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PROBABLE STARTERS

Pos # Name ...................................Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 15 D’Marcus Simonds ................6-3 200 So. 21.3 5.2 Scored in double fi gures in 32-straight games G 24 Devin Mitchell .......................6-4 195 Jr. 11.6 2.1 Knocked down 3 3-pointers at Troy, scored 11 pts. F 2 Malik Benlevi .........................6-5 205 Jr. 10.7 6.2 Leads team with 93 rebs.; 46.5% from 3-point range F 23 Jordan Session ........................6-8 225 Sr. 5.9 5.1 Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 fi eld goals at Troy F 30 Jeff Th omas .............................6-5 190 Jr. 8.9 4.3 Scored 15 fi rst-half points at Troy, 3-of-6 from 3-pt. range

RESERVES ..................................................

G 0 Nile Felton ..............................6-3 175 So. 0.0 0.3 Played fi nal three minutes against Point G 10 Denis Alibegovic ....................6-2 170 Fr. 0.2 a0.1 Scored fi rst career basket at South Alabama G 11 Isaiah Williams ......................6-2 170 Sr. 5.6 a1.2 Started fi rst game of the season at UMass G 12 Kane Williams ........................6-3 185 Fr. 4.3 1.7 Finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds & 3 assists vs. Point F 14 Chris Clerkley ........................6-9 210 So. 0.0 0.6 Grabbed two rebounds in 4 minutes at Chattanooga F 20 Josh Linder .............................6-9 215 Fr. 2.9 1.6 Finished with 6 pts. and 4 rebounds against Point G 35 Matt Chism .............................6-3 185 Fr. 0.8 0.3 Score 2 pts. and grabbed a rebound at Chattanooga F 50 Jordan Tyson ..........................6-9 230 R-So. 1.9 2.1 Pulled down 5 rebs. in 14 minutes at Dayton

2017-18 RECORDSGeorgia State: 9-6, 0-2 Sun Belt H: 4-1, A: 4-4, N: 1-1Little Rock: 4-11, 1-1 Sun Belt H: 4-4, A: 0-7, N: 0-0

HEAD COACHRon Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986)GSU: 132-80 (7th Yr.)Career: 406-290 (24th Yr.)

SERIES RECORDSAll-time series: Little Rock leads 19-5 *GSU leads 4-3 in Sun Belt gamesLast meeting: GSU, 71-54, 2/25/17 in Ark.Last ATL meeting: LR, 57-49, 2/18/16

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Game 16: GEORGIA STATE (9-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) vs. LITTLE ROCK (4-11, 1-1 Sun Belt)Jan. 4, 2018, 7:15 p.m. ET • GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.

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• Georgia State and Little Rock will meet for the 25th time on Th ursday and eighth in Sun Belt play.• Th e Panthers are looking to snap a two-game losing streak, their longest of the season.• GSU has won four of the seven meetings with Little Rock since returning to the league in 2013.• Georgia State earned a 71-54 win over Little Rock in the lone meeting last year.• Georgia State’s 9-6 start is tied for the fourth-best 15-game start in program history.• Georgia State won nine non-conference games this year, tied for the most in program history.• Th e Panthers have won 53 Sun Belt games since returning to the league in 2013. No other program in

the league has more than 48 wins during that time.• Georgia State is coming off a tough 68-66 loss at Troy on New Year’s Eve as a 3-pointer at the buzzer

was just off the mark.• Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds has a pair of double-doubles already this season and has scored in

double fi gures in 32-straight games.• Simonds is averaging 21.3 points per game which would set a school record if the season ended today.

He is currently ranked No. 27 in the NCAA in scoring.• Georgia State enters play ranked No. 9 in the NCAA with a turnover margin of 5.3 and No. 13 in total

steals with 133.• Ron Hunter, GSU’s all-time leader in wins, won his 400th career game on 11/22 against EWU.• Hunter has led the Panthers to four of the seven most successful seasons in program history,

including a pair of 25-win seasons.• Isaiah Williams played in his 100th career game earlier this year. He is 38 pts. shy of 1,000 for his career.• Williams, along with Jordan Session have both surpassed 100 career games played this season. • Georgia State was picked to fi nish second in the annual Sun Belt Coaches’ Preseason Poll.• Th e Panthers have won 20 or more games in three of the last four seasons, advancing to postseason

play in each of those years. • Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Panthers have won 95 games, the most of any NCAA

Division 1 program in the state of Georgia.• Following today’s game, Georgia State will remain at home and host Arkansas State Saturday at 2:15

p.m. live on WatchESPN.

Georgia State Men’s Basketball Notes (page 2)

2017-18 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultOct. 28 at Georgia Tech (Exh.) W, 65-58Nov. 2 LEES-MCRAE COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 100-64Nov. 6 COKER COLLEGE (Exh.) W, 99-65Nov. 10 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE (ESPN3) W, 90-50

MGM Grand Main EventNov. 14 at Rice (FloHoops.TV) W, 75-54Nov. 17 at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) L, 72-77Nov. 20 vs. Eastern Washington (FloHoops.TV) W, 68-50Nov. 22 vs. Prairie View A&M (FloHoops.TV) L, 56-71Nov. 26 TULANE (ESPN3) W, 70-59Nov. 29 at Alabama A&M W, 63-53Dec. 4 LIBERTY (ESPN3) L, 74-77 otDec. 9 MONTANA (ESPN3) W, 71-68Dec. 12 POINT (ESPN3) W, 90-70Dec. 16 at Dayton (Spectrum Sports) L, 83-88 otDec. 20 at UMass (A-10 Network) W, 71-63Dec. 23 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) W, 71-48Dec. 29 at South Alabama * L, 64-86Dec. 31 at Troy * (ESPN3) L, 66-68Jan. 4 LITTLE ROCK * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m.Jan. 6 ARKANSAS STATE * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m.Jan. 11 at Appalachian State * 7:30 p.m.Jan. 13 at Coastal Carolina * 3:30 p.m.Jan. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m.Jan. 25 UT ARLINGTON * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m.Jan. 27 TEXAS STATE * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m.Feb. 1 at Arkansas State * 8:30 p.m.Feb. 3 at Little Rock * 6 p.m.Feb. 8 LOUISIANA * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m.Feb. 10 UL MONROE * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m.Feb. 16 at Georgia Southern * (ESPN2) 9 p.m.Feb. 22 at Texas State * 8:30 p.m.Feb. 24 at UT Arlington * 5:15 p.m.March 1 TROY * (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m.March 3 SOUTH ALABAMA * (ESPN3) 2:15 p.m.March 7-11 at Sun Belt Championship * TBA*-Sun Belt game

GENERAL INFORMATIONFull Name ............................... Georgia State UniversityLocation ........................................................Atlanta, Ga.Founded .................................................................... 1913Enrollment............................................................. 50,000Nickname .......................................................... PanthersColors ..................................................... Blue and WhiteArena .................................. Georgia State Sports ArenaCapacity ................................................................... 3,854Affi liation ............................................ NCAA Division IConference ......................................................... Sun BeltPresident ................................................. Mark P. BeckerAthletics Director ..................................... Charlie Cobb

BASKETBALL HISTORYFirst Season of NCAA Basketball .....................1963-64All-Time Record .................................................593-919NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................3 ............................................................ (2015, 2001, 1991)NIT Appearances .....................................2 (2014, 2002)CIT Appearances .....................................2 (2017, 2012)Conference Titles (Reg. Season) ...................................5 ........................................(2015, 2014, 2002, 2001, 2000)Conference Tournament Titles .....................................3 ............................................................ (2015, 2001, 1991)

GOING FOR A THIRD

Since joining the Sun Belt four years ago, Georgia State has won two conference regular season titles, fi nished as a regular season runner-up, advanced to two confer-ence tournament fi nals, and won one tournament title in New Orleans. Over the four-year stretch, the Panthers are 53-25 in Sun Belt Conference regular season games. Th e 53 wins are the most in the league during that time. Th e second closest is Louisiana’s 48 wins.

MAJOR PRESEASON RECOGNITION

Aft er earning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and All-Sun Belt Th ird Team honors last year, sophomore D’Marcus Simonds has picked up major honors throughout this preseason.• 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List - One of just two Sun Belt players to make the list• 2017-18 Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List - One of just four Sun Belt players to make the list• 2017 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team

A GEORGIA STATE FIRST

D’Marcus Simonds recorded the fi rst triple-double in program history on opening night at Carver Bible College. Simonds went for 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 90-50 win. Th e 10 rebounds and 10 assists were both career highs.

RECORD-TYING NON-CONFERENCE SLATE Georgia State tied the school-record for non-conference wins in a season this year. Th e previous nine-win non-conference totals each ended with postseason play. Here are the top seasons: Year Record End of Season 2000-01 9-2 NCAA Final 32 (Second Round) 2011-12 9-3 CIT Sweet 16 2017-18 9-4 TBD 2015-16 7-2 None 2016-17 7-4 CIT 2014-15 7-4 NCAA Final 32 (Th ird Round)

BEST 15-GAME STARTS

Georgia State’s 9-6 start through 15 games isn’t the best 15-game start in program history, but it is right near the top. Here are the best 15-game starts in program history. Season Record Postseason 2000-01 13-2 NCAA (2nd round) 2015-16 11-4 None 2011-12 11-4 CIT (2nd round) 2017-18 9-6 TBD 1975-76 9-6 None 2014-15 9-6 NCAA (3rd round)

THE SERIES WITH LITTLE ROCK

Georgia State and Little Rock will meet for the 25th time on Th ursday. Th e Panthers are 4-3 againt the Trojans since returning to the Sun Belt and snapped Little Rock’s three-game winning streak in the series last season. Last year, Devin Mtichell scored 16 points off the bench as Georgia State earned a 71-54 win over Little Rock. Malik Benlevi just missed a double-double with seven points and nine rebounds, while Isaiah Dennis added nine points and six rebounds. Willie Clayton also just missed a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds.

Little Rock 5-19H: 2-8 • A: 2-9 • N: 1-2 • SBC: 4-3 Full results on page 61/20/90 ........................ A L 87-1102/15/90 ........................H L 57-1021/10/91 ........................ A L 67-752/7/91 ..........................H L 66-813/7/91 * .......................N W 80-601/18/14 ........................H W 99-732/6/14 .......................... A W 68-571/3/15 ..........................H W 82-692/26/15 ........................ A L 83-921/30/16 ........................ A L 53-632/18/16 ........................H L 49-572/25/17 ........................ A W 71-54

* Conference Tournament


THE 20-POINT CLUB

Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds is currently averaging 21.3 points per game. Only six times in program history has a Panther averaged 20 or more points a game for the season. The last time it happened was when Thomas Terrell averaged 20.5 point per game during the 2001-02 season. The record is held by Ron Ricketts who averaged 21.1 points per game during the 1970-71 season.

TOP HONORS

Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds has been named the College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week twice this year. Th e fi rst honor came on Dec. 11 following a week in which he led the Panthers to a split of two games averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Highlighting the week was a career-high 35 points against Liberty. He also earned the honor on Dec. 25 aft er an impressive sweep of road games at UMass and Chattanooga. In those two games Simonds averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and shot 19-of-32 from the fl oor.

DOUBLE THE GOODNESS

In Georgia State’s 70-59 win over previously unbeaten Tulane, both senior Jordan Session and junior Malik Benlevi recorded double-doubles. Session fi nished with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Benlevi scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds. Th e last time that two Panthers recorded double-doubles in the same game was during the 2006-07 season as Rashad Chase (23 pts., 12 rebs.) and Lance Perique (26 pts., 14 rebs.) accomplished the feat at home against Towson. Only one time on record have three Panthers recorded double-doubles in the same game and that came during the 1997-98 season (Hamilton, Gause and Robertson).

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN

In Georgia State’s road win at UMass, the Panthers knocked down 16 3-pointers, including an impressive 11-of-15 in the sec-ond half. Th e 16 3-pointers are tied for the third-most in school history. Georgia State fi nished the game 16-of-25, a 64.0 percent-age, which is the sixth-best mark in school history.

‘BIG-TIME WIN’ FOR #HURRICANE RELIEF

Georgia State earned an impressive 65-58 win over crosstown foe Georgia Tech during the exhibition season, but more important than the win was the cause. Th e ‘A-Town Showdown for Hurricane Relief ’ came together in late-October and brought the teams to McCamish Pavilion to raise money for the hurricane relief cause. More than 2,100 fans cheered the two teams on as the game raised money for those eff ected by three hurricanes in the fall.

1,000-POINT PLATEAU Senior Isaiah Williams is quickly closing in on the 1,000 career point plateau. With 78 points this year, he needs just 38 points to reach the milestone. Williams is in his third year with the Panthers aft er earning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors will at Sam-ford.

EXPERIENCE IS KING When it comes to games played experience, Georgia State is near the top of the list. Two Panthers have reached the 100 career games played mark during non-conference play. Last year Georgia State had three players with at least 100 career games played. Here is a list of players who have reached the mark this season: Career Games Games at GSU Jordan Session 108 108 Isaiah Williams 106 76

HOME SWEET HOME

When coach Ron Hunter took over the Panthers, one of the fi rst things he proclaimed was that the GSU Sports Arena would become one of the toughest places in the country. So far, he has been correct. Th e Panthers are 61-15 in the comfy confi nes of the Sports Arena since his arrival. Th e Panthers have gone 51-8 at home the last four-plus sea-sons. During that span, Georgia State put together an 18-game winning streak which ranks second-longest in school history. Here are the longest home court winning streaks in school history: 25 2-24-00 to 12-12-02 *3rd-longest streak in nation at time 18 11-9-13 to 1-5-14 (13-0 during 2013-14 season) 15 1-10-15 to 1-16-16 (last 7 of 14-15 season, fi rst 8 of 15-16)

HEAD OF THE CLASS Ron Hunter became the all-time winningest coach at Georgia State last season and entered the year with 123 victories in six seasons. He has shattered every wins mark in school history with the exception of the single-season record of 29 wins held by Charles “Left y” Driesell. Hunter surpassed Bob Reinhart for the record on Dec. 10, 2016. Ironically, Reinhart, now a scout for the Miami Heat, was in the building when Hunter tied the record.

MOST WINS BY COACH Coach.................................................. Years Wins 1. Ron Hunter ............... 2011-present (6+) 132 2. Bob Reinhart...........................1985-94 (9) 107 3. Charles “Left y” Driesell ...... 1997-03 (5+) 103

POINTS PER GAME

Player .............................Season Avg. 1. D’Marcus Simonds.... 17-18 21.3 2. Ron Ricketts ................70-71 21.1 3. Phillip Luckydo ...........91-92 21.0 4. Terrence Brandon .......95-96 20.8 5. Th omas Terrell ............01-02 20.5 6. Phillip Luckydo ...........90-91 20.2 7. George Pendleton .......76-77 20.1 8. Ken Brewer ..................69-70 19.8 9. R.J. Hunter ...................14-15 19.7 Harlan Graham ...........86-87 19.7

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE

21 vs. West Florida, 12-31-03* *t14th-most in NCAA history19 at UTSA, 12-22-1416 at UMass, 12-20-1716 vs. Old Dominion, 2-2-1316 vs. Troy, 3-3-01 16 at Troy, 1-13-0515 vs. Coastal Carolina, 1-21-1715 vs. UALR, 1-18-1415 vs. Mercer, 12-6-01

3-PT FG PERCENTAGE

.727 at Little Rock, 1-19-87 ............8-11

.692 vs. Bradley, 12-4-99 ................9-13

.684 vs. Lipscomb, 2-13-05 ..........13-19

.647 at Oakland, 11-26-14 ............11-17

.647 vs. FAU, 1-16-00 ....................11-17

.640 at UMass, 12-20-17 ............16-25

.632 vs. VCU, 12-22-98 .................12-19

.632 vs. Troy, 2-14-98 ...................12-19


ELITE GROUP When head coach Ron Hunter won his 108th game at GSU last year, he joined an elite group of coaches who are considered the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Hunter coached IUPUI for 17 years and is still the all-time wins leader for the Jaguars. Th e list of coaches who lead at multiple schools includes: Ronnie Arrow - Texas A&M-CC and South Alabama Jim Calhoun - Northeastern and Connecticut Leonard Hamilton - Miami (Fla.) and Florida State Lou Henson - New Mexico State and Illinois Ron Hunter - IUPUI and Georgia State Gregg Marshall - Winthrop and Wichita State Johnny Orr - Michigan and Iowa State

ON TO THE PROS

Under head coach Ron Hunter, the number of former Georgia State players to go on to play professionally has greatly increased. Two years ago, R.J. Hunter was selected with the 28th pick in the fi rst round of the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He was signed by the Chicago Bulls in late October last year before spending the spring with the Brooklyn Nets G-League team. He is currently with the Houston Rockets G-League affi liate Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Hunter was named NBA G-League Player of the Week on Dec. 4. Also from two years ago, Ryan Harrow went to play over-seas in Greece and is now in Italy. Curtis Washington has already played professionally in Hong Kong before going to Argentina and seeing action in the NBDL. Kevin Ware has gone on to play in Finland. From last year’s squad, Jeremy Hollowell was recently selected by the Erie BayHawks (Atlanta Hawks G-League franchise) in the fi rst round of the draft , while Willie Clayton is playing in Cyprus.

SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE

Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter announced the signing of two highly-touted high school stars on Nov. 8 as as Nelson Phil-lips of Warner Robins, Ga., and Kavonte Ivery of Stockbridge, Ga., were signed to National Letters of Intent. Phillips is a 4-star prospect from Warner Robins High School is currently ranked as the No. 5 prospect in Georgia, while Ivery is a 6-6 3-star forward out of Stockbridge High School has been ranked as high as the No. 26 prospect in the state of Georgia.

SEEN WORLDWIDE

For the third-straight year, all Georgia State home games will air live on WatchESPN/ESPN3 this season. With the program’s rise, nearly every game will be seen worldwide this year. Of the Panthers 31 games, 22 are currently scheduled to air live. Sam Crenshaw returns for the third year of calling play-by-play for home games. He will once again be joined by former Panther Rodney “Truck” Turner who will handle color duties. Among the highlights will be the game at Ole Miss (SEC Network+) and at Georgia Southern (ESPN2). Also, for the fi rst time in program history, both games of the MGM Grand Main Event will air on FloHoops.TV.

GOING BAREFOOT

Coach Ron Hunter will once again coach a game barefoot in support of Samaritan’s Feet during the upcoming season. He currently plans to go barefoot on Jan. 20 against Georgia Southern. Th e Panthers are 6-0 when Hunter has gone without socks and shoes to raise awareness for the 300 million children around the world without shoes. Th is year will mark the 11th straight year Hunter has gone barefoot for a game. As part of his work with Samaritan’s Feet, Georgia State has traveled to South Africa (2012), Costa Rica (2014) and the Domin-ican Republic (2016) to take part in shoe distributions with the organization.

WHAT’S IN A COLOR

Georgia State has three diff erent color jerseys this year, bringing back an alternate black jersey color for the fourth year in a row. Here is the Panthers record in each color jersey and the last game it was worn. Color ...........Record ..... Last worn White ............ 5-1 ............. W, Point Black ............. 4-3 ............. L, at South Alabama Blue ............... 0-2 ............. L, at Troy BEST OF THE PEACH STATE Since the start of the 2013-14 season, Georgia State has been the best program in the state of Georgia. A total of seven Division I programs reside in the Peach State. Just check out the records, the numbers do not lie. (Th ru 1/2/18) ............................ 17-18 16-17 .... 15-16.. 14-15 ... 13-14 .. Total Georgia State ..........9-6 ........20 .........16 .......... 25 ......... 25 .....95-51 Georgia ...................9-3 ........19 .........20 .......... 21 ......... 20 .....89-57 Mercer .....................7-7 ........15 .........19 .......... 19 ......... 27 .....87-64 Georgia Southern ..10-5 .......18 .........14 .......... 22 ......... 15 .....78-64 Georgia Tech ..........6-7 ........21 .........21 .......... 12 ......... 16 .....76-74 Savannah State ......3-12 .......13 .........16 ........... 9 .......... 13 .....54-85 Kennesaw State .....4-11 .......14 .........11 .......... 10 ...........6 ......45-96 DON’T CALL THEM OLD, CALL THEM EXPERIENCED Georgia State radio play-by-play announcer Dave Cohen en-ters his 35th year as ‘Th e Voice of the Panthers.’ Th at ranks near the top of the active Division I MBB Play-by-Play announcers at one school. Cohen, who has called more than 1,000 games, is tied for the 12th-longest active streak. Duquesne’s Ray Goss holds the top spot now in his 50th sea-son. Cohen “squared-off ” with Chattanooga’s Jim Reynolds (38 years) on Dec. 23 when the Panthers travel to face the Mocs.

