Georgia State Basketball 2022-23 Season

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MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION

Nov. 7 8:00 p.m. Coastal Georgia GSU Convocation Center

Nov. 12 7:00 p.m. Georgia Tech GSU Convocation Center

Nov. 15 7:00 p.m. Mercer GSU Convocation Center

CAPITOL CLASSIC

Nov. 18 6:00 p.m. GSU vs. Eastern Kentucky^

Nov. 18 8:30 p.m. UNC Asheville vs. Texas A&M Commerce^

Nov. 19 3:00 p.m. GSU vs. Texas A&M-Commerce^

Nov. 19 5:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky vs. UNC Asheville^ Nov. 20 1:00 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce vs. Eastern Kentucky^ Nov. 20 3:30 p.m. GSU vs. UNC Asheville^

Nov. 27 2:00 p.m. Belmont GSU Convocation Center Dec. 1 7:00 p.m. Middle Georgia State GSU Convocation Center Dec. 4 2:00 p.m. at Northeastern Boston, MA. FloHoops Dec. 14 8:00 p.m. at Auburn Auburn, AL

Dec. 18 2:00 p.m. Rhode Island GSU Convocation Center

Dec. 21 12:00 p.m. Toccoa Falls GSU Convocation Center

Dec. 29 7:00 p.m. James Madison* GSU Convocation Center Dec. 31 2:00 p.m. South Alabama* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 5 7:30 p.m. at ULM* Monroe, LA

Jan. 7 8:00 p.m. at Louisiana* Lafayette, LA

Jan. 12 TBA Troy* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 14 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 19 7:00 p.m. at Old Dominion* Norfolk, VA

Jan. 21 TBA at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, GA

Jan. 26 6:30 p.m. at Appalachian State* Boone, NC

Jan. 28 7:00 p.m. at Marshall* Huntington, WV

Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 4 2:00 p.m. Southern Miss* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 9 7:00 p.m. Old Dominion* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 11 2:00 p.m. Marshall* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 16 7:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina* Conway, SC

Feb. 18 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas State* Jonesboro, AR

Feb. 22 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 24 8:00 p.m. at James Madison* Harrisonburg, VA

BOLD indicates home game

All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to changes

Nov. 7 5:30 pm Agnes Scott GSU Convocation Center

Nov. 10 7:00 pm at Georgia Tech McAmish Pavillion

Nov. 13 2:00 pm at Florida State Tallahassee, FL

Nov. 15 TBA at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL

Nov. 21 6:30 pm Winthrop GSU Convocation Center

HAMPTON INN CLEVELAND DOWNTOWN VIKING INVITATIONAL

Nov. 23 4:00 pm Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio

Nov. 25 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure Cleveland, Ohio

Nov. 26 1:00 pm Bellarmine Cleveland, Ohio

Nov. 30 6:30 pm Chattanooga GSU Convocation Center

Dec. 4 2:00 pm Clemson GSU Convocation Center

Dec. 10 TBA at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA Dec. 19 12:00 pm North Alabama GSU Convocation Center Dec. 20 12:00 pm LaGrange College GSU Convocation Center

Dec. 29 7:00 pm at Louisiana* Lafayette, LA

Dec. 31 TBA at ULM* Monroe, LA

Jan. 5 6:30 pm South Alabama* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 7 2:00 pm Troy* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 12 12:00 pm at Texas State* San Marcos, TX

Jan. 14 4:00 pm at James Madison* Harrisonburg, VA

Jan. 19 6:30 pm Coastal Carolina* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 21 2:00 pm Old Dominion* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 26 6:30 pm Appalachian State* GSU Convocation Center

Jan. 28 2:00 pm James Madison* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 2 6:00 pm at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, GA

Feb. 4 1:00 pm at Marshall* Huntington, WV

Feb. 9 6:30 pm at Appalachian State* Boone, NC

Feb. 11 2:00 pm at Old Dominion* Norfolk, VA

Feb. 16 11:00 am Southern Miss* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 18 2:00 pm Marshall* GSU Convocation Center

Feb. 22 6:00 pm at Coastal Carolina* Conway, SC

Feb. 24 6:30 pm Georgia Southern* GSU Convocation Center

GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL

A NEW ERA

A new era in Georgia State Basketball opens in 2022-23 as the Panther men's and women's programs begin play in the new GSU Convocation Center.

This impressive new facility seats 7,500 for basketball and features the latest technology in lighting and acoustics as well as numerous amenities for Panther fans.

