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2008-09 ASU Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Exhibition Game vs. Southern Arkansas   Nov. 3 Henderson State (Exh.) 93-46 (W) Novermber 10 Jonesboro, Arkansas ASU Convocation Center Nov. 10 Southern Arkansas (Exh.) 7:05 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mississippi 7 p.m. TIPPING IT OFF: The Arkansas State point lead at the half, 39-20. The Red Nov. 17 Lyon College 7:05 p.m. men’s basketball team will complete the Wolves shot 47 percent from the floor in the Nov. 19 Murray State 7:05 p.m. exhibition portion of its season when they first half, connecting on 14 of their 30 total Nov. 25 at Tennessee-Martin 7 p.m. face Southern Arkansas Monday (Nov. 10) shots. ASU continued their momentum in Nov. 29 at Ball State 1 p.m. at the ASU Convocation Center. The Red the second half, scoring 54 points and con- Dec. 1 at Indiana State 6 p.m. Wolves beat Henderson State in its exhibi- necting on 51 percent of their shots. Dec. 4 Central Baptist College 7:05 p.m. tion opener on Nov. 3, 93-46. Much improved from last season was ASU’s Dec. 6 at Missouri State 7:05 p.m. assist-turnover ratio, which was 18-8 Dec. 15 Mississippi Valley State 7:05 p.m. THE SEASON: The Red Wolves open against the Reddies. The Red Wolves forced Dec. 18 Florida International* 7:05 p.m. the 82nd season of ASU men’s basketball Henderson State into 20 turnovers, which Dec. 20 at UALR* 7 p.m. Nov. 14 when Arkansas State travels to Ole ASU converted into 26 points, while hold- Dec. 23 Southeast Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Miss for a 7 p.m. matchup. ASU opens its ing the Reddies to 35 percent shooting and Dec. 29 at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 14-game home schedule on Nov. 17 when it 17 percent from behind the arc. Jan. 3 New Orleans* 7:05 p.m. hosts Lyon College in a 7:05 p.m. contest at Martin Mitchell was the only player to net Jan 8 at Denver* 8 p.m. the ASU Convocation Center. double-digits for the Reddies, scoring 10 Jan 10 at North Texas* 7 p.m. points on 5-12 shooting. Jan 15 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m. SERIES VERSUS SOUTHERN The Red Wolves committed just six fouls, Jan 17 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. ARKANSAS: This will mark the first four of which came in the second half, while Jan. 22 at Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. meeting between ASU and Southern the Reddies had two players foul out and Jan. 24 Florida Atlantic* 7:05 p.m. Arkansas on the hardwood. committed 25 total fouls. Jan. 29 Western Kentucky 7:05 p.m. Nine of Morgan’s 19 points came late in the Feb. 5 at Troy* 7:05 p.m. ASU OPENS AT OLE MISS: ASU’s second half when senior Larry Handy start- Feb. 7 at Florida International* 7:30 p.m. opener at Ole Miss on Nov. 14 marks the ed a 14-0 run for the Red Wolves. The run Feb. 12 UALR* 7:05 p.m. fifth time in ten years that ASU has opened was the best of the game for the Red Wolves Feb. 14 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m. its regular season on the road. The last time who had four different players score during Feb. 19 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. ASU faced Ole Miss as its season opener was the minute and a half stretch. Feb. 21 Denver* 7:05 p.m. in the 2003-04 season. ASU won that meet- ASU won the battle in the lane, scoring 36 Feb. 26 North Texas* 7:05 p.m. ing 74-69. points in the paint and outrebounding Feb. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe* 7 p.m. Henderson State 48-31. Mar. 04 SBC Tournament Round 1@ TBA HENDERSON STATE EXHIBITION: Mar. 7-10 SBC Tournament# TBA Arkansas State never trailed against PRESEASON COACHES POLL: ASU @ - At On-Campus Sites Henderson State as senior forward Shawn has been tabbed to finish fourth in the West # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas Morgan led the Red Wolves balanced attack Division of the Sun Belt Conference by the * Sun Belt Conference Game with 19 points and was a perfect 6-6 from SBC Preseason Coaches’ Poll announced by All Times Central Time the field and 7-10 from the free throw line the league office at the SBC Basketball Tip- with three steals as ASU won its men’s bas- Off. ketball exhibition opener, 93-46 last “I’ve never put a lot of stock in preseason Monday at the ASU Convocation Center. polls; most of the polling is based on what All 10 ASU players that saw action scored you did the year before. It is a position bet- three or more points in the contest. Senior ter than where the team finished a year ago, Yima Chia-Kur added 16 points and a block, but the reality of it is it isn’t really where while senior Ifeanyi Koggu added 15 points you start its how you finish,” said ASU head with five rebounds and junior Donald Boone coach John Brady. “I anticipate our team Arkansas State Quick Facts added 11 points with a block to round out playing its best basketball in February and Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas the Red Wolves double-digit scorers. ASU the first of March.” Enrollment: 11,490 shot 49 percent from the floor and was 6-17 UALR was picked to finish in a tie with Nickname: Red Wolves (35 percent) from the three-point line. North Texas for the top spot in the West Colors: Scarlet and Black Junior transfer JeJuan Brown led the Red Arena: ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Wolves with nine rebounds, while scoring Conference: Sun Belt four points. Morgan and sophomore Jeremy Head Coach: John Brady Thomas each pulled down eight rebounds, while senior P.J. Keaton had five. Overall Record: 281-216 (17 Seasons) ASU came out slowly before building a 19 Record at ASU: First year

2008-09 ASU Men’s Basketball 1 AstateRedWolves.com Division, each receiving 76 points. The FINN SIDELINED 6-8 WEEKS: ASU Final Regular Season Trojans received six first-place votes while head men’s basketball coach John Brady 2007-08 Sun Belt the Mean Green got four first-place nods. has disclosed that the Red Wolves will be Standings Louisiana-Lafayette was picked third, fol- without the services of freshman Trey Finn West Division Conf. Overall lowed by the Red Wolves, Louisiana- for the beginning of the season and possibly Monroe was tabbed sixth with Denver and longer due to a foot injury he sustained dur- W-L Pct. W-L Pct. New Orleans coming in sixth and seventh, ing a conditioning workout this past week. UALR 11-7 .611 20-11 .645 respectively. “It is unfortunate that Trey has had this ULL 11-7 .611 15-15 .500 Middle Tennessee was picked atop the East injury occur. He was making real progress N. Texas 10-8 .556 20-11 .645 Division with 11 first-place votes, followed in his preparation for the beginning of prac- New Orleans 8-10 .444 19-13 .594 by South Alabama, which netted the other tice and I was excited about the possibilities two first place votes. Reigning league cham- he would bring to the team,” said ASU head Denver 7-11 .389 11-19 .367 pion Western Kentucky was picked third coach John Brady. “We have talked with the ASU 5-13 .278 10-20 .333 with Florida Atlantic (fourth), Florida doctors, trainers, and of course his parents ULM 4-14 .222 10-21 .323 International (fifth) and Troy (sixth) round- and will make a determination on his fresh- ing out the poll. man year once he is completely healed. East Division Conf. Overall Desmond Yates from Middle Tennessee was Whichever decision is made, Trey will have voted the SBC Preseason Player of the Year an excellent career at Arkansas State.” W-L Pct. W-L Pct. and was joined by Carlos Monroe from Finn will be out 6-8 weeks and the Red WKU 16-2 .889 29-7 .806 FAU, Russell Hicks from FIU, Josh White Wolves are looking at the possibility of red- USA 16-2 .889 26-7 .788 from North Texas and Brandon Davis from shirting the freshman standout that joined MTSU 11-7 .611 17-15 .531 South Alabama on the Preseason All-SBC the Red Wolves from Parkview High School FAU 8-10 .444 15-18 .455 first team. in Little Rock. At Parkview, Finn earned AHSAA Class 6A FIU 6-12 .333 9-20 .310 ASU’S BROWN NAMED BLUE RIB- All-State honors in 2007-08. He also led Troy 4-14 .222 12-19 .387 BON SBC NEWCOMER OF YEAR: Parkview to the state semifinals and was Arkansas State junior forward and Los named to the All-Tournament team as a Preseason All-Sun Belt Angeles Southwest College transfer JeJuan senior. First Team Brown has been tabbed the Preseason Sun Carlos Monroe, FAU Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year by THE RED WOLVES AT HOME: Over Russell Hicks, FIU Blue Ribbon publications. the 21 years that ASU has competed in the Desmond Yates, MT Along with forward Eric McKinney, Brown ASU Convocation Center, the Red Wolves Josh White, NT was announced as new ASU Head Coach have compiled a 204-78 record (.723). Brandon Davis, USA John Brady’s first signee at Arkansas State Arkansas State has gone undefeated twice on April 25. Brown transferred from during a single season at the Convocation Second Team Vanderbilt to LASC for his sophomore sea- Center; they were a perfect 14-0 in 1988-89 Tony Hooper, ULM son, where he averaged 17 points and seven and went 13-0 in 1990-91. Kevin Kanaskie, MT rebounds. He helped lead the Cougars to a Collin Dennis, NT 23-9 record and the South Coast CHANGES AT THE CONVO: During Domonic Tilford, USA Conference regular-season title and was the offseason, the Clopton Clinic Strength Jeremy Evans, WKU named a first team all-conference selection and Conditioning room was unveiled at a Third Team in 2007-08. ceremony in the Convocation Center. The Steven Moore, UALR “We are excited about the possibilities strength and conditioning room used by the Paul Graham III, FAU JeJuan brings to our team,” said Brady. Red Wolves features new weights, lighting, Chris Gradnigo, ULL “We feel he will be an outstanding player for floor and wall coverings and entrance us.” doors. Also completed during the offseason Kyndall Dykes, UNO The Biloxi, Miss. native originally signed was the resurfacing and repainting of the A.J. Slaughter, WKU with Vanderbilt out of high school, playing Convocation Center playing court. The Preseason Player of the Year in all 34 games as a true freshman on a team court now features the new Red Wolves Desmond Yates, MT that advanced to the Sweet 16. Brown aver- logo and a large “stAte” logo at center court. aged 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13.3 Preseason Coaches Poll minutes per game during his lone season HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY: With a West Division Points with the Commodores, while scoring his Final Four appearance and 281 career victo- SEC-high nine points on 4-of-6 shooting ries already to his credit, John Brady was 1. UALR (6) 76 with four rebounds and two assists at South announced as Arkansas State’s 15th head 2. North Texas (4) 75 Carolina. He posted season highs of 10 men’s basketball coach by Director of 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (3) 75 points (twice) and eight rebounds and fin- Athletics Dr. Dean Lee at a press conference 4. Arkansas State 43 ished the 2006-07 campaign with a .511 on March 18 held in ASU’s Convocation 5. Louisiana-Monroe 39 (48-of-94) shooting percentage. Center. Brown finished his prep career as an all- Brady spent the last 10-plus seasons serving 6. Denver 35 state and all-district selection at Biloxi High as LSU’s head coach, leading the Tigers to 7. New Orleans 20 School and was a Rivals.com national top six postseason berths, two SEC champi- East Division Points 150 (No. 121) ranked player in the class of onships and three SEC Western Division 1. Middle Tennessee (11) 76 2006. He was ranked as the 26th-best titles. Twice named the SEC Coach of the 2. South Alabama (2) 60 small forward in the nation by Rivals.com Year, Brady is a proven winner who brings as well. He was named the Sun Herald Gulf a well-documented record of success and a 3. Western Kentucky 52 Coast Player of the Year after averaging 18 long list of accomplishments with him to 4. Florida Atlantic 38 points, 10 rebounds, four blocked shots and Arkansas State. 5. Florida International 33 three assists as a senior. He helped lead Brady’s 16-year tenure as a head coach at 6. Troy 14 Biloxi to four District 8 titles from 2003-06 both LSU and Samford in Birmingham, and graduated with honors as a Mississippi Alabama, has been decorated with achieve- Scholar. ments. He has coached a combined 25 All- 2008-09 ASU Men’s Basketball 2 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL TAAC and SEC selections, 48 academic all- first head coaching position in Louisiana at Athletic Media Relations conference choices, posted 11 winning sea- Crowley High School in 1977 and led the Arkansas State University sons and collected five division champi- basketball squad to a 129-49 (.725) record PO Box 1000 onships. Brady piled up the third most wins in five seasons. He was named the 1981 State University, AR 72467 in LSU history with 192 and left Samford Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class Telephone - 870-972-2541 after the 1996-97 season as the Bulldog’s 3-A Coach of the Year. Fax - 870-972-3367 all-time leader in coaching victories (89) as Brady returned to the college coaching Press Row - 870-972-2541 well. ranks in 1982 as an assistant coach at Website - AStateRedWolves.com He quickly turned around an LSU’s men’s Mississippi State. He spent the next eight basketball program that had suffered four years with the Bulldogs, the first four sea- consecutive losing seasons prior to his sons under coach Bob Hoyt and the next MBB Contact - Anthony Reynolds, arrival, leading the Tigers to a 28-6 record, four as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Asst. SID an SEC championship and an NCAA Sweet Williams. Following his tenure in 870-972-3547 / [email protected] 16 appearance in just his third season Starkville, Brady returned to Louisiana for Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir. (1999-00) at the helm. Under Brady’s the second time, this time to serve as an 870-972-3405 [email protected] direction, the Tigers recorded six consecu- assistant coach at the University of New Van Provence, Asst. SID tive winning seasons from 2001-02 to Orleans. Brady helped lead UNO to the 870-972-2547 / [email protected] 2006-07 while making three trips to the NCAA Tournament during his only season Kelly Goodman, Graduate Asst. NCAA Tournament and two more to the with the Privateers. [email protected] NIT. The 2005-06 campaign saw LSU post a 27-9 record and advance to the Final Four ASU’S DOLLAR NAMED TOP-10 for the first time in 20 years. MEDIA INFORMATION MID-MAJOR ASSISTANTS IN Not only did Brady coach the Tigers to 23 NATION: Fox Sports recently polled head wins versus ranked opponents, he also led coaches, assistants and others who deal Credentials them to victories over two teams ranked No. with assistants on a daily basis to get their Working press credentials can be request- 1 in the Associated Press Poll (Arizona in take on who should be included among the ed by contacting Anthony Reynolds at 2002-03 and Duke in 2005-06). nation’s elite assistant basketball coaches 870-972-3547, or by email at Additionally, he orchestrated a 19-game and Arkansas State associate head coach [email protected]. Full-season and home winning streak over SEC opponents, Chad Dollar was included among the top-10 single-game credentials will be mailed the third longest stretch in LSU history. mid-major coaches receiving votes. whenever possible. If not, they will be left While at LSU, Brady coached two NBA The article, written by FOXSports.com sen- Lottery picks and six current NBA players. at the Media Will Call table located on the ior college basketball writer Jeff Goodman, The Tigers signed nine Parade All- stated Fox Sports wanted to “target the guys lower level to the left of the green Americans and four McDonald All- that instill a level of fear into their col- entrance. Americans under Brady, who also coached leagues when they stroll into the gym”. three SEC Players of the Year, four players The article included a few brief notes on Media Room named SEC Freshman of the Year, one SEC each coach and listed some of their “key Enter the media room from the lower Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 17 All-SEC recruits”. Included among the key recruits level, beneath the blue portal. Please do selections. listed for Dollar were Jarvis Hayes and not attempt to access the media room Prior to taking over the reigns at LSU, Elton Nesbitt. Hayes was the Southern from the entrance beneath the yellow Brady served as Samford’s head coach from Conference Freshman of the Year at portal. 1991-92 through 1996-97. It didn’t take Western Carolina and Nesbitt the league’s long for him to turn around a Samford pro- player of the year and an honorable men- gram coming off six straight losing seasons, tion All-America selection at Georgia Post-Game Interviews either, guiding the Bulldogs to a 17-10 Southern. The Arkansas State locker room is closed record in his second season. He led to all members of the media. Head coach Samford to three straight winning seasons John Brady and requested assistant (1995-97) for the first time since 1982-84, coaches and players will be available for all leading up to a 19-9 record and division interviews following a brief cooling off title in 1997. Samford won the TAAC West period. At ASU’s home games, all post- Division each of Brady’s final two seasons at game coach and player interviews will be the school for the first time in school histo- conducted in the media room. ry. His four winning campaigns at Samford were the first for any coach at the school, Practice Coverage and he led the Bulldogs to an 89-77 record Red Wolves men’s basketball practices after they went 27-83 the four seasons prior are open to the media. Players and coach- to his initial year. He coached eight All- es are available for interviews following TAAC and 14 Academic All-TAAC players practice. When possible, please contact over six seasons. the Sports Information office prior to The McComb, Miss., native earned his practice to arrange interviews. bachelor’s degree in 1976 from Belhaven College, where he was three-year starter Basketball Releases and scored over 1,000 points during his col- lege playing career. Brady was a two-time All Red Wolves basketball releases can be All-Southern States Conference selection obtained as a PDF document on the ath- and was later inducted into his alma mater’s letics website at AStateRedWolves.com. Hall of Fame. To be added to the email broadcast for He got his coaching start as a graduate basketball releases, contact Anthony assistant with the Mississippi State men’s Reynolds in the Sports Information basketball program while earning his mas- office. ter’s degree from 1976-77. Brady took his 2008-09 ASU Men’s Basketball 3 AstateRedWolves.com No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Ex. Hometown/Last School 2 Trey Finn 6-2 205 Fr. G HS Little Rock, Ark./Parkview 3 Daniel Bryant 5-10 170 Fr. G HS West Palm Beach, Fla./Patterson School 5 Jeremy Thomas 6-5 195 So. F 1L Jonesboro, Ark./Jonesboro 10 Brandon Ayers 6-4 175 So. F 1L Holly Springs, Miss./Paris (TX) JC 11 Shawn Morgan 6-6 215 Sr. F 2L Memphis, Tenn./NW Mississippi CC 13 Martavius Adams* 6-8 255 So. F/C TR Irwinton, Ga./Oklahoma State 20 Larry Handy 6-8 262 Sr. F/C 1L Houston, Texas/Kilgore (TX) JC 22 Ifeanyi Koggu 6-1 185 Sr. G 1L Tyler, Texas/Tyler JC 23 Donald Boone 6-5 205 Jr. G TR Memphis, Tenn./SW Tennessee CC 24 Yima Chia-Kur 6-6 225 Sr. F 1L South Mansfield, Ohio/Garden City (KS) CC 31 JeJuan Brown 6-7 232 Jr. F TR Biloxi, Miss./Los Angeles SW College 32 Eric McKinney 6-8 235 Jr. F TR Waldo, Ark./Cowley (KS) College 33 Mike Lance 6-3 185 Jr. G 1L Poplar Bluff, Mo./Three Rivers (MO) CC 34 P.J. Keaton 6-4 180 Sr. G 1L Champaign, Ill./Lincoln (IL) College

Head Coach: John Brady Associate Head Coach: Chad Dollar Assistant Coaches: Jeff Clapacs, Elwyn McRoy

2008-09 Red Wolves Men’s Basketball 4 THIS IS ASU BASKETBALL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Charles Moore F SR 6-6 215 St. Louis, MO / Tennessee Tech University 2 Rico Lambert G FR 6-1 175 Waldo, AR / Magnolia HS 3 David Noble G SO 6-3 190 Mansfield, TX / Mansfield HS 4 Jermydrell Burton F JR 6-9 190 New Orleans, LA / Western Texas College 5 Chase Helm G FR 6-0 175 Mt. Holly, AR / Columbia Christian HS 10 Zach Prothro G FR 6-3 190 Rose Bud, AR / Rose Bud HS 15 Tony James G JR 5-11 165 Bossier City, LA / Bossier Parish (La.) CC 20 Cory Clark G R-FR 6-4 195 Alba, TX / Alba-Golden HS 21 Justin Stuart F SO 6-4 205 Hope, AR / Hope HS 23 Sanchez Dade G JR 6-3 180 El Dorado, AR / North Arkansas College 24 Channin Harden G SO 6-3 190 Marianna, AR / Lee HS 25 Courtney Rhodes F FR 6-5 195 Hope, AR / Hope HS 32 Reggie Rasmus C FR 6-7 220 Missouri City, TX / Marshall HS 34 David Verwers C SO 6-11 240 Weatherford, TX / Homeschool 55 Casey Cheshier F FR 6-5 210 Frisco, TX / Frisco HS

Head Coach: Eric Bozeman Assistant Coach: Anthony Walker

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