693 AND COUNTING Georgia State has made at least one 3-point fi eld goal in 693 straight games, dating back to the 1994-95 season. Th e last team to hold the Panthers without a trey was Stetson on Feb. 18, 1995. Th e steak is currently the 18th-longest in the country.

NEXT UP

Georgia State will face Arkansas State on Saturday aft ernoon at 2:15 p.m. live on WatchESPN/ESPN3.


TEAM SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES

Most Points Scored 90 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17; Point, 12-12-17 66 at Troy, 12-31-17 Fewest Points Scored 56 vs. Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17 64 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Most Points Allowed 88 at Dayton, 12-16-17 86 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Fewest Points Allowed 48 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17 68 at Troy, 12-31-17 Most Points Scored - Half 50 Point, 12-12-17 (1st) 39 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (2nd)Fewest Points Scored - Half 25 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (1st) 25 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (1st) Most Points Allowed - Half 54 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (2nd) 54 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (2nd) Fewest Points Allowed - Half 15 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17 24 at Troy, 12-31-17 (1st)Margin of Victory 40 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 Margin of Defeat 22 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 22 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 Field Goals Made 36 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 25 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Fewest Field Goals Made 20 vs. Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17 24 at Troy, 12-31-17FG Attempts 76 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 63 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Highest FG% .604 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (32-53) .407 at Troy, 12-31-17 (24-59)Lowest FG% .370 vs. Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17 (20-54) .397 at South Alabama, 12-29-17 (25-63)Lowest FG% Allowed .302 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (16-53) .396 at Troy, 12-31-17 3-Pt Field Goals Made 16 at UMass, 12-20-17 11 at Troy, 12-31-173-Pt Field Goal Attempts 35 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 31 at Troy, 12-31-173-Pt FG% (Minimum 3 made) .667 vs. Eastern Washington, 11-20-17 (10-15) .355 at Troy, 12-31-17 (11-31)Free Throws Made 20 Montana, 12-9-17 7 at South Alabama, 12-29-17; at Troy, 12-31-17Free Throw Attempts 27 at Dayton, 12-16-17 13 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Free Throw % .769 Montana, 12-9-17 (20-26) .636 at Troy, 12-31-17 (7-11)Rebounds 42 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17; Point, 12-12-17 26 at South Alabama, 12-29-17; at Troy, 12-31-17Rebound Margin +9 Point, 12-12-17Assists 23 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 13 at Troy, 12-31-17Steals 15 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 12 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Most Turnovers 16 at Ole Miss, 11-17-17 14 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Fewest Turnovers 7 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 6 at Troy, 12-31-17Blocked Shots 9 at Alabama A&M, 11-29-17 5 at South Alabama, 12-29-17; at Troy, 12-31-17Most Fouls 30 at Ole Miss, 11-17-17 16 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Fewest Fouls 12 Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 15 at Troy, 12-31-17

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES SUN BELT GAMES

Most Points Scored 35 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, 12-4-17 27 D’Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, 12-29-17Field Goals Made 13 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, 12-4-17 11 D’Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, 12-29-17FG Attempts 24 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, 12-4-17 25 D’Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, 12-29-17FG% (minimum 5 made) .833 Jordan Session at Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (5-6) .667 Jeff Thomas at Troy, 12-31-173-Pt Field Goals Made 7 Devin Mitchell vs. Eastern Washington, 11-20-17 3 Jeff Thomas at South Alabama, 12-29-17 Devin Mitchell at South Alabama, 12-29-17 Malik Benlevi at Troy, 12-31-17 Jeff Thomas at Troy, 12-31-17 Devin Mitchell at Troy, 12-31-173-Pt Field Goal Attempts 10 Jeff Thomas at Rice, 11-14-17 10 Malik Benlevi at Troy, 12-31-17 Devin Mitchell at Dayton, 12-16-17 Malik Benlevi at Troy, 12-31-17 Free Throws Made 8 D’Marcus Simonds at Ole Miss, 11-17-17 4 D’Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, 12-29-17 Kane Williams vs. Tulane, 11-26-17 D’Marcus Simonds at Troy, 12-31-17 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, 12-4-17 D’Marcus Simonds at Dayton, 12-16-17 Free Throw Attempts 14 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Liberty, 12-4-17 7 D’Marcus Simonds at South Alabama, 12-29-17Rebounds 10 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 6 Malik Benlevi at South Alabama, 12-29-17 Malik Benlevi vs. Tulane, 11-26-17 D’Marcus Simonds at Troy, 12-31-17 Jordan Session vs. Tulane, 11-26-17 D’Marcus Simonds at Alabama A&M, 11-29-17 Assists 10 D’Marcus Simonds vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 6 D’Marcus Simonds at Troy, 12-31-17Steals 5 D’Marcus Simonds at Troy, 12-31-17 5 D’Marcus Simonds at Troy, 12-31-17Blocked Shots 4 Jordan Tyson at Alabama A&M, 11-29-17 3 Malik Benlevi at South Alabama, 12-29-17


Appalachian State 3-5H: 3-1 • A: 0-4 • N: 0-0 • SBC: 3-312/12/88 ......................H L 84-8612/2/89 ........................ A L 69-1101/17/15 ........................ A L 69-742/21/15 ........................H W 87-431/21/16 ........................ A L 67-762/27/16 ........................H W 83-701/23/17 ........................H W 83-722/11/17 ........................ A L 72-77

Arkansas State 7-3H: 4-1 • A: 3-2 • N: 1-0 • SBC: 6-212/9/95 ........................ A W 72-5712/19/95 ......................H L 67-741/16/14 ........................H W 73-723/4/14 ..................ot .... A W 79-763/15/14 * .....................N W 72-451/19/15 ........................ A W 60-541/31/15 ........................H W 74-431/29/16 ................ot .... A L 69-752/20/16 ........................H W 69-612/27/17 ........................ A L 67-78* Conference Tournament

Coastal Carolina 1-3H: 1-1 • A: 0-2 • N: 0-0 • SBC: 1-112/22/07 ...................... A L 68-7912/20/08 ......................H L 52-691/21/17 ........................H W 76-562/13/17 ........................ A L 64-65

Georgia Southern 18-35H: 11-10 • A: 6-25 • N: 1-1 • SBC: 4-32/19/72 ........................ A L 55-1033/1/72 .......................... A L 77-1072/19/73 ........................H L 62-792/24/73 ..............OT .... A W 97-962/20/74 ........................ A L 91-1263/1/74 ..........................H L 71-8912/7/75 ........................H W 69-591/16/75 ........................ A L 73-8212/8/75 ........................ A W 83-722/14/76 ........................H W 107-881/15/77 ........................H L 65-832/21/77 ........................ A L 75-8111/30/77 ......................H L 73-751/9/78 .......................... A L 83-8811/27/78 ......................H L 68-861/20/79 ........................ A L 79-8112/8/79 ........................ A L 66-702/13/80 ........................H W 96-6812/6/80 ........................H W 81-691/14/81 ........................ A L 71-801/10/85 ........................H L 61-772/7/85 .......................... A L 50-773/2/85 .......................... A L 61-1091/9/86 .......................... A L 77-912/6/86 ..........................H L 62-661/3/87 ..........................H L 79-852/5/87 .......................... A W 73-681/7/88 .......................... A L 60-802/11/88 ........................H L 65-733/10/88 * ..................... A L 55-711/5/89 .......................... A L 93-1002/2/89 ..........................H L 90-951/27/90 ........................H L 66-682/22/90 ........................ A L 66-781/17/91 ........................H W 73-722/14/91 ..............OT .... A W 90-86

UL Monroe 7-6H: 4-2 • A: 3-4 • N: 0-0 • SBC: 7-12/20/75 ........................ A L 79-801975-76 ......................... L 58-711976-77 ....................... A L 66-1081977-78 .......................H L 70-811980-81 ....................... A L 66-761/25/14 ........................ A W 66-582/20/14 ........................H W 76-5012/30/14 ......................H W 65-453/5/15 .......................... A W 58-501/14/16 ........................H W 65-513/5/16 .......................... A L 78-911/14/17 ..............OT .... A W 73-652/6/17 ..........................H W 69-55formerly Northeast Louisiana

South Alabama 12-15H: 7-5 • A: 5-9 • N: 0-1 • SBC: 10-132/16/76 ........................H L 77-782/26/76 ........................ A W 78-713/5/77 * ............OT .... A W 82-811/30/78 ........................ A L 58-712/4/78 ..........................H W 62-601/15/79 ..............OT .... A L 70-841/29/79 ........................H L 71-891/7/80 ..........................H L 61-701/16/80 ........................ A L 59-701/10/81 ........................ A L 54-742/10/81 ........................H L 49-822/27/81 * .....................N L 41-791/29/82 ........................H L 58-752/10/82 ........................ A L 40-7012/14/02 ...................... A L 68-8112/12/03 ......................H W 88-5611/26/09 (1) ............... A L 66-7011/21/12 (2) ...............H W 75-731/4/14 .......................... A W 73-632/3/14 ..........................H W 85-652/7/15 .......................... A W 65-542/19/15 ........................H W 79-511/9/16 ..........................H W 70-552/11/16 ..............OT .... A L 78-791/7/17 ..........................H W 78-771/30/17 ........................ A W 83-8012/29/17 ...................... A L 64-861-South Alabama Th anksgiving Classic (Mitchell Center, Mobile Ala.) 2-Coaches vs. Cancer Classic* Conference Tournament

UT Arlington 4-6H: 2-3 • A: 2-2 • N: 0-1 • SBC: 4-312/22/84 ......................N L 79-8512/15/90 ......................H L 104-11312/7/91 ........................ A L 85-1102/1/14 ................OT ....H W 101-912/27/14 ........................ A W 77-491/15/15 ........................H W 83-621/29/15 ........................ A W 88-7412/30/15 ...................... A L 70-852/6/16 ..........................H L 69-902/18/17 ........................H L 67-68

SERIES RESULTS VS. SUN BELT TEAMS

1/11/92 ........................H L 87-882/8/92 .......................... A L 84-913/11/92 * ..................... A L 82-9512/12/95 ......................H W 60-58 12/21/96 ...................... A W 68-4912/22/09 ......................H W 85-6512/22/10 ............OT .... A L 72-7412/22/11 ......................H W 72-5212/29/12 ............OT .... A L 64-6812/20/13 ......................H W 73-612/5/15 .......................... A L 54-583/7/15 ..........................H W 72-553/15/15 * .....................N W 38-361/19/16 ..............OT ....H W 69-662/23/16 ........................ A L 52-5412/31/16 ...................... A L 65-883/4/17 ..........................H W 72-67* Conference Tournament

Little Rock 5-19H: 2-8 • A: 2-9 • N: 1-2 • SBC: 4-312/8/84 (1) ..................N L 68-761/3/85 .......................... A L 79-891/31/85 ........................H L 64-681/23/86 ........................H L 78-822/24/86 ........................ A L 65-863/1/86 * .......................N L 82-1151/19/87 ..............OT .... A L 86-892/19/87 ........................H L 54-571/21/88 ........................ A L 86-922/25/88 ........................H L 62-711/26/89 ........................H L 91-1022/25/89 ........................ A L 79-1071/20/90 ........................ A L 87-1102/15/90 ........................H L 57-1021/10/91 ........................ A L 67-752/7/91 ..........................H L 66-813/7/91 * .......................N W 80-601/18/14 ........................H W 99-732/6/14 .......................... A W 68-571/3/15 ..........................H W 82-692/26/15 ........................ A L 83-921/30/16 ........................ A L 53-632/18/16 ........................H L 49-572/25/17 ........................ A W 71-541-Champion Holiday Classic, Missoula, Mont.

* Conference Tournament

Louisiana 10-5H: 5-1 • A: 3-3 • N: 2-1 • SBC: 8-311/28/04 ......................H W 85-7812/20/04 ...................... A L 50-6711/29/05 ......................H W 76-611/2/06 .......................... A L 70-761/23/14 ........................ A W 77-702/22/14 ........................H W 80-773/16/14 * ...........OT ....N L 81-821/8/15 .......................... A L 80-841/24/15 ........................H W 75-643/14/15 * .....................N W 83-791/16/16 ........................H L 54-873/3/16 .......................... A W 72-691/16/17 ........................ A W 101-862/4/17 ..........................H W 85-823/10/17 ........................N W 86-76formerly Southwest Louisianaformerly UL Lafayette* Conference Tournament

Texas State 6-4H: 3-2 • A: 3-1 • N: 0-1 • SBC: 6-212/16/92 ...................... A L 62-7312/15/93 ......................H L 73-792/17/14 ........................H W 68-413/1/14 .......................... A W 66-551/15/15 ........... 2OT ....H L 74-772/14/15 ........................ A W 53-411/2/16 .......................... A W 58-462/4/16 ..........................H W 59-563/10/16 * .....................N L 61-632/20/17 ........................H W 67-51formerly Southwest Texas State* Conference Tournament

Troy 18-15H: 11-3 • A: 7-9 • N: 0-3 • SBC: 5-512/14/96 ...................... A L 79-9012/30/96 ......................H W 71-561/15/98 ........................ A W 74-582/14/98 ........................H W 95-791/16/99 ........................ A W 90-811/20/00 ........................ A W 83-771/29/00 ........................H L 58-721/20/01 ........................ A L 67-741/29/01 ........................H W 79-753/3/01 * .......................H W 79-551/2/02 ..........................H W 84-672/16/02 ........................ A W 102-882/6/03 .......................... A L 81-993/7/03 * .......................N L 61-711/13/04 ........................H W 84-832/6/04 .......................... A L 69-853/5/04 * .......................N L 62-631/13/05 ........................ A W 96-891/26/05 ........................H L 73-8411/24/07 ......................H W 97-9211/25/08 ...................... A L 63-6811/19/10 ......................H W 80-7012/15/12 ...................... A L 56-571/2/14 ..........................H W 81-722/15/14 ........................ A L 81-851/10/15 ........................H W 77-722/28/15 ........................ A W 75-641/7/16 ..........................H W 72-682/13/16 ........................ A L 53-541/9/17 ..........................H L 77-801/28/17 ........................ A W 78-723/11/17 ........................N L 63-7412/31/17 ...................... A L 66-68* Conference Tournament


HEAD COACH RON HUNTER

In six seasons, Ron Hunter has changed the national perception of Georgia State; winning 123 games and advancing to the postseason four times. He is now responsible for four of the seven most successful seasons in program history. His stint at GSU was highlighted in 2014-15 by winning 25 games for a second year in a row and advancing to the third round of the NCAA tournament following the shocking upset of No. 3-seed Baylor. Th e 123 wins are the most in any six-year stretch in program history. He became one of just seven coaches to be the all-time wins leader at multiple NCAA Divi-sion I schools last year. With the team’s success in 2013-14 and 2014-15, Georgia State entered elite status by winning 25 or more games in each of those two years, an accomplishment only reached by 20 programs in the entire country. Hunter is also responsible for more than half of the school’s postseason appearances. Last season, Georgia State had its fourth-straight winning season that included an eight-game winning streak and a third top-two fi nish in the Sun Belt in four years. Aft er winning the Sun Belt regular season title for the second straight season in 2014-15, the Panthers claimed the tournament title, just the third for the program to advance to the NCAA tour-nament. In the postgame celebration, Hunter tore his Achilles, a clip that went viral across the nation. Coaching in the NCAA tournament from a stool, the Panthers trailed by 12 with 2:53 to play, before mounting a furious 13-0 run, capped by a 30-foot 3-pointer from son R.J. that sent Hunter off his stool and became one of the most watched clips of the tournament and a part of ‘One Shining Moment.’ Although successful in his fi rst two seasons at the helm, the Panthers started to pile up the wins during the 2013-14 season. Winning 25 games, second most in school history, Georgia State earned a Sun Belt regular season championship and an appear-ance in the Postseason NIT. During the season, the Panthers won a school-record 14-straight games, including a stretch of 22 of 23, as Hunter was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year and NABC Region 24 Coach of the Year. During his fi rst season (2011-12), Georgia State won 22 games, the fourth most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Hunter has won 377 games in 22 seasons, but the accom-plishments made by the 2011-12 team will always be special for him. Aft er being named head coach on March 21, 2011, he built a squad that fi nished in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, defensive shooting percentage, steals and blocked shots, as six seniors fi nished their careers triumphantly. Following the record-setting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record number of conference and national awards. National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian eff orts, partnering with Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. Named Summit League Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006, Hunter led IUPUI to the conference championship game fi ve times from 2002-10, including the 2003 title game victory over top-seeded Valparaiso. Hunter, 52, earned his bachelor’s degree in education at Miami (Ohio) in 1986 and added a master’s in 1987. Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jasmine (26) and R.J. (24). R.J. was a stand-out for the Panthers and was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 28th pick in the fi rst round of the NBA Draft in 2015. Last season he played with the Chicago Bulls and the Long Island Nets of the NBA G-League.

Season Position, School, Honors/Postseason ........................................Record

Head Coach, Career (24th season) ...............................................................406-290

Head Coach, Georgia State (7th season) ....................................................... 132-80

2017-18 Head Coach, Georgia State ............................................................... 9-6

2016-17 Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; l. Texas A&M-CC) ................... 20-13

2015-16 Head Coach, Georgia State .......................................................... 16-14

2014-15 Head Coach, Georgia State (NCAA; d. Baylor, l. Xavier) .............25-10

2013-14 Head Coach, Georgia State (NIT; l. Clemson) ................................25-9

2012-13 Head Coach, Georgia State ...............................................................15-16

2011-12 Head Coach, Georgia State (CIT; d. Tenn. Tech, l. Mercer) ............ 22-12

Head Coach, IUPUI (17 seasons) ................................................................... 274-219

2010-11 Head Coach, IUPUI .............................................................................19-14

2009-10 Head Coach, IUPUI (CBI Tournament; d. Hofstra, l. Princeton) ..... 25-11

2008-09 Head Coach, IUPUI ............................................................................16-14

2007-08 Head Coach, IUPUI ...............................................................................26-7

2006-07 Head Coach, IUPUI ............................................................................ 15-15

2005-06 Head Coach, IUPUI .............................................................................19-10

2004-05 Head Coach, IUPUI .............................................................................16-13

2003-04 Head Coach, IUPUI ............................................................................ 3-11*

2002-03 Head Coach, IUPUI (NCAA; l. Kentucky) .......................................... 20-14

2001-02 Head Coach, IUPUI ............................................................................ 15-15

2000-01 Head Coach, IUPUI ............................................................................ 11-18

1999-00 Head Coach, IUPUI ...............................................................................7-21

1998-99 Head Coach, IUPUI (Joined Division I) ..............................................11-16

1997-98 Head Coach, IUPUI ...............................................................................17-9

1996-97 Head Coach, IUPUI .............................................................................16-11

1995-96 Head Coach, IUPUI ...............................................................................22-7

1994-95 Head Coach, IUPUI .............................................................................16-13

Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) (1 season) ........................................................19-10

1993-94 Assistant Coach, Miami (Ohio) ..........................................................19-10

Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee (6 seasons) ................................................ 111-59

1992-93 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...................................................... 16-12

1991-92 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee .........................................................24-7

1990-91 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee .......................................................10-18

1989-90 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee .......................................................18-10

1988-89 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee .........................................................20-8

1987-88 Assistant Coach, UW-Milwaukee ...................................................... 16-12

Player, Miami (Ohio) (4 seasons) ........................................................................81-39

1985-86 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. Iowa State) ..............24-7

1984-85 Player, Miami (Ohio) NCAA (l. Maryland) ......................................... 20-11

1983-84 Player, Miami (Ohio) MAC Champion, NCAA (l. SMU) ........................24-6

1982-83 Player, Miami (Ohio) .......................................................................... 13-15

* 18 wins vacated

RON HUNTER LEDGER


GEORGIA STATE AMONG SUN BELT LEADERS

SCORINGD’Marcus Simonds ............................ 21.3 2ndDevin Mitchell .................................... 11.6 20thMalik Benlevi ...................................... 10.7 26th

REBOUNDINGMalik Benlevi .........................................6.2 15th

ASSISTSD’Marcus Simonds ...............................4.5 4th

STEALSD’Marcus Simonds ...............................2.1 2ndMalik Benlevi .........................................1.9 4thJordan Session ......................................1.7 6th

3-POINT FG PCTMalik Benlevi ...................................... .465 5thDevin Mitchell .................................... .433 10th

3-POINT FG MADEDevin Mitchell .......................................2.6 t6thMalik Benlevi .........................................2.2 8th

BLOCKED SHOTSJordan Session ......................................0.9 10thD’Marcus Simonds ...............................0.8 13thMalik Benlevi .........................................0.7 t15th

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIOD’Marcus Simonds ...............................1.2 10th

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDSMalik Benlevi .........................................4.5 12th

MINUTES PLAYEDD’Marcus Simonds ............................ 34.3 1stMalik Benlevi ...................................... 34.1 2ndJeff Thomas ........................................ 30.9 8thDevin Mitchell .................................... 28.4 t23rd

TEAM LEADERS (TOP 5’S)Scoring Defense ................................. 65.5 3rdScoring Margin ................................... +6.8 5thField Goal Pct Defense ...................... .398 2nd3-Point FG Percentage ...................... .372 2ndBlocked Shots .......................................4.3 2ndSteals .....................................................8.9 1stTurnover Margin ................................. +5.3 1stAssist/Turnover Ratio ...........................1.1 2nd3-Point FG Made ...................................8.7 4th

LED GEORGIA STATE IN . . . SCORINGD’Marcus Simonds - 9 gamesMalik Benlevi - 2 gamesJeff Thomas - 2 gamesDevin Mitchell - 2 gamesIsaiah Williams - 1 game

REBOUNDINGMalik Benlevi - 6 gamesD’Marcus Simonds - 5 gamesJeff Thomas - 3 gamesJordan Session 2 games

ASSISTSD’Marcus Simonds - 10 gamesKane Williams - 2 games Isaiah Williams - 1 gameJeff Thomas - 1 gameDevin Mitchell - 1 gameMalik Benlevi - 1 game

*Note game totals may not equal total number of games played due to ties

BY THE NUMBERS - NCAA AND SUN BELT LEADERS (THRU JAN. 2)

GEORGIA STATE AMONG NCAA LEADERS

TEAM LEADERS (TOP 100)Scoring Defense ................................. 65.5 42ndFG Percentage Defense .................... 39.8 44thThree-Point FG Per Game ....................8.7 91stThree-Point FG Percentage ................37.2 96thBlocked Shots Per Game .....................4.3 86thSteals Per Game ...................................8.9 19thTurnovers Per Game .......................... 11.6 39thTurnover Margin ....................................5.3 9thTotal Blocks ............................................65 61st3-point Field Goal Attempts ............... 349 72ndTotal 3-point FGM ............................... 130 58thTotal Steals .......................................... 133 13thTurnovers Forced ............................. 16.87 29th

POINTS PER GAMED’Marcus Simonds ............................ 21.3 27th

3-PT FG PER GAMEDevin Mitchell .......................................2.6 121stMalik Benlevi .........................................2.2 246th

3-PT FG PERCENTAGEDevin Mitchell .................................... 43.3 61st

ASSISTS PER GAMED’Marcus Simonds ...............................4.5 103rd

STEALS PER GAMEMalik Benlevi ...................................... 2.07 45thD’Marcus Simonds ............................ 1.87 69thJordan Session ................................... 1.73 117th

TOTAL POINTSD’Marcus Simonds ............................. 319 11th

TOTAL REBOUNDSMalik Benlevi ..........................................93 233rd

DOUBLE DOUBLESD’Marcus Simonds ...............................2.0 207th

TRIPLE DOUBLESD’Marcus Simonds ...............................1.0 1st

TOTAL ASSISTSD’Marcus Simonds ................................68 80th

TOTAL FIELD GOALS MADED’Marcus Simonds ............................. 118 5th

TOTAL MINUTESD’Marcus Simonds ..............................514 49thMalik Benlevi ....................................... 511 58thJeff Thomas ......................................... 464 219th

MINUTES PER GAMED’Marcus Simonds ............................ 34.3 106thMalik Benlevi ...................................... 34.1 124th

3-PT FG ATTEMPTSDevin Mitchell ........................................90 141st

TOTAL 3-PT FG MADEDevin Mitchell ........................................39 76thMalik Benlevi ..........................................33 177th

TOTAL STEALSD’Marcus Simonds ................................31 29thMalik Benlevi ..........................................28 49thJordan Session .......................................26 80th

TOTAL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTSD’Marcus Simonds ............................. 263 6th

FREE THROWS MADED’Marcus Simonds ................................64 68th

FREE THROW ATTEMPTSD’Marcus Simonds ................................88 56th


SEASON HIGHS

DENIS ALIBEGOVICPoints: 2 at South Alabama, 12-29-17Rebounds: -Assists: 1 vs. Point, 12-12-17

MALIK BENLEVIPoints: 17 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 vs. Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17 vs. Tulane, 11-26-17Rebounds: 10 vs. Tulane, 11-26-17Assists: 5 at Dayton, 12-16-17Steals: 4 at South Alabama, 12-29-17

MATT CHISMPoints: 2 vs. Point, 12-12-17; at Chattanooga, 12-23-17Rebounds: 1 vs. Point, 12-12-17; at Chattanooga, 12-23-17Assists: -

CHRIS CLERKLEYPoints: -Rebounds: 2 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17Blocks: 2 vs. Point, 12-12-17

NILE FELTONPoints: -Rebounds: 1 vs. Eastern Washington, 11-20-17 vs. Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17Assists: -

JOSH LINDERPoints: 8 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Rebounds: 4 vs. Point, 12-12-17Steals: 2 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Blocks: 1 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 at Alabama A&M, 11-30-17; vs. Point, 12-12-17; at Chattanooga, 12-23-17

DEVIN MITCHELLPoints: 28 at Dayton, 12-16-17Rebounds: 4 vs. Liberty, 12-4-17Assists: 5 vs. Point, 12-12-17

JORDAN SESSIONPoints: 12 at Chattanooga, 12-23-17; at Troy, 12-31-17Rebounds: 9 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Assists: 3 at UMass, 12-20-17Steals: 4 at Rice, 11-14-17; vs. Montana, 12-9-17

D’MARCUS SIMONDSPoints: 35 vs. Liberty, 12-4-17Rebounds: 10 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 at Alabama A&M, 11-30-17Assists: 10 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Steals: at Troy, 12-31-17 5

JEFF THOMASPoints: 18 at Rice, 11-14-17Rebounds: 9 at Ole Miss, 11-17-17Assists: 3 vs. Montana, 12-9-17

JORDAN TYSONPoints: 8 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Rebounds: 7 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Blocks: 4 at Alabama A&M, 11-30-17

KANE WILLIAMSPoints: 12 vs. Tulane, 11-26-17Rebounds: 6 vs. Point, 12-12-17Assists: 7 vs. Tulane, 11-26-17

ISAIAH WILLIAMSPoints: 15 vs. Montana, 12-9-17; at Dayton, 12-16-17Rebounds: 3 at Dayton, 12-16-17Assists: 5 at UMass, 12-20-17Steals: 3 vs. Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPSat Georgia Tech (Exh.) ..............Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionLees-McRae (Exh.) ....................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionCoker College (Exh). ..................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionCarver Bible College .................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat Rice .......................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat Ole Miss ................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionvs. Eastern Washington ............Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionvs. Prairie View A&M .................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionTulane ........................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat Alabama A&M .......................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionLiberty ........................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionMontana ....................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionPoint ..........................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat Dayton ...................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat UMass ...................................Simonds Mitchell I. Williams Benlevi Sessionat at Chattanooga .....................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat South Alabama .....................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi Sessionat Troy ........................................Simonds Mitchell Thomas Benlevi SessionLittle Rock ........................................Arkansas State .................................at Appalachian State .......................at Coastal Carolina ..........................Georgia Southern.............................UT Arlington ...................................... Texas State .......................................at Arkansas State ............................at Little Rock ....................................Louisiana ..........................................UL Monroe ........................................at Georgia Southern ........................at Texas State ..................................at UT Arlington .................................Troy ...................................................South Alabama ................................Sun Belt Championship ...................

USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 1)RK TEAM Record Pts. 1 Michigan State (25) 14-1 7452 Duke (4) 13-1 7203 Villanova (1) 13-1 6584 Xavier 14-1 6435 West Virginia 13-1 6136 Arizona State 12-1 5597 Oklahoma 11-1 5278 Virginia 12-1 5149 Wichita State 11-2 46610 Kansas 11-2 45511 North Carolina 12-2 43012 Purdue 13-2 42713 Texas A&M 11-2 38914 Kentucky 11-2 34715 TCU 12-1 34616 Arizona 11-3 31517 Miami 12-1 31318 Texas Tech 12-1 24319 Gonzaga 12-3 20820 Cincinnati 12-2 16821 Seton Hall 13-2 16622 Tennessee 9-3 9323 Arkansas 11-2 8624 Creighton 11-3 6825 Clemson 12-1 60Others receiving votes: Florida State 50, Baylor 44, Notre Dame 17, Louisville 13, Saint Mary’s 11, Boise State 9, Butler 7, Auburn 7, Virginia Tech 6, Rhode Island 5, SMU 5, Ala-bama 3, Syracuse 3, Texas 3, Missouri 2, New Mexico State 2, Michigan 1, UCLA 1, Florida 1, Nevada 1Bold indicates GSU opponent

College Insider Mid-Major Poll (Jan. 2) Record Points Conference1. Gonzaga (27) 12-3 771 West Coast2. Saint Mary’s (4) 13-2 748 West Coast3. Charleston 10-3 624 Colonial4. Albany 12-3 613 America East5. New Mexico State 12-3 568 Western Athletic6. BYU 12-3 564 West Coast7. Loyola Chicago 11-3 541 Missouri Valley8. Louisiana 12-3 484 Sun Belt9. Missouri State 12-3 473 Missouri Valley10. South Dakota 13-4 389 Summit11. Furman 10-4 378 Southern12. Stephen F. Austin 11-3 373 Southland13. UC Santa Barbara 11-3 329 Big West14. Towson 10-4 289 Colonial15. South Dakota State 12-5 286 Summit16. ETSU 10-4 253 Southern17. UT Arlington 9-6 227 Sun Belt18. Woff ord 8-5 211 Southern19. San Diego 11-3 167 West Coast20. UNC Greensboro 10-4 151 Southern21. Ball State 9-4 149 Mid-American22. Central Michigan 11-2 148 Mid-American23. Georgia Southern 10-5 143 Sun Belt24. Murray State 10-3 138 Ohio Valley25. Northern Colorado 11-4 134 Big SkyOthers receiving votes: Belmont 127, Vermont 109, Oak-land 72, Northern Kentucky 68, Portland State 64, Bucknell 58, Northern Iowa 46, Grand Canyon 41, Eastern Michigan 39, Bradley 35, Akron 32, Montana 25, Lipscomb 24, Wright State 24, Rider 19, Evansville 17, Valparaiso 16, Seatle 15, Jacksonville State 14, UNC Asheville 14, Milwaukee 11, La-mar 10, Penn 10, FGCU 5, Idaho 5, Liberty 5, UC Davis 5, Utah Valley 4, Appalachian State 3, Mercer 3, Mount St. Mary’s 1, Fort Wayne 1, William & Mary 1, Winthrop 1.Bold indicates GSU opponent

Georgia State Men’s Basketball Notes (page 10)ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name ................................................ Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 10 Denis Alibegovic ............................ G 6-2 170 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 2 Malik Benlevi ................................... F 6-5 205 Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 35 Matt Chism ..................................... G 6-3 185 Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 14 Chris Clerkley .................................. F 6-9 210 So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 0 Nile Felton ....................................... G 6-3 175 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 20 Josh Linder ....................................... F 6-9 215 Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 24 Devin Mitchell ................................ G 6-4 195 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 23 Jordan Session .................................. F 6-8 225 Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing HS) 15 D’Marcus Simonds ......................... G 6-3 200 So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 30 Jeff Th omas ....................................... F 6-5 190 Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 50 Jordan Tyson .................................... F 6-9 230 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) 11 Isaiah Williams ............................... G 6-2 170 Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams................................. G 6-3 185 Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 1 Damon Wilson* .............................. G 6-5 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.))

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name ...............................................Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Nile Felton ....................................... G 6-3 175 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Union HS; Tulsa, Okla.) 1 Damon Wilson* .............................. G 6-5 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pitt/Our Savior New American (N.Y.)) 2 Malik Benlevi ................................... F 6-5 205 Jr. Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins HS) 10 Denis Alibegovic ............................ G 6-2 170 Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South HS) 11 Isaiah Williams ............................... G 6-2 170 Sr. Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Samford) 12 Kane Williams................................. G 6-3 185 Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 14 Chris Clerkley .................................. F 6-9 210 So. Perry, Ga. (Perry HS) 15 D’Marcus Simonds ......................... G 6-3 200 So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 20 Josh Linder ....................................... F 6-9 215 Fr. Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans HS) 23 Jordan Session .................................. F 6-8 225 Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing HS) 24 Devin Mitchell ................................ G 6-4 195 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Alabama) 30 Jeff Th omas ....................................... F 6-5 190 Jr. Norwalk, Ohio (Norwalk HS) 35 Matt Chism ..................................... G 6-3 185 Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson Christian Academy) 50 Jordan Tyson .................................... F 6-9 230 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills HS/St. Bonaventure) * redshirting 2017-18 season

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio), 1986), 7th Year at GSUAssociate Head Coach: Ray McCallum (Ball State, 1983), 2nd Year at GSUAssistant Coach: Claude Pardue (Emory, 2008), 7th Year at GSUAssistant Coach: Sharman White (Georgia Southern, 1995), 2nd Year at GSUDirector of BB Operations: Nate Summers (IUPUI, 2009), 7th Year at GSUAthletic Trainer: Dinika Johnson (Georgia State, 2009)Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nate MajnaricVideo Manager: Jeff Diepenbrock

PRONUNCIATIONChris Clerkley ........................... Clerk-leeMalik Benlevi .............MA-leak Ben-levyDenis Alibegovic ................ Al-beg-O-vicD’Marcus Simonds .......................Simons


CLAUDE PARDUEAssistant Coach7th Year at Georgia State

RAY MCCALLUMAssociate Head Coach2nd Year at Georgia State

RON HUNTERHead Coach7th Year at Georgia State

SHARMAN WHITEAssistant Coach2nd Year at Georgia State

NATE SUMMERSDirector of Operations7th Year at Georgia State

DENIS ALIBEGOVICG / 6-2, 170 / Fr.Downers Grove, Ill. 10

MALIK BENLEVIF / 6-5, 205 / Jr.Savannah, Ga. 2

MATT CHISMG / 6-3, 185 / Fr.Dawsonville, Ga. 35

CHRIS CLERKLEYF / 6-9, 210 / So.Perry, Ga. 14

NILE FELTONG / 6-3, 175 / So.Atlanta, Ga. 0

JOSH LINDERF / 6-9, 215 / Fr.Kathleen, Ga. 10

DEVIN MITCHELLG / 6-4, 195 / Jr.Suwanee, Ga. 25

JORDAN SESSIONF / 6-8, 225 / Sr.McDonough, Ga. 23

D’MARCUS SIMONDSG / 6-3, 200 / So.Gainesville, Ga. 15

JEFF THOMASG / 6-5, 190 / Jr.Norwalk, Ohio 30

JORDAN TYSONF / 6-9, 230 / R-So.Cincinnati, Ohio 50

ISAIAH WILLIAMSG / 6-2, 170 / Sr.Buford, Ga. 11

KANE WILLIAMSG / 6-3, 185 / Fr.Douglasville, Ga. 12

DAMON WILSONG / 6-5, 195 / Jr.Atlanta, Ga. 1


ATHLETIC HONORS• 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List• 2017-18 Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List• 2017 All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team• 2017 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year• 2017 All-Sun Belt Th ird Team• 2016 Cancun Challenge Tournament MVP• Sun Belt Player of the Week - Jan. 31, 2017• College Sports Madness National Mid-Major Player of the Week- Jan. 30, 2017• College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week - Dec. 11, 2017• College Sports Madness Sun Belt Player of the Week - Dec. 25, 2017• Career Triple-Doubles: 1• Career Double-Doubles: 2

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Has scored in double-digits in 32-straight games dating back to last season.• Finished with 30 points in exhibition opener against Georgia Tech, going 11-of-

19 from the fl oor in the ‘A-Town Showdown for Hurricane Relief.’• Recorded the fi rst triple-double in school history with 20 points, 10 rebounds

and 10 assists in season opener against Carver Bible College.• Finished with 29 points with 5 assists and 4 rebounds at Ole Miss.• Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Alabama A&M.• Scored a career-high 35 points against Liberty.• Finished with 33 points, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range against Point.• Just missed a double-double with 24 points and 9 rebounds at UMass.• Finished with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting at Chattanooga.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). *37 11-19 1-4 7-9 2-3 5 1 5 0 2 30Lees-McRae (exh.) *28 7-9 0-2 5-7 0-4 4 4 3 1 2 19Coker (exh.) .......... *32 10-19 0-3 11-12 2-6 8 8 4 1 1 31Carver Bible ......... *28 9-13 1-5 1-2 3-7 10 10 3 1 4 20at Rice .................. *32 5-16 0-5 4-5 0-7 7 7 0 0 1 14at Ole Miss ........... *39 10-22 1-4 8-11 1-3 4 5 7 0 1 29vs. Eastern Wash. *32 8-18 1-2 2-3 1-2 3 3 2 2 2 19vs. Prairie View ..... *33 5-17 1-6 5-5 3-1 4 2 5 0 2 16Tulane ................... *37 5-13 1-3 5-5 0-3 3 4 3 0 1 16at Alabama A&M .. *35 5-17 1-5 4-6 2-8 10 5 5 0 2 15Liberty .................. *43 13-24 1-4 8-14 0-3 3 5 8 2 2 35Montana ............... *36 5-14 0-3 2-3 2-4 6 3 6 2 3 12Point ..................... *30 11-18 6-9 5-6 0-3 3 4 3 0 0 33at Dayton .............. *32 6-16 1-3 8-8 0-4 4 3 5 0 1 21at UMass .............. *36 9-18 3-4 3-5 4-5 9 3 2 1 2 24at Chattanooga .... *27 10-14 0-2 1-2 0-6 6 6 1 2 3 21at South Ala. ........ *34 11-25 1-4 4-7 0-0 0 2 4 0 2 27at Troy ................... *40- 6-18 1-5 4-6 2-4 6 6 1 2 5 17Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started

Georgia State Mens Basketball Notes (page 12)

GAME-BY-GAME ST2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O

CAREER STATISTICS

SBC ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

2016-17 15- 15 464 30.9 90- 161 0.559 13- 29 0.448 47- 67 0.701 18- 48 66 4.4 31 5 21 240 16.02017-18 2- 2 74 37.0 17- 43 0.395 2- 9 0.222 8- 13 0.615 2- 4 6 3.0 8 2 7 44 22.0Totals 17- 17 538 31.6 107- 204 0.525 15- 38 0.395 55- 80 0.688 20- 52 72 4.2 39 7 28 284 16.7

ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

2016-17 29- 22 787 27.1 145- 271 0.535 16- 45 0.356 79- 111 0.712 32- 84 116 4.0 58 8 36 388 13.4

2017-18 15- 15 514 34.3 118- 263 0.449 19- 64 0.297 64- 88 0.727 18- 60 78 5.2 68 12 31 319 21.3

Totals 44- 37 1301 29.6 263- 534 0.493 35- 109 0.321 143- 199 0.719 50- 144 194 4.4 126 20 67 707 16.1

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 14Liberty, 12-4-17 (8-14)

REBOUNDS: 10Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Alabama A&M, 11-29-17

ASSISTS: 10Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

STEALS: 5Appalachian State, 1-23-17Troy, 12-31-17

BLOCKS: 2 (7X)most recent: Troy, 12-31-17

MINUTES: 43Liberty, 12-4-17

POINTS: 35Liberty, 12-4-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 13Liberty, 12-4-17 (13-24)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 25South Alabama, 12-29-17 (11-25)

3-POINTERS MADE: 6Point, 12-12-17 (6-9)

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 9Point, 12-12-17 (6-9)

FREE THROWS MADE: 8 (4X)most recent: Dayton, 12-16-17 (8-8)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• 2017-18 Team Captain• Played in 61 games, including 29 starts in his fi rst two seasons.• Career Double-Doubles: 1

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Just missed a career-high with 17 points points and 7 rebounds against Carver.• Tied a season-high with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting while also pulling down 6

rebounds against Prairie View A&M.• Earned fi rst career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against

previously unbeated Tulane.• Finished with 13 points in a career-high 41 minutes against Liberty.• Just missed a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds against Point.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). *38 5-11 3-9 0-0 1-6 7 2 2 0 1 13Lees-McRae (exh.) *23 3-7 1-3 1-2 3-2 5 4 1 0 0 8Coker (exh.) .......... *31 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-3 3 1 0 2 1 6Carver Bible ......... *28 6-14 3-6 2-3 5-2 7 4 0 0 3 17at Rice .................. *38 4-7 3-5 0-0 2-4 6 2 2 0 3 11at Ole Miss ........... *28 3-5 1-3 1-1 1-3 4 1 0 0 1 8vs. Eastern Wash. *35 3-12 2-4 0-0 3-4 7 0 1 0 1 8vs. Prairie View ..... *32 7-9 2-4 1-2 2-4 6 0 0 0 3 17Tulane ................... *38 6-10 5-8 0-0 3-7 10 0 0 1 1 17at Alabama A&M .. *38 3-8 2-5 2-2 4-3 7 1 1 1 3 10Liberty .................. *41 5-9 3-6 0-0 0-5 5 1 0 3 1 13Montana ............... *36 4-9 3-7 3-4 0-4 4 1 0 2 0 14Point ..................... *27 5-8 2-3 1-1 2-7 9 2 0 1 0 13at Dayton .............. *32 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-4 4 5 2 0 2 0at UMass .............. *39 4-7 3-4 2-2 1-5 6 4 0 0 2 13at Chattanooga .... *26 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-7 7 0 1 0 2 7at South Ala. ........ *34 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-5 6 3 1 3 4 3at Troy ................... *39 3-11 3-10 0-0 1-4 5 3 0 0 1 9Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started

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CAREER STATISTICS

CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg

2015-16 19- 0 147 7.7 12- 42 0.286 0- 15 0.000 8- 14 0.571 7- 11 18 0.9 4 3 4 32 1.72016-17 18- 16 512 28.4 55- 106 0.519 22- 48 0.458 25- 37 0.676 22- 57 79 4.4 18 19 17 157 8.72017-18 2- 2 73 36.5 4- 16 0.250 3- 12 0.250 1- 2 0.500 2- 9 11 5.5 6 3 5 12 6.0Totals 39- 18 732 18.8 71- 164 0.433 25- 75 0.333 34- 53 0.642 31- 77 108 2.8 28 25 26 201 5.2


2015-16 28- 2 232 8.3 19- 63 0.302 4- 25 0.160 8- 17 0.471 12- 18 30 1.1 6 3 6 50 1.8

2016-17 33- 27 866 26.2 97- 192 0.505 34- 79 0.430 51- 75 0.680 42- 97 139 4.2 32 29 36 279 8.5

2017-18 15- 15 511 34.1 57- 121 0.471 33- 71 0.465 13- 17 0.765 25- 68 93 6.2 27 11 28 160 10.7

Totals 76- 44 1609 21.2 173- 376 0.460 71- 175 0.406 72- 109 0.661 79- 183 262 3.4 65 43 70 489 6.4

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7Middle Tennessee, 12-21-16 (4-7)

REBOUNDS: 10Middle Tennessee, 12-21-16Tulane, 11-26-17

ASSISTS: 5 Dayton, 12-16-17

STEALS: 4UL Monroe, 1-14-17South Alabama, 12-29-17

BLOCKS: 4UL Monroe, 1-14-17

MINUTES: 41Liberty, 12-6-17

POINTS: 19South Alabama, 1-7-17UL Monroe, 1-14-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 7Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14Carver, 11-10-17 (6-14)

3-POINTERS MADE: 5UL Monroe, 1-14-17 (5-8)Tulane, 11-26-17 (5-8)

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 10Troy, 12-31-17 (3-10)

FREE THROWS MADE: 6South Alabama, 1-7-17 (6-6)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Played in 63 games, including 14 starts in his fi rst two seasons.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Scored a team-high 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including fi ve 3-pointers in

an exhibition game with Lees-McRae.• Finished with a team-high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting in win at Rice.• Just missed a double-double with 14 points and 9 rebounds at Ole Miss.• Just missed a double-double with 15 points and 8 rebounds vs. Montana.• Knocked down 4 3-pointers to fi nish with 12 points at UMass.• Finished 5-of-10 from the fl oor and scored 11 points at Chattanooga.• Scored 15 fi rst half points at Troy, going 6-of-9 from the fl oor and 3-of-6 from

3-point range.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). *32 4-12 2-5 2-2 2-5 7 1 0 1 2 12Lees-McRae (exh.) *27 8-10 5-7 4-4 0-3 3 3 2 0 1 25Coker (exh.) .......... *25 4-8 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 2 9Carver Bible ......... *21 1-6 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 1 2at Rice .................. *29 7-15 3-10 1-1 1-1 2 2 2 0 1 18at Ole Miss ........... *39 5-9 3-6 1-2 3-6 9 1 1 0 1 14vs. Eastern Wash. *29 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-3 4 1 0 1 1 4vs. Prairie View ..... *38 3-9 0-4 0-0 1-3 4 0 2 2 1 6Tulane ................... *32 1-7 1-4 0-2 0-6 6 2 2 0 0 3at Alabama A&M .. *21 1-5 0-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 1 2Liberty .................. *39 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-7 7 1 0 1 0 5Montana ............... *37 5-10 1-4 4-5 3-5 8 3 2 1 1 15Point ..................... *29 3-6 1-2 2-2 0-4 4 0 0 2 1 9at Dayton .............. *25 3-7 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 7at UMass .............. 31 4-8 4-6 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 1 1 12at Chattanooga .... *28 5-10 1-4 0-0 1-3 4 2 0 0 1 11at South Ala. ........ *29 4-11 3-8 0-0 1-3 4 1 1 1 2 11at Troy ................... *37 6-9 3-6 0-0 1-3 4 2 1 1 1 15Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started

Georgia State Mens Basketball Notes (page 14)


CAREER STATISTICS


2015-16 20- 5 319 16.0 41- 110 0.373 25- 66 0.379 8- 12 0.667 16- 26 42 2.1 6 4 6 115 5.82016-17 18- 2 379 21.1 48- 107 0.449 28- 66 0.424 9- 16 0.563 11- 40 51 2.8 20 16 13 133 7.42017-18 2- 2 66 33.0 10- 20 0.500 6- 14 0.429 0- 0 0.000 2- 6 4 2.0 3 2 3 26 13.0Totals 40- 9 764 19.1 99- 237 0.418 59- 146 0.404 17- 28 0.607 29- 72 97 2.4 29 22 22 274 6.9


2015-16 30- 9 492 16.4 64- 173 0.370 40- 108 0.370 16- 20 0.800 21- 39 60 2.0 12 6 11 184 6.1

2016-17 33- 5 618 18.7 72- 171 0.421 42- 106 0.396 26- 35 0.743 19- 62 81 2.5 27 21 19 212 6.4

2017-18 15- 14 464 30.9 52- 120 0.433 22- 67 0.328 8- 12 0.667 14- 51 65 4.3 17 10 13 134 8.9

Totals 78- 28 1574 20.2 188- 464 0.405 104- 281 0.370 50- 67 0.746 54- 152 206 2.6 56 37 43 530 6.8

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7UT Arlington, 2-4-16 (4-7)

REBOUNDS: 9Coastal Carolina, 1-21-17Ole Miss, 11-17-17

ASSISTS: 6Coastal Carolina, 1-21-17

STEALS: 2 (7X)most recent: South Alabama, 12-29-17

BLOCKS: 3Appalachian State, 2-11-17UT Arlington, 2-18-17

MINUTES: 39Ole Miss, 11-17-17Liberty, 12-4-17

POINTS: 21UT Arlington, 12-30-15

FIELD GOALS MADE: 7UT Arlington, 12-30-15 (7-13)Rice, 11-14-17 (7-15)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 15Rice, 11-14-17 (7-15)

3-POINTERS MADE: 7UT Arlington, 12-30-15 (7-12)

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 12UT Arlington, 12-30-15 (7-12)

FREE THROWS MADE: 4UT Arlington, 2-4-16 (4-7)Wright State, 11-30-16 (4-4)Montana, 12-9-17 (4-5)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• 2017-18 Team Captain• Career Double-Doubles: 1

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Grabbed 11 rebounds in exhibition with Coker College, while blocking 4 shots

and scoring 5 points.• Just missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds against Carver.• Earned his fi rst career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against

previously unbeaten Tulane.• Swiped a career-high tying 4 steals against Montana, just missing double fi gures

with 9 points.• Finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting including his fi rst 3-pointer of the

year at Chattanooga.• Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 fi eld goals with 5 rebounds and 3 steals at Troy.


G g S (p g )

GAME-BY-GAME ST2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D

CAREER STATISTICS


2014-15 20- 0 142 7.1 23- 44 0.523 1- 1 1.000 6- 14 0.429 10- 18 28 1.4 5 6 6 53 2.72015-16 19- 5 172 9.1 19- 52 0.365 1- 1 1.000 5- 6 0.833 8- 15 23 1.2 2 1 4 44 2.32016-17 18- 7 288 16.0 27- 65 0.415 6- 22 0.273 14- 23 0.609 16- 43 59 3.3 8 8 4 74 4.12017-18 2- 2 54 27.0 4- 8 0.500 1- 1 1.000 4- 7 0.571 3- 7 10 5.0 0 3 6 13 6.5Totals 59- 14 656 11.1 73- 169 0.432 9- 25 0.360 29- 50 0.580 37- 83 120 2.0 15 18 20 184 3.1


2014-15 32- 0 208 6.5 28- 51 0.549 1- 1 1.000 14- 25 0.560 12- 26 38 1.2 7 8 6 71 2.2

2015-16 29- 7 273 9.4 32- 78 0.410 1- 3 0.333 10- 17 0.588 14- 32 46 1.6 8 6 11 75 2.6

2016-17 32- 10 494 15.4 51- 120 0.425 9- 35 0.257 21- 42 0.500 35- 61 96 3.0 13 17 8 132 4.1

2017-18 15- 15 373 24.9 35- 75 0.467 2- 4 0.500 17- 30 0.567 23- 53 76 5.1 11 14 26 89 5.9

Totals 108- 32 1348 12.5 146- 324 0.451 11- 43 0.256 62- 114 0.544 84- 172 256 2.4 39 45 51 367 3.4

ASSISTS: 3Little Rock, 2-18-16UMass, 12-20-17

STEALS: 4Rice, 11-14-17Montana, 12-9-17

BLOCKS: 3Alabama A&M, 11-29-17

MINUTES: 31Dayton, 12-16-17

POINTS: 15Tulane, 11-26-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 7Tulane, 11-26-17 (7-14)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14Tulane, 11-26-17 (7-14)

FREE THROWS MADE: 5Coastal Carolina, 2-13-17 (5-6)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7South Alabama, 2-19-15 (4-7)

REBOUNDS: 13Georgia Southern, 12-31-16

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Appeared in 33 games, making 4 starts during fi rst season at GSU.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Finished with 10 points in 25 minutes of exhibition game with Coker College• Scored 18 points, knocking down 5 3-pointers against Carver.• Finished with 11 points, include three 3-pointers and 3 rebounds at Ole Miss.• Scored a 23 points going 8-of-10 from the fl oor and 7-of-8 from 3-point range.

Th e 7 treys are the most in a game since Jeff Th omas hit 7 against UT Arlington on 12-30-15.

• Scored 12 points and dished out a career-high 5 assists to go along with a career-high 3 steals against Point.

• Finished with a career-high 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range at Dayton.

• Aft er being held scoreless in the fi rst half, knocked down 4 3-pointers, including three-straight with less than 4 min. to play to score 14 pts. at UMass.



CAREER STATISTICS


2016-17 18- 1 218 12.1 32- 74 0.432 21- 56 0.375 14- 20 0.700 3- 19 22 1.2 13 1 2 99 5.52017-18 2- 2 60 30.0 8- 19 0.421 6- 13 0.462 0- 0 0.000 2- 2 4 2.0 2 0 0 22 11.0Totals 20- 3 278 13.9 40- 93 0.430 27- 69 0.391 14- 20 0.700 5- 21 26 1.3 15 1 2 121 6.1


2014-15 (ALA) 14- 1 76 5.4 3- 23 0.130 2- 17 0.118 1- 2 0.500 0- 3 3 0.2 4 1 3 9 0.6

2016-17 33- 4 391 11.8 52- 129 0.403 34- 95 0.358 22- 33 0.667 6- 27 33 1.0 20 3 10 160 4.8

2017-18 15- 15 429 28.6 61- 136 0.449 39- 90 0.433 13- 18 0.722 3- 28 31 2.1 24 2 13 174 11.6

GSU Totals 48- 19 820 17.1 113- 265 0.426 73- 185 0.395 35- 51 0.686 9- 55 64 1.3 44 5 23 334 7.0

Totals 62- 20 896 14.5 116- 288 0.403 75- 202 0.371 36- 53 0.679 9- 58 67 1.1 48 6 26 343 5.5

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7Dayton, 12-16-17 (4-7)

REBOUNDS: 5Georgia Southern, 3-4-17Chattanooga, 12-23-17

ASSISTS: 5Point, 12-12-17

STEALS: 3Point, 12-12-17

BLOCKS: 1 (6X)most recent: UMass, 12-20-17

MINUTES: 39Dayton, 12-16-17

POINTS: 28Dayton, 12-16-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 9Dayton, 12-16-17 (9-14)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 14Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (6-14)Dayton, 12-16-17 (9-14)

3-PT MADE: 7Eastern Washington, 11-21-17 (7-8)

3-PT ATTEMPTED: 12Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (5-12)

FREE THROWS MADE: 5Troy, 1-9-17 (5-6)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• 2014 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year• 2014 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team• Four-time Southern Conference Freshman of the Week

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Just 38 points shy of 1,000 for his career entering tonight.• Played in his 100th career game against Montana (Dec. 9)• Scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in Coker College exhibition.• Knocked down 3 3-pointers at Rice.• Finished with 8 points in 17 minutes at Alabama A&M, knocking down a pair

of 3-pointers.• Scored a season-high 15 points while tying a season high 25 minutes against

Montana.• Finished with 15 points at Dayton going 5-of-9 from the fl oor.• Earned fi rst start of the season at UMass, fi nishing with 6 points and 5 assists.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). 20 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0 1 5Lees-McRae (exh.) 16 2-7 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 5Coker (exh.) .......... 19 3-6 3-5 3-4 0-4 4 2 2 2 1 12Carver Bible ......... 19 2-6 1-5 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 3 5at Rice .................. 25 3-6 3-6 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 0 1 9at Ole Miss ........... 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Eastern Wash. DNP-injuryvs. Prairie View ..... 17 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2at Alabama A&M .. 17 3-8 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 1 0 1 8Liberty .................. 9 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 1 0 1 6Montana ............... 25 4-6 1-3 6-7 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 15Point ..................... 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2at Dayton .............. 38 5-9 3-5 2-2 0-3 3 1 0 0 1 15 at UMass .............. *25 2-6 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 5 3 0 0 6at Chattanooga .... 23 3-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 6at South Ala. ........ 12 1-5 0-4 0-0 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 2at Troy ................... 16 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS

CONF. ONLY G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

2015-16 20- 15 516 25.8 67- 178 0.376 31- 82 0.378 32- 42 0.762 11- 36 47 2.4 48 1 17 197 9.92016-17 17- 14 364 21.4 47- 113 0.416 12- 51 0.235 24- 30 0.800 4- 24 28 1.6 34 3 12 130 7.62017-18 2- 0 28 14.0 2- 9 0.222 0- 5 0.000 0- 0 0.000 1- 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 4 2.0Totals 39- 29 908 23.3 116- 300 0.387 43- 138 0.312 56- 72 0.778 16- 60 76 1.9 82 4 29 331 8.5

ALL GAMES G- GS Min Avg FG- FGA Pct. 3P- 3PA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. O- D Reb Avg Ast Bl St Pts Avg

2013-14 (SAM) 30- 25 887 29.6 119- 275 0.433 46- 118 0.390 73- 95 0.768 6- 48 54 1.8 103 3 25 357 11.9

2015-16 30- 22 747 24.9 89- 232 0.384 40- 108 0.370 62- 81 0.765 14- 49 63 2.1 80 1 26 280 9.3

2016-17 32- 24 656 20.5 82- 191 0.429 29- 85 0.341 54- 65 0.831 7- 45 52 1.6 60 5 22 247 7.7

2017-18 14- 1 254 18.1 28- 67 0.418 14- 41 0.341 8- 9 0.889 2- 13 15 1.1 18 0 7 78 5.6

GSU Totals 76- 47 1657 21.8 199- 490 0.406 83- 234 0.355 124- 155 0.800 23- 107 130 1.7 158 6 55 605 8.0

Totals 106- 72 2544 24.0 318- 765 0.416 129- 352 0.366 197- 250 0.788 29- 155 184 1.7 261 9 80 962 9.1

CAREER HIGHSPOINTS: 26Campbellsville, 11-29-13

FIELD GOALS MADE: 9 (4X)most recent: Louisiana, 1-16-17 (9-16)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 16Georgia Southern, 2-23-16 (9-16)Louisiana, 1-16-17 (9-16)

3-PT FG MADE: 5Campbellsville, 11-29-13 (5-5)

3-PT FG ATTEMPTED: 9Georgia Southern, 2-23-16 (4-9)

FREE THROWS MADE: 9Middle Tennessee, 12-22-15 (9-12)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12Middle Tennessee, 12-22-15 (9-12)

REBOUNDS: 5 (7X)most recent: Coastal Carolina, 2-13-17

ASSISTS: 7Appalachian State, 2-27-14

STEALS: 5Georgia Southern, 12-31-16

MINUTES: 38Louisiana, 1-16-17Dayton, 12-16-17


ATHLETIC HONORS• Played in 24 games and made nine starts while at St. Bonaventure.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Just missed a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds against Coker.• Finished with 8 points on 4-of-5 fi eld goals and 7 rebounds against Carver.• Recorded a season-high 4 blocked shots at Alabama A&M.• Finished with 5 points in just 10 minutes at Chattanooga

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). 13 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-4 7 0 1 0 0 1Lees-McRae (exh.) DNP-injuryCoker (exh.) .......... 19 2-4 0-0 5-6 3-7 10 0 0 1 1 9Carver Bible ......... 19 4-5 0-0 0-0 2-5 7 0 0 2 0 8at Rice .................. 15 3-4 0-0 0-1 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 6at Ole Miss ........... 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0vs. Eastern Wash. 9 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 1vs. Prairie View ..... 8 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 2at Alabama A&M .. 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 0 4 0 2Liberty .................. 16 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 1 0 1Montana ............... 12 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 2Point ..................... 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0at Dayton .............. 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 1 1 0 1 2at UMass .............. 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0at Chattanooga .... 10 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 2 2 0 5at South Ala. ........ 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 0at Troy ................... 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started

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CAREER STATISTICS


2017-18 2- 0 15 7.5 0- 2 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.0


2014-15* 1- 0 1 1.0 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0

2015-16* 23- 9 364 15.8 20- 47 0.426 0- 0 0.000 13- 27 0.481 22- 52 74 3.2 0 25 3 53 2.3

2017-18 15- 0 167 11.1 13- 27 0.481 0- 0 0.000 3- 10 0.300 9- 23 7 0.5 2 10 2 29 1.9

Totals 39- 9 532 13.6 33- 47 0.702 0- 0 0.000 16- 37 0.432 31- 75 81 2.1 2 35 5 82 2.1

REBOUNDS: 7George Washington, 2-13-16Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

ASSISTS: 1Point, 12-12-17Dayton, 12-16-17

STEALS: 1 (5X)most recent: Dayton, 12-16-17

BLOCKS: 5Richmond, 1-31-16

MINUTES: 33Fordham, 2-10-16

POINTS: 8Fordham, 2-10-16Duquesne, 2-24-16Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 4Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 6Duquesne, 2-24-16 (2-6)

FREE THROWS MADE: 4Duquesne, 2-24-16 (4-6)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 7Duquesne, 1-16-16 (2-7)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• A four-year starter a South Paulding High School who twice earned Class AAAAA