Georgia State University officially opened its new Convocation Center in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, near Center Parc Stadium in September 2022.

The latest addition to Georgia State’s growing presence in the neighborhood and in downtown Atlanta, the Convocation Center at 455 Capitol Avenue has a seating capacity of up to 8,000 to host large-scale events such as First-Year Convocation, commencement and concerts. The new facility also includes classroom and academic support space.

“This amazing new facility will not only benefit the Georgia State community, but also the revitalized Summerhill neighborhood and the entire city of Atlanta,” said Georgia State's eighth president, Dr. M. Brian Blake. “We’re

delighted our Convocation Center will be a gathering place for the city and an anchor to further advance the vitality of the neighborhood. We all owe a debt of gratitude to my predecessor, President Mark Becker, for his leadership in setting the vision and foundation for this center.”

Georgia State officials broke ground on the center in November 2020 on a 6-acre site just north of Center Parc Stadium, which Georgia State acquired in 2017 and converted from the home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves to the home of the Panthers football team.

The Convocation Center brings Panthers basketball to the neighborhood, where the university also plans a baseball and softball complex on the site where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood.

“The Convocation Center is a game-changer, not just for our men’s and women’s basketball programs, but for all of Georgia State University,” said Athletics Director Charlie Cobb. “It’s a vehicle for engagement for the entire community — whether it’s graduation, an academic seminar, an esports tournament, a concert or a basketball game.”

The new Convocation Center is located in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, near Center Parc Stadium.

JONAS HAYES

1ST SEASON

Jonas is an experienced leader who will build a staff that embraces our expectation of competitive success, develops men of character and engages our community positively and with energy.

Jonas Hayes, a rising star in the coaching ranks who led Xavier to the 2022 NIT Championship, was named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Georgia State history, announced by Georgia State University President M. Brian Blake and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on April 6, 2022.

The Atlanta native takes over a Georgia State program coming off its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last eight years and begins play in the new 7,500-seat Georgia State University Convocation Center for the 2022-23 season.

“Jonas is an experienced leader who will build a staff that embraces our expectation of competitive success, develops men of character and engages our community positively and with

energy,” Cobb said upon Hayes’ hiring.

Hayes spent the last four seasons at Xavier, first as assistant coach and then as interim head coach. He was elevated to interim head coach on March 16, 2022 and led the Musketeers to four straight wins, defeating Florida, Vanderbilt and St. Bonaventure before a 73-72 victory over Texas A&M in the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden.

He helped the Musketeers to four straight winning seasons and two postseason berths, highlighted by last year’s 23-13 campaign.

During his tenure at Xavier, he earned a reputation as an elite recruiter and player development coach.

Hayes went to Xavier in 2018 after six seasons at Georgia, his alma mater, where he served one season (2012-13) as operations coordinator before moving to the coaching staff

as an assistant for five seasons (2013-18).

Hayes helped the Bulldogs earn postseason berths in four of his last five seasons as an assistant coach. Georgia posted three consecutive 20-win campaigns in his first three seasons as an assistant, only the second time in program history the Bulldogs accomplished that feat. Georgia also posted its best four-year SEC win total (42 victories from 2014-18) during Hayes’ tenure.

Hayes began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Morehouse College in 200506. He spent one season at South Carolina State and then five seasons at Belmont Abbey (200712) before returning to Georgia in 2012.

As a player, Hayes was a three-year letterwinner and started 41 of 88 games played for the Bulldogs from 2001-04, averaging 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds for his career. Hayes and his twin brother Jarvis played at Western Carolina as freshmen before transferring to Georgia in 2000. Jonas helped Georgia reach postseason competition twice, including the 2002 NCAA Tournament and 2004 NIT. He started 29 games as a senior and averaged 11.9 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Hayes attended Atlanta’s Douglass High School and graduated from Georgia in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in child and family development.

Head Coach, Jonas Hayes

Born: August 9, 1981

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Alma Mater: Georgia, 2004

Playing Career: Three-year letterwinner at Georgia, 2001-2004

Coaching Career

n 2005-06, Morehouse, assistant coach

2006-07, South Carolina State, assistant coach

2007-12, Belmont Abbey, assistant coach

2012-13, Georgia, operations coordinator

2013-18, Georgia, assistant coach

2018-22, Xavier, assistant coach n 2022, Xavier, interim head coach n 2022-present, Georgia State, head coach

GENE HILL

2018 – PRESENT

With a long track record of winning and ties to Atlanta, Gene Hill was named the head women’s basketball coach at Georgia State University by Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on April 19, 2018.

