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22011-12011-12 RROSTEROSTER PANTHERS 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) 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 41 SSEASONEASON PPREVIEWREVIEW PANTHERS 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 Summit League 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. 42 2011-12 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH RRONON HHUNTERUNTER PANTHERS 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: Rmen’s 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.