2014 2015 BLAZER BASKETBALL VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS (9-9, 4-8 GSC) vs. NORTH ALABAMA LIONS (7-11, 4-8 GSC) November 14 LANE# THE COMPLEX W, 74-64 Saturday, January 24, 2015  8:00 p.m.  The Complex (5,350)  Valdosta, Ga. 15 ALBANY STATE# THE COMPLEX W, 90-77 21 SOUTHEASTERN^ THE COMPLEX W, 95-89 (ot) GAME CENTER 22 CARVER^ THE COMPLEX W, 99-75 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS NORTH ALABAMA LIONS 26 at Georgia Regents Augusta, Ga. L, 92-61 Record: 9-9, 4-8 GSC Record: 7-11, 4-8 GSC 29 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL THE COMPLEX W, 82-62 Ranking: Not Ranked Ranking: Not Ranked Last Game: Defeated Alabama-Huntsville 67-66 Last Game: Defeated West Florida 79-65 December Head Coach: Mike Helfer Head Coach: Bobby Champagne 4 at North Alabama* Florence, Ala. L, 79-68 Overall Record: 369-182 (.670) Overall Record: 194-148 (.567) 6 at Ala.-Huntsville* Huntsville, Ala. L, 83-51 Record at VSU: 183-99 (.649) Record at UNA: 194-148 (.567) 10 LEE* THE COMPLEX W, 75-70 Last Five Games: 2-3 Last Five Games: 2-3 15 SHORTER* THE COMPLEX L, 98-94 (ot) Helfer vs. North Alabama: 8-12 Champagne vs. Valdosta State: 13-11 18 at Delta State Cleveland, Miss. W, 74-71 All-Time Series: UNA leads 37-32 Last Meeting: @UNA 70, VSU 68 20 at Mississippi College Clinton, Miss. L, 72-66 RADIO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET January Station/Internet: Talk 92. FM (Valdosta) / talk921.com Webcast: useducationtv.com/default.aspx?sid=286 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS* THE COMPLEX L, 77-74 (2ot) Talent: Mike Chason Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/valdosta/mbball/ 5 UNION* THE COMPLEX L, 84-78 10 at West Georgia* Carrollton, Ga. L, 93-86 BLAZER BITS 12 at West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. L, 76-61 17 at West Florida* Pensacola, Fla. W, 67-66 • Valdosta State is in its 60th season of basketball and sports an all-time record 953 victories against 624 losses. 22 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* THE COMPLEX W, 67-66 • The Blazers are in their 33rd year playing the Gulf South Conference and sports an overall league record of 242-223. 24 NORTH ALABAMA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • Head Coach Mike Helfer is in his 10th year as the leader of the Blazer program, making him the second-longest 29 at Shorter* Rome, Ga. 8:00 pm tenured coach in VSU history. Helfer has an all-time record of 183-99. 31 at Lee* Cleveland, Tenn. 4:00 pm • Helfer is the second-winningest coach in VSU history, having passed the legendary Gary Colson earlier this season. • The Blazers have won 73 of 133 Gulf South Conference games in Helfer’s 10 seasons with Valdosta State. February • Valdosta State and North Alabama have met 69 times over the years, with the Lions leading the all-time series 37- 5 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm 32. The series is the second-most played series in the history of Blazer basketball. 7 DELTA STATE* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • The Lions have won 12 of the 20 meetings since Mike Helfer assumed the head coaching duties for the Blazers, 12 at Union* Jackson, Tenn. 9:00 pm including each of the last nine games. 14 at Christian Brothers Memphis, Tenn. 5:00 pm • Overall, Valdosta State has won six out of nine games played in The Complex under Helfer, although UNA has won 19 WEST ALABAMA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm each of the last three meetings. 21 WEST GEORGIA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • Valdosta State has made a three-pointer in 306 straight games, a streak that dates back to February 10, 2003. 28 WEST FLORIDA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • VSU’s current two-game winning streak is the Blazers’ first winning streak since winning four straight to open the season. March • After losing five games in which is scored less than 70 points early in the season, the Blazers have won each of 3 GSC Quarterfinals$ School Site TBA their last two contests while scoring only 67 points in each contest. 6 GSC Semifinals$ Birmingham, Ala. TBA • James Spencer recorded his fourth double-double of the season against Alabama-Huntsville as he finished with 19 7 GSC Finals$ Birmingham, Ala. TBA points and 10 rebounds. • Over the course of the last six games, James Spencer has averaged 18.5 points a game. He has made 45 of his HOME GAME; *GSC Game; #Holiday Inn Classic; ^VSU 92 field goal attempts during that span for a 48.9 percent shooting percentage. He is also averaging 8.2 rebounds Classic; All Times Eastern a game in that span, including three contests with double-digit boards.

PROBABLEPROBAB STARTING LINE-UP (BASED ON LAST GAME) JOSH LEMONS JAMES SPENCER JEFF NIBO COLIN COOK BLAKE JUSTICE #3 #4 #11 #15 #20 So.  Guard Sr.  Forward Jr.  Forward Sr.  Forward Jr.  Guard 6-1  175 6-6  210 6-5  200 6-9  210 6-2  190 Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago, Ill. Corona, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. Peebles, Ohio Pts - 7.2 Pts - 14.9 Pts - 9.6 Pts - 10.6 Pts - 12.1 Rbs - 3.7 Rbs - 7.3 Rbs - 3.8 Rbs - 6.3 Rbs - 3.2 Mins. - 27.7 Mins. - 30.3 Mins. - 22.9 Mins. - 26.6 Mins. - 31.4 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL OPPONENT CAPSULE - NORTH ALABAMA LIONS PROJECTED STARTERS* STAT BREAKDOWN # Name Class Pos. Pts. Reb. Assts. Stls. Blks. Team Stats 1 Jere Vucica Jr. F 13.1 7.1 22 14 12 11 Nathan Spehr Sr. G 14.3 2.2 75 19 0 VSU Stat UNA 12 Brandon Herman Jr. G 14.1 4.6 67 20 1 75.7 PPG 76.8 32 Marcus Landry Sr. F 9.1 8.3 10 12 19 77.0 Opp. PPG 79.3 35 Calvin Dade Sr. F 12.9 8.5 24 18 13 -1.3 Scoring Margin -2.5 *based on last game played .427 FG% .452 .465 Opp. FG% .447 A LOOK AT THE SERIES... .309 3-FG% .331 .389 Opp. 3-FG% .333 Scouting the Lions The Series vs. North Alabama .699 FT% .701 Under long-time head coach Bobby Champagne, The second-most played series in Valdosta State .701 Opp. FT% .703 North Alabama is 7-11 on the season, including a 4-8 basketball history, Thursday’s game marks the 70th time 38.2 RPG 40.6 record in Gulf South Conference play. that the Blazers and UNA have met on the hardwood. The 38.5 Opp. RPG 36.0 A balanced squad, UNA currently has five play- Lions have won 37 of the previous 69 meetings, including -0.3 Reb. Margin +4.6 ers averaging at least nine points per game, with four wins in each of the last nine contests. 14.1 Off. RPG 13.7 of those averaging double figures. Nathan Spehr, who Since Mike Helfer took over as head coach at Valdosta 24.1 Def. RPG 26.9 has hit 42 three-pointers and leads the North Alabama State in 2005-06, the Lions have claimed 12 of the 20 266 TO 310 team with 75 assists, leads the Lions with 14.3 points meetings between the two schools. Below is a closer look 14.8 TOPG 17.2 a game while Brandon Herman, who has 67 assists on at the series under Helfer. 290 Opp. TO 231 the season, adds 14.1. Meanwhile, Calvin Dade averages Date Site Result 16.1 Opp. TOPG 12.8 12.9 points and leads UNA with 8.5 rebounds a game 12/04/14 Florence, Ala. L, 70-68 +1.3 TO Margin -4.4 while Marcus Landry tallies 9.1 points and 8.3 boards a 03/08/14 Birmingham, Ala. L, 88-79 200 Assists 242 contest. Jere Vucica adds 13.1 points an outing. 