Hill became the 11th head coach in Georgia State history after a decade on the staffs at Georgia Tech (2009-13) and NC State (2013-18), helping lead those two Atlantic Coast Conference programs to seven NCAA Tournament berths and eight postseason appearances in 10 years.

In his first season at Georgia State, Hill led the Panthers to a historic season in 2018-19, going 1714 overall and 11-7 in the Sun Belt Conference to earn a bid to the WBI, GSU's first postseason appearance since 2003. Hill's first year marked the winningest season in GSU history since 2003-04. The seven-win improvement in conference play from the

previous year ranked fifth in Division-I and the team's 11 Sun Belt wins was the most conference wins for GSU since 2004-05. Jada Lewis earned AllSun Belt honors along with Allison Johnson and Johnson was named Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year. The Panthers set a school single-season record for most 3-pointers made.

He led one of the youngest teams in NCAA D-I in 2019-20 with six freshmen averaging at least 10 minutes per game. The Panthers defeated New Mexico State on Nov. 29 in El Paso, Texas for the program's 600th win. Senior Shaq Miller-McCray ranked in the NCAA D-I Top 25 with 71 blocked shots on the season and redshirt junior Jada Lewis became the 22nd Panther all-time to reach 1,000 career points.

Hill navigated the CoVID-19 environment throughout a challenging 2020-21 season, leading GSU to a winning season for the second time in his first three years. The Panthers won the final three

games of the regular season to earn the No. 2 seed in the East at the conference tournament. It was the first time the program had earned a No. 2 seed since 2001. Taylor Hosendove earned All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team honors after ranking 11th in the league in scoring and fifth in rebounding.

Before taking over at GSU, Hill enjoyed five highly successful seasons at NC State from 2014-18, helping lead the Wolfpack to a 112-52 record, including three NCAA Tournament appearances. In his final year in Raleigh, the Wolfpack went 26-9 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

In his first season at NC State (2013-14), Hill helped lead the Wolfpack to a 25-8 record, a fourthplace finish in the ACC standings, and an NCAA Tournament appearance. After an 18-15 campaign in 2014-15 and a 20-11 season in 2015-16, Hill helped lead the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 in 2016-17 with an impressive 23-9 record (12-4 ACC).

He played a large role in mentoring 2017 AllACC guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson, both of whom were seniors during the successful 2016-17 season, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark at NC State, and went on to play professionally overseas following graduation.

Prior to his five years at NC State, Hill worked at Georgia Tech from 2009-13 as the Yellow Jackets made four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, including the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance in 2012.

Hill was heavily involved in the player development of three WNBA draft picks from 201012, including first-rounders Alex Montgomery and Sasha Goodlett at Georgia Tech.

Hill was one of just 14 assistant coaches from around the country chosen to participate in Advocates for Athletic Equity’s (AAE) annual “Achieving Coaching Excellence” (ACE) Professional Development Program for basketball coaches in June 2016. The program is recognized as helping to boost the careers of some of the top minority coaches in the college game. He was also invited multiple times to attend The Villa 7

Born: November 1, 1973

Hometown: LaGrange, Ga.

Alma Mater: Coker (S.C.), 1997

Playing Career: Coker (S.C.), 1993-94

Family: Wife Heidi, daughter Genevieve Ashlynn, and son Guy Alexander

Coaching Career

n 1994-97: Coker (S.C.) College, Assistant Coach n 1997-99: Lander (S.C.), Assistant Coach n 1999-2001: USC Spartanburg, Head Coach n 2001-02: East Carolina, Interim Head Coach n 2002-07:Butler, Assistant Coach n 2007-09: Butler, Assistant Coach n 2009-13: Georgia Tech, Assistant Coach n 2013-18: NC State, Assistant Coach n 2018-Present: Georgia State, Head Coach

Head Coach, Gene Hill

Consortium in Beaverton, Ore., a group of women’s basketball assistant coaches who are considered to be the next generation of rising head coaches in the country.

Prior to joining the Yellow Jackets, Hill served six seasons on the Butler women’s basketball staff, including two years as associate head coach. He worked as the Bulldogs’ recruiting coordinator and assisted with oncourt coaching.

Hill joined coach Beth Couture’s first Butler staff in 2002 after serving as the interim head women’s basketball coach at East Carolina University during the 2001-02 season.

The Bulldogs’ resurgence to the upper tier of the Horizon League was due in large part to the talent that Hill accumulated at Butler. His first recruiting class included Jackie