi 90.0% Thomas Smallwood 84.6% – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 2 – THE JAGUARS ARE... THEY SAID IT Jaguars lead at the half ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Head Coach Richie Riley Opponent leads at the half ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 Opening statement: “I’m really proud of our guys and how they responded. We had a long week of practice after Game tied at the half ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 the Auburn game. That’s not the standard of our program. I’ve said that over and over; it’s unacceptable the way we Jaguars lead with 5 minutes remaining ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 fi nished that game. We got after it this week in practice. It was physical, it was long. Everything was competitive. It Opponent leads with 5 minutes remaining ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 was knock-down, drag-out, and earn your spot. That’s why you saw a diff erent starting lineup from us tonight. We Tied with 5 minutes remaining ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 started Kevin Morris and Abdul Dial because they earned it. Those other three guys—Herb, Rodrick, and Trhae earned Jaguars lead with 1 minute remaining ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 it as well. You earn your spot every week at our place. There’s nothing given. It doesn’t matter what you averaged last Opponent leads with 1 minute remaining...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 year and it doesn’t matter what you’re averaging this year. If you don’t show up on a weekly basis every single day, Tied with 1 minute remaining ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 you’re not going to be out there. I was so happy to see Abdul play the way that he did. He’s a guy that brings energy Jaguars out-shoot opponent ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 to our program every single day. He’s a selfl ess kid who’s had to start at the very bottom of the totem pole and work Opponent out-shoots Jaguars ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 his way up. He missed the summer and came in here as a walk-on and has had to attack and earn it. He earned an Jaguars out-rebound opponent ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 opportunity to start today and he took advantage of it; 23-and-6 in his fi rst start is incredible. I love the fact that we Opponent out-rebounds Jaguars ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 had 25 assists. The 18 turnovers were a little high for us. We want to be 13 or under. 25 assists on the night is a really Rebounds are even ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 good number. Trhae Mitchell had 10 with three turnovers, which is really good. I liked his aggressiveness tonight. I Jaguars shoot 50+% in the 1st half ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 liked how we played for the most part. Defensively, they spread us out. When you play a team like this, they’re smaller. Jaguars shoot below 50% in the 1st half ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 They did a good job of spreading us out and they were aggressive. We did not do as good of a job guarding the ball Jaguars shoot 50+% in the 2nd half ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 as I’d like to, but overall I’m pretty pleased with our eff ort.” Jaguars shoot below 50% in the 2nd half ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 Jaguars shoot 50+% in the game ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 On improved 3-point and free throw shooting: “We’re a good shooting team. We shoot a lot, probably more than Jaguars shoot below 50% in the game ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 anybody else in the country. We have three to four shooting workouts per week and we get a lot of shots in. We de- Opponent shoots 50+% in the 1st half ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 serve to make them. I say that all the time about hard work: when you put in the time with extra shots, you deserve Opponent shoots below 50% in the 1st half...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 to make them. Today we did. That’s why I was so disappointed last time. It’s not a lack of shooters; it’s a lack of focus. Opponent shoots 50+% in the 2nd half ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 We lacked focus the last time we were in this building and we didn’t shoot it well. Today we did. Jordan went 4 of 5, Opponent shoots below 50% in the 2nd half ...... 1-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 which was really good. Herb went 3 of 5, Abdul went 2 of 3. Our best shooter was 1 of 6. Think if he would have gotten Opponent shoots 50+% in the game ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 it rocking like he does sometimes. We want to hit double-fi gure 3s every game. It’s huge for us because of how we Opponent shoots below 50% in the game ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 play. We’re probably going to take 23 to 26 3s a game, so we need to be able to make double-fi gures. We did a nice Jaguars make 15+ free throws...... 1-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 job getting to the free-throw line and converting. Ajayi was 6 for 6; he’s a guy that we want to live on the line. R.J. Jaguars make fewer than 15 free throws ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 was 7 of 9, Abdul was 5 of 6, and Trhae was 4 of 5. That’s a pretty good job with 28 points from the free-throw line. Opponent makes 15+ free throws ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 We have to continue to do that in this home stretch coming up. We’ve got to continue to fi nd our way to the line and Opponent makes fewer than 15 free throws ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 shoot with confi dence.” Jaguars have more turnovers than opponent ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 Opponent has more turnovers than Jaguars ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 On improved defensive play: “They’re getting better defensively. Again, Huntingdon presented some challenges to Turnovers are the same ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 us that we normally don’t see with guys in our league or guys that we play night in and night out. They had one post Jaguars have a positive assist/turnover ratio ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 guy on their whole team. They spread you out. They’ve got some confi dence too; (Jacob Champion) started throwing Jaguars have a negative assist/turnover ratio...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 those things in from everywhere. We knew they would come out and play loose. That’s how they play. They run and Jaguars have an even assist/turnover ratio ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 jump you, so it was weird for us off ensively a lot because they would just run and trap you for no reason. We’re a team Jaguars’ bench out-scores opponent’s bench ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 that likes to run our stuff , so it really forced us into making some plays. Defensively, we’re getting better. A lot of it is Opponent’s bench out-scores Jaguars’ bench ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 toughness. We’ve got the personnel to defend. They can move their feet and guard, it’s just being mean enough to Bench points are even ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 get out there and guard somebody and not cave. The thing I do like is that we fi nished the game the right way. The When a USA player has a double-double ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 last time we were in this position at the exhibition here at home, we didn’t fi nish the game the right way. I challenged When Josh Ajayi has a double-double...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 them with about fi ve minutes left to extend the lead and they did that, so I was proud of our guys for that.” When Rodrick Sikes scores 30+ points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 When Rodrick Sikes scores 20+ points ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 CHATTANOOGA’S LAST GAME Jaguars score fewer than 50 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Chattanooga 92, Cumberland 61 • November 13, 2018 Jaguars score between 50-59 points ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Mocs used an historic-type performance from grad transfer Thomas Jaguars score between 60-69 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Smallwood to run away with a 92-61 triumph over Cumberland. Smallwood had his fi rst collegiate double-double Jaguars score between 70-79 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 with 18 points and 18 rebounds, tying for fourth-most in McKenzie Arena history. Jaguars score between 80-89 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 The Phoenix hung around with the Mocs for the better part of 32 minutes. Kareem Wright’s free throw with 8:12 Jaguars score between 90-99 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 remaining cut the home team’s advantage to 10, 61-51. Jaguars score 100+ points ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Chattanooga bolted with a quick 9-0 spurt to get the lead to 19, 70-51, on two Smallwood free throws at 6:15. Opponent scores fewer than 50 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 The run extended to 22-4 over four-plus minutes after a Donovann Toatley free throw made it 83-55 for the good Opponent scores between 50-59 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 guys. Opponent scores between 60-69 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Keigan Kerby’s 3pt with 1:59 left made it a 31-point aff air, 88-57. It reached its largest margin of 33 twice. Once Opponent scores between 70-79 points ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Opponent scores between 80-89 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 on a Justin Brown layup and later on two Toatley free throws. Brandon Levier closed the scoring with a layup at the Opponent scores between 90-99 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 buzzer for the fi nal 31-point spread, 92-61. Opponent scores 100+ points ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 Kevin Easley tied Smallwood for game-high scoring honors with 18 points. Toatley added 12 as both freshmen contributed four assists. Ty Sean Powell led three Phoenix in double fi gures with 15. Games decided by one point ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Games decided by 2-3 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Games decided by 4-5 points ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 In South Alabama’s win over Huntingdon on Nov. 11, the Jaguars eclipsed the 100-point plateau for the fi rst time Games decided by 20+ points...... 1-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 Games decided in overtime ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 since the 2014-15 season… USA put up 106 points on the Hawks, the most by the program since scoring 123 in 2002-03 against William Carey… Six players hit double-digits, led by Abdul Dial’s game-high 23, and the team had November games ...... 1-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 24 assists, its most since February 2009. December games ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 January games ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 IT’S A NEW ERA AT SOUTH ALABAMA February games ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Richie Riley became South Alabama’s 10th head coach in March 2018 after a two-year stint at Nicholls State… Riley March games ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 went 35-28 in his two seasons in Thibodaux, La., and in 2017-18, won the school’s fi rst conference championship On Mondays ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 On Tuesdays ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 On Wednesdays ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 SIKES, AJAYI TABBED TO PRESEASON ALLSUN BELT TEAM On Thursdays ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 Rodrick Sikes and Josh Ajayi were voted to the Sun Belt preseason team released in October… Sikes, who was a On Fridays ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 second-team selection after the 2017-18 campaign, was again a second-team pick, while Ajayi was named to the On Saturdays ...... 0-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 third team. On Sundays ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 During the day ...... 1-0; Sun Belt: 0-0 YOUTH GONE WILD At night ...... 