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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% 31.8 12.2 3.9 1.4 36% 36% 78%

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KENNY HUNTER • So. • F • 6-10 • 235 • Shreveport, La. MIN PTS RBS BLKS FG% 3FG% FT% 17.7 5.9 4.4 0.5 68% ----- 56%

DRAVON MANGUM • R-Sr.. • F • 6-8 • 205 • Roxboro, N.C. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 18.5 8.2 3.1 0.6 46% 40% 85%

QUANDRE BULLOCK • Jr. • G • 6-6 • 195 • Franklinton, N.C. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 19.0 5.9 3.9 0.8 50% 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% 14.1 4.6 2.4 0.4 43% 42% 70%

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% 6.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 42% 0% -----

WILL ALLEN • R-Fr. • F • 6-7 • 225 • New Orleans, La. MIN PTS RBS BLKS FG% 3FG% FT% 13.7 2.9 2.5 0.1 69% ----- 50%

JORDAN CRAWFORD • Fr. • G • 6-3 • 175 • Ruston, La. MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 23.3 5.2 2.6 4.2 38% 25% 71%

ISAIAH CRAWFORD • Jr. • F • 6-6 • 220 • Fort Worth, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 26.4 13.4 4.9 2.5 53% 40% 83%

COBE WILLIAMS • Jr. • G • 6-0 • 180 • Dallas, Texas MIN PTS RBS ASTS FG% 3FG% FT% 32.7 17.9 2.9 4.4 45% 32% 74%

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 258 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 (87) as defensive rebounds (99) • Is averaging 28.3 minutes per game over the last three contests • Anchored the team in FG% last season at 62.1 percent (54-of-87 shooting) • Has a wing span of 7’4” • Has only missed 4 free throws all season, going 22-of-26 from the foul line • 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 19.0 minutes in last 13 games • Tied season high with 12 points vs. UTEP (1/7), went 6-of-8 from the field • 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 • 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 71 assists ranks third 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

• Scored season-high 25 points at North Texas (1/11), two shy of career high • Saw first action in 357 days, scoring 12 points in his return from knee injury • Has suffered two season-ending knee injuries (1st year and 3rd year) • 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 34 of his last 41 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 8 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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