Day/Date Opponent Time Location Fri., Nov. 9 at UCF 7 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Sun., Nov. 11 at Florida TBA Gainesville, Fla. Wed., Nov. 14 JACKSONVILLE STATE 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena GSU Thanksgiving Tournament Georgia Southern vs. GSU 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Florida A&M vs. Kent State 4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 24 Consolation Game 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Championship Game 4 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 2 KENNESAW STATE 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Thurs., Dec. 13 at Belmont 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Sun., Dec. 16 MOREHEAD STATE 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Fri. Dec. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena GSU Holiday & Hoops Tournament Sat., Dec. 29 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Charlotte vs. Toledo 4 p.m. Sun., Dec. 30 Consolation Game 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Championship Game 4 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Sun., Jan. 6 OLD DOMINION* 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Thurs., Jan. 10 at Hofstra* 7 p.m. Hempstead, N.Y. Sun., Jan. 13 at Towson* 12 p.m. Towson, Md. Thur., Jan. 17 NORTHEASTERN* 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Sun., Jan. 20 JAMES MADISON* 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Thurs., Jan. 24 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m. Norfolk, Va. Sun., Jan. 27 at George Mason* 2 p.m. Fairfax, Va. Thurs., Jan. 31 DELAWARE* 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Sun., Feb. 3 at Drexel* 2 p.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Thurs., Feb. 7 WILLIAM & MARY* 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Sun. Feb. 10 HOFSTRA* 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Thurs., Feb. 14 TOWSON* 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Sun., Feb. 17 at UNCW* 2 p.m. Wilmington, N.C. Thurs., Feb. 21 at Northeastern* 7 p.m. Boston, Mass Sun., Feb. 24 GEORGE MASON* 2 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Tues., Feb. 26 at William & Mary* 7 p.m. Williamsburg, Va. Thurs., Feb. 28 DREXEL* 7 p.m. GSU Sports Arena Wed., Mar. 6 at Delaware* 7 p.m. Newark, Del.

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Full name: ...... Georgia State University Basketball Office Telephone: 404.413.4058 Location: ...... Atlanta, Ga. Head Coach: Sharon Baldwin-Tener (Georgia, 1991) Founded: ...... 1913 Record at School/Years: 20-41 / 3rd Yr. Enrollment: ...... 32,500 Career Record/Years: 215-183 (.540) / 13th Yr. Nickname: ...... Panthers Assistant Coach: Adrienne Shuler Colors: ...... Blue and White (Georgia, 1991), 3rd Yr. GSU Arena: ...... GSU Sports Arena (3,800) Assistant Coach: Jocelyn Wyatt Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I (Appalachian State, 2006), 3rd Yr. GSU League:...... Colonial Athletic Association Assistant Coach: Jonathon Barbaree President: ...... Dr. Mark P. Becker (GCSU, 1998), 4th Yr. GSU Director of BB Operations: Megan Darrah Director of Athletics: ...... Cheryl L. Levick (Georgia, 2008), 3rd Yr. GSU BASKETBALL INFORMATION Strength & Conditioning: Jamal Terry 2011-12 Record: ...... 8-22, 2-16 CAA/12th Head Athletic Trainer: Jessica Peters Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 2+/2+ Administrative Assistant: Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen Lettermen Returning/Lost: ...... 6/6 Graduate Manager: Camille Collier Team Managers: Vicki Hallman, Britney Smith First Year of NCAA Basketball: .....1975-76 and Joy Townsend All-Time Record: ...... 514-519 (.498) Sport Administrator: Marvin Lewis NCAA Appearances: (3) ..2001, 2002, 2003 Academic Coordinator: Jessica Summey NIT Appearances (1): ...... 2000

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Sun Belt Conference Info...... 7 Game Bests...... 122 Editor/ layout and design: Charlie Taylor President...... 30 Career Leaders...... 123 Director of Athletics...... 31 Season Leaders...... 125 Special thanks to: Mike Holmes, Allison George, the wom- Athletics Administration...... 32 Single Game Records...... 128 en’s basketball staff, University Relations office, Opponent Season Preview...... 33-36 Honors...... 129-131 2012-13 Roster...... 37 Tournament History...... 132-135 SID offices, the CAA and previous SIDs of Georgia State. Pronunciation Guide...... 37 All-Time Series Results...... 138 Cover Design: Summit Athletic Media, Charlotte CAA Info...... 38 Year-by-Year Results...... 142 Photography: Paul Abell, Todd Drexler, Randy Wilson, Coaching Staff...... 39-49 Series Results...... 145 Player Profiles...... 55-102 Previous Starting Lineups.....154 Stephen Jones, Meg Buczema, Carolyn Richardson and all 2011-12 In Review...... 103-118 All-Time Letterwinners...... 156 photographers from previous years. Team Records...... 120 Opponent Contacts...... 158 Win Streaks, Margins...... 121 Media Information...... 160

ince beginning his tenure as 2010 opening of GSU’s Confucius Insti- Georgia State University’s seventh tute, a partnership with the Beijing president on Jan. 1, 2009, Mark P. Language and Culture University and Becker has launched a major stra- one of the first business-oriented Confu- tegicS planning initiative focused on posi- cius Institutes in the United States. tioning the university to become one of In addition, Becker leads a diverse the nation’s premier urban universities. university whose undergraduate Embracing its commitments to recog- academic profile continues to rise, and nized excellence in both education and a number of the university’s excellent academic affairs at the University of research, as well as its unique location in graduate programs enjoy strong national Michigan’s School of Public Health. He and commitment to Atlanta, the univer- rankings. also has held academic appointments at sity is rising to new levels of accomplish- Becker also has overseen a number the University of Washington, the Univer- ment and impact. of physical improvements and enhance- sity of Florida and Cornell University. Under Becker’s leadership, GSU in ments including: the opening of the Becker earned his bachelor’s degree 2011 approved and began implementa- Parker H. “Pete” Petit Science Center; in mathematics from Towson State tion of its 10-year Strategic Plan, whose the university’s first freshman housing University and his doctorate in statistics mission is to position Georgia State and dining complex, the Piedmont from the Pennsylvania State University. “as a dynamic academic community North housing and dining complex; Active in the Atlanta community, where teaching and research combine the construction of on-campus Greek Becker is a member of the Central to produce leaders and create solutions housing; and the purchasing of land for Atlanta Progress Executive Committee; to conquer the challenges of the 21st future growth and expansion in down- Atlanta Committee for Progress Board century.” town Atlanta. of Directors; Georgia Aquarium Board; In 2010 Becker oversaw the launch of Prior to his appointment to Georgia Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees; the Second Century Initiative for faculty State, Becker served as executive vice Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce excellence, or “2CI.” This initiative is president for academic affairs and Board of Directors; Georgia Chamber of recruiting additional faculty members provost at the University of South Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia to Georgia State to build internationally Carolina. Research Alliance Board of Trustees; recognized scholarly strength and crit- Before assuming that role, Becker Commerce Club Operating Board; ical mass in areas of priority. spent three years at the University of ARCHE (Atlanta Regional Council for Seeking to recognize the importance Minnesota as a biostatistics professor, Higher Education) Board; the Coalition and influence of international commerce dean of the School of Public Health and of Urban Serving Universities Board of and technology for Georgia State students assistant vice president of Public Health, Directors; and the World Affairs Council and researchers, Becker has worked to Preparedness and Emergency Response. of Atlanta Board of Directors. enhance Georgia State University’s global From 1989 to 2000, Becker was During his career, Becker has been reach, the cornerstone of which was the a professor and associate dean for involved in several professional associa- tions, including the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, the International Biometric Society and the American Statistical Association, where he is a fellow. He has been principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and he has published extensively in leading journals of medicine, public health, and statistics. Becker has served on a number of edito- rial boards, was co-editor of Sociological Methodology, and was a guest editor for Sociological Methods and Research and for the Journal of the American Statis- tical Association. Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, have two grown children, Matthew and Julia. n just three years at the helm, Georgia cumulative grade point average over 3.0 State University Director of Athletics while completing more than 5,000 hours of Cheryl L. Levick has overseen the community service annually. remarkable transformation of Panther In 2011, Levick was recognized by the Athletics,I from the launch of GSU football SportsBusiness Journal as a “Game Changer” to the enhancement of every sports program among women in sports business. to the announcement that Georgia State will With a resume of experience and success move to the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, at prestigious athletics programs across the 2013. nation, Levick came to Georgia State in March Levick presided over the Georgia State 2009 from the University of Maryland, where football program’s highly successful debut she served as chief of staff/executive senior in 2010, and now, after just two seasons, she athletic director, overseeing daily manage- has the Panthers poised for a jump to the ment of the 27-sport program. Her impres- Football Bowl Subdivision, a move that will sive career includes a total of seven years as continue GSU’s ascent to the forefront of director of athletics at Santa Clara University college athletics. and Saint Louis University as well as nearly Her significant imprint extends to the two decades in senior administrative posi- basketball court as she lured successful head tions at Maryland and Stanford University coach Ron Hunter, who revitalized GSU and stints with the Pacific 10 Conference and basketball in his first season and led the the NCAA headquarters. Panthers to their first postseason berth in a Levick was named the 2001 Division I decade. Athletic Administrator of the Year by the Levick’s first three years on the job have National Association of Collegiate Women also been marked by dramatic upgrades in Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In facilities and fund-raising. Annual giving 2005-06, she received the General Sports to the Panther Athletic Club has increased TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year more than ten-fold, and the two largest gifts Award for the NCAA Division I Central in the history of GSU athletics have been Region, and she was recognized in both 1998 secured. Construction projects include the and 1999 as one of the nation’s Top 25 Female GSU Football Practice Complex, new facili- Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s Sports ties for strength and conditioning and sports Business Journal. She is a past president of medicine, and upgrades to every venue used the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletic Direc- by the Panthers. tors Association. And the progress continues. In 2012-13, Before going to Maryland in 2007, she Clara University, where she oversaw a major sand volleyball comes on board as Georgia served three years (2004-07) as director of renovation of the school’s basketball arena. State’s 19th sport, complete with a state-of- athletics at Saint Louis, where she led the The Broncos’ women’s soccer team captured the-art facility on the GSU campus. The new transition from Conference USA to the the 2001 national championship, still the sand volleyball complex is part of an ambi- Atlantic 10 Conference and served as the lead only NCAA team title in school history. tious Athletics Master Facilities Plan that fundraiser for a new $80 million on-campus Prior to Santa Clara, Levick worked 12 Levick has developed to address the needs of arena and practice complex. In 2006, she years at Stanford as senior associate athletic every sport. received the Carl O. Bauer Award as the top director and senior woman administrator. One constant amid the change is the amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. She served as the primary administrator for success of GSU student-athletes in the Levick also spent four years (2000-04) as 33 varsity programs that won 44 national classroom as the Panthers maintain a director of athletics and recreation at Santa championships and six straight Sears Cup titles during her tenure. Levick previously served as assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, assistant director of communications and women’s programs at the NCAA, women’s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock University, and assistant gymnastics coach and synchro- nized swim coach at Indiana University. She began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., coaching gymnas- THE LEVICK tics and women’s track. FAMILY: Levick is a 1974 graduate of the Univer- (l-r) Michael, sity of Missouri, and she holds a masters Heather, degree in athletic administration from Cheryl and Indiana University. She has two daughters: Melissa. Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa. JAMES GREENWELL JAMIE BOGGS TIFFANY DANIELS MARVIN LEWIS TODD REESER Executive Senior Associate Senior Associate AD - Compliance Senior Associate AD - Senior Associate AD - Senior Associate AD - Director of Athletics & Sports Services / SWA External Affairs Finance & Administration Development

DR. ANDREW SUMNER DENA FREEMAN-PATTON ISAAC FULLARD ALLISON GEORGE BOB MURPHY Faculty Athletics Associate AD - Associate AD - Associate AD - Associate AD - Sports Representative Student-Athlete Corporate Sales Communications Medicine & Nutrition Development

JOHN PORTLAND DAVID SABOLCIK MISTY BROWN MATT NEWHOUSE ERIC PAZ Associate AD - Facilities, Asociate AD - Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Operations & Events Develolpment Operations Marketing Compliance

BEN POLLARD AWILDA RAGLAND CHARLIE TAYLOR KEVIN WHITE Assistant AD - Speed, Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Assistant AD - Strength & Conditioning Human Resources Communications Business