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PAGE TITLE 2011-12 OPPONENTS A&M UAB Sat., December 3, 2011 @ Mobile Wed., November 30, 2011 @ Mobile

General Information General Information Location ...... Huntsville, Ala. Location ...... Birmingham, Ala. Founded ...... 1875 Founded ...... 1969 Enrollment ...... 6,000 Enrollment ...... 17,543 Nickname ...... Bulldogs Nickname ...... Blazers Colors ...... Maroon and White Colors ...... Forest Green and Old Gold Home Arena ...... T.M. Elmore Gymnasium Home Arena ...... Capacity ...... 6,000 Capacity ...... 8,500 Conference ...... Southwestern Athletic Conference ...... Conference USA President ...... Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. President ...... Dr. Carol Z. Garrison Athletics Director ...... Betty K. Austin Willie Hayes Athletics Director ...... Brian Mackin Mike Davis 1st year at Alabama A&M 6th year at UAB Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Willie Hayes (Alabama A&M, 1980) Head Coach ...... Mike Davis (Thomas Edison, 2000) Overall Record (Years) ...... First Season Overall Record (Years) ...... 222-136 (11) School Record (Years) ...... Same School Record (Years) ...... 107-57 (5) Assistant Coach ...... Dexter Holt Assistant Coach ...... Donnie Marsh Assistant Coach ...... James Wright Assistant Coach ...... Walt Fuller Assistant Coach ...... Mike Jaskulski Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Brandon Willis Media Relations Offi ce Phone ...... (256) 372-4005 MBB Contact ...... Aaron Jordan Offi ce Fax ...... N/A Offi ce Phone ...... (205) 410-3134 Email ...... [email protected] Offi ce Fax ...... (205) 934-7505 Website ...... AAMUSports.com Email ...... [email protected] Press Row Phone ...... N/A Website ...... www.UABsports.com Mailing Address ...... N/A Press Row Phone ...... (205) 934-0720 Mailing Address ...... BRTW 105 Team Information 1530 3rd Ave. South 2010-11 Record ...... 13-15 Birmingham, AL 35294-1160 SWAC Record (Finish) ...... 13-15 (5th) Postseason ...... None Team Information Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 8/5 2010-11 Record ...... 22-9 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 CUSA Record (Finish) ...... 12-4 (1st) Newcomers ...... 4 Casey Cantey Postseason ...... NCAA 1st Round (L, 70-52 vs. Clemson) Cameron Moore Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 Series Information Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Series Record ...... USA leads 2-0 Newcomers ...... 7 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 2-0 Series @ Montgomery ...... 0-0 Series Information Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Series Record ...... UAB leads 29-13 Arrow’s Record vs. Alabama A&M ...... 0-0 Series @ Mobile ...... Tied 9-9 Series @ Birmingham ...... UAB leads 18-2 Series @ Neutral Sites...... Tied 2-2 Arrow’s Record vs. UAB ...... 7-7

2011-12 Schedule 1/30 PRAIRIE VIEW 2011-12 Schedule 1/3 at Florida 11/11 at Tulane 2/4 at -Pine Bluff 11/16 CREIGHTON 1/7 MEMPHIS 11/14 TALLADEGA 2/6 at Valley State 11/20 MURRAY STATE 1/11 MARSHALL 11/19 OAKWOOD 2/11 ALABAMA STATE 11/22 TROY 1/14 at Southern Miss 11/23 at Alabama 2/18 SOUTHERN 11/25 at Wichita State 1/18 at Rice 12/3 at South Alabama 2/20 ALCORN STATE 11/27 UT MARTIN 1/21 UCF 12/17 at Michigan 2/25 at Prairie View 11/30 at South Alabama 1/25 at Marshall 12/19 at 2/27 at Southern 12/3 at Kent State 1/28 EAST CAROLINA 12/21 at State 3/1 JACKSON STATE 12/7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2/1 12/31 at Alabama-Birmingham 3/3 GRAMBLING STATE 12/20 at VCU 2/4 at UTEP 1/3 at Jackson State 3/7-10 at SWAC Tournament 12/22 JACKSONVILLE 2/8 SOUTHERN MISS 1/5 at Grambling State 12/28 at George Washington 2/11 at Memphis 1/7 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 12/31 ALABAMA A&M 2/15 at SMU 1/9 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2/18 TULANE 1/14 at Alabama State 2/25 at East Carolina 1/21 at Southern 2/29 TULSA 1/23 at Alcorn State 3/3 at UCF 1/28 TEXAS SOUTHERN

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s >> 100 2011-12 OPPONENTS Alcorn State Arkansas at Little Rock Sun., December 11, 2011 @ Mobile Thu., January 26, 2012 @ Little Rock, Ark.

General Information General Information Location ...... Lorman, Miss. Location ...... Little Rock, Ark. Founded ...... 1871 Founded ...... 1927 Enrollment ...... 4,311 Picture not Enrollment ...... 13,062 Nickname ...... Braves Nickname ...... Trojans Colors ...... Purple and Gold available Colors ...... Maroon, Silver and Black Home Arena ...... Davey L. Whitney Complex Home Arena ...... Jack Stephens Capacity ...... 7,000 Capacity ...... 5,600 Conference ...... Southwestern Athletic Conference ...... President ...... Dr. M. Christopher Brown II Chancellor ...... Dr. Joel E. Anderson Athletics Director ...... Dr. Malvin Williams, Sr. Athletics Director ...... Chris Peterson Steve Shields 9th year at UALR Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Luther Riley (Mississippi Valley ‘95) Head Coach ...... Steve Shields (Baylor, 1988) Overall Record (Years) ...... First Year Overall Record (Years) ...... 132-112 (8) School Record (Years) ...... Same School Record (Years) ...... Same Assistant Coach ...... Chris Giles Assistant Coach ...... Joe Kleine Assistant Coach ...... Charles Cunningham Media Relations Assistant Coach ...... MBB Contact ...... LaToya Shields Offi ce Phone ...... (601) 877-6501 Media Relations Offi ce Fax ...... (601) 877-3821 MBB Contact ...... Joe Angolia Email ...... [email protected] Offi ce Phone ...... (501) 569-3449 Website ...... www.AlcornSports.com Offi ce Fax ...... (501) 683-7002 Press Row Phone ...... N/A Email ...... [email protected] Mailing Address ...... 1000 ASU Dr. #510 Website ...... www.ualrtrojans.com Lorman, MS 39096 Press Row Phone ...... (501) 683-7004 Picture not Mailing Address ...... 2801 S. University Ave. Team Information , RM 226 2010-11 Record ...... 4-24 available Little Rock, AR 72204 SWAC Record (Finish) ...... 4-14 (9th) Postseason ...... None Team Information Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 4/11 2010-11 Record ...... 19-17 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 7-9 (5th West) Newcomers ...... N/A Postseason ...... None D’Andre Williams Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/6 Series Information Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Series Record ...... USA leads 5-3 Newcomers ...... 9 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 4-1 Series @ Lorman ...... ASU leads 1-0 Series Information Series @ Neutral Sites...... Tied 1-1 Series Record ...... USA leads 23-13 Arrow’s Record vs. ASU ...... 6-0 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 12-4 Series @ Little Rock ...... Tied 8-8 Series @ Neutral Sites...... USA leads 3-1 Arrow’s Record vs. UALR ...... 6-5

2011-12 Schedule 1/3 at Texas Southern 2011-12 Schedule 1/3 vs. Kentucky 11/12 BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE 1/5 at Prairie View A&M 11/11 at Tulsa 1/7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/17 at 1/7 JACKSON STATE 11/13 NORTHWESTERN STATE 1/12 at at Monroe 11/19 at Kent State 1/9 GRAMBLING STATE 11/15 IUPUI 1/14 at Arkansas State 11/25 at Tulane 1/14 at Mississippi Valley State 11/18 at Eastern Michigan 1/19 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 11/26 vs. 1/16 at Arkansas - Pine Bluff 11/20 at Michigan State 1/21 at Western Kentucky 11/27 vs. 1/21 ALABAMA STATE 11/26 WISCONSIN- 1/26 SOUTH ALABAMA 11/30 at Texas A&M 1/23 ALABAMA A&M 11/29 at Northwestern State 1/28 12/11 at South Alabama 1/28 at Southern 12/4 SMU 2/4 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 12/13 UNIV. 2/4 at Jackson State 12/6 PHILANDER SMITH 2/9 at Louisiana-Lafayette 12/17 at Nebraska 2/6 at Grambling State 12/10 STATE 2/11 at Middle Tennessee 12/20 RUST COLLEGE 2/11 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 12/12 ORAL ROBERTS 2/16 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 12/29 at Southern Mississippi 2/13 ARKANSAS - PINE BLUFF 12/17 at Louisiana Tech 2/18 at Troy 2/18 at Alabama State 12/20 at Illinois State 2/23 2/20 at Alabama A&M 12/29 at North Texas 2/25 ARKANSAS STATE 2/25 SOUTHERN 12/31 at Denver 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 3/1 TEXAS SOUTHERN 3/3 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 101 2011-12 OPPONENTS Arkansas State Denver Thu., February 9, 2012 @ Mobile Sat., January 7, 2012 @ Mobile

General Information General Information Location ...... Jonesboro, Ark. Location ...... Denver, Colo. Founded ...... 1909 Founded ...... 1864 Enrollment ...... 13,448 Enrollment ...... 11,842 Nickname ...... Red Wolves Nickname ...... Pioneers Colors ...... Scarlet and Black Colors ...... Crimson and Gold Home Arena ...... Convocation Center Home Arena ...... Magness Arena Capacity ...... 10,038 Capacity ...... 7,200 Conference ...... ...... Sun Belt Interim Chancellor...... Dr. Robert Potts Chancellor ...... Robert D. Coombe Athletics Director ...... Dr. Dean Lee Athletics Director ...... Peg Bradley-Doppes Joe Scott 4th year at ASU 5th year at Denver Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... John Brady (Belhaven College, 1976) Head Coach ...... Joe Scott (Princeton, 1987) Overall Record (Years) ...... 328-262 (20) Overall Record (Years) ...... 151-173 (11) School Record (Years) ...... 47-46 (3) School Record (Years) ...... 58-65 (4) Associate Head Coach ...... Melvin Haralson Associate Head Coach ...... Mike McKee Assistant Coach ...... Richard Williams Assistant Coach ...... Jon Jordan Assistant Coach ...... Jeff Clapacs Assistant Coach ...... A.J. Kuhle

Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Anthony Reynolds MBB Contact ...... Mike Kennedy Offi ce Phone ...... (870) 972-2707 Offi ce Phone ...... (303) 871-7555 Offi ce Fax ...... (870) 972-3367 Offi ce Fax ...... (303) 871-3890 Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... AStateRedWolves.com Website ...... DenverPioneers.com Press Row Phone ...... (870) 972-2541 Press Row Phone ...... (303) 871-3922 Mailing Address ...... P.O. Box 1000 Mailing Address ...... 2201 E. Asbury Ave. State University, AR 72467 Denver, CO 80208

Team Information Team Information 2010-11 Record ...... 17-15 2010-11 Record ...... 13-17 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 11-5 (T-1st West) Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 9-7 (3rd West) Postseason ...... None Postseason ...... None Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 Martavius AdamsLettermen Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 Brian Staff ord Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Newcomers ...... 5 Newcomers ...... 5

Series Information Series Information Series Record ...... ASU leads 17-16 Series Record ...... USA leads 12-10 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 12-4 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 7-3 Series @ Jonesboro...... ASU leads 12-4 Series @ Denver ...... DU leads 7-4 Series @ Neutral Sites...... ASU leads 1-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... USA leads 1-0 Arrow’s Record vs. UALR ...... 5-6 Arrow’s Record vs. DU ...... 4-3

2011-12 Schedule 1/5 DENVER 2011-12 Schedule 1/5 at Arkansas State 11/11 at Lamar 1/7 NORTH TEXAS 11/11 PORTLAND STATE 1/7 at South Alabama 11/15 MISSOURI STATE 1/9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/14 at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 1/11 at Colorado State 11/17 UT-MARTIN 1/14 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 11/17 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 1/15 WESTERN KENTUCKY 11/20 at Ohio University 1/19 at Middle Tennessee 11/23 ST. MARY’S 1/19 at Louisiana-Monroe 11/22 at Louisville 1/21 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 11/26 at California 1/21 at North Texas 11/29 SE MISSOURI 1/26 at Denver 11/30 at Utah State 1/26 ARKANSAS STATE 12/1 at St. Bonaventure 1/28 at North Texas 12/3 TEXAS SOUTHERN 1/28 at Arkansas-Little Rock 12/5 at Austin Peay 2/2 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 12/7 IONA COLLEGE 2/2 at Louisiana-Lafayette 12/10 2/4 at Seattle 12/14 at Northern Colorado 2/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 12/14 SEATTLE 2/9 at South Alabama 12/17 BOISE STATE 2/9 at Florida Atlantic 12/17 at Murray State 2/11 at Louisiana at Lafayette 12/19 WYOMING 2/11 at Florida International 12/19 LYON 2/16 TROY 12/22 THE CITADEL 2/16 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 12/22 at Saint Louis 2/18 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 12/29 TROY 2/18 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 12/29 KENT STATE 2/23 at Western Kentucky 12/31 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 2/26 NORTH TEXAS 12/31 at Louisiana at Monroe 2/25 at Arkansas at Little Rock 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 102 2011-12 OPPONENTS Florida Atlantic Florida International Thu., February 2, 2012 @ Mobile Thu., January 19, 2012 @ Mobile Thu., February 23, 2012 @ Boca Raton, Fla. Sat., February 25, 2012 @ , Fla. General Information General Information Location ...... Boca Raton, Fla. Location ...... Miami, Fla. Founded ...... 1961 Founded ...... 1965 Enrollment ...... 28,000 Enrollment ...... 44,000 Nickname ...... Owls Nickname ...... Panthers Colors ...... Blue and Red Colors ...... Blue and Gold Home Arena ...... FAU Arena Home Arena ...... U.S. Century Bank Arena Capacity ...... 5,000 Capacity ...... 5,000 Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Sun Belt President ...... Mary Jane Saunders President ...... Dr. Mark B. Rosenburg Athletics Director ...... Craig Angelos Athletics Director ...... 4th year at FAU 3rd year at FIU Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Mike Jarvis (Northeastern, 1968) Head Coach ...... Isiah Thomas (Indiana, 1987) Overall Record (Years) ...... 360-255 (22) Overall Record (Years) ...... 18-44 (2) School Record (Years) ...... Same School Record (Years) ...... 42-53 (3) Associate Head Coach ...... Scott Adubato Assistant Coach ...... Mike Jarvis II Assistant Coach ...... William Eddie Assistant Coach ...... Tim Kaine Assistant Coach ...... Frank Holloway Assistant Coach ...... Peter Gash Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Paul Dodson MBB Contact ...... Justin Johnson Offi ce Phone ...... (305) 348-2963 Offi ce Phone ...... (561) 302-0461 Offi ce Fax ...... (305) 348-3702 Offi ce Fax ...... (561) 297-3963 Email ...... pdodson@fi u.edu Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... FIUSports.com Website ...... FAUsports.com Press Row Phone ...... (305) 348-3702 Press Row Phone ...... (561) 297-4092 Mailing Address ...... FIU-Modesto A. Maidique Campus Mailing Address ...... Tom Oxley Athletic Center 11200 SW 8 Street U.S. Century Bank Arena 777 Glades Road Room 211 Boca Raton, FL 33441 Miami, FL 33199 Team Information 2010-11 Record ...... 22-11 Team Information Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 13-3 (1st East) 2010-11 Record ...... 11-19 Postseason ...... NIT (L 85-62, Miami) Raymond Taylor Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 5-11 (6th East) DeJuan Wright Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 9/2 Postseason ...... None Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 9/9 Newcomers ...... 4 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Newcomers ...... 4 Series Information Series Record ...... USA leads 7-4 Series Information Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 3-2 Series Record ...... USA leads 17-8 Series @ Boca Raton ...... USA leads 3-2 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 9-2 Series @ Neutral Sites...... USA leads 1-0 Series @ Miami ...... USA leads 8-4 Arrow’s Record vs. FAU ...... 6-3 Series @ Neutral Sites...... FIU leads 0-2 Arrow’s Record vs. ASU ...... 5-1

2011-12 Schedule 1/5 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2011-12 Schedule 1/7 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 11/12 vs. Portland 1/7 at Arkansas-Little Rock 11/14 vs. George Mason 1/12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11/13 at Washington 1/9 at Arkansas State 11/15 vs. /Monmouth 1/14 at Louisiana at Lafayette 11/14 vs. Georgia State 1/14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 11/23 at NIT Season Tip-Off 1/19 at South Alabama 11/16 at American 1/19 at Troy 11/25 at NIT Season Tip-Off 1/21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/19 GEORGE MASON 1/21 at Florida International 11/26 COASTAL CAROLINA 1/28 WESTERN KENTUCKY 11/22 at Hofstra 1/26 WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/1 at Georgia State 2/2 at Troy 11/26 at USF 2/2 at South Alabama 12/3 ALABAMA STATE 2/4 at Florida Atlantic 11/30 at Kansas 2/4 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 12/10 vs. Texas Wesleyan 2/9 NORTH TEXAS 12/10 WARNER SOUTHERN 2/9 DENVER 12/11 at Stephen F. Austin 2/11 DENVER 12/13 at Mississippi State 2/11 NORTH TEXAS 12/14 at Maryland 2/16 at Arkansas at Little Rock 12/17 at Miami 2/16 at Western Kentucky 12/17 at Dayton 2/18 at Arkansas State 12/22 at Harvard 2/18 at Middle Tennessee State 12/22 BOWLING GREEN 2/23 TROY 12/28 SIENA 2/23 SOUTH ALABAMA 12/29 at Middle Tennessee 2/25 SOUTH ALABAMA 12/31 at Louisiana-Lafayette 2/25 TROY 12/31 at WKU 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 103 2011-12 OPPONENTS Florida State Georgia Southern Sun., November 20, 2011 @ Tallahassee, Fla. Mon., December 19, 2011 @ Mobile

General Information General Information Location ...... Tallahassee, Fla. Location ...... Statesboro, Ga. Founded ...... 1851 Founded ...... 1906 Enrollment ...... 40,818 Enrollment ...... 19,691 Nickname ...... Seminoles Nickname ...... Eagles Colors ...... Garnet and Gold Colors ...... Blue and White Home Arena ...... Donald L. Tucker Center Home Arena ...... Capacity ...... 12,100 Capacity ...... 4,358 Conference ...... Atlantic Coast Conference ...... Southern President ...... Dr. Eric J. Barron President ...... Dr. Brooks A. Keel Athletics Director ...... Randy Spetman Leonard Hamilton Athletics Director ...... Sam Baker Charlton Young 10th year at FSU 3rd year at GSU Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach .Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin, 1971) Head Coach ....Charlton Young (Georgia Southern, 1994) Overall Record (Years) ...... 153-115 (9) Overall Record (Years) ...... 14-50 (2) School Record (Years) ...... 353-325 (23) School Record (Years) ...... Same Associate Head Coach ...... Stan Jones Assistant Coach ...... Steve Smith Assistant Coach ...... Corey Williams Assistant Coach ...... Pershin Williams Assistant Coach ...... Dennis Gates Assistant Coach ...... Chris Capko Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Chuck Walsh Media Relations Offi ce Phone ...... (850) 644-1077 MBB Contact ...... A.J. Henderson Offi ce Fax ...... (850) 644-3820 Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 478-5071 Email ...... [email protected] Offi ce Fax ...... (912) 478-0046 Website ...... Seminoles.com Email ...... [email protected] Press Row Phone ...... (850) 224-4098 Website ...... GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com Mailing Address ...... P.O. Box 2195 Press Row Phone ...... (912) 478-5289 Tallahassee, Fla. 32316 Mailing Address ...... PO Box 8085 Georgia Southern University Team Information Statesboro, GA 30460 2010-11 Record ...... 23-11 ACC Record (Finish) ...... 11-5 (3rd) Team Information Postseason ...... NCAA Sweet 16 (L 72-71 OT, VCU) 2010-11 Record ...... 5-27 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 SoCon Record (Finish)...... 1-17 (6th South) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 13/3 Bernard James Postseason ...... None Willie Powers Newcomers ...... 3 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Series Information Newcomers ...... 6 Series Record ...... FSU leads 9-2 Series @ Mobile ...... FSU leads 3-1 Series Information Series @ Tallahassee ...... FSU leads 6-1 Series Record ...... USA leads 5-1 Series @ Neutral Sites...... None Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 2-1 Arrow’s Record vs. FSU ...... 1-3 Series @ Statesboro ...... USA leads 3-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Arrow’s Record vs. GSU ...... 1-1

2011-12 Schedule 1/4 AUBURN 2011-12 Schedule 1/2 BREWTON PARKER 11/11 JACKSONVILLE 1/7 at Clemson 11/11 VALPARAISO 1/5 at Elon 11/14 UCF 1/10 at Virginia Tech 11/16 at Wake Forest 1/7 at Davidson 11/16 STETSON 1/14 NORTH CAROLINA 11/18 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL 1/12 SAMFORD 11/20 SOUTH ALABAMA 1/17 MARYLAND 11/23 at South Florida 1/14 at Woff ord 11/24 vs. UMass 1/21 at Duke 11/27 at SMU 1/19 at Furman 11/25 vs. Harvard or Utah 1/25 at Wake Forest 12/1 CHATTANOOGA 1/21 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 11/26 vs. Battle4Atlantis 2/1 GEORGIA TECH 12/3 APPALACHIAN STATE 1/23 THE CITADEL 11/30 at Michigan State 2/4 VIRGINIA 12/10 at Eastern Kentucky 1/26 at Samford 12/5 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 2/8 at Boston College 12/19 at South Alabama 1/28 at Chattanooga 12/11 UNC GREENSBORO 2/11 MIAMI 12/22 at Georgia State 2/4 at Western Carolina 12/18 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 2/16 VIRGINIA TECH 12/30 at Auburn 2/6 FURMAN 12/22 at Florida 2/18 at NC State 2/9 WOFFORD 12/30 PRINCETON 2/23 DUKE 2/11 at The Citadel 2/26 at Miami 2/18 UNC Greensboro 3/1 at Virginia 2/23 at College of Charleston 3/4 CLEMSON 2/25 DAVIDSON 3/8-11 at ACC Tournament 3/2-5 at SoCon Tournament

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 104 2011-12 OPPONENTS Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana at Monroe Thu., January 12, 2012 @ Lafayette, La. Sat., February 11, 2012 @ Monroe, La.

General Information General Information Location ...... Lafayette, La. Location ...... Monroe, La. Founded ...... 1898 Founded ...... 1931 Enrollment ...... 16,855 Enrollment ...... 8,858 Nickname ...... Ragin’ Cajuns Nickname ...... Warhawks Colors ...... Vermilion and White Colors ...... Maroon and Gold Home Arena ...... Home Arena ...... Fant-Ewing Coliseum Capacity ...... 11,550 Capacity ...... 7,000 Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Sun Belt President ...... Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Interim President ...... Dr. Nick Bruno Interim Athletics Director ...... Scott Farmer Athletics Director ...... Bobby Staub 2nd year at ULL 2nd year at ULM Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Bob Marlin (Mississippi State, 1981) Head Coach ...... Keith Richard (ULM, 1982) Overall Record (Years) ...... 239-146 (13) Overall Record (Years) ...... 157-141 (10) School Record (Years) ...... 14-15 (1) School Record (Years) ...... 7-24 (1) Assistant Coach ...... Neil Hardin Assistant Coach ...... Brandon Roberts Assistant Coach ...... Nikita Johnson Assistant Coach ...... Cord Wright Assistant Coach ...... Kevin Johnson Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Jeremy Stevens MBB Contact ...... Matt Hebert Offi ce Phone ...... (318) 342-5462 Offi ce Phone ...... (337) 482-6330 Offi ce Fax ...... (318) 342-5464 Offi ce Fax ...... (337) 482-6529 Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... ULMWarhawks.com Website ...... RaginCajuns.com Press Row Phone ...... (318) 342.6920 Press Row Phone ...... (337) 265-2284 Mailing Address ...... 308 Warhawk Way Mailing Address ...... UL Athletics Media Relations Monroe, LA 71209 Cox Communications Athletic Center 201 Reinhardt Drive Team Information Lafayette, LA 70506 2010-11 Record ...... 7-24 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 2-14 (6th West) Team Information Postseason ...... None 2010-11 Record ...... 14-15 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 9/3 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 11-5 (T-1st West) J.J. Thomas Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Fred Brown Postseason ...... None Newcomers ...... 5 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Series Information Newcomers ...... 7 Series Record ...... USA leads 8-4 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 4-1 Series Information Series @ Monroe ...... USA leads 4-2 Series Record ...... Tied 20-20 Series @ Neutral Sites...... ULM leads 1-0 Series @ Mobile ...... Tied 9-9 Arrow’s Record vs. ULM ...... 3-1 Series @ Lafayette ...... ULL leads 10-9 Series @ Neutral Sites...... USA leads 2-1 Arrow’s Record vs. Lafayette ...... 5-9

2011-12 Schedule 1/5 at Western Kentucky 2011-12 Schedule 1/5 at Florida Atlantic 11/11 vs. Northern Arizona 1/7 at Middle Tennessee 11/11 at Ole Miss 1/7 at Florida International 11/12 vs. North Dakota State 1/12 SOUTH ALABAMA 11/14 INDIANA STATE 1/12 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 11/13 at San Francisco 1/14 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 11/16 at Tennessee 1/14 NORTH TEXAS 11/18 HOUSTON BAPTIST 1/19 at Arkansas at Little Rock 11/19 at Southeastern Louisiana 1/19 DENVER 11/19 CAL STATE FULLERTON 1/21 at Arkansas State 11/21 at Mississippi State 1/21 at Troy 11/20 NICHOLLS STATE 1/25 NORTH TEXAS 11/26 HARDING 1/28 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 11/26 at Duquesne 1/28 at Louisiana at Monroe 11/28 at Nicholls State 2/2 at Arkansas State 11/28 at Kent State 2/2 DENVER 12/3 LOUISIANA TECH 2/4 at Arkansas at Little Rock 12/1 MCNEESE STATE 2/4 at Troy 12/10 at Texas A&M 2/11 SOUTH ALABAMA 12/3 at Lamar 2/9 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 12/12 NICHOLLS STATE 2/16 at North Texas 12/12 DILLARD 2/11 ARKANSAS STATE 12/15 NORTHWESTERN STATE 2/18 at Denver 12/14 at Ole Miss 2/16 at Denver 12/19 at UNLV 2/23 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 12/17 at Robert Morris 2/18 at North Texas 12/21 at Indiana State 2/25 at Louisiana at Lafayette 12/21 CENTRAL FLORIDA 2/25 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 12/29 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 12/31 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 12/31 ARKANSAS STATE

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 105 2011-12 OPPONENTS LSU Middle Tennessee Wed., November 23, 2011 @ Baton Rouge, La. Sat., December 31, 2011 @ Murfreesboro, Tenn. Sat., January 21, 2012 @ Mobile General Information General Information Location ...... Baton Rouge, La. Location ...... Murfreesboro, Tenn Founded ...... 1860 Founded ...... 1911 Enrollment ...... 28,771 Enrollment ...... 26,432 Nickname ...... Tigers Nickname ...... Blue Raiders Colors ...... Purple and Gold Colors ...... Royal Blue and White Home Arena ...... Pete Maravich Assembly Center Home Arena ...... Capacity ...... 13,215 Capacity ...... 11,520 Conference ...... ...... Sun Belt President ...... Dr. John V. Lombardi President ...... Dr. Sidney McPhee Athletics Director ...... Athletics Director ...... Chris Massaro 4th year at LSU 10th year at MTSU Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Trent Johnson (Boise State, 1986) Head Coach ...... Kermit Davis (Mississippi State, 1982) Overall Record (Years) ...... 208-170 (12) Overall Record (Years) ...... 224-176 (13) School Record (Years) ...... 49-49 (3) School Record (Years) ...... 153-126 (9) Assistant Coach ...... Donny Guerinoni Assistant Coach ...... Win Case Assistant Coach ...... Nick Robinson Assistant Coach ...... Greg Grensing Assistant Coach ...... Brent Scott Assistant Coach ......

Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... C. Kent Lowe MBB Contact ...... Leslie Wilhite Offi ce Phone ...... (225) 578-1864 Offi ce Phone ...... (615) 904-8115 Offi ce Fax ...... (225) 578-1861 Offi ce Fax ...... (615) 898-5626 Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... LSUsports.net Website ...... GoBlueRaiders.com Press Row Phone ...... (225) 578-8226 Press Row Phone ...... (615) 898-2807 Mailing Address ...... P. O. Box 25095 Mailing Address ...... Athletic Communications Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Middle Tennessee MTSU Box 20 Team Information Murfreesboro, TN 37132 2010-11 Record ...... 11-21 SEC Record (Finish) ...... 3-13 (6th West) Team Information Postseason ...... None 2010-11 Record ...... 16-16 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/5 Storm Warren Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 10-6 (2nd East) Jason Jones Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Postseason ...... None Newcomers ...... 5 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/7 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Series Information Newcomers ...... 7 Series Record ...... LSU leads 2-0 Series @ Mobile ...... LSU leads 1-0 Series Information Series @ Baton Rouge ...... LSU leads 1-0 Series Record ...... MTSU leads 13-12 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Series @ Mobile ...... Tied 6-6 Arrow’s Record vs. LSU ...... 0-2 Series @ Murfreesboro ...... USA leads 5-4 Series @ Neutral Sites...... MTSU leads 3-1 Arrow’s Record vs. MTSU...... 4-4

2011-12 Schedule 1/2 VIRGINIA 2011-12 Schedule 1/5 at Troy 11/12 NICHOLLS 1/7 OLE MISS 11/11 AUSTIN PEAY 1/7 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 11/15 at Coastal Carolina 1/11 at Alabama 11/13 at Loyola Marymount 1/12 at Florida International 11/17 vs. Northwestern 1/14 at Arkansas 11/15 at UCLA 1/14 at Florida Atlantic 11/18 vs. Tulsa/Western Kentucky 1/17 AUBURN 11/19 UNC GREENSBORO 1/19 ARKANSAS STATE 11/20 vs. TBD 1/21 at Florida 11/20 EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL 1/21 at South Alabama 11/23 SOUTH ALABAMA 1/25 at Mississippi St. 11/22 CUMBERLAND 1/26 TROY 11/29 at Houston 1/28 KENTUCKY 11/26 at Austin Peay 1/28 at Vanderbilt 12/3 at Rutgers 2/4 ARKANSAS 12/1 at Tennessee State 2/2 at North Texas 12/10 BOISE ST. 2/8 at Vanderbilt 12/4 AKRON 2/4 at Denver 12/15 UC IRVINE 2/11 ALABAMA 12/7 at UAB 2/9 WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/19 MARQUETTE 2/14 MISSISSIPPI ST. 12/10 UT MARTIN 2/11 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 12/22 at North Texas 2/18 at South Carolina 12/13 BELMONT 2/18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 12/29 GRAMBLING 2/22 GEORGIA 12/21 vs. Mississippi 2/23 at Louisiana at Monroe 2/25 at Ole Miss 12/29 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 2/25 at Western Kentucky 2/1 TENNESSEE 12/31 SOUTH ALABAMA 3/3 at Auburn 3/8-11 at SEC Tournament

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 106 2011-12 OPPONENTS Mississippi State Mobile Sat., November 12, 2011 @ Starkville, Miss. Wed., November 16, 2011 @ Mobile

General Information General Information Location ...... Starkville, Miss. Location ...... Mobile, Ala. Founded ...... 1878 Founded ...... 1961 Enrollment ...... 20,000 Enrollment ...... 1,646 Nickname ...... Bulldogs Nickname ...... Rams Colors ...... Maroon and White Colors ...... Maroon and White Home Arena ...... Humphrey Coliseum Home Arena ...... H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium Capacity ...... 10,575 Capacity ...... 977 Conference ...... Southeastern Conference ...... Southern States Athletic President ...... Dr. Mark E. Keenum President ...... Dr. Mark Foley Athletics Director ...... Scott Stricklin Athletics Director ...... Joe Niland Joe Niland 14th year at Mississippi State 13th year at Mobile Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville, 1982) Head Coach ...... Joe Niland (Buff alo, 1981) Overall Record (Years) ...... 272-154 (13) Overall Record (Years) ...... 373-202 (18) School Record (Years) ...... Same School Record (Years) ...... 246-142 (12) Assistant Coach ...... Phil Cunningham Assistant Coach ...... Shaddrick Jenkins Assistant Coach ...... Marcus Grant Assistant Coach ...... George Brooks Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Matthew Hicks Media Relations Offi ce Phone ...... (251) 442-2264 MBB Contact ...... Gregg Ellis Offi ce Fax ...... (251) 262-6106 Offi ce Phone ...... (662) 325-3595 Email ...... mhicks@ umobile.edu Offi ce Fax ...... (662) 325-3654 Website ...... www.umobile.edu/Athletics Email ...... [email protected] Press Row Phone ...... N/A Website ...... MStateAthletics.com Mailing Address ...... 5735 College Parkway Press Row Phone ...... (662) 325-3776 Mobile, AL 36613 Mailing Address ...... MSU Media Relations P.O. Box 5308 Team Information Mississippi State, MS 39762 2010-11 Record ...... 15-14 SSAC Record (Finish)...... 8-4 (T-1st West) Team Information Postseason ...... None 2010-11 Record ...... 17-14 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/5 SEC Record (Finish) ...... 9-7 (2nd West) Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Postseason ...... None Dee Bost Newcomers ...... 4 Ji Kimbrough Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 9/7 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Series Information Newcomers ...... 8 Series Record ...... USA leads 1-0 Series @ USA ...... USA leads 1-0 Series Information Series @ U of Mobile ...... 0-0 Series Record ...... Mississippi State leads 11-1 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Series @ Mobile ...... Mississippi State leads 3-1 Arrow’s Record vs. Mobile ...... 1-0 Series @ Starkville ...... Mississippi State leads 8-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... None Arrow’s Record vs. Mississippi State ...... 1-2

2011-12 Schedule 1/7 at Arkansas 2011-12 Schedule 1/6 at Southern Wesleyan 10/29 FLORIDA TECH 1/12 TENNESSEE 11/3 at Nicholls State 1/7 at Emmanual 11/4 PIKEVILLE 1/14 ALABAMA 11/8 TEXAS COLLEGE 1/9 at Life College 11/7 EASTERN KENTUCKY 1/18 at Ole Miss 11/12 at Southern-New Orleans 1/12 at William Carey 11/9 AKRON 1/21 at Vanderbilt 11/14 XAVIER-LOUISIANA 1/14 BELHAVEN 11/12 SOUTH ALABAMA 1/25 LSU 11/16 at South Alabama 1/16 at Tougaloo 11/17 vs. Texas A&M 1/28 at Florida 11/18 at Southern Poly 1/19 at Auburn-Montgomery 11/18 vs. St. John’s/Arizona 2/4 AUBURN 11/19 at Brewton-Parker 1/26 at Spring Hill 11/21 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2/9 OLE MISS 12/2 LEE 1/28 at Faulkner 11/25 UT-MARTIN 2/11 GEORGIA 12/3 SHORTER 2/2 LOYOLA 11/27 NORTH TEXAS 2/14 at LSU 12/6 at Xavier-Louisiana 2/4 WILLIAM CAREY 12/3 WEST VIRGINIA 2/18 at Auburn 12/9 CONCORDIA-SELMA 2/9 at Belhaven 12/10 TROY 2/21 KENTUCKY 12/10 CARVER 2/11 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY 12/13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2/25 at Alabama 12/17 LIFE COLLEGE 2/16 TOUGALOO 12/17 at Detroit-Mercy 2/1 at South Carolina 12/30 SOUTHERN-NEW ORLEANS 2/18 SPRING HILL 12/22 vs. Northwestern St. 3/3 ARKANSAS 2/23 FAULKNER 12/28 at Baylor 3/8-11 at SEC Tournament 2/25 at Loyola 12/31 UTAH STATE 2/273/3 at SSAC Tournament

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 107 2011-12 OPPONENTS North Texas San Diego Thu., January 5, 2012 @ Mobile Thu., December 22, 2011 @ Las Vegas, Nev.

General Information General Information Location ...... Denton, Texas Location ...... San Diego, Calif. Founded ...... 1890 Founded ...... 1949 Enrollment ...... 36,206 Enrollment ...... 8,200 Nickname ...... Mean Green Nickname ...... Toreros Colors ...... Green and White Colors ...... Torero Blue, Navy, White Home Arena ...... The Super Pit Home Arena ...... Jenny Craig Pavilion Capacity ...... 10,500 Capacity ...... 5,100 Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... West Coast President ...... V. Lane Rawlins President ...... Dr. Mary E. Lyons Athletics Director ...... Rick Villarreal Johnny Jones Athletics Director ...... Ky Snyder Bill Grier 11th year at North Texas 5th year at San Diego Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Johnny Jones (LSU, 1985) Head Coach ...... Bill Grier (Oregon, 1990) Overall Record (Years) ...... 187-148 (11) Overall Record (Years) ...... 55-75 (4) School Record (Years) ...... 172-132 (10) School Record (Years) ...... Same Assistant Coach ...... Charlie Leonard Assistant Coach ...... Mike Burns Assistant Coach ...... Bill Foy Assistant Coach ...... Kyle Bankhead Assistant Coach ...... Shawn Forrest Assistant Coach ...... Rodney Tention

Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Stephen Howard MBB Contact ...... Ted Gosen Offi ce Phone ...... (940) 369-8548 Offi ce Phone ...... (619) 260-4745 Offi ce Fax ...... (940) 565-3671 Offi ce Fax ...... (619) 260-2990 Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... MeanGreenSports.com Website ...... USDToreros.com Press Row Phone ...... (940) 565-4674 Press Row Phone ...... (619) 767-3928 Mailing Address ...... 1155 Union Circle #311397 Mailing Address ...... 5998 Alcala Park Denton, TX 76203 San Diego, CA 92110

Team Information Team Information 2010-11 Record ...... 22-11 2010-11 Record ...... 6-24 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 8-8 (4th West) WCC Record (Finish) ...... 2-12 (7th) Postseason ...... None Postseason ...... None Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 5/8 Kedrick Hogans Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 7/3 Darian Norris Starters Returning/Lost ...... 1/4 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 Newcomers ...... 8 Newcomers ...... 4

Series Information Series Information Series Record ...... USA leads 13-6 Series Record ...... USA leads 2-0 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 8-1 Series @ Mobile ...... 0-0 Series @ Denton ...... Tied 5-5 Series @ Denton ...... 0-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... USA leads 2-0 Arrow’s Record vs. North Texas ...... 3-4 Arrow’s Record vs. San Diego ...... 2-0

2011-12 Schedule 1/5 at South Alabama 2011-12 Schedule 1/5 SAINT MARY’S 11/11 ST. GREGORY 1/7 at Arkansas State 11/14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1/7 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/16 at Texas Tech 1/12 WESTERN KENTUCKY 11/16 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN 1/12 at Santa Clara 11/22 at UT Arlington 1/14 at Louisiana at Monroe 11/20 MONTANA 1/16 BYU 11/27 at Mississippi State 1/18 HUSTON-TILLOTSON 11/25 vs. New Orleans 1/19 at Portland 11/29 at Texas 1/21 DENVER 11/26 vs. Alcorn State 1/21 at Gonzaga 12/2 vs. La Sierra 1/25 at Louisiana at Lafayette 11/27 at Tulane 1/26 PEPPERDINE 12/3 vs. Columbia 1/28 ARKANSAS STATE 12/3 at UC Irvine 1/28 at San Francisco 12/4 vs. Loyola Marymount 2/2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 12/7 SAN DIEGO STATE 2/2 at Saint Mary’s 12/10 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2/9 at Florida International 12/10 MAINE 2/4 SANTA CLARA 12/18 JACKSON STATE 2/11 at Florida Atlantic 12/13 UC SANTA BARBARA 2/9 at Pepperdine 12/20 GRAMBLING STATE 2/16 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 12/17 at Stanford 2/11 SAN FRANCISCO 12/22 LOUISIANA STATE 2/18 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 12/22 vs. South Alabama 2/16 PORTLAND 12/27 NEW ORLEANS 2/23 at UALR 12/31 at BYU 2/18 at Cal State Bakersfi eld 12/29 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 2/26 at Denver 2/23 at Loyola Marymount 12/31 TROY 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 2/25 GONZAGA 2/29-3/5 at WCC Championships

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 108 2011-12 OPPONENTS Southern Miss Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wed., December 7, 2011 @ Mobile Thu., December 15, 2011 @ Corpus Christi, Texas

General Information General Information Location ...... Hattiesburg, Miss. Location ...... Corpus Christi, Texas Founded ...... 1910 Founded ...... 1947 Enrollment ...... 15,000 Enrollment ...... 10,200 Nickname ...... Golden Eagles Nickname ...... Islanders Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Royal Blue, Navy Blue and White Home Arena ...... Coliseum Home Arena ...... American Bank Center Capacity ...... 8,095 Capacity ...... 8,100 Conference ...... Conference USA Conference ...... Southland President ...... Dr. Martha D. Saunders President ...... Dr. Flavius Killebrew Athletics Director ...... Richard Giannini Interim Athletics Director ...... Scott Lazenby 8th year at USM 1st year at TAMUCC Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State, 1979) Head Coach ...... Willis Wilson (Rice, 1982) Overall Record (Years) ...... 377-249 (18) Overall Record (Years) ...... 219-246 (16) School Record (Years) ...... 117-104 (7) School Record (Years) ...... First Season Associate Head Coach ...... Steve Barnes Associate Head Coach ...... Marty Gross Assistant Coach ...... Ross Hodge Assistant Coach ...... Mark Dannhoff Assistant Coach ...... Ricky Wilson Assistant Coach ...... K.T. Turner

Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Tim Andrzejewski MBB Contact ...... Matt Brady Offi ce Phone ...... (601) 266-4503 Offi ce Phone ...... (361) 825-3410 Offi ce Fax ...... (601) 266-4507 Offi ce Fax ...... N/A Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... SouthernMiss.com Website ...... GoIslanders.com Press Row Phone ...... (601) 266-5428 Press Row Phone ...... N/A Mailing Address ...... 118 College Drive, #5161 Mailing Address ...... 6300 Ocean Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Unit 5719 Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Team Information 2010-11 Record ...... 22-10 Team Information CUSA Record (Finish) ...... 9-7 (5th) 2010-11 Record ...... 10-21 Postseason ...... None Southland Record (Finish) ...... 5-11 (6th West) Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/7 Angelo Johnson Postseason ...... None Terence Jones Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 2/8 Newcomers ...... 5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 1/4 Newcomers ...... 9 Series Information Series Record ...... USM leads 21-15 Series Information Series @ Mobile ...... USM leads 9-8 Series Record ...... First Meeting Series @ Hattiesburg ...... USM leads 12-7 Series @ Mobile ...... 0-0 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Series @ Corpus Christi ...... 0-0 Arrow’s Record vs. USM ...... 5-6 Series @ Neutral Sites...... 0-0 Arrow’s Record vs. TAMUCC ...... 0-0

2011-12 Schedule 1/4 EAST CAROLINA 2011-12 Schedule 1/4 LAMAR 11/12 SPRING HILL 1/7 at Tulane 11/11 at Oklahoma State 1/7 MCNEESE STATE 11/17 at Denver 1/11 at Memphis 11/14 DENVER 1/11 at UTSA 11/19 at Colorado State 1/14 UAB 11/22 UTAH STATE 1/14 at Southeastern Louisiana 11/24 vs. UC Irvine 1/21 MARSHALL 11/26 at Texas A&M 1/18 UT ARLINGTON 11/25 vs. Central Michigan/N.M. State 1/25 at East Carolina 12/1 TEXAS TECH 1/21 at Sam Houston State 11/26 at Great Alaska Shootout 1/28 at Central Florida 12/3 at Houston 1/25 TEXAS STATE 12/4 NEW MEXICO STATE 2/1 MEMPHIS 12/15 SOUTH ALABAMA 1/28 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12/17 at West Virginia 2/1 at Nicholls 12/7 at South Alabama 2/8 at UAB 12/19 at Missouri State 2/4 at Northwestern State 12/10 LOUISIANA TECH 2/11 CENTRAL FLORIDA 12/22 vs. Bethune-Cookman 2/6 at Savannah State 12/17 OLE MISS 2/15 TULSA 12/23 vs. TBA 2/11 SAM HOUSTON STATE 12/19 at Arizona State 2/18 at Houston 12/28 at Rice 2/15 at Texas State 12/22 SOUTH FLORIDA 2/22 at UTEP 2/17 vs. TBA 12/27 BELHAVEN 2/25 RICE 2/22 UTSA 12/29 ALCORN STATE 2/29 SMU 2/25 at Stephen F. Austin 12/31 at McNeese State 3/3 at Marshall 2/1 at UT Arlington 3/7-10 at CUSA Tournament 3/3 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 3/6-10 at Tourn.

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 109 2011-12 OPPONENTS Troy Western Kentucky Sat., January 14, 2012 @ Troy, Ala. Sat., February 4, 2012 @ Bowling Green, Ky. Sun., January 29, 2012 @ Mobile Sat., February 18, 2012 @ Mobile General Information General Information Location ...... Troy, Ala. Location ...... Bowling Green, Ky. Founded ...... 1887 Founded ...... 1906 Enrollment ...... 30,564 Enrollment ...... 20,885 Nickname ...... Trojans Nickname ...... Hilltoppers Colors ...... Cardinal, Silver and Black Colors ...... Red and White Home Arena ...... Sartain Hall Home Arena ...... E.A. Diddle Arena Capacity ...... 4,000 Capacity ...... 7,326 Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Sun Belt Chancellor ...... Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. President ...... Dr. Gary Ransdell Athletics Director ...... Steve Dennis Athletics Director ...... Ross Bjork Ken McDonald 30th year at Troy 4th year at WKU Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Don Maestri (Southern Miss, 1969) Head Coach ...... Ken McDonald (Providence, 1992) Overall Record (Years) ...... 485-357 (29) Overall Record (Years) ...... 62-38 (3) School Record (Years) ...... Same School Record (Years) ...... Same Assistant Head Coach ...... David Felix Assistant Coach ...... Assistant Coach ...... Michael Curry Assistant Coach ...... Lawrence Brenneman Assistant Coach ...... Ben Fletcher Assistant Coach ...... Jake Morton

Media Relations Media Relations MBB Contact ...... Matt Mays MBB Contact ...... Michael Schroeder Offi ce Phone ...... (334) 670-5655 Offi ce Phone ...... (270) 745-5045 Offi ce Fax ...... N/A Offi ce Fax ...... N/A Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... [email protected] Website ...... TroyTrojans.com Website ...... WKUsports.com Press Row Phone ...... (334) 670-3229 Press Row Phone ...... (270) 745-6941 Mailing Address ...... Troy Athletic Media Relations Mailing Address ...... E.A Diddle Arena Room 1454 5000 Veterans Dr. 1605 Avenue of Champions Troy, AL, 36082 Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412

Team Information Team Information 2010-11 Record ...... 8-21 2010-11 Record ...... 16-16 Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 6-10 (5th East) Sun Belt Record (Finish) ...... 8-8 (3rd East) Postseason ...... None Will Weathers Postseason ...... None Caden Dickerson Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 3/8 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Newcomers ...... 9 Newcomers ...... 7

Series Information Series Information Series Record ...... USA leads 10-6 Series Record ...... USA leads 31-28 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 5-3 Series @ Mobile ...... USA leads 17-10 Series @ Troy ...... USA leads 4-2 Series @ Bowling Green ...... WKU leads 15-11 Series @ Neutral Sites...... Tied 1-1 Series @ Neutral Sites...... Tied 3-3 Arrow’s Record vs. Troy ...... 5-3 Arrow’s Record vs. WKU ...... 13-10

2011-12 Schedule 1/5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2011-12 Schedule 1/5 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 11/11 at Texas Tech 1/7 at Western Kentucky 11/11 SAINT JOSEPH’S 1/7 TROY 11/13 LAGRANGE 1/14 SOUTH ALABAMA 11/14 TENNESSEE STATE 1/12 at North Texas 11/19 at East Tennessee State 1/19 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/17 vs. Tulsa 1/15 at Denver 11/22 at UAB 1/21 LOUISIANA AT MONROE 11/18 at 1/21 Arkansas at Little Rock 11/26 at Southern Utah 1/26 at Middle Tennessee State 11/20 at Charleston Classic 1/26 at Florida Atlantic 11/29 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 1/29 at South Alabama 11/23 VCU 1/28 at Florida International 12/3 MIAMI (OH) 2/2 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 11/26 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 2/4 SOUTH ALABAMA 12/10 at Mississippi State 2/4 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE 12/1 MURRAY STATE 2/9 at Middle Tennessee 12/15 at Belmont 2/11 WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/4 BOWLING GREEN STATE 2/11 at Troy 12/20 SOUTHERN UTAH 2/16 at Arkansas State 12/7 at Southern Illinois 2/16 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 12/22 TEXAS 2/18 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 12/10 at IUPUI 2/18 at South Alabama 12/29 at Denver 2/23 at Florida International 12/17 FURMAN 2/23 ARKANSAS STATE 12/31 at North Texas 2/25 at Florida Atlantic 12/23 at Louisville 2/25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 12/29 at Louisiana at Monroe 3/3-6 at Sun Belt Tournament 12/31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 110 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

2011-12 South Alabama Men’s Basketball >> 111 SUN BELT CONFERENCE

Formed in 1976 the Sun Belt Conference quickly rose to the greatest heights of collegiate ath- households. The addition letics by sending a team to the NCAA Final Four in the league’s fi rst year of existence. Fast forward of , baseball and 36 years and the league again fi nds itself at the pinnacle of collegiate athletics as a member of softball to the conference’s the 11 league alliance of the . Through it all, the constant has always television package has been success, progress and academic excellence. resulted in more national The Sun Belt Conference was founded on August 4, 1976 with New Orleans, South Alabama, and regional television ex- Georgia State, Jacksonville, North Carolina-Charlotte and South Florida participating in four posure for the league than men’s sports: basketball, golf, soccer and tennis. at any time in its history. The Sun Belt Conference began as a home for some of the nation’s best independent men’s The Sun Belt Confer- basketball programs and the six team league didn’t need long to prove that it was an emerging ence has also partnered power in college athletics. with multiplatform in- In the fi rst season of the league, former member North Carolina-Charlotte reached the pinna- ternet provider NeuLion cle of collegiate basketball by playing in the Final Four. Along the way Charlotte defeated Central to deliver a full-service, customized, public and premium website to provide fans with a broad Michigan, Syracuse and Michigan to advance to the Final Four. Their miraculous run ended with a range of real-time information and content about the conference’s athletic teams. The Sun Belt is 51-49 loss to eventual national champion Marquette. Star forward was selected one of the few conferences in the nation to provide video highlights and features on its website in the fi rst round of the NBA Draft by the . from each of the league’s respective championships. This technology serves as a great recruiting Maxwell was the fi rst in a long line of great Sun Belt men’s basketball stars, as 11 total players tool for schools by enabling anyone in the world with internet access to view the conference’s have gone on to be fi rst-round selections in the NBA Draft. Those draftees include Dee Brown championship events. (Jacksonville – Boston Celtics, 1990), (New Orleans – Seattle Sonics, 1993), Derek The Sun Belt Conference comprises 12 institutions of higher learning while sponsoring 19 Fisher (UALR – , 1996) and (Western Kentucky University – Or- championship sports for men and women. lando Magic, 2008). Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, but in the Aside from men’s basketball, the Sun Belt Conference would add additional sports during the realm of academic excellence nearly every Sun Belt Conference school is currently graduating its fi rst 10 years of the league. student-athletes at a rate higher than its respective school’s student body. Old Dominion won the fi rst-ever Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball tournament in Over 90% of Sun Belt Conference teams earned a multiyear Academic Progress Rate of over 1983, defeating WKU 78-67. ODU then defeated St. John’s, Maryland, and Penn State to reach 925 as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently announced. The Academic the NCAA Final Four. Future Olympian Anne Donovan of Old Dominion became the fi rst women’s Progress Rate is a real-time measure of eligibility and retention of student-athletes competing on recipient of the Naismith Trophy, recognizing the nation’s fi nest player. every Division I sports team. The Division I Board of Directors set cut scores of 925 and 900 (out The Sun Belt became the fi rst conference to place two teams in the women’s basketball NCAA of 1,000) as a threshold for teams to meet or face possible immediate and historical sanctions. In Final Four as Old Dominion and Western Kentucky earned their way to Austin, Texas in 1985. WKU total, 92.4% of Sun Belt Conference teams earned a multiyear APR score over 925. Seven institu- reached the Final Four by defeating Middle Tennessee, Texas, and Mississippi, while Old Dominion tions had 100% of their programs score above the 925 mark, those institutions are: UALR, Denver, defeated Syracuse, North Carolina State and Ohio State. WKU lost its semifi nal match up to Geor- Louisiana-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy and Western Kentucky. Arkansas State, gia (91-78), but ODU defeated Northeast Louisiana (now Louisiana-Monroe) in the semi-fi nals Florida Atlantic and FIU all had 94% of their programs score above the 925 mark. and Georgia (70-65) for the national championship. The NCAA also recently announced that ten Sun Belt Programs were honored with the as- With trips to the Final Four in hand and groundbreaking television deals the Sun Belt Confer- sociation’s Public Recognition Awards. Seven of the 12 Sun Belt Conference member institutions ence proved early on that success and progress were going to be the backbone of the conference. were recognized by the award which is based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress But that was just the beginning for the league. Future decades had change in mind. Changes Rates. These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with sparked new members, additional sports and eventually the evolution of the Sun Belt Conference their APRs. Middle Tennessee had three total teams listed, while North Texas had two teams as a member of the Bowl Championship Series. recognized. UALR, Louisiana-Monroe, Denver, FIU and Western Kentucky each had one team American South Conference members Arkansas State, Central Florida, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, recognized. New Orleans, Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) and Texas-Pan American joined Each year the Sun Belt Conference hosts an Academic Summit designed for member institu- UALR and existing Sun Belt Conference members Jacksonville, South Alabama and Western Ken- tions to discuss academic support programs for student-athletes and plans for academic reform tucky when the two conferences merged in 1991. within the league. The Academic Summit is an annual meeting scheduled to coincide with the The newfound alignment of the league had little problems replicating the success of the early Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships. Since its inception in 2008, the Academic Sum- years of the league. In fact, teams from the Sun Belt Conference would once again reach the pin- mit has been a well received gathering for league Presidents, Athletic Directors, Faculty Athletic nacle of success during the 1990s. Representatives, Academic Support Personnel, as well as additional Sun Belt administrators and Louisiana Tech and WKU provided some of the most noted women’s basketball teams of all other national leaders campaigning for academic progress. time during the decade. Both programs would reach the national championship game in the This past year’s Academic Summit concentrated on a detailed analysis and evaluation of each Women’s Final Four. Louisiana Tech would make multiple appearances in the Women’s Final Four member institution’s academic support services, including its facilities and resources used to pro- during the 1990s. In 1993, Arkansas State’s women’s basketball team defeated George Washing- vide academic support to all student-athletes. There was also a NCAA staff liaison in attendance ton, Marquette and SMU to win the WNIT Tournament. from the Committee on Academic Performance that presented on many of the national hot topics WKU would also add to its men’s basketball legacy in the early 1990s with multiple trips to the and specifi cally the academic reform concepts for two-year college transfers. Also discussed were NCAA Sweet 16 and postseason rankings in the national polls. New Orleans also strung together the institutional policies in place at each campus regarding missed class-time and the assessment a number of notable seasons in postseason men’s basketball berths. was named Sun of academic risk of both the program and of the individual student-athlete. Belt Coach of the Year in 1993 after the Privateers reached No. 17 in the national rankings. Prominent Sun Belt alumni include former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice The most noted news of the early 2000s was that the Sun Belt Conference began sponsoring (Denver), NFL Hall of Fame football player “Mean” Joe Greene (North Texas) former All-Star base- football at the Division I-A level (now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision) in 2001 and an ball player Luis Gonzalez (South Alabama), former All-Star baseball player Mike Lowell (2007 automatic bowl tie-in was formed for its conference champion in the . MLB World Series MVP, FIU), former member of the United States Senate and House of Repre- Because of its status as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision coalition, the Sun Belt sentatives John Breaux (Louisiana-Lafayette), country music superstar Tim McGraw (Louisiana- Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 18-member Board of Directors. As a result, the Monroe), and actor Andy Garcia (FIU). conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics and will The conference’s fi rst 35 years have also produced numerous individual national champions always have a role in the implementation of any future NCAA legislation and guidelines. along with Olympic track medalists including Earl Bell, Tom Hill and Al Joyner (Arkansas State), The conference continues to utilize television to grow and promote the league and its member Hollis Conway (Louisiana-Lafayette), and Tayna Lawrence (FIU). Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan, institutions. The Sun Belt Conference signed a new multi-year agreement with ESPN, Inc. in Janu- who received the Naismith Trophy recognizing the nation’s top women’s basketball player in ary of 2009 that has resulted in unprecedented national coverage for the league. Additionally, 1983, helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal in 1984 and helped the Lady Mon- ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball championship game for the 31st straight season archs capture the national championship in 1985. in 2011, marking its longest affi liation with any conference in the country. The conference’s regional television partnership with Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST) enables live telecasts of Sun Belt events to reach millions of

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