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MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES FURMAN PALADINS

12-11 6-4 18-5 8-2 OVERALL SOCON OVERALL SOCON VS. Greg Gary 12-11 89-35 HEAD COACH RECORD AT MERCER HEAD COACH RECORD AT FURMAN (FIRST SEASON) (FOURTH SEASON)

OVERALL 12-11 SoCon 6-4 GAME INFORMATION SCHEDULE H 7-4 | A 5-5 | N 0-2 OPENING TIPOFF Mercer men's basketball hits the road for a midweek con- Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 5 • 7 p.m. ET test on Wednesday when they travel to Greenville, S.C. to NOVEMBER Location: Greenville, S.C. • Timmons Arena (3,000) Wed. 6 at St. John’s FS1 L, 79-109 face Furman in action. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be aired on ESPN+, 100.9 The Creek Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats Fri. 8 Columbia International ESPN3 W, 84-76 Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB Mon. 11 Kennesaw State ESPN+ W, 74-62 FM and Sportsmic Radio with Rick Cameron on the call. Fri. 15 FGCU ESPN3 W, 84-68 ABOUT THE PALADINS Tues. 19 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L, 88-98 Furman enters the contest with the Bears with a record SERIES INFORMATION Sat. 23 $ at UIC ESPN+ W, 72-68 of 18-5 and 8-2 in the Southern Conference… The Tues 26 $ at St. Bonaventure ESPN+ L, 51-56 Paladins are tied for first place in the Southern Confer- • Overall: Mercer trails in the all-time series, 18-10 ence… Furman is currently on a three-game winning • Current Streak: L9 DECEMBER streak with its last win coming on Jan. 29 against VMI… • Last Meeting: L, 64-62 (Dec. 20, 2019) Sun. 1 $ vs. Canisius CUSA.TV L, 66-76 Furman is averaging 77.7 points per game, while only Mon. 2 $ vs. Holy Cross CUSA.TV L, 67-81 allowing 66.3 points to its opponents… Furman is Sat. 7 Georgia State ESPN+ L, 61-73 shooting 47.7 percent from the floor and 35.2 percent Mon. 16 at UNCW FloHoops W, 72-63 from behind the arc… The Paladins are making 9.7 Fri. 20 * Furman ESPN3 L, 62-64 three-pointers per game… Furman is being out-re- Sun. 22 Florida Atlantic ESPN+ L, 50-65 bounded on the season… Jordan Lyons leads the team TV INFORMATION Sat. 28 Milligan ESPN3 W, 104-52 in scoring as he is averaging 17.0 points per game… Lyons has made a team-high 60 three-pointers this sea- Television: ESPN+ JANUARY son… Lyon scored 40 points earlier this season at VMI, which is the most points scored this season by a SoCon Wed. 1 * at UNCG ESPN+ L, 63-72 player… Noah Gurley follows for the Paladins averaging Sat. 4 * Chattanooga ESPN+ L, 61-70 14.1 points per game…. Clay Mounce is third on the Sat. 11 * at Western Carolina ESPN+ L, 71-79 team averaging 13.7 points per game and a team-high Wed. 15 * VMI ESPN+ W, 73-62 6.3 rebounds per game… They are holding opponents RADIO INFORMATION Sat. 18 * at Samford ESPN3 W, 90-75 to 44.2 percent shooting from the floor on the season… Radio: 100.9 The Creek and Sportsmic Wed. 22 * Western Carolina ESPN+ W, 85-79 Opponents are shooting 29.9 percent on three-pointers, Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron Sat. 25 * at VMI ESPN3 W, 69-66 the 41st best mark in the nation… Furman is led by Bob Wed. 29 * at ETSU ESPN+ W, 71-55 Richey, who is in his fourth season at the helm.

FEBRUARY SERIES HISTORY STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 1 * The Citadel ESPN3 W, 76-71 The Bears and Paladins meet for the 19th time in Wed. 5 * at Furman ESPN+ 7 p.m. program history Wednesday night in Greenville, S.C. MERCER FURMAN Sat. 8 * ETSU ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. The Paladins lead the all-time series, 18-10. Furman Scoring Average 72.7 77.7 Wed. 12 * at Wofford ESPN+ 7 p.m. came away with a 64-62 victory in the last game against Opp. Scoring Average 71.3 66.3 Sat. 15 * UNCG ESPN3 4:30 p.m. Mercer which opened up Southern Conference action Scoring Margin +1.4 +11.4 for both teams on Dec. 20, 2019. Wed. 19 * Samford ESPN+ 7 p.m. FG Percentage .458 .477 Sat. 22 * at Chattanooga ESPN3 4:30 p.m 3FG Percentage .371 .352 UP NEXT FT Percentage .734 .697 Wed. 26 * at The Citadel ESPN3 7 p.m. The Bears return to action to on Saturday when they Sat. 29 * Wofford ESPN+ 4:30 pm. Rebounding Average 35.9 32.4 host ETSU at Hawkins Arena. Saturday Boy Scout Day at Assists Per Game 13.9 15.3 the Hawk. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. MARCH Steals Per Game 6.9 8.1 6-9 & SoCon Tournament ESPN+ TBA Turnovers Per Game 15.1 11.8

Schedule is subject to change MERCER PROBABLE STARTING FIVE All times Eastern Home games in bold $ Boca Raton Beach Classic * Southern Conference game

ROBERTSON GARY DIMITRIJEVIC STAIR BENDER MEDIA RELATIONS 1 Fr. | G 3 R-So. | G 5 Sr. | G 22 R-Sr. | G 25 R-Jr. | F Travis Rae MIN 19.2 MIN 33.4 MIN 33.9 MIN 34.7 MIN 18.3 Assistant Director for Media Relations PPG 5.9 PPG 10.2 PPG 18.0 PPG 15.6 PPG 6.3 e: [email protected] FG% 42.4% FG% 42.4% FG% 45.4% FG% 48.9% FG% 46.8% o: 478-301-5219 3FG% 45.5% 3FG% 30.2% 3FG% 41.0% 3FG% 37.3% 3FG% 0% c: 478-973-4355 AST 2.0 AST 1.6 AST 3.1 REB 8.9 REB 4.9 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Kamar Robertson G Fr. 6-2 160 Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge HS 2 Neftali Alvarez* G So. 6-2 165 Cantano, P.R. / Fairfield 3 Jeff Gary G R-So. 6-4 180 Austin, Texas / UNCW 4 Diego Rivera G Fr. 6-2 180 Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian School 5 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Sr. 6-2 180 Grdelica, Serbia / Western Nebraska 10 Daniel Love G So. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips HS 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-So. 6-0 190 Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit HS 13 Felipe Haase* F Jr. 6-9 250 Osorno, Chile / South Carolina 14 Victor Bafutto C R-So. 6-10 230 Brasilia, Brazil / Centro Educational Sigma 20 Ross Cummings G Sr. 6-3 180 Dickson, Tenn. / Creek Wood HS 22 Ethan Stair G R-Sr. 6-4 205 Hazel Green, Ala. / Hazel Green HS 23 James Glisson III F Fr. 6-6 210 Decatur, Ga. / Southwest DeKalb HS 25 Maciej Bender F Jr. 6-11 245 Warsaw, Poland / West Virginia 35 Patrick Urey F R-Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School

* - Sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules

BROADCAST ROSTER

Kamar Robertson Neftali ALVAREZ Jeff GARY Diego RIVERA Djordje DIMITRIJEVIC Daniel LOVE Mitch PRENDERGAST Felipe HAASE G / 6-2 / 160 G / 6-2 / 165 G / 6-4 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-2 / 180 G / 6-3 / 170 G / 6-0 / 190 F / 6-9 / 253 1 Fr. 2 So. 3 R-So. 4 Fr. 5 Sr. 10 So. 12 R-So. 13 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Cantano, P.R. Austin, Texas Miami, Fla. Grdelica, Serbia Orlando, Fla. Dallas, Texas Osorno, Chile

Victor BAFUTTO Ross CUMMINGS Ethan STAIR James GLISSON III Maciej BENDER Patrick UREY C / 6-10 / 230 G / 6-3 / 180 G / 6-4 / 205 F / 6-6 / 210 F / 6-11 / 255 F / 6-6 / 210 14 R-So. 20 Sr. 22 R-Sr. 23 Fr. 25 R-Jr. 35 R-Fr. Brasilia, Brazil Dickson, Tenn. Hazel Green, Ala. Decatur, Ga. Warsaw, Poland Chattanooga, Tenn.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #2 – Neff-tal-ee Alvarez #5 – Georgie Duh-mee-tree-ee-vich #13 – Fa-leep-ay Haas-ay #14 – Victor Bah-FOO-toe #25 – Magic Bender

Greg GARY Bobby KUMMER Kim LEWIS Juan CARDONA D.J. BYRD Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Tulane, 1992 Charlotte, 1996 Tulane, 1994 Middle Georgia, 1996 Purdue, 2013

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LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS The Mercer men's basketball team increased their winning streak to six games on Saturday with a 76-71 victory over MERCER UNIVERSITY The Citadel in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week. Daniel Love led the Bears with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Ka- Location Macon, Ga. mar Robertson and Diego Rivera followed with 13 points apiece. Rivera's 13 points set a career-high. Jeff Gary added Enrollment 8,667 Founded 1833 12 points, and Ethan Stair rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points. Mercer shot over 50 percent for the Nickname Bears second straight game and eighth time this season. The Bears had five players score in double figures on the night. Colors Orange and Black Affilliation NCAA Division I DIMITRIJEVIC THREE-POINT STREAK Conference Southern Arena (Capacity) Hawkins Arena (3,500) Three SoCon student-athletes have streaks of at least 20 games with a made three-pointer. The Bears Djordje Dimi- President Dr. William D. Underwood Athletics Director Jim Cole trijevic has made a three-pointer in 20 straight games. Dimitrijevic is the second-longest streak in the SoCon. The So- Athletics Phone (478) 301-4130 Con leader for consecutive games hitting a three-pointer is Brandon Allen of Samford. He is currently at 25 straight games hitting a three-pointer. COACHING STAFF Head Coach Greg Gary Player (School) Streak Record at Mercer/Years 12-11 / 1st Brandon Austin (Samford) 25 Assistant Coach Bobby Kummer Assistant Coach Kim Lewis Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 20 Assistant Coach Juan Cardona Matt Halvorsen (WCU) 20 Basketball Phone (478) 301-5211

DIMITRIJEVIC OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION BASKETBALL HISTORY First year of basketball 1906-07 Senior Djordje Dimitrijevic had an outstanding January on the court. Over the Bears first 14 games of the season, Number of seasons 107 All-Time Record 1,255-1,189 Dimitrijevic was averaging 14.5 points per game and shooting 37.9 percent from the floor. In eight games in January, Conference Regular Season Titles (Last) 7 (2014) Dimitrijevic averaged 23.9 points per game, shot 55.2 percent from the floor and 48.2 percent from behind the arc. Conference Tournament Titles (Last) 3 (2014) He scored a career-high 34 points on Jan. 11 at Western Carolina and he hit a career-best six three-pointers against NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 3 (2014) VMI and at Samford. After January, Dimitrijevic averages increased. He is now averaging 18.0 points per game and NCAA Record 1-3 shooting 45.4 percent from the floor and 41.0 percent from behind the arc. NIT Appearances (Last) 1 (2013) NIT Record 1-1 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Appearances 2 (2016) DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR STAIR CIT Record 5-1 College Basketball Invitational Appearances 2 (2018) Entering his senior season with only two career double-doubles, Ethan Stair has become a double-double machine. CBI Record 2-2 Last Wednesday, in the victory over ETSU, Stair picked up his ninth double-double of the season as he scored 11 points and collected a team-high 15 rebounds in the victory. This is his second double-double in three games. His MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director for Media Relations (MBB Contact) Travis Rae nine double-doubles are second in the Southern Conference. Office Phone (478) 301-5219 Cell (478) 973-4355 STAIR CLIMING UP THE SCORING RANKS E-mail [email protected]

Ethan Stair joined the 1,000-point club in in Birmingham, Ala. on Jan. 18 when the Bears defeated Samford, 90-75. He now has 1,063 points in his career and is sitting at No. 35 in program history. Below are the players he is looking to catch over the next few Bears games. James Florence, who played for the Bears from 2006-10, is the all-time leading scorer as he scored 2,286 points. Florence is the only 2,000-point scorers in Mercer history.

1,000 Point Scorers (No. 30-35) Rk. Name Pts 30 Jerry Thurston 1,099 31 Bob Reeves 1,097 32 Tony Bolds 1,085 33 Demetre Rivers 1,065 34 Seve Moody 1,064 35 Ethan Stair 1,063

SOCON WINNING STREAK

The Bears look to win their seventh straight Southern Conference action on Wednesday. The last time the Bears won six or more straight SoCon games was during the 2017-18 season. During the 2017-18 season, the Bears rallied off eight straight SoCon wins to close out the regular season. During the 2017-18 season, Mercer went on to finish conference play at 11-7. Last season, the Bears longest winning streak in conference was two games. LONGEST WIN STREAKS IN THE SOCON

The Bears have won six straight games, which is the longest active streak in the Southern Conference. Furman holds the second-longest streak, as they are winners of its last three contests. This is the Bears longest win streak of the season. SOCON GAME OF THE WEEK

The Bears have been in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Week twice this season. Mercer holds a perfect 2-0 record in the Ingles SoCon Game of the Weeks this season.

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE LAST MEETING BETWEEN FURMAN AND MERCER

PRESEASON POLL (COACHES) In a hard-fought Southern Conference opener, the Mercer men's basketball team fell to Furman, 64-62, on Friday night at Hawkins Arena. Maciej Bender led the way for the Bears (5-7, 0-1 SoCon) with a career-high 19 points. Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Bender filled the stat sheet on Friday night as he led the team with 10 rebounds, for his second double-double of 1. ETSU (8) 80 2. UNCG (2) 74 the season, and he had four blocks. Jeff Gary followed with 13 points and Ross Cummings added 12 points in the 3. Furman 61 contest. Djordje Dimitrijevic dished out a career-high 10 assists. 4. Wofford 52 5. Samford 48 SHOOTING OVER 60 PERCENT FROM THE FLOOR 6. Chattanooga 41 7. Western Carolina 38 In the win over ETSU last Wednesday night, the Bears shot 64.3 percent (27-of-42) from the floor. This is the best 8. Mercer 29 single game shooting percentage of the season. The last time Mercer shot over 60 percent in a contest was on Feb. 9. The Citadel 16 10, 2018, when Mercer shot 65.1 percent (28-of-43) in a win at Chattanooga. 10. VMI 11

PRESEASON POLL (MEDIA) STAIR LEADS THE BEARS IN REBOUNDING

Rank Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Senior Ethan Stair leads the Bears in rebounding this season. He is averaging 8.9 rebounds per game. His 8.9 average 1. ETSU (20) 286 per game is second in the Southern Conference. Carlos Dotson (WCU) leads the league averaging 9.5 rebounds per 2. UNCG (6) 264 game. 3. Furman (4) 245 4. Wofford 216 SENIOR CLASS AWARD 5. Samford 169 6. Chattanooga 128 On Friday, Jan. 17, 30 NCAA Men’s Basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected 7. Western Carolina 117 8. Mercer 115 as candidates for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award and senior Ethan Stair was one of the selections. An acronym 9. The Citadel 70 for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total stu- 10. VMI 40 dent-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The men’s candidates will be narrowed to a field of 10 finalists in February, and those names will be PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAM placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and Name Cl. Pos. School fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s Bo Hodges Jr. G ETSU of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during Jeromy Rodriguez R-Sr. F ETSU the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring. For more information on each of the Daivien Williamson So. G ETSU candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com. Jordan Lyons Sr. G Furman Ross Cummings Sr. G Mercer James Dickey R-Sr. F UNCG SINGLE GAME SOCON SCORING LEADERS Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Josh Sharkey Sr. G Samford The Bears Djordje Dimitrijevic scored 34 points on Jan. 11 against Western Carolina. The 34 points are the third-high- Carlos Dotson Sr. F WCU est single-game total in the Southern Conference. Jordan Lyons (Furman) scored 40 points at VMI earlier this year Nathan Hoover Sr. G Wofford and last weekend Josh Sharkey (Samford) scored 35 against Chattanooga. Below are the top five SoCon scorers this season. 2019-20 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Isaiah Miller Jr. G UNCG Name (Team) Points Opponents (Date) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 40 at VMI (1/1/20) Josh Sharkey (Samford) 35 vs. Chattanooga (1/29/20) Djordje Dimitrijevic (Mercer) 34 at Western Carolina (1/11/20) Jordan Lyons (Furman) 33 at Alabama (11/19/19) Kaelon Harris (The Citadel) 32 at Wofford (1/11/20) GREG GARY COACH’S SHOW

The Greg Gary Coach’s Show is underway from Margaritas in Mercer Village. The 11-edition show will be streamed on Sportsmic Radio and the Mercer Men’s Basketball Facebook page. The show is aired from Margaritas in Mercer Village from 6 to 7 p.m. The next Greg Gary Coach’s Show will be on Monday, Feb. 10th. SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2020 Ingles SoCon Men's Basketball Championship presented by General Shale will be held March 6-9 at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. The 2020 edition of the tournament is the 100th for the nation's oldest collegiate conference basketball tournament. FOLLOW THE BEARS

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS MID-MAJOR RANKINGS (as of Feb. 3rd, 2020) Conference Overall COLLEGE INSIDER RK TEAM REC PTS PRV CONFERENCE Team W-L Pct. H A ST W-L Pct. H A N ST 1. Gonzaga (31) 23-1 775 1 West Coast ETSU 8-2 .800 5-1 3-1 W1 19-4 .826 13-1 6-3 0-0 W1 2. Yale 16-4 712 3 Ivy League 3. Northern Iowa 19-3 697 5 Missouri Valley Furman 8-2 .800 4-1 4-1 W3 18-5 .783 10-1 7-4 1-0 W3 4. Saint Mary's 19-5 695 2 West Coast 5. ETSU 19-4 636 4 Southern UNCG 7-3 .700 3-1 4-2 L1 17-6 .739 10-3 7-3 0-0 L1 6. Liberty 21-3 605 7 ASUN 7. Furman 18-5 567 8 Southern Wofford 7-3 .700 5-0 2-3 W2 15-8 .652 10-1 5-7 0-0 W2 8. Stephen F. Austin 19-3 524 9 Southland WCU 6-4 .600 3-2 3-2 W1 14-7 .667 8-2 6-5 0-0 W1 9. UNCG 17-6 519 6 Southern 10. BYU 17-7 515 13 West Coast Mercer 6-4 .600 3-2 3-2 W6 12-11 .522 7-4 5-5 0-2 W6 11. New Mexico State 17-6 434 14 Western Athletic 12. Wright State 19-5 377 10 Horizon Chattanooga 5-5 .500 3-2 2-3 L1 14-9 .609 8-2 4-7 2-0 L1 13. Murray State 17-5 329 19 Ohio Valley Samford 2-8 .200 1-4 1-4 L8 8-16 .333 6-5 2-11 0-0 L8 14. Kent State 16-6 326 16 Mid-American 15. Bowling Green 17-5 324 18 Mid-American VMI 1-9 .100 1-4 0-5 L3 6-17 .261 5-6 0-10 1-1 L3 16. Akron 16-4 303 12 Mid-American 17. Austin Peay 16-7 295 21 Ohio Valley The Citadel 0-10 .000 0-5 0-5 L10 6-15 .286 3-7 3-8 0-0 L10 18. Vermont 17-6 200 20 America East 19. Little Rock 17-7 176 25 Sun Belt 20. Colgate 17-6 152 15 Patriot 21. Winthrop 16-7 146 24 Big South 22. Santa Clara 18-6 132 17 West Coast 23. Harvard 13-6 111 11 Ivy League 24. Hofstra 14-7 96 NR Colonial SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 25. William & Mary 16-8 81 23 Colonial UPCOMING SCHEDULE OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: San Francisco 77, Loyola Chica- Feb. 5 (Wednesday) go 50, Belmont 41, Bradley 33, Georgia State 27, South Dakota *Mercer at Furman, 7 p.m. ESPN+ State 25, Eastern Washington 19, Northern Colorado 15, *The Citadel at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Charleston 14, Indiana State 13, Pacific 7, Hawaii 5, Northern Kentucky 5, UC Irvine 5, Merrimack 4, Toledo 2, Delaware 1, *ETSU at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. ESPN+ Drake 1, Oral Roberts 1, Princeton 1, Southern Illinois 1, Stony *Wofford at VMI, 7 p.m. ESPN+ Brook 1. *Western Carolina at Samford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3

Feb. 8 (Saturday) *VMI at The Citadel, 1 p.m. ESPN+ *Furman at Western Carolina, 2 p.m. ESPN+ *ETSU at Mercer, 4:30 p.m. ESPN+ *Chattanooga at Wofford, 7 p.m. Nexstar/ESPN+

Feb. 9 (Sunday) *Samford at UNCG, 1 p.m. ESPN+

Feb. 12 (Wednesday) *The Citadel at ETSU, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *Western Carolina at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *VMI at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *Mercer at Wofford, 7 p.m. ESPN+ *Furman at Samford, 7:30 p.m. ESPN+

MERCER GAME NOTES • 5 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BREAKDOWN THE LAST TIME... Overall 12-11 A Mercer Player Had: Home 7-4 Road 5-5 20 points or more 25, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at VMI (1/25/20) Neutral 0-2 25 points or more 25, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at VMI (1/25/20) Overtime 0-0 30 points or more 34, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at Western Carolina (1/11/20) SoCon 6-4 10 rebounds or more 15, Ethan Stair, at ETSU (1/29/20) SoCon Home 3-2 SoCon Road 3-2 15 rebounds or more 15, Ethan Stair, at ETSU (1/29/20) 8 assists or more 10, Djordje Dimitrijevic, Furman (12/20/19) In afternoon games 6-4 5 steals or more 6, Djordje Dimitrijevic, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) In night games 6-7 5 blocks or more 5, Andrew Fishler vs. Radford (11/22/16) When scoring first 5-3 a double-double Ethan Stair (11 pts, 15 reb), at ETSU (1/29/20) When opponent scores first 7-8 When leading at halftime 11-1 A Mercer Opponent Had: When trailing at halftime 1-9 20 points or more 23, Mason Faulkner, Western Carolina (1/22/20) When tied at halftime 0-1 Leading with 5:00 left 12-2 25 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) Trailing with 5:00 left 0-9 30 points or more 31, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) Tied with 5:00 left 0-0 10 rebounds or more 10, Carlos Dotson, Western Carolina (1/22/20) In games decided by 3 points or less 1-1 15 rebounds or more 18, Jeromy Rodriguez, ETSU (1/12/19) In games decided by 4-10 points 5-6 5 steals or more 9, Isaiah Miller, at UNCG (1/1/20) In games decided by more than 10 points 6-4 5 blocks or more 5, Kevarrius Hayes, at Florida (12/18/18) a double-double Carlos Dotson (22 pts, 10 reb), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When scoring 30-39 points 0-0 When scoring 40-49 points 0-0 When scoring 50-59 points 0-2 Mercer: When scoring 60-69 points 1-6 Scored 90 points 90, at Samford (1/18/20) When scoring 70-79 points 6-2 Allowed 90 points 98, at Georgia Southern (11/19/19) When scoring 80-89 points 3-1 When scoring 90+ points 1-0 Scored 100 points 104, Milligan (12/28/19) When scoring 100+ points 1-0 Allowed 100 points 109, at St. John's (11/6/19) Scored less than 50 points 47, UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing less than 40 points 0-0 Allowed less than 50 points 42, Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20/18) When allowing 40-49 points 0-0 When allowing 50-59 points 2-1 Shot 50 percent or better 50.9 % (28-55), The Citadel (2/1/20) When allowing 60-69 points 6-2 Shot 35 percent or below 32.7% (17-52) UNCG (3/2/19) When allowing 70-79 points 4-5 Shot 80+ percent from FT line 85.7 % (12-14), The Citadel (2/1/20) When allowing 80-89 points 0-1 Shot 90+ percent from FT line 90.0 % (18-20), Western Carolina (1/22/20) When allowing 90+ points 0-1 When allowing 100+ points 0-1 Made 20+ free throws 21, at Western Carolina (1/11/20) Made 10+ 3-point field goals 11, at VMI (1/22/20) When shooting less than 30% 0-0 Grabbed 50 or more rebounds 51, Piedmont College (11/9/18) When shooting 30-39% 1-5 When shooting 40-49% 5-4 Grabbed 60 or more rebounds 60, vs. The Citadel (2/6/16) When shooting 50% or better 6-2 Forced 25 or more turnovers 27, Milligan (12/28/19) Had four players in double-figures The Citadel (2/1/20) When opponents shoot less than 30% 0-0 Had five players in double-figures The Citadel (2/1/20) When opponents shoot 30-39% 4-1 When opponents shoot 40-49% 6-6 Had six players in double-figures Milligan (12/28/19) When opponents shoot 50% or better 2-4 Won in overtime 75-71 (OT) Chattanooga (1/15/18) Lost in overtime 72-68 (OT) ETSU (1/12/19) When out-shooting opponents 8-4 When out-shot by opponents 4-7 When percentages are even 0-0 When out-rebounding opponents 11-4 When out-rebounded by opponents 1-7 When rebounds are even 0-0 When committing more turnovers 5-7 When committing less turnovers 7-2 When turnovers are even 0-2

Sunday 0-2 Monday 2-1 Tuesday 0-2 Wednesday 3-2 Thursday 0-0 Friday 2-1 Saturday 5-4

White uniforms 7-6 Black uniforms 5-5

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HEAD COACH GREG The Gary File GARY Birthdate: February 14, 1970 FIRST SEASON Birthplace: Anderson, Ind. TULANE, 1992 High School: Anderson Highland, 1988 College: Tulane, 1992 (B.S., sport management) Wife: Claudia Daughters: Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra and Brooklyn Son: Nash Greg Gary was named Mercer University’s men’s basketball head coach on March 26, 2019. He was introduced as the program’s Playing Experience new leader at a formal introductory press conference on April 1988: Aquinas College (Nashville, Tenn.) 3, 2019. 1989-92: Tulane (New Orleans, La.)

A veteran coach with 26 years at the NCAA Division I level, Gary Coaching Experience spent the previous eight seasons working under 1993-97: Tulane (asst.) at Purdue University. He helped the Boilermakers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season and consecutive 1997-98: McNeese State (asst.) Sweet 16 appearances in 2017 and 2018. 1998-00: Tulane (asst.) 2000-04: Miami (Fla.) (asst.) “When we set out to look for a new head coach, we recognized 2004-07: South Florida (asst.) Greg early in the process as someone we were confident in 2007-08: Duquesne (asst.) leading our men’s basketball program,” said Director of Athletics 2008-10: Centenary (head coach) Jim Cole at the time of Gary’s hire. “Greg not only stood out for his proven background and style of play, but for the role he has 2010-11: Duquesne (asst.) played as a mentor to student-athletes throughout his career 2011-19: Purdue (asst.) as well as his commitment to growing them into leaders off 2019-Present: Mercer (head coach) the court. We’re so happy for Greg, his wife, Claudia, and his children – Gabrielle, Logan, Alexandra, Brooklyn and Nash – to be joining our Mercer Family.” Gary has made 16 postseason appearances as a college assistant and player, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine times. His on-court focus for the Boilermakers centered on the development of their wing and post players. Calling Purdue’s offensive sets, Gary helped Purdue lead the Big Ten Conference in scoring in two of the last three seasons with the nation’s second-most efficient offense. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten in three-point percentage and free throw percentage while ranking second nationally in assists per game during the 2016-17 season. Gary’s guidance was significant in the improvement of Purdue standouts Vincent Edwards, Ryan Cline and Dakota Mathias three seasons ago. Edwards made a jump from the power forward to small forward position and led the team in assists while ranking second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. In 2014-15, Gary had a large impact on the development of Rapheal Davis, Mathias and Kendall Stephens, helping the Boilermakers to their first NCAA Tournament since 2012. Gary’s tutelage helped Davis become the Big Ten’s best defensive player, while also improving his offensive game. In Big Ten games only, Davis averaged 12.2 points per game, a 5.3 points per game improvement from his sophomore to his junior season. He has also improved his three-point shooting 132 points from his freshman (.250) to his junior year (.382). Gary’s first season in West Lafayette was a successful one, as he helped guide the Boilers to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row. Forward Robbie Hummel was named an honorable mention All-American and received first-team All-Big Ten recognition after leading Purdue in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots. Hummel was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft, becoming one of 12 players to be drafted by an NBA franchise or spend time on an NBA roster after receiving Gary’s guidance.

MERCER GAME NOTES • 7 2019-20 MERCER MEN’S BASKETBALL THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 02, 2020) 2019-20 OVERALLAll games STATS

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-11 7-4 5-5 0-2 CONFERENCE 6-4 3-2 3-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-7 4-2 2-3 0-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 Djordje Dimitrijevic 21-21 712 33.9 122-269 .4 5 4 50-122 .4 1 0 85-101 .8 4 2 12 76 88 4.2 48 1 66 57 0 36 379 18.0 22 Ethan Stair 23-23 799 34.7 130-266 .4 8 9 47-126 .3 7 3 52-61 .8 5 2 41 164 205 8.9 56 2 45 47 7 26 359 15.6 03 Jeff Gary 13-11 434 33.4 50-118 .4 2 4 19-63 .3 0 2 14-15 .9 3 3 6 21 27 2.1 21 0 25 21 1 8 133 10.2 20 Ross Cummings 6-1 139 23.2 19-41 .4 6 3 11-24 .4 5 8 8-8 1.000 1 11 12 2.0 11 0 11 13 1 5 57 9.5 25 Maciej Bender 23-19 422 18.3 65-139 .4 6 8 0-0 .0 0 0 15-34 .4 4 1 39 73 112 4.9 50 0 21 41 23 3 145 6.3 23 James Glisson III 23-9 419 18.2 60-118 .5 0 8 2-12 .1 6 7 19-33 .5 7 6 31 43 74 3.2 40 0 27 22 10 15 141 6.1 01 Kamar Robertson 19-8 365 19.2 36-85 .4 2 4 15-33 .4 5 5 26-39 .6 6 7 11 32 43 2.3 53 2 38 35 4 12 113 5.9 10 Daniel Love 23-12 462 20.1 51-120 .4 2 5 9-23 .3 9 1 22-30 .7 3 3 25 53 78 3.4 55 2 45 36 2 27 133 5.8 14 Victor Bafutto 22-4 215 9.8 40-77 .5 1 9 0-1 .0 0 0 12-21 .5 7 1 22 30 52 2.4 43 0 6 25 11 4 92 4.2 30 Luke Hamilton 7-0 87 12.4 10-24 .4 1 7 6-18 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 4 9 13 1.9 7 0 2 3 0 1 26 3.7 12 Mitch Prendergast 10-3 103 10.3 11-28 .3 9 3 8-23 .3 4 8 0-1 .0 0 0 2 4 6 0.6 13 1 5 4 0 6 30 3.0 04 Diego Rivera 14-1 149 10.6 13-32 .4 0 6 5-17 .2 9 4 9-11 .8 1 8 3 7 10 0.7 7 0 14 6 0 4 40 2.9 35 Patrick Urey 21-3 294 14.0 7-23 .3 0 4 0-2 .0 0 0 11-18 .6 1 1 8 39 47 2.2 21 0 14 20 5 12 25 1.2 Team 27 31 58 18 Total...... 23 4600 614-1340 .4 5 8 172-464 .3 7 1 273-372 .7 3 4 232 593 825 35.9 425 8 319 348 64 159 1673 72.7 Opponents...... 23 4600 585-1340 .4 3 7 174-524 .3 3 2 296-443 .6 6 8 222 510 732 31.8 370 - 300 308 58 169 1640 71.3

TEAM STATISTICS MER OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1673 1640 11/6/19 at St. John's L 79-109 3354 Points per game 72.7 71.3 11/08/19 COLUMBIA INT'L W 84-76 2027 Scoring margin +1.4 - 11/11/19 KENNESAW ST. W 74-62 2373 FIELD GOALS-ATT 614-1340 585-1340 11/15/19 FGCU W 84-68 2613 Field goal pct .4 5 8 .4 3 7 11/19/19 at Ga. Southern L 88-98 1421 3 POINT FG-ATT 172-464 174-524 11/23/19 at UIC W 72-68 1276 3-point FG pct .3 7 1 .3 3 2 11/26/19 at St. Bonaventure L 51-56 3218 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 7.6 12/1/19 vs Canisius L 66-76 1114 FREE THROWS-ATT 273-372 296-443 12/2/19 vs Holy Cross L 67-81 1122 Free throw pct .7 3 4 .6 6 8 12/07/19 GEORGIA ST. L 61-73 1564 F-Throws made per game 11.9 12.9 12/16/19 at UNCW W 72-63 2423 REBOUNDS 825 732 * 12/20/19 FURMAN L 62-64 3172 Rebounds per game 35.9 31.8 12/22/19 FLA. ATLANTIC L 50-65 1932 Rebounding margin +4.0 - 12/28/19 MILLIGAN W 104-52 1528 ASSISTS 319 300 * 01/01/20 at UNC Greensboro L 63-72 2374 Assists per game 13.9 13.0 * 01/04/20 CHATTANOOGA L 61-70 3326 TURNOVERS 348 308 * 01/11/20 at Western Caro. L 71-79 2296 Turnovers per game 15.1 13.4 * 01/15/20 VMI W 73-62 2457 Turnover margin -1.7 - * 01/18/20 at Samford W 90-75 763 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0 * 01/22/20 WESTERN CARO. W 85-79 2572 STEALS 159 169 * 01/25/20 at VMI W 69-66 2400 Steals per game 6.9 7.3 * 01/29/20 at ETSU W 71-55 4608 BLOCKS 64 58 * 02/01/20 THE CITADEL W 76-71 4072 Blocks per game 2.8 2.5 ATTENDANCE 27636 26369 * = Conference game Home games-Avg/Game 11-2512 10-2413 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-1118

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Mercer 773 900 1673 Opponents 773 867 1640

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THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Mercer Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Feb 02, 2020) All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls St. John's 38/59 41/50 79-109 (30) 26-66/38-76 .394/.500 12-28/8-19 .429/.421 15-24/25-31 .625/.806 41/42 (1) 16/16 24/9 2/7 4/11 28/21 COLUMBIA INT'L 37/32 47/44 84-76 +8 33-68/26-58 .485/.448 5-16/13-31 .313/.419 13-18/11-16 .722/.688 40/26 +14 13/13 8/12 1/1 6/4 21/17 KENNESAW ST. 31/19 43/43 74-62 +12 22-60/19-60 .367/.317 8-22/5-14 .364/.357 22-27/19-27 .815/.704 40/39 +1 16/9 18/20 6/2 10/5 24/22 FGCU 46/27 38/41 84-68 +16 32-60/22-57 .533/.386 6-15/7-21 .400/.333 14-15/17-22 .933/.773 35/25 +10 15/13 18/21 3/4 9/10 19/16 Ga. Southern 46/48 42/50 88-98 (10) 31-59/37-64 .525/.578 9-18/12-29 .500/.414 17-22/12-18 .773/.667 33/27 +6 16/20 16/11 0/4 8/12 16/17 UIC 33/23 39/45 72-68 +4 26-65/23-55 .400/.418 8-22/11-33 .364/.333 12-21/11-16 .571/.688 49/31 +18 21/15 11/13 0/5 8/7 16/17 St. Bonaventure 20/27 31/29 51-56 (5) 20-52/18-52 .385/.346 6-19/4-16 .316/.250 5-11/16-19 .455/.842 33/36 (3) 11/11 12/11 4/4 2/2 18/14 Canisius 34/38 32/38 66-76 (10) 24-59/29-57 .407/.509 5-20/3-15 .250/.200 13-20/15-20 .650/.750 31/37 (6) 13/17 13/13 1/2 9/8 19/20 Holy Cross 39/38 28/43 67-81 (14) 27-60/31-59 .450/.525 5-19/8-23 .263/.348 8-13/11-14 .615/.786 30/38 (8) 12/12 10/10 0/1 4/4 13/14 GEORGIA ST. 18/31 43/42 61-73 (12) 20-57/27-57 .351/.474 5-14/9-18 .357/.500 16-23/10-14 .696/.714 38/23 +15 12/14 18/12 4/7 7/8 17/21 UNCW 37/35 35/28 72-63 +9 26-64/24-58 .406/.414 11-32/5-18 .344/.278 9-11/10-24 .818/.417 44/37 +7 18/14 15/13 1/2 6/8 20/16 FURMAN 30/30 32/34 62-64 (2) 25-54/26-60 .463/.433 8-22/8-25 .364/.320 4-6/4-9 .667/.444 32/28 +4 18/12 13/9 6/1 4/7 11/12 FLA. ATLANTIC 21/31 29/34 50-65 (15) 19-53/21-50 .358/.420 3-17/7-27 .176/.259 9-12/16-23 .750/.696 25/41 (16) 10/13 17/19 1/2 12/8 23/17 MILLIGAN 51/37 53/15 104-52 +52 41-79/22-55 .519/.400 14-26/3-18 .538/.167 8-12/5-12 .667/.417 43/23 +20 21/14 15/27 5/2 17/9 13/11 UNC Greensboro 25/43 38/29 63-72 (9) 25-47/26-62 .532/.419 6-10/8-23 .600/.348 7-11/12-22 .636/.545 35/31 +4 6/5 24/12 0/2 6/17 18/13 CHATTANOOGA 25/35 36/35 61-70 (9) 24-52/24-57 .462/.421 4-17/6-23 .235/.261 9-10/16-23 .900/.696 30/34 (4) 9/11 10/6 2/1 3/5 22/12 Western Caro. 30/36 41/43 71-79 (8) 24-63/22-51 .381/.431 2-19/9-18 .105/.500 21-24/26-35 .875/.743 35/38 (3) 4/11 12/16 4/2 10/5 25/17 VMI 27/38 46/24 73-62 +11 26-50/25-58 .520/.431 11-29/9-26 .379/.346 10-12/3-7 .833/.429 37/24 +13 19/16 18/14 3/1 5/5 12/11 Samford 51/32 39/43 90-75 +15 34-61/22-54 .557/.407 12-25/6-14 .480/.429 10-14/25-30 .714/.833 35/28 +7 15/6 17/14 7/1 8/6 24/17 WESTERN CARO. 39/33 46/46 85-79 +6 29-60/29-58 .483/.500 9-22/11-30 .409/.367 18-20/10-14 .900/.714 33/31 +2 15/15 10/11 4/2 6/4 15/16 VMI 28/25 41/41 69-66 +3 25-54/26-74 .463/.351 11-22/10-39 .500/.256 8-11/4-9 .727/.444 38/44 (6) 11/16 13/6 5/3 2/7 15/17 ETSU 36/34 35/21 71-55 +16 27-42/22-60 .643/.367 4-11/3-22 .364/.136 13-21/8-18 .619/.444 37/25 +12 14/12 20/11 4/1 3/6 20/18 THE CITADEL 31/22 45/49 76-71 +5 28-55/26-48 .509/.542 8-19/9-22 .421/.409 12-14/10-20 .857/.500 31/24 +7 14/15 16/18 1/1 10/11 16/14

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Points...... 16 (2x last at VMI, 1/25/20) 4 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 4 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 7 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 6 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Assists...... 6 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) 1 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (4x last VMI, 1/15/20) No. 1 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) Kamar Robertson 33 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Minutes...... 33 (at VMI, 1/25/20) 6-2 • Fr. • G Alpharetta, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 20 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20)...... Points...... 20 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20) 3 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20) ...... 3-FG...... 3 (6x last Western Carolina, 1/20/20) 4 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 6 (at Northeastern, 2/3/18)* 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Assists...... 6 (at VMI, 1/25/20) 1 (at Samford, 1/18/20)...... Blocks...... 1 (2x last at Samford, 1/18/20) 3 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 3 (FAU, 12/22/19) No. 3 39 (at VMI, 1/25/20)...... Minutes...... 39 (at VMI, 1/25/20) Jeff Gary *Career highs from time at UNCW 6-4 • Jr. • G Austin, Texas

19-20 Season Highs Career High 13 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Points...... 13 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Rebounds...... 2 (2x last The Citadel, 2/1/20) 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19).....Assists...... 3 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Steals...... 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) No. 4 23 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Minutes...... 23 (The Citadel, 2/1/20) Diego Rivera 6-2 •Fr. • G Miami, Fla.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Points...... 34 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 6 (at Samford, 1/18/20)...... 3-FG...... 6 (2x last at Samford, 1/18/20) 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Rebounds...... 10 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19) 10 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Assists...... 10 (Furman, 12/20/19) 0...... Blocks...... 2 (UNCW, 12/21/18) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Steals...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) No. 5 40 (at St. Bonaventure, 11/26/19)...... Minutes...... 40 (at St. Bonaventure, 11/26/19) Djordje Dimitrijevic 6-2 • Sr. • G Grdelica, Serbia

19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Points...... 16 (FGCU, 11/15/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... 3-FG...... 2 (VMI, 1/15/20) 8 (Chattanooga, 1/4/20)...... Rebounds...... 8 (Chattanooga, 1/4/20) 5 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 5(3x last VMI, 1/15/20) 1 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Blocks...... 1(3x last VMI, 1/15/20) 2 (The Citadel, 2/1/20)...... Steals...... 2 (11x last The Citadel, 2/1/20) No. 10 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Minutes...... 35 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) Daniel Love 6-3 • So. • G Orlando, Fla.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Points...... 13 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Rebounds...... 2 (2x last VMI, 1/15/20) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 0...... Blocks...... N/A 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 12 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19)...... Minutes...... 22 (at St. John's, 11/6/19) Mitch Prendergast 6-0 • R-So. • G Dallas, Texas

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 14 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 0...... 3-FG...... N/A 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) ...... Rebounds...... 12 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Assists...... 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20) 2 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... Blocks...... 4 (UNCG, 3/2/19) 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 2 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 14 18 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Minutes...... 19 (at ETSU, 2/16/19) Victor Bafutto 6-10 • R-So. • C Brasilia, Brazil

19-20 Season Highs Career High 16 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 37 (Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (Kennesaw State, 11/11/19)...... 3-FG...... 8 (2x last Chattanooga, 2/23/19) 4 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (at Western Carolina, 2/14/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 5 (at Chattanooga, 1/17/19) 1 (FAU 12/22/19)...... Blocks...... 1 (3x last FAU 12/22/19)) 2 (FAU, 12/22/19)...... Steals...... 2 (3x last FAU, 12/22/19) No. 20 33 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Minutes...... 42 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ross Cummings 6-3 • Sr. • G Dickson, Tenn.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... Points...... 28 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19)...... 3-FG...... 6 (at Georgia Southern, 11/19/19) 16 (at UNCW, 12/16/19)...... Rebounds...... 16 (at UNCW, 12/16/19) 6 (VMI, 1/15/20)...... Assists...... 6 (VMI, 1/15/20) 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Blocks...... 2 (at ETSU, 1/29/20) 4 (at Samford, 1/18/20) ...... Steals...... 5 (VMI, 1/24/19) No. 22 40 (at ETSU, 1/29/20)...... Minutes...... 41 (ETSU, 1/12/19) Ethan Stair 6-4 • R-Sr. • G Hazel Green, Ala.

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19-20 Season Highs Career High 18 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Points...... 18 (FGCU, 11/15/19) 1 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... 3-FG...... 1 (2x last Milligan, 12/28/19) 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19). Rebounds...... 9 (Columbia International, 11/8/19) 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 4 (at UIC, 11/23/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Blocks...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Steals...... 3 (Milligan, 12/28/19) No. 23 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19)...... Minutes...... 30 (FGCU, 11/15/19) James Glisson III 6-6 • Fr. • F Decatur, Ga.

19-20 Season Highs Career High 19 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Points...... 19 (Furman, 12/20/19) 0...... 3-FG...... 1 (Miss. Valley, 11/14/16)* 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Rebounds...... 13 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20) 3 (at UIC, 11/23/19)...... Assists...... 3 (3x last at UIC, 11/23/19) 4 (Furman, 12/20/19)...... Blocks...... 4 (Furman, 12/20/19) 1 (Western Carolina, 1/20/20)...... Steals...... 3 (TCU, 2/12/18)* 33 (Western Carolina, 1/11/20)...... Minutes...... 33 (2x last Western Carolina, 1/11/20) No. 25 Maciej Bender *Career highs from his previous two years at West Virginia 6-11• Jr. • F Warsaw, Poland

19-20 Season Highs Career High 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Points...... 5 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) N/A...... 3-FG...... N/A 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Rebounds...... 7 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19)...... Assists...... 5 (Milligan, 12/28/19) 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19)...... Blocks...... 2 (Georgia State, 12/7/19) 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19)...... Steals...... 3 (vs. Canisius, 12/1/19) No. 35 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19)...... Minutes...... 34 (vs. Holy Cross, 12/2/19) Patrick Urey 6-6 • R-Fr. • F Chattanooga, Tenn.

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