0-1; Sun Belt: 0-0 In South Alabama’s season opener on Nov. 6, the USA coaching staff had an average age of 33 years and 67 days, – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 3 – making them the third-youngest staff in Division I, trailing only Bethune-Cookman (31 years, 19 days) and Nicholls State (32 years, 53 days). USA’s Averages In... WINS CAUSING CHAOS Points 106.0 Head coach Richie Riley has developed a defensive style that emphasizes pressure and Scoring margin +30.0 forcing turnovers… Last season, Nicholls State ranked third in the nation in steals per Field goal percentage .579 game (9.6) and fourth in turnovers forced (17.25)… The Colonels had two players — 3-point field goal percentage .480 Jahvaughn Powell (2.31 spg, 12th) and Kevin Johnson (1.91, 47th) — rank in the top 3-point field goals 12.0 50 individually in steals per game. Free throw percentage .757 Free throws 28.0 TURNAROUND ARTIST Rebounds 44.0 With South Alabama not having a winning season in fi ve years, head coach Richie Riley Assists 24.0 will be faced with another rebuilding job… When he took over at Nicholls State, the Turnovers 18.0 school had not won a conference title since 1998 or had a winning season since 2008- Steals 9.0 09, but in his second year, Riley led the Colonels to a 21-11 overall record and a 15-3 Blocks 10.0 mark in the Southland Conference… The 15 league wins were the most by the program Opponent points 76.0 since 1997-98. Opponent field goal percentage .403 Opponent 3-point field goal percentage .421 MINIMUM TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE PREFERRED Opponent 3-point field goals 8.0 The Jaguars will go into the 2018-19 season without a single freshman on the roster… Opponent free throw percentage .750 In fact, every player on the roster, with the exception of junior college transfers Rodrick Opponent free throws 18.0 Sikes and Abdul Dial, has a minimum of two years experience at the Division I level… Opponent rebounds 28.0 Sophomore R.J. Kelly played the 2016-17 campaign at Savannah State, then redshirted Opponent assists 15.0 last season after transferring to South Alabama… Sophomore John Pettway redshirt- Opponent turnovers 18.0 ed his freshman season in 2016-17 before playing in 24 games last year… Sikes, a senior Opponent steals 6.0 spent two seasons at Southwest Mississippi Community College before turning in an Opponent blocks 3.0 all-Sun Belt performance in 2017-18, and Dial played at St. John’s in 2015-16 then went to Mississippi Gulf Coast. LOSSES Points 58.0 30SOMETHING Scoring margin -43.0 With his 32-point eff ort against Arkansas State on Feb. 10, Rodrick Sikes broke the Field goal percentage .370 school record for 30-point games in a season with fi ve, breaking a tie with Augustine 3-point field goal percentage .318 Rubit, Demetric Bennett, Jeff Hodge and Terry Catledge… Sikes’ fi rst 30-point 3-point field goals 7.0 outing came against Stetson, when he poured in 32 points in the overtime loss… He Free throw percentage .773 topped that with 34 at Tulane, with 23 points coming after halftime, then in his next Free throws 17.0 time out, tallied 31 in the Jaguars’ Sun Belt opener vs. Georgia State, and again scored Rebounds 27.0 23 points in the second half… His performance against the Panthers made him the Assists 9.0 fi rst Jaguar since Catledge in 1984 to record back-to-back 30-point games… Sikes just Turnovers 22.0 missed making it three straight after scoring 27 against Georgia Southern, but recorded Steals 4.0 his fourth 30-point eff ort with a career-high 38 points at ULM. Blocks 5.0 Opponent points 101.0 GETTING DEFENSIVE Opponent field goal percentage .514 The Jaguars were one of the Sun Belt’s top defensive teams last season, ranking in the Opponent 3-point field goal percentage .474 top four in scoring defense, fi eld goal percentage defense and 3-point percentage de- Opponent 3-point field goals 18.0 fense… South Alabama was fi rst in 3-point defense (.305), third in fi eld goal defense Opponent free throw percentage .500 (.407), and fourth in scoring defense (69.3 ppg)… Nationally, USA was sixth in Division Opponent free throws 7.0 I in 3-point defense and 22nd in fi eld goal defense… The team’s fi eld goal and 3-point Opponent rebounds 42.0 defensive percentages both ranked third in school history. Opponent assists 24.0 Opponent turnovers 13.0 WAITING IN THE WINGS Opponent steals 9.0 The Jaguars have three players that transferred into the program over the summer that Opponent blocks 8.0 will be sitting out the 2018-19 campaign: Andre Fox, Don Coleman and Josh Ayeni… Fox and Coleman have one season of eligibility remaining while Ayeni has two… Fox spent three seasons at High Point where he was an all-Big South Second Team selection and scored over 1,015 points… Coleman led California in scoring last year with 14.2 points per game… Ayeni averaged 6.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in two seasons at St. Bonaventure. Tracking South Alabama’s ONE AND DONE Kory Holden’s time in Mobile will be short as the Salisbury, Md., native will be spend- Non-Conference Opponents ing just the 2018-19 season with South Alabama as a graduate transfer… Holden (records and RPI through Nov. 14) transferred to USA after two seasons at South Carolina… He spent his freshman and Record RPI sophomore seasons at Delaware then sat out the 2016-17 campaign due to transfer Auburn ...... 3-0 21 rules before appearing in 14 games at USC last year… Holden averaged 17.7 points as a Huntingdon...... 0-2 — sophomore at UD, earning Second Team all-CAA honors, and was a CAA all-Rookie team Chattanooga ...... 2-1 105 pick as a freshman after averaging 12.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. Jacksonville ...... 0-3 320 Southeast Missouri State ...... 1-2 136 SIKES NAMED TO 201718 ALLSUN BELT TEAM Texas A&M ...... 1-1 131 Rodrick Sikes was voted Second Team all-Sun Belt at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Southern Miss ...... 2-0 20 regular season… Sikes is the program’s fi rst student-athlete to be named second team Florida A&M ...... 2-0 268 or better since 2014-15, and the fi rst Jaguar newcomer to earn all-conference honors New Orleans ...... 2-2 104 since Augustine Rubit in 2010-11. Tulane ...... 1-1 28 Alabama A&M ...... 0-3 231 AMONG THE BEST Mobile ...... 2-0 — Rodrick Sikes placed himself among elite company in South Alabama’s single-season Richmond ...... 1-1 222 record book last year… Sikes scored 597 points, tied for sixth in school history, and his – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 4 – 18.7 points-per-game average ranked 19th… He con- verted 88 times from 3-point land and made 153 free Sun Belt Conference Career Watch throws, both fi fth-best at USA. Standings POINTS SIKES, AJAYI EARN 201718 PLAYER OF THE WEEK School SBC Overall 1. Jeff Hodge 2,221 1985-89 HONORS 2. Augustine Rubit 1,917 2010-14 and have both been voted Rodrick Sikes Josh Ajayi Georgia Southern 0-0 2-0 3. Terry Catledge 1,866 1982-85 player of the week in the Sun Belt Conference… Sikes Little Rock 0-0 2-0 4. Ed Rains 1,801 1977-81 was named player of the week on Jan. 2 — the fi rst for 5. Rory White 1,726 1978-82 a Jaguar in almost three years — after averaging 26.2 UTA 0-0 2-0 Junie Lewis 1,726 1986-89 points over four games in December, including back- Texas State 0-0 2-0 7. Ken Williams 1,723 2013-17 to-back 30-point outings against Tulane and Georgia Coastal Carolina 0-0 2-1 State… Ajayi picked up the weekly honor on Jan. 23 8. Demetric Bennett 1,405 2005-08 to give the Jaguars multiple recipients for the fi rst time Georgia State 0-0 2-1 9. Andy Denny 1,352 1969-72 since 2012-13… Ajayi averaged 21.0 points and 11.5 re- ULM 0-0 2-2 10. Demetrice Williams 1,350 1999-03 bounds in two victories, with two double-doubles and a Appalachian State 0-0 1-1 — Josh Ajayi 751 2016-PR 60.0 fi eld-goal percentage. Louisiana 0-0 1-1 REBOUNDS REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD South Alabama 0-0 1-1 1. Augustine Rubit 1,183 2010-14 Herb McGee and Jordan Andrews were high school Arkansas State 0-0 1-1 2. Terry Catledge 932 1983-85 teammates at Riverside Academy in Reserve, La. … The Troy 0-0 1-2 3. Rory White 737 1978-82 pair played on three state championship teams in their 4. Ed Rains 720 1978-81 time together… Andrews played his freshman season at PREVIOUS GAMES 5. Henry Williams 684 2001-04 Youngstown State before transferring to South Alabama Saturday, November 10 — Josh Ajayi 389 2016-PR prior to the 2016-17 season. ULM 94, Millsaps 52 UTA 74, Northern Iowa 65 ASSISTS BACK IN UNIFORM Saint Louis 62, Troy 58 1. Cedric Yelding 566 1989-93 After having to sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA 2. Jeff Hodge 461 1985-89 transfer rules, junior Jordan Andrews returned to action Sunday, November 11 3. Demetrice Williams 429 1999-03 in 2017-18… Andrews spent his freshman campaign at South Alabama 106, Huntingdon 76 4. Scott Williams 400 1977-81 Youngstown State, where he was named to the Horizon Alabama 81, Appalachian State 73 League’s all-Freshman team… In his one season with the 5. Junie Lewis 390 1986-89 — Herb McGee 133 2016-PR Penguins, Andrews made 19 starts, averaged 7.9 points Monday, November 12 and broke the school’s freshman 3-point record with 50 Pittsburgh 84, Troy 75 triples… He shot 36.7 percent from long range and hit Texas 65, ULM 55 BLOCKS three treys or more seven times. Arkansas State 89, Missouri Baptist 54 1. Kelly Blaine 213 1982-85 2. Javier Carter 204 2009-13 HOME OPENING SUCCESS Tuesday, November 13 3. Augustine Rubit 139 2010-14 In the 51 years of the program, the Jaguars have a his- Tulane 81, Coastal Carolina 76 4. Brandon Davis 114 2006-09 tory of successful home openers… USA sports a 43-8 Georgia Southern 98, George Mason 89 5. John May 111 1978-81 record in its home opening contests and has won 27 Georgia State 62, Mercer 60 — Trhae Mitchell 74 2016-PR in a row… The last loss was 81-75 to Southern Miss in Texas State 97, Hardin-Simmons 52 1991… The streak was extended in November with a Little Rock 83, Tennessee State 67 STEALS 106-76 win over Huntingdon… Spring Hill is the most 1. Cedric Yelding 241 1989-93 frequent victim during the streak, losing three times… Wednesday, November 14 2. Jeff Hodge 223 1985-89 The Jaguars have defeated Abilene Christian, Alabama Michigan State 80, ULM 59 3. Demetrice Williams 223 1999-03 State, Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M twice each in 4. Ed Rains 162 1977-81 season lid-lifters. Thursday, November 15 5. Carlos Smith 133 2003-07 Appalachian State vs. Purdue, 4 p.m. — Herb McGee 41 2016-PR JAGUARS PICKED SEVENTH IN PRESEASON POLL Southern Miss at Troy, 7 p.m. In a poll of the league’s coaches, South Alabama received FIELD GOALS 80 points in the preseason poll and was voted seventh… TODAY’S GAMES Georgia State garnered 144 points and all 12 fi rst-place Friday, November 16 1. Jeff Hodge 876 1985-89 votes… Georgia Southern and Louisiana tied for second Appalachian State vs. TBA, TBA 2. Rory White 732 1977-82 with 125 points, and ULM and Troy tied for fourth with Coastal Carolina vs. Manhattan, 3:30 p.m. 3. Terry Catledge 721 1982-85 89 points. Georgia Southern vs. Florida Atlantic, 4 p.m. 4. Junie Lewis 711 1986-89 Louisiana at Kansas, 7 p.m. 5. Augustine Rubit 673 2010-14 ACCURACY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Chattanooga at South Alabama, 7 p.m. — Josh Ajayi 263 2016-PR Since the start of the 2007-08 season, South Alabama Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at UTA, 7 p.m. is 125-30 (.806) when compiling a higher shooting Arkansas State at Grand Canyon, 8 p.m. 3POINT FIELD GOALS Little Rock at Nevada, 10 p.m. percentage than its opponent —74-23 (.763) vs. SBC 1. Ken Williams 253 2013-17 schools — but 23-136 (.145) — 13-86 (.131) vs. Sun Belt 2. Derek Turner 249 1988-92 teams — when being outshot… Last season, South Ala- UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, November 17 3. Demetric Bennett 208 2005-08 bama was 12-3 with a higher percentage and 2-15 with Appalachian State vs. TBA, TBA 4. Chris Young 188 2002-04 a lower one. Georgia Southern vs. Towson/Pepperdine, 1/7 p.m. 5. Richard Law 161 2002-06 Texas State at Drake, 2 p.m. — Rodrick Sikes 94 2017-PR THAT 70s SHOW Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville, 3:30 p.m. When scoring 70 or more since the start of the 2007-08 Jacksonville at South Alabama, 7 p.m. 3POINT ATTEMPTS season, the Jaguars are 111-42 (.725), but 19-64 (.229) 1. Ken Williams 778 2013-17 when scoring 69 or fewer… In 2015-16, the Jaguars were Sunday, November 18 2. Derek Turner 600 1988-92 11-5 with 70-plus and 3-14 when under 70… The season Central Arkansas at Troy, 2 p.m. 3. Demetric Bennett 500 2005-08 prior, South Alabama was 10-5, its lowest win percent- UC Davis at UTA, 2 p.m. 4. Chris Young 496 2002-04 age when scoring 70-plus in the last eight years, and was Coastal Carolina at Northern Kentucky, 5 p.m. 2-16 when scoring 69 or fewer. 5. Carlos Smith 431 2003-07 Georgia Southern vs. TBA, TBA — Rodrick Sikes 256 2017-PR Active leader in italics – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 5 – Game-By-Game Starting Lineups USA Among The Opponents Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard 11/6 at Auburn Ajayi Kelly Mitchell Sikes McGee Sun Belt and NCAA Leaders 11/11 Huntingdon Morris Mitchell Dial Sikes McGee TEAM 11/16 Chattanooga Category No. SBC NCAA 11/17 Jacksonville Scoring Offense 82.0 T6 108 11/19 SE Missouri State Scoring Defense 88.5 12 339 11/23 at Texas A&M Scoring Margin -6.5 12 286 11/28 at Southern Miss Free Throw Percentage .763 4 54 12/1 Florida A&M Field Goal Percentage .485 7 283 12/5 at New Orleans FG Percentage Defense .463 12 274 12/8 Tulane 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .404 4 66 12/19 Alabama A&M 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .456 12 342 12/20 Mobile Rebounding Offense 35.5 12 — 12/29 Richmond Rebounding Defense 35.0 6 — 1/3 Appalachian State Rebounding Margin 0.5 T8 222 1/5 Coastal Carolina 1/10 at Arkansas State Blocked Shots 7.5 1 8 1/12 at Little Rock Assists 16.5 5 96 1/17 Georgia State Steals 6.5 11 186 1/19 Georgia Southern Turnover Margin -4.5 12 306 1/24 at Louisiana Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.8 10 268 1/26 at ULM Offensive Rebounds 10.5 6 223 2/2 Troy Defensive Rebounds 25.0 10 95 2/7 Arkansas State Defensive Rebound Pct. .625 11 — 2/9 Little Rock Offensive Rebound Pct. .344 3 — 2/13 at Georgia Southern 3-Point Field Goals Made 9.5 4 83 2/15 at Georgia State INDIVIDUAL 2/23 at Troy Scoring No. SBC NCAA 2/28 Ut Arlington Rodrick Sikes 17.0 T10 223 3/2 Texas State 3/7 at Coastal Carolina Rebounds Per Game No. SBC NCAA 3/9 at Appalachian State Josh Ajayi 6.5 T14 —

