2014 2015 BLAZER (7-9, 2-8 GSC) at WEST ARGONAUTS (6-10, 2-8 GSC) November 14 LANE# THE COMPLEX W, 74-64 Saturday, February 17  5:00 p.m.  UWF Field House (1,180)  Pensacola, Fla. 15 ALBANY STATE# THE COMPLEX W, 90-77 21 SOUTHEASTERN^ THE COMPLEX W, 95-89 (ot) GAME CENTER 22 CARVER^ THE COMPLEX W, 99-75 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS 26 at Georgia Regents Augusta, Ga. L, 92-61 Record: 7-9, 2-8 GSC Record: 6-10, 2-8 GSC 29 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL THE COMPLEX W, 82-62 Ranking: Not Ranked Ranking: Not Ranked Last Game: Lost 76-61 at West Alabama Last Game: Lost 82-65 at West Georgia December Head Coach: Mike Helfer Head Coach: Bob Stinnett 4 at North Alabama* Florence, Ala. L, 79-68 Overall Record: 367-182 (.668) Overall Record: 228-165 (.580) 6 at Ala.-Huntsville* Huntsville, Ala. L, 83-51 Record at VSU: 181-99 (.646) Record at UWF: 65-87 (.428) 10 LEE* THE COMPLEX W, 75-70 Last Five Games: 0-5 Last Five Games: 1-4 15 SHORTER* THE COMPLEX L, 98-94 (ot) Helfer vs. West Florida: 13-5 Stinnett vs. Valdosta State: 5-5 18 at Delta State Cleveland, Miss. W, 74-71 All-Time Series: 28-19 Last Meeting: Feb. 17, 2014 - @UWF 94, VSU 82 20 at Clinton, Miss. L, 72-66 RADIO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET January Station/Internet: Talk 92. FM (Valdosta) / talk921.com Webcast: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uwf/ 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS* THE COMPLEX L, 77-74 (2ot) Talent: Mike Chason Live Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uwf/ 5 UNION* THE COMPLEX L, 84-78 10 at West Georgia* Carrollton, Ga. L, 93-86 BLAZER BITS 12 at West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. L, 76-61 17 at West Florida* Pensacola, Fla. 5:00 pm • Valdosta State is in its 60th season of basketball and sports an all-time record 951 victories against 624 losses. 22 ALA.-HUNTSVILLE* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • The Blazers are in their 33rd year playing the and sports an overall league record of 240-223. 24 NORTH ALABAMA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • Head Coach Mike Helfer is in his 10th year as the leader of the Blazer program, making him the second-longest 29 at Shorter* Rome, Ga. 8:00 pm tenured coach in VSU history. Helfer has an all-time record of 181-99. 31 at Lee* Cleveland, Tenn. 4:00 pm • Helfer is the second-winningest coach in VSU history, having passed the legendary Gary Colson earlier this season. • The Blazers have won 71 of 134 Gulf South Conference games in Helfer’s 10 seasons with Valdosta State. February • Valdosta State and West Florida have met 47 times over the years, with the Blazers leading the all-time series 5 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm 28-19. 7 DELTA STATE* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • VSU has won 13 of the 18 games played since Mike Helfer assumed the head coaching duties for the Blazers, 12 at Union* Jackson, Tenn. 9:00 pm although the Argonauts have claimed victory in five out of the last seven contests. 14 at Christian Brothers Memphis, Tenn. 5:00 pm • Overall, Valdosta State has won five out of nine games played in Pensacola under Helfer, although UWF has claimed 19 WEST ALABAMA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm victory in each of the last four games played on its home court. 21 WEST GEORGIA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • Valdosta State has made a three-pointer in 304 straight games, a streak that dates back to February 10, 2003. 28 WEST FLORIDA* THE COMPLEX 8:00 pm • Over the course of the last four games, Colin Cook has averaged 13.8 points and 9.5 rebounds a game while shooting 55.3 percent from the field. March • Since moving into the starting line-up three games ago, Jeff Nibo has averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds a 3 GSC Quarterfinals$ School Site TBA game. 6 GSC Semifinals$ Birmingham, Ala. TBA 7 GSC Finals$ Birmingham, Ala. TBA

HOME GAME; *GSC Game; #Holiday Inn Classic; ^VSU Classic; All Times Eastern

PROBABLEPROBAB STARTING LINE-UP (BASED ON LAST GAME) JOSH LEMONS JAMES SPENCER JEFF NIBO COLIN COOK BLAKE JUSTICE #3 #4 #11 #15 #20 So.  Guard Sr.  Forward Jr.  Forward Sr.  Forward Jr.  Guard 6-1  175 6-6  210 6-5  200 6-9  210 6-2  190 Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago, Ill. Corona, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. Peebles, Ohio Pts - 7.3 Pts - 14.4 Pts - 9.8 Pts - 10.4 Pts - 13.1 Rbs - 3.9 Rbs - 7.1 Rbs - 3.9 Rbs - 6.5 Rbs - 3.3 Mins. - 27.1 Mins. - 30.0 Mins. - 23.4 Mins. - 26.5 Mins. - 32.4 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL OPPONENT CAPSULE - WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS PROJECTED STARTERS* STAT BREAKDOWN # Name Class Pos. Pts. Reb. Assts. Stls. Blks. Team Stats 0 Terrence Townes Sr. G 13.6 3.8 20 8 3 3 Lendward Griffin Jr. F 11.6 6.8 38 14 8 VSU Stat UWF 5 Deangelo Legrier So. F 7.0 5.0 13 6 18 76.8 PPG 70.6 11 Tyler Funk Sr. F 7.2 3.7 18 5 2 78.4 Opp. PPG 72.9 12 Jason Laatsch So. G 7.9 3.2 50 12 0 -1.6 Scoring Margin -2.3 *based on last game played .423 FG% .462 .466 Opp. FG% .430 A LOOK AT THE SERIES... .312 3-FG% .355 .391 Opp. 3-FG% .333 Scouting the Argonauts The Series vs. West Florida .704 FT% .638 A dangerous team despite a sub-par record, West Tuesday’s contest marks the 48th time that Valdosta .707 Opp. FT% .699 Florida enters Tuesday’s game with a 6-10 record, in- State and West Florida have played, with VSU holding a 38.8 RPG 39.6 cluding a 2-8 mark in GSC play that is identical to the 28-19 edge in the series. 39.3 Opp. RPG 34.3 Blazers’ league record. Blazer Head Coach Mike Helfer has posted a 13-5 -0.5 Reb. Margin +5.3 Despite their sub-par record, the Argonauts are record against the Argonauts. The Blazers have won 14.6 Off. RPG 12.4 a strong offensive team as they make 46.2 percent of five of the nine games played in Pensacola under Helfer, 24.2 Def. RPG 27.2 their field goal attempts, including 35.5 percent of their although UWF has won each of the last four meetings on 233 TO 264 three-pointers. UWF is one of the best rebounding teams their home court. 14.6 TOPG 16.5 in the GSC as it averages 39.6 per game and out-re- Below is a closer look at the series under Helfer. 258 Opp. TO 185 bounds foes by more than five per game, but is hampered Date Site Result 16.1 Opp. TOPG 11.6 by turnovers as they commit 16.5 per game. 02/17/14 Pensacola, Fla. L, 94-82 +1.5 TO Margin -4.9 Senior guard Terrence Townes leads the squad 12/14/13 Valdosta, Ga. W, 80-70 180 Assists 223 as he averages 13.6 points a game. Erin Staughn adds 02/23/13 Valdosta, Ga. W, 86-81 11.3 APG 13.9 12.4 points and Lendward Griffin 11.6 points a contest 01/19/13 Pensacola, Fla. L, 99-93 0.83 Assist-TO Ratio 0.84 while Griffin also adds 6.8 rebounds an outing. Overall, 02/25/12 Pensacola, Fla. L, 89-76 141 Steals 76 four Argonauts average at least five rebounds a game 01/28/12 Valdosta, Ga. L, 73-63 8.8 SPG 4.8 as Demetrius Moore contributes 7.4 an outing, Straughn 02/24/11 Pensacola, Fla. L, 83-78 61 Blocks 48 5.5 and Deangelo Legrier 5.0 01/27/11 Valdosta, Ga. W, 88-59 3.8 BPG 3.0 02/10/10 Pensacola, Fla. W, 83-73 Head Coach Bob Stinnett 01/13/10 Valdosta, Ga. W, 88-61 Individual Leaders Now in his sixth season with West Florida, Bob 02/28/09 Pensacola, Fla. W, 77-65 Stinnett became the Argonauts head coach on July 27, 01/31/09 Valdosta, Ga. W, 78-60 VSU Stat UWF 2009. The appointment as head coach returned Stinnett 03/01/08 Valdosta, Ga. W, 65-42 Spencer - 14.4 PPG Townes - 13.6 to West Florida, where he played collegiately and served 02/02/08 Pensacola, Fla. W, 67-65 Justice - 13.1 Straughn - 12.4 as a team captain on the first basketball team in univer- 02/24/07 Valdosta, Ga. W, 98-92 (3ot) Cook - 10.4 Griffin - 11.6 sity history. 01/27/07 Pensacola, Fla. W, 70-62 Spencer - 7.1 RPG Moore - 7.4 In his five-plus years as head coach of the Argo- 02/25/06 Pensacola, Fla. W, 83-80 Cook - 6.5 Griffin - 6.8 nauts, Stinnet has tallied a 65-87 record, including a 27- 12/10/05 Valdosta, Ga. W, 74-69 Cook - .491 FG% Moore - .583 58 mark in Gulf South Conference play, and has led UWF VSU Points Per Game: 79.4 (1429 pts) Justice - .333 3-FG% Straughn - .478 to the semifinals of the GSC Tournament twice. UWF Points Per Game: 73.2 (1317 pts) Justice - .848 FT% Griffin - .735 Prior to West Florida, Stinnett was a successful Lemons - 41 Assists Laatsch - 50 head coach on both the high school and junior college All-Time Against the GSC Hill - 33 Steals Griffin - 14 levels and made prominent stops as an assistant coach at While Valdosta State’s cumulative Gulf South Confer- Cook - 35 Blocks Legrier - 18 LSU, where he served under legendary Tigers coach Dale ence record is just slightly above .500, at 240 wins and Brown for three years, and New Orleans. He posted a 223 losses (.518), the Blazers have enjoyed success in the 71-17 record in three seasons coaching on the prep level conference over the last 10-plus seasons. In fact, VSU has and went 163-78 in eight years at four different junior gone 111-78 (.587) in league play during that span and colleges in the state of Florida. won the GSC East in 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010. VSU’s Stinnett was a key member of the first West Flor- record prior to the eight-year era was 130-143 (.476) and ida basketball team in 1967-68 as he served as team the Blazers had never finished higher than third in the captain and helped lead the Argonauts to a 19-3 record, league standings. still the top season winning percentage in school history. Under Head Coach Mike Helfer, the Blazers have tallied He graduated from UWF in the Spring of 1968 with a a 71-63 record (.530), including a 2-8 mark to start this degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and year. later earned a Master’s in Physical Education from Ball State in 1972.