All-State honors and was a two-time Region 5-AAAAA Player of the Year.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting in exhibition against Lees-McRae.• Finished with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in just 8 minutes at Rice.• Scored 4 points in just 7 minutes at Alabama.• Finished with 5 points, including 3-of-4 free throws against Eastern Washington.• Scored 8 points in just 7 minutes against Prairie View A&M.• Nearly recorded a double-double with a career-high 12 points and 7 assists,

while going 8-of-12 from the free throw line.• Finished with 11 points and a career-high 6 rebounds against Point.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). 8 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1Lees-McRae (exh.) 20 4-6 1-2 4-6 0-2 2 1 3 0 3 13Coker (exh.) .......... 10 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 0 0 4Carver Bible ......... 11 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1at Rice .................. 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 1 0 1 2at Ole Miss ........... 7 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 4vs. Eastern Wash. 14 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-0 1 1 4 0 1 5vs. Prairie View ..... 7 2-3 0-0 4-7 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 8Tulane ................... 27 2-9 0-1 8-12 0-2 2 7 1 0 2 12at Alabama A&M .. 19 2-5 1-2 3-6 0-3 3 0 3 0 2 8Liberty .................. 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 1 0 0 0Montana ............... 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2Point ..................... 22 5-7 0-1 1-2 0-6 6 3 2 1 1 11at Dayton .............. 14 2-2 0-0 3-6 0-1 1 1 1 0 1 7at UMass .............. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0at Chattanooga .... 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 1 2 0 0 2at South Ala. ........ 17 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 4 1 0 1 3at Troy ................... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS


2017-18 2- 0 18 9.0 1- 1 1.000 0- 0 0.000 1- 2 0.500 0- 1 1 0.5 4 0 1 3 1.5


2017-18 15- 0 189 12.6 19- 37 0.514 1- 5 0.200 26- 43 0.605 3- 22 25 1.7 24 1 11 65 4.3

REBOUNDS: 6Point, 12-12-17

ASSISTS: 7Tulane, 11-26-17

STEALS: 2Prairie View A&M, 11-22-17Tulane, 11-26-17Alabama A&M, 11-29-30

BLOCKS: 1Point, 12-12-17

MINUTES: 27Tulane, 11-26-17

POINTS: 12Tulane, 11-26-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 5Point, 12-12-17 (5-7)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 9Tulane, 11-26-17 (2-9)

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: 1Alabama A&M, 11-29-30 (1-2)

3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2Alabama A&M, 11-29-30 (1-2)

FREE THROWS MADE: 8Tulane, 11-26-17 (8-12)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 12Tulane, 11-26-17 (8-12)

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Ranked as high as No. 45 in the country by Future150.com, the No. 14 forward in

the country and No. 3 in the state of Georgia.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Scored 9 points in just 10 minutes of Coker College exhibition game.• Finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds in GSU debut against Carver.• Scored 5 points in 13 minutes against Eastern Washington.• Finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds in 14 minutes against Point.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0Lees-McRae (exh.) 16 1-4 0-0 3-7 0-4 4 0 0 2 3 5Coker (exh.) .......... 10 2-2 0-0 5-10 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 9Carver Bible ......... 17 3-6 0-0 2-3 1-2 3 1 1 0 2 8at Rice .................. 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2at Ole Miss ........... 5 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 3vs. Eastern Wash. 13 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 5vs. Prairie View ..... 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... DNPat Alabama A&M .. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0Liberty .................. DNPMontana ............... 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0Point ..................... 14 3-8 0-1 0-2 3-1 4 1 2 1 0 6at Dayton .............. DNPat UMass .............. DNPat Chattanooga .... 10 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 1at South Ala. ........ 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4at Troy ................... DNPLittle Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS


2017-18 1- 0 7 7.0 2- 2 1.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 4 4.0


2017-18 10- 0 86 8.6 12- 24 0.500 0- 1 0.000 5- 11 0.455 7- 9 16 1.6 3 3 2 29 2.9

ASSISTS: 1Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Eastern Washington, 11-20-17Point, 12-12-17

STEALS: 2Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

BLOCKS: 1Alabama A&M, 11-29-17Point, 12-12-17Chattanooga, 12-23-17

MINUTES: 17Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

POINTS: 8Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 3Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (3-6)Point, 12-12-17 (3-8)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 8Point, 12-12-17 (3-8)

FREE THROWS MADE: 2Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (2-3)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 3Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (2-3)

REBOUNDS: 4Point, 12-12-17

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Knocked down a school-record 92 3-pointers during his fi nal year of high school.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Scored 5 points in 10 minutes against Lees-McRae College.• Scored fi rst career basket in fi nal minutes at South Alabama.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lees-McRae (exh.) 10 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 5Coker (exh.) .......... 5 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 4Carver Bible ......... 5 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0at Rice .................. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss ........... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Eastern Wash. 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Prairie View ..... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... DNPat Alabama A&M .. DNPLiberty .................. DNPMontana ............... DNPPoint ..................... 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0at Dayton .............. 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at UMass .............. DNPat Chattanooga .... 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Ala. ........ 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2at Troy ................... DNPLittle Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS


2017-18 1- 0 2 2.0 1- 2 0.500 0- 0 #DIV/0! 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 2.0


2017-18 9- 0 16 1.8 1- 9 0.111 0- 5 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 2 0.2

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: --

REBOUNDS: --


STEALS: --

BLOCKS: --

MINUTES: 5Carver Bible College, 11-10-17

POINTS: 2South Alabama, 12-29-31

FIELD GOALS MADE: 1South Alabama, 12-29-31

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (0-4)

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: --

3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 4Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (0-4)

FREE THROWS MADE: --

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Played in nearly every game before an injury derailed his season early in confer-

ence play.

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Finished with 4 points in exhibition debut against Lees-McRae.• Recorded a rebound in three-straight games entering Wednesday.• Blocked a pair of shots in the fi nal minute against Point.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). DNPLees-McRae (exh.) 12 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-3 3 0 0 0 1 4Coker (exh.) .......... 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0Carver Bible ......... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rice .................. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss ........... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0vs. Eastern Wash. 5 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0vs. Prairie View ..... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... DNPat Alabama A&M .. DNPLiberty .................. DNPMontana ............... DNPPoint ..................... 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0at Dayton .............. DNPat UMass .............. DNPat Chattanooga .... 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0at South Ala. ........ DNPat Troy ................... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Little Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS


2016-17 2- 0 3 1.5 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.02017-18 1- 0 3 3.0 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0Totals 3- 0 6 2.0 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0


2016-17 11- 0 26 2.4 1- 3 0.333 0- 0 0.000 3- 6 0.500 2- 3 5 0.5 0 4 0 5 0.5

2017-18 8- 0 32 4.0 0- 3 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 1 0.000 1- 4 5 0.6 2 2 0 0 0.0

Totals 19- 0 58 3.1 1- 6 0.167 0- 0 0.000 3- 7 0.429 3- 7 10 0.5 2 6 0 5 0.3


STEALS: --

BLOCKS: 2Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16Point, 12-12-17

MINUTES: 12Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16

POINTS: 5Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16

FIELD GOALS MADE: 1Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (1-2)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 2Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (1-2)Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (0-2)

FREE THROWS MADE: 3Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (3-6)

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 6Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (3-6)

REBOUNDS: 3Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Appeared in 10 games as a freshman, including 5 Sun Belt games

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Knocked down a 3-pointer in closing seconds against Lees-McRae.• Played a career-high 3 minutes against Point.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). DNPLees-McRae (exh.) 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3Coker (exh.) .......... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Carver Bible ......... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rice .................. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss ........... DNPvs. Eastern Wash. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0vs. Prairie View ..... 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... DNPat Alabama A&M .. DNPLiberty .................. DNPMontana ............... DNPPoint ..................... 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Dayton .............. DNPat UMass .............. DNPat Chattanooga .... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at South Ala. ........ DNPat Troy ................... DNPLittle Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


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CAREER STATISTICS


2016-17 5- 0 3 0.6 0- 1 0.000 0- 1 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0


2016-17 10- 0 7 0.7 0- 3 0.000 0- 3 0.000 0- 0 0.000 0- 2 2 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.0

2017-18 6- 0 6 1.0 0- 1 0.000 0- 1 0.000 0- 0 0.000 1- 1 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.0

Totals 16- 0 13 0.8 0- 4 0.000 0- 4 0.000 0- 0 0.000 1- 3 4 0.3 0 0 1 0 0.0

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: --

REBOUNDS: 1Thomas, 11-11-16Eastern Kentucky, 11-23-16Eastern Washington, 11-21-17Prairie View, 11-22-17

ASSISTS: --

STEALS: 1Coastal Carolina, 1-21-17

BLOCKS: --

MINUTES: 3Point, 12-12-17 (0-1)

POINTS: --

FIELD GOALS MADE: --

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1Thomas, 11-11-16 (0-1)Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (0-1)Coastal Carolina, 1-21-17 (0-1)Point, 12-12-17 (0-1)

3-POINTERS MADE: --

3-POINTERS ATTEMPTED: 1Thomas, 11-11-16 (0-1)Georgia Southwestern, 12-10-16 (0-1)Coastal Carolina, 1-21-17 (0-1)Point, 12-12-17 (0-1)

FREE THROWS MADE: --

CAREER HIGHS


ATHLETIC HONORS• Four-year standout for Dawson Christian Academy where he earned GICAA All-

State and All-Region honors all four years while averaging more than 20 points per game and playing for his father Jesse

2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Scored 2 points in 2 minutes against Lees-McRae College.• Scored fi rst collegiate point with a free throw in the fi nal minutes against Carver.• Knocked down fi rst career fi eld goal in fi nal minute against Point, while also

grabbing his fi rst rebound.• Scored in back-to-back appearances aft er knocking down a shot and picking up

a rebound at Chattanooga.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS2017-18 ............... MP FG 3FG FT O-D Rb As TO Blk Stl Ptsat Ga. Tech (exh.). DNPLees-McRae (exh.) 2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Coker (exh.) .......... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0Carver Bible ......... 3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1at Rice .................. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Ole Miss ........... DNPvs. Eastern Wash. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Prairie View ..... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tulane ................... DNPat Alabama A&M .. DNPLiberty .................. DNPMontana ............... DNPPoint ..................... 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 2at Dayton .............. DNPat UMass .............. DNPat Chattanooga .... 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2at South Ala. ........ DNPat Troy ................... DNPLittle Rock ............Arkansas State ....at App State .........at Coastal Car. .....Ga. Southern ........UT Arlington ..........Texas State ...........at Ark. State .........at Little Rock ........Louisiana ..............UL Monroe ............at Ga. Southern ...at Texas State ......at UT Arlington .....Troy .......................South Alabama ....* Game Started


G T h ( h ) DNP

CAREER STATISTICS


2017-18 6- 0 12 2.0 2- 2 1.000 0- 0 0.000 1- 2 0.500 0- 2 2 0.3 0 0 0 5 0.8

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 2Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (1-2)

REBOUNDS: 1Point, 12-12-17Chattanooga, 12-23-17

ASSISTS: --

STEALS: --

BLOCKS: --

MINUTES: 3Carver Bible College, 11-10-17Eastern Washington, 11-20-17Chattanooga, 12-23-17

POINTS: 2Point, 12-12-17Chattanooga, 12-23-17

FIELD GOALS MADE: 1Point, 12-12-17 (1-1)Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (1-1)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 1Point, 12-12-17 (1-1)Chattanooga, 12-23-17 (1-1)

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE: --

3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: --

FREE THROWS MADE: 1Carver Bible College, 11-10-17 (1-2)

CAREER HIGHS

Game 1: Nov. 10, 2017, 7 p.m. (WatchESPN)

GEORGIA STATE 90, CARVER 50

GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.

Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds recorded the fi rst triple-double in school history and Georgia State cruised to a 90-50 win over Carver Bible College on the opening night of basket-ball season on Friday. Simonds finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in just 28 minutes of action. He went 9-of-13 from the fl oor while also swiping four steals. Junior Malik Benlevi added 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while senior Jordan Session just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Junior Devin Mitchell also added 18 points as four Panthers scored in double fi gures. Georgia State (1-0) improved to 7-0 in regular season home openers under head coach Ron Hunter, winning by an average margin of 30.3 points per game. Carver fell to 0-5 on the season. Carver kept the game close early, taking a 7-6 lead with just under 16 minutes to play as the Cougars knocked down three of their fi rst four shots. With just under eight minutes to play, Georgia State still only led by three, 16-13, before the Panthers went on a 15-0 run to lead 31-13 with 4:28 to play. Th e Panthers went into the half leading 42-19 led by Si-monds who scored 12 and Benlevi who had 10. Georgia State forced Carver into 13 fi rst half turnovers and just 34.8 percent shooting, while outscoring the Cougars 24-6 in the paint. Georgia State scored the fi rst seven points of the second half and then used an 11-0 run midway thru the second 20 minutes to build a 64-27 lead with 13:21 play following a Simonds pass-off -the-backboard dunk. Th e Panthers led by as many as 50 with 3:47 to play before Hunter cleared his bench. Redshirt-sophomore Jordan Tyson added eight points and seven rebounds, while freshman Josh Linder also fi nished with eight points. Saveyon Edwards led Carver Bible College with 15 points and four assists, while Ja’Myri Evans chipped in with eight points.

CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 50 (0-5)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinHaynes, f ...............0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 19Edwards, g ......... 7-12 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 3 15 4 7 0 0 29Gibbons, Mar. g ....1-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 17Allridge, g ..............2-3 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 13Deny, g ..................0-8 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 3 0 2 4 0 1 28Iverson ..................2-6 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 15Gibbons, Mal. .......3-9 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 1 7 2 4 0 1 26Akinmoyo ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14Evans ....................2-3 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 1 13McCrary .................0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11Yusuf .....................2-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 3 6 0 1 0 1 15Totals ................19-53 7-20 5-6 9 25 34 15 50 12 23 2 5 200

FG% 1st: 8-23 34.8% 2nd: 11-30 36.7% Game: 35.8%3FG% 1st: 3-10 30.0% 2nd: 4-10 40.0% Game: 35.0%FT% 1st: 0-0 0.0% 2nd: 5-6 83.3% Game: 83.3%

GEORGIA STATE 90 (1-0)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ............ 6-14 3-6 2-3 5 2 7 0 17 4 0 0 3 28Session, f ..............5-8 0-0 0-3 4 5 9 0 10 1 0 1 1 16Thomas, f ..............1-6 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 21Simonds, g ......... 9-13 1-5 1-2 3 7 10 2 20 10 3 1 4 28Mitchell, g .......... 6-14 5-12 1-1 0 0 0 1 18 2 1 0 1 30Felton ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Alibegovic ..............0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5Williams, I. ............2-6 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 3 19Williams, K. ...........0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 11Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Linder ....................3-6 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 3 8 1 1 0 2 17Chism ....................0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3Tyson .....................4-5 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 2 8 0 0 2 0 19Totals ................ 36-76 10-35 8-16 17 25 42 12 90 23 7 4 15 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Carver Bible College ....................19 31 50 Georgia State ...............................42 48 90Offi cials: Landon Brandes, Sidney Cohen, Christopher Balunek Attendance: 1,349

Game 2: Nov. 14, 2017, 8 p.m. (FloHoops.TV)

GEORGIA STATE 75, RICE 54

Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, Texas

Led by 18 points from junior Jeff Th omas, Georgia State cruised to a 75-54 win over Rice on Tuesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse to open the MGM Grand Main Event. Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds who recorded the fi rst triple-double in school history on Friday finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Panthers forced Rice (0-2) in 23 turnovers. Georgia State improved to 2-0 for the second time in three years and 9-4 against teams from Conference USA in the last four-plus seasons. Th omas knocked down three 3-pointers as the Panthers made 11 on the night. Junior Malik Benlevi added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, while Isaiah Williams came off the bench to added nine points including three treys. Georgia State came out strong defensively forcing Rice to miss its fi rst six shots, while also forcing four turnovers before the Owls scored their fi rst point with 13:46 to play in the open-ing half. Aft er Rice tied the game 5-5, Georgia State used a 20-3 run to build a 25-8 lead with 6:14 to play in the half. Th e Panthers continued to push the tempo and went into halft ime leading 42-25, forcing Rice into 12 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. Georgia State continued to push the pace in the second half, leading by as many as 26 points with 6:21 to play. Th e Panthers fi nished the game shooting 46.0 percent, holding Rice to just 35.7 percent from the fl oor. Th e Owls were led by Ako Adams who fi nished with 10 points and six rebounds. A.J. Lapray scored a team-high 12 points. Senior Jordan Session fi lled up the box score with fi ve points, four rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot, while junior Devin Mitchell added eight points. Hunter will enter Friday night looking for the 400th win of his career aft er becoming Georgia State’s all-time career wins leader last season. He is one of just seven NCAA Division I coaches to be the winningest coach at multiple schools.

GEORGIA STATE 75 (2-0)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............4-7 3-5 0-0 2 4 6 2 11 2 2 0 3 38Session, f ..............2-2 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 3 5 1 3 1 4 24Simonds, g ......... 5-16 0-5 4-5 0 7 7 4 14 7 0 0 1 32Mitchell, g .......... 3-11 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 4 8 2 0 0 0 22Thomas, g .......... 7-15 3-10 1-1 1 1 2 1 18 2 2 0 1 29Felton ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Alibegvoic ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Williams, I. ............3-6 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 9 1 2 0 1 25Williams, K. ...........1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 8Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Linder ....................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3Chism ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tyson .....................3-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 15Totals ................29-63 11-34 6-8 7 25 32 20 75 18 12 1 11 200


RICE 54 (0-2)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinMartin, f ................1-5 0-2 1-6 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 24Meyer, f .................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 14Cashaw, g .............1-7 1-7 4-5 0 5 5 0 7 3 6 0 2 28Adams, g ...............2-8 2-5 4-4 1 5 6 1 10 3 2 0 0 27Mency, g................1-4 1-3 2-2 1 4 5 2 5 0 2 1 1 29Lapray ...................4-6 4-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 12 0 3 0 3 22Jones .....................2-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 6Osborne ................2-5 0-1 1-2 3 5 8 1 5 2 1 1 0 26Hunter ...................1-2 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 1 5 1 1 0 1 13Harrison ................0-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 11Totals ................15-42 8-23 16-26 7 28 35 10 54 11 23 2 9 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................42 33 75 Rice ...............................................25 29 54Offi cials: Ray Natili, Darron George, Kerby Sitton Attendance: 1,208

Game 3: Nov. 17, 2017, 7 p.m. (SEC Network +)

OLE MISS 77, GEORGIA STATE 72

The Pavilion • Oxford, Miss.

Despite 29 points from D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State fell to Ole Miss 77-72 at Th e Pavilion on Friday night in the MGM Grand Main Event. Th ree Panthers fouled out as Geor-gia State was called for 30 fouls. Simonds went 10-of-22 from the fl oor, dished out fi ve assists and grabbed fi ve rebounds before fouling out. Junior Jeff Th omas added 14 points, while Devin Mitchell scored 11 as each knocked down three 3-pointers. Georgia State (2-1) was looking for its fi rst 3-0 start since the 2000-01 season, while Ole Miss (3-0) remained undefeated and picked up its second win over the Panthers in three seasons. Ole Miss was led by Terence Davis who scored 24 points, going 5-of-10 from 3-point range before fouling out. Markel Crawford added 15 points for the Rebels. A corner 3-pointer from Th omas gave the Panthers an early 7-3 lead with 16:58 remaining in the half as GSU had a 6-1 advantage on the boards before the fi rst media timeout. An 11-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Devin Mitchell with 14:40 to play, pushed Georgia State’s lead to 15-3. Th e Panthers maintained a double-digit lead for most of the fi rst half before Ole Miss used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 33-31 with just under fi ve minutes to play. However, Georgia State immediately responded on back-to-back baskets by Simonds to lead by nine with 2:26 to play and went into the locker room leading 44-36 despite being called for 18 fouls before the break. Georgia State shot 53.0 percent in the fi rst 20 minutes, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Rebels 20-13. On back-to-back 3-pointers by Davis and a 10-0 run to start the second half, Ole Miss took its fi rst lead of the game 46-44 with 17:30 to play. Th e Panthers responded with a 6-0 run of their own, but the Rebels came right back with a 7-0 run to lead 56-53 with 12:26 remaining. Despite being held without a fi eld goal for more than fi ve minutes and trailing 71-63 with under three minutes to play, the Panthers used one last run to get within 71-68 on a jumper by Th omas with 1:39 remaining. Th e Panthers would still trail by just three, 73-70, aft er a pair of free throws by Simonds, but that is as close as Georgia State could get. GSU outrebounded the bigger Rebels 35-33, but were forced into an uncharacteristic 16 turnovers.

GEORGIA STATE 72 (2-1)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............3-5 1-3 1-1 1 3 4 5 8 1 0 0 1 28Session, f ..............0-1 0-0 3-4 2 3 5 4 3 0 1 0 1 27Thomas, f ..............5-9 3-6 1-2 3 6 9 4 14 1 1 0 1 39Simonds, g .......10-22 1-4 8-11 1 3 4 5 29 5 7 0 1 39Mitchell, g .............4-9 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 11 1 3 1 1 30Alibegovic ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Williams, I. ...........0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12Williams, K. ...........1-3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 7Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Linder ....................1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5Tyson .....................0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 9Totals ................24-53 8-21 16-22 11 24 35 30 72 9 16 1 5 200


OLE MISS 77 (3-0)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinHymon, f ...............1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 3 0 1 1 21Olejniczak, c .........2-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 3 5 1 1 1 0 14Davis, g .............. 8-13 5-10 3-3 1 5 6 5 24 1 5 3 1 28Tyree, g ..................3-8 3-5 0-2 0 3 3 2 9 0 0 0 1 26Crawford, g ...........3-7 0-3 9-10 1 3 4 1 15 1 2 0 1 30Shuler ....................3-7 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 7 1 1 0 0 24Burnett ..................0-6 0-4 7-9 0 1 1 0 7 6 1 0 0 24Stevens .................3-6 0-1 2-4 4 2 6 2 8 0 2 1 1 22Furmanavicius ......0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11Totals ................23-52 9-27 22-30 10 23 33 22 77 13 13 6 5 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................44 28 72 Ole Miss ........................................36 41 77Offi cials: Anthony Jordan, Chuck Jones, Rob Rorke Attendance: 6,835

Game 4: Nov. 20, 2017, 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops.TV)

GEORGIA STATE 68, EASTERN WASHINGTON 50

T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas, Nev.

Led by 23 points from Devin Mitchell and 19 from D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a 68-50 win over Eastern Washington on Monday aft ernoon in the MGM Grand Main Event at T-Mobile Arena. Mitchell went 8-of-10 from the fl oor, including 7-of-8 from 3-point range en route to a career-high. Simonds scored 15 of his points in the fi rst half to pace the Panthers. Head coach Ron Hunter, already Georgia State’s all-time wins leader, earned the 400th win of his career. He is one of just seven NCAA Division I coaches to be the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Georgia State 46.3 percent from the fl oor and 10-of-15 from 3-point range, while forcing the Eagles into 21 turnovers which led to 23 points. Aft er Eastern Washington scored the fi rst fi ve points of the game, Georgia State responded with six-straight points to take an early 6-5 lead as both team struggled from the fl oor the fi rst seven minutes. Trailing 12-7, Simonds responded for Georgia State by making four-straight baskets to give the Panthers a 15-12 lead with 6:10 to play in the opening half. A 3-pointer by Mitchell gave the Panthers their biggest lead of the fi rst half, 27-18, before going into the locker room with a 31-23 lead following a dunk by Simonds with 0.1 sec-onds remaining. Georgia State opened the second half on a 9-0 run to push the lead to 40-23 with 16:55 to play and never looked back, leading by as many as 29 with just under six minutes to play.Jacob Davison led Eastern Washington with 20 points, but was the only Eagle to score in double fi gures. Junior Malik Benlevi added eight points and seven re-bounds, while freshmen Kane Williams and Josh Linder each scored fi ve points. Georgia State (3-1) will now play Prairie View A&M (1-3) on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET in the championship game of the Middleweight Bracket. Th e Panthers have now started 3-1 for the second time in three years. Georgia State is now 2-1 in the MGM Grand Main Event this year.

EASTERN WASHINGTON 50 (2-3)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinWashington, g .......2-5 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 20Vulikic, g ................1-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 0 1 24Peatling, g .............1-1 1-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 5 0 1 2 0 13Griciunas, f ...........1-8 0-2 0-2 1 5 6 0 2 1 4 0 0 21Bliznyuk, f .............1-4 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 1 8 0 0 30Gibson ...................2-8 2-8 0-0 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 24Polanco .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Davison .................5-8 3-6 7-8 0 3 3 2 20 1 0 1 0 25Perry ......................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15Gibb .......................0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Benzel ...................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Hunt ......................3-4 1-2 1-2 4 4 8 2 8 1 1 0 0 19Totals ................16-45 8-24 10-14 12 25 37 12 50 11 21 3 2 200


GEORGIA STATE 68 (3-1)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ............ 3-12 2-4 0-0 3 4 7 3 8 0 1 0 1 35Session, f ..............1-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 26Thomas, f ..............2-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 29Simonds, g ......... 8-18 1-2 2-3 1 2 3 0 19 3 2 2 2 32Mitchell, g .......... 8-10 7-8 0-0 0 2 2 2 23 2 1 0 1 32Felton ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Alibegovic ..............0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Williams, K. ...........1-2 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 2 5 1 4 0 1 14Clerkley .................0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Linder ....................2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 13Chism ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Tyson .....................0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 9Totals ................25-54 10-15 8-14 8 20 28 18 68 10 11 3 10 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Eastern Washington .....................23 27 50 Georgia State ...............................31 37 68Offi cials: Chance Moore, Gerald Williams, James Durham Attendance: 0

Game 5: Nov. 22, 2017, 4:30 p.m. (FloHoops.TV)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 71, GEORGIA STATE 56

T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas, Nev.

Despite a big run to start the second half, Georgia State could not overcome a 16-point fi rst half defi cit and fell to Prairie View A&M 71-56 in the MGM Grand Main Event Middleweight Bracket Championship at T-Mobile Arena. Junior Malik Benlevi led Georgia State (3-2) with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while sophomore D’Marcus Si-monds added 16 points. Prairie View A&M (2-3) won the title behind a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds from Gary Blackston and 17 points from tournament MVP Zachary Hamilton who added 17 points. Prairie View A&M controlled the pace in the fi rst half as Gary Blackston scored 17 points before the break. Aft er six early lead changes, Prairie View A&M used a 16-2 run over a nearly seven minute stretch to take a 26-13 lead with 7:13 to play. Th e Panthers pushed the lead to 34-18 with 5:29 to play and went into the locker room leading 40-27. Georgia State was outrebounded 20-12 in the fi rst half and shot just 34.6 percent from the fl oor, while Prairie View A&M knocked down 8-of-16 from 3-point range. Georgia State came out strong in the second half using a 7-0 run to cut the defi cit to 40-34 with 17:46 to play. Th e Panthers held Prairie View A&M without a fi eld goal for the fi rst 10 minutes of the second half and following a dunk by Benlevi trailed by just four, 45-41 with 9:42 to play. Unfortunately Prairie View A&M used a 9-0 run to push the lead back to 57-43 and Georgia State was never able to get it back to single digits. Freshman Kane Williams added eight points in just seven minutes for Georgia State, while junior Jeff Th omas added six points and four rebounds. Dennis Jones came off the bench to add 13 points for Prairie View A&M which shot 46.5 percent from the fl oor and 11-of-22 from 3-point range. Th e Panthers also went 20-of-22 from the free throw line and outrebounded Georgia State 37-25. Georgia State fi nished the MGM Grand Main Event 2-2 and will now return home for three of the next four games.

GEORGIA STATE 56 (3-2)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............7-9 2-4 1-2 2 4 6 5 17 0 0 0 3 32Session, f ..............1-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 1 1 20Thomas, f ..............3-9 0-4 0-0 1 3 4 4 6 0 2 2 1 38Simonds, g ......... 5-17 1-6 5-5 3 1 4 3 16 2 5 0 2 33Mitchell, g .............2-7 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 30Felton ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Alibegovic ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Williams, I. ............0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17Williams, K. ...........2-3 0-0 4-7 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 2 7Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Linder ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12Chism ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Tyson .....................0-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8Totals ................20-54 4-20 12-18 10 15 25 21 56 5 12 3 9 200


PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 71 (2-3)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinEllis, f ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 16Hamilton, f ......... 5-12 5-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 17 3 1 0 0 28Wallace, c .............3-4 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 4 8 0 2 1 0 33Blackston, g ..........5-8 3-4 8-8 1 9 10 2 21 4 5 0 1 36Preston, g..............1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 14Thompson .............1-5 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 12Alexander ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Hood, J. .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+Hood, I...................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9Jones .....................3-5 2-3 5-6 0 2 2 3 13 1 6 0 1 31Jett.........................2-4 0-0 3-4 3 1 4 2 7 0 1 2 0 17Lumpkins ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Starr ......................0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4Totals ................20-43 11-22 20-22 10 27 37 18 71 11 20 4 2 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................27 29 56 Prairie View A&M .........................40 31 71Offi cials: Chance Moore, Jason Baker, Brian McNutt Attendance: 8424

Game 6: Nov. 26, 2017, 12 p.m. (WatchESPN)

GEORGIA STATE 70, TULANE 59


Georgia State used a big second half run along with a double-doubles from Malik Benlevi and Jordan Session to earn a 70-59 win over previously undefeated Tulane on Sunday aft ernoon at the GSU Sports Arena. Benlevi earned his first career double-double with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds, while Session also picked up his fi rst career double-double with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, including six on the off ensive glass. Freshman Kane Williams came off the bench and just missed a double-double with career-highs of 12 points and seven assists. Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds, who was battling through an injury, fi nished with 16 points and four assists. Georgia State improved to 4-2 for the fourth straight season, while Tulane (5-1) lost its fi rst game of the year. Aft er the two teams shared six ties and seven lead changes in the fi rst half, Georgia State opened the second half with an 18-4 run and the Green Wave were never able to get the game back to single digits. Georgia State’s defense held Tulane to just 31.0 percent shooting and 3-of-21 from 3-point range. Th e Panthers, which entered the day No. 6 in the NCAA in turnover margin, forced the Green Wave into 17 turnovers which led to 22 GSU points. Tulane took an early 5-0 lead before a put-back by Session put the Panthers on the board with 17:05 to play and spurred a 6-0 run to give Georgia State its fi rst lead with 14:17 remain-ing. With the early start time, both teams struggled from 3-point range in the fi rst 20 minutes as Tulane went 1-of-8 and Georgia State managed just 2-of-11. Th e Panthers went into the locker room leading 28-25 as the opening half featured six ties and seven lead changes. Georgia State did forced 10 turnovers in the fi rst half which led to 11 points. Aft er struggling from 3-point range in the fi rst half, the Panthers came out fi ring in the second half led by Benlevi. His 3-pointer with 17:08 to play gave GSU a 33-26 lead. Just two minutes later, he knocked down another to push the lead into double fi gures, a lead that Georgia State would not relinquish. Georgia State led by as many as 19 with just under 12 minutes to play and shot 6-of-10 from 3-point range aft er the intermission. Tulane was led by Samir Sehic who came off the bench to score 20 points and pull down eight rebounds. Melvin Frazier added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Green Wave.

TULANE 59 (5-1)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinPaul, f ....................0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 9Cornish, g ..............1-5 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 3 4 0 2 0 1 23Ona Embo, g .........3-9 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 9 0 0 0 1 34Reynolds, g ........ 2-13 0-4 3-4 4 6 10 2 7 2 2 2 0 36Frazier, g ............ 4-12 0-2 3-4 2 6 8 1 11 2 6 3 3 38Daniels ..................1-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 10Koka ......................0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3Slater .....................1-5 0-4 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 19Sehic .................. 6-10 0-1 8-9 6 2 8 4 20 0 4 0 0 28Totals ................18-58 3-21 20-24 14 27 41 23 59 7 17 7 5 200


GEORGIA STATE 70 (4-2)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ............ 6-10 5-8 0-0 3 7 10 3 17 0 0 1 1 38Session, f ........... 7-14 0-1 1-2 6 4 10 4 15 0 0 1 1 30Thomas, f ..............1-7 1-4 0-2 0 6 6 3 3 2 2 0 0 32Simonds, g ......... 5-13 1-3 5-5 0 3 3 1 16 4 3 0 1 37Mitchell, g .............1-7 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 16Williams, I. ............1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10Williams, K. ...........2-9 0-1 8-12 0 2 2 3 12 7 1 0 2 27Tyson .....................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 10Totals ................24-62 8-21 14-21 11 26 37 20 70 13 10 2 5 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Tulane ...........................................25 34 59 Georgia State ...............................28 42 70Offi cials: Lee Cassell, Chuck Jones, Bart Lenox Attendance: 971

Game 7: Nov. 29, 2017, 8 p.m.

GEORGIA STATE 63, ALABAMA A&M 53

T.M. Elmore Gym • Huntsville, Ala.

Georgia State used a big run to start the second half to earn a 63-53 win over Alabama A&M at T.M. Elmore Gymna-sium on Wednesday evening. Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. He was one of three Panthers to score in double fi gures as juniors Devin Mitchell added 12 and Malik Benlevi scored 10. Georgia State improved to 5-2 for the third time in the last four years, while Alabama A&M fell to 0-7. “Th is was a gritty win for us tonight,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “Our defensive kept us in the game in a tough environment to play. Our defensive eff ort is going to be what wins us a lot of games this year.” Senior Jordan Session, playing in his 100th career game, fi nished with six points, while Isaiah Williams and Kane Wil-liams each fi nished with eight points. Alabama A&M took an early 14-7 lead as Andre Kennedy scored six points in the fi rst four minutes. However, Georgia State’s defense responded and a 3-pointer by Simonds tied the game with 7:41 to play in the opening half. Th e Panthers held the Bulldogs without a fi eld goal for more than seven minutes to tie the game during the stretch. A possession late, Simonds hit junior Jeff Th omas for a dunk to give the Panthers a 17-15 lead, Georgia State’s fi rst of the game, with 7:00 minutes to play. Th e Panthers would lead for most of the remaining part of the half before going into the locker room tied 29-29. Georgia State opened the second half scoring the fi rst fi ve points and used a 9-3 run to take a 38-32 with 15:45 to play in the game. Th e Panthers continued to push the pace and led by as many as 12 with 7:05 to play in the second half. De’Ederick Petty led the Bulldogs with 16 points, while Kennedy just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Georgia State fi nished the game forcing the Bulldogs into 16 turnovers which led to 17 points. Th e Panthers had 10 steals and nine blocked shots on the night, including a career-high four from Jordan Tyson and three from Session.

GEORGIA STATE 63 (5-2)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............3-8 2-5 2-2 4 3 7 0 10 1 1 1 3 38Session, f ..............3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 6 1 1 3 1 30Thomas, f ..............1-5 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 21Simonds, g ......... 5-17 1-5 4-6 2 8 10 1 15 5 5 0 2 35Mitchell, g .............4-8 1-4 3-3 0 3 3 4 12 1 0 0 0 27Williams, I. ............3-8 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 2 1 0 1 17Williams, K. ...........2-5 1-2 3-6 0 3 3 4 8 0 3 0 2 19Linder ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3Tyson .....................1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 4 0 10Totals ................22-57 7-24 12-17 9 27 36 23 63 10 12 9 10 200


ALABAMA A&M 53 (0-7)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinKennedy, f .......... 4-10 0-0 2-6 4 5 9 1 10 0 3 0 0 31Mohamed, f ..........1-6 0-0 2-7 0 4 4 1 4 2 0 1 0 32Petty, g ............... 5-12 2-6 4-4 0 0 0 2 16 1 3 0 0 28Goulbourne, g .......2-7 1-5 0-1 0 3 3 4 5 3 3 0 2 30Johnson, g ............1-7 0-2 2-2 3 8 11 2 4 1 4 0 1 28Reeder ..................0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5Johnson.................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3Merriweather ........3-4 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 9 2 1 0 1 18Wiley ......................2-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 23Burnett ..................0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Totals ................18-54 7-21 10-20 10 39 39 13 53 10 16 1 4 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................29 34 63 Alabama A&M...............................29 24 53Offi cials: J. Heatly, M. McKetchen, M. Nance Attendance: 1,979

Game 8: Dec. 4, 2017, 7 p.m. (WatchESPN)

LIBERTY 77, GEORGIA STATE 74, OT


Liberty overcame a 16-point second half defi cit as well as career-high 35 points from D’Marcus Simonds to earn a 77-74 victory in overtime following a 3-pointer from Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz at the buzzer at the GSU Sports Arena. Aft er going into the locker room leading by eight, Georgia State (5-3) pushed the lead to 16 points with 16:29 to play. How-ever, Liberty (6-3) continue to chip at the lead before building a 67-62 advantage with 2:41 to play in the second half. GSU fi nished regulation on a 6-1 run, but a 3-pointer by Simonds at the buzzer didn’t fall, sending the game into overtime. Th e Panthers took a three-point lead in overtime on a 3-pointer by Simonds with 2:07 to play, but it would be the last time Georgia State would score. Simonds went 13-of-24 from the fl oor and dished out fi ve assists, but was also credited with eight of GSU’s 12 turnovers. Liberty, playing in its second-straight overtime game, was led by Scottie James who fi nished with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Pacheco-Ortiz added 15 points. The Flames finished the night 14-of-26 from 3-point range, including 10-of-15 in the second half and overtime. Georgia State opened the game with a 6-0 run to take an early lead. Liberty responded to take its only lead of the fi rst half 9-8 with 14:14 to play. The Panthers immediately responded with a 15-0 run that started with back-to-back 3-pointers by Jeff Th omas and Malik Benlevi. Aft er pushing the run to 8-0, Liberty called its fi rst timeout of the half. Th e Flames were forced to call another timeout aft er the fi rst of back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Wil-liams gave the Panthers a 23-9 lead with 9:11 remaining. Liberty responded with an 8-0 run to cut Georgia State’s lead to 23-17 with 6:20 to go. Th e Flames then cut the lead to just four with 2:40 re-maining before a dunk by Simonds just before the buzzer sent the Panthers into the locker room with a 35-27 lead. Back to back baskets to start the second half pushed Georgia State’s lead back to double fi gures before the Flames started to chip into the lead. Liberty made four consecutive 3-pointers and following a 3-pointer by Lovell Cabbil with 9:39 to play, cut Georgia State’s lead to 52-50. A possession later, the Flames tied the game, before Benlevi responded with back-to-back 3-pointers for Georgia State as the Panthers regained a six-point lead. Th e Flames would once again respond and build the fi ve-point advantage with just under three minutes remaining.Benlevi fi nished the game with 13 points and fi ve rebounds, while Devin Mitchell added 12 points and four rebounds.

LIBERTY 77 (6-3)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinKemrite, f ........... 5-10 5-9 0-0 1 4 5 0 15 2 0 0 1 42James, f ............. 7-13 0-1 3-5 1 8 9 0 17 2 1 1 0 32Cabbil, g ............. 5-13 5-8 0-0 1 1 2 3 15 5 3 0 1 40-Pacheco-Ortiz, g ...3-6 2-2 0-1 1 0 1 2 8 1 3 0 0 31Williams, g ............2-5 0-0 4-5 3 1 4 3 8 4 1 0 0 24Baxter-Bell.............2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 10Homesley ..............1-2 1-2 2-2 0 6 6 3 5 1 1 1 1 18Cuffee....................2-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 3 1 1 0 19McDowell ..............0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7Talbert ...................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2Totals ................ 27-61 14-26 9-13 9 25 34 17 77 21 13 3 3 225

FG% 1st: 11-28 39.3% 2nd: 14-29 48.3% OT: 2-4 50.0% Game: 44.3%3P% 1st: 4-11 36.4% 2nd: 8-13 61.5% OT: 2-2 100.0% Game: 53.8%FT% 1st: 1-1 100.0% 2nd: 5-8 62.5% OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 69.2%

GEORGIA STATE 74 (5-3)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............5-9 3-6 0-0 0 5 5 3 13 1 0 3 1 41Session, f ..............1-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 30Thomas, f ..............2-4 1-3 0-0 0 7 7 0 5 1 0 1 0 39Simonds, g .......13-24 1-4 8-14 0 3 3 2 35 5 8 2 2 43Mitchell, g .............4-8 2-5 2-2 1 3 4 1 12 1 1 0 2 30Williams, I. ............2-3 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 9Williams, K. ...........0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 17Tyson .....................0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 16Totals ................27-53 9-22 11-18 2 27 29 15 74 12 12 7 7 225


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd OT Total Liberty ...........................................27 41 9 77 Georgia State ...............................35 33 6 74Offi cials: Glenn Tuitt, Jose A. Carrion, Michael Husted Attendance: 1,074


GEORGIA STATE 71, MONTANA 68


Led by a near double-double from Jeff Th omas, Georgia State held on for a 71-68 win over Montana on Saturday aft er-noon at the GSU Sports Arena. With the game tied 68-68 with under a minute to play, Georgia State made three of its fi nal four free throws to secure the win as a 3-pointer by Almaad Rorie was off the mark for Montana as time expired. Th omas just missed a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds for Georgia State (6-3). Senior Isaiah Williams, playing in his 100th career game, fi nished with 15 points, go-ing 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Junior Malik Benlevi added 14 points, while sophomore D’Marcus Simonds added 12 points and six rebounds. Montana (5-4) concluded a tough week that started in California on Tuesday. Th e Grizzlies game with UCLA was cancelled due to the wildfi res in Los Angeles before they fl ew cross-country to play the Panthers today. Aft er seven lead changes in the fi rst seven minutes, Geor-gia State took control of the game of the fi rst half. With Montana leading 19-17, Georgia State used a 7-0 run capped by a tip-in by Th omas to take a 24-19 lead with 6:40 remaining. Minutes later, Georgia State used a 9-0 run over a little more than a minute to build a 33-23 lead with 4:20 to play. Th e Panthers used a 10-0 run to go into the locker room leading 43-26 shooting 53.6 percent from the fl oor and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. On the defensive side, Georgia State held the Grizzlies to just 31.8 percent shooting and 1-of-9 from 3-piont range. Montana opened the second half with a 6-0 run before a 3-pointer by Isaiah Williams ended the run. Just minutes later, the Grizzlies used another 6-0 run to cut Georgia State’s lead to 46-38 with 14:09 to play as the Panthers missed nine of their fi rst 10 shots of the second half. Georgia State led 61-48 before three-straight 3-pointers by Montana cut the Panthers’ lead to 61-57 with 5:32 to play. Montana fi nally tied the game 68-68 with 1:09 to play, but could never get over the hump. Junior Devin Mitchell hit two free throws with 12.4 seconds to play and then Benlevi made 1-of-2 with 3.7 seconds left to secure the win. Ahmaad Rorie led Montana with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Jamar Akoh just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.MONTANA 68 (5-4)

Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinAkoh, f ...................5-7 0-0 4-6 3 6 9 4 14 2 2 1 1 31Krslovic, f ..............1-4 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 2 4 2 1 1 0 21Oguine, g ............ 2-11 1-5 6-6 2 2 4 4 11 2 2 1 5 31Rorie, g ............... 6-15 2-8 8-9 3 4 7 3 22 4 4 0 1 38Moorehead, g .......2-7 2-7 0-0 0 7 7 2 6 0 0 2 1 37Falls .......................0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3Bevens ..................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Pridgett .................3-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 6 0 2 0 2 17Nicholas ................2-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 1 5 0 1 0 1 14Espe ......................0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5Spoja .....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Besovic ..................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Totals ................21-58 5-12 21-26 14 26 40 21 68 10 15 5 11 200


GEORGIA STATE 71 (6-3)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............4-9 3-7 3-4 0 4 4 2 14 1 0 2 0 36Session, f ..............3-5 0-0 3-4 2 3 5 3 9 1 1 0 4 24Thomas, f ........... 5-10 1-4 4-5 3 5 8 1 15 3 2 1 1 37Simonds, g ......... 5-14 0-3 2-3 2 4 6 3 12 3 6 2 3 36Mitchell, g .............0-4 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 22Williams, I. ............4-6 1-3 6-7 0 1 1 1 15 1 2 0 0 25Williams, K. ...........1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 6Linder ....................0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Tyson .....................1-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 12Totals ................23-55 5-20 20-26 9 24 33 17 71 9 14 6 9 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Montana .......................................26 42 68 Georgia State ...............................43 28 71Offi cials: Zelton Steed, Tim Fitzgerald, Nathan Quick Attendance: 1,224


GEORGIA STATE 90, POINT 70


Led by a near career-high 33 points from sophomore D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a 90-70 win over Point on Tuesday night at the GSU Sports Arena. Simonds, who entered the day No. 4 in the Sun Belt in scoring, fi nished with 30 or more points for the second time in the last three games aft er scoring a career-high 35 points last week. He fi nished 11-of-18 from the fl oor, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Georgia State (7-3) fi nished with four players in double fi gures to win for the fourth time in the last fi ve games. Junior Malik Benlevi just missed his second double-double of the season with 13 points and nine rebounds, while junior Devin Mitchell added 12 points. Freshman Kane Wil-liams came off the bench to add 11 points, six rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes of action. Point (3-12) was led by Taboris Griggs who scored 15 points and added seven rebounds, while Tyonn Stuckey also scored 15 points. Aft er a slow start and with the game tied 6-6, GSU used a 7-0 run to build a 13-6 lead with 14:30 to play in the fi rst half. With the Panthers leading 20-11, Point responded with a 6-0 run to cut the margin to three. A possession later the Skyhawks cut the defi cit to two points before tying game 25-25 with 6:24 to remaining in the half. Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to build a 33-25 lead with 5:03 to play as Simonds heated up, hitting 3-pointers on four-straight possessions. Th e run helped send the Panthers into the locker room with a 50-36 lead as Georgia State shot 56.8 percent in the opening half, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range. With Georgia State leading 56-38 early in the second half, Point made one last 11-0 run to cut the Panthers’ lead to 56-49 with 16:21 to play. Th e Panthers led 71-60 before using a 13-2 run to build a 22-point lead with just over four minutes to play as Hunter cleared the bench for the fi nal few minutes. Junior Jeff Th omas added nine points and four rebounds for the Panthers which shot 51.5 percent from the fl oor and 10-of-22 from 3-point range.POINT 70 (3-12)

Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinGriggs, f.............. 5-13 3-8 2-4 1 6 7 2 15 2 1 1 2 29Okeke, f .................1-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 18Castor, g ................0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 13Stuckey, g .......... 6-15 3-7 0-1 0 3 3 1 15 6 5 0 1 35Johnson, g ............3-5 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 9 6 2 1 3 36Winters ..................5-6 2-2 0-2 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 15Robinson ...............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Brown ................. 2-12 1-6 2-2 0 2 2 0 7 1 1 0 0 20Ponder ...................3-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 15Gaiter ....................1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10Tyler .......................0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3Shorts....................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3Totals ................27-64 12-28 4-9 7 26 33 20 70 16 15 2 6 200


GEORGIA STATE 90 (7-3)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............5-8 2-3 1-1 2 7 9 1 13 2 0 1 1 27Session, f ..............1-6 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 0 2 1 0 15Thomas, f ..............3-6 1-2 2-2 0 4 4 1 9 0 0 2 1 29Simonds, g .......11-18 6-9 5-6 0 3 3 1 33 4 3 0 0 30Mitchell, g .............5-9 1-4 1-3 0 1 1 2 12 5 1 0 3 31Felton ....................0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Alibegovic ..............0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3Williams, I. ............1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6Williams, K. ...........5-7 0-1 1-2 0 6 6 3 11 3 2 1 1 22Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 10Linder ....................3-8 0-1 0-2 3 1 4 2 6 1 2 1 0 14Chism ....................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2Tyson .....................0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 8Totals ................35-68 10-22 10-16 9 33 42 18 90 19 12 8 6 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Point ..............................................36 34 70 Georgia State ...............................50 40 90Offi cials: Bryon Jarrett, Chris King, Matt DiPiro Attendance: 914

Game 11: Dec. 16, 2017, 7 p.m. (Spectrum Sports)

DAYTON 88, GEORGIA STATE 83, OT

UD Arena • Dayton, Ohio

Despite a career-high 28 points from junior Devin Mitchell, Georgia State fell to Dayton 88-83 in overtime at UD Arena. Mitchell finished as one of three Panthers in double fi gures as sophomore D’Marcus Simonds added 21 points and senior Isaiah Williams came off the bench to add 15. Despite being in foul trouble most of the night, Simonds lay-up with 2.3 seconds to play in regulation sent the game into overtime aft er Georgia State (7-4) trailed by double fi gures multiple times in the second half. Dayton (5-5) was led by Josh Cunningham who scored 29 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as all fi ve of the Flyers starting line-up fi nished in double fi gures. Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer to open overtime, but Dayton responded with a 7-0 run and Georgia State was never able to get closer than two following a pair of free throws by freshman Kane Wiliams with 20.6 seconds to play. Mitchell fi nished 9-of-14 from the fl oor and 6-of-10 from 3-point range, while Simonds, who had scored 30-plus in two of the last three games, fi nished 6-of-16, but a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Darrell Davis added 22 points for Dayton, while Trey Land-ers, Jordan Davis and John Crosby each scored in double fi gures. Dayton built an early 18-11 lead with just under 14 min-utes to play in the fi rst half before back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Williams cut the Flyers lead to just one. Trailing by 10, Georgia State used a 7-0 run to cut Dayton’s lead to 27-24 with 9:01 to play. Six minutes late on a jumper by Simonds, Georgia State took its fi rst lead of the game, 33-32, and pushed the lead to four points with just under two minutes remaining in the half. Dayton responded and went into the locker room lead-ing 40-36 despite the Panthers knocking down 5-of-10 from 3-point range. Th e diff erence in the opening half was Dayton going 14-of-20 from the free throw line, while Georgia State went just 5-of-11. Dayton pushed the lead to 48-40 early in the second half on back-to-back 3-pointers with 16:26 to play. Trailing by eight, Georgia State responded again with a 10-0 run that included 3-pointers from Simonds and Isaiah Williams to take a 67-65 lead with 4:25 to play.Down four with 1:52 remaining, Mitchell hit another 3-pointer to cut Dayton’s lead to just 71-70. In the fi nal minute, twice trailing by two, Simonds hit two free throws with 44 seconds to play and then the game tying basket with 2.3 seconds remaining in regulation. GEORGIA STATE 83 (7-4)

Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............0-3 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 5 0 5 2 0 2 32Session, f ..............1-5 0-0 1-4 3 4 7 1 3 0 2 2 0 31Thomas, f ..............3-7 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 0 0 25Simonds, g ......... 6-16 1-3 8-8 0 4 4 5 21 3 5 0 1 32Mitchell, g .......... 9-14 6-10 4-7 0 2 2 3 28 2 1 0 1 39Alibegovic ..............0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Williams, I. ............5-9 3-5 2-2 0 3 3 1 15 1 0 0 1 38Williams, K. ...........2-2 0-0 3-6 0 1 1 5 7 1 1 0 1 14Tyson .....................1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 14Totals ................27-58 11-22 18-27 8 22 30 27 83 13 13 2 7 225


DAYTON 88 (5-5)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinCunningham, f ......8-9 0-0 13-17 7 11 18 4 29 1 3 1 0 43Davis, D., g ........ 5-13 5-13 7-9 0 2 2 1 22 2 4 0 0 44Landers, g .............3-6 1-2 3-3 4 4 8 3 10 2 5 0 1 35Davis, J., ............ 4-10 3-9 1-2 0 5 5 1 12 2 0 0 2 36Crosby, g ...............5-9 1-4 0-4 0 3 3 3 11 7 0 0 2 31Crutcher ................0-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 13Svoboda ................0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Antetokounmpo ....0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6Williams ................1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 13Totals ................26-53 10-32 26-38 12 28 40 18 88 15 16 2 5 225


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd OT Total Georgia State ...............................36 39 8 83Dayton ...........................................40 35 13 88Offi cials: Louie Andrakakos, Kenneth Clark, Tom Morrissey Attendance: 13,005

Game 12: Dec. 20, 2017, 7 p.m. (A-10 Network)

GEORGIA STATE 71, UMASS 63

Mullins Center • Amherst, Mass.

Knocking down 16 3-pointers and shooting 64.0 percent from 3-point range, Georgia State earned a 71-63 victory over UMass at the Mullins Center on Wednesday night. Th e 16 3-pointers are tied for the third-most in Georgia State history and it was a stretch of fi ve-straight with under four minutes to play that gave the Panthers the win. GSU went 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from 3-point range in the second half. Georgia State improved to 8-4 and will look to tie a school record with nine non-conference wins on Saturday. UMass fell to 6-6 and lost for just the fourth time in the last 39 non-conference home games at the Mullins Center. D’Marcus Simonds just missed a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds, going 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Junior Devin Mitchell was held scoreless in the fi rst half before fi nishing with 14 points, going 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Junior Malik Benlevi added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, also going 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while junior Jeff Th omas added 12 points on 4-of-6 from 3-point range. With Georgia State missing eight of its fi rst 11 shots and turning the ball over six times in the fi rst eight minutes, UMass took an early 14-6 lead. Th omas, who came off the bench for the fi rst time this year, came in and hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Panthers trailed just 17-13 with 8:32 to play in the fi rst half. Down seven, senior Isaiah Williams, who made his fi rst start of the season, knocked down 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to cut the Minutemen’s lead to just two, 23-21, with just under four minutes to play. Williams fi nished with six points and fi ve assists in 25 minutes. A 3-pointer by Simonds with 90 seconds to play in the open-ing half gave Georgia State its fi rst lead 26-25 since an early 4-2 lead. Simonds would score again off an inbounds pass with 0.6 seconds to play to send the teams into the locker room tie 28-28. Rashaan Holloway scored the fi rst six UMass points of the second half to give the Minutemen a four point lead before a 3-pointer from Th omas cut the lead to 34-33 with 15:52 to play. UMass would go up by six points again before 3-pointers by Isaiah Williams and Benlevi cut the Minutemen’s lead to 53-50 with 7:29 to play. Aft er turning the ball over 10 times in the fi rst half, Georgia State turned the ball over just twice in the second 20 minutes. Trailing by three with 6:05 to play, Mitchell knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game. Aft er Simonds hit a 3-pointer with 4:03 to play to give the Panthers a one point lead, the barrage from beyond the arc was on. Mitchell hit three-straight 3-point-ers to put Georgia State up 67-60 with 1:41 to play and then Benlevi knocked down one more with a minute left to give the Panthers a 10-point lead.

GEORGIA STATE 71 (8-4)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............4-7 3-4 2-2 1 5 6 0 13 4 0 0 2 39Session, f ..............1-7 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 5 2 3 3 1 2 24Williams, I., g ........2-6 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 6 5 3 0 0 25Simonds, g ......... 9-18 3-4 3-5 4 5 9 3 24 3 2 1 2 36Mitchell, g .......... 5-11 4-7 0-0 0 2 2 0 14 3 2 1 1 28Williams, K. ...........0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5Thomas .................4-8 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 12 1 0 1 1 31Tyson .....................0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 12Totals ................25-57 16-25 5-7 11 20 31 13 71 20 12 4 8 200


UMASS 63 (6-6)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinHines, f ..................2-3 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 6 2 4 1 0 19Holloway, c ............3-5 0-0 2-5 3 2 5 4 8 0 1 2 0 20Pipkins, g ........... 4-15 4-10 2-2 0 2 2 2 14 5 4 0 2 36Anderson, g ..........1-7 0-3 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 0 37Miller, g .................4-5 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 10 2 0 0 0 27McLean .................0-3 0-1 0-0 3 4 7 1 0 2 0 1 2 14Baldwin .................3-7 1-3 0-0 4 3 7 3 7 2 2 1 0 22Pierre .................. 5-10 4-9 0-0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 25Totals ................22-55 11-29 8-11 15 19 34 15 63 19 15 5 4 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................28 43 71UMass ...........................................28 35 63Offi cials: Brian Dorsey, Jerry Heater, Ed Corbertt Attendance: 2,004


GEORGIA STATE 71, CHATTANOOGA 48

McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tenn.

Led by 21 points from D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State cruised to a 71-48 record-tying non-conference win over Chat-tanooga on Saturday aft ernoon at McKenzie Arena. Georgia State (9-4) picked up its ninth non-conference win of the season, tied for the most in program history. Chattanooga fell to 6-7 aft er being held to just 30.2 percent shooting and 6-of-27 from 3-point range. Simonds fi nished 10-of-14 form the fl oor while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out six assists in a season-low 27 minutes. Th e Panthers fi nished the game shooting 60.4 per-cent from the fl oor and held a plus-six rebounding advantage. Senior Jordan Session added 12 points and junior Jeff Th omas scored 11, but it was Georgia State’s defense that was the diff erence in the game. Chattanooga missed 19 of its fi rst 22 shots, including its fi rst 10 3-pointers. Georgia State held the Mocs to just 18.5 percent shooting in the fi rst 20 minutes, while shooting 59.3 percent from the fl oor before the break. “We just played really well defensively today and have gotten back to playing the type of defense we expect out of this group,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “Anytime you can go on the road and win it is a great thing. We have gone on the road to some tough places over the last week and came away with a couple of great wins before we open conference play.” Simonds scored the fi rst 10 points of the game for the Panthers and ended the half with 16, while Georgia State’s defense played its best half of the year. Th e Panthers went into the locker room leading 33-15 dominating the paint 18-6. Chattanooga made just 5-of-27 shots in the fi rst half and 2-of-13 from 3-piont range. Georgia State scored the fi rst 10 points of the second half and pushed the lead to as many as 33 points with just under 11 minutes to play before Hunter started to clear the bench toward the end of the game. Junior Malik Benlevi added seven points and seven re-bounds, while junior Devin Mitchell fi nished with four points, fi ve rebounds and a pair of assists. Isaiah Williams came off the bench to add six points. Chattanooga was led by Nat Dixon who fi nished with 18 points and fi ve rebounds, while Makinde London just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds.GEORGIA STATE 71 (9-4)

Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............3-4 1-2 0-0 0 7 7 3 7 0 1 0 2 26Session, f ..............5-6 1-1 1-1 0 4 4 3 12 0 0 0 1 22Thomas, f ........... 5-10 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 11 2 0 0 1 28Simonds, g ....... 10-14 0-2 1-2 0 6 6 3 21 6 1 2 3 27Mitchell, g .............2-5 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 3 4 2 2 0 2 29Felton ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Alibegovic ..............0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Williams, I. ............3-5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 23Williams, K. ...........1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 14Clerkley .................0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4Linder ....................0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 10Chism ....................1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3Tyson .....................2-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 5 0 2 2 0 10Totals ................32-53 3-14 4-7 2 33 35 18 71 13 11 5 9 200


CHATTANOOGA 48 (6-7)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinLewis, Jr., f ............2-6 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 0 7 0 0 1 0 18London, f............ 3-11 1-5 1-4 1 8 9 2 8 1 2 0 0 33Foreman, g ...........3-7 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 7 1 5 0 2 34Chatman, g ...........0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 28Dixon, g .............. 6-15 3-8 3-4 1 4 5 1 18 0 2 0 2 37Jean-Baptiste ........1-3 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 25DesMarais ............0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Brewster ................0-2 0-2 2-4 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 8Bowers ..................1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2Bryant....................0-3 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13Totals ................16-53 6-27 10-18 8 21 29 7 48 9 10 1 4 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................33 38 71Chattanooga .................................15 33 48Offi cials: Karl Hess, Bret Smith, Glenn Tuitt Attendance: 2,108

Game 14: Dec. 29, 2017, 8:05 p.m.

SOUTH ALABAMA 86, GEORGIA STATE 64

Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

Georgia State could not overcome a frigid shooting performance and fell to South Alabama 86-64 in the Sun Belt opener for both schools on Friday night at the Mitchell Center. Sophomore D’Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with 27 points, but Georgia State shot just 39.7 percent from the fl oor and just 30.4 percent from 3-point range while being outrebounded 43-26. Georgia State (9-5, 0-1 Sun Belt) lost for just the third time in the last nine games. South Alabama (7-6, 1-0 Sun Belt) shot 52.7 percent from the fl oor and 12-of-24 from 3-point range, fi nishing the night with 22 points off 14 Georgia State turnovers. Rodrick Sikes led South Alabama with 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range. Josh Ajayi added a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds for South Alabama which defeated the Panthers for just the second time in the last 10 meetings. “Not much good we can take from this game,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “We got off to a slow start and could never recover. Credit South Alabama for playing hard all night. Th ey earned the win.” Aft er making its fi rst shot of the game, South Alabama missed its next seven as Georgia State built an early 9-3 lead with 14:01 to play in the fi rst half. Trailing 11-5, the Jaguars used a 9-0 run to build a 14-11 lead with just over nine minutes to play. South Alabama con-tinued to lead 25-24 before using a 7-0 run to push its lead to 32-24 with a minute remaining in the fi rst half. Georgia State trailed 32-25 at halft ime aft er shooting just 30.0 percent from the fl oor and being outrebounded 26-17. Leading 32-29, South Alabama used an early 12-0 second half run to take a 44-29 lead with 16:35 to play and basically put the game out of reach. Trailing by 24, Georgia State used a late 8-0 run to cut South Alabama’s lead to 59-43 with just under 10 minutes to play, but the Jaguars immediately responded with a 10-0 run, capitalizing on 12 made 3-pointers in the game. Juniors Jeff Th omas and Devin Mitchell each scored 11 points for the Panthers, while Malik Benlevi grabbed a team-high six rebounds and swiped four steals. Jordan Andrews came off the bench to score 19 points for South Alabama, while Herb McGee added eight points and eight assists.