Starting Combos & W-L Marks: All Games Sun Belt Assists Per Game No. SBC NCAA Ajayi, Kelly, Mitchell, Sikes, McGee 0-1 0-0 Trhae Mitchell 5.5 2 65 Herb McGee 3.0 T15 — Morris, Mitchell, Dial, Sikes, McGee 1-0 0-0 Free Throw Pct. No. SBC NCAA Josh Ajayi .900 T5 120 Abdul Dial .833 T10 236 R.J. Kelly .778 T15 —

Steals Per Game No. SBC NCAA Rodrick Sikes 1.5 T15 — Trhae Mitchell 1.5 T15 —

3-Point Pct. No. SBC NCAA Rodrick Sikes .333 12 —

3-Pointers Per Game No. SBC NCAA Rodrick Sikes 3.0 T5 99 Jordan Andrews 2.0 T13 —

Blocks Per Game No. SBC NCAA Trhae Mitchell 3.5 1 5 R.J. Kelly 2.5 T2 49 Abdul Dial 1.0 T14 —

USA Start Chart Assist/Turnover Ratio No. SBC NCAA Trhae Mitchell 1.8 10 — Player 2018-19 Current Streak Career Josh Ajayi ...... 1 — 55 Off ensive Rebounds No. SBC NCAA Jordan Andrews ...... — — 25 R.J. Kelly 3.0 3 131 Abdul Dial ...... 1 1 1 Kevin Morris 2.5 T7 249 Abdul Dial 2.0 T14 — R.J. Kelly ...... 1 — 1 Herb McGee ...... 2 5 34 Defensive Rebounds No. SBC NCAA Trhae Mitchell ...... 2 34 45 Josh Ajayi 6.5 T5 108 Kevin Morris ...... 1 1 4 Note: SBC stats through 11/14; NCAA stats through Rodrick Sikes ...... 2 5 27 11/14 – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 6 – Richie Riley nels were fourth in steals per game (7.5), but Powell was second individually (2.0), and Johnathan Bell ranked third (1.9). Head Coach Powell paced the SLC in assists per game (5.0) and Liam Thomas was the Eastern Kentucky, 2005 statistical champion in blocks (4.2). 1st Season Prior to taking over at Nicholls, he was an assistant for two seasons at Clem- After helping Nicholls to its fi rst regu- son. In his fi rst season on the staff , he helped the Tigers to eight Atlantic Coast lar-season Southland Conference cham- Conference wins — with one coming at NCAA Sweet 16 participant North Caro- pionship since 1998 this year, Richie Riley lina State — as well as a pair of victories over NCAA Tournament teams from the was announced on March 8 as the new SEC, including a top-25 Arkansas squad. The following year Clemson won 10 University of South Alabama head men’s ACC games for only the fi fth time in program history, while his eff orts in recruit- basketball coach by Jaguar Director of ing helped the Tigers sign both ESPN 4-star top-100 prospect Ty Hudson and Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann. the No. 2 national junior-college prospect, Legend Robertin. Riley, 35, is the 10th head coach in the As an assistant at Alabama-Birmingham from 2012-14, Riley played a key history of the program. role in the Blazers signing a top-25 recruiting class that would provide the core Riley has been the head coach the last of a team that advanced to the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament; the two seasons at Nicholls, compiling a 35-28 overall record and a 22-14 mark in group included three individuals who would go on to earn all-Conference USA the Southland Conference. This season, he led the Colonels to the regular-sea- honors as well as the league’s 6th Man-of-the-Year Award. His time at UAB was son co-championship with a 15-3 record in league play and an overall mark of highlighted by a 63-59 victory over No. 16 North Carolina during the 2013-14 21-11; it was the program’s fi rst winning season since the 2008-09 campaign. season. Nicholls led the conference in scoring with an average of 82.5 points per Riley’s eff orts with the Blazers led to his selection to attend the prestigious game, and was among the top three in the league in eight other statistical cat- Villa 7 Conference for rising assistants. egories including second in fi eld-goal percentage (47.2%), 3-point fi eld goals In his lone season at Eastern Kentucky in 2011-12, he was part of a staff that per game (8.1), steals per game (9.6) and scoring margin (+7.2 ppg). Not only led the Colonels to a 16-16 record. But his eff orts in recruiting for the program was the team among the top fi ve in the country in total steals, steals per game played a part in signing a class that would help EKU advance to the NCAA Tour- and turnovers forced, it ranked among the top 25 nationally in scoring average nament in 2015; the group included Corey Walden, who would go on to twice and top 50 in fi eld-goal percentage as well. be chosen the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the 2014 Under his guidance, Roddy Peters became the Colonels’ fi rst fi rst-team all- OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player in addition to being voted fi rst-team all- league selection since 2013 this season, with two other student-athletes earn- league in ‘15. ing all-Southland recognition during Riley’s two years at the helm of the pro- Riley’s fi rst experience at the NCAA Division I level came at Coastal Carolina, gram. where he was an assistant on Cliff Ellis’ staff from 2009-11. In his two years with Peters, who was also the league’s newcomer of the year, joined fellow all- the program, the Chanticleers posted a 56-13 mark overall and 31-5 record in Southland honoree Tevon Saddler in the top six in the conference in scoring, the Big South Conference, winning a pair of regular-season titles, advancing to with 19.7 and 15.8 points per game, respectively. Peters was second in scoring the conference tournament championship game twice and making an appear- and sixth with 4.2 assists per contest, while Sadler, a second-team selection, ance in the National Invitation Tournament each season. was sixth in points and ninth with 6.6 rebounds per game. After beginning his coaching career as an assistant at Georgetown (Ky.) from The Colonels’ tenacity on defense led to three players listed in the confer- 2003-05, Riley also served as an assistant at Hawaii-Pacifi c during the 2005-06 ence’s top 11 in steals, including all-defensive team member Jahvaughn Powell, campaign before a three-season stint at Pikeville (Ky.) from 2006-09. While at who led the SLC in steals per game (2.3), and Kevin Johnson, who ranked third PC he received the honor of ‘Top NAIA Assistant’ from RecruitingRumors.com. (1.9). A 2005 Eastern Kentucky graduate with a degree in special education and The season before, the team went 7-11 in league play and 14-17 overall, but human behavior, Riley and his wife Jess have two sons, Reese and Rock. led the Southland in both blocks (6.1) and 3-pointers (9.0) per game. The Colo-

The Riley Ledger Year School Overall Conference Finish Postseason Assistant Coach 2003-04 Georgetown (Ky.) 30-8 8-2 1st Regular season champs 2004-05 Georgetown (Ky.) 28-6 8-2 T-1st Regular season co-champs 2005-06 Hawai’i Pacific 8-19 3-8 4th — 2006-07 Pikeville 12-19 3-7 T-4th — 2007-08 Pikeville 22-9 4-6 4th — 2008-09 Pikeville 20-12 7-5 T-3rd — 2009-10 Coastal Carolina 28-7 15-3 1st Regular season champs; NIT 2010-11 Coastal Carolina 28-6 16-2 1st Regular season champs; NIT 2011-12 Eastern Kentucky 16-16 7-9 8th — 2012-13 Alabama-Birmingham 16-17 7-9 T-7th — 2013-14 Alabama-Birmingham 18-13 7-9 T-8th — 2014-15 Clemson 16-15 8-10 T-8th — 2015-16 Clemson 17-14 10-8 T-7th — Head Coach 2016-17 Nicholls State 14-17 7-11 T-8th — 2017-18 Nicholls State 21-11 15-3 T-1st Southland Coach of the Year 2018-19 South Alabama 1-1 0-0 Head Coach (2) 36-29 22-14 1 Regular Season Title

Assistant Coach (13) 244-98 123-47 4 Regular Season Titles – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 7 – SOUTH ALABAMA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School/High School) 0 Kory Holden G 6-2 185 Gr.-TR Salisbury, Md. (South Carolina/J.M. Bennett HS) 1 Herb McGee G 6-2 195 Jr.-2L Reserve, La. (Riverside Academy) 2* Tashombe Riley F 6-7 210 Gr.-TR Orangeburg, S.C. (South Carolina State/Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS) 3 Kevin Morris F 6-8 248 Jr.-2L Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 12 R.J. Kelly F 6-7 205 So.-RS Powder Springs, Ga. (Savannah State/Cumberland Chr. Aca.) 14 Rodrick Sikes G 6-2 170 Sr.-1L Ocean Springs, Miss. (Southwest Mississippi CC/St. Martin HS) 25 Jordan Andrews G 6-5 180 Jr.-1L Abita Springs, La. (Youngstown State/Riverside Academy) 30 Abdul Dial G 6-3 200 Jr.-JC West Palm Beach, Fla. (Mississippi Gulf Coast/Cardinal Newman) 33 Josh Ajayi F 6-7 245 Jr.-2L El Monte, Calif. (Cheshire Academy/San Gabriel Academy) 42 Trhae Mitchell F 6-6 195 Jr.-2L Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS) 50 John Pettway G 6-2 193 So.-1L Saff ord, Ala. (Keith HS) * Don Coleman G 6-2 190 Sr.-TR North Augusta, S.C. (California/Butler HS) * Andre Fox G 6-3 190 Sr.-TR Greenbelt, Md. (High Point/Eleanor Roosevelt HS) * Josh Ayeni F 6-8 215 Jr.-TR Zaria, Nigeria (St. Bonaventure/St. Frances Academy) * Will redshirt the 2018-19 season Head coach: Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky ’05), 1st season Assistant coaches: Adam Howard (Western Kentucky ’08), 1st season Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State ’12), 1st season Pronunciation Guide Josh Ajayi – Ah-JYE-yee Nima Omidvar (Maryland ‘08), 1st season Josh Ayeni – Ah-YEN-ee Director of operations: Tyler Parker (Faulkner ’12), 1st season Trhae Mitchell – Trey Tashombe Riley – Tah-SHOM-bay Graduate assistant: Tevon Saddler (Nicholls ‘18), 1st season Assistant athletic trainer: Matthew Brown (Indiana State ’06), 10th season Assistant strength and conditioning coach: Garett Mize (Kentucky Christian ‘14), 2nd season SOUTH ALABAMA RESULTS AND LEADERS Date Opponent Time/Result Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals 11/6 at Auburn L 58-101 Sikes-25 Morris/McGee-5 McGee-3 Mitchell-3 Sikes-2 11/11 HUNTINGDON W 106-76 Dial-23 Kelly/Ajayi-9 Mitchell-10 Mitchell/Kelly-4 Three players-2 11/16 CHATTANOOGA# 7 p.m. 11/17 JACKSONVILLE# 7 p.m. 11/19 SE MISSOURI STATE# 7 p.m. 11/23 at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. 11/28 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. 12/1 FLORIDA A&M 7 p.m. 12/5 at New Orleans 7 p.m. 12/8 TULANE 3 p.m. 12/19 ALABAMA A&M 7 p.m. 12/20 MOBILE 7 p.m. 12/29 RICHMOND 3 p.m. 1/3 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. 1/5 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 p.m. 1/10 at Arkansas State 7 p.m. 1/12 at Little Rock 3 p.m. 1/17 GEORGIA STATE 7 p.m. 1/19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 p.m. 1/24 at Louisiana 7 p.m. 1/26 at ULM 2 p.m. 2/2 TROY (DH) 5 p.m. 2/7 ARKANSAS STATE 7 p.m. 2/9 LITTLE ROCK 3 p.m. 2/13 at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. CST 2/15 at Georgia State 6 p.m. CST 2/23 at Troy (DH) 4:15 p.m. 2/28 UT ARLINGTON 7 p.m. 3/2 TEXAS STATE 7 p.m. 3/7 at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. CST 3/9 at Appalachian State 1 p.m. CST

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 8 – INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES South Alabama Category Opponent 25, Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) ...... Points ...... 20, Chuma Okeke/Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) 20, Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) ...... Points/1st Half ...... 13, Chuma Okeke, at Auburn (11/6) 13, Trhae Mitchell vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Points/2nd Half ...... 16, Malik Dunbar, at Auburn (11/6) 8*, Abdul Dial vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Field Goals Made ...... 7, Three players, at Auburn (11/6) 18, Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) ...... Field Goal Attempts ...... 13, Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) .833 (5-6), Trhae Mitchell vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 FGM) ...... 714 (5-7), Samir Doughty/Anfernee McLemore, at Auburn (11/6) 5, Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) ...... 3-Pointers Made ...... 6, Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) 12, Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) ...... 3-Pointers Attempted ...... 10, Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) .800 (4-5), Jordan Andrews vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... 3-Point Percentage (min. 3 3FGM) ...... 600 (6-10), Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) 7, R.J. Kelly vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Free Throws Made ...... 5, Aaron Washington, vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 9, R.J. Kelly vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Free Throws Attempted ...... 8, Aaron Washington, vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 1.000 (6-6), Josh Ajayi vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Free Throw Percentage (min. 5 FTM) ...... 625 (5-8), Aaron Washington, vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 9, R.J. Kelly/Josh Ajayi vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Rebounds ...... 9, Chuma Okeke, at Auburn (11/6) 6, R.J. Kelly vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Off ensive Rebounds ...... 6, Chuma Okeke, at Auburn (11/6) 9, Josh Ajayi vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 5, Anfernee McLemore/Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) 10, Trhae Mitchell vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Assists ...... 13, Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) 5, Herb McGee at Auburn (11/6) ...... Turnovers ...... 5, Chuma Okeke, at Auburn (11/6) 4, Trhae Mitchell/R.J. Kelly vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Blocks ...... 3, Chuma Okeke/Anfernee McLemore, at Auburn (11/6) 2*, Three players vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Steals ...... 3, Chuma Okeke, at Auburn (11/6) 31, Herb McGee/Trhae Mitchell at Auburn (11/6) ...... Minutes ...... 30, Chuma Okeke/Jared Harper, at Auburn (11/6) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred MISCELLANEOUS, ETC... INDIVIDUAL MISCELLANEA LED USA IN... LED ALL PLAYERS IN... Double-digit scoring Scoring Scoring Josh Ajayi ...... 2 Abdul Dial ...... 1 Abdul Dial ...... 1 Jordan Andrews ...... 1 Rodrick Sikes ...... 1 Rodrick Sikes ...... 1 Abdul Dial ...... 1 R.J. Kelly ...... 1 Rebounding Rebounding Herb McGee ...... 1 Josh Ajayi ...... 1 Josh Ajayi ...... 1 Trhae Mitchell ...... 1 R.J. Kelly ...... 1 R.J. Kelly ...... 1 Rodrick Sikes ...... 1 Herb McGee ...... 1 Kevin Morris ...... 1 Assists 30-plus points Trhae MItchell ...... 1 None Assists Herb McGee ...... 1 Blocks 20-plus points Trhae Mitchell ...... 1 R.J. Kelly ...... 1 Abdul Dial ...... 1 Trhae Mitchell ...... 2 Rodrick Sikes ...... 1 Blocks R.J. Kelly ...... 1 Steals Double-digit rebounding Trhae Mitchell ...... 2 R.J. Kelly ...... 1 None Trhae Mitchell ...... 1 Steals Kevin Morris ...... 1 Double-doubles R.J. Kelly ...... 1 * includes ties Trhae Mitchell ...... 1 Trhae Mitchell ...... 1 Kevin Morris ...... 1 Rodrick Sikes ...... 1 * includes ties

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 9 – TEAM SUPERLATIVES South Alabama Opponent High Low Category High Low 106 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 58 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Points Scored ...... 101 at Auburn (11/6) 76 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 47 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 33 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Points Scored/1st Half ....52 at Auburn (11/6) 33 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 59 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 25 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Points Scored/2nd Half ...49 at Auburn (11/6) 43 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 30 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) N/A ...... Victory Margin ...... 43 at Auburn (11/6) 43 at Auburn (11/6) 33 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 17 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Field Goals ...... 38 at Auburn (11/6) 25 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 57 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 46 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Field Goal Attempts ...... 74 at Auburn (11/6) 62 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 57.9 (33-57) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 37.0 (17-46) at Auburn (11/6) ...... FG Percentage ...... 51.4 (38-74) at Auburn (11/6) 40.3 (25-62) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 53.8 (14-26) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 41.7 (10-24) at Auburn (11/6) ...... FG Percentage/1st Half ...59.4 (19-32) at Auburn (11/6) 40.7 (11-27) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 61.3 (19-31) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 31.8 (7-22) at Auburn (11/6) ...... FG Percentage/2nd Half ...45.2 (19-42) at Auburn (11/6) 40.0 (14-35) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 12 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 7 at Auburn (11/6) ...... 3-Pointers ...... 18 at Auburn (11/6) 8 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 25 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 22 at Auburn (11/6) ...... 3-Point Attempts ...... 38 at Auburn (11/6) 19 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 48.0 (12-25) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 31.8 (7-22) at Auburn (11/6) ...... 3-Point Percentage ...... 47.4 (18-38) at Auburn (11/6) 42.1 (8-19) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 28 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 17 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Free Throws ...... 18 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 7 at Auburn (11/6) 37 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 22 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Free Throw Attempts .....24 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 14 at Auburn (11/6) 77.3 (17-22) at Auburn (11/6) 75.7 (28-37) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ....Free Throw Percentage ...75.0 (18-24) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 50.0 (7-14) at Auburn (11/6) 44 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 27 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Total Rebounds ...... 42 at Auburn (11/6) 28 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 13 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 8 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Off ensive Rebounds ...... 19 at Auburn (11/6) 11 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 31 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 19 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Defensive Rebounds ...... 23 at Auburn (11/6) 17 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 16 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) (-15) at Auburn (11/6) ...... Rebounding Margin ...... 15 at Auburn (11/6) (-16) vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 23 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 17 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Fouls ...... 27 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 21 at Auburn (11/6) 25 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 9 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Assists ...... 24 at Auburn (11/6) 15 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 22 at Auburn (11/6) 18 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ...... Turnovers ...... 18 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 13 at Auburn (11/6) 10 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 5 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Blocked Shots ...... 8 at Auburn (11/6) 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 9 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 4 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Steals ...... 9 at Auburn (11/6) 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 2 at Auburn (11/6) ...... Double Figure Scorers ....6 at Auburn (11/6) 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) POINTS˨REBOUNDS˨ASSISTS Date Opponent Holden McGee Morris Kelly Sikes Andrews Dial Ajayi Mitchell Pettway 11/6 at Auburn INJ 1-5-3 9-5-0 0-0-1 25-1-0 4-4-2 2-2-0 10-4-1 7-2-1 0-1-1 11/11 Huntingdon INJ 11-2-3 0-6-2 14-9-2 9-1-2 18-4-2 23-6-2 12-9-0 15-3-10 4-0-2 11/16 Chattanooga 11/17 Jacksonville 11/19 SE Missouri State 11/23 at Texas A&M 11/28 at Southern Miss 12/1 Florida A&M 12/5 at New Orleans 12/8 Tulane 12/19 Alabama A&M 12/20 Mobile 12/29 Richmond 1/3 Appalachian State 1/5 Coastal Carolina 1/10 at Arkansas State 1/12 at Little Rock 1/17 Georgia State 1/19 Georgia Southern 1/24 at Louisiana 1/26 at ULM 2/2 Troy 2/7 Arkansas State 2/9 Little Rock 2/13 at Georgia Southern 2/15 at Georgia State 2/23 at Troy 2/28 Ut Arlington 3/2 Texas State 3/7 at Coastal Carolina 3/9 at Appalachian State

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 10 – SPECIALTY STATS South Alabama Opponent USA Opp Time Largest Largest Halftime Best Scoreless Date Opponent Final Paint TOs 2nd Fast Bench Paint TOs 2nd Fast Bench Lead Lead Tied Lead Def. Lead/Def. Run Run 11/6 at Auburn L 58-101 18 5 7 2 15 40 33 26 15 24 0:00 39:46 0:14 0 50 (-19) 16-4 (3:33) 9-0 (0:44) 11/11 Huntingdon W 106-76 42 22 12 34 48 28 12 12 16 48 39:39 0:00 0:21 33 0 14 15-0 (4:43) 15-0 (4:43) 11/16 Chattanooga 11/17 Jacksonville 11/19 SE Missouri State 11/23 at Texas A&M 11/28 at Southern Miss 12/1 Florida A&M 12/5 at New Orleans 12/8 Tulane 12/19 Alabama A&M 12/20 Mobile 12/29 Richmond 1/3 Appalachian State 1/5 Coastal Carolina 1/10 at Arkansas State 1/12 at Little Rock 1/17 Georgia State 1/19 Georgia Southern 1/24 at Louisiana 1/26 at ULM 2/2 Troy 2/7 Arkansas State 2/9 Little Rock 2/13 at Georgia Southern 2/15 at Georgia State 2/23 at Troy 2/28 Ut Arlington 3/2 Texas State 3/7 at Coastal Carolina 3/9 at Appalachian State * Season high Biggest defi cit overcome in a win: USA: N/A Opponents: N/A Biggest second-half defi cit overcome in a win: USA: N/A Opponents: N/A Biggest halftime defi cit overcome in a win: USA: N/A Opponents: N/A

SOUTH ALABAMA’S 100˨POINT GAMES 116-101 (12/28/68) vs. Miss. College (N) 100-80 (2/21/77) vs. Robert Morris 116-66 (3/1/89) vs. Nicholls State 123-75 (2/25/03) vs. William Carey 110-78 (1/15/69) vs. Florida Tech 101-78 (11/28/77) vs. Oakland 103-84 (3/5/89) vs. UAB (N) 101-76 (1/6/07) vs. Florida Atlantic 129-96 (2/8/69) at Florida Tech 111-78 (11/25/78) vs. SIU-Edwardsville 105-59 (3/6/89) vs. Jacksonville (N) 102-62 (12/11/11) vs. Alcorn State 101-86 (12/16/69) at Missouri-Saint Louis 111-90 (12/30/78) vs. Wisc.-Whitewater 111-68 (12/20/89) vs. Alabama State 104-95 (1/8/15) vs. Appalachian State 102-100 (1/31/70) at Tampa 101-65 (1/25/79) vs. New Orleans 103-86 (12/5/90) vs. Hawaii Loa 106-76 (11/11/18) vs. Huntingdon 106-114 (2/26/70) at Loyola-New Orleans 114-83 (2/1/79) vs. South Florida 121-105 (1/5/91) vs. UNC Charlotte (N) = Neutral site game 103-81 (12/7/73) vs. Alabama-Huntsville 101-72 (12/27/79) vs. Rider 100-89 (1/7/91) vs. Old Dominion 103-76 (1/5/74) vs. St. Bernard 105-47 (1/3/80) vs. Missouri Baptist 100-91 (2/21/91) at Western Kentucky 100-point games: 86 102-90 (1/12/74) vs. Hardin-Simmons 101-53 (12/13/80) vs. Prairie View A&M 131-93 (2/27/91) vs. Prairie View A&M Losses when scoring 100 points: 3 102-84 (1/19/74) vs. Baptist 103-61 (11/29/81) vs. Illinois-Benedictine 105-78 (3/3/91) vs. VCU 2/26/70 vs. Loyola-New Orleans 104-71 (1/26/74) vs. Tulane 120-73 (12/7/82) vs. Florida International 105-98 (12/17/91) vs. North Texas 11/30/88 at Marshall 123-89 (2/14/74) at Southern Mississippi 101-62 (12/20/82) vs. Roosevelt 107-87 (12/21/91) vs. Auburn (N) 12/17/94 vs. Southern 123-102 (11/29/74) vs. Ala.-Huntsville 106-57 (1/2/84) vs. Roosevelt 113-95 (1/2/92) vs. Jacksonville Times scoring 100 points on road: 14 114-86 (12/7/74) vs. St. Bernard 101-91 (2/25/84) at UNC Charlotte 107-88 (1/28/92) at Central Florida Back-to-back 100-point games: 101-82 (12/9/74) vs. Baptist 110-75 (2/27/84) vs. Bethune-Cookman 107-100 (12/7/92) vs. West Virginia 1/12-1/19/74 121-68 (1/4/75) vs. Macalester 104-68 (11/24/84) vs. Bethune-Cookman 105-100 (12/21/92) vs. Baylor 12/7-12/9/74 116-98 (1/6/75) vs. VMI (N) 109-57 (11/27/84) vs. Morgan State 101-98 (1/24/93) at Western Kentucky 1/4-1/6/75 114-89 (1/11/75) vs. West Florida 105-65 (12/30/86) vs. FIU 109-86 (2/20/93) at Jacksonville 1/11-1/13/75 119-93 (1/13/75) vs. Samford 101-69 (1/24/87) vs. Central Florida 101-80 (2/24/93) vs. Lamar 2/25-2/27/84 108-83 (2/12/75) vs. Wisconsin-Parkside 101-90 (12/8/87) vs. Alabama State 101-77 (3/1/93) at Texas-Pan American 11/24-11/27/84 112-64 (12/29/75) vs. Rice (N) 107-75 (12/30/87) vs. San Francisco State 109-95 (12/14/93) vs. Troy 12/30/87-1/2/88 102-70 (1/12/76) vs. Samford 100-96 ot (1/2/88) vs. VCU 156-114 (12/2/94) vs. Prairie View A&M 3/5-3/6-89 117-74 (2/21/76) at Baptist 110-111 (11/30/88) at Marshall 106-117 (12/17/94) vs. Southern 1/5-1/7/91 109-89 (2/28/76) at Louisiana 108-69 (12/22/88) vs. Stephen F. Austin 105-86 (12/20/94) vs. UAB 2/20-2/24-93 102-80 (12/3/76) vs. Rider (N) 104-84 (1/11/89) vs. Alabama State 105-85 (1/26/95) vs. Louisiana 12/17-12/20/94 113-86 (1/7/77) vs. Hardin-Simmons 114-84 (1/18/89) vs. UAB 105-70 (1/31/98) vs. Texas-Pan American 106-89 (1/15/77) vs. Missouri-Saint Louis 103-74 (1/23/89) vs. Jacksonville 104-99 2ot (2/20/02) at Bethune-Cookman – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 11 – THE LAST TIME... HISTORY VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Date Opponent W/L Score Individual 2/28/70 at #15 Houston L 90-128 A player scored 40 points: Junie Lewis (41) vs. VCU (1/30/88) 1/25/71 at #6 Jacksonville L 76-91 A player scored 30 points: Rodrick Sikes (32) vs. Arkansas State (2/10/18) 2/4/71 #6 Jacksonville L 83-102 A player made 15 fi eld goals: Junie Lewis (15) vs. VCU (1/30/88) 1/19/72 at #11 Florida State L 72-105 A player made 8 three-pointers: Freddie Goldstein (9) at ULM (2/11/12) 2/7/72 #12 Florida State L 81-104 A player made 11 free throws: Rodrick Sikes (13) vs. Appalachian State (1/20/18) 12/19/72 at #10 Missouri L 66-94 2/8/73 #16 Jacksonville L 63-77 A player grabbed 20 rebounds: Terry Catledge (26) vs. UNC Charlotte (1/20/85) 2/21/73 #20 at Jacksonville L 56-101 A player dished out 10 assists: Trhae Mitchell (10) vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 12/13/75 at #16 UNLV L 82-122 A player blocked 7 shots: Javier Carter (7) vs. William Carey (11/14/12) 2/2/78 at #15 Florida State W 58-56 A player had 7 steals: Demetric Bennett (7) vs. Texas College (12/19/06) 3/10/79 vs. #18 Louisville L 66-69 A player made a shot in the last 2 seconds to win: Ken Williams (0.8, 3 ptr, W 73-70) vs. Arkansas 12/1/79 at #10 Louisville L 73-75 State (3/4/17) 12/16/80 at #7 Ohio State W 76-67 1/13/82 #17 Louisville L 68-76 An opponent made a shot in the last 2 seconds to win: Demario Beck (1.3, 2 ptr, L 70-72) at 12/15/82 at #13 Louisville L 77-94 Coastal Carolina (2/17/18) 1/11/85 #10 Kansas L (ot) 81-90 1/24/85 #19 Virginia Commonwealth L 70-71 Team - Off ense 2/2/85 at #20 UAB L (ot) 73-81 Scored 100+ points: 106-76 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 12/9/85 at #7 Kansas L 48-72 Scored 90-99 points: 99-34 vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) 1/13/86 at #14 UAB L 64-77 2/24/86 at #16 Louisville L 55-66 Scored 50 or fewer: 50-75 at Texas Tech (11/10/17) 1/4/88 at #20 Louisville L 69-80 Scored 90 or more and lost: 93-96 at Rice 3OT (12/7/13) 3/17/89 vs. #20 Alabama W 86-84 Scored 90 or more in regulation and lost: 96-103 vs. New Orleans (2/5/95) 3/19/89 vs. #10 Michigan L 82-91 Scored 55 or fewer and won: 55-52 vs. New Orleans (11/26/17) 11/29/89 #11 Arkansas L 90-105 Made 45 fi eld goals: 48 vs. William Carey (2/25/03) 12/8/89 at #14 Indiana L 67-96 Shot 60% from the fl oor: 61.2% (30-49) vs. Appalachian State (1/8/15) 12/11/90 at #2 Arkansas L 91-101 Shot 70% from the fl oor in a half: 73.9% vs. Florida Atlantic (2/14/09) 3/15/91 vs. #10 Utah L 72-82 12/30/91 #16 Arkansas L 82-101 Shot less than 30% from the fl oor: 29.4% at Little Rock (2/6/16) 2/22/92 #19 Cincinnati L 78-104 Shot less than 20% from the fl oor: 18.5% at Southern Miss (11/17/10) 1/2/93 at #21 Cincinnati L 49-87 Made 12 three-pointers: 12 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 2/27/93 #19 New Orleans L 62-71 Made 35 free throws: 37 vs. New Orleans (3/9/08) 3/13/97 vs. #15 Arizona L 57-65 Grabbed 60 rebounds: 61 vs. Florida International (2/11/10) 3/12/98 vs. #22 Illinois L 51-64 Recorded 15 or more steals: 20 vs. Texas College (12/19/06) 12/30/99 at #6 Florida L 61-82 12/30/02 #8/10 Mississippi State L 74-85 Recorded 25 or more assists: 26 vs. Florida Atlantic (2/14/09) 12/2/04 at #15/21 Mississippi State L 52-66 Blocked 10 or more shots: 10 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 12/17/05 #25 Houston W 66-62 Had fewer than 10 turnovers: 8 at Georgia State (3/3/18) 3/16/06 vs. #11 Florida L 50-76 Did not make a 3-pointer: 0-24 at Florida State (11/20/11) 11/23/08 at #3/3 Louisville L 54-81 Shot less than 10% on 3-pointers: 6.7% (1-15) at Louisiana (2/13/17) 12/22/09 at #18/18 Florida W 67-66 Shot 90% from the free throw line: 93.3% (14-15) at Texas State (1/4/18) 11/20/11 at #25/24 Florida State L 39-80 11/9/12 at #25/24 Florida State W 76-71 Shot less than 50% from the free throw line: 44.8% (13-29) vs. Blue Mountain (11/14/16) 12/14/13 vs. #20/16 Gonzaga L 59-68 Had six players score in double fi gures: 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18); Dial-23, Andrews-18, Mitch- 11/28/14 at #17/20 Miami (Fla.) L 75-87 ell-15, Kelly-14, Ajayi-12, McGee-11 11/6/18 at #11/12 Auburn L 58-101 Had zero players score in double fi gures: at Little Rock (2/6/16) Record: 6-40 Had two 20-point scorers: Rodrick Sikes (24) and Josh Ajayi (26) at Appalachian State (2/15/18) Two players had a double-double: Augustine Rubit (12p-14r) and Mychal Ammons (20p-11r) at OVERTIME GAMES All-time record in OT: 32-50 Western Kentucky (2/15/14) Under head coach Richie Riley: 0-0

Team - Defense 2017-18 Held a team to 39 or fewer: 99-34 vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) 11/22 Stetson L 77-81 Had an opponent score 100 or more: 101-58 at Auburn (11/6/18) Had an opponent shoot 70% or better in a half: 73.7% (14-19) vs. Little Rock (3/2/17) 2016-17 Held an opponent to less than 30% from the fi eld: 24.0% (12-50) vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) 2/20 Coastal Carolina L 77-81 1/14 Texas State W 72-67 Held an opponent to less than 20% from the fi eld in a half: 16.7% (4-24) vs. Blue Mountain 1/6 at Georgia Southern L 79-84 (11/14/16) 11/18 Florida International W 69-64 Held an opponent to less than 10% 3-point FG’s: 6.3% (1-16) vs. Spring Hill (12/19/16) 2015-16 Team - Miscellaneous 2/11 Georgia State W 79-78 Won a game by 25 points or more: 30 (106-76) vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 2/4 at Arkansas State L 73-79 1/16 UTA W 88-85 Lost a game by 25 points or more: 43 (58-101) at Auburn (11/6/18) 12/18 at Samford W (2) 72-70 Won a game when trailing by 10 or more: 12, 58-46 (13:46, 2nd) vs. Arkansas State (3/4/17) Lost a game when leading by 10 or more: 10, 15-5 (14:54, 1st) at Georgia State (3/3/18) 2014-15 Lost a game when leading by 10 or more in 2nd half: 14, 32-18 (18:38) vs. Little Rock (3/2/17) 12/30 Arkansas State L 60-63 Played an overtime game: L 77-81 vs. Stetson (11/22/17) 12/20 at IUPUI L 65-71 Played in a multiple-overtime game: W 72-70 2OT at Samford (12/18/15) 12/6 Middle Tennessee L 67-68 Won an overtime game: 72-67 vs. Texas State (1/14/17) Lost an overtime game: 77-81 vs. Stetson (11/22/17) – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 12 – THE POLLS SUN BELT INFO 2018-19 USA Milestone Games Associated Press Poll – Week 2 2018-19 SBC Players of the Week 20-plus points Rank Team Record Pts 11/13 D’Marcus Simonds, GSU 25-Rodrick Sikes at Auburn (11/6) 1 Duke (48) 2-0 1,606 23-Abdul Dial vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 2 Kansas (14) 1-0 1,571 3 Gonzaga 2-0 1,478 Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams 10-plus rebounds 4 Virginia (2) 2-0 1,326 Player of the Year: D’Marcus Simonds, GSU None 5 Tennessee (1) 2-0 1,306 6 Nevada 2-0 1,277 FIRST TEAM 10-plus assists 7 North Carolina 2-0 1,260 10-Trhae Mitchell vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 8 Villanova 2-0 1,139 Ronshad Shabazz, Appalachian State (Sr., G) 9 Auburn 2-0 1,132 Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern (Sr., G) 5-plus blocks 10 Kentucky 1-1 1,054 D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State (Jr., G) None 11 Michigan State 1-1 919 Travis Munnings, ULM (Sr., F) 12 Kansas State 1-0 892 Jordon Varnado, Troy (Jr., F) 5-plus steals 13 Oregon 2-0 739 None 14 Florida State 2-0 731 SECOND TEAM 15 Syracuse 2-0 673 Double-doubles Zac Cuthbertson, Coastal Carolina (Sr., F) 16 Virginia Tech 1-0 664 15 p, 10 a—Trhae Mitchell vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 17 Mississippi State 2-0 549 Devin Mitchell, Georgia State (Sr., G) 18 Michigan 2-0 486 JaKeenan Gant, Louisiana (Sr., F) 19 Clemson 2-0 350 Rodrick Sikes, South Alabama (Sr., G) 20 UCLA 2-0 340 Nijal Pearson, Texas State (Jr., G) 21 TCU 2-0 323 22 LSU 2-0 248 23 Purdue 2-0 218 THIRD TEAM 24 Marquette 2-0 155 Ty Cockfi eld II, Arkansas State (Sr., G) 25 Buff alo 2-0 154 Ike Smith, Georgia Southern (Sr., G) Marcus Stroman, Louisiana (Sr., G) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Michael Urtel, ULM (So., G) West Virginia 145, Indiana 131, Nebraska 41, Wisconsin 32, Josh Ajayi, South Alabama (Jr., F) Washington 29, Maryland 28, Notre Dame 24, Miami 16, Ohio State 14, Alabama 11, Florida 9, Iowa State 9, Louisville 8, Texas 6, Texas Tech 5, Butler 4, Vanderbilt 4, Arizona State 4, 2018-19 Preseason SBC Poll Loyola-Chicago 3, Xavier 2, St. John’s 2, Arizona 2, Marshall (As selected by head coaches) 2, Southern Illinois 1, Pennsylvania 1, Furman 1, Davidson 1 2018-19 opponents in bold italics 1. Georgia State (12) ...... 144 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll – Preseason 2. Georgia Southern...... 125 Rank Team Record Pts Louisiana ...... 125 1 Kansas (14) 0-0 771 4. ULM ...... 89 2 Kentucky (12) 0-0 761 Troy ...... 89 3 Duke (4) 0-0 743 6. Appalachian State ...... 86 4 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 699 7. South Alabama ...... 80 5 Virginia (1) 0-0 656 8. Texas State ...... 67 6 Tennessee 0-0 613 7 North Carolina 0-0 610 9. Arkansas State ...... 42 8 Villanova 0-0 543 10. Coastal Carolina ...... 40 9 Nevada 0-0 521 11. UTA ...... 33 10 Michigan State 0-0 486 12. Little Rock ...... 16 11 Kansas State 0-0 469 12 Auburn 0-0 432 13 West Virginia 0-0 343 14 Syracuse 0-0 297 15 Florida State 0-0 287 16 Oregon 0-0 280 17 Virginia Tech 0-0 272 18 Michigan 0-0 265 19 Mississippi State 0-0 213 20 UCLA 0-0 202 21 TCU 0-0 153 22 Purdue 0-0 107 23 Clemson 0-0 106 24 Washington 0-0 75 25 Nebraska 0-0 67

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES LSU 65, Loyola (Chi) 61, Florida 52, Indiana 34, Marquette 34, NC State 30, Cincinnati 30, Alabama 28, Maryland 26, Louisville 10, Providence 10, Buff alo 7, USC 6, Arizona 5, Butler 5, UCF 5, Wisconsin 4, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Mis- souri 3, Baylor 2, Miami 2, St. John’s 1, Vanderbilt 1 2018-19 opponents in bold italics

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 13 – SINGLE GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Marcus Cohen 12-12 at WKU 1/24/93 2. vs. Brooklyn .685 (37-54) 12/26/85 POINTS Herb Andrew 12-12 vs. UTEP 12/5/80 3. Florida International .680 (51-75) 12/7/82 1. Eugene Oliver 46 at USM 2/14/74 Garry Reese 12-12 at Hardin-Simmons 2/17/77 4. Florida Atlantic .673 (33-49) 2/14/09 2. Junie Lewis 41 at VCU 1/30/88 5. at UT Pan American .667 (28-42) 2/19/98 3. Roger Webb 41 at Fla. Tech 12/8/69 REBOUNDS 4. Roger Webb 40 Abilene Christian 1/11/71 1. Leon Williams 28 vs. UTA 12/30/72 3-POINTERS MADE 5. Demetric Bennett 39 Miss. State 12/15/07 2. Terry Catledge 26 Charlotte 1/20/85 1. at Rice 17 12/7/13 Michael Gerren 39 at Jacksonville 2/7/83 3. Steve Schmitt 24 at Memphis 2/5/72 2. Troy 15 1/7/06 John Bennett 39 USF 2/1/79 Wally Prescott 24 Roanoke 1/12/70 North Texas 15 2/25/06 5. Rick Sinclair 23 St. Bernard 12/7/74 West Florida 15 11/22/06 FIELD GOALS Ark.-Monticello 15 12/12/04 1. Eugene Oliver 19 at USM 2/14/74 ASSISTS Roger Webb 19 Abilene Christian 1/11/71 1. Herb Andrew 19 MVSU 1/2/81 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 3. John Bennett 17 USF 2/1/79 2. Cedric Yelding 17 La.-Lafayette 1/26/92 1. at Jacksonville 43 1/16/95 4. Terry Catledge 16 Charlotte 1/20/85 3. Anthony Foster 16 at UALR 1/30/95 2. Southern 39 12/17/94 Terry Catledge 16 Beth.-Cookman 11/24/84 4. Daon Merritt 13 at Troy 2/10/08 3. Jacksonville 38 2/12/95 Lonnie Legette 13 at UNO 1/26/78 vs. NW State 38 12/9/94 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Kevin Courtney 13 NW State 1/24/77 5. at Arkansas State 37 2/4/16 1. Michael Gerren 30 at USF 2/10/83 Ray Edwards 13 Samford 1/13/75 at Rice 37 12/7/13 2. Eugene Oliver 29 at USM 2/14/74 Alabama State 37 11/30/03 3. Terrance Brodnick 27 at Jacksonville 2/11/88 STEALS Junie Lewis 27 USM 1/19/88 1. Ed Rains 9 Oregon Tech 12/15/79 3-POINT PERCENTAGE (Min. 10 made) Terry Catledge 27 Charlotte 1/20/85 2. Ericson Beck 8 West Fla. 12/12/00 1. at Louisiana Tech .714 (10-14) 1/24/98 Albert Gardner 27 at UNLV 12/13/75 3. Demetric Bennett 7 Texas Coll. 12/19/06 2. Southern Miss .667 (10-15) 1/8/90 Eugene Oliver 27 at USF 2/5/73 Demetrice Williams 7 North Georgia 12/4/02 3. at UL Monroe .636 (14-22) 2/11/12 Kent Carson 27 at Houston 2/28/70 Cedric Yelding 7 WKU 2/5/92 4. at Baylor .625 (10-16) 1/4/92 Cedric Yelding 7 Baylor 12/21/92 5. Florida Atlantic .609 (14-23) 1/6/07 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 8 made) Kenny Gibson 7 at ODU 1/26/85 1. Samuel Hines 12-12 vs. Auburn 12/21/91 Jimmy Tate 7 Oglethorpe 11/26/76 FREE THROWS MADE 2. Brandon Davis 11-11 at ULM 1/8/09 Michael Gerren 7 vs. USF 3/4/83 1. Western Kentucky 39 2/24/96 3. Rory White 9-9 Jacksonville 2/8/81 Alabama State 39 1/11/89 4. Darrian Evans 8-8 vs. WKU 2/28/98 BLOCKED SHOTS Spring Hill 39 1/22/69 Darrian Evans 8-8 La.-Lafayette 2/10/98 1. Frank Wilson 9 UAB 12/20/94 4. New Orleans 37 3/9/08 Rico Alderson 8-8 Jacksonville 2/15/97 Kelly Blaine 9 Alabama State 12/27/84 5. at Hardin-Simmons 36 1/10/72 Thomas Ledford 8-8 at Hardin-Simmons 2/17/77 3. Javier Carter 8 WKU 2/18/12 Rick Sinclair 8-8 Rice 12/29/75 Kelvin Kato 8 at West Virginia 12/9/93 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 5. Javier Carter 7 William Carey 11/14/12 1. at Bethune-Cookman 56 2/20/02 3-POINTERS MADE Javier Carter 7 UAB 11/30/11 2. Alabama State 51 1/11/89 1. Freddie Goldstein 9 at ULM 2/11/12 Kelvin Kato 7 at UNO 2/28/94 3. at Jacksonville 50 2/20/93 Freddie Goldstein 9 at Troy 1/14/12 Kelvin Kato 7 La. Tech 2/19/94 Western Kentucky 50 2/24/96 3. Domonic Tilford 8 at Troy 2/10/08 Kelvin Kato 7 Troy 12/14/93 Georgia Southern 50 12/11/78 Chris Young 8 Marist 12/22/02 Derek Turner 8 WKU 2/5/92 TEAM FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 12 made) Derek Turner 8 USM 1/8/90 POINTS 1. at UL Lafayette 1.000 (12-12) 2/24/97 Jeff Hodge 8 UCF 1/24/87 1. Prairie View A&M 156 12/2/94 2. vs. UTEP .971 (33-34) 12/5/80 2. Prairie View A&M 131 2/27/91 3. at South Florida .957 (22-23) 2/13/88 3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED 3. at Florida Tech 129 2/8/69 4. at VCU .952 (20-21) 1/6/81 1. Michael Gerren 17 at USF 2/10/83 4. at Southern Miss 123 2/14/74 5. at Jacksonville .947 (18-19) 2/21/73 Dean Marshman 17 vs. NW State 12/9/94 Alabama-Huntsville 123 11/29/74 3. Freddie Goldstein 16 at Troy 1/14/12 William Carey 123 2/25/03 REBOUNDS Brian McGovern 16 La. Tech 1/21/96 1. St. Bernard 84 12/7/74 5. Chris Young 15 William Carey 2/25/03 POINTS ALLOWED (high) 2. Spring Hill 73 1/13/73 Chris Young 15 at Georgia 12/18/02 1. at Southern Utah 140 12/10/94 3. Troy 72 12/14/93 2. at Houston 128 2/28/70 4. Macalester 71 1/4/75 3-POINT PERCENTAGE (Min. 6 made) 3. at UNLV 122 12/13/75 5. Southern Miss 70 1/2/74 1. Demetric Bennett 6-6 Miss. State 12/15/07 4. vs. Auburn 120 11/27/87 2. Gary Redus 7-8 at Troy 1/27/11 at Jacksonville 120 1/17/72 ASSISTS 3. Barrington Stevens 6-7 Southern Miss 12/14/15 1. Austin Peay 43 12/27/78 Demetric Bennett 6-7 at FIU 3/1/08 POINTS ALLOWED (Low) 2. FIU 40 12/7/82 5. Jeff Hodge 8-10 UCF 1/24/87 1. vs. New Orleans 22 2/26/78 3. MVSU 36 1/2/81 2. Jacksonville 31 1/29/98 4. Roosevelt 35 12/20/82 FREE THROWS MADE 3. New Orleans 32 1/18/99 Baptist 35 12/16/74 1. Roger Webb 21 at Fla. Tech 2/8/69 4. Denver 33 1/27/08 2. Kent Carson 16 at Arizona 12/20/71 5. Trinity Baptist 34 1/9/18 STEALS Rusty Yoder 16 at Lamar 1/11/97 1. Rice 22 12/29/75 4. Brandon Davis 15 UNO 3/9/08 FIELD GOALS MADE 2. Texas College 20 12/19/06 Terry Catledge 15 Jacksonville 1/31/84 1. Prairie View A&M 62 12/2/94 3. Prairie View A&M 18 12/2/94 Ed Rains 15 vs. UTEP 12/5/80 2. Prairie View A&M 55 2/27/91 Western Kentucky 18 2/5/92 3. Samford 54 1/13/75 Missouri Baptist 18 1/3/80 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 4. Macalester 53 1/4/75 Rider 18 12/27/79 1. Roger Webb 21 at Fla. Tech 2/8/69 5. at Southern Miss 52 2/14/74 2. Brandon Davis 20 UNO 3/9/08 BLOCKED SHOTS 3. Kent Carson 19 at Arizona 12/20/71 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. Austin Peay 15 12/27/78 Terry Catledge 19 Alabama State 12/27/83 1. Prairie View A&M 120 12/2/94 2. Troy 14 12/14/93 Demetrice Williams 19 at Beth.-Cookman 2/20/02 2. at Florida Tech 113 2/8/69 3. UL Lafayette 12 1/17/14 3. St. Bernard 112 1/5/74 Louisiana Tech 12 2/19/94 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 10 made) 4. vs. Mississippi Coll. 108 12/28/69 Alabama State 12 12/27/84 1. Roger Webb 21-21 at Fla. Tech 2/8/69 5. Prairie View A&M 107 2/27/91 2. Rusty Yoder 16-16 at Lamar 1/11/97 3. Augustine Rubit 12-12 at Ark. State 1/31/13 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Charlie Burke 12-12 at La. Tech 1/29/94 1. Roosevelt .717 (43-60) 1/2/84

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 14 – Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Sunday, November 11, 2018 Auburn 101, South Alabama 58 South Alabama 106, Huntingdon 76 Auburn, Ala./Auburn Arena Mobile, Ala./Mitchell Center

South Alabama (0-1) Huntingdon (EXH) MP FG 3PT FT R PF AS TO BK ST TP MP FG 3PT FT R PF AS TO BK ST TP Kelly* 27 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 Livingston* 12 1-1 1-1 4-4 4 4 0 1 0 1 7 Ajayi* 22 3-4 1-1 3-4 4 4 1 3 1 0 10 King* 12 3-7 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 Mitchell* 31 1-5 1-1 4-6 2 1 1 3 3 1 7 Harris* 17 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 McGee* 31 0-4 0-2 1-2 5 3 3 5 0 1 1 Zachery* 17 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 Sikes* 29 8-18 5-12 4-4 1 2 0 0 0 2 25 Pines* 16 4-8 0-0 2-2 1 1 3 1 0 1 10 Morris 17 3-4 0-0 3-4 5 3 0 4 0 0 9 Hobson 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 1 0 1 2 Andrews 25 1-4 0-3 2-2 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 Green 14 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 Dial 5 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Washington 19 4-11 1-5 5-8 1 3 1 0 0 0 14 Pettway 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 Reid 15 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 TEAM 3 Champion 17 4-7 3-6 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 TOTALS 200 17-46 7-22 17-22 27 17 9 22 5 4 58 Madison 17 3-7 1-2 2-2 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 Chadwick 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 3 5 0 3 0 0 3 FG: 1st: 10-24 41.7% 2nd: 7-22 31.8% Game: 37.0% Woods 21 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 4 0 0 2 0 5 3FG: 1st: 5-13 38.5% 2nd: 2-9 22.2% Game: 31.8% TEAM 7 2 FT: 1st: 8-12 66.7% 2nd: 9-10 90.0% Game: 77.3% TOTALS 200 25-62 8-19 18-24 28 27 15 18 3 6 76 Auburn (1-0) FG: 1st: 11-27 40.7% 2nd: 14-35 40.0% Game: 40.3% MP FG 3PT FT R PF AS TO BK ST TP 3FG: 1st: 2-4 50.0% 2nd: 6-15 40.0% Game: 42.1% Okeke* 30 7-11 3-5 3-3 9 1 5 5 3 3 20 FT: 1st: 9-11 81.8% 2nd: 9-13 69.2% Game: 75.0% Mclemore* 21 5-7 0-2 1-3 8 4 1 1 3 0 11 Harper* 30 7-13 6-10 0-0 5 2 13 1 0 2 20 South Alabama (1-1) Brown* 27 4-12 4-9 0-1 3 3 1 1 1 0 12 MP FG 3PT FT R PF AS TO BK ST TP Doughty* 19 5-7 2-3 2-2 1 3 1 2 0 0 14 Morris* 17 0-1 0-0 0-2 6 3 2 2 0 2 0 Spencer 18 1-3 0-1 0-3 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 Mitchell* 30 5-6 1-2 4-5 3 2 10 3 4 2 15 Dunbar 23 7-11 2-5 0-0 5 2 0 1 1 0 16 McGee* 25 3-6 3-5 2-2 2 4 3 1 0 0 11 McCormick 17 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 3 2 2 0 2 5 Sikes* 26 3-9 1-6 2-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 9 Cook 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dial* 26 8-11 2-3 5-6 6 2 2 1 2 0 23 Parker 4 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kelly 21 3-7 1-3 7-9 9 2 1 2 4 2 14 Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews 19 6-8 4-5 2-3 4 3 2 3 0 1 18 Macoy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ajayi 24 3-7 0-1 6-6 9 2 0 2 0 0 12 Maasdorp 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pettway 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 3 0 1 4 Blackstock 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 TEAM 2 TOTALS 200 33-57 12-25 28-37 44 23 24 18 10 9 106 TOTALS 200 38-74 18-38 7-14 42 21 24 13 8 9 101 FG: 1st: 14-26 53.8% 2nd: 19-31 61.3% Game: 57.9% FG: 1st: 19-32 59.4% 2nd: 19-42 45.2% Game: 51.4% 3FG: 1st: 6-14 42.9% 2nd: 6-11 54.5% Game: 48.0% 3FG: 1st: 12-17 70.6% 2nd: 6-21 28.6% Game: 47.4% FT: 1st: 13-17 76.5% 2nd: 15-20 75.0% Game: 75.7% FT: 1st: 2-5 40.0% 2nd: 5-9 55.6% Game: 50.0% HC ...... 33 43 76 Offi cials...... Greene, Randall, Berg USA ...... 33 25 58 Offi cials...... Anderson, Gattis, Lewis USA ...... 47 59 106 Attendance ...... 1,562 AU ...... 52 49 101 Attendance ...... 7,754

– 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 15 – 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Kory Holden #0 Guard Date Opponent S MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A R PF A TO B ST P Graduate 6-2 • 185 Salisbury, Md. (South Carolina/J.M. Bennett HS)

2018-19 Notes  Scored 10 points in a reserve role vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes (at South Carolina)  Played in just three games after Dec. 19 due to injury  Redshirted in 2016-17 after transferring from Delaware

2015-16 Notes (at Delaware)  Named Second Team all-CAA  Averaged 17.7 points and 4.2 assists per game, fourth best in the CAA

2014-15 Notes (Delaware)  Voted to CAA all-Rookie Team  Averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 assists per contest (2nd in CAA)

HOLDEN’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... N/A POINTS ...... N/A REBOUNDS ...... N/A ASSISTS ...... N/A BLOCKS ...... N/A STEALS ...... N/A FIELD GOALS MADE...... N/A FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... N/A 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... N/A 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... N/A FREE THROWS MADE ...... N/A FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... N/A HOLDEN’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 45 at Towson (1/30/16) POINTS ...... 35 at Boston College (12/19/15) REBOUNDS ...... 7*** vs. College of Charleston (3/4/16) ASSISTS ...... 9 vs. William & Mary (1/21/15) BLOCKS ...... 1****** at Clemson (12/19/17) STEALS ...... 3 at Robert Morris (12/22/14) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 12 at Boston College (12/19/15) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 26 at Boston College (12/19/15) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6** vs. William & Mary (1/28/16) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 13 at Boston College (12/19/15) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 15* at Towson (1/30/16) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 16 at UNC Wilmington (1/8/15) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred; at a previous school

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2018-19 Notes  Went 3 for 5 from distance for 11 points vs. Huntingdon (11/11)  Dished out game-high four assists vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes  Third on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg), second in 3-pointers (48) and 3-point percent- age (.353), and fi rst in assists (95)  Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt in assists per game (3.0)

2016-17 Notes  Ranked fourth on the team in assists (32) and tied for fi fth in steals (24)

McGEE’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 31 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 11 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 5 at Auburn (11/6) ASSISTS ...... 3* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... None STEALS ...... 1 at Auburn (11/6) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 5 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 2* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) McGEE’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 34* vs. Appalachian State (1/20/18) POINTS ...... 18 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/17) REBOUNDS ...... 7 at Tulane (12/21/17) ASSISTS ...... 8 vs. Georgia State (12/29/17) BLOCKS ...... 1*** at UT Arlington (1/6/18) STEALS ...... 3 at Georgia Southern (1/9/17) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 5*** vs. Troy (1/13/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 13 at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 4* at Coastal Carolina (2/17/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 10 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 4**** vs. Troy (3/7/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 5 at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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2018-19 Notes  Nine points on 3-for-4 shooting and fi ve rebounds at Auburn (11/6)  Recorded eight points and seven rebounds in just 17 minutes vs. Tuskegee in exhibi- tion

2017-18 Notes  Averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 points per game  Put up 13.0 ppg over a two-game stretch vs. Trinity Baptist and Troy

2016-17 Notes  Averaged 1.4 points and 1.4 points per game

MORRIS’ SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 17* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) POINTS ...... 9 at Auburn (11/6) REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... None STEALS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 3 at Auburn (11/6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 4 at Auburn (11/6) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... None 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... None FREE THROWS MADE ...... 3 at Auburn (11/6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 4 at Auburn (11/6) MORRIS’ CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 19** vs. Troy (3/7/18) POINTS ...... 12 vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) REBOUNDS ...... 9* vs. Troy (3/7/18) ASSISTS ...... 2* vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) BLOCKS ...... 1********** vs. Troy (3/7/18) STEALS ...... 2*** vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 7 vs. Troy (1/13/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 10 vs. Troy (1/13/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... None 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... None FREE THROWS MADE ...... 4 at Little Rock (1/21/17) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 5 at Ole Miss (12/22/16) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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2018-19 Notes  Just missed double-double vs. Huntingdon (11/11) with 14 points and nine rebounds, and added a career-high four blocks  Led team with eight rebounds vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes  Redshirted after transferring from Savannah State