Opponent Media Information Contact: Tyler Christiansen Phone: 850-474-2367 Email: [email protected] 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE NABC POLL GSC Standings Valdosta State in the GSC & NCAA Stats January 13 (Through January 15) Through January 11 Team GSC Pct Overall Pct Strk Rk. Team (First Place Votes) Pts West Georgia 7-3 .700 12-3 .800 W3 TEAM 1. West Liberty (16) 400 Alabama-Huntsville 7-3 .700 12-4 .750 W3 Category GSC NCAA Stat 2. Lincoln Memorial 369 Delta State 7-3 .700 10-6 .625 W3 Scoring 4th 97th 77.8 3. Indianapolis 366 Union 7-4 .636 13-4 .765 W1 Scoring Defense 7th 247th 78.5 4. Bellarmine 341 Shorter 7-4 .636 12-5 .706 W1 Scoring Margin 8th 200th -0.7 5. Colorado School of Mines 329 West Alabama 6-4 .600 11-7 .611 W3 Field Goal % 10th 234th 42.5 6. Florida Southern 326 Mississippi College 5-5 .500 7-5 .583 W1 Field Goal % Defense 8th 233th 46.3 7. Barry 309 Christian Brothers 5-6 .455 8-7 .533 L2 3-Pt Field Goal % 10th 261st 31.2 8. Colorado-Colorado Springs 272 Lee 4-7 .364 9-7 .563 L5 3-Pt Field Goal % Defense 10th 274th 39.3 9. Augustana 260 North Alabama 3-7 .300 6-10 .375 L1 3-Pt Field Goals Made 6th 150th 7.0 10. Tarleton State 252 Valdosta State 2-8 .200 7-9 .438 L5 Free Throw % 5th 119th 70.5 11. California Baptist 247 West Florida 2-8 .200 6-10 .375 L2 Offensive Rebounds 1st 23rd 14.4 12. Minnesota State-Moorhead 235 Ineligible for 2014-15 championship Defensive Rebounds 8th 167th 24.3 13. Azuza Pacific 213 Rebounding Margin 7th 201st -0.9 14. Angelo State 206 Upcoming Schedule Assists 10th 243rd 11.5 15. UNC-Pembroke 154 Turnovers 7th 152nd 13.9 16. Indiana (Pa.) 146 Date Game Time Turnover Margin 2nd 71st +2.4 17. Metropolitan State 124 1/17 West Georgia at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 8th 226th 0.83 18. Mount Olive 100 1/17 Delta State at Mississippi College 5:00 p.m. Blocked Shots 3rd 63rd 3.9 19. Ferris State 89 1/17 North Alabama at Alabama-Huntsville 5:00 p.m. Steals 2nd 40th 8.9 20. Newberry 71 1/17 Valdosta State at West Florida 6:00 p.m. 21. Minnesota State-Mankato 67 INDIVIDUAL 22. Wisconsin-Parkside 64 1/22 Mississippi College at West Georgia 7:00 p.m. Player GSC NCAA Stat 23. St. Edward’s 56 1/22 Alabama-Huntsville at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m. Blocked Shots 24. BYU-Hawaii 52 1/22 Shorter at Christian Brothers 8:00 p.m. Colin Cook 1st 18th 2.2 25. Central Missouri 35 1/22 North Alabama at West Florida 8:00 p.m. 1/22 Delta State at West Alabama 8:30 p.m. Field Goal Percentage Others Receiving Votes: Midwestern State 19; 1/22 Lee at Union 10:00 p.m. James Spencer 9th 167th 47.8 Southern Connecticut State 18; Lander 16; Point Loma Nazarene 16; Lake Superior State 12; Lynn 1/24 Delta State at West Georgia 4:00 p.m. Offensive Rebounds 11; King 7; Northwest Missouri State 3; Saginaw 1/24 Mississippi College at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. James Spencer 3rd 64th 2.9 Valley State 3; Texas A&M-Commerce 3; West 1/24 Shorter at Union 5:00 p.m. Colin Cook 5th 78th 2.7 Georgia 3; Western Oregon 3; Cal Poly Pomona 2; 1/24 Alabama-Huntsville at West Florida 5:00 p.m. Seattle Pacific 1. 1/24 Lee at Christian Brothers 6:00 p.m. Rebounds 1/24 North Alabama at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m. James Spencer 8th 122nd 7.3 VSU Opponent

1/29 West Florida at Lee 8:00 p.m. Steals 1/29 Valdosta State at Shorter 8:00 p.m. Jeremiah Hill 3rd 48th 2.2 1/29 West Georgia at Alabama-Huntsville 8:30 p.m. Josh Lemons 5th 129th 1.8 1/29 Union at Delta State 8:30 p.m. 1/29 West Alabama at North Alabama 8:30 p.m. 3-Pt Field Goals Made 1/29 Christian Brothers at Mississippi College 9:00 p.m. Blake Justice 8th 171st 2.2

1/31 Valdosta State at Lee 4:00 p.m. Spencer Named GSC Player of the Week 1/31 West Florida at Shorter 4:00 p.m. Valdosta State’s James Spencer was named the Gulf South 1/31 West Georgia at North Alabama 5:00 p.m. Conference Player of the Week on January 6 after recording a 1/31 Alabama-Huntsville at West Alabama 5:00 p.m. double-double in VSU’s only contest the previous week. 1/31 Union at Mississippi College 5:00 p.m. Spencer tallied 23 points and 10 rebounds for his second 1/31 Christian Brothers at Delta State 5:00 p.m. double-double of the season against Christian Brothers on January 3. He made 10-of-20 field goal attempts in the game 2/5 Union at West Georgia 7:30 p.m. and three out of his four free throw tries. He added two assists, 2/5 Mississippi College at Valdosta State 8:00 p.m. two blocked shots and two steals in 41 minutes of play. 2/5 Delta State at West Florida 8:00 p.m. 2/5 Christian Brothers at West Alabama 8:30 p.m. 2/5 Lee at Alabama-Huntsville 8:30 p.m. 2/5 Shorter at North Alabama 9:00 p.m.