GEORGIA STATE 64 (9-5, 0-1)Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ...............1-5 0-2 1-2 1 5 6 2 3 3 1 3 4 34Session, f ..............0-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 4 1 0 2 1 3 24Thomas, f ........... 4-11 3-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 11 1 1 1 2 29Simonds, g .......11-25 1-4 4-7 0 0 0 4 27 2 4 0 2 34Mitchell, g .............4-8 3-5 0-0 2 0 2 1 11 0 2 0 0 30Alibegovic ..............1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2Williams, I. ............1-5 0-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 12Williams, K. ...........1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 17Linder ....................2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 7Tyson .....................0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11Totals ................25-63 7-23 7-13 8 18 26 16 64 10 14 5 12 200


SOUTH ALABAMA 86 (7-6, 1-0)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinDavis, f ..................4-5 0-0 1-2 2 5 7 3 9 1 2 3 0 30Ajayi, f....................6-9 0-0 4-6 2 8 10 2 16 0 2 0 0 33Mitchell, f ..............0-7 0-2 0-0 2 7 9 2 0 2 2 3 2 24McGee, g...............3-7 0-3 2-2 0 3 3 3 8 8 5 0 0 29Sikes, g ............10-15 6-10 5-6 1 2 3 1 31 2 4 0 0 34Morris ....................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7Lee ........................1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 6 1 0 0 14Epps ......................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Andrews ............. 5-11 5-8 4-5 1 3 4 1 19 2 5 1 3 29Haslam ..................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Totals ................29-55 12-24 16-21 11 32 43 14 86 21 22 7 6 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................25 39 64South Alabama .............................32 54 86Offi cials: Anthony Jordan, Bill Jacobson, Tim Gatis Attendance: 1,788

Game 15: Dec. 31, 2017, 4:15 p.m. (WatchESPN)

TROY 68, GEORGIA STATE 66

Trojan Arena • Troy, Ala.

Troy overcame a 19-point second half deficit to top Georgia State 68-66 on Sunday aft ernoon at Trojan Arena. A last-second 3-pointer by Devin Mitchell was just off the mark as the Panthers dropped a second-straight game on the road. D’Marcus Simonds led the Panthers with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, but Georgia State (9-6, 0-2 Sun Belt) went more than 11 minutes without a fi eld goal in the second half, allowing Troy (7-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) to mount its comeback. Aft er scoring 15 points in the fi rst half, junior Jeff Th omas was held scoreless in the second half. Senior Jordan Session added 12 points, five rebounds and three steals, while junior Devin Mitchell scored 11 points in the second half for the Panthers. Alex Hicks earned a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds for Troy, while Jordon Varnado scored 15 points. Georgia State pushed its lead to 19 points with 16:17 to play in the game before Troy started to mount its comeback. Th e Panthers led 52-36 before Troy used a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 52-43 with 11:09 to play. Holding Georgia State without a fi eld goal from 12:39 to 3:18 remaining in the game, Troy retook the lead 57-56 with 5:37 to play. It was part of a 13-0 Trojan run that gave Troy the lead 61-56 with 4:12 to play. However, the Panthers responded with back-to-back 3-pointers from Mitchell and Simonds to retake the lead 62-61 with 2:30 to play and appeared to be in control. Georgia State still led 66-64 with one minute to play be-fore a Varnado lay-up with 38 seconds to play tied the game. Aft er a missed 3-pointer by Simonds, B.J. Miller drove down the court and was fouled with 4.7 seconds to play. Miller made both free throws to fi nish with fi ve points and six assists. Georgia State dominated the fi rst half. Aft er Troy scored the fi rst basket, Georgia State responded with an 8-0 run to take an early 8-3 lead with 15:36 to play in the fi rst half. Th omas played his hot hand, scoring seven of Georgia State’s fi rst 10 points. Aft er Troy responded with a 7-0 run to take a 12-10 lead with 11:15 to play, the Panthers responded with a 7-0 run of their own capped by a thunderous dunk from Simonds to go up 17-12 with just under 10 minutes to play. Still leading by fi ve points, Georgia State used a 9-0 run to build a 31-17 lead with just under four minutes remaining and would go into the locker room leading 34-24. Georgia State knocked down six 3-pointers in the fi rst half and forced Troy into 10 turnovers which led to 11 points. Junior Malik Benlevi added nine points and fi ve rebounds for Georgia State which knocked down 11 3-pointers, but shot just 40.7 percent from the fl oor.GEORGIA STATE 66 (9-6, 0-2)

Player .....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinBenlevi, f ............ 3-11 3-10 0-0 1 4 5 0 9 3 0 0 1 39Session, f ..............4-5 1-1 3-5 1 4 5 4 12 0 1 2 3 30Thomas, f ..............6-9 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 2 15 2 1 1 1 37Simonds, g ......... 6-18 1-5 4-6 2 4 6 3 17 6 1 2 5 40-Mitchell, g .......... 4-11 3-8 0-0 0 2 2 3 11 2 1 0 0 30Williams, I. ............1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 16Williams, K. ...........0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Clerkley .................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Tyson .....................0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4Totals ................24-59 11-31 7-11 6 20 26 15 66 13 6 5 10 200


TROY 68 (7-8, 1-1)Player ....................FG 3P FT O D Reb PF TP A TO Blk Stl MinDavis, Jr., f ............3-8 3-7 1-2 0 4 4 2 10 0 1 1 0 23Hicks, c .............. 5-10 1-2 3-4 6 8 14 1 14 0 2 1 1 29Baker, g .................2-6 2-6 4-4 0 7 7 2 10 3 5 0 1 32Person, g ...............2-8 0-3 5-6 2 4 6 1 9 3 3 0 1 37Miller, g .................1-4 0-1 3-4 1 0 1 2 5 6 1 1 0 27Johnson.................2-7 1-4 0-1 2 3 5 0 5 2 1 1 1 21Adams ...................0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Varnado .................6-8 0-0 3-4 1 2 3 2 15 0 0 0 0 25Hopkins .................0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Totals ................21-53 7-24 19-25 14 32 46 10 68 14 14 4 4 200


Score by Periods ......................... 1st 2nd Total Georgia State ...............................34 32 66Troy ................................................24 44 68Offi cials: Bryon Jarrett, Glenn Tuitt, Nathan Quick Attendance: 1,835

2017-18 Georgia State Men's Basketball

Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 9-6 4-1 4-4 1-1

CONFERENCE 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 4-1 4-2 1-1

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

15 Simonds, D'Marcus 15-15 514 34.3 118-263 . 4 4 9 19-64 . 2 9 7 64-88 . 7 2 7 18 60 78 5.2 40 2 68 55 12 31 319 21.3

24 Mitchell, Devin 15-15 426 28.4 61-136 . 4 4 9 39-90 . 4 3 3 13-18 . 7 2 2 3 28 31 2.1 33 0 24 18 2 13 174 11.6

02 Benlevi, Malik 15-15 511 34.1 57-121 . 4 7 1 33-71 . 4 6 5 13-17 . 7 6 5 25 68 93 6.2 34 3 27 8 11 28 160 10.7

30 Thomas, Jeff 15-14 464 30.9 52-120 . 4 3 3 22-67 . 3 2 8 8-12 . 6 6 7 14 51 65 4.3 30 0 17 14 10 13 134 8.9

23 Session, Jordan 15-15 373 24.9 35-75 . 4 6 7 2-4 . 5 0 0 17-30 . 5 6 7 23 53 76 5.1 53 3 11 19 14 26 89 5.9

11 Williams, Isaiah 14-1 254 18.1 28-67 . 4 1 8 14-41 . 3 4 1 8-9 . 8 8 9 2 13 15 1.1 7 0 18 11 0 7 78 5.6

12 Williams, Kane 15-0 189 12.6 19-37 . 5 1 4 1-5 . 2 0 0 26-43 . 6 0 5 3 22 25 1.7 27 1 24 19 1 11 65 4.3

20 Linder, Josh 10-0 86 8.6 12-24 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-11 . 4 5 5 7 9 16 1.6 15 0 3 8 3 2 29 2.9

50 Tyson, Jordan 15-0 167 11.1 13-27 . 4 8 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 9 23 32 2.1 39 1 2 15 10 2 29 1.9

35 Chism, Matt 6-0 12 2.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.8

10 Alibegovic, Denis 9-0 16 1.8 1-9 . 1 1 1 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.2

14 Clerkley, Chris 8-0 32 4.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 0.6 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.0

00 Felton, Nile 6-0 6 1.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 22 25 47 3

Total.......... 15 3050 398-885 . 4 5 0 130-349 . 3 7 2 158-241 . 6 5 6 128 359 487 32.5 283 10 197 174 65 133 1084 72.3

Opponents...... 15 3050 318-799 . 3 9 8 130-370 . 3 5 1 216-303 . 7 1 3 162 393 555 37.0 235 - 200 253 54 75 982 65.5

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP

SCORING 1084 982

Points per game 72.3 65.5

Scoring margin +6.8 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 398-885 318-799

Field goal pct . 4 5 0 . 3 9 8

3 POINT FG-ATT 130-349 130-370

3-point FG pct . 3 7 2 . 3 5 1

3-pt FG made per game 8.7 8.7

FREE THROWS-ATT 158-241 216-303

Free throw pct . 6 5 6 . 7 1 3

F-Throws made per game 10.5 14.4

REBOUNDS 487 555

Rebounds per game 32.5 37.0

Rebounding margin -4.5 -

ASSISTS 197 200

Assists per game 13.1 13.3

TURNOVERS 174 253

Turnovers per game 11.6 16.9

Turnover margin +5.3 -

Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.8

STEALS 133 75

Steals per game 8.9 5.0

BLOCKS 65 54

Blocks per game 4.3 3.6

ATTENDANCE 5532 47293

Home games-Avg/Game 5-1106 8-3845

Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-8266

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals

Georgia State 527 543 14 1084

Opponents 425 535 22 982

Date Opponent Score Att.

11/10/17 CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE W 90-50 1349

1 11/14/17 at Rice W 75-54 1208

2 11/17/17 at Ole Miss L 72-77 6835

3 11/20/17 vs Eastern Washington W 68-50 8107

3 11/22/17 vs Prairie View L 56-71 8424

11/26/17 TULANE W 70-59 971

11/29/17 at Alabama A&M W 63-53 1979

12/04/17 LIBERTY L o t 74-77 1074

12/09/17 MONTANA W 71-68 1224

12/12/17 POINT W 90-70 914

12/16/17 at Dayton L o t 83-88 13005

12/20/17 at Massachusetts W 71-63 2004

12/23/17 at Chattanooga W 71-48 2108

* 12/29/17 at South Alabama L 64-86 1788

* 12/31/17 at Troy L 66-68 1835

* = Conference game

1 - MGM Grand Main Event (Houston, Texas)

2 - MGM Grand Main Event (Oxford, Miss.)

3 - MGM Grand Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.)


Georgia State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 31, 2017)

Conference games only

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

CONFERENCE 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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

15 Simonds, D'Marcus 2-2 74 37.0 17-43 . 3 9 5 2-9 . 2 2 2 8-13 . 6 1 5 2 4 6 3.0 7 0 8 5 2 7 44 22.0

30 Thomas, Jeff 2-2 66 33.0 10-20 . 5 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 6 8 4.0 4 0 3 2 2 3 26 13.0

24 Mitchell, Devin 2-2 60 30.0 8-19 . 4 2 1 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 2.0 4 0 2 3 0 0 22 11.0

23 Session, Jordan 2-2 54 27.0 4-8 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 4-7 . 5 7 1 3 7 10 5.0 8 0 0 3 3 6 13 6.5

02 Benlevi, Malik 2-2 73 36.5 4-16 . 2 5 0 3-12 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 9 11 5.5 2 0 6 1 3 5 12 6.0

20 Linder, Josh 1-0 7 7.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.0

11 Williams, Isaiah 2-0 28 14.0 2-9 . 2 2 2 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.0

10 Alibegovic, Denis 1-0 2 2.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0

12 Williams, Kane 2-0 18 9.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 2 0 4 1 0 1 3 1.5

50 Tyson, Jordan 2-0 15 7.5 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

14 Clerkley, Chris 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 2 7 9

Total.......... 2 400 49-122 . 4 0 2 18-54 . 3 3 3 14-24 . 5 8 3 14 38 52 26.0 31 0 23 20 10 22 130 65.0

Opponents...... 2 400 50-108 . 4 6 3 19-48 . 3 9 6 35-46 . 7 6 1 25 64 89 44.5 24 - 35 36 11 10 154 77.0

TEAM STATISTICS GSU OPP

SCORING 130 154

Points per game 65.0 77.0

Scoring margin -12.0 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 49-122 50-108

Field goal pct . 4 0 2 . 4 6 3

3 POINT FG-ATT 18-54 19-48

3-point FG pct . 3 3 3 . 3 9 6

3-pt FG made per game 9.0 9.5

FREE THROWS-ATT 14-24 35-46

Free throw pct . 5 8 3 . 7 6 1

F-Throws made per game 7.0 17.5

REBOUNDS 52 89

Rebounds per game 26.0 44.5

Rebounding margin -18.5 -

ASSISTS 23 35

Assists per game 11.5 17.5

TURNOVERS 20 36

Turnovers per game 10.0 18.0

Turnover margin +8.0 -

Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.0

STEALS 22 10

Steals per game 11.0 5.0

BLOCKS 10 11

Blocks per game 5.0 5.5

ATTENDANCE 0 3623

Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 2-1812

Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals

Georgia State 59 71 130

Opponents 56 98 154

Date Opponent Score Att.

* 12/29/17 at South Alabama L 64-86 1788

* 12/31/17 at Troy L 66-68 1835

* = Conference game

1 - MGM Grand Main Event (Houston, Texas)

2 - MGM Grand Main Event (Oxford, Miss.)

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Georgia State Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2017)

All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 11/10/17 90-50 W 36-76 . 4 7 4 10-35 . 2 8 6 8-16 . 5 0 0 17 25 42 42.0 12 23 7 4 15 90 90.0

at Rice 11/14/17 75-54 W 29-63 . 4 6 0 11-34 . 3 2 4 6-8 . 7 5 0 7 25 32 37.0 20 18 12 1 11 75 82.5

at Ole Miss 11/17/17 72-77 L 24-53 . 4 5 3 8-21 . 3 8 1 16-22 . 7 2 7 11 24 35 36.3 30 9 16 1 5 72 79.0

vs Eastern Washington 11/20/17 68-50 W 25-54 . 4 6 3 10-15 . 6 6 7 8-14 . 5 7 1 8 20 28 34.2 18 10 11 3 10 68 76.2

vs Prairie View 11/22/17 56-71 L 20-54 . 3 7 0 4-20 . 2 0 0 12-18 . 6 6 7 10 15 25 32.4 21 5 12 3 9 56 72.2

TULANE 11/26/17 70-59 W 24-62 . 3 8 7 8-21 . 3 8 1 14-21 . 6 6 7 11 26 37 33.2 20 13 10 2 5 70 71.8

at Alabama A&M 11/29/17 63-53 W 22-57 . 3 8 6 7-24 . 2 9 2 12-17 . 7 0 6 9 27 36 33.6 23 10 12 9 10 63 70.6

LIBERTY 12/04/17 74-77 Lot 27-53 . 5 0 9 9-22 . 4 0 9 11-18 . 6 1 1 2 27 29 33.0 15 12 12 7 7 74 71.0

MONTANA 12/09/17 71-68 W 23-55 . 4 1 8 5-20 . 2 5 0 20-26 . 7 6 9 9 24 33 33.0 17 9 14 6 9 71 71.0

POINT 12/12/17 90-70 W 35-68 . 5 1 5 10-22 . 4 5 5 10-16 . 6 2 5 9 33 42 33.9 18 19 12 8 6 90 72.9

at Dayton 12/16/17 83-88 Lot 27-58 . 4 6 6 11-22 . 5 0 0 18-27 . 6 6 7 8 22 30 33.5 27 13 13 2 7 83 73.8

at Massachusetts 12/20/17 71-63 W 25-57 . 4 3 9 16-25 . 6 4 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 11 20 31 33.3 13 20 12 4 8 71 73.6

at Chattanooga 12/23/17 71-48 W 32-53 . 6 0 4 3-14 . 2 1 4 4-7 . 5 7 1 2 33 35 33.5 18 13 11 5 9 71 73.4

at South Alabama 12/29/17 64-86 L 25-63 . 3 9 7 7-23 . 3 0 4 7-13 . 5 3 8 8 18 26 32.9 16 10 14 5 12 64 72.7

at Troy 12/31/17 66-68 L 24-59 . 4 0 7 11-31 . 3 5 5 7-11 . 6 3 6 6 20 26 32.5 15 13 6 5 10 66 72.3

Georgia State 1084 398-885 . 4 5 0 130-349 . 3 7 2 158-241 . 6 5 6 128 359 487 32.5 283 197 174 65 133 1084 72.3

Opponents 982 318-799 . 3 9 8 130-370 . 3 5 1 216-303 . 7 1 3 162 393 555 37.0 235 200 253 54 75 982 65.5

Games played: 15

Points/game: 72.3

FG Pct: 45.0

3FG Pct: 37.2

FT Pct: 65.6

Rebounds/game: 32.5

Assists/game: 13.1

Turnovers/game: 11.6

Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1

Steals/game: 8.9

Blocks/game: 4.3


Georgia State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Dec 31, 2017)

All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds

Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

CARVER BIBLE COLLEGE 11/10/17 90-50 W 19-53 . 3 5 8 7-20 . 3 5 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 9 25 34 34.0 15 12 23 2 5 50 50.0

at Rice 11/14/17 75-54 W 15-42 . 3 5 7 8-23 . 3 4 8 16-26 . 6 1 5 7 28 35 34.5 10 11 23 2 9 54 52.0

at Ole Miss 11/17/17 72-77 L 23-52 . 4 4 2 9-27 . 3 3 3 22-30 . 7 3 3 10 23 33 34.0 22 13 13 6 5 77 60.3

vs Eastern Washington 11/20/17 68-50 W 16-45 . 3 5 6 8-24 . 3 3 3 10-14 . 7 1 4 12 25 37 34.8 12 11 21 3 2 50 57.8

vs Prairie View 11/22/17 56-71 L 20-43 . 4 6 5 11-22 . 5 0 0 20-22 . 9 0 9 10 27 37 35.2 18 11 20 4 2 71 60.4

TULANE 11/26/17 70-59 W 18-58 . 3 1 0 3-21 . 1 4 3 20-24 . 8 3 3 14 27 41 36.2 23 7 17 7 5 59 60.2

at Alabama A&M 11/29/17 63-53 W 18-54 . 3 3 3 7-21 . 3 3 3 10-20 . 5 0 0 10 29 39 36.6 13 10 16 1 4 53 59.1

LIBERTY 12/04/17 74-77 Lot 27-61 . 4 4 3 14-26 . 5 3 8 9-13 . 6 9 2 9 25 34 36.2 17 21 13 3 3 77 61.4

MONTANA 12/09/17 71-68 W 21-58 . 3 6 2 5-22 . 2 2 7 21-26 . 8 0 8 14 26 40 36.7 21 10 15 5 11 68 62.1

POINT 12/12/17 90-70 W 27-64 . 4 2 2 12-28 . 4 2 9 4-9 . 4 4 4 7 26 33 36.3 20 16 15 2 6 70 62.9

at Dayton 12/16/17 83-88 Lot 26-53 . 4 9 1 10-32 . 3 1 3 26-38 . 6 8 4 12 28 40 36.6 18 15 16 2 5 88 65.2

at Massachusetts 12/20/17 71-63 W 22-55 . 4 0 0 11-29 . 3 7 9 8-11 . 7 2 7 15 19 34 36.4 15 19 15 5 4 63 65.0

at Chattanooga 12/23/17 71-48 W 16-53 . 3 0 2 6-27 . 2 2 2 10-18 . 5 5 6 8 21 29 35.8 7 9 10 1 4 48 63.7

at South Alabama 12/29/17 64-86 L 29-55 . 5 2 7 12-24 . 5 0 0 16-21 . 7 6 2 11 32 43 36.4 14 21 22 7 6 86 65.3

at Troy 12/31/17 66-68 L 21-53 . 3 9 6 7-24 . 2 9 2 19-25 . 7 6 0 14 32 46 37.0 10 14 14 4 4 68 65.5

Opponents 982 318-799 . 3 9 8 130-370 . 3 5 1 216-303 . 7 1 3 162 393 555 37.0 235 200 253 54 75 982 65.5

Georgia State 1084 398-885 . 4 5 0 130-349 . 3 7 2 158-241 . 6 5 6 128 359 487 32.5 283 197 174 65 133 1084 72.3

Games played: 15

Points/game: 65.5

FG Pct: 39.8

3FG Pct: 35.1

FT Pct: 71.3

Rebounds/game: 37.0

Assists/game: 13.3

Turnovers/game: 16.9

Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8

Steals/game: 5.0

Blocks/game: 3.6

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