2016-17 Notes (at Savannah State)  Averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds  Voted to MEAC all-rookie team

KELLY’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 27 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 14 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 9 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 1* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... 4 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) STEALS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 7 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 1 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 9 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) KELLY’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 32 at Oregon State (12/11/16) POINTS ...... 26 vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/4/17) REBOUNDS ...... 11* vs. Norfolk State (2/6/17) ASSISTS ...... 3** at North Carolina Central (2/27/17) BLOCKS ...... 4 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) STEALS ...... 2***** vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 11 vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/4/17) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 11** vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/4/17) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2** at William & Mary (12/19/16) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 7 at Iowa State (11/11/16) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 9 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred; while at Savannah State

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2018-19 Notes  Scored a game-high 25 points — 20 in the fi rst half — on fi ve 3-pointers at Auburn (11/6)  Led all scorers with 13 points vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes  Second Team all-Sun Belt Conference and Second Team NABC all-District 24  Averaged team-high 18.7 points per game, and also led team in fi eld goals (178), 3-pointers (88), free throws (153) and steals (30)  Set new school record with fi ve 30-point games, including career-high 38 at ULM (1/27)  Points total of 597 is tied for sixth in school history, and his 88 treys are fi fth  Scoring average ranked fourth in the Sun Belt, and was the highest by a USA player since 2012-13  Finished fourth in the Sun Belt in 3-pointers per game (2.8), fi fth in 3-point percent- age (.370) and ninth in free-throw percentage (.777)  Averaged 20.2 ppg in league games, the second-best average in the SBC  Points total is tied for third in USA history by a junior, and he also ranked second in 3s and third in free throws made by a junior

SIKES’ SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 29 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 25 at Auburn (11/6) REBOUNDS ...... 1* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... None STEALS ...... 2 at Auburn (11/6) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 8 at Auburn (11/6) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 18 at Auburn (11/6) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 5 at Auburn (11/6) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 12 at Auburn (11/6) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 4 at Auburn (11/6) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 4* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) SIKES’ CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 40 vs. Stetson (11/22/17) POINTS ...... 38 at ULM (1/27/18) REBOUNDS ...... 7 vs. Troy (3/7/18) ASSISTS ...... 3** vs. Arkansas State (2/10/18) BLOCKS ...... 2* vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) STEALS ...... 3*** at Appalachian State (2/15/18) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 13 at ULM (1/27/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 23 at ULM (1/27/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 7* at ULM (1/27/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 13* at ULM (1/27/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 13 vs. Appalachian State (1/20/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 14 vs. Appalachian State (1/20/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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2017-18 Notes  Went 4 for 5 from distance for 18 points vs. Huntingdon (11/11)  Ranked fi fth on the team in scoring (6.2 ppg) and third in 3-pointers (38)  Made fi rst 28 free throws of the season and fi nished at 88.5 percent (46-52)

2016-17 Notes  Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules

2015-16 Notes (at Youngstown State)  Named to Horizon League all-Freshman team after setting school freshman record with 50 3-pointers

ANDREWS’ SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 25 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 18 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 4* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 2* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... None STEALS ...... 1 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 8 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 4 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 5 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 2* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ANDREWS’ CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 40 vs. Illinois-Chicago (2/16/16) POINTS ...... 20 at La Salle (11/16/17) REBOUNDS ...... 6***** vs. Georgia Southern (12/31/17) ASSISTS ...... 5 vs. Maine (11/18/17) BLOCKS ...... 2 vs. Green Bay (1/9/16) STEALS ...... 6 vs. Geneva (12/15/15) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 7 at La Salle (11/16/17) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 17 at La Salle (11/16/17) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 at Green Bay (2/20/16) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 11 at La Salle (11/16/17) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7** vs. Saint Peter’s (11/19/17) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 8 vs. Saint Peter’s (11/19/17) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred; while at Youngstown State

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2018-19 Notes  In fi rst career start vs. Huntingdon (11/11), led all scorers with career-high 23 points and added two blocks  Grabbed fi ve rebounds vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2015-16 Notes  Spent the 2015-16 season at St. John’s University

DIAL’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 26 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) POINTS ...... 23 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) STEALS ...... None FIELD GOALS MADE...... 8 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 11 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 5 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) DIAL’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 26 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) POINTS ...... 23 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) ASSISTS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) BLOCKS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) STEALS ...... None FIELD GOALS MADE...... 8 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 11 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 5 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred 7RWDO 3RLQW )7KURZV 5HERXQGV 6FRULQJ 6HDVRQ JSJV PLQDYJ IJIJD SFW IJIJD SFW IWIWD SFW RII GHI WRW DYJ SI IR DVW WR EON VWO SWV DYJ                                    727$/   $OO                    – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 22 – 2018-19 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Josh Ajayi #33 Forward Date Opponent S MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A R PF A TO B ST P 11/6 at #11/12 Auburn * 22 3-4 1-1 3-4 4 4 1 3 1 0 10 R-Junior 11/11 Huntingdon 24 3-7 0-1 6-6 9 2 0 2 0 0 12 6-7 • 245 El Monte, Calif. (Cheshire Academy/San Gabriel Academy)

2018-19 Notes  Went 3 for 4 from the fl oor for 10 points at Auburn (11/6)  Scored 10 points and blocked three shots vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes  Averaged 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game  Led team in rebounding and was second in scoring, fi eld goals (144) and free throws (99)  Recorded a team-best six double-doubles, and posted two in back-to-back games, scoring 18 with 12 rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina (1/18), and 24 and 11 vs. Appalachian State (1/20)

2016-17 Notes  Led the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg)  Recorded double-double in second career game with 27 points and 10 rebounds vs. Florida International

2015-16 Notes  Redshirted

2017-18 Double-Doubles (6) • 26 pts, 14 rebs at Appalachian State (2/15) • 24 pts, 11 rebs vs. Appalachian State (1/20) • 18 pts, 12 rebs vs. Coastal Carolina (1/18) • 16 pts, 10 rebs vs. Georgia State (12/29) • 20 pts, 11 rebs vs. Stetson (11/22) • 12 pts, 10 rebs vs. Mobile (11/13)

2016-17 Double-Doubles (3) • 13 pts, 11 rebs at ULM (2/11) • 19 pts, 13 rebs at Georgia Southern (1/9) • 27 pts, 10 rebs vs. Florida International (11/18) AJAYI’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 24 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) POINTS ...... 12 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 9 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 1 at Auburn (11/6) BLOCKS ...... 1 at Auburn (11/6) STEALS ...... None FIELD GOALS MADE...... 3* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 7 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 1 at Auburn (11/6) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 1* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) AJAYI’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 38 vs. Florida International (11/18/16) POINTS ...... 27 vs. Florida International (11/18/16) REBOUNDS ...... 14* at Appalachian State (2/15/18) ASSISTS ...... 4* vs. Stetson (11/22/17) BLOCKS ...... 3 at UT Arlington (1/6/18) STEALS ...... 3 at Eastern Illinois (11/26/16) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 9**** at Appalachian State (2/15/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 18 vs. Stetson (11/22/17) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 3** at Texas State (1/4/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 5* at Texas State (1/4/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 9 at Georgia Southern (1/9/17) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 13 at Georgia Southern (1/9/17) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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2018-19 Notes  Recorded fi rst career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists vs. Huntingdon (11/11); the 10 assists are the most by a USA player since February 2008  Made all three fi eld-goal attempts for nine points vs. Tuskegee in exhibition

2017-18 Notes  Only player on the team to start all 32 games  Averaged 7.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game  Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, second in rebounding and steals (29), and fi rst in blocks (45)  Blocks total is third in school history by a sophomore

2016-17 Notes  Shot team-best 62.3 percent from the fl oor and was second on the team in blocks (22)  Converted 70.5 percent from the fl oor – including 77.8 percent (7-9) from 3-point land – in his 11 starts

2015-16 Notes  Redshirted

MITCHELL’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 31 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 15 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 3 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) ASSISTS ...... 10 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... 4 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) STEALS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 5 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 1* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 4* vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 6 at Auburn (11/6) MITCHELL’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 38 at ULM (1/27/18) POINTS ...... 19 vs. Little Rock (2/8/18) REBOUNDS ...... 13 vs. ULM (2/22/18) ASSISTS ...... 10 vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) BLOCKS ...... 4*** vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) STEALS ...... 3* vs. Coastal Carolina (1/18/18) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 8 vs. Little Rock (2/8/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 12 vs. Little Rock (2/8/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2** at Coastal Carolina (2/17/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 5 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7 at Troy (2/3/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 7* at Troy (2/3/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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2017-18 Notes  Averaged 3.2 points per game  Playing time increased as season went on, averaging 11.4 minutes in fi nal 17 games, while playing just 6.0 minutes per contest before that

2016-17 Notes  Redshirted

PETTWAY’S SEASON HIGHS MINUTES ...... 13 at Auburn (11/6) POINTS ...... 4 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) REBOUNDS ...... 1 at Auburn (11/6) ASSISTS ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) BLOCKS ...... None STEALS ...... 1 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 2 vs. Huntingdon (11/11) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... None 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... None FREE THROWS MADE ...... None FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... None PETTWAY’S CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 18* at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) POINTS ...... 9 at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) REBOUNDS ...... 6 at Appalachian State (2/15/18) ASSISTS ...... 5 vs. Trinity Baptist (1/9/18) BLOCKS ...... 1** at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) STEALS ...... 1****** vs. Huntingdon (11/11/18) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 4 at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 10 at Georgia Southern (3/1/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 1 vs. Little Rock (2/8/18) 3PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ...... 1 vs. Little Rock (2/8/18) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 3 at Troy (2/3/18) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ...... 4 at Troy (2/3/18) * Indicates how many previous times that total occurred

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KORY HOLDEN Notes: 6-2, 185, Gr., G Salisbury, Md. (South Carolina/J.M. Bennett HS) 0 GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% ------

HERB McGEE Notes: 6-2, 195, Jr., G Reserve, La. (Riverside Academy) 1 GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 2 6.0 3.5 3.0 30.0% 42.9% 75.0%

KEVIN MORRIS Notes: 6-8, 248, Jr., F Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 3 GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 1 4.5 5.5 1.0 60.0% 0.0% 50.0%

R.J. KELLY Notes: 6-7, 205, So., F 12 Powder Springs, Ga. (Savannah St./Cumberland Chr. Aca.) GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 1 7.0 4.5 1.0 30.0% 25.0% 77.8%

RODRICK SIKES Notes: 6-2, 170, Sr., G Ocean Springs, Miss. (SW Miss. CC/St. Martin HS) 14 GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 2 17.0 1.0 1.0 40.7% 33.3% 75.0%

JORDAN ANDREWS Notes: 6-5, 180, Jr., G 25 Abita Aprings, La. (Youngstown St/Riverside Aca.) GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 0 11.0 4.0 2.0 58.3% 50.0% 80.0%

ABDUL DIAL Notes: 6-3, 200, Jr., G 30 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Mississippi Gulf Coast/Cardinal Newman) GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 1 12.5 4.0 1.0 64.3% 40.0% 83.3%

JOSH AJAYI Notes: 6-7, 245, Jr., F 33 El Monte, Calif. (Cheshire Aca./San Gabriel Aca.) GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 1 11.0 6.5 0.5 54.5% 50.0% 90.0%

TRHAE MITCHELL Notes: 6-6, 195, Jr., F 42 Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS) GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 2 11.0 2.5 5.5 54.5% 66.7% 72.7%

JOHN PETTWAY Notes: 6-2, 193, So., G Saff ord, Ala. (Keith HS) 50 GP GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% 2 0 2.0 0.5 1.5 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% – 2018-19 South Alabama Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 27 –