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2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Justice for All Helfer Moves Up Coaching Chart STREAKS After a stellar first season with the Blazers, junior guard Blazer Head Coach Mike Helfer enjoyed a memorable mile- Overall Lost 5 Blake Justice has returned this year to lead the Valdosta State stone when Valdosta State defeated Carver on November 22. Unranked teams anywhere Lost 5 squad. The victory marked win number 177 for Helfer since he took Ranked teams anywhere Lost 4 Justice started all 28 VSU games last season and averaged over as head coach of the Blazers in 2005-06. With the victory, Home Lost 3 13.0 points per game. He was particularly effective from beyond Helfer moved into second place on the VSU career victories list, Home GSC Lost 3 the three-point arc as he connected on a team-best 60 trifectas. surpassing the legendary Gary Colson, who won 176 games Home non-conference Won 19 This season, Justice, who has started 15 games, is averaging while coaching Valdosta State’s basketball team from 1958 Home ranked teams Lost 4 13.1 points per game and has connected on a team-high 35 through 1968. Home unranked teams Lost 2 three-pointers. Now at 181 victories, Helfer is 255 behind James Dominey, Road Lost 3 who tallied 436 wins during his 30 years as head coach, for first Road GSC Lost 3 Block Party place on the career winning list. Road ranked teams Lost 9 A year ago, Colin Cook led the Gulf South Conference as Road unranked teams Lost 3 he blocked 62 shots, which gave him a career total of 90 for VSU’S RECORD WHEN Neutral Lost 1 his two seasons with the Blazers. Neutral ranked teams Won 1 Cook has picked up his blocking ways this years as he has ALL GSC Neutral unranked teams Lost 3 blocked a team-best 35 shots on the year, including eight against Leading at halftime 6-3 2-2 Lee on December 10. His 2.2 blocks per game currently ranks Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 Consecutive Free Throws Made (active) first in the GSC and 18th-best nationally. Trailing at halftime 1-6 0-4 Shaun Jones 7 Additionally, Cook is third on the team with 10.4 points per Shoot 50% or higher 2-0 1-0 Blake Justice 4 game and second at 6.5 rebounds per outing. He has made 49.1 Shoot less than 50% 5-9 1-6 Jeremiah Hill 4 percent of his field goals on the year. Shoot higher % than opp. 3-0 1-0 Jacob Obande 3 Shoot lower% than opp. 4-9 1-6 James Spencer 2 Jones Recognized as GSC Freshman of the Week Opp. shoot worse than 50% 6-4 1-3 Jeff Nibo 2 Valdosta State’s Shaun Jones was named the Gulf South Opp. shoot 50% or higher 1-5 1-3 Colin Cook 1 Conference Freshman of the Week on December 2 after helping Score less than 60 points 0-1 0-1 Jay Watkins 1 the Blazers to a 1-1 record the previous week. Score 60-69 points 0-4 0-2 Nils Dejworek 1 Jones averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on Score 70-79 points 3-2 2-2 the week while making seven of his 10 field goal attempts. He Score 80-89 points 1-1 0-0 Consecutive Games with a 3-Pointer (active) opened the week with seven points and two rebounds against Score 90-99 points 3-1 0-1 Blake Justice 3 Georgia Regents-Augusta before tallying 11 points and four Score 100+ points 0-0 0-0 Jeff Nibo 1 rebounds in a victory over Webber International. Opp. score less than 60 pts 0-0 0-0 James Spencer 1 Opp. score 60-69 points 2-0 0-0 Valdosta State 304 GSC Games Dominate Schedule Opp. score 70-79 points 4-4 2-3 Success in Gulf South Conference play will be paramount Opp. score 80-89 points 1-2 0-2 Games Played 2014-15 Career this season as 22 of Valdosta State’s 28 games on the season Opp. score 90-99 points 0-3 0-1 Colin Cook 16 71 are against league competition. With Shorter and Union moving Opp. score 100+ points 0-0 0-0 Blake Justice 16 46 into the GSC on a full-time basis and Lee and Mississippi College Outrebounded opponent 3-4 0-2 Lester Moore 14 31 in the process of transitioning to the NCAA Division II level and Outrebounded by opponent 4-5 2-4 James Spencer 16 16 membership in the GSC, the conference is comprised of 11 Fewer turnovers than opp. 6-3 2-3 Jeremiah Hill 16 16 teams. With the round-robin format of the league, VSU does More turnovers than opp. 0-6 0-3 Josh Lemons 16 16 not play a non-conference game after the end of November. Make 8 or more 3-pointers 4-2 0-2 Shaun Jones 16 16 VSU completed its non-conference slate with a 5-1 record Make 7 or fewer 3-pointers 3-7 2-4 Nils Dejworek 14 14 and is currently 2-8 in league play. Games decided by 5 or less 2-3 2-3 Jeff Nibo 15 15 Overtime games 1-2 0-2 Jay Watkins 14 14 CLUTCH DOWN THE STRETCH Games vs. ranked opponent 0-2 0-1 More points in the paint 3-2 0-1 Jacob Obande 13 13 Free Throw Shooting Down the Stretch Alan Urrutia 11 11 Fewer/Same pts in the paint 4-7 2-5 Player 5-2:00 Under 2 OT More bench points 4-3 1-3 Vic Wyrick 2 2 1 - Moore 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Kody Morales 2 2 Fewer/Same bench points 3-6 1-3 2 - Obande 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) More 2nd-chance points 3-8 1-5 3 - Lemons 0-0 (.000) 9-12 (.750) 1-2 (.500) Fewer/Same 2nd-chance pts 4-1 1-1 Starts 2014-15 Career 4 - Spencer 1-6 (.167) 1-2 (.500) 1-1 (1.000) Blake Justice 15 43 More points off turnovers 6-4 1-3 5 - Hill 1-2 (.500) 3-4 (.750) 2-2 (1.000) Fewer/Same points off TO 1-5 1-3 Colin Cook 16 35 11 - Nibo 5-6 (.833) 1-2 (.500) 0-2 (.000) James Spencer 16 16 On Monday 0-3 0-2 12 - Dejworek 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) On Tuesday 1-0 0-0 Josh Lemons 16 16 15 - Cook 4-4 (1.000) 7-11 (.636) 1-2 (.500) Jeremiah Hill 11 11 On Wednesday 1-1 1-0 20 - Justice 2-2 (1.000) 14-16 (.875) 0-0 (.000) On Thursday 1-1 1-1 Shaun Jones 3 3 21 - Morales 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) Jeff Nibo 3 3 On Friday 2-0 0-0 22 - Watkins 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) On Saturday 3-4 0-3 23 - Jones 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) On Sunday 0-0 0-0 24 - Wyrick 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) In November 5-1 0-0 33 - Urrutia 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) In December 2-4 2-4 Valdosta State 13-20 (.650) 35-47 (.745) 5-9 (.556) In January 0-4 0-2 (final five minutes of regulation and overtime in a six-point In February 0-0 0-0 game with five minutes remaining) In March 0-0 0-0

