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JIHAD ALI MANNY ATKINS ERIC BUCKNER JAMES FIELDS RYANN GREEN F • 6-5, 200 • Sr.-R G • 6-7, 200 • Jr. F • 6-8, 203 • Sr. G • 6-4, 182 • Sr. G • 6-1, 171 • Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 14 Tucker, Ga. 23 Ehrhardt, S.C. 20 Savannah, Ga. 4 College Park, Ga. 21

TYLER GAMBLE TONY KIMBRO JR. BRANDON MCGEE JOSH MICHEAUX RASHAAD RICHARDSON G • 6-2, 195 • Fr. G • 6-5, 185 • Fr. F • 6-6, 228 • Jr.-R G-F• 6-5, 222 • Sr. G • 6-2, 179 • So. Commerce, Ga. 15 Louisville, Ky. 11 Chicago, Ill. 24 Missouri City, Texas 1 Charleston, S.C. 25

KEVIN SHAW JAMAR TAYLOR JAMES VINCENT DEVONTA WHITE G • 6-2, 170 • Fr. F • 6-9, 229 • Sr.-R C • 6-10, 267 • Jr. G • 5-10, 158 • So. Louisville, Ky. 10 Charleston, S.C. 55 Columbus, Ga. 22 Alpharetta, Ga. 12

RON HUNTER DARRYL LABARRIE EVERICK SULLIVAN CLAUDE PARDUE TONY BOLLIER Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations 1st Year at Georgia State 1st Year at Georgia State 1st Year at Georgia State 1st Year at Georgia State 1st Year at Georgia State 40 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 22011-12011-12 RROSTEROSTER PANTHERS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 14 Jihad Ali ...... F 6-5 200 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 23 Manny Atkins ...... G-F 6-7 205 Jr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 20 Eric Buckner ...... F 6-8 203 Sr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 4 James Fields ...... G 6-4 182 Sr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 15 Tyler Gamble ...... G 6-2 195 Fr. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 21 Ryann Green ...... G 6-1 171 Fr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 11 Tony Kimbro Jr ...... G 6-5 185 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Jeff ersontown HS) 24 Brandon McGee ...... F 6-6 228 Sr.-R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 1 Josh Micheaux ...... G-F 6-5 222 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson ...... G 6-3 179 So. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 10 Kevin Shaw ...... G 6-2 170 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 55 Jamar Taylor ...... F 6-9 229 Sr.-R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.) 22 James Vincent ...... C 6-10 267 Jr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 12 Devonta White ...... G 5-10 158 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS)

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Josh Micheaux ...... G-F 6-5 222 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS/Lee C.C.) 4 James Fields ...... G 6-4 182 Sr. Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian HS) 10 Kevin Shaw ...... G 6-2 170 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 11 Tony Kimbro Jr ...... G 6-5 185 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Jeff ersontown HS) 12 Devonta White ...... G 5-10 158 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) 14 Jihad Ali ...... F 6-5 200 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (M.L. King HS) 15 Tyler Gamble ...... G 6-2 195 Fr. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 20 Eric Buckner ...... F 6-8 203 Sr. Ehrhardt, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS/Gulf Coast C.C.) 21 Ryann Green ...... G 6-1 171 Fr. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 22 James Vincent ...... C 6-10 267 Jr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 23 Manny Atkins ...... G-F 6-7 205 Jr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 24 Brandon McGee ...... F 6-6 228 Sr.-R Chicago, Ill. (Crane HS/Wabash Valley C.C.) 25 Rashaad Richardson ...... G 6-3 179 So. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 55 Jamar Taylor ...... F 6-9 229 Sr.-R Charleston, S.C. (Burke HS/Brunswick C.C.)

COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 1st Year at GSU Jihad Ali ...... juh-HAAD ah-LEE Associate Head Coach: Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 1st Year at GSU Josh Micheaux ...... MEE-shaw Assistant Coach: Everick Sullivan (Louisville, 2002), 1st Year at GSU Devonta White ...... duh-VON-tay Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 1st Year at GSU Tony Bollier ...... Bo-LEER Director of BB Operations: Tony Bollier (Wheaton College, 2006) Athletic Trainer: John Anderson (Arizona State, 1996) Strength Coach: Jamal Terry (Mississippi State, 1986)

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A NEW ERA OF PANTHER BASKETBALL THE PANTHERS AT A GLANCE Ron Hunter was named the 15th head coach of the Georgia State men’s basketball program on March 21, 2011. With 17 STARTERS RETURNING years of heading coaching experience, Hunter takes the helm of Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG a program looking to return to the NCAA Tournament. As a player, Hunter made the tournament three times while Eric Buckner ...... F 6-8 203 Sr. 9.4 5.6 a member of a Miami (Ohio) squad and made another ap- Brandon McGee ...... F 6-6 228 Sr.-R 7.8 4.8 pearance in 2003 as the head coach of IUPUI. He was named Jihad Ali ...... G 6-5 200 Sr.-R 7.2 4.8 Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2006, while being know as a community leader, working with the likes of James Fields ...... G 6-4 182 Sr. 5.5 3.0 Samaritan’s Feet to rise shoes for children. OTHER KEY RETURNEES HISTORY IN THE MAKING Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Redshirt-senior Jihad Ali Josh Micheaux ...... G 6-5 222 Sr. 6.5 3.7 is on the brink of something Devonta White ...... G 5-10 158 So. 5.2 1.5 special. Entering the season, the team captain has played in James Vincent ...... C 6-10 267 Jr. 3.0 3.1 92 games. If he was to play in KEY LOSSES all 30 of the Panthers regular season games, he would tie Trae Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Goldston (2006-10) for the most Marques Johnson ...... G 6-5 205 Sr.-R 5.2 2.6 games played in school history. Th e Panthers are guaranteed Dante Curry ...... G 6-4 190 Sr.-R 6.5 1.2 one game in the CAA Champi- onship in March, which would give him the record of 123 if he NEWCOMERS plays every game this year. Name ...... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.

BLOCK PARTY Manny Atkins ...... G-F 6-7 205 Jr. Tucker, Ga. (Virginia Tech/Tucker HS) * Eligible in 2012-13 Senior Eric Buckner blocked 49 shots in his fi rst season at Tony Kimbro Jr...... G 6-5 185 Fr. Georgia State, third most in school history, putting him just out- Louisville, Ky. (Jeffersontown HS) side the top 10 for a career. He trails Th omas Terrell (2000-02) by 16 to put him in the top 10 in a career. Th e school record is Kevin Shaw ...... G 6-2 170 Fr. 128 set by Zavian Smith from 1989-1994. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) Th e Panthers set a school record last year by blocking 148 Tyler Gamble...... G 6-2 195 Fr. shots, breaking the record of 143 set during the 2002-03 season. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 481 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one three-point fi eld goal in ROSTER ANALYSIS 481 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. Th e last BY CLASS BY STATE team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, Seniors ...... 7 Georgia ...... 7 Illinois ...... 1 1995. Juniors ...... 2 South Carolina ... 3 Texas ...... 1 Sophomores ...... 2 Kentucky ...... 2 MAKING THE GRADE Freshmen ...... 3 Over the last four seasons, ever Panther basketball player to exhaust their eligibility has earned their degree. Last year, four more Panthers earned their degrees, with two returning for an- other season of basketball this year. Seniors Jihad Ali and Jamar Taylor both recently earned their degrees and will work toward post-graduate degrees this year. Dante Curry and Daniel Brown also earned their degrees aft er wrapping up play on the court last season. Last season, James Fields became the fi rst Panther to earn selection to the CAA All-Academic fi rst team.

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RECORD AT GEORGIA STATE: First Season RON HUNTER LEDGER CAREER RECORD: 274-219 (18th Year) Name: Ronald Hunter on Hunter, who won 274 games in 17 seasons Date of Birth: at IUPUI while earning national notoriety for April 7, 1964 his humanitarian eff orts, was named the head Hometown: men’sR basketball coach at Georgia State University, on Dayton, Ohio March 21, 2011. Family: While leading IUPUI to 25 or more wins in two Married to the former Amy Puglia of the last four seasons, Hunter has partnered with Two children: Jasmine (23) and R.J. (18) Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for Education: underprivileged children around the world. On Jan. 24, Miami (Ohio), 1986 (B.A., Education) 2008, he coached IUPUI against Oakland in his bare Miami (Ohio), 1987 (Masters) feet to help raise awareness for the cause. By tipoff , High School Hunter’s eff orts had raised more than 100,000 pairs of Playing Career: shoes, and to date, that number has climbed well above Four-year letterwinner at Miami (Ohio), 1982-86 250,000. Three NCAA Tournament appearances, two MAC Championships “Ron Hunter is a proven coach and recruiter who knows what it takes to build a winning program,” said Coaching Career: Head Coach, Georgia State, 2011-present (First Season) Levick. “He brings a tremendous amount of energy Head Coach Oklahoma, IUPUI (17 seasons) and passion, and his teams play an aggressive, up- Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season) tempo style that is both entertaining and eff ective. And Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee, 1987-1993 (6 seasons) his eff orts off the court and in the community are truly Coaching Honors: remarkable. We are delighted to welcome Ron Hunter 2003 Summit League Coach of the Year to the Georgia State family as our men’s basketball 2006 Summit League Coach of the Year coach.” Hunter has earned numerous national honors including an NABC Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Service, the 2009 Giant Steps Award from the National Consortium for Academics and Sport (NCAS), and a Minority Achievement Award from the Center for Leadership Development (CLD). He was one of seven head coaches who served on the Division I Basketball Academic Enhancement Group, as appointed by late NCAA President Myles Brand, and he is a member of the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Board of Directors. In his 17 seasons at IUPUI, Hunter guided the program through its transition from the NAIA and Division II level into NCAA Division I and the Summit League. He is the school’s winningest coach, both in number of victories and winning percentage, and he led IUPUI to its only appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2003 in just the school’s third season as a full-fl edged Division I program. His program recently produced George Hill, the RON HUNTER has dedicated his time and energy to help 2008 Summit League Player of the Year who was Samaritan’s Feet raise 10 million shoes for 10 million children in draft ed in the fi rst round of the 2008 NBA Draft (26th 10 years.

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selection) by the San Antonio Spurs. loss at NCAA No. 1 seed Ohio State and RON HUNTER and his wife, Amy, Hill was the standout for Hunter’s a 56-54 loss to No. 2 seed San Diego with son R.J. and daughter Jasmine. 2007-08 IUPUI squad that won a State. school-record 26 games. Th e Jaguars Named Summit League Coach of the led the nation in three-point fi eld goal Year in 2003 and 2006, Hunter led IUPUI ability to knock off top competition on percentage that year while also ranking in to the conference championship game the road, recording victories at Georgia the top fi ve in both fi eld goal percentage fi ve times from 2002-10, including the Tech (2001-02), at Northwestern (2002- and free throw percentage. 2003 title game victory over top-seeded 03) and at Seton Hall (2008-09). In 2009-10, Hunter’s Jaguars won 25 Valparaiso. Since 2003, the Jaguars have Hunter arrived at IUPUI as head games, including the fi rst post-season never fi nished lower than fourth in the coach in 1994-95 and led the then-NAIA victory in school history. IUPUI, the league standings, including runnerup program to a winning record at 16-13 in Summit League runner-up, earned fi nishes in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 and his fi rst season. His second IUPUI squad a berth in the 2010. posted a 22-7 mark in NCAA Division Invitational, where the Jaguars defeated Sixteen of Hunter’s Jaguars received II, at the time the highest single-season Hofstra in the fi rst round before falling fi rst or second-team all-conference winning percentage in school history. to Princeton in double overtime. IUPUI accolades, including two Player of the Winning records followed the next ranked second in the nation in fi eld goal Year honorees in Hill (2008) and Odell two seasons, and Carlos Knox became a percentage in 2009-10. Bradley (2004) as well as Defensive three-time All-American at the Division Hunter’s 2010-11 team earned third Player of the Year II level. Th e program began its transition place in the conference with a 12-6 mark (2004). Another 10 IUPUI players to Division I and the Summit League in in conference play, along with an overall were recognized on the league’s All- 1998-99. record of 19-14, including victories Newcomer team, including Newcomer Hunter’s coaching career began in over Big East member USF (69-68) and of the Year winners Austin Montgomery 1987, when he served as an assistant at Summit League champion Oakland (2007) and Robert Glenn (2009). the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (100-88). Th e Jaguars suff ered a 75-64 Hunter’s teams have shown the During his six seasons at Milwaukee,

2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 45 HHEADEAD COACHCOACH RRONON HHUNTERUNTER PANTHERS the school moved from NAIA to NCAA Division II status and eventually to RON HUNTER LEDGER Division I. During Hunter’s stint, Wisconsin-Milwaukee amassed an overall record of 111-59, including a Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason ...... Record 23-4 mark in 1992-93. Head Coach, Career (17 seasons) ...... 274-219 Prior to his arrival at IUPUI, Hunter Head Coach, IUPUI (17 seasons) ...... 274-219 spent one year as the top assistant 2010-11 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 19-14 coach at his alma mater, Miami (Ohio), under current Arizona State head coach 2009-10 Head Coach, IUPUI (CBI Tournament; d. Hofstra, l. Princeton) ...... 25-11 Herb Sendek. During that season, the 2008-09 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 16-14 Redhawks were 19-10, fi nishing second 2007-08 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 26-7 in the Mid-American Conference 2006-07 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 15-15 (MAC) and making an appearance in the postseason National Invitation 2005-06 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 19-10 Tournament (NIT). 2004-05 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 16-13 Hunter, 46, earned his bachelor’s 2003-04 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 3-11* degree in education at Miami in 1986 2002-03 Head Coach, IUPUI (NCAA; l. Kentucky) ...... 20-14 and added a master’s in 1987. He was a standout player on strong Miami teams 2001-02 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 15-15 of the mid-1980s, along with high school 2000-01 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 11-18 and college teammate Ron Harper, 1999-00 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 7-21 who went on to a long NBA career. Th e Redhawks were 81-30 during Hunter’s 1998-99 Head Coach, IUPUI (Joined Division I) ...... 11-16 four-year career and earned three 1997-98 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 17-9 consecutive NCAA Tournament berths 1996-97 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 16-11 while winning two MAC championships. 1995-96 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 22-7 Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (22) and R.J. (17). 1994-95 Head Coach, IUPUI ...... 16-13 Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season) ...... 19-10 1993-94 Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) ...... 19-10 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee (6 seasons) ...... 111-59 1992-93 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 16-12 1991-92 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 24-7 1990-91 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 10-18 1989-90 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 18-10 1988-89 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 20-8 1987-88 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...... 16-12 Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons) ...... 81-39 1985-86 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State) ...... 24-7 1984-85 Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland) ...... 20-11 1983-84 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU) ...... 24-6 1982-83 Player, Miami (Ohio) ...... 13-15

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arryl LaBarrie, a former Georgia Tech assistant coach with Atlanta roots, spent the past two seasons onD the staff at Georgia Tech under Paul Hewitt, where he worked on recruiting and with the perimeter players. In his first season with the Yellow Jackets, LaBarrie helped lead Tech a 23-13 record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tech nearly won the ACC Tournament, falling to Duke, 65-61 in the championship. This past season, LaBarrie continued to oversee the development of Iman Shumpert, who led the Yellow Jackets in scoring, rebounds and assists and was named to the All-ACC Second Team as well as the conference’s all-defensive team. Prior to his stint with the Yellow Jackets, LaBarrie spent two seasons LaBarrie spent the 2006-07 season as an Hewitt. He helped lead the Yellow Jackets as an assistant coach at East Carolina. assistant coach at Campbell University. to the 2001 NCAA Tournament and LaBarrie helped the Pirates produce the Prior to joining the Camels’ staff, he received his B.S. in management that year. top two three-point shooting seasons in served as a coach with the highly regarded He began his collegiate career at school history and ranked fi rst or second Atlanta Celtics AAU program. He also Florida A&M, where he earned Mid- in Conference USA in that category in worked as a regional NBA scout for Eastern Athletic Conference All-Rookie his two seasons. During the 2008-09 Marty Blake’s Court Report while serving Team honors as a freshman before season, ECU made a school-record 261 as an assistant coach at Stone Mountain transferring to Tech. treys, breaking the mark established the (Ga.) High School. A native of Decatur, Ga., LaBarrie previous year. LaBarrie is no stranger to Georgia was named fi rst-team all-state and Dekalb “I am very fortunate to be able to add State as he earned his master’s degree in County Player-of-the-Year as a senior an individual like Darryl LaBarrie to our sports administration on campus in 2005 when he led Tucker High School to a state staff,” commented Hunter. “Darryl knows while serving as a graduate assistant at title. He played with former Panther great the city of Atlanta extremely well and will Tech. He worked one year in general Shernard Long, forming one of the most be able to help us keep the type of players athletics administration (2003-04), formidable tandems in Georgia. we need from leaving the state. He will then the following year with the men’s LaBarrie and his wife, Aisha, are the also be able to help our team produce the basketball program (2004-05). parents of three daughters, Sydney, Kai up-tempo style that we will play to be LaBarrie earned three letters at and Diarra. successful.” Georgia Tech, playing two years under A 2001 graduate of Georgia Tech, Bobby Cremins and one season for

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verick Sullivan, a former associate head coach at Eastern Kentucky, spent the last three seasonsE with the Colonels and has 10 years of experience as a collegiate basketball coach. He helped guide Eastern Kentucky to 53 wins, including an appearance in the 2010 Collegiate Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. Th e Colonels were among the top 10 in the NCAA in three-point shooting percentage during his time at Eastern Kentucky, where he spent two seasons as an assistant before being promoted to associate head coach last season. “Everick has a wonderful reputation as both an assistant coach and a head coach. He did a great job as a coach at Eastern Kentucky and was well respected as a head coach at Vincennes Prior to his three-year stint with Fame head coach Denny Crum from (Ind.) University. His recruiting skills Eastern Kentucky, Sullivan spent the 1988-92. He played in three NCAA and knowledge will be valuable as we previous four years as a head coach tournaments and is among the Cardinals’ continue to build our Georgia State while compiling an overall record of all-time leaders in scoring (15th), assists program.” 107-26 (.804). From 2005-08, Sullivan (ninth), three-point percentage (10th) In his final season with Eastern was in charge of the Vincennes (Ind.) and dunks (10th). Kentucky, Sullivan helped guide the University program and helped the Aft er earning a bachelor’s degree in Colonels to wins over a pair of NCAA Trailblazers advance to two National communications, Sullivan went on to Tournament teams, Indiana State and Junior College Athletic Association play eight years of professional basketball Morehead State. Th e win over Morehead (NJCAA) tournament appearances. A in Finland, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, State ended MSU’s 22-game home court total of 22 of his 24 student-athletes went Puerto Rico, Cyprus and Lebanon. In winning streak and 24-game OVC home on to a four-year institution. 1998, his team won the Cyprus league court winning streak. Sullivan began his coaching career championship and he was voted MVP. “I am excited and eager to be a part at Wabash Valley College (Ill.) (2002- of the new era of Georgia State athletics,” 04) before serving one year as the head commented Sullivan. “I have known coach at Lincoln Trail College (Ill.) Coach Hunter for many years and not (2004-05). only has he done things the right way, The native of Simpsonville, S.C., he has been able to win and graduate played collegiate basketball at the student-athletes.” University of Louisville under Hall of

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laude Pardue, a former Geor- was responsible for planning and gia State basketball graduate directing team camps. assistant, spent last season as Pardue was the founder and Ca program coordinator for Tim Floyd head coach of Grand Strand’s at the University of Texas-El Paso. A Finest AAU Basketball Program graduate of Emory University, Pardue in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Work- earned his masters at Georgia State ing with players 17 and under, while working as a graduate assistant Pardue directed the squad to the with the men’s basketball team. Final Four of the South Caro- “I am very pleased to be able to lina State Championships during bring back to Georgia State a person like summer 2006 & 2007. Claude Pardue,” commented Hunter. He has also served as a coun- “Claude knows Georgia State, our ath- selor at several colleges’ summer letics department and the city of Atlanta. camps, including NC State, Da- He will be a key component to helping vidson, Northwestern, South to make our team a successful one.” Carolina, Elon and VCU. While at UTEP, Pardue was respon- A native of Myrtle Beach, sible for planning, coordinating and Pardue attended Carolina Forest executing all team travel. He acted as High School before spending his the liaison between the men’s basketball junior year at The Lawrenceville School team and the compliance department in Lawrenceville, N.J. Playing for coach tration from Georgia State in 2010. while managing student managers and Ron Kane, he helped Lawrenceville to Pardue’s other accomplishments recruiting operations. Pardue was also the Prep-A state championship as well include playing for current New York responsible for all team gear and the as the Mid-Atlantic Prep League regular Knicks assistant coach Dan D’Antoni as team’s Fastbreak Luncheons. season and tournament title. a member of the Beach Ball Select team Pardue was responsible for recruiting He continued his playing career in the summers of 2002 and 2003. He operations, including the planning and at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. also traveled to China as a member of coordination of offi cial visits and the re- A four-year letterman for coach Jason the Athletes in Action squad in 2008. cruiting database. He also assisted with Zimmerman, Pardue served as team all aspects of the team’s video editing, captain his senior year and was an including post-game film breakdown, Academic All-Conference honoree. He opponent scouting and player develop- earned his Bachelor of Arts in Econom- ment. Pardue was also helped track ics from Emory in 2008 and added a student-athlete academic progress and Masters of Science in Sports Adminis-

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ony Bollier, a former basketball operations coordinator for the NBA, will serve as the director of basketballT operations at Georgia State. Bollier, who spent the previous four years in the National Basketball Association office in New York, has a wide range knowledge of the game, as a player, coach and administrator. During the past NBA season, he was promoted to basketball operations coordinator aft er three seasons as a basketball operations assistant. “Tony will be an extremely valuable asset to our staff,” commented Hunter. “He has either worked or played in every aspect of the game and will be able to coordinate everything that we need to build a successful program. I look forward to Tony being able to bring his knowledge to our team.” He served as a nightly point of contact for Heat, Randy Pfund at the NBA Pre-Draft This past season, Bollier was any issues pertaining to live games and Camp. responsible for the administration, also aided in player and coach logistics Bollier graduated from Wheaton scheduling, travel, pay and day-to-day for the NBA All-Star Weekends in New College in 2006 after four seasons on operations of the NBA D-League offi cials Orleans and Los Angeles. the basketball team. He served as a team program. He also conducted coaching He started with the NBA in 2006 as captain for Bill Harris during his senior clinics for the Chinese Basketball a broadcast associate, monitoring games season and was named to the D3Hoops. Association, covering both off ensive and being played from the league operations com All-Midwest Region Team, the defensive fundamentals and concepts. center. Bollier aided in the creation of same year he led the NCAA in free Bollier also coordinated the FastDraw and the 2007 NBA Playoffs schedule and throw percentage. Bollier was a College FastScout training program for all NBA assisted the basketball operations staff in Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin D-League coaches and organized game, their evaluation of games. He also helped All-Conference honoree and finished practice and video replay schedules for to develop a system for documenting his career as the all-time free throw all 16 teams during the NBA D-League multiple game timing elements to track percentage record holder at Wheaton. Showcase. progress of the league initiative to quicken He played four years of varsity Prior to his promotion last fall, he the pace of games. basketball in high school for his father, served as a basketball operations assistant He previously worked in Atlanta as a Phil Bollier. for three years. During that time, Bollier sports production intern at Turner Sports He and his wife Mindy welcomed compiled video playlists for a variety of in 2005, working primarily with “Inside their fi rst child, daughter Avery Grace in basketball projects. He also tracked video the NBA on TNT.” Bollier worked closely 2011. His family resides in Dunwoody. footage on a daily basis for technical with TNT announcer Ernie Johnson, as fouls, fl agrant fouls and team decorum. well as the general manager of the Miami

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ena Freeman-Patton, in her fifth men’s basketball program that currently basketball at Liberty University, where Dyear at Georgia State’s, now serving boasts a %100 percent exhausted she earned her bachelor’s degree in sports as associate director of athletics for eligibility graduation rate, including 15 management from in 1996. She added a student-athlete development, oversees men’s basketball graduates in the past master’s in sports administration from the support of all 345 student-athletes four years. Georgia State in 1999. at Georgia State. She also serves as the She returned to Georgia State in Freeman-Patton is on the Board of academic advisor for the men’s basketball March 2007 after serving as academic Directors for the National Association program. Under her supervision, the advisor and then academic coordinator of Academic Advisors for Athletics and Georgia State University student-athletes from 1997-2002. In between, Freeman- former Life Skills Committee Chair. have increased their GPA and maintained Patton worked at the University of Georgia State University is a nationally grade point average of above a 3.0 for the Maryland (2005-07) as an associate certified academic support program past three years that includes the addition director of academic support and career under this organization. of a brand new football team. In addition, development and at North Carolina State The Baltimore, Md., native is the APR rates for the department are at (2002-05), where she was as an academic married to Samuel Patton and has a son, an all-time high. Freeman-Patton was coordinator for football. Cameron, 10. a huge part of the recent success of the Freeman-Patton lettered in

ohn Anderson is in his third year tant athletic trainer and assistant strength gree in exercise science from Arizona Jat Georgia State, serving as head coach with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. State in 1996 and then his master’s degree athletic trainer for the men’s basketball Th at followed stints as head athletic in exercise and movement science from program. He arrived at Georgia State in trainer with the Asheville Altitude of Oregon in 1999. He is a certifi ed member August 2009 aft er one year as assistant the NBDL (2001-04), the Grand Rapid of National Athletic Trainers Association athletic trainer in charge of men’s basket- Hoops of the IBL (2001) and the Yakima as well as a certifi ed strength and condi- ball at Indiana State. Sun Kings of the CBA (1999-01). He has tioning specialist. Anderson also possesses extensive also worked with the Seattle Seahawks Anderson and his wife, Sandra, have a experience in professional sports, high- and Seattle Mariners organizations. two-year-old son, Jacob. lighted by four years (2004-08) as assis- Anderson earned his bachelor’s de-

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Jamal Terry is in his fi ft h season at Geor- In his fi ve years, he has worked with every from 2000-06, while also working as a school gia State working as an assistant strength and sport for at least one season, helping the wom- teacher in the Atlanta area. conditioning coach. In his current role, Terry en’s golf team to two conference champion- A four-year letterwinner in football at works directly with the men’s basketball, foot- ships, while men’s golf, baseball and women’s Morris Brown, he graduated in 2000 with a ball and men’s soccer teams. track & fi eld each took home a conference title degree in recreation. On the court or the fi eld, Terry works on under his tutelage. He and his wife Shimena currently reside all aspects of strength and conditioning with Prior to arriving at Georgia State, Terry in Atlanta and have a two-year son Jacob. his student-athletes. He uses specifi c routines worked with the up-and-coming University of to maximum the potential of each student- South Florida football team, spending a year at athlete for their particular sport. Off the court, the Tampa, Fla. school. he helps with the mental preparation needed An Atlanta native, Terry coached foot- to be successful in all aspects of life. ball at Morris Brown College, his alma mater, SUPPORT STAFF

MELANIE FIELDS NATE SUMMERS JUSTINJUSTIN WHEELWHEELERER Administrative Assistant Administrative Administrative Fifth Year at GSU Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant First Year at GSU Second Year at GSU

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