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Kenny Hunter F 6-10 235 So. 3rd Year Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS

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KEASTON WILLIS • Jr. • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sulphur Springs, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 31.7 12.3 3.9 1.5 34% 35% 77%

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KENNY HUNTER • So. • F • 6-10 • 235 • Shreveport, La. MIN PTS RBS BLKS FG% 3FG% FT% 16.5 6.3 4.4 0.3 73% ----- 57%

DRAVON MANGUM • R-Sr.. • F • 6-8 • 205 • Roxboro, N.C. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 17.9 8.6 3.2 0.6 46% 41% 85%

QUANDRE BULLOCK • Jr. • G • 6-6 • 195 • Franklinton, N.C. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 18.6 5.8 3.9 0.8 46% 33% 56%

KALEB STEWART • So. • G • 6-3 • 185 • Houston, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 10.3 2.2 0.5 0.3 36% 27% -----

TERRAN WILLIAMS • So. • G • 6-5 • 195 • Marianna, Ark. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 14.2 5.0 2.5 0.4 44% 43% 67%

BEN PONDER • So. • G • 6-3 • 200 • Shreveport, La. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 13.1 5.0 1.5 0.0 40% 25% -----

LADAMIEN BRADFORD • So. • G • 6-5 • 205 • Jonesboro, La. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 7.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 42% 0% -----

WILL ALLEN • R-Fr. • F • 6-7 • 225 • New Orleans, La. MIN PTS RBS BLKS FG% 3FG% FT% 14.5 3.2 2.8 0.1 68% ----- 50%

JORDAN CRAWFORD • Fr. • G • 6-3 • 175 • Ruston, La. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 25.1 5.9 2.9 4.6 39% 25% 71%

ISAIAH CRAWFORD • Jr. • F • 6-6 • 220 • Fort Worth, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 26.3 13.0 5.0 2.6 54% 42% 82%

COBE WILLIAMS • Jr. • G • 6-0 • 180 • Dallas, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 32.0 18.0 3.1 4.4 47% 33% 72%

PIERRE GENESTE, JR. • Fr. • F • 6-11 • 215 • Port-au-Prince, Haiti MIN PTS RBS BLKS FG% 3FG% FT% 5.7 2.4 1.7 0.3 86% ----- 56%

• Scored a team-high 20 points in the season opener vs. MC (11/7) • Reached 1,000 points in his collegiate career last season (took only 70 games) • Has scored 20+ points in 18 career games (including at UIW); five times at LA Tech • Connected on 93 made 3-pointers last season, second most in program history • Has made 253 3-pointers during his collegiate career (LA Tech and UIW) • Recorded fourth double-digit scoring game at Rice (1/5) with career-high 18 points • Has almost as many career offensive rebounds (83) as defensive rebounds (94) • Leads team in FG% at 72.9 percent (shooting 82.9 percent over last 8 games) • Anchored the team in FG% last season at 62.1 percent (54-of-87 shooting) • Has a wing span of 7’4” • Averaging 15.8 points per game over his last four contests • Registered a career-high 22 points vs. Jarvis Christian (12/21), making fourth start • Made 36 starts at Radford, averaging 8.2 points per game • Made 13 starts at Charlotte while averaging 4.8 points and 2.7 boards per game • One of just four Bulldogs to be from the state of North Carolina (along with Bullock)

• Returned to action at Wyoming (12/10) after missing 5 games due to illness • Made his first career start as a Bulldog in season opener vs. MC (11/7) • One of five players named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2021-22 • Had a 2.09 assist/turnover ratio with 23 assists to only 11 turnovers last season • Father played basketball and mother played volleyball at Wiley College • Posted a career-high 20 points at Alabama A&M (11/23), went 6-of-7 from three • Became the 12th Bulldog in the last decade to make at least 6 threes in a game • Scored 10 points vs. ULM (11/21), played a season-high 23 minutes • Saw limited action in 16 games as a true freshman last season • As a senior, led Marianna Lee HS to Arkansas 2A state title, program’s first in 38 years

• Matched career high with 5 points vs. Jarvis Christian (12/21) • Played a career-high 13 minutes vs. UT Southern (11/26), scored career-high 5 points • Saw limited action in eight games as a true freshman last season • C-USA Academic Medalist and Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient in 2021-22 • State champion in 200IM in swimming as a sophomore in high school • Tallied a season-high 5 assists vs. ULM (11/21), second time in career with 5+ • Came off the bench to see action in 33 games in first season as a Bulldog last year • Totaled 113 points for a scoring average of 3.4 points per game last season • Had a 1.66 assist/turnover ratio with 48 assists to only 29 turnovers last season • Ranked No. 51 shooting guard nationally by ESPN out of nearby Jonesboro-Hodge HS

• After not playing in first 3 games, has averaged 18.6 minutes in last 12 games • Saw first action as Bulldog vs. ULM (11/21), scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting • First Team All-Region selection at Angelina College this past season • Averaged 17.4 points per game for the Roadrunners, second most in Region XIV • One of just four Bulldogs to be from the state of North Carolina (along with Mangum)

• Pulled down a season-high 9 rebounds vs. UT Southern (11/26) • Made Bulldog debut in the season opener vs. MC (11/7), has started all 7 games • Redshirted last season after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in preseason • While sitting out last season, added 15 pounds to his frame • Named LSWA Class 5A Most Outstanding Player and LABC 5A Player of the Year

• Recorded a career-high 12 assists vs. JCU (12/21), most by a Bulldog since 2017 • Has been named C-USA Freshman of the Week twice this season • His 69 assists ranks second in C-USA and is second most of any freshman in country • Won four Class B state championships at nearby Simsboro High School • Is first Bulldog on the roster from Ruston since 2008

• Saw first action in 357 days, scoring 12 points in his return from knee injury • Suffered a season-ending knee injury in third game of the season in 2021-22 • Was the second season-ending knee injury of collegiate career (also in 2020) • Earned Third Team All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore • Has a 7’1” wing span and a 8’8” standing reach • Has scored double-digit points in 32 of his last 39 games (CH 26 points at ULL 11/17) • Became 44th member of 1,000-point club at LA Tech • One of 10 players voted to the 2022-23 Preseason All-Conference USA Team • 2021-22 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention, 2-time C-USA All-Defensive Team • Named after Kobe Bryant (wears No. 24 in honor of him as well) • Has missed last 6 games due to a knee injury • Scored first career points as a Bulldog at Alabama A&M (11/23) • Saw first career action as a Bulldog in season opener vs. MC (11/7) • Played prep basketball in Los Angeles at Ribet Academy and Prolific Prep • Just the 12th internationl player to ever play for the Bulldogs

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