Game 11 | Georgia Southern vs. Bradley | December 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Statesboro, Ga. | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897) Marc Gignac, MBB Contact / Associate Director of Athletics Communications 651 Fair Rd., Room 1013, Dan J. Parrish, Sr. Building, Statesboro, Ga. 30458 C: 980.297.9981 | O: 912.478.5288 | E: [email protected] GEORGIA SOUTHERN GSEagles.com | Twitter: @GSAthletics // @GSAthletics_MBB 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Facebook: GSAthletics // GSAthleticsMBB Instagram: GSAthletics // GSAthletics_MBB 3 NCAA Tournaments (1983, 1987, 1992) | 3 NIT Appearances (1988, 1989, 2006) | 4 TAAC Regular Season Champs (1985, 1988, 1989, 1992) | 3 SoCon South Div. Champs (2002, 2004, 2006) 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT A GLANCE DATE ................................................December 18, 2018 N07 Carver College^ W, 139-51 SITE ......................................Hanner Fieldhouse (3,897) N13 George Mason ESPN+ W, 98-89 TIPOFF ............................................................7:30 p.m. N16 Florida Atlantic^ W, 80-70 LISTEN ..........GS Sports Network | GSEagles.com/watch WATCH........................................ESPN+ | WatchESPN.com N17 Pepperdine^ W, 88-78 SERIES .........................................Bradley leads 4-1, L2 N18 Montana^ W, 80-77 LAST MEETING ....................11/25/17, L, 57-62 (away) GEORGIA SOUTHERN BRADLEY N27 ETSU ESPN+ L, 64-69 EAGLES (7-3) WEB SITES ..................GSEagles.com | BradleyBraves.com BRAVES (7-4) N29 at Arizona PAC12 Network L, 70-100 PROBABLE STARTERS Season: 14.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg • Last: 18 pts, 10 reb • Selected third-team Preseason All-Sun Belt in the league's D08 at Mercer ESPN3 W, 89-75 coaches poll • Named second-team Preseason All-Sun Belt by Lindy's • Ranks 34th among active career ESPN3 D11 at UCF L, 88-95 scoring leaders in NCAA Division I • Ranks 13th on the GS all-time scoring list in the Division I era • Needs D14 Brewton-Parker W, 101-64 21 points and 10 rebounds to become the fifth Eagle with 1,500 career points and 500 rebounds • D18 Bradley ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Has scored in double figures in 74 career games and scored 20-plus points 27 times, including 19 in 2016- ESPN+ 17 • Led the Eagles in scoring in 29 career games and rebounding 23 times • Has made 93 career starts • D21 at Radford 7 p.m. 3 • IKE SMITH D29 at Dayton NBCSN 3:30 p.m. 6-4 • G • Sr. Has 4 career double-doubles • 2017 first-team All-Sun Belt • Battled injuries all of last season and missed Gainesville, Fla. 5 games • Scored his 1,000th career point in the 2017-18 opener at Wake. J03 at Texas State* ESPN+ 8 p.m. Season: 16.1 ppg, 4.3 reb, 5.1 apg • Last: 10 pts, 8 ast, 4 reb • Named to Lou Henson Award Watch List for Mid-Major J05 at UTA* ESPN+ 3 p.m. Player of the Year • Named first-team Preseason All-Sun Belt in league's Coaches Poll • Named Preseason All-Sun Belt J10 ULM* 7 p.m. by Athlon's, Lindy's, Street & Smith's and Blue Ribbon Yearbook • Ranks seventh among active career scoring leaders J12 Louisiana* ESPN+ 5 p.m. in NCAA Division I • Three-time first-team All-Sun Belt, one of 17 in league history and none have earned first-team J17 at Troy* ESPN+ 8 p.m. accolades all four years • Georgia Southern's all-time leading scorer in the Division I era • 12th on the Sun Belt career J19 at South Alabama* ESPN+ 4:05 p.m. scoring list • Already the school’s leader in career free throws and free throw attempts • Has led the team in assists in 77 career games • Scored in double figures in 92 career games and netted 20-plus points 44 times and 30-plus five times ESPN+ 4 • TOOKIE BROWN J24 UTA* 7 p.m. • Led the Eagles in scoring in 56 career games • 102 career starts • Only player under 6-foot ranked in the top-100 in J26 Texas State* 5 p.m. 5-11 • G • Sr. Madison, Ga. the country in field goal percentage; was one of two in 2017-18 • Sister, Alexis, is a junior on the GS women's team. F02 at Georgia State* ESPN+ 1 p.m. F06 at Louisiana* ESPN+ 8 p.m. Season: 14.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 spg • Last: 11 pts, 4 stl, 2 ast • Has scored in double figures in 19 career games, F08 at ULM* ESPN+ 8 p.m. including 7 this season, and scored 20-plus twice, both this season • Has led the Eagles in scoring twice F13 South Alabama* ESPN+ 7 p.m. this season and three times in his career • Had a career-high 25 points in the season opener vs. Carver • F15 Troy* ESPN2 9 p.m. Tied the school record with 8 steals against the Cougars • Ranks third in the country and first in the SBC in steals (3.2/gm) • Has made 17 career starts • Missed two games because of injury • Graduated F21 at Coastal Carolina* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 13 • QUAN JACKSON from Godby High School, the same high school as former Eagle great Donte Gennie (2003-07). F23 at Appalachian State* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 6-4 • G • R-So. F28 Little Rock* ESPN+ 7 p.m. Tallahassee, Fla. M02 Arkansas State* 5 p.m. ESPN+ M09 Georgia State* 5 p.m. Season: 8.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg • Last: 16 pts, 5 reb, 2 blk • Made first career start vs. Brewton-Parker Dec. M12-17 Sun Belt Championship$ ESPN+ TBA 14 and posted career-high 16 points • Has scored in double figures in 2 games • Has led the team in All times Eastern and subject to change rebounding once • Has been first off the bench once • Missed first six games of the season with an * - Sun Belt Conference Game injury; made Georgia Southern debut at Arizona Nov. 29 • Junior transfer from Iowa State; sat out 2017-18 season because of NCAA transfer rules. ^ - Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 23 • SIMEON CARTER 6-8 • F/C • R-Jr. (home sites/Nassau, Bahamas) Charlotte, N.C. $ - Sun Belt Championship (campus sites/New Orleans, La.) GEORGIA SOUTHERN SPORTS NETWORK Season: 10.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 59.7 FG % • Last: 13 pts, 6 reb, 1 stl • Started 8 games • Missed second half vs. Play By Play ................................................Danny Reed Montana with injury • Has scored in double figures 4 times and led Eagles in rebounding three times Email [email protected] • Posted first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds at Mercer (12/8) • A first-team Pregame show ...........................Half hour before tipoff selection by the TCCAA and ranked the No. 49 JUCO player in the country by JucoRecruiting.com • Affiliates ........................ WMCD 107.3 FM (Statesboro), Ranked 33rd in field goals and 35th in offensive rebounds in the National Junior College Athlete Association and averaged 17.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in 2017-18 • Shot 54 percent from ....630 AM WBMQ (Savannah), 1370 AM WLOP (Jesup), 53 • ISAIAH CRAWLEY the floor and 37 percent from long distance. .................................GSEagles.com/watch(Worldwide) 6-7 • F • Jr. Ripley, Tenn. 2018-19 GEORGIA SOUTHERN MEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH SETTING THE SCENE season and have shot 50 percent or better in seven con- MARK BYINGTON • The Eagles host Bradley Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in their tests. The Eagles have shot 60 percent or better in a half Named Georgia Southern's 13th head final home game of the calendar year. six times and shot 77.8 percent in the second half against men’s basketball coach April 1, 2013. Signed extension in February of 2018 • Georgia Southern is 25-7 in Hanner Fieldhouse in its George Mason, the highest since making 80.8 percent that will keep him at GS through 2022. last 32 contests there, 53-19 in five-plus years under in the second half against UIC Nov. 28, 2005. GS shot 50 Has led the Eagles to three top-3 Mark Byington and 29-9 in Sun Belt games. The Eagles percent or better in four games all of last season. finishes in their four seasons in the are 3-1 in Hanner this season. • The Eagles are 26th in the country in free-throw at- Sun Belt. His 90 wins in his first five seasons is • The Eagles have won 11 of their last 15, dating back to tempts and 44th in makes. the most for any coach in the school's last year, and are coming off a 101-64 home win over • GS ranks 20th in the nation in turnover margin, 22nd in Division I era. Brewton-Parker Friday. turnovers forced and 32nd in steals. Led the Eagles to a 22-9 mark, a second-place finish in the Sun Belt and the Sun Belt Championship title game in 2014-15. It was the first • GS leads the country in field goal percentage (.523) and • GS averaged 75.9 points a game, and the Eagles scored 20-win season since 2005-06 and the Eagles' first conference champi- ranks ninth in scoring, averaging 89.7 points a game. over 80 points 12 times, over 90 four times and over 100 onship game appearance since 1992. • The Eagles are ranked 18th in the latest CollegeInsider. twice in 2017-18. The Eagles are averaging 89.7 points a Won the 2015 Whack Hyder Georgia College Coach of the Year Award, com Mid-Major Poll. game this season and have scored 80-plus eight times, joining his mentor Bobby Cremins, and former Eagle coaches Jeff Price and Frank Kerns as recipients. • Georgia Southern senior guards Tookie Brown and Ike 90-plus three times and over 100 twice.