2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS

The Blazers Under Helfer Opponent Record Winning % Alabama-Birmingham 0-1 .000 Alabama-Huntsville 7-13 .350 MMIKEIKE Albany State 8-1 .889 Arkansas-Monticello 2-0 1.000 Arkansas Tech 1-3 .250 Armstrong Atlantic 1-1 .500 Atlanta Christian 1-0 1.000 HHELFERELFER Barry 4-0 1.000 Barton 0-1 .000 Head Coach Brewton-Parker 1-0 1.000 Carver Bible 10-0 1.000 Christian Brothers 3-6 .333 10th Year  Capital, 1989 Claflin 0-1 .000 Clark Atlanta 2-0 1.000 In his 10th year with Valdosta State, Mike Helfer has established record, including a 9-9 mark in GSC play, but saved their best for last as himself as one of the top coaches in the nation. After all, in his first seven they charged through the GSC Tournament, including an upset of sixth- Clayton State 2-0 1.000 years, he has compiled a 181-99 record, including winning seasons in eight ranked Alabama-Huntsville, before falling 65-62 to Christian Brothers in Coastal Georgia 2-0 1.000 of his nine years, and repeatedly established his program as one of the most the Championship game. Columbus State 3-1 .750 exciting teams in the Gulf South Conference, South Region and nationwide. Three Blazers earned All-Gulf South Conference honors at the end of the Delta State 9-4 .692 Helfer’s plan for the Valdosta State program nearly reached its pinnacle 2012-13 season, including Josh Sparks, who earned All-Region honors after in 2009-10 as his team advanced further than any squad in school history. setting a new VSU and GSC record with 100 blocks on the season. He was Eckerd 0-2 .000 En route to advancing to the national quarterfinals, Helfer directed his team joined on the All-GSC team by guard Patrick Diop and forward James Anacreon. Flagler 1-1 .500 to a school record 28 victories, against just five defeats, and claimed a share Helfer inherited a team that averaged 68.0 points a game in 2004-05 Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 1.000 of the program’s second straight Gulf South Conference East Division title. and led it to a 17-11 mark while averaging 83.5 points a game in 2005-06, Florida Memorial 7-0 1.000 The Blazers reached as high as No. 2 in the national polls during the year, the his first season at the helm of the Blazers. Helfer’s first squad went 7-7 highest VSU has ever been ranked nationally, and twice defeated the No. 1 in Gulf South Conference play and finished tied for fourth in the league’s Florida Southern 0-2 .000 team in the nation, the first incident coming in an 81-75 victory over Augusta East Division. Two of Helfer’s players, Jon Rogers (First) and Michael Crane Florida Tech 1-1 .500 State during the regular season and the second occurring when Valdosta State (Second), were named to the All-GSC team while Rogers also earned All-GSC Fort Valley State 7-0 1.000 defeated Arkansas Tech 72-60 in the semifinals of the NCAA South Region Tournament honors after VSU advanced to the tournament’s quarterfinals. Gannon 1-0 1.000 Tournament. The 28 victories on the year marked the second-highest win total Helfer followed his first year of success by leading the Blazers to the in a single season for Helfer in his 13-year coaching career. third NCAA appearance in school history in 2006-07. The Blazers were Georgia 0-1 .000 Personal honors were handed out to various Blazers at the conclusion of 20-9 overall on the year and finished 8-4 in the Gulf South Conference, Georgia Regents Augusta 2-2 .500 the season, led by Tyrone Curnell who was named the Gulf South Conference tallying a second-place showing in the league standings. His tutelage led Georgia Southwestern 4-0 1.000 and South Region Player of the Year while earning All-America honors for the to three Blazers earning All-GSC honors, with Herman Burge earning a nod Harding 0-2 .000 second straight season. Helfer shared the GSC East Division Coach of the on the first team while Mike Crain and Devario Hudson were honored on Year honors, earning the award for the second straight year. Ricardo Lewis the second team. The Blazers were 24th in the nation in scoring at 82.3 Hiwassee 1-0 1.000 was also honored by the Gulf South Conference as he joined Curnell on the points per game and school records for most three-pointers in a game with Indiana (Pa.) 0-1 .000 first team All-Conference squad. 18 as well as in a season with 261. Johnson C. Smith 1-0 1.000 The single season wins record was not the only Blazer school record After losing three starters and seven letterwinners off of his 2006-07 LaGrange 1-0 1.000 to fall during the season as Valdosta State also established a new school team, Helfer once again built a winning program in 2007-08 as he led his mark for points in a season, finishing the year with 2,666 to surpass the squad to an 18-11 mark. His team battled to a second place finish in the Lambuth 4-0 1.000 old mark of 2,591 set during the 1967 season. The aggressive Blazers also GSC East Division with an 8-4 mark while two Blazers, Hudson and Ricky Lane 1-0 1.000 established a new school mark of free throw attempts in a season, tallying Coleman, earned first-team All-GSC honors for the first time since the league Lee 2-1 .667 812 attempts on the year, while Curnell set the individual record in both free began distinguishing between a first and second team members in 1997. throws made and free throw attempts, connecting on 156-of-226 attempts VSU advanced to the semifinals of the GSC Tournament while averaging Lincoln Memorial 1-1 .500 on the season to best both old school marks by two. Valdosta State fell 77.0 points a game on the year. Lynn 5-1 .833 just one win shy of tying the school record for consecutive victories in a For those that have tracked Helfer’s career, the success at VSU Mercy 1-0 1.000 season as it went 15 games, a stretch that lasted from December 15 until comes as little surprise. Before taking over the reigns at Valdosta State, Mississippi College 0-1 .000 February 18, without losing a contest. Helfer enjoyed a successful eight-year run at Southern Polytechnic State The success of the 2009-10 season was not an overnight occurrence University, where he compiled 186 wins, an average of 23 wins a year, Montevallo 3-5 .375 as Helfer spent four years prior to that year establishing the Blazers as and 83 losses, a .691 winning percentage. Additionally, his squads won North Alabama 8-12 .400 one of the top school in the NCAA Division II ranks. His first four years three Southern States Athletic Conference regular season and tournament Nova Southeastern 2-2 .500 with Valdosta State saw his teams play in a pair of NCAA South Region championships and finished the 2004-05 season, his last at the school, Ouachita Baptist 1-0 1.000 Tournaments while the Blazers won the Gulf South Conference East Division ranked No. 2 in the nation. title in 2008-09, just the third time in school history that the Blazers finished During the 2004-05 season, Helfer directed his Running Hornets team Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 1.000 first in the league’s division. to a 32-4 record and the NAIA National Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen. Point 1-0 1.000 Helfer’s ability to teach the game of basketball was never more evident SPSU won both the regular season and tournament titles for the SSAC and Puerto Rico-Cayey 2-0 1.000 than the 2008-09 season, when in addition to the GSC East Division title and earned the school’s first ever No. 1 national ranking on February 8. After Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1-0 1.000 a NCAA South Regional appearance, he led his squad to a 24-7 record, despite the season, Helfer was named the SSAC Coach-of-the-Year and earned losing four starters from the previous year. The squad, which featured 10 new Basketball Times’ NAIA Coach-of-the-Year award. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2-0 1.000 players, went 9-3 in conference play and advanced to the championship game The Running Hornets also won the SSAC regular season crown in Reinhardt 1-0 1.000 of the league tournament. Helfer’s direction helped several Blazers earn indi- 2003-04, finishing the year with a 24-10 record and a trip to the NAIA Rollins 2-1 .667 vidual honors, led by Curnell, who earned All-America status from the National national tournament. SPSU was 21-11 in 2002-03 after going 27-6 and Saint Leo 3-3 .500 Association of Basketball Coaches while also being named to the All-Gulf South advancing to the NAIA national tournament in 2001-02. Conference squad. Curnell and Lewis each earned GSC All-Tournament honors Helfer’s first two seasons at Southern Polytechnic were his only two Shaw 0-1 .000 during the season while Helfer was named the GSC East Division Coach of the non-winning seasons, as he went 16-16 in 1997-98 and 14-18 in 1998-99. Shorter 2-3 .400 Year at the conclusion of the season. He rebounded to lead the team to a 28-7 mark in 1999-00 while claiming his Southeastern 1-0 1.000 Helfer turned in perhaps his finest coaching performance the year first SSAC regular season and tournament championships. SPSU advanced Southern Wesleyan 1-0 1.000 after the magical 2009-10 season as he again directed his squad to a 20- to the NAIA Sweet 16 that season, a feat also accomplished in 2000-01 win season, despite having to completely retool and reload his squad after when the team tallied a 24-11 record and a SSAC tournament championship. St. Thomas 3-0 1.000 massive losses from the previous year’s team. The 2010-11 Valdosta State Helfer received numerous honors while at Southern Polytechnic as he Tampa 1-2 .333 team lost nine out of the 12 players that led the team to the the 2009-10 was named the Atlanta Tip-off Club’s NAIA Coach-of-the-Year for both the Trinity Baptist 1-0 1.000 Elite Eight, which accounted for 78.3 percent of the team’s scoring and 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. He was also named the Southern States Union 3-2 .600 83.0 percent of its rebounding. Athletic Conference’s Coach-of-the-Year in 1999-00 while also earning the With an entirely new squad, Helfer led his squad to a 21-9 record and conference’s All Men’s Sports Coach-of-the-Year that same year. Webber International 2-0 1.000 a second place finish in the GSC’s East Division. Two Blazers, Kevin Harris Prior to his time as a head coach, Helfer spent seven years as an West Alabama 16-4 .800 and Christian Hunter, earned All-Gulf South Conference honors while the assistant coach. He began his career at his alma mater, Division III Capital West Georgia 10-9 .526 team tallied 277 three-pointers on the season, a new school record. The 21 University, where he served as an assistant for two years. Upon leaving victories gave Valdosta State its third straight season of 20 or more wins, Capital, Helfer joined the coaching staff of Division I Kent State in 1991 West Florida 13-5 .722 marking just the second time in school history VSU accomplished that feat, and worked with the school through the 1994-95 season. He also served as Wilmington 1-0 1.000 with the other occurrence coming during between 1965 and 1968. an assistant with Division II Grand Valley State during the 1996-97 season, Regular Season 169-91 .650 After going 11-16 in 2011-12, Helfer once again proved his ability as helping the Lakers to a 23-6 record and the NCAA Division II tournament. Gulf South Conference 71-63 .530 a team builder as he returned just one player for his 2012-13 squad. The A three-time letterwinner, Helfer served as team captain for Capital job Helfer turned in during his seventh year was nothing short of masterful as a senior during the 1988-89 season and was named the team’s most GSC Tournament 9-9 .500 as he molded a collection of new players into a team that improved with improved player following the 1987-88 year. He was also a star athlete in NCAA Tournament 3-3 .500 each passing game. The 2012-13 Blazers finished the year with a 19-10 high school as he excelled in football, basketball and track. Overall 181-99 .646 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE VSU RECORD BOOK

VALDOSTA STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD TEAM IN A SINGLE GAME Points Scored 136 vs. Troy State, 1992 Year W L Pct. Conf. W L Pct. Finish Coach Field Goals Scored 60 vs. Troy State, 1992 1954-55 2 3 .400 Walter Cottingham Free Throws Scored 38 vs. Armstrong State, 1979 1955-56 2 8 .200 Walter Cottingham Rebounds 73 vs. Columbus College, 1975 1956-57 2 13 .133 Walter Cottingham Combined Score 284, 1992 1957-58 3 11 .214 Walter Cottingham Troy State 148, VSU 136 1958-59 11 9 .550 GIAC 8 6 .571 Third Gary Colson Fewest Points Scored 29 vs. Oglethorpe, 1960 1959-60 9 15 .375 GIAC 6 8 .429 Fifth Gary Colson Fewest Points Scored By Opponent 32 by Shorter, 1964 1960-61 18 6 .750 GIAC 12 0 1.000 First Gary Colson Largest Victory Margin 73 vs. Bristol, 1980 1961-62 19 2 .905 GIAC 12 0 1.000 First Gary Colson Valdosta State, 116-43 1962-63 14 8 .636 GIAC 8 2 .800 First Gary Colson Largest Defeat Margin 69 vs. Florida State, 1972 1963-64 15 6 .714 GIAC 7 3 .700 First Gary Colson Florida State, 134-65 1964-65 16 4 .800 GIAC 9 1 .900 Second Gary Colson 1965-66 24 5 .828 GIAC 9 1 .900 First Gary Colson INDIVIDUAL IN A GAME 1966-67 27 8 .771 GIAC 12 1 .923 First Gary Colson Points 46 by Eddie Brown vs. Armstrong Atlantic, 1979; 1967-68 23 10 .697 GIAC 12 1 .923 First Gary Colson 46 by John Neal vs. Troy State, 1992 Field Goals 22 by John Neal vs. Troy State, 1992 1968-69 18 11 .621 GIAC 14 0 1.000 First Jim Melvin Field Goal % 1.000 by Ernest Scott 1969-70 19 11 .633 GIAC 12 2 .857 First Jim Melvin vs. Puerto Rico-Cayey (11-11) 1970-71 15 10 .600 GIAC 9 3 .750 First Jim Melvin Free Throws 16 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1971-72 18 8 .692 GIAC 10 2 .833 First James Dominey Rebounds 25 by Tiny Hodge vs. Madison, 1974 1972-73 17 8 .680 James Dominey Assists 16 by Steve Cronic vs. Armstrong State, 1979 1973-74 15 11 .577 SAC 6 4 .600 Second James Dominey 1974-75 15 12 .556 SAC 7 3 .700 Second James Dominey TEAM IN A SEASON 1975-76 15 13 .536 SAC 5 5 .500 Third James Dominey Points 2666 in 2010 1976-77 23 6 .793 SAC 8 2 .800 First James Dominey Scoring Average 91.8 in 1979 1977-78 18 8 .692 SAC 4 4 .500 Third James Dominey Field Goals 1006 in 1979 1978-79 20 8 .714 SAC 7 1 .875 First James Dominey Field Goals Attempted 2130 in 1968 1979-80 18 9 .667 SAC 6 2 .750 First James Dominey Field Goal % .534 in 1981 1980-81 18 8 .692 SAC 6 2 .750 First James Dominey 3-Point Field Goals 277 in 2011 1981-82 14 12 .538 SAC 6 2 .750 Second James Dominey Free Throws 599 in 1967 1982-83 14 15 .483 GSC 7 7 .500 Fourth James Dominey Free Throws Attempted 812 in 2010 1983-84 10 17 .370 GSC 5 8 .385 Sixth James Dominey Free Throws % .765 in 1962 1984-85 14 13 .519 GSC 9 7 .563 Fourth James Dominey Rebounding Average 47.3 in 1973 Longest Winning Streak 16 games in 1962, 2004 1985-86 15 12 .556 GSC 8 8 .500 Sixth James Dominey Longest Losing Streak 13 games in 1994 1986-87 16 10 .615 GSC 8 8 .500 Third James Dominey Games Won 28 in 2010 1987-88 17 11 .606 GSC 11 5 .688 Second James Dominey Winning Percentage .905 in 1962 1988-89 19 9 .679 GSC 10 6 .625 Third James Dominey 1989-90 12 16 .429 GSC 6 10 .375 Sixth James Dominey INDIVIDUAL IN A SEASON 1990-91 17 11 .607 GSC 8 8 .500 Sixth James Dominey Points 742 by Eddie Brown, 1979 1991-92 11 16 .407 GSC 3 9 .250 Fifth James Dominey Scoring Average 26.5 by Eddie Brown, 1979 1992-93 12 13 .480 GSC 5 7 .417 Sixth James Dominey Field Goals 312 by Bobby Ritch, 1966 1993-94 4 22 .154 GSCEast 3 9 .250 Fourth James Dominey Field Goals Attempted 721 by Pete Smith, 1969 1994-95 18 9 .667 GSCEast 9 5 .643 Second James Dominey Field Goal % .730 by Josh Sparks, 2011 1995-96 17 10 .630 GSCEast 9 5 .643 Third James Dominey 3-Pt Field Goals 95 by J.J. Taylor, 1991 1996-97 21 6 .778 GSCEast 11 3 .786 Second James Dominey Free Throws 158 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1997-98 10 16 .385 GSCEast 5 9 .357 Sixth James Dominey Free Throws Attempted 226 by Tyrone Curnell, 2010 1998-99 9 17 .346 GSCEast 4 10 .286 Seventh James Dominey Free Throw % .911 by Christian Hunter, 2011 1999-00 9 17 .346 GSCEast 3 11 .214 Eighth James Dominey Rebounds 407 by Bryan Phillips, 1967 2000-01 11 14 .440 GSCEast 6 8 .429 Fifth Jim Yarbrough Rebound Average 13.7 by Pete Smith, 1969 2001-02 24 8 .750 GSCEast 10 4 .714 First Jim Yarbrough Consecutive Free Throws 31 by Chrisitan Hunter, 2011 2002-03 19 7 .731 GSCEast 8 6 .571 Fifth Jim Yarbrough 2003-04 25 4 .862 GSCEast 13 1 .929 First Jim Yarbrough INDIVIDUAL IN A CAREER Points 2502 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2004-05 18 9 .667 GSCEast 8 6 .571 Fifth Jim Yarbrough Scoring Average 23.4 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2005-06 17 11 .607 GSCEast 7 7 .500 Fourth Mike Helfer Field Goals 1009 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2006-07 20 9 .690 GSCEast 8 4 .667 Second Mike Helfer Field Goals Attempted 1978 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2007-08 18 11 .621 GSCEast 8 4 .667 Second Mike Helfer Field Goal % .597 by Leon Jones, 1983-87 (561-939) 2008-09 24 7 .774 GSCEast 9 3 .750 First Mike Helfer 3-Point Field Goals 208 by Marcus Williams, 1999-2002 2009-10 28 5 .848 GSSEast 9 1 .900 First Mike Helfer Free Throws 484 by Eddie Brown, 1977-81 2010-11 21 9 .700 GSCEast 7 5 .583 Second Mike Helfer Free Throws Attempted 627 by Willie Oxford, 1969-73 2011-12 11 16 .407 GSC 3 11 .214 Seventh Mike Helfer Free Throw % .865 by Herman Burge, 2005-07 (166-192) 2012-13 19 10 .655 GSC 9 9 .500 Fourth Mike Helfer Blocked Shots 246 by Josh Sparks, 2010-2013 2013-14 16 12 .571 GSC 9 11 .450 Seventh Mike Helfer Games Played 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-68 2014-15 7 9 .438 GSC 2 8 .200 Mike Helfer Games Started 116 by Mike Terry, 1964-68 Totals 951 624 .604 GSC 240 223 .518 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE VSU RECORD BOOK

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Opponent W-L Opponent W-L VSU’S 2000 POINT CLUB Name Games Points Avg. Years Opponent W-L Florida Memorial 9-0 Ouachita Baptist 1-0 Eddie Brown 107 2502 23.4 1977-81 Alabama-Birmingham 0-1 Florida Southern 8-16 Paine 2-0 Alabama-Huntsville 25-22 Florida State 0-14 Palm Beach Atlantic 5-0 Alaska-Anchorage 1-1 Florida Tech 6-3 Pembroke State 0-1 VSU’S 1000 POINT CLUB Name Games Points Avg. Years Albany State 33-20 Fort Valley State 12-1 Pfeiffer 1-1 Marlon Jones 111 1971 17.8 1982-87 American 1-0 Frederick (Va.) 1-1 Piedmont 29-9 Willie Oxford 104 1914 18.4 1969-73 Anderson 0-1 Friendship (S.C.) 1-0 Pikeville (Ky.) 0-1 Ivey Hubbard 108 1783 16.5 1979-83 Appalachian State 1-0 Gannon 1-0 Point 2-0 Bobby Ritch 93 1684 18.1 1963-66 Arkansas-Monticello 2-1 Georgetown (Ky.) 3-0 Puerto Rico-Bayamon 2-0 Mike Terry 116 1599 13.8 1964-68 Arkansas Tech 1-3 Georgia 0-3 Puerto Rico-Cayey 6-0 Butch Shelman 105 1579 15.0 1988-91 Armstrong Atlantic 33-21 Georgia College 4-8 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1-0 Leon Jones 105 1528 14.6 1983-87 Athens State 1-0 Georgia Regents August 19-12 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 4-0 Mike Crain 102 1524 14.9 2003-07 Auburn-Montgomery 2-3 Georgia Southern 8-23 Quincy 1-1 Kenny Alston 77 1446 18.8 1971-75 Augustana (Ill.) 1-0 Georgia Southwestern 19-8 Quinnipiac 1-0 Shun Stargell 100 1412 14.1 1992-96 Ball State 1-0 Georgia State 14-3 Randolph-Macon 0-1 Marcus Williams 106 1397 13.2 1998-02 Barry 6-0 Grace (Ind.) 1-0 Reinhardt 1-0 Don Reason 72 1393 19.3 1972-75 Barton 0-1 Greenville (Ill.) 1-0 Rollins 7-5 Ozzie Pierce 93 1230 13.2 1976-80 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Guilford 1-1 Roosevelt (Ill.) 1-0 Tim Dominey 72 1193 16.6 1970-73 Birmingham Southern 1-0 Hanover (Ind.) 1-1 St. Bernard (Ala.) 2-0 Tommy Conley 104 1165 11.2 1982-86 Boston College 0-1 Harding 1-3 Saint Leo 16-8 Jimmie Pittman 106 1152 10.9 1993-97 Bradley 0-1 Hawthorne (Ind.) 1-0 St. Thomas 3-2 Jon Rogers 109 1148 10.5 2002-06 Brewton-Parker 3-0 Henderson State 1-0 Savannah State 7-2 Mike Perry 77 1127 14.6 1961-64 Bristol 1-0 Hiwassee 1-0 Selma 1-0 Nick Gast 107 1094 10.2 1998-02 Brockport State 1- 0 Indiana (Pa.) 0-1 Shaw 2-1 Tyrone Curnell 63 1003 15.9 2008-10 Buffalo State 1-0 Jacksonville 1-12 Shippensburg 2-0 Campbellsville 2-0 Jacksonville State 8-22 Shorter 29-12 Capital (Ohio) 1-0 James Madison 1-0 Siena Heights (Mich.) 1-0 COACHING RECORDS By Total Wins Carson-Newman 1-0 Johnson C. Smith 1-0 South Alabama 0-2 Coach Years Record Pct. Carver Bible 14-0 Kennesaw State 2-3 Southeastern 3-0 1. James Dominey 1971-00 436-343 .560 Central Florida 4-3 Kentucky State 1-1 Southern Tech 14-1 3. Mike Helfer 2005- 181-99 .646 Central Iowa 0-1 Kentucky Wesleyan 1-1 Southern Wesleyan 4-0 2. Gary Colson 1958-68 176-73 .707 Central State 0-1 LaGrange 27-12 Southwest Missouri State 0-1 4. Jim Yarbrough 2000-05 97-42 .698 Charleston Southern 6-0 Lake Superior State 1-0 Stetson 0-1 5. Jim Melvin 1968-71 52-32 .619 Christian Brothers 4-6 Lambuth 4-0 Tampa 9-14 6. Walter Cottingham 1954-58 9-35 .204 Claflin 0-1 Lane 1-0 Taylor (Ind.) 1-0 Clark Atlanta 2-0 Lee 2-1 Tennessee Tech 2-1 By Winning Percentage Clayton State 8-3 Lincoln Christian (Ill.) 1-0 Tennessee Temple 1-0 Coach Years Record Pct. Clinch Valley (Va.) 1-0 Lincoln Memorial 14-13 Tennessee Wesleyan 3-1 1. Gary Colson 1958-68 176-73 .707 Coastal Georgia 2-0 Lynn 7-1 Thomas 2-1 2. Jim Yarbrough 2000-05 97-42 .698 College of Charleston 6-0 Mars Hill 1-0 Trinity Baptist 1-0 3. Mike Helfer 2005- 181-99 .646 Columbus State 36-17 Memphis State 0-1 Troy State 12-19 4. Jim Melvin 1968-71 52-32 .619 Covenant (Tenn.) 1-0 Mercer 1-2 Tuskegee 5-1 5. James Dominey 1971-00 436-343 .560 Cumberland 1-1 Mercy 1-0 UNC Charlotte 1-0 6. Walter Cottingham 1954-58 9-35 .204 David Lipscomb 1-0 Middle Tennessee State 0-2 UNC Wilmington 3-0 Delta State 19-18 Millersville 1-0 USC Spartanburg 0-1 DeVry 1-0 Mississippi College 12-17 UT Chattanooga 1-2 Drury 1-0 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 UT Martin 10-9 Earl Paulk 1-0 Montevallo 19-12 Union 3-2 Earlham 0-1 Morehouse 2-2 Valparaiso (Ind.) 0-1 Eckerd 3-2 Morris Brown 3-1 Virgin Islands 2-0 Edward Waters 8-0 Mount Union (Ohio) 1-0 Voorhees 1-0 Elizabeth City State 1-1 Newberry 0-1 Warner Southern 1-0 Emory and Henry 2-0 New Orleans 0-1 Webber International 3-0 Emmanuel 2-0 North Alabama 32-36 West Alabama 41-27 Faulkner 1-0 North Carolina Central 0-1 West Florida 28-19 Fayetteville State 0-2 North Florida 4-4 West Georgia 69-54 Findlay (Ohio) 0-1 North Georgia 16-10 West Liberty State 1-0 Fisk 1-0 North Park (Ill.) 1-0 Western Carolina 1-0 Flagler 4-1 Nova Southeastern 4-2 Western Illinois 1-0 Florida 0-1 Oakwood 1-0 Westmar (Iowa) 1-0 Florida Atlantic 1-0 Oglethorpe 13-20 Wilmington (Del.) 1-0 Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 Oklahoma Baptist 0-1 Winston-Salem State 1-0 Florida International 2-3 Oral Roberts 0-1 2014-15 Opponents 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL THE BLAZERS ON THE YEAR... OVERALL RECORD: 7-9 GSC RECORD: 2-8 HOME RECORD: 6-3 AWAY RECORD: 1-6 NEUTRAL RECORD: 0-0

No. Name G-GS MP-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OR-DR REB-AVG PF AS-TO ST-BL PTS-AVG 04 Spencer, James 16-16 480-30.0 93-195 .477 8-34 .235 36-60 .600 45-68 113-7.1 33 18-31 17-12 230-14.4 20 Justice, Blake 16-15 518-32.4 68-171 .398 35-105 .333 39-46 .848 14-38 52-3.3 36 29-33 19-2 210-13.1 15 Cook, Colin 16-16 424-26.5 57-116 .491 0-2 .000 53-75 .707 45-59 104-6.5 51 12-39 8-35 167-10.4 11 Nibo, Jeff 15-3 351-23.4 53-115 .461 13-39 .333 28-40 .700 14-44 58-3.9 41 16-21 10-3 147-9.8 05 Hill, Jeremiah 16-11 443-27.7 53-145 .366 25-77 .325 16-23 .696 8-57 65-4.1 29 36-29 33-4 147-9.2 03 Lemons, Josh 16-16 434-27.1 42-107 .393 5-20 .250 28-39 .718 24-38 62-3.9 44 41-36 28-0 117-7.3 23 Jones, Shaun 16-3 228-14.3 30-72 .417 3-14 .214 15-20 .750 20-18 38-2.4 36 7-16 12-3 78-4.9 02 Obande, Jacob 13-0 107-8.2 21-51 .412 10-31 .323 5-6 .833 4-12 16-1.2 9 5-3 1-0 57-4.4 22 Watkins, Jay 14-0 79-5.6 11-31 .355 7-11 .636 13-19 .684 6-10 16-1.1 12 0-5 3-0 42-3.0 21 Morales, Kody 2-0 5-2.5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1 0-2 0-0 3-1.5 12 Dejworek, Nils 14-0 114-8.1 8-20 .400 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 7-9 16-1.1 10 2-9 3-2 20-1.4 24 Wyrick, Vic 2-0 6-3.0 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2-1.0 1 0-0 0-0 2-1.0 01 Moore, Lester 14-0 57-4.1 2-10 .200 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 4-5 9-0.6 9 4-4 1-0 6-0.4 33 Urrutia, Alan 11-0 54-4.9 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 1-0.1 4 10-2 6-0 2-0.2 VALDOSTA STATE 16 441-1043 .423 111-356 .312 235-334 .704 204-365 569-35.6 316 180-230 141-61 1228-76.8 OPPONENTS 16 442-949 .466 110-281 .391 260-368 .707 193-435 628-39.3 295 212-258 107-51 1254-78.4

GAME BY GAME STARTING LINEUPS VSU Record Lane Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-0 Albany State Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 2-0 Southeastern Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 3-0 Carver Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 4-0 at Georgia Regents Augusta Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 4-1 Webber International Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-1 at North Alabama Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-2 at Alabama-Huntsville Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 5-3 Lee Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-0 Shorter Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 1-1 at Delta State Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-3 at Mississippi College Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-4 Christian Brothers Josh Lemons Jeremiah Hill Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 6-5 Union Josh Lemons Shaun Jones Jeff Nibo James Spencer Colin Cook 0-1 at West Georgia Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 0-1 at West Alabama Josh Lemons Jeff Nibo Blake Justice James Spencer Colin Cook 0-2 at West Florida Alabama-Huntsville North Alabama at Shorter at Lee Mississippi College Delta State at Union at Christian Brothers West Alabama West Georgia West Florida

2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS VALDOSTA STATE OPPONENT Total Points High 99, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 98, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 51, at Alabama-Hunstville (12/6/14) 62, by Webber International (11/29/14) First Half Points High 48, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 49, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 23, at Georgia Regents Augusta (11/26/14) 22, by Webber International (11/29/14) Second Half Points High 54, at West Georgia (1/10/15) 50, two times Low 22, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) 24, by Lane (11/14/14) Overtime Points High 15, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 15, by Christian Brothers (1/3/15) Low 9, vs. Shorter (12/15/14) 9, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Field Goals Made High 37, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 35, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 21, three times 20, by Lane (11/14/14) Field Goals Attempted High 84, vs. Southeastern (11/21/14) 76, by Carver Bible (11/22/14) Low 54, vs. Lee (12/10/14) 43, by Delta State (12/18/14) Field Goal Percentage High .500, two times .593, by Georgia Regents Augusta (11/26/14) Low .338, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .350, by Webber International (11/29/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made High 13, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 13, by Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) Low 3, two times 1, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) 3-Point Field Goals Attempted High 33, at North Alabama (12/4/14) 31, by Carver (11/22/14) Low 13, vs. Christian Brothers (1/3/15) 6, by West Alabama (1/12/15) 3-Point Field Goals Percentage High .464, vs. Carver (11/22/14) .545, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low .150, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .143, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Free Throws Made High 24, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 26, by West Georgia (1/10/15) Low 3, at Mississippi College (12/20/14) 3, two times Free Throws Attempted High 36, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 37, by Shorter (12/15/14) Low 7, at Mississippi College (12/20/14) 5, by Lee (12/10/14) Free Throw Percentage High .882, vs. Lee (12/10/14) .850, by Delta State (12/18/14) Low .400, at Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) .429, by Carver (11/22/14) Offensive Rebounds High 18, at North Alabama (12/4/14) 19, by Albany State (11/15/14) Low 10, vs. Lee (12/10/14) 3, by Delta State (12/18/14) Defensive Rebounds High 35, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 35, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Low 14, at Delta State (12/18/14) 18, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Total Rebounds High 46, two times 51, by Southeastern (11/21/14) Low 23, at Delta State (12/18/14) 26, by Delta State (12/18/14) Assists High 18, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 22, by Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14) Low 7, two times 7, by Lane (11/14/14) Turnovers High 24, at West Alabama (1/12/15) 23, by Lane (11/14/14) Low 8, vs. Albany State (11/15/14) 9, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Blocked Shots High 9, two times 6, two times Low 1, three times 1, by Mississippi College (12/20/14) Steals High 16, at Delta State (12/18/14) 12, by Lane (11/14/14) Low 5, three times 4, three times Fouls High 26, three times 27, two times Low 9, vs. Carver (11/22/14) 10, by Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/14)

2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS MISCELLANEOUS STATS PP - Points in the Paint POT - Points Off Turnover Leading Scorer 20-Point Scoring Games 2nd - Second Chance Points BP - Bench Points Justice 6 Opponents 12 Cook 4 Valdosta State 12 Opponents Result PP POT 2nd BP Spencer 3 Lane 36 16 14 12 Obande 1 Spencer 4 at Valdosta State W, 74-64 16 29 8 30 Hill 1 Justice 3 Albany State 30 9 10 28 Lemons 1 Cook 3 Nibo 1 Obande 1 at Valdosta State W, 90-77 28 21 21 25 Nibo 1 Southeastern 28 7 16 28 Leading Rebounder at Valdosta State W, 95-89 (ot) 46 22 13 8 Spencer 8 30-Point Scoring Games Carver Bible 28 8 6 13 Cook 6 Opponents 0 at Valdosta State W, 99-75 38 30 11 31 Justice 2 Valdosta State 0 at Georgia Regents Augusta 36 22 7 24 Lemons 2 Valdosta State L, 92-61 24 14 11 22 Hill 1 Technical Fouls Webber International 26 11 20 22 Opponents 4 at Valdosta State W, 82-62 34 16 18 34 Leader in Assists Valdosta State 1 at North Alabama 32 12 10 12 Lemons 8 Valdosta State L, 70-68 32 22 19 21 Hill 7 Spencer 1 at Alabama-Huntsville 32 20 6 43 Nibo 4 Valdosta State L, 83-51 32 15 9 26 Justice 4 Fouled Out Lee 32 19 11 20 Obande 2 Opponents 8 at Valdosta State W, 75-70 30 16 9 28 Urrutia 2 Valdosta State 7 Spencer 2 Shorter 52 19 15 38 Cook 1 Justice 2 at Valdosta State L, 98-94 (ot) 40 18 13 33 Cook 1 at Delta State 28 18 2 12 Leader in Blocked Shots Jones 1 Valdosta State W, 74-71 20 24 9 10 Cook 14 Spencer 1 at Mississippi College 48 18 12 9 Spencer 2 Jones 1 Valdosta State L, 72-66 24 19 17 16 Hill 1 Nibo 1 Christian Brothers 38 9 12 3 Jones 1 at Valdosta State L, 77-74 (2ot) 38 15 14 30 Nibo 1 Three-Point Plays Union 18 14 2 24 Opponents 15 at Valdosta State L, 84-78 38 12 12 16 Leader in Steals Valdosta State 19 at West Georgia 36 19 12 43 Hill 6 Valdosta State L, 93-86 40 22 25 7 Lemons 5 Cook 5 at West Alabama 40 29 10 18 Justice 3 Nibo 4 Valdosta State L, 76-61 20 17 15 4 Spencer 2 Spencer 4 at West Florida Jones 2 Justice 2 Valdosta State Nibo 1 Lemons 1 Urrutia 1 Obande 1 Alabama-Huntsville Watkins 1 Jones 1 at Valdosta State Cook 1 Dejworek 1 North Alabama at Valdosta State Dunks Four-Point Plays at Shorter Opponents 24 Opponents 1 Valdosta State Valdosta State 29 Valdosta State 0 at Lee Valdosta State Spencer 10 Double-Doubles Mississippi College Nibo 7 Spencer 3 at Valdosta State Hill 4 Cook 2 Delta State Cook 3 at Valdosta State Jones 2 Jump Balls Controlled at Union Lemons 1 Opponents 9 Valdosta State Obande 1 Valdosta State 11 at Christian Brothers Spencer 1 Cook 11/20 Valdosta State West Alabama at Valdosta State West Georgia at Valdosta State West Florida at Valdosta State 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME BY GAME LEADERS Opponent Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Lane Jacob Obande - 21 James Spencer - 8 Two with - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 2 Blake Justice - 4 Albany State Blake Justice - 21 James Spencer - 8 Two with - 3 Colin Cook - 3 Josh Lemons - 5 Southeastern Colin Cook - 25 Colin Cook - 13 Josh Lemons - 9 Colin Cook - 5 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Carver Bible James Spencer - 20 James Spencer - 10 Jeremiah Hill - 5 Two with - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Georgia Regents Augusta Blake Justice - 10 James Spencer - 9 Two with - 3 Jeff Nibo - 1 Two with - 2 Webber International Jeremiah Hill - 16 James Spencer - 9 Four with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Three with - 2 North Alabama Blake Justice - 16 Three with - 6 Two with - 3 Colin Cook - 1 Jeremiah Hill - 8 Alabama-Huntsville Two with - 9 Two with - 6 Three with - 2 Colin Cook - 1 Shaun Jones - 3 Lee James Spencer - 24 James Spencer - 7 Two with - 4 Colin Cook - 8 Josh Lemons - 3 Shorter Colin Cook - 21 Josh Lemons - 9 Josh Lemons - 3 Colin Cook - 2 Josh Lemons - 3 Delta State Blake Justice - 24 Josh Lemons - 5 Blake Justice - 4 Colin Cook - 2 Jeremiah Hill - 4 Mississippi College Blake Justice - 15 James Spencer - 7 Two with - 4 Colin Cook - 2 Jeff Nibo - 2 Christian Brothers James Spencer - 23 Colin Cook - 11 Blake Justice - 5 Two with - 2 Two with - 2 Union Colin Cook - 18 James Spencer - 10 Two with - 2 Two with - 1 James Spencer - 2 West Georgia Colin Cook - 22 Colin Cook - 12 Three with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Three with - 2 West Alabama Blake Justice - 18 Colin Cook - 9 Two with - 2 Colin Cook - 2 Shaun Jones - 2 West Florida Alabama-Huntsville North Alabama Shorter Lee Mississippi College Delta State Union Christian Brothers West Alabama West Georgia West Florida TOP FIVE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES OF 2014-15 Points Rebounds Field Goals Assists 1. Colin Cook - 25 (SU, 11/21) 1. Colin Cook - 13 (SU, 11/21) 1. James Spencer - 10 (LU, 12/10) 1. Josh Lemons - 9 (SU, 11/21) 2. James Spencer - 24 (LU, 12/10) 2. Colin Cook - 12 (UWG, 1/10) James Spencer - 10 (CBU, 1/3) 2. Jeremiah Hill - 6 (SU, 11/21) Blake Justice - 24 (DSU, 12/18) 3. Colin Cook - 11 (CBU, 1/3) 3. James Spencer - 9 (SU, 11/21) 3. Jeremiah Hill - 5 (CBC, 11/22) 4. James Spencer - 23 (CBU, 1/3) 4. Three with - 10 Jeff Nibo - 9 (CBU, 1/3) Blake Justice - 5 (CBU, 1/3) 5. Two with - 22 Colin Cook - 9 (UWG, 1/10) 5. Six with - 4

First Half Points Offensive Rebounds 3-Point Field Goals Blocks 1. Blake Justice - 15 (LC, 11/14) 1. James Spencer - 8 (CBU, 1/3) 1. Jacob Obande - 5 (LC, 11/14) 1. Colin Cook - 8 (LU, 12/10) 2. James Spencer - 12 (CBC, 11/22) Colin Cook - 8 (UWG, 1/10) Blake Justice - 5 (MC, 12/20) 2. Colin Cook - 5 (SU, 11/21) James Spencer - 12 (MC, 12/20) 3. Josh Lemons - 6 (SU, 12/15) 3. Five with - 4 3. Colin Cook - 3 (ASU, 11/15) Blake Justice - 12 (UWA, 1/12) 4. Nine with - 4 4. 13 with - 2 5. Five with - 11

Second Half Points Defensive Rebounds Free Throws Steals 1. Jeremiah Hill - 18 (CBC, 11/22) 1. Colin Cook - 10 (SU, 11/21) 1. Colin Cook - 9 (ASU, 11/15) 1. Jeremiah Hill - 8 (UNA, 12/4) 2. Blake Justice - 17 (ASU, 11/15) 2. James Spencer - 9 (CBC, 11/22) Colin Cook - 9 (SU, 11/21) 2. Josh Lemons - 5 (ASU, 11/15) James Spencer - 17 (UWG, 1/10) 3. Colin Cook - 8 (CBU, 1/3) 3. Blake Justice - 8 (DSU, 12/18) 3. Four with - 4 4. Blake Justice - 15 (DSU, 12/18) 4. Five with - 7 Colin Cook - 8 (UU, 1/5) 5. James Spencer - 14 (LU, 12/10) Blake Justice - 8 (UWA, 1/12) 2014-15 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL