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2012-13 ROSTER PANTHERS MANNY ATKINS DENNY BURGUILLOS MARKUS CRIDER TYLER GAMBLE JUSTIN GREEN F • 6-6, 205 • R-Jr. F • 6-7, 230 • Jr. F • 6-6, 205 • Fr. G • 6-0, 190 • So. G • 6-6, 210 • So. Tucker, Ga. 23 Valencia, Venezuela 45 Dayton, Ohio 33 Commerce, Ga. 15 Jonesboro, Ga. 34 RYANN GREEN R.J. HUNTER RASHAAD RICHARDSON KEVIN SHAW T.J. SHIPES G • 6-1, 175 • So. G • 6-5, 175 • Fr. G • 6-4, 185 • Jr. G • 6-0, 175 • So. F • 6-7, 225 • Fr. College Park, Ga. 2 Indianapolis, Ind. 22 Charleston, S.C. 25 Louisville, Ky. 10 Buford, Ga. 31 LARON SMITH CAMERON SOLOMON DAVID TRAVERS JAMES VINCENT CURTIS WASHINGTON F • 6-8, 190 • Fr. G • 6-3, 170 • R-So. G • 6-0, 170 • Fr. C • 6-10, 260 • Sr. F • 6-9, 230 • R-So. Palm Bay, Fla. 1 Hampton, Ga. 21 Carlsbad, Calif. 20 Columbus, Ga. 50 Elizabethtown, Ky. 42 DEVONTA WHITE RON HUNTER DARRYL LABARRIE EVERICK SULLIVAN CLAUDE PARDUE G • 5-10, 170 • Jr. Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Alpharetta, Ga. 12 2nd Year at Georgia State 2nd Year at Georgia State 2nd Year at Georgia State 2nd Year at Georgia State 38 2012-13 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 2012-13 ROSTER PANTHERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name .........................................Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 23 Manny Atkins ....................................F 6-6 205 R-Jr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 45 Denny Burguillos ..............................F 6-7 230 Jr. Valencia, Venezuela (Casper (Wyo.) College) 33 Markus Crider ...................................F 6-6 205 Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy 15 Tyler Gamble .................................... G 6-0 190 So. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 34 Justin Green ...................................... G 6-6 210 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 2 Ryann Green .....................................G 6-1 175 So. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 22 R.J. Hunter ........................................ G 6-5 175 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 25 Rashaad Richardson ........................ G 6-4 185 Jr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 10 Kevin Shaw ....................................... G 6-0 175 So. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 31 T.J. Shipes ........................................... F 6-7 225 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 1 LaRon Smith ......................................F 6-8 190 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS) 21 Cameron Solomon ...........................G 6-3 170 R-So. Hampton, Ga. (Brevard CC/Lovejoy HS) 20 David Travers ....................................G 6-0 170 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 50 James Vincent ....................................C 6-10 260 Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) 42 Curtis Washington ............................F 6-9 230 R-So. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Southern Cal/Elizabethtown HS) 12 Devonta White ................................. G 5-10 170 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name ...............................................Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 LaRon Smith ......................................F 6-8 190 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS) 2 Ryann Green .....................................G 6-1 175 So. College Park, Ga. (Benjamin Banneker HS) 10 Kevin Shaw ....................................... G 6-0 175 So. Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 12 Devonta White ................................. G 5-10 170 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial HS) 15 Tyler Gamble .................................... G 6-0 190 So. Commerce, Ga. (Commerce HS) 20 David Travers ....................................G 6-0 170 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 21 Cameron Solomon ...........................G 6-3 170 R-So. Hampton, Ga. (Brevard CC/Lovejoy HS) 22 R.J. Hunter ........................................ G 6-5 175 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 23 Manny Atkins ....................................F 6-6 205 R-Jr. Tucker, Ga. (Tucker HS/Virginia Tech) 25 Rashaad Richardson ........................ G 6-4 185 Jr. James Island, S.C. (Oldsmar Christian Academy) 31 T.J. Shipes ........................................... F 6-7 225 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 33 Markus Crider ...................................F 6-6 205 Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy 34 Justin Green ...................................... G 6-6 210 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy HS) 42 Curtis Washington ............................F 6-9 230 R-So. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Southern Cal/Elizabethtown HS) 45 Denny Burguillos ..............................F 6-7 230 Jr. Valencia, Venezuela (Casper (Wyo.) College) 50 James Vincent ....................................C 6-10 260 Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Northside HS) COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION Head Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 2nd Year at GSU Devonta White ..................duh-VON-tay Associate Head Coach: Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech, 2001), 2nd Year at GSU TJ Shipes ....................................... SHY-ps Assistant Coach: Everick Sullivan (Louisville, 2002), 2nd Year at GSU Denny Burguillos ................Bur-GEE-los Assistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 2nd Year at GSU LaRon Smith................................. La-Ron Director of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009) Athletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009) Strength Coach: Jamal Terry (Mississippi State, 1986) Graduate Assistants: Junard Hartley & Jeff Diepenbrock 2012-13 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL 39 SEASON PREVIEW PANTHERS A NEW ERA OF PANTHER BASKETBALL THE PANTHERS AT A GLANCE Aft er taking over the men’s basketball program on March 21, 2011, Ron Hunter immediately set new expections that were STARTERS RETURNING met in year one. Th e 15th head coach in school history led the Name ......................... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Panthers to their fourth postseason appearance and a 22-12 record, the second most wins in school history. On the way to Devonta White .............. G 5-10 170 Jr. 12.9 3.2 the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, the Panthers OTHER KEY RETURNEES won a school-record 11 straight games, including four of those victories coming by more than 30 points. Name ......................... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Following the season, Hunter was named the Georgia Col- Rashaad Richardson ......G 6-4 185 Jr. 5.4 1.4 lege Coach of the Year and senior Eric Buckner earned Georgia James Vincent ............... C 6-10 260 Sr. 3.2 2.0 Player of the Year honors by the Atlanta Tip-off Club. Both KEY LOSSES Buckner and senior Jihad Ali Name ......................... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG earned All-CAA honors and Ali earned the CAA’s prestigious Jihad Ali ........................ G 6-5 205 Sr.-R 12.5 6.0 Dean Ehlers Leadership Award. Eric Buckner ..................F 6-4 190 Sr. 10.8 7.1 James Fields ..................G 6-4 182 Sr. 9.6 3.9 HELPING OTHERS Josh Micheaux .............. G 6-5 222 Sr. 7.7 6.1 The Georgia State basket- Brandon McGee ............G 6-6 228 Sr. 3.4 2.3 ball staff and players traveled to South Africa in early August NEWCOMERS for a diff erent kind of overseas trip. Rather than playing games, Name .............................................Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. the team, working with Samaritan’s Feet, distributed shoes to Manny Atkins ................................G-F 6-7 205 Jr.-R children in South Africa. Coach Hunter, who is heavily involved Tucker, Ga. (Virginia Tech/Tucker HS) * Redshirted in 2011-12 with Samaritan’s Feet, made his sixth trip abroad and fi rst with Denny Burguillos .............................. F 6-7 230 Jr. his Panther squad. He previously brought his IUPUI team to Valencia, Venezuela (Casper (Wyo.) College) Lima, Peru several years ago. During the 10-day trip, Georgia State did several shoe distri- Markus Crider ................................... F 6-6 205 Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Wayne HS/Bridgton (Maine) Academy) butions. Th ere was also some free time worked into the trip that allowed the team to see the national aquarium, go on a safari R.J. Hunter ........................................G 6-5 175 Fr. and visit Cape Point, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans con- Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) nect. T.J. Shipes ......................................... F 6-7 225 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) 515 AND COUNTING LaRon Smith ..................................... F 6-8 190 Fr. Georgia State has made at least one three-point fi eld goal in Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage HS) 515 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. Th e last Cameron Solomon ............................G 6-3 170 R-So. team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, Hampton, Ga. (Brevard CC/Lovejoy HS) 1995. David Travers ....................................G 6-0 170 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) Curtis Washington ............................. F 6-9 230 So.-R Elizabethtown, Ky. (Southern Cal/Elizabethtown HS) ROSTER ANALYSIS BY CLASS BY STATE/COUNTRY Seniors ..................1 Georgia ............... 8 Indiana .............1 Juniors ..................5 Kentucky ............. 2 Florida ..............1 Sophomores .........5 Ohio ..................... 1 California .........1 Nearly 2700 fans showed up for Coach Hunter’s fi rst Barefoot Freshmen ..............5 South Carolina ... 1 Venezuela ........1 for Bare Feet game in the Sports Arena in January. 40 2012-13 GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL HEAD COACH RON HUNTER PANTHERS RECORD AT GEORGIA STATE: 22-12 (2nd Season) RON HUNTER LEDGER CAREER RECORD: 296-231* (19th Year) Name: Ronald Hunter on Hunter restored the Georgia State program Date of Birth: to national prominence in just his fi rst year as April 7, 1964