02/13/14 Valdosta, Ga. L, 79-63 11.1 APG 13.4 North Alabama scores 76.8 points a game and is 01/09/14 Florence, Ala. L, 97-69 0.75 Assist-TO Ratio 0.78 the top rebounding squad in the GSC as it averages 4.06 02/02/13 Valdosta, Ga. L, 74-73 160 Steals 105 per game. UNA also shoots the ball fairly well as it makes 12/01/12 Florence, Ala. L, 95-94 (ot) 8.9 SPG 5.8 45.2 percent of its field goal attempts. However, the Li- 02/11/12 Valdosta, Ga. L, 70-58 68 Blocks 51 ons are plagued by turnovers as they average more than 01/14/12 Florence, Ala. L, 84-70 3.8 BPG 2.8 17 a game. 02/05/11 Florence, Ala. L, 100-89 01/13/11 Valdosta, Ga. W, 102-84 Individual Leaders Head Coach Bobby Champagne 02/04/10 Valdosta, Ga. W, 81-70 Bobby Champagne is in his 12th season as head 01/10/10 Florence, Ala. W, 86-73 VSU Stat UNA men’s basketball coach at the North Alabama, after 02/05/09 Florence, Ala. L, 91-68 Spencer - 14.9 PPG Spehr - 14.3 taking over the reigns of the program in 2003. Under 01/17/09 Valdosta, Ga. W, 81-62 Justice - 12.1 Herman - 14.1 Champagne, the Lions have tallied a 194-148 record 02/16/08 Florence, Ala. L, 94-82 Cook - 10.6 Vucica - 13.1 and appeared in 12 consecutive Gulf South Conference 01/14/08 Valdosta, Ga. W, 92-86 (ot) Spencer - 7.3 RPG Dade - 8.5 tournaments and four NCAA tournaments. UNA won the 02/05/07 Valdosta, Ga. W, 73-65 Cook - 6.3 Landry - 8.3 NCAA Division II South Regional Championship under 01/13/07 Florence, Ala. L, 77-63 Cook - .512 FG% Lnadry - .596 Champagne in the 2007-08 season. He directed the Lions 02/06/06 Florence, Ala. W, 90-82 Obande - .364 3-FG% Spehr - .396 to a 23-win season and their first GSC Championship in 01/14/06 Valdosta, Ga. W, 79-74 Justice - .848 FT% Spehr - .905 18 years in 2013-14. VSU Points Per Game: 78.0 (1,560 pts) Lemons - 50 Assists Herman - 67 The 47-year-old Champagne, who was honored by UNA Points Per Game: 80.8 (1,615 pts) Hill - 33 Steals Herman - 20 the NABC as South Region Coach of the Year in 2008, Cook - 40 Blocks Lnadry - 19 has been affiliated with 16 postseason tournament A Quick Look at the Last Meeting teams (12 NCAA, two NIT) during his 27-year collegiate North Alabama used a 20-11 run over the final seven coaching career. minutes of the game to defeat the Blazers 70-68. Prior to UNA, Champagne spent one season as an VSU led 57-50 when UNA began its game-winning run. assistant coach at UTEP after also spending a year at The Lions scored eight straight points to take the lead and Georgia State, where he was an assistant for legendary eventually pushed their advantage to seven points before coach Lefty Driesell. He also spent four years as an as- Blake Justice hit a pair of three-pointers to close Valdosta sistant at Lousiana-Lafayette and worked under Kelvin State to within a point, but the Blazers got no closer. Sampson for six seasons, three at Oklahoma and three at Valdosta State struggled shooting the ball in the game Washington State. as it made only 27 of its 71 field goal attempts to shoot 38.0 percent, but tallied 14 steals on 19 North Alabama turnovers to keep the game close. However, the Lions outscored the Blazers 18 to six at the free throw line.

Opponent Media Information Contact: Shane Herrmann Phone: 256-765-4895 Email: [email protected] 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE NABC POLL GSC Standings Valdosta State in the GSC & NCAA Stats January 13 (Through January 22) Through January 22 Team GSC Pct Overall Pct Strk Rk. Team (First Place Votes) Pts Union 8-4 .667 14-4 .778 W2 TEAM 1. Indianapolis (7) 391 West Georgia 8-4 .667 13-4 .765 W1 Category GSC NCAA Stat 2. Lincoln Memorial (9) 387 Alabama-Huntsville 8-4 .667 13-5 .722 L1 Scoring 7th 125th 75.7 3. Florida Southern 356 Shorter 8-4 .667 13-5 .722 W2 Scoring Defense 7th 235th 77.0 4. Barry 333 West Alabama 8-4 .667 13-7 .650 W5 Scoring Margin 8th 205th -1.3 5. West Liberty 328 Delta State 8-4 .667 11-7 .611 L1 Field Goal % 10th 225th 42.7 6. Augustana 314 Christian Brothers 5-7 .417 8-8 .500 L3 Field Goal % Defense 9th 247th 46.5 7. Bellarmine 290 Mississippi College 5-7 .500 7-7 .500 L2 3-Pt Field Goal % 10th 274th 30.9 8. Minnesota State-Moorhead 286 Lee 4-8 .333 9-8 .529 L6 3-Pt Field Goal % Defense 10th 271st 38.9 9. Colorado School of Mines 282 Valdosta State 4-8 .333 9-9 .500 W2 3-Pt Field Goals Made 6th 166th 6.8 10. California Baptist 260 North Alabama 4-8 .333 7-11 .389 W1 Free Throw % 5th 126th 69.9 11. Angelo State 241 West Florida 2-10 .167 6-12 .333 L4 Offensive Rebounds 1st 22nd 14.1 12. Colorado-Colorado Springs 210 Ineligible for 2014-15 championship Defensive Rebounds 6th 166th 24.1 13. UNC-Pembroke 193 Rebounding Margin 6th 181st -0.3 14. Metropolitan State 169 Upcoming Schedule Assists 10th 259th 11.1 15. Tarleton State 150 Turnovers 7th 207th 14.8 16. Mount Olive 147 Date Game Time Turnover Margin 5th 103rd +1.3 17. Azusa Pacific 136 1/24 Delta State at West Georgia 4:00 p.m. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 9th 260th 0.75 18. Ferris State 131 1/24 Mississippi College at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. Blocked Shots 3rd 74th 3.8 19. Wisconsin-Parkside 129 1/24 Shorter at Union 5:00 p.m. Steals 2nd 36th 8.9 20. Minnesota State-Mankato 101 1/24 Alabama-Huntsville at West Florida 5:00 p.m. 21. BYU-Hawaii 73 1/24 Lee at Christian Brothers 6:00 p.m. INDIVIDUAL 22. Central Missouri 53 1/24 North Alabama at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m. Player GSC NCAA Stat 23. Midwestern State 51 Blocked Shots 24. Lynn 48 1/29 West Florida at Lee 8:00 p.m. Colin Cook 1st 18th 2.2 25. Indiana (Pa.) 40 1/29 Valdosta State at Shorter 8:00 p.m. 1/29 West Georgia at Alabama-Huntsville 8:30 p.m. Field Goal Percentage Others Receiving Votes: St. Edward’s 24; King 18; 1/29 Union at Delta State 8:30 p.m. James Spencer 8th 150th 48.7 Western Oregon 10; Saginaw Valley State 9; Point 1/29 West Alabama at North Alabama 8:30 p.m. Loma Nazarene 8; Texas A&M-Commerce 8; Ameri- 1/29 Christian Brothers at Mississippi College 9:00 p.m. Offensive Rebounds can International 7; Northern State 4; Seattle Pacific James Spencer 4th 51st 2.9 4; Alabama-Huntsville 3; Southern Connecticut State 1/31 Valdosta State at Lee 4:00 p.m. Colin Cook 5th 81st 2.7 3; Lake Superior State 1; Newberry 1; Northwest 1/31 West Florida at Shorter 4:00 p.m. Missouri State 1. 1/31 West Georgia at North Alabama 5:00 p.m. Rebounds 1/31 Alabama-Huntsville at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. James Spencer 8th 122nd 7.3 VSU Opponent 1/31 Union at Mississippi College 5:00 p.m. 1/31 Christian Brothers at Delta State 5:00 p.m. Steals All-Time Against the GSC Jeremiah Hill 4th 104th 1.8 While Valdosta State’s cumulative Gulf South 2/5 Union at West Georgia 7:30 p.m. Josh Lemons 5th 138th 1.7 Conference record is just slightly above .500, at 2/5 Mississippi College at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m. 242 wins and 223 losses (.520), the Blazers have 2/5 Delta State at West Florida 8:00 p.m. Spencer Named GSC Player of the Week enjoyed success in the conference over the last 10- 2/5 Christian Brothers at West Alabama 8:30 p.m. Valdosta State’s James Spencer was named the Gulf South plus seasons. In fact, VSU has gone 113-78 (.592) in 2/5 Lee at Alabama-Huntsville 8:30 p.m. Conference Player of the Week on January 6 after recording a league play during that span and won the GSC East 2/5 Shorter at North Alabama 9:00 p.m. double-double in VSU’s only contest the previous week. in 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010. VSU’s record prior Spencer tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds for his second to the eight-year era was 130-143 (.476) and the 2/7 Christian Brothers at West Georgia 4:00 p.m. double-double of the season against Christian Brothers on Blazers had never finished higher than third in the 2/7 Lee at North Alabama 5:00 p.m. January 3. He made 10-of-20 field goal attempts in the game league standings. 2/7 Mississippi College at West Florida 5:00 p.m. and three out of his four free throw tries. He added two assists, Under Head Coach Mike Helfer, the Blazers have 2/7 Union at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. two blocked shots and two steals in 41 minutes of play. tallied a 73-63 record (.537), including a 4-8 mark this 2/7 Shorter at Alabama-Huntsville 6:00 p.m. season. 2/7 Delta State at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m.

2/12 Shorter at West Georgia 7:30 p.m. 2/12 West Florida at Christian Brothers 8:00 p.m. 2/12 Alabama-Huntsville at Delta State 8:30 p.m. 2/12 North Alabama at Mississippi College 9:00 p.m. 2/12 Valdosta State at Union 9:00 p.m. 2/12 Lee at West Alabama 9:30 p.m.

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2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Justice for All Helfer Moves Up Coaching Chart STREAKS After a stellar first season with the Blazers, junior guard Blazer Head Coach Mike Helfer enjoyed a memorable mile- Overall Won 2 Blake Justice has returned this year to lead the Valdosta State stone when Valdosta State defeated Carver on November 22. Unranked teams anywhere Won 2 squad. The victory marked win number 177 for Helfer since he took Ranked teams anywhere Lost 4 Justice started all 28 VSU games last season and averaged over as head coach of the Blazers in 2005-06. With the victory, Home Won 1 13.0 points per game. He was particularly effective from beyond Helfer moved into second place on the VSU career victories list, Home GSC Won 1 the three-point arc as he connected on a team-best 60 trifectas. surpassing the legendary Gary Colson, who won 176 games Home non-conference Won 19 This season, Justice, who has started 17 games, is averaging while coaching Valdosta State’s basketball team from 1958 Home ranked teams Lost 4 12.1 points per game and has connected on a team-high 35 through 1968. Home unranked teams Won 1 three-pointers. Now at 183 victories, Helfer is 253 behind James Dominey, Road Won 1 who tallied 436 wins during his 30 years as head coach, for first Road GSC Won 1 Block Party place on the career winning list. Road ranked teams Lost 9 A year ago, Colin Cook led the Gulf South Conference as Road unranked teams Won 1 he blocked 62 shots, which gave him a career total of 90 for VSU’S RECORD WHEN Neutral Lost 1 his two seasons with the Blazers. Neutral ranked teams Won 1 Cook has picked up his blocking ways this years as he has ALL GSC Neutral unranked teams Lost 3 blocked a team-best 40 shots on the year, including eight against Leading at halftime 6-3 2-2 Lee on December 10. His 2.2 blocks per game currently ranks Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 Consecutive Free Throws Made (active) first in the GSC and 18th-best nationally. Trailing at halftime 3-6 2-4 Shaun Jones 7 Additionally, Cook is third on the team with 10.6 points per Shoot 50% or higher 3-0 2-0 Blake Justice 4 game and second at 6.3 rebounds per outing. He has made 51.2 Shoot less than 50% 6-9 2-6 Jeremiah Hill 4 percent of his field goals on the year. Shoot higher % than opp. 4-0 2-0 Jeff Nibo 4 Shoot lower% than opp. 5-9 2-6 Jay Watkins 3 Jones Recognized as GSC Freshman of the Week Opp. shoot worse than 50% 7-4 2-3 Josh Lemons 2 Valdosta State’s Shaun Jones was named the Gulf South Opp. shoot 50% or higher 2-5 2-3 Colin Cook 2 Conference Freshman of the Week on December 2 after helping Score less than 60 points 0-1 0-1 Alan Urrutia 1 the Blazers to a 1-1 record the previous week. Score 60-69 points 2-4 2-2 Jacob Obande 1 Jones averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on Score 70-79 points 3-2 2-2 the week while making seven of his 10 field goal attempts. He Score 80-89 points 1-1 0-0 Consecutive Games with a 3-Pointer (active) opened the week with seven points and two rebounds against Score 90-99 points 3-1 0-1 Jacob Obande 2 Georgia Regents-Augusta before tallying 11 points and four Score 100+ points 0-0 0-0 James Spencer 1 rebounds in a victory over Webber International. Opp. score less than 60 pts 0-0 0-0 Jeff Nibo 1 Opp. score 60-69 points 4-0 2-0 Jeremiah Hill 1 GSC Games Dominate Schedule Opp. score 70-79 points 4-4 2-3 Valdosta State 306 Success in Gulf South Conference play will be paramount Opp. score 80-89 points 1-2 0-2 this season as 22 of Valdosta State’s 28 games on the season Opp. score 90-99 points 0-3 0-1 Games Played 2014-15 Career are against league competition. With Shorter and Union moving Opp. score 100+ points 0-0 0-0 Colin Cook 18 73 into the GSC on a full-time basis and Lee and Mississippi College Outrebounded opponent 4-4 1-2 Blake Justice 18 48 in the process of transitioning to the NCAA Division II level and Outrebounded by opponent 5-5 3-4 Lester Moore 14 31 membership in the GSC, the conference is comprised of 11 Fewer turnovers than opp. 6-3 2-3 James Spencer 18 18 teams. With the round-robin format of the league, VSU does More turnovers than opp. 1-6 1-3 Jeremiah Hill 18 18 not play a non-conference game after the end of November. Make 8 or more 3-pointers 4-2 0-2 Josh Lemons 18 18 VSU completed its non-conference slate with a 5-1 record Make 7 or fewer 3-pointers 5-7 4-4 Shaun Jones 18 18 and is currently 4-8 in league play. Games decided by 5 or less 4-3 4-3 Jeff Nibo 17 17 Overtime games 1-2 0-2 Nils Dejworek 16 16 CLUTCH DOWN THE STRETCH Games vs. ranked opponent 0-2 0-1 Jay Watkins 15 15 More points in the paint 3-2 0-1 Free Throw Shooting Down the Stretch Fewer/Same pts in the paint 6-7 4-5 Jacob Obande 15 15 Player 5-2:00 Under 2 OT Alan Urrutia 13 13 More bench points 4-3 1-3 1 - Moore 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Fewer/Same bench points 5-6 3-3 Vic Wyrick 2 2 2 - Obande 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Kody Morales 2 2 More 2nd-chance points 4-8 2-5 3 - Lemons 0-0 (.000) 10-15 (.667) 1-2 (.500) Fewer/Same 2nd-chance pts 5-1 2-1 4 - Spencer 1-6 (.167) 2-4 (.500) 1-1 (1.000) More points off turnovers 6-4 1-3 Starts 2014-15 Career 5 - Hill 1-2 (.500) 3-4 (.750) 2-2 (1.000) Blake Justice 17 45 Fewer/Same points off TO 3-5 3-3 11 - Nibo 5-6 (.833) 1-2 (.500) 0-2 (.000) On Monday 0-3 0-2 Colin Cook 18 37 12 - Dejworek 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) James Spencer 18 18 On Tuesday 1-0 0-0 15 - Cook 4-4 (1.000) 7-11 (.636) 1-2 (.500) On Wednesday 1-1 1-0 Josh Lemons 18 18 20 - Justice 2-2 (1.000) 14-16 (.875) 0-0 (.000) Jeremiah Hill 11 11 On Thursday 2-1 2-1 21 - Morales 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) On Friday 2-0 0-0 Jeff Nibo 5 5 22 - Watkins 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Shaun Jones 3 3 On Saturday 4-4 1-3 23 - Jones 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) On Sunday 0-0 0-0 24 - Wyrick 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) In November 5-1 0-0 33 - Urrutia 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) In December 2-4 2-4 Valdosta State 13-20 (.650) 37-52 (.712) 5-9 (.556) In January 2-4 2-2 (final five minutes of regulation and overtime in a six-point In February 0-0 0-0 game with five minutes remaining) In March 0-0 0-0

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The Blazers Under Helfer Opponent Record Winning % Alabama-Birmingham 0-1 .000 Alabama-Huntsville 8-13 .381 MMIKEIKE Albany State 8-1 .889 Arkansas-Monticello 2-0 1.000 Arkansas Tech 1-3 .250 Armstrong Atlantic 1-1 .500 Atlanta Christian 1-0 1.000 HHELFERELFER Barry 4-0 1.000 Barton 0-1 .000 Head Coach Brewton-Parker 1-0 1.000 Carver Bible 10-0 1.000 Christian Brothers 3-6 .333 10th Year  Capital, 1989 Claflin 0-1 .000 Clark Atlanta 2-0 1.000 In his 10th year with Valdosta State, Mike Helfer has established record, including a 9-9 mark in GSC play, but saved their best for last as himself as one of the top coaches in the nation. After all, in his first seven they charged through the GSC Tournament, including an upset of sixth- Clayton State 2-0 1.000 years, he has compiled a 183-99 record, including winning seasons in eight ranked Alabama-Huntsville, before falling 65-62 to Christian Brothers in Coastal Georgia 2-0 1.000 of his nine years, and repeatedly established his program as one of the most the Championship game. Columbus State 3-1 .750 exciting teams in the Gulf South Conference, South Region and nationwide. Three Blazers earned All-Gulf South Conference honors at the end of the Delta State 9-4 .692 Helfer’s plan for the Valdosta State program nearly reached its pinnacle 2012-13 season, including Josh Sparks, who earned All-Region honors after in 2009-10 as his team advanced further than any squad in school history. setting a new VSU and GSC record with 100 blocks on the season. He was Eckerd 0-2 .000 En route to advancing to the national quarterfinals, Helfer directed his team joined on the All-GSC team by guard Patrick Diop and forward James Anacreon. Flagler 1-1 .500 to a school record 28 victories, against just five defeats, and claimed a share Helfer inherited a team that averaged 68.0 points a game in 2004-05 Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 1.000 of the program’s second straight Gulf South Conference East Division title. and led it to a 17-11 mark while averaging 83.5 points a game in 2005-06, Florida Memorial 7-0 1.000 The Blazers reached as high as No. 2 in the national polls during the year, the his first season at the helm of the Blazers. Helfer’s first squad went 7-7 highest VSU has ever been ranked nationally, and twice defeated the No. 1 in Gulf South Conference play and finished tied for fourth in the league’s Florida Southern 0-2 .000 team in the nation, the first incident coming in an 81-75 victory over Augusta East Division. Two of Helfer’s players, Jon Rogers (First) and Michael Crane Florida Tech 1-1 .500 State during the regular season and the second occurring when Valdosta State (Second), were named to the All-GSC team while Rogers also earned All-GSC Fort Valley State 7-0 1.000 defeated Arkansas Tech 72-60 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Region Tournament honors after VSU advanced to the tournament’s quarterfinals. Gannon 1-0 1.000 Tournament. The 28 victories on the year marked the second-highest win total Helfer followed his first year of success by leading the Blazers to the in a single season for Helfer in his 13-year coaching career. third NCAA appearance in school history in 2006-07. The Blazers were Georgia 0-1 .000 Personal honors were handed out to various Blazers at the conclusion of 20-9 overall on the year and finished 8-4 in the Gulf South Conference, Georgia Regents Augusta 2-2 .500 the season, led by Tyrone Curnell who was named the Gulf South Conference tallying a second-place showing in the league standings. His tutelage led Georgia Southwestern 4-0 1.000 and South Region Player of the Year while earning All-America honors for the to three Blazers earning All-GSC honors, with Herman Burge earning a nod Harding 0-2 .000 second straight season. Helfer shared the GSC East Division Coach of the on the first team while Mike Crain and Devario Hudson were honored on Year honors, earning the award for the second straight year. Ricardo Lewis the second team. The Blazers were 24th in the nation in scoring at 82.3 Hiwassee 1-0 1.000 was also honored by the Gulf South Conference as he joined Curnell on the points per game and school records for most three-pointers in a game with Indiana (Pa.) 0-1 .000 first team All-Conference squad. 18 as well as in a season with 261. Johnson C. Smith 1-0 1.000 The single season wins record was not the only Blazer school record After losing three starters and seven letterwinners off of his 2006-07 LaGrange 1-0 1.000 to fall during the season as Valdosta State also established a new school team, Helfer once again built a winning program in 2007-08 as he led his mark for points in a season, finishing the year with 2,666 to surpass the squad to an 18-11 mark. His team battled to a second place finish in the Lambuth 4-0 1.000 old mark of 2,591 set during the 1967 season. The aggressive Blazers also GSC East Division with an 8-4 mark while two Blazers, Hudson and Ricky Lane 1-0 1.000 established a new school mark of free throw attempts in a season, tallying Coleman, earned first-team All-GSC honors for the first time since the league Lee 2-1 .667 812 attempts on the year, while Curnell set the individual record in both free began distinguishing between a first and second team members in 1997. throws made and free throw attempts, connecting on 156-of-226 attempts VSU advanced to the semifinals of the GSC Tournament while averaging Lincoln Memorial 1-1 .500 on the season to best both old school marks by two. Valdosta State fell 77.0 points a game on the year. Lynn 5-1 .833 just one win shy of tying the school record for consecutive victories in a For those that have tracked Helfer’s career, the success at VSU Mercy 1-0 1.000 season as it went 15 games, a stretch that lasted from December 15 until comes as little surprise. Before taking over the reigns at Valdosta State, Mississippi College 0-1 .000 February 18, without losing a contest. Helfer enjoyed a successful eight-year run at Southern Polytechnic State The success of the 2009-10 season was not an overnight occurrence University, where he compiled 186 wins, an average of 23 wins a year, Montevallo 3-5 .375 as Helfer spent four years prior to that year establishing the Blazers as and 83 losses, a .691 winning percentage. Additionally, his squads won North Alabama 8-12 .400 one of the top school in the NCAA Division II ranks. His first four years three Southern States Athletic Conference regular season and tournament Nova Southeastern 2-2 .500 with Valdosta State saw his teams play in a pair of NCAA South Region championships and finished the 2004-05 season, his last at the school, Ouachita Baptist 1-0 1.000 Tournaments while the Blazers won the Gulf South Conference East Division ranked No. 2 in the nation. title in 2008-09, just the third time in school history that the Blazers finished During the 2004-05 season, Helfer directed his Running Hornets team Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 1.000 first in the league’s division. to a 32-4 record and the NAIA National Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen. Point 1-0 1.000 Helfer’s ability to teach the game of basketball was never more evident SPSU won both the regular season and tournament titles for the SSAC and Puerto Rico-Cayey 2-0 1.000 than the 2008-09 season, when in addition to the GSC East Division title and earned the school’s first ever No. 1 national ranking on February 8. After Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1-0 1.000 a NCAA South Regional appearance, he led his squad to a 24-7 record, despite the season, Helfer was named the SSAC Coach-of-the-Year and earned losing four starters from the previous year. The squad, which featured 10 new Basketball Times’ NAIA Coach-of-the-Year award. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2-0 1.000 players, went 9-3 in conference play and advanced to the championship game The Running Hornets also won the SSAC regular season crown in Reinhardt 1-0 1.000 of the league tournament. Helfer’s direction helped several Blazers earn indi- 2003-04, finishing the year with a 24-10 record and a trip to the NAIA Rollins 2-1 .667 vidual honors, led by Curnell, who earned All-America status from the National national tournament. SPSU was 21-11 in 2002-03 after going 27-6 and Saint Leo 3-3 .500 Association of Basketball Coaches while also being named to the All-Gulf South advancing to the NAIA national tournament in 2001-02. Conference squad. Curnell and Lewis each earned GSC All-Tournament honors Helfer’s first two seasons at Southern Polytechnic were his only two Shaw 0-1 .000 during the season while Helfer was named the GSC East Division Coach of the non-winning seasons, as he went 16-16 in 1997-98 and 14-18 in 1998-99. Shorter 2-3 .400 Year at the conclusion of the season. He rebounded to lead the team to a 28-7 mark in 1999-00 while claiming his Southeastern 1-0 1.000 Helfer turned in perhaps his finest coaching performance the year first SSAC regular season and tournament championships. SPSU advanced Southern Wesleyan 1-0 1.000 after the magical 2009-10 season as he again directed his squad to a 20- to the NAIA Sweet 16 that season, a feat also accomplished in 2000-01 win season, despite having to completely retool and reload his squad after when the team tallied a 24-11 record and a SSAC tournament championship. St. Thomas 3-0 1.000 massive losses from the previous year’s team. The 2010-11 Valdosta State Helfer received numerous honors while at Southern Polytechnic as he Tampa 1-2 .333 team lost nine out of the 12 players that led the team to the the 2009-10 was named the Atlanta Tip-off Club’s NAIA Coach-of-the-Year for both the Trinity Baptist 1-0 1.000 Elite Eight, which accounted for 78.3 percent of the team’s scoring and 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. He was also named the Southern States Union 3-2 .600 83.0 percent of its rebounding. Athletic Conference’s Coach-of-the-Year in 1999-00 while also earning the With an entirely new squad, Helfer led his squad to a 21-9 record and conference’s All Men’s Sports Coach-of-the-Year that same year. Webber International 2-0 1.000 a second place finish in the GSC’s East Division. Two Blazers, Kevin Harris Prior to his time as a head coach, Helfer spent seven years as an West Alabama 16-4 .800 and Christian Hunter, earned All-Gulf South Conference honors while the assistant coach. He began his career at his alma mater, Division III Capital West Georgia 10-9 .526 team tallied 277 three-pointers on the season, a new school record. The 21 University, where he served as an assistant for two years. Upon leaving victories gave Valdosta State its third straight season of 20 or more wins, Capital, Helfer joined the coaching staff of Division I Kent State in 1991 West Florida 14-5 .737 marking just the second time in school history VSU accomplished that feat, and worked with the school through the 1994-95 season. He also served as Wilmington 1-0 1.000 with the other occurrence coming during between 1965 and 1968. an assistant with Division II Grand Valley State during the 1996-97 season, Regular Season 171-91 .653 After going 11-16 in 2011-12, Helfer once again proved his ability as helping the Lakers to a 23-6 record and the NCAA Division II tournament. Gulf South Conference 73-63 .537 a team builder as he returned just one player for his 2012-13 squad. The A three-time letterwinner, Helfer served as team captain for Capital job Helfer turned in during his seventh year was nothing short of masterful as a senior during the 1988-89 season and was named the team’s most GSC Tournament 9-9 .500 as he molded a collection of new players into a team that improved with improved player following the 1987-88 year. He was also a star athlete in NCAA Tournament 3-3 .500 each passing game. The 2012-13 Blazers finished the year with a 19-10 high school as he excelled in football, basketball and track. Overall 183-99 .649 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE VSU RECORD BOOK

VALDOSTA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD TEAM IN A SINGLE GAME Points Scored 136 vs. Troy State, 1992 Year W L Pct. Conf. W L Pct. Finish Coach Field Goals Scored 60 vs. Troy State, 1992 1954-55 2 3 .400 Walter Cottingham Free Throws Scored 38 vs. Armstrong State, 1979 1955-56 2 8 .200 Walter Cottingham Rebounds 73 vs. Columbus College, 1975 1956-57 2 13 .133 Walter Cottingham Combined Score 284, 1992 1957-58 3 11 .214 Walter Cottingham Troy State 148, VSU 136 1958-59 11 9 .550 GIAC 8 6 .571 Third Gary Colson Fewest Points Scored 29 vs. Oglethorpe, 1960 1959-60 9 15 .375 GIAC 6 8 .429 Fifth Gary Colson Fewest Points Scored By Opponent 32 by Shorter, 1964 1960-61 18 6 .750 GIAC 12 0 1.000 First Gary Colson Largest Victory Margin 73 vs. Bristol, 1980 1961-62 19 2 .905 GIAC 12 0 1.000 First Gary Colson Valdosta State, 116-43 1962-63 14 8 .636 GIAC 8 2 .800 First Gary Colson Largest Defeat Margin 69 vs. Florida State, 1972 1963-64 15 6 .714 GIAC 7 3 .700 First Gary Colson Florida State, 134-65 1964-65 16 4 .800 GIAC 9 1 .900 Second Gary Colson 1965-66 24 5 .828 GIAC 9 1 .900 First Gary Colson INDIVIDUAL IN A GAME 1966-67 27 8 .771 GIAC 12 1 .923 First Gary Colson Points 46 by Eddie Brown vs. Armstrong Atlantic, 1979; 1967-68 23 10 .697 GIAC 12 1 .923 First Gary Colson 46 by John Neal vs. Troy State, 1992 Field Goals 22 by John Neal vs. Troy State, 1992 1968-69 18 11 .621 GIAC 14 0 1.000 First Jim Melvin Field Goal % 1.000 by Ernest Scott 1969-70 19 11 .633 GIAC 12 2 .857 First Jim Melvin vs. Puerto Rico-Cayey (11-11) 1970-71 15 10 .600 GIAC 9 3 .750 First Jim Melvin Free Throws 16 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1971-72 18 8 .692 GIAC 10 2 .833 First James Dominey Rebounds 25 by Tiny Hodge vs. Madison, 1974 1972-73 17 8 .680 James Dominey Assists 16 by Steve Cronic vs. Armstrong State, 1979 1973-74 15 11 .577 SAC 6 4 .600 Second James Dominey 1974-75 15 12 .556 SAC 7 3 .700 Second James Dominey TEAM IN A SEASON 1975-76 15 13 .536 SAC 5 5 .500 Third James Dominey Points 2666 in 2010 1976-77 23 6 .793 SAC 8 2 .800 First James Dominey Scoring Average 91.8 in 1979 1977-78 18 8 .692 SAC 4 4 .500 Third James Dominey Field Goals 1006 in 1979 1978-79 20 8 .714 SAC 7 1 .875 First James Dominey Field Goals Attempted 2130 in 1968 1979-80 18 9 .667 SAC 6 2 .750 First James Dominey Field Goal % .534 in 1981 1980-81 18 8 .692 SAC 6 2 .750 First James Dominey 3-Point Field Goals 277 in 2011 1981-82 14 12 .538 SAC 6 2 .750 Second James Dominey Free Throws 599 in 1967 1982-83 14 15 .483 GSC 7 7 .500 Fourth James Dominey Free Throws Attempted 812 in 2010 1983-84 10 17 .370 GSC 5 8 .385 Sixth James Dominey Free Throws % .765 in 1962 1984-85 14 13 .519 GSC 9 7 .563 Fourth James Dominey Rebounding Average 47.3 in 1973 Longest Winning Streak 16 games in 1962, 2004 1985-86 15 12 .556 GSC 8 8 .500 Sixth James Dominey Longest Losing Streak 13 games in 1994 1986-87 16 10 .615 GSC 8 8 .500 Third James Dominey Games Won 28 in 2010 1987-88 17 11 .606 GSC 11 5 .688 Second James Dominey Winning Percentage .905 in 1962 1988-89 19 9 .679 GSC 10 6 .625 Third James Dominey 1989-90 12 16 .429 GSC 6 10 .375 Sixth James Dominey INDIVIDUAL IN A SEASON 1990-91 17 11 .607 GSC 8 8 .500 Sixth James Dominey Points 742 by Eddie Brown, 1979 1991-92 11 16 .407 GSC 3 9 .250 Fifth James Dominey Scoring Average 26.5 by Eddie Brown, 1979 1992-93 12 13 .480 GSC 5 7 .417 Sixth James Dominey Field Goals 312 by Bobby Ritch, 1966 1993-94 4 22 .154 GSCEast 3 9 .250 Fourth James Dominey Field Goals Attempted 721 by Pete Smith, 1969 1994-95 18 9 .667 GSCEast 9 5 .643 Second James Dominey Field Goal % .730 by Josh Sparks, 2011 1995-96 17 10 .630 GSCEast 9 5 .643 Third James Dominey 3-Pt Field Goals 95 by J.J. Taylor, 1991 1996-97 21 6 .778 GSCEast 11 3 .786 Second James Dominey Free Throws 158 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1997-98 10 16 .385 GSCEast 5 9 .357 Sixth James Dominey Free Throws Attempted 226 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1998-99 9 17 .346 GSCEast 4 10 .286 Seventh James Dominey Free Throw % .911 by Christian Hunter, 2011 1999-00 9 17 .346 GSCEast 3 11 .214 Eighth James Dominey Rebounds 407 by Bryan Phillips, 1967 2000-01 11 14 .440 GSCEast 6 8 .429 Fifth Jim Yarbrough Rebound Average 13.7 by Pete Smith, 1969 2001-02 24 8 .750 GSCEast 10 4 .714 First Jim Yarbrough Consecutive Free Throws 31 by Chrisitan Hunter, 2011 2002-03 19 7 .731 GSCEast 8 6 .571 Fifth Jim Yarbrough 2003-04 25 4 .862 GSCEast 13 1 .929 First Jim Yarbrough INDIVIDUAL IN A CAREER Points 2502 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2004-05 18 9 .667 GSCEast 8 6 .571 Fifth Jim Yarbrough Scoring Average 23.4 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2005-06 17 11 .607 GSCEast 7 7 .500 Fourth Mike Helfer Field Goals 1009 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2006-07 20 9 .690 GSCEast 8 4 .667 Second Mike Helfer Field Goals Attempted 1978 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2007-08 18 11 .621 GSCEast 8 4 .667 Second Mike Helfer Field Goal % .597 by Leon Jones, 1983-87 (561-939) 2008-09 24 7 .774 GSCEast 9 3 .750 First Mike Helfer 3-Point Field Goals 208 by Marcus Williams, 1999-2002 2009-10 28 5 .848 GSSEast 9 1 .900 First Mike Helfer Free Throws 484 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2010-11 21 9 .700 GSCEast 7 5 .583 Second Mike Helfer Free Throws Attempted 627 by Willie Oxford, 1969-73 2011-12 11 16 .407 GSC 3 11 .214 Seventh Mike Helfer Free Throw % .865 by Herman Burge, 2005-07 (166-192) 2012-13 19 10 .655 GSC 9 9 .500 Fourth Mike Helfer Blocked Shots 246 by Josh Sparks, 2010-2013 2013-14 16 12 .571 GSC 9 11 .450 Seventh Mike Helfer Games Played 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-68 2014-15 9 9 .500 GSC 4 8 .333 Mike Helfer Games Started 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-68 Totals 953 624 .604 GSC 242 223 .520 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE VSU RECORD BOOK

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Opponent W-L Opponent W-L VSU’S 2000 POINT CLUB Name Games Points Avg. Years Opponent W-L Florida Memorial 9-0 Ouachita Baptist 1-0 Eddie Brown 107 2502 23.4 1977-81 Alabama-Birmingham 0-1 Florida Southern 8-16 Paine 2-0 Alabama-Huntsville 26-22 Florida State 0-14 Palm Beach Atlantic 5-0 Alaska-Anchorage 1-1 Florida Tech 6-3 Pembroke State 0-1 VSU’S 1000 POINT CLUB Name Games Points Avg. Years Albany State 33-20 Fort Valley State 12-1 Pfeiffer 1-1 Marlon Jones 111 1971 17.8 1982-87 American 1-0 Frederick (Va.) 1-1 Piedmont 29-9 Willie Oxford 104 1914 18.4 1969-73 Anderson 0-1 Friendship (S.C.) 1-0 Pikeville (Ky.) 0-1 Ivey Hubbard 108 1783 16.5 1979-83 Appalachian State 1-0 Gannon 1-0 Point 2-0 Bobby Ritch 93 1684 18.1 1963-66 Arkansas-Monticello 2-1 Georgetown (Ky.) 3-0 Puerto Rico-Bayamon 2-0 Mike Terry 116 1599 13.8 1964-68 Arkansas Tech 1-3 Georgia 0-3 Puerto Rico-Cayey 6-0 Butch Shelman 105 1579 15.0 1988-91 Armstrong Atlantic 33-21 Georgia College 4-8 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1-0 Leon Jones 105 1528 14.6 1983-87 Athens State 1-0 Georgia Regents August 19-12 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 4-0 Mike Crain 102 1524 14.9 2003-07 Auburn-Montgomery 2-3 Georgia Southern 8-23 Quincy 1-1 Kenny Alston 77 1446 18.8 1971-75 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 Georgia Southwestern 19-8 Quinnipiac 1-0 Shun Stargell 100 1412 14.1 1992-96 Ball State 1-0 Georgia State 14-3 Randolph-Macon 0-1 Marcus Williams 106 1397 13.2 1998-02 Barry 6-0 Grace (Ind.) 1-0 Reinhardt 1-0 Don Reason 72 1393 19.3 1972-75 Barton 0-1 Greenville (Ill.) 1-0 Rollins 7-5 Ozzie Pierce 93 1230 13.2 1976-80 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Guilford 1-1 Roosevelt (Ill.) 1-0 Tim Dominey 72 1193 16.6 1970-73 Birmingham Southern 1-0 Hanover (Ind.) 1-1 St. Bernard (Ala.) 2-0 Tommy Conley 104 1165 11.2 1982-86 Boston College 0-1 Harding 1-3 Saint Leo 16-8 Jimmie Pittman 106 1152 10.9 1993-97 Bradley 0-1 Hawthorne (Ind.) 1-0 St. Thomas 3-2 Jon Rogers 109 1148 10.5 2002-06 Brewton-Parker 3-0 Henderson State 1-0 Savannah State 7-2 Mike Perry 77 1127 14.6 1961-64 Bristol 1-0 Hiwassee 1-0 Selma 1-0 Nick Gast 107 1094 10.2 1998-02 Brockport State 1- 0 Indiana (Pa.) 0-1 Shaw 2-1 Tyrone Curnell 63 1003 15.9 2008-10 Buffalo State 1-0 Jacksonville 1-12 Shippensburg 2-0 Campbellsville 2-0 Jacksonville State 8-22 Shorter 29-12 Capital (Ohio) 1-0 James Madison 1-0 Siena Heights (Mich.) 1-0 COACHING RECORDS By Total Wins Carson-Newman 1-0 Johnson C. Smith 1-0 South Alabama 0-2 Coach Years Record Pct. Carver Bible 14-0 Kennesaw State 2-3 Southeastern 3-0 1. James Dominey 1971-00 436-343 .560 Central Florida 4-3 Kentucky State 1-1 Southern Tech 14-1 3. Mike Helfer 2005- 183-99 .649 Central Iowa 0-1 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-1 Southern Wesleyan 4-0 2. Gary Colson 1958-68 176-73 .707 Central State 0-1 LaGrange 27-12 Southwest Missouri State 0-1 4. Jim Yarbrough 2000-05 97-42 .698 Charleston Southern 6-0 Lake Superior State 1-0 Stetson 0-1 5. Jim Melvin 1968-71 52-32 .619 Christian Brothers 4-6 Lambuth 4-0 Tampa 9-14 6. Walter Cottingham 1954-58 9-35 .204 Claflin 0-1 Lane 1-0 Taylor (Ind.) 1-0 Clark Atlanta 2-0 Lee 2-1 Tennessee Tech 2-1 By Winning Percentage Clayton State 8-3 Lincoln Christian (Ill.) 1-0 Tennessee Temple 1-0 Coach Years Record Pct. Clinch Valley (Va.) 1-0 Lincoln Memorial 14-13 Tennessee Wesleyan 3-1 1. Gary Colson 1958-68 176-73 .707 Coastal Georgia 2-0 Lynn 7-1 Thomas 2-1 2. Jim Yarbrough 2000-05 97-42 .698 College of Charleston 6-0 Mars Hill 1-0 Trinity Baptist 1-0 3. Mike Helfer 2005- 183-99 .649 Columbus State 36-17 Memphis State 0-1 Troy State 12-19 4. Jim Melvin 1968-71 52-32 .619 Covenant (Tenn.) 1-0 Mercer 1-2 Tuskegee 5-1 5. James Dominey 1971-00 436-343 .560 Cumberland 1-1 Mercy 1-0 UNC Charlotte 1-0 6. Walter Cottingham 1954-58 9-35 .204 David Lipscomb 1-0 Middle Tennessee State 0-2 UNC Wilmington 3-0 Delta State 19-18 Millersville 1-0 USC Spartanburg 0-1 DeVry 1-0 Mississippi College 12-17 UT Chattanooga 1-2 Drury 1-0 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 UT Martin 10-9 Earl Paulk 1-0 Montevallo 19-12 Union 3-2 Earlham 0-1 Morehouse 2-2 Valparaiso (Ind.) 0-1 Eckerd 3-2 Morris Brown 3-1 Virgin Islands 2-0 Edward Waters 8-0 Mount Union (Ohio) 1-0 Voorhees 1-0 Elizabeth City State 1-1 Newberry 0-1 Warner Southern 1-0 Emory and Henry 2-0 New Orleans 0-1 Webber International 3-0 Emmanuel 2-0 North Alabama 32-37 West Alabama 41-27 Faulkner 1-0 North Carolina Central 0-1 West Florida 29-19 Fayetteville State 0-2 North Florida 4-4 West Georgia 69-54 Findlay (Ohio) 0-1 North Georgia 16-10 West Liberty State 1-0 Fisk 1-0 North Park (Ill.) 1-0 Western Carolina 1-0 Flagler 4-1 Nova Southeastern 4-2 Western Illinois 1-0 Florida 0-1 Oakwood 1-0 Westmar (Iowa) 1-0 Florida Atlantic 1-0 Oglethorpe 13-20 Wilmington (Del.) 1-0 Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 Oklahoma Baptist 0-1 Winston-Salem State 1-0 Florida International 2-3 Oral Roberts 0-1 2014-15 Opponents 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE BLAZERS ON THE YEAR... OVERALL RECORD: 9-9 GSC RECORD: 4-8 HOME RECORD: 7-3 AWAY RECORD: 2-6 NEUTRAL RECORD: 0-0

No. Name G-GS MP-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR-DR REB-AVG PF AS-TO ST-BL PTS-AVG 04 Spencer, James 18-18 546-30.3 110-226 .487 9-38 .237 40-68 .588 52-79 131-7.3 35 21-35 22-12 269-14.9 20 Justice, Blake 18-17 566-31.4 72-185 .389 35-112 .313 39-46 .848 15-43 58-3.2 40 29-37 21-2 218-12.1 15 Cook, Colin 18-18 479-26.6 65-127 .512 0-2 .000 60-85 .706 48-66 114-6.3 57 14-49 10-40 190-10.6 11 Nibo, Jeff 17-5 389-22.9 59-128 .461 16-46 .348 30-42 .714 14-50 64-3.8 46 16-22 12-3 164-9.6 05 Hill, Jeremiah 18-11 455-25.3 54-148 .365 26-80 .325 16-23 .696 8-57 65-3.6 30 37-30 33-4 150-8.3 03 Lemons, Josh 18-18 499-27.7 46-116 .397 5-22 .227 32-45 .711 25-41 66-3.7 47 50-39 31-0 129-7.2 02 Obande, Jacob 15-0 153-10.2 27-65 .415 16-44 .364 7-9 .778 4-13 17-1.1 14 7-4 3-2 77-5.1 23 Jones, Shaun 18-3 260-14.4 32-77 .416 3-16 .188 15-20 .750 23-22 45-2.5 37 7-19 14-3 82-4.6 22 Watkins, Jay 15-0 84-5.6 12-32 .375 7-11 .636 15-21 .714 6-10 16-1.1 13 0-6 3-0 46-3.1 21 Morales, Kody 2-0 5-2.5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1 0-2 0-0 3-1.5 12 Dejworek, Nils 16-0 136-8.5 9-26 .346 3-11 .273 2-5 .400 11-12 23-1.4 10 2-10 3-2 23-1.4 24 Wyrick, Vic 2-0 6-3.0 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2-1.0 1 0-0 0-0 2-1.0 01 Moore, Lester 14-0 57-4.1 2-10 .200 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 4-5 9-0.6 9 4-4 1-0 6-0.4 33 Urrutia, Alan 13-0 65-5.0 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 1-3 .333 0-2 2-0.2 7 13-5 7-0 3-0.2 VALDOSTA STATE 18 491-1150 .427 122-395 .309 258-369 .699 223-406 629-34.9 347 200-262 160-68 1362-75.7 OPPONENTS 18 493-1060 .465 121-311 .389 279-398 .701 213-480 693-38.5 323 241-290 121-53 1386-77.0

GAME BY GAME STARTING LINEUPS VSU Record Lane Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-0 Albany State Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 2-0 Southeastern Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 3-0 Carver Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 4-0 at Georgia Regents Augusta Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 4-1 Webber International Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-1 at North Alabama Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-2 at Alabama-Huntsville Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-3 Lee Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-0 Shorter Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-1 at Delta State Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-3 at Mississippi College Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-4 Christian Brothers Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-5 Union Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Jeff Nibo James Spencer Colin Cook 0-1 at West Georgia Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 0-1 at West Alabama Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 0-2 at West Florida Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-2 Alabama-Huntsville Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 2-2 North Alabama at Shorter at Lee Mississippi College Delta State at Union at Christian Brothers West Alabama West Georgia West Florida

2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS VALDOSTA STATE OPPONENT Total Points High 99, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 98, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 51, at Alabama-Hunstville (12/6/14) 62, by Webber International (11/29/14) First Half Points High 48, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 49, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 23, at Georgia Regents Augusta (11/26/14) 22, by Webber International (11/29/14) Second Half Points High 54, at West Georgia (1/10/15) 50, two times Low 22, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) 24, by Lane (11/14/14) Overtime Points High 15, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 15, by Christian Brothers (1/3/15) Low 9, vs. Shorter (12/15/14) 9, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Field Goals Made High 37, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 35, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 21, three times 20, by Lane (11/14/14) Field Goals Attempted High 84, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 76, by Carver Bible (11/22/14) Low 52, vs. Alabama-Huntsville (1/22/15) 43, by Delta State (12/18/14) Field Goal Percentage High .500, three times .593, by Georgia Regents Augusta (11/26/14) Low .338, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .350, by Webber International (11/29/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made High 13, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 13, by Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) Low 3, two times 1, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) 3-Point Field Goals Attempted High 33, at North Alabama (12/4/14) 31, by Carver (11/22/14) Low 13, vs. Christian Brothers (1/3/15) 6, by West Alabama (1/12/15) 3-Point Field Goals Percentage High .464, vs. Carver (11/22/14) .545, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low .150, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .143, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Free Throws Made High 24, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 26, by West Georgia (1/10/15) Low 3, at Mississippi College (12/20/14) 3, two times Free Throws Attempted High 36, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 37, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 7, at Mississippi College (12/20/14) 5, by Lee (12/10/14) Free Throw Percentage High .882, vs. Lee (12/10/14) .850, by Delta State (12/18/14) Low .400, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .429, by Carver (11/22/14) Offensive Rebounds High 18, at North Alabama (12/4/14) 19, by Albany State (11/15/14) Low 8, at West Florida (1/17/15) 3, by Delta State (12/18/14) Defensive Rebounds High 35, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 35, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Low 14, at Delta State (12/18/14) 18, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Total Rebounds High 46, two times 51, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Low 23, at Delta State (12/18/14) 23, by Alabama-Huntsville (1/22/15) Assists High 18, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 22, by Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) Low 7, two times 7, by Lane (11/14/14) Turnovers High 24, at West Alabama (1/12/15) 23, by Lane (11/14/14) Low 8, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 9, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Blocked Shots High 9, two times 6, two times Low 1, three times 0, by Alabama-Huntsville (1/22/15) Steals High 16, at Delta State (12/18/14) 12, by Lane (11/14/14) Low 5, three times 4, three times Fouls High 26, three times 27, two times Low 9, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 10, two times

2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS MISCELLANEOUS STATS PP - Points in the Paint POT - Points Off Turnover Leading Scorer 20-Point Scoring Games 2nd - Second Chance Points BP - Bench Points Justice 6 Opponents 12 Spencer 5 Valdosta State 13 Opponents Result PP POT 2nd BP Cook 4 Lane 36 16 14 12 Obande 1 Spencer 5 at Valdosta State W, 74-64 16 29 8 30 Hill 1 Justice 3 Albany State 30 9 10 28 Lemons 1 Cook 3 Nibo 1 Obande 1 at Valdosta State W, 90-77 28 21 21 25 Nibo 1 Southeastern 28 7 16 28 Leading Rebounder at Valdosta State W, 95-89 (ot) 46 22 13 8 Spencer 10 30-Point Scoring Games Carver Bible 28 8 6 13 Cook 6 Opponents 0 at Valdosta State W, 99-75 38 30 11 31 Justice 2 Valdosta State 0 at Georgia Regents Augusta 36 22 7 24 Lemons 2 Valdosta State L, 92-61 24 14 11 22 Hill 1 Technical Fouls Webber International 26 11 20 22 Opponents 5 at Valdosta State W, 82-62 34 16 18 34 Leader in Assists Valdosta State 2 at North Alabama 32 12 10 12 Lemons 10 Valdosta State L, 70-68 32 22 19 21 Hill 7 Spencer 1 at Alabama-Huntsville 32 20 6 43 Nibo 4 Cook 1 Valdosta State L, 83-51 32 15 9 26 Justice 4 Lee 32 19 11 20 Obande 2 Fouled Out at Valdosta State W, 75-70 30 16 9 28 Urrutia 2 Opponents 8 Spencer 2 Valdosta State 8 Shorter 52 19 15 38 Cook 1 at Valdosta State L, 98-94 (ot) 40 18 13 33 Justice 2 at Delta State 28 18 2 12 Leader in Blocked Shots Cook 2 Valdosta State W, 74-71 20 24 9 10 Cook 16 Jones 1 at Mississippi College 48 18 12 9 Spencer 2 Spencer 1 Valdosta State L, 72-66 24 19 17 16 Hill 1 Jones 1 Christian Brothers 38 9 12 3 Jones 1 Nibo 1 at Valdosta State L, 77-74 (2ot) 38 15 14 30 Nibo 1 Union 18 14 2 24 Obande 1 Three-Point Plays at Valdosta State L, 84-78 38 12 12 16 Opponents 16 at West Georgia 36 19 12 43 Leader in Steals Valdosta State 19 Valdosta State L, 93-86 40 22 25 7 Hill 6 at West Alabama 40 29 10 18 Lemons 6 Cook 5 Valdosta State L, 76-61 20 17 15 4 Justice 3 Nibo 4 at West Florida 32 8 9 38 Spencer 3 Spencer 4 Valdosta State W, 67-66 32 8 8 10 Jones 2 Justice 2 Nibo 1 Lemons 1 Alabama-Huntsville 36 24 2 17 Urrutia 1 Obande 1 at Valdosta State W, 67-66 28 16 14 12 Watkins 1 Jones 1 North Alabama Cook 1 Dejworek 1 at Valdosta State at Shorter Dunks Four-Point Plays Valdosta State Opponents 27 Opponents 1 at Lee Valdosta State 34 Valdosta State 0 Valdosta State Mississippi College Spencer 12 Double-Doubles at Valdosta State Nibo 8 Spencer 3 Delta State Cook 5 Cook 2 at Valdosta State Hill 4 at Union Jones 2 Jump Balls Controlled Valdosta State Lemons 1 Opponents 10 at Christian Brothers Obande 1 Valdosta State 12 Spencer 1 Valdosta State Cook 12/22 West Alabama at Valdosta State West Georgia at Valdosta State West Florida at Valdosta State 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME BY GAME LEADERS Opponent Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Lane Jacob Obande - 21 James Spencer - 8 Two with - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 2 Blake Justice - 4 Albany State Blake Justice - 21 James Spencer - 8 Two with - 3 Colin Cook - 3 Josh Lemons - 5 Southeastern Colin Cook - 25 Colin Cook - 13 Josh Lemons - 9 Colin Cook - 5 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Carver Bible James Spencer - 20 James Spencer - 10 Jeremiah Hill - 5 Two with - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Georgia Regents Augusta Blake Justice - 10 James Spencer - 9 Two with - 3 Jeff Nibo - 1 Two with - 2 Webber International Jeremiah Hill - 16 James Spencer - 9 Four with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Three with - 2 North Alabama Blake Justice - 16 Three with - 6 Two with - 3 Colin Cook - 1 Jeremiah Hill - 8 Alabama-Huntsville Two with - 9 Two with - 6 Three with - 2 Colin Cook - 1 Shaun Jones - 3 Lee James Spencer - 24 James Spencer - 7 Two with - 4 Colin Cook - 8 Josh Lemons - 3 Shorter Colin Cook - 21 Josh Lemons - 9 Josh Lemons - 3 Colin Cook - 2 Josh Lemons - 3 Delta State Blake Justice - 24 Josh Lemons - 5 Blake Justice - 4 Colin Cook - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Mississippi College Blake Justice - 15 James Spencer - 7 Two with - 4 Colin Cook - 2 Jeff Nibo - 2 Christian Brothers James Spencer - 23 Colin Cook - 11 Blake Justice - 5 Two with - 2 Two with - 2 Union Colin Cook - 18 James Spencer - 10 Two with - 2 Two with - 1 James Spencer - 2 West Georgia Colin Cook - 22 Colin Cook - 12 Three with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Three with - 2 West Alabama Blake Justice - 18 Colin Cook - 9 Two with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Shaun Jones - 2 West Florida James Spencer - 20 James Spencer - 8 Josh Lemons - 6 Two with - 1 Josh Lemons - 3 Alabama-Huntsville James Spencer - 19 James Spencer - 10 Josh Lemons - 3 Colin Cook - 4 James Spencer - 3 North Alabama Shorter Lee Mississippi College Delta State Union Christian Brothers West Alabama West Georgia West Florida TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES OF 2014-15 Points Rebounds Field Goals Assists 1. Colin Cook - 25 (SU, 11/21) 1. Colin Cook - 13 (SU, 11/21) 1. James Spencer - 10 (LU, 12/10) 1. Josh Lemons - 9 (SU, 11/21) 2. James Spencer - 24 (LU, 12/10) 2. Colin Cook - 12 (UWG, 1/10) James Spencer - 10 (CBU, 1/3) 2. Jeremiah Hill - 6 (SU, 11/21) Blake Justice - 24 (DSU, 12/18) 3. Colin Cook - 11 (CBU, 1/3) 3. Four with - 9 Josh Lemons - 6 (UWF, 1/17) 4. James Spencer - 23 (CBU, 1/3) 4. Four with - 10 4. Jeremiah Hill - 5 (CBC, 11/22) 5. Two with - 22 Blake Justice - 5 (CBU, 1/3)

First Half Points Offensive Rebounds 3-Point Field Goals Blocks 1. Blake Justice - 15 (LC, 11/14) 1. James Spencer - 8 (CBU, 1/3) 1. Jacob Obande - 5 (LC, 11/14) 1. Colin Cook - 8 (LU, 12/10) 2. James Spencer - 12 (CBC, 11/22) Colin Cook - 8 (UWG, 1/10) Blake Justice - 5 (MC, 12/20) 2. Colin Cook - 5 (SU, 11/21) James Spencer - 12 (MC, 12/20) 3. Josh Lemons - 6 (SU, 12/15) 3. Six with - 4 3. Colin Cook - 4 (UAH, 1/22) Blake Justice - 12 (UWA, 1/12) 4. James Spencer - 5 (UAH, 1/22) 4. Colin Cook - 3 (ASU, 11/15) Jacob Obande - 12 (UWF, 1/17) 5. Nine with - 4 5. 13 with - 2

Second Half Points Defensive Rebounds Free Throws Steals 1. Jeremiah Hill - 18 (CBC, 11/22) 1. Colin Cook - 10 (SU, 11/21) 1. Colin Cook - 9 (ASU, 11/15) 1. Jeremiah Hill - 8 (UNA, 12/4) 2. Blake Justice - 17 (ASU, 11/15) 2. James Spencer - 9 (CBC, 11/22) Colin Cook - 9 (SU, 11/21) 2. Josh Lemons - 5 (ASU, 11/15) James Spencer - 17 (UWG, 1/10) 3. Colin Cook - 8 (CBU, 1/3) 3. Blake Justice - 8 (DSU, 12/18) 3. Four with - 4 4. Blake Justice - 15 (DSU, 12/18) 4. Five with - 7 Colin Cook - 8 (UU, 1/5) 5. Two with - 14 Blake Justice - 8 (UWA, 1/12) 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL