MIDDLE BLUE RAIDER GAME ONE

2017-18 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP

Overall: 0-0 w C-USA: 0-0 (RV) BLUE RAIDERS (0-0) STATISTICAL LEADERS H: 0-0 w A: 0-0 w N: 0-0 Head Coach: Kermit Davis (Mississippi State ‘82) Points: N/A NOVEMBER Record at MT: 307-180 (16th Season) Rebounds: N/A 2 Arkansas-Fort Smith (Exh.) 7:30 PM Overall Record: 444-255 (23rd Season) Assists: N/A 10 Trevecca 11:00 AM VS 13 at Murray State 7:00 PM TREVECCA TROJANS (0-0) STATISTICAL LEADERS 16 Belmont (Stadium) 6:30 PM Head Coach: Sam Harris (Olivet Nazarene ‘78) Points: N/A 18 at Tennessee State 3:00 PM Record at TNU: 370-378 (25th Season) Rebounds: N/A 21 Florida Gulf Coast (Stadium) 6:30 PM Overall Record: 532-545 (35th Season) Assists: N/A DECEMBER MEDIA INFORMATION 2 at Florida Gulf Coast (ESPN3) 6:00 PM 6 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network+) 7:00 PM Date: Friday, November 10, 2017 TV: N/A 9 Ole Miss (Stadium) 5:00 PM Time: 11:00 AM CT Talent: N/A 16 vs. Auburn (SEC Network) $ 5:00 PM Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Radio: (Game 2/WGNS/WMOT) 22 vs. Princeton (ESPNU) ^ 4:30 PM Arena: (11,520) Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Jeff Hem (analyst) 23 vs. Akron/USC (ESPN2/ESPN3) ^ TBA Series Record: Middle Tennessee leads 2-0 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders 25 vs. TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU) ^ TBA 30 at UAB (Stadium) * 4:00 PM BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN JANUARY w Middle Tennessee is looking to win its ninth straight in season openers played in Murfreesboro 4 at FIU * 6:00 PM w The Blue Raiders' only loss in a season opener since the 2008-09 season came at Murray State in 2015-16 6 at Florida Atlantic * 4:00 PM w Head Coach Kermit Davis is 11-4 in season openers at Middle Tennessee and 11-2 when the season opener is 11 LA Tech (CBS Sports Network) * 8:00 PM played in Murphy Center 13 Southern Miss (ESPN3) * 5:00 PM w The Blue Raiders were picked first in the Conference USA preseason poll with eight first place votes while senior G 18 at Marshall (beIN) * 7:00 PM Giddy Potts was named to the Preseason All-Conference team for the second consecutive season 20 at WKU (Stadium) * 6:00 PM w The Blue Raiders appeared in the season-opening AP Top 25 Poll on Nov. 1 with four votes 25 UTSA (Stadium) * 6:30 PM w Potts and Sophomore G Tyrik Dixon return to the Blue Raider lineup after stellar performances last season 27 UTEP (Stadium) * 6:00 PM landed them All-C-USA third team and C-USA All-Freshman team honors, respectively w Davis is tasked with replacing frontcourt starters Reggie Upshaw and JaCorey Williams in 2017-18, but returns a FEBRUARY combined 164 career starts in the backcourt between Potts, Dixon and senior G Ed Simpson 1 at Old Dominion (Stadium) * 7:00 PM w The Blue Raider returners accounted for only 46.9 percent of MT's points and 47.5 percent of MT's rebounds last 3 at Charlotte * 6:00 PM season but combined for a stellar 1.75 -to-turnover ratio led by Simpson (3.55) and Dixon (2.59) 8 Rice (Stadium) * 6:30 PM w No returning player in Conference USA boasted higher averages than Potts in both scoring (15.3) and 10 North Texas * 5:00 PM rebounding (5.3) in 2016-17 15 at Southern Miss * 7:00 PM w Middle Tennessee is assured four contests against NCAA Tournament teams (FGCU twice, Vanderbilt and 17 at LA Tech (Stadium) * 6:00 PM Princeton) and two more against NIT teams (Belmont and Ole Miss) in the non-conference schedule and could 24 UAB (Stadium) * 6:00 PM also face NCAA Tournament teams USC, Miami and New Mexico State or NIT team Akron in the 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic MARCH 1 WKU (CBS Sports Network) * 7:00 PM 3 Marshall (Stadium) * 6:00 PM PROJECTED BLUE RAIDER STARTING FIVE 7-10 Conference USA Tournament ! TBA Tyrik Dixon Ed Simpson Giddy Potts All times Central and subject to change 0.0 PPG 0.0 PPG 0.0 PPG $ - Birmingham Jam (Birmingham, Ala.) ^ - Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) 0.0 RPG 0.0 RPG 0.0 RPG * - Conference USA game 0.0 APG 0.0 APG 0.0 APG ! - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 0.0 FG% 0.0 FG% 0.0 FG% 0.0 3FG% 0.0 3FG% 0.0 3FG% #0 | SO | G | 6-1 | 184 #11 | SR | G | 6-2 | 195 #20 | SR | G | 6-2 | 217 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Nick King Karl Gamble Eric Beovich 0.0 PPG 0.0 PPG Assistant Director of Athletic Communications 0.0 RPG 0.0 RPG Mississippi State, 2015 0.0 APG 0.0 APG 615.904.8115 (O) w 850.723.8134 (C) 0.0 FG% 0.0 FG% [email protected] w @EricB424 0.0 3FG% 0.0 3FG% #5 | SR | F | 6-7 | 225 #25 | JR | F | 6-9 | 224 /MTSUMBB @MT_MBB @MT_MBB @MT_ATHLETICS QUICK FACTS Tennessee’s Finest > Keeping Pace > w Of the 12 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Ten- w MT has 98 total wins since joining Conference USA Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. nessee, Middle Tennessee has had more success than any in 2013-14, trailing only LA Tech among current C-USA Founded: 1911 other since 2011-12 with 154 total wins in the last five- members Enrollment: 22,050 plus seasons 1. LA Tech - 102 President: Dr. Sidney McPhee Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro 1. Middle Tennessee - 154 2. Middle Tennessee - 98 Nickname: Blue Raiders 2. Belmont - 143 3. Old Dominion - 88 Colors: Royal Blue & White 3. Memphis - 138 4. UAB - 81 Affiliation:Division I 4. Vanderbilt - 115 5. UTEP - 79 Conference: C-USA 5. ETSU - 112 *through 4/3/17 Arena: Murphy Center 6. Chattanooga - 111 Capacity: 11,520 7. Tennessee - 110 Top-Ranked Defense > Head Coach: Kermit Davis 8. Tennessee Tech - 90 w Middle had one of the top two scoring defenses in Con- Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1982 9. Lipscomb - 86 ference USA in each of its first four seasons in the league, Record at MT (years): 307-180/.630 (16th) 10. Tennessee State - 85 holding opponents to 63.6 points per game in 2016-17, Career Record - Div. I (years): 378-230/.622 (20th) 11. UT Martin - 81 68.9 in 2015-16, 62.4 in 2014-15 and 62.6 in 2013-14 Career Record - All levels (years): 444-255/.635 (23rd) w With that strong of a defense, the Blue Raiders have Assistant Coach: Win Case (Univ. of Science & Arts/ 12. Austin Peay - 67 *through 4/3/17 been nearly unstoppable when scoring 70 points, boast- Oklahoma, 1986) > ing a 61-5 record (.924) since 2013-14 when topping the Assistant Coach: Greg Grensing (Southwest Texas Murphy Madness 70-point mark State, 1979) w Middle Tennessee has been one of the best home Assistant Coach: Ronnie Hamilton (Duke, 2002) teams in the country in recent years, holding an 80-13 w Defense has long been a staple for Head Coach Ker- Director of Operations: Kerry Hammonds II (Middle record in the Murphy Center since 2011-12, which in- mit Davis as he is 188-32 (.855) at the helm of the Blue Tennessee, 2014) cludes a perfect 16-0 record in 2012-13 Raider basketball program when his teams top 70 points Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers (LSU, 2013) 2011-12: 15-2 Strength Coach: Zach Willis (Middle Tennessee, 2012) 2012-13: 16-0 2016-17 Overall Record: 31-5 2013-14: 14-2 C-USA Record/Finish: 17-1/first 2014-15: 12-4 C-USA Tournament: No. 1 seed 2015-16: 10-3 Quarterfinal: (1) MT 86, (9) UTSA 70 2016-17: 13-2 Semifinal:(1) MT 82, (2) UTEP 56 Championship: (1) MT 83, (2) Marshall 72 2017-18: 0-0 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Going Streaking > Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/6 w Middle Tennessee has made a 3-pointer in 704 consec- Newcomers: 7 Season of basketball: 95th utive games, a streak that spans over 19 seasons, with First season: 1913-14 the last time it failed to convert a trey coming on Jan. 14, All-time record: 1,206-1,037 1995 against Murray State NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, 2013, 16, 17 NIT Appearances: 3/4-3 - 1986, 88, 2012 CIT Appearance: 2/0-2 - 2010, 15

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Tyrik Dixon So. 0 Tyrik Dixon G 6-1 184 So. Bentonville, Ark. / Southwest Christian Academy 25 Karl Gamble Jr. 1 Brandon Walters F 6-10 250 R-Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Walters State CC Antonio Green Jr. 2 Antwain Johnson G 6-2 197 Jr. Malone, Fla. / Chipola College 4 James Hawthorne Jr. 3 Donovan Sims G 6-0 165 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS 2 Antwain Johnson Jr. 4 James Hawthorne F 6-7 205 Jr. Prentiss, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC 5 Nick King Sr. 5 Nick King F 6-7 225 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Alabama 15 TJ Massenburg Fr. 10 Will Slatten G 6-4 166 R-Fr. Sparta, Tenn. / Moore County HS 14 Chase Miller R-So. 11 Ed Simpson G 6-2 195 Sr. Ocean Springs, Miss. / St. Martin HS 20 Giddy Potts Sr. 12 Therren Shelton-Szmidt G 6-5 190 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario / Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (TN) 12 Therren Shelton-Szmidt Fr. 14 Chase Miller G 6-0 185 R-So. , Texas / Shelton HS 21 David Simmons Jr. 15 TJ Massenburg F 6-8 220 Fr. Snellville, Ga. / Shiloh HS 11 Ed Simpson Sr. 20 Giddy Potts G 6-2 217 Sr. Athens, Ala. / Athens HS 3 Donovan Sims Fr. 21 David Simmons G 6-3 195 Jr. Henderson, Ky. / Tallahassee CC 10 Will Slatten R-Fr. 25 Karl Gamble F 6-9 224 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora HS 35 Davion Thomas R-Fr. 32 Michael Van Hooser G 6-3 195 Fr. Demorest, Ga. / Tallulah Falls School 32 Michael Van Hooser Fr. 35 Davion Thomas F 6-9 215 R-Fr. Columbus, Ga. / Northside HS 1 Brandon Walters R-Sr. Antonio Green G 6-2 180 Jr. Tupelo, Miss. / UTRGV 2 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS BY THE NUMBERS Team C-USA Pct. Home Away Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Overall record 0-0 Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 At home 0-0 On road 0-0 Charlotte 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Neutral site 0-0 FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Ranked Teams 0-0 Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 LA Tech 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Blue Uniforms 0-0 Grey Uniforms 0-0 Marshall 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 White Uniforms 0-0 North Texas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Old Dominion 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Conference USA 0-0 Rice 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Conference USA Home 0-0 vs. Conference USA Away 0-0 Southern Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Non-Conference 0-0 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Atlantic Sun 0-0 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Ivy League UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Ohio Valley 0-0 vs. Southeastern 0-0 WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. NAIA 0-0 *through 11/9/17 When leading at halftime 0-0 AROUND CONFERENCE USA When tied at halftime 0-0 When trailing at halftime 0-0 Recent Scores > Today’s Games > November 10 (Friday) Leading with 5:00 left (regulation) 0-0 Trevecca at (RV) Middle Tennessee, 11:00 AM Trailing with 5:00 left (regulation) 0-0 Eureka at North Texas, 5:00 PM Tied with 5:00 left (regulation) 0-0 Florida Memorial at FIU, 6:00 PM Towson at Old Dominion, 6:00 PM In overtime games 0-0 UT Tyler at LA Tech, 6:30 PM Methodist at Charlotte, 6:30 PM When MT wins the tip-off 0-0 Florida Atlantic at South Florida, 7:00 PM When opponent wins the tip-off 0-0 Southern at Southern Miss, 7:00 PM When MT scores first 0-0 Jacksonville at UAB, 7:00 PM When opponent scores first 0-0 UT Martin at Marshall, 7:00 PM In games decided by 3 points or less 0-0 Eastern Kentucky at Rice, 7:00 PM In games decided by 4-10 points 0-0 Missouri State at WKU, 7:00 PM Louisiana College at UTEP, 8:00 PM When MT shoots 50% or better 0-0 When MT shoots 40-49% 0-0 Upcoming Games > When MT shoots 30-39% 0-0 November 12 (Sunday) When MT shoots less than 30% 0-0 East Central at UTSA, 3:00 PM Stetson at FIU, 6:00 PM When scoring 90 or more points 0-0 When scoring 80-89 points 0-0 November 13 (Monday) When scoring 70-79 points 0-0 Southern at Marshall, 6:00 PM When scoring 60-69 points 0-0 Old Dominion at James Madison, 6:00 PM When scoring 50-59 points 0-0 Southeast Missouri State at LA Tech, 6:30 PM When scoring less than 50 points 0-0 (RV) Middle Tennessee at Murray State, 7:00 PM Chattanooga at UAB, 7:00 PM When MT outrebounds opponents 0-0 North Texas at Nebraska, 7:00 PM When MT is outrebounded 0-0 Charlotte at Oklahoma State, 7:00 PM When rebounds are even 0-0

PRESEASON PICKS On Monday 0-0 On Tuesday 0-0 C-USA Preseason Poll > Preseason All-C-USA Team > On Wednesday 0-0 1. Middle Tennessee (8) Name Class Pos. School On Thursday 0-0 2. UAB (4) Jon Davis Jr. G Charlotte On Friday 0-0 3. LA Tech (2) Jacobi Boykins Sr. G LA Tech On Saturday 0-0 4. Old Dominion Daquan Bracey So. G LA Tech On Sunday 0-0 5. UTEP Jon Elmore Jr. G Marshall 6. WKU Giddy Potts Sr. G Middle Tennessee In November 0-0 7. Marshall Ahmad Caver Jr. G Old Dominion In December 0-0 8. Charlotte Chris Cokley Sr. F UAB In January 0-0 9. UTSA William Lee Sr. F UAB In February 0-0 10. Southern Miss In March 0-0 11. North Texas Omega Harris Sr. G UTEP 12. Florida Atlantic Justin Johnson Sr. F WKU 13. Rice 14. FIU BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL 3 Chasing “Boogie” > w The sweet-shooting junior currently ranks fourth BLUE RAIDERS IN C-USA w Senior guard Giddy Potts became the 33rd member in school history for career 3-point percentage (.425). of Middle Tennessee’s 1,000-point club in his 87th career All-time leader Chris Rainey shot 47.1% from deep for Category Stats Rank game at UTSA in February 2017, reaching the mark 13 his career. Scoring Offense...... 0.0...... games faster than predecessor Reggie Upshaw . 1. Chris Rainey...... 0.471 Scoring Defense...... 0.0...... 2. Jonathan Whitworth...... 0.438 After totaling 552 points as a junior, Potts will need FG %...... 0.0 %...... tscore 569 points as a senior to surpass all-time leading 3. Raymond Cintron...... 0.435 scorer Desmond “Boogie” Yates (1,775). 4. Giddy Potts...... 0.425 FG % Defense...... 0.0 %...... 1. Desmond Yates...... 1,775 5. Adam Vogelsberg...... 0.417 3FG %...... 0.0 %...... 2. Robert Taylor...... 1,622 6. Nod Carter...... 0.412 3FG % Defense...... 0.0 %...... 3. Kerry Hammonds...... 1,616 7. Xavier Habersham...... 0.407 FT%...... 0.0 %...... 4. Reggie Upshaw...... 1,559 8. Kelvin Hammonds...... 0.403 Rebounds...... 0.0...... 5. Tommy Gunn...... 1,528 t9. Tommy Gunn...... 0.394 Margin...... +0.0...... 6. Willie Brown...... 1,524 t9. Torrey Moore...... 0.394 Assists...... 0.0...... 7. Randy Henry...... 1,484 Blocks...... 0.0...... > 8. Ken Trickey...... 1,456 Dropping Dimes Steals...... 0.0...... w Sophomore guard Tyrik Dixon was the first Blue Raider t9. Tim Sisneros...... 1,426 Turnover Margin...... +0.0...... t9. Chris Rainey...... 1,426 since 2013-14 to dish out triple-digit assists in a season, Giddy Potts...... 1,207 tallying 119 helpers in his freshman campaign. Assist/Turnover Ratio...... 0.0...... Now in his second season running the Blue Raider *through 11/9/17 Nothing But the Bottom of the Net > offense, Dixon is averaging 3.3 assists per game in his w Senior guard Giddy Potts has tallied 415 field goals career, just outside the Middle Tennessee Top 10 list. CHARTING THE BLUE RAIDERS in his Blue Raider career, placing him 100 away from the 1. Duane Washington...... 7.2 Middle Tennessee Top 10 list. 2. James Johnson...... 5.0 Dunks > If Potts matches the 196 field goals he converted as a 3. Lewis Mack...... 4.9 junior he will rank fifth all-time at MT with 611. 4. Gerald Harris...... 4.6 Charges Drawn > 1. Desmond Yates...... 714 5. Richard Duncan...... 4.4 2. Randy Henry...... 641 6. Greg Armstrong...... 4.3 First Scorer > 3. Kerry Hammonds...... 631 7. Kevin Kanaskie...... 3.9 4. Willie Brown...... 619 8. Eric Parham...... 3.8 How First Points Were Scored > t5. Greg Joyner...... 593 t9. Bruce Massey...... 3.6 Layup (0) t5. Reggie Upshaw...... 593 t9. Tweety Knight...... 3.6 Jumper (0) 7. Tim Sisneros...... 584 Tyrik Dixon...... 3.3 3-pointer (0) 8. Sleepy Taylor...... 533 (0) 9. Ken Trickey...... 521 Basketball Bandit > Dunk (0) 10. Robert Taylor...... 515 w Senior guard Giddy Potts will move into the Top 10 all- Giddy Potts...... 415 time in career steals in his senior season after a team-lead- First Sub > ing 47 steals in 2016-17 gave him 103 in his career. From Downtown > Potts currently needs just five more to match Tweety w Senior guard Giddy Potts made the career Top 10 list for Knight for 10th all-time at 108. 3-pointers made before reaching the end of his sophomore 1. Richard Duncan...... 190 season. He has now made 201 triples in his career, good 2. Tommy Gunn...... 156 for third all-time and just 21 shy of the all-time record of 3. Reggie Upshaw...... 150 222 set by Robert Taylor. 4. Tim Gaither...... 145 1. Robert Taylor...... 222 5. Gerald Harris...... 139 2. Kevin Kanaskie...... 207 6. James Johnson...... 136 3. Giddy Potts...... 201 7. Duane Washington...... 134 4. Tommy Gunn...... 185 8. Kevin Kanaskie...... 127 5. Chris Rainey...... 180 9. Roni Bailey...... 112 6. Freddie Martinez...... 172 10. Tweety Knight...... 108 t7. James Washington...... 137 Giddy Potts...... 103 t7. Raymond Cintron...... 137 9. Kerry Hammonds II...... 135 w Sophomore guard Tyrik Dixon ranked second on the 10. JaQawn Raymond...... 119 team last season with 45 steals and is now averaging 1.3 steals per game, just outside the Middle Tennessee w Potts is also in the career Top 10 for 3-pointers attempt- Top 10 list. ed. He has taken 473 long range attempts in his career, 1. James Johnson...... 2.2 119 shy of second place all-time. t2. Duane Washington...... 2.1 1. Robert Taylor...... 619 t2. Richard Duncan...... 2.1 2. Kevin Kanaskie...... 592 4. Fernando Ortiz...... 2.0 3. Giddy Potts...... 473 t5. Aylton Tesch...... 1.6 4. Tommy Gunn...... 469 t5. Tweety Knight...... 1.6 5. Freddie Martinez...... 451 t7. James Washington...... 1.5 6. Chris Rainey...... 382 t7. Bruce Massey...... 1.5 7. Kerry Hammonds II...... 365 t9. Cedrick Wallace...... 1.4 8. James Washington...... 353 t9. Tim Gaither...... 1.4 9. JaQawn Raymond...... 324 t9. Gerald Harris...... 1.4 t10. Fats Cuyler...... 317 t9. Kim Cooksey...... 1.4 t10. Richard Duncan...... 317 t9. Tommy Gunn...... 1.4 t10. Raymond Cintron...... 317 Tyrik Dixon...... 1.3

4 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL Great Gamers > Returning Talent > RANKINGS WATCH w Senior guards Ed Simpson and Giddy Potts are each w The Blue Raiders must replace frontcourt starters Reg- on track to enter the career Top 10 list for games played gie Upshaw and JaCorey Williams in 2017-18, but return AP Poll > Coaches Poll > in the Blue Raider record books in December. a combined 164 career starts in the backcourt between 1. Duke (33) 1,572 1. Duke (20) 774 The duo are just 12 and 13 games, respectively, from senior guards Giddy Potts and Ed Simpson as well as 2. Michigan State (13) 1,520 2. Michigan State (9) 747 matching Tommy Gunn for 10th all-time and could surpass sophomore point guard Tyrik Dixon w 3. Arizona (18) 1,506 3. Kansas 723 for second all-time by the end of the regular Junior guard and key reserve Antwain Johnson also 4. Kansas (1) 1,439 4. Kentucky 678 season. returns and looks to increase his role after the departure 5. Kentucky 1,340 5. Arizona (2) 654 1. Reggie Upshaw...... 139 of Xavier Habersham while senior forward Brandon 6. Villanova 1,284 6. Villanova 623 2. Shawn Jones...... 128 Walters and junior forward Karl Gamble round out the 7. Wichita State 1,270 7. Florida (1) 549 3. Kevin Kanaskie...... 124 scholarship returners w 8. Florida 1,100 8. Wichita State 543 4. Desmond Yates...... 122 The Blue Raider returners accounted for only 46.9 per- 9. North Carolina 1,047 9. North Carolina 515 t5. Kerry Hammonds...... 121 cent of MT's points and 47.5 percent of MT's rebounds last 10. USC 995 10. West Virginia 458 t5. Kerry Hammonds II...... 121 season, but combined for a stellar 1.75 assist-to-turn- 11. West Virginia 840 11. USC 396 7. Kyle Young...... 119 over ratio led by Simpson (3.55) and Dixon (2.59) w 12. Cincinnati 837 12. Miami 383 8. Lee Nosse...... 117 No returning player in Conference USA boasted higher 13. Miami 836 13. Cincinnati 349 9. Quincy Vance...... 115 averages than Potts in both scoring (15.3) and rebound- 14. Notre Dame 814 14. Notre Dame 305 10. Tommy Gunn...... 113 ing (5.3) in 2016-17 w 15. Minnesota 642 15. Minnesota 303 Ed Simpson...... 101 Middle Tennessee also returns a plethora of shooting 16. Louisville 570 16. Louisville 295 Giddy Potts...... 100 talent as the returners shot 37.1 percent from three and 17. Xavier 544 17. Xavier 284 accounted for 149 of MT's 228 3-pointers last season w 18. Gonzaga 500 18. UCLA 275 Potts has also started 83 games in his career, leaving 19. Northwestern 473 18. Gonzaga 242 him 31 shy of the all-time mark set by Reggie Upshaw Preseason Praise > w 20. Purdue 362 20. Northwestern 208 last season. The Blue Raiders have racked up several preseason 21. UCLA 340 21. Purdue 167 With a start against Trevecca Friday, Potts will match accolades ahead of the 2017-18 season, in which MT 22. Saint Mary's 333 22. Saint Mary's 152 Lee Nosse for 10th all-time with his 84th career start. was picked to finish first in the league with eight of 14 23. Seton Hall 274 23. Seton Hall 139 1. Reggie Upshaw...... 114 first place votes w 24. Baylor 163 24. Baylor 107 2. Kevin Kanaskie...... 105 2017 Conference USA Tournament MVP Giddy Potts 25. Texas A&M 130 25. Alabama 82 3. Tommy Gunn...... 96 was named to the Preseason All-Conference USA team by RV Middle Tennessee 4 4. Tim Gaither...... 92 the league office as well as College Sports Madness and t5. Quincy Vance...... 90 the USA Today College Basketball Preview AWARD WATCH t5. Kyle Young...... 90 w Potts also made the College Sports Madness APresea- t7. Randy Henry...... 89 son All-High Major Third Team while the Blue Raiders were Preseason All-Conference USA Team > t7. Kerry Hammonds...... 89 picked 10th in Always March's Preseason Mid-Major Top 25 Giddy Potts 9. Richard Duncan...... 87 w CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothsteinlisted Brandon 10. Lee Nosse...... 84 Walters as one of 20 breakout players to watch and Giddy Potts...... 83 Nick King as one of 20 under-the-radar transfers poised for big seasons Minute Men > w Rothstein has also lauded head coach Kermit Davis w Senior guard Giddy Potts is lingering just outside the as one of 10 coaches on the rise nationally, stating Davis Top 10 in Blue Raider history for minutes played, having is "a high-major coach at the mid-major level" been on the court for 2,559 minutes in his career. Potts w The rising CBS Sports analyst named the Blue Raiders as needs to play 213 more minutes to match Randy Henry one of 68 things to look forward to in college basketball, (2,772) for 10th all-time. remarking that Middle Tennessee could be "the next great 1. Kevin Kanaskie...... 4,078 mid-major program" 2. Reggie Upshaw...... 3,930 w CBS Sports also mentioned Middle Tennessee as one of 3. Desmond Yates...... 3,517 10 teams with the potential to make a cinderella run in 4. Kerry Hammonds...... 3,453 March this season 5. Tommy Gunn...... 3,361 6. Tim Gaither...... 3,020 Davis Inks Three in Early Signing Period > 7. Robert Taylor...... 2,941 w Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis and his 8. Lee Nosse...... 2,900 staff hit the Peach State hard in the early signing period, 9. Desmond Yates...... 2,776 bringing in a trio of prep standouts from Georgia to com- 10. Randy Henry...... 2,772 plete their signing class. w Gainesville, Ga., native KJ Buffen - a 6-foot-7 forward Postseason Veterans > who is drawing early comparisons to Reggie Upshaw and is w Middle Tennessee has played in each of the last three rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect - was the first to sign Conference USA Tournament title games, winning the least w Middle Tennessee also signed 6-foot-3 guard Tye Fagan two to advance to the NCAA Tournament out Thomaston, Ga., after the talented guard took Upson w The Blue Raiders have appeared in three of the last five Lee to a GHSA state championship as a junior NCAA Tournaments and made the posteseason in six of the w After bursting onto the scene in Georgia and earning last eight years, notching two NCAA Tournament wins and scholarship offers from the likes of Oklahoma and Flor- and a trip to the NIT Quarterfinals ida State, 6-foot-10 forward Carlos Curry of Albany, Ga., w MT has racked up seven conference titles in the last eight rounded out the signing class for the Blue Raiders seasons, including two tournament titles, two outright regular season titles and three shared regular season titles

BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL 5 HEAD COACH >> KERMIT DAVIS 16th Season // Mississippi State, 1982 DAVIS YEAR-BY-YEAR

Southwest Mississippi CC > Season Overall Conference Postseason 1984-85 17-9 1985-86 22-11 Total 39-20 Idaho > Season Overall Big Sky Postseason 1988-89 25-6 13-3 NCAA First Round 1989-90 25-6 13-3 NCAA First Round Total 50-12 26-6 Texas A&M > Season Overall Southwest Postseason 1990-91 8-21 2-14 Total 8-21 2-14 Chipola JC > Season Overall Panhandle Conference Postseason 1993-94 27-5 13-2 State Semifinals Total 27-5 13-2 Idaho > Season Overall Big West Postseason 1996-97 13-17 5-11 Total 13-17 5-11 Middle Tennessee > Season Overall Sun Belt/Conference USA Postseason 2002-03 16-14 9-5 2003-04 17-12 8-6 2004-05 19-12 7-7 2005-06 16-12 8-6 2006-07 15-17 8-10 2007-08 17-15 11-7 2008-09 18-14 10-8 2009-10 19-14 13-5 CIT First Round 2010-11 16-16 10-6 2011-12 27-7 14-2 NIT Quarterfinals DAVIS NOTABLES 2012-13 28-6 19-1 NCAA First Four 2013-14 24-9 13-3 Accomplishments > 2014-15 19-17 9-9 CIT First Round w 2003 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2015-16 25-10 13-5 NCAA Second Round w 2008 CollegeInsider.com Sun Belt Coach of the Year w 2010 CollegeInsider.com Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2016-17 31-5 17-1 NCAA Second Round w 2012 Sun Belt Coach of the Year MT Total 307-180 117-63 (SBC) / 52-18 (C-USA) w 2013 Sun Belt Coach of the Year D-I Total 378-230 w 2016 Daily News Journal Sportsperson of the Year Career Total 444-255 w 2017 Conference USA/NABC District 11/TSWA Coach of the Year DAVIS BY THE NUMBERS Coaching Stops > w 1983-84 Mississippi State w 1985-86 Southwest Mississippi CC All-Conference Players 154 WINS FROM w 1987-90 Idaho 23 w 1991 Texas A&M 2011-12 TO 2016-17 w 1992-94 Chipola JC 10 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons w 1995-96 Utah State 31 WINS 2016-17 w 1997 Idaho Conference Championships w 1998-02 LSU 7 25 WINS 2015-16 w 2003-present Middle Tennessee Coach of the Year Awards 19 WINS 2014-15 Noteworthy > 4 w Youngest JUCO coach in the country at Southwest JC at 24 24 WINS 2013-14 w Youngest D-I head coach in the nation at Idaho at 28 4 Player of the Year Awards w Tabbed coach of the year five times in 17 yrs. as a D-I head coach 28 WINS 2012-13 w Second-fastest MT coach to reach 100 wins (182 games) NCAA Tournament Appearances w Only MT coach to reach 200 wins 3 27 WINS 2011-12 6 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL 2016-17 >> OVERALL STATS

Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball Middle Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of May 25, 2017) All games

Overall record: 31-5 Conf: 17-1 Home: 13-2 Away: 11-2 Neutral: 7-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 WILLIAMS, JaCorey 36-36 1069 29.7 258-484 .5 3 3 2-15 .1 3 3 103-148 .6 9 6 63 201 264 7.3 72 0 56 60 17 32 621 17.3 20 POTTS, Giddy 36-35 1098 30.5 196-407 .4 8 2 76-198 .3 8 4 84-104 .8 0 8 33 159 192 5.3 87 1 72 47 8 47 552 15.3 30 UPSHAW, Reggie 36-36 1151 32.0 199-379 .5 2 5 33-104 .3 1 7 92-127 .7 2 4 79 166 245 6.8 81 2 85 55 31 40 523 14.5 00 DIXON, Tyrik 36-34 905 25.1 73-177 .4 1 2 25-63 .3 9 7 32-49 .6 5 3 11 94 105 2.9 71 1 119 46 4 45 203 5.6 04 HABERSHAM, Xavier 36-12 701 19.5 65-129 .5 0 4 39-86 .4 5 3 15-21 .7 1 4 21 42 63 1.8 65 0 61 32 3 13 184 5.1 01 WALTERS, Brandon 34-0 374 11.0 70-116 .6 0 3 0-1 .0 0 0 25-33 .7 5 8 58 55 113 3.3 84 1 6 34 19 11 165 4.9 02 JOHNSON, Antwain 36-0 474 13.2 53-136 .3 9 0 16-48 .3 3 3 51-74 .6 8 9 8 33 41 1.1 65 0 38 30 2 16 173 4.8 11 SIMPSON, Edward 36-24 865 24.0 42-111 .3 7 8 31-84 .3 6 9 10-22 .4 5 5 4 71 75 2.1 58 0 78 22 2 23 125 3.5 45 FOOTE, Aldonis 31-2 256 8.3 28-69 .4 0 6 1-5 .2 0 0 12-22 .5 4 5 18 23 41 1.3 42 0 19 15 1 7 69 2.2 25 GAMBLE, Karl 30-1 156 5.2 18-40 .4 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 10-21 .4 7 6 11 25 36 1.2 21 0 6 3 11 6 47 1.6 24 COPELAND, Quavius 30-0 154 5.1 12-26 .4 6 2 4-11 .3 6 4 5-8 .6 2 5 1 8 9 0.3 8 0 13 12 1 2 33 1.1 31 STRACHAN, Stephen 6-0 8 1.3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3 14 MILLER, Chase 11-0 14 1.3 0-3 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 Team 48 38 86 2 18 Total...... 36 7225 1014-2077 .4 8 8 228-622 .3 6 7 441-631 .6 9 9 355 918 1273 35.4 657 5 553 374 100 242 2697 74.9 Opponents...... 36 7225 791-1881 .4 2 1 219-677 .3 2 3 498-700 .7 1 1 288 799 1087 30.2 605 - 400 476 85 171 2299 63.9

TEAM STATISTICS MT OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2697 2299 11/11/16 MILLIGAN W 102-64 6020 Points per game 74.9 63.9 11/15/16 MURRAY STATE W 87-81 4507 Scoring margin +11.1 - 11/19/16 TENNESSEE STATE L 63-74 4830 FIELD GOALS-ATT 1014-2077 791-1881 11/22/16 TOLEDO W 80-70 3984 pct .4 8 8 .4 2 1 ! 11/25/16 vs UNC-Wilmington W 68-63 1200 3 POINT FG-ATT 228-622 219-677 ! 11/26/16 vs TOLEDO Wot 73-70 720 3-point FG pct .3 6 7 .3 2 3 ! 11/27/16 vs Evansville W 66-55 500 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 6.1 11/30/16 at Ole Miss W 77-62 6412 FREE THROWS-ATT 441-631 498-700 12/03/16 at South Alabama W 67-55 2612 Free throw pct .6 9 9 .7 1 1 12/08/16 VANDERBILT W 71-48 9606 F-Throws made per game 12.3 13.8 12/14/16 at Belmont W 79-66 2469 REBOUNDS 1273 1087 12/17/16 at VCU L 77-80 7637 Rebounds per game 35.4 30.2 12/21/16 GEORGIA STATE L 56-64 4502 Rebounding margin +5.2 - * 1/1/17 UAB W 60-49 4227 ASSISTS 553 400 * 1/5/17 at Rice W 80-77 1513 Assists per game 15.4 11.1 * 1/7/17 at North Texas W 79-68 2263 TURNOVERS 374 476 * 1/12/17 MARSHALL W 69-57 4598 Turnovers per game 10.4 13.2 * 1/14/17 WKU W 91-76 6806 Turnover margin +2.8 - * 01/19/17 at FIU W 65-52 1401 Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 0.8 * 1/21/17 at FAU W 86-57 1344 STEALS 242 171 * 1/26/17 SOUTHERN MISS W 72-56 5498 Steals per game 6.7 4.8 * 1/28/17 LA TECH W 71-61 7805 BLOCKS 100 85 * 02/02/17 at UTSA W 69-59 1080 Blocks per game 2.8 2.4 * 02/04/17 at UTEP L 54-57 6803 ATTENDANCE 88628 97161 * 2/9/17 OLD DOMINION W 64-51 6209 Home games-Avg/Game 15-5909 13-3762 * 2/11/17 CHARLOTTE W 70-55 5720 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 8-6031 * 02/16/17 at WKU W 78-52 4385 * 2/18/17 at Marshall W 97-86 7620 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 02/26/17 at UAB W 66-64 3371 Middle Tennessee 1270 1415 12 2697 * 3/2/17 FIU W 70-67 5510 Opponents 1008 1282 9 2299 * 3/4/17 FAU W 93-59 8806 # 03/09/17 vs UTSA W 86-70 3228 # 03/10/17 vs UTEP W 82-56 3299 # 03/11/17 vs Marshall W 83-72 3956 & 03/16/17 vs Minnesota W 81-72 17303 & 03/18/17 vs Butler L 65-74 18045

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BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL 7 TEAM LAST TIME...

100 Points by a Team > 50% From the Field > 40 or More Free Throw Attempts > MT...... 102 vs. Milligan (11/11/16) MT...... 536 vs. Marshall (3/11/17) MT...... 41 vs. Marshall (3/11/16) Opponent...... 100 at UAB (2/28/15) Opponent...... 604 vs. WKU (1/14/17) Opponent...... 42 vs. UALR (11/18/13)

Win by 30 or More > 60% From the Field > 90% From the Free Throw Line > MT...... 93-59 vs. Florida Atlantic (3/4/17) MT...... 621 vs. WKU (1/14/17) MT...... 917 vs. Old Dominion (2/9/17) Opponent...... 56-86 at No. 13 Tennessee (11/30/10) Opponent...... 604 vs. WKU (1/14/17) Opponent...... 900 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17)

Win by 40 or More > Less Than 30% From the Field > 100% From the Free Throw Line > MT...... 102-52 vs. Tennessee Temple (12/17/13) MT...... 297 vs. Syracuse (3/20/16) MT...... 18-18 vs. FAU (3/7/15) Opponent...... 40-109 at No. 7 Tennessee (11/20/07) Opponent...... 271 vs. South Alabama (11/30/13) Opponent...... 14-14 vs. WKU (2/9/12)

Overtime Game > 10 or More 3-Pointers > 45 or More Rebounds > MT win...... 73-70 vs. Toledo (11/26/16) MT...... 11 vs. Southern Miss (1/21/17) MT...... 58 vs. Marshall (1/12/17) Opponent win...... 95-100 at UAB (2/28/15) Opponent...... 10 vs. Marshall (3/11/17) Opponent...... 46 vs. WKU (1/30/16)

4 Players with 10 or More Points > 15 or More 3-Pointers > 50 or More Rebounds > MT...... vs. Minnesota (3/16/17) MT...... 16 vs. Southern Miss (2/13/16) MT...... 58 vs. Marshall (1/12/17) Opponent...... vs. Minnesota (3/16/17) Opponent...... 15 vs. Belmont (12/12/07) Opponent...... 51 vs. WKU (1/7/06)

5 Players with 10 or More Points > 30 or More 3-Point Attempts > 20 or More Assists > MT...... vs. UTSA (3/9/17) MT...... 31 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17) MT...... 20 vs. UTSA (3/9/17) Opponent...... vs. Marshall (3/11/17) Opponent...... 32 vs. Marshall (3/11/17) Opponent...... 20 vs. Michigan State (3/18/16)

6 Players with 10 or More Points > 50% From Three > 10 or More Blocks > MT...... at Marshall (2/18/17) MT...... 538 vs. Minnesota (3/16/17) MT...... 12 vs. WKU (2/26/04) Opponent...... vs. UAB (2/28/15) Opponent...... 571 at North Texas (1/7/17) Opponent...... 11 vs. Syracuse (3/20/16)

2 Players with 20 or More Points > 60% From Three > 10 or More Steals > MT...... vs. Toledo (11/26/16) MT...... 600 vs. FAU (2/2/13) MT...... 12 vs. UTEP (3/10/17) Opponent...... at Marshall (2/18/17) Opponent...... 750 vs. UTEP (1/31/15) Opponent...... 13 vs. Marshall (1/12/17)

3 Players with 20 or More Points > 70% From Three > 15 or More Turnovers > MT...... vs. IPFW (1/31/02) MT...... 909 vs. UCLA (11/15/11) MT...... 19 at UTEP (2/4/17) Opponent...... vs. UT-Martin (2/26/96) Opponent...... 750 vs. UTEP (1/31/15) Opponent...... 18 vs. UTEP (3/10/17)

2 Players with 10 or More Rebounds > Less Than 20% From Three > 5 or Less Turnovers > MT...... at WKU (2/16/17) MT...... 182 vs. LA Tech (1/28/17) MT...... 4 at WKU (2/16/17) Opponent...... vs. Toledo (11/26/16) Opponent...... 077 vs. Florida Atlantic (3/4/17) Opponent...... 5 at VCU (12/17/16)

2 Players with Double-Doubles > 20 or More Free Throws > MT...... at WKU (2/16/17) MT...... 20 vs. UTEP (3/10/17) Opponent...... vs. LA Tech (2/11/16) Opponent...... 20 vs. UTSA (3/9/17)

40 or More Field Goals > 30 or More Free Throws > MT...... 42 vs. Fisk (12/9/13) MT...... 31 vs. Marshall (3/11/16) Opponent...... 43 vs. Kansas (12/13/97) Opponent...... 31 vs. UALR (11/18/13)

70 or More Field Goal Attempts > 5 or Less Free Throws > MT...... 72 vs. Marshall (1/12/17) MT...... 5 at UTEP (2/4/17) Opponent...... 74 vs. Marshall (3/11/16) Opponent...... 2 vs. Milligan (11/11/16)

80 or More Field Goal Attempts > 30 or More Free Throw Attempts > MT...... 84 vs. Montreat College (11/27/96) MT...... 31 vs. Toledo (11/26/16) Opponent...... 92 vs. New Mexico St. (1/10/02) Opponent...... 30 vs. Toledo (11/26/16)

BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL 8 INDIVIDUAL LAST TIME...

30 or More Points > 80% From Three (Min. 4 Attempts) > Two Consecutive 20-Point Games > MT...... 30, Giddy Potts vs. Marshall (3/11/17) MT...... 1.000, Xavier Habersham at WKU (2/16/17) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent...... 31, Egor Koulechov, Rice (1/5/17) Opponent...... 800, Pancake Thomas, WKU (2/16/17) ...... WKU (2/16/17) and Marshall (2/18/17)

40 or More Points > 100% From Three (Min. 4 Attempts) > Three Consecutive 20-Point Games > MT...... 41, Milton Dean vs. Southeast Missouri (1/14/94) MT...... 1.000, Xavier Habersham at WKU (2/16/17) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent...... 40, Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1/23/97) Opponent.... 1.000, Michael Ramey, Southern Miss (1/26/17) ..... Charlotte (2/11/17), WKU (2/16/17) and Marshall (2/18/17)

10 or More Field Goals > 10 or More Free Throws > Two Consecutive 10-Rebound Games > MT...... 10, Giddy Potts vs. Marshall (3/11/17) MT...... 10, JaQawn Raymond vs. Rice (2/12/15) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent...... 11, Eric Nottage, FIU (3/2/17) Opponent...... 10, Chris Cokley, UAB (2/26/17) ...... Charlotte (2/11/17) and WKU (2/16/17)

15 or More Field Goals > 15 or More Free Throws > Three Consecutive 10-Rebound Games > MT win...... 15, Greg Joyner vs. Murray State (1/23/78) MT...... 16, Mike Dean vs. Arkansas State (2/17/05) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent ...... 16, Bubba Wells (123/97) Opponent...... 20, Alex Hamilton, La Tech (1/7/15) ...... LA Tech (1/28/17), UTSA (2/2/17) and UTEP (2/4/17)

20 or More Field Goal Attempts > 15 or More Free Throw Attempts > Two Consecutive Double-Doubles > MT...... 20, Giddy Potts vs. Georgia State (12/21/16) MT...... 16, Kerry Hammonds vs. Southern (11/10/13) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent.... 20, Denzel Ingram, UNC Wilmington (11/25/16) Opponent...... 15, Lee Moore, UTEP (1/7/16) ...... Charlotte (2/11/17) and WKU (2/16/17)

25 or More Field Goal Attempts > 20 or More Free Throw Attempts > Three Consecutive Double-Doubles > MT...... 28, Milton Dean vs. Minnesota (12/3/93) MT...... 23, Aylton Tesch vs. Eastern Illinois (2/5/98) MT...... JaCorey Williams vs. Opponent....28, Brandon Mason, New Mex. St. (1/10/02) Opponent...... 23, Alex Hamilton , La Tech (1/17/15) ...... LA Tech (1/28/17), UTSA (2/2/17) and UTEP (2/4/17)

80% From the Field (Min. 6 Attempts) > 100% From the Free Throw Line (Min. 6 Attempts) > MT...... 833, Brandon Walters vs. Minnesota (3/16/17) MT...... 6-6, Giddy Potts at UTSA (2/2/17) Opponent...... 875, William Lee, UAB (2/26/17) Opponent...... 10-10, Chris Cokley, UAB (2/26/17)

90% From the Field (Min. 6 Attempts) > 15 or More Rebounds > MT...... 909, Kerry Hammonds vs. Louisiana (1/19/13) MT...... 18, Shawn Jones at UAB (3/6/14) Opponent...... 900, Matt Costello, Michigan State (3/18/16) Opponent...... 16, Evan Bradds, Belmont (12/14/16)

100% From the Field (Min. 6 Attempts) > 20 or More Rebounds > MT...... 6-6, Shawn Jones vs. Austin Peay (11/26/11) MT...... 20, Shawn Jones vs. Maine (12/29/13) Opponent...... 7-7, Joey Dorsey, Memphis (1/4/06) Opponent...... 20, Lorenzo Coleman, Tenn. Tech (2/8/97)

5 or More 3-Pointers > 5 or More Offensive Rebounds > MT...... 5, Tyrik Dixon vs. WKU (1/14/17) MT...... 5, Reggie Upshaw at WKU (2/16/17) Opponent...... 5, Ja'Michael Brown, North Texas (1/7/17) Opponent...... 7, Ryan Taylor, Marshall (2/18/17)

6 or More 3-Pointers > 10 or More Defensive Rebounds > MT...... 6, Giddy Potts vs. Rice (1/23/16) MT...... 10, JaCorey Williams at WKU (2/16/17) Opponent...... 8, Kareem Canty, Auburn (12/12/15) Opponent...... 11, Justin Johnson, WKU (2/16/17)

7 or More 3-Pointers > 10 or More Assists > MT...... 7, Giddy Potts vs. Charlotte (1/14/16) MT...... 10, Tweety Knight at Ole Miss (12/14/13) Opponent...... 8, Kareem Canty, Auburn (12/12/15) Opponent....12, Denzel Valentine, Michigan State (3/18/16)

8 or More 3-Pointers > 5 or More Blocks > MT...... 8, Giddy Potts vs. Marshall (2/19/15) MT...... Shawn Jones vs. Tulane (2/13/14) Opponent...... 8, Kareem Canty, Auburn (12/12/15) Opponent...... 6, Tyler Lydon, Syracuse (3/20/16)

10 or More 3-Point Attempts > 5 or More Steals > MT...... 11, Giddy Potts vs. Georgia State (12/21/16) MT...... 5, Giddy Potts vs. UTEP (3/10/17) Opponent....10, Jeremy Hollowell, Georgia State (12/21/16) Opponent...... 5, Jon Davis, Charlotte (3/10/16)

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0 1 2 3 4 Tyrik Dixon Brandon Walters Antwain Johnson Donovan Sims James Hawthorne SO w G w 6-1 w 184 R-SR w F w 6-10 w 250 JR w G w 6-2 w 197 FR w G w 6-0 w 165 JR w F w 6-7 w 205 Bentonville, Ark. Chattanooga, Tenn. Malone, Fla. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Prentiss, Miss.

5 10 11 12 14 Nick King Will Slatten Ed Simpson Therren Shelton-Szmidt Chase Miller SR w F w 6-7 w 225 R-FR w G w 6-4 w 166 SR w G w 6-2 w 195 FR w G w 6-5 w 190 R-SO w G w 6-0 w 185 Memphis, Tenn. Sparta, Tenn. Ocean Springs, Miss. Mississauga, Ontario Dallas, Texas

15 20 21 25 35 TJ Massenburg Giddy Potts David Simmons Karl Gamble Davion Thomas FR w F w 6-8 w 220 SR w G w 6-2 w 217 JR w G w 6-3 w 195 JR w F w 6-9 w 224 R-FR w F w 6-9 w 215 Snellville, Ga. Athens, Ala. Henderson, Ky. Columbia, S.C. Columbus, Ga.

KD WC GG RH JL Kermit Davis Win Case Greg Grensing Ronnie Hamilton Kerry Hammonds II Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assisstant Coach Director of Operations 16th Season 10th Season 7th Season 4th Season 1st Season Mississippi State, 1982 Univ. of Sciences & Arts of Southwest Texas State, 1979 Duke, 2002 Middle Tennessee, 2014 Oklahoma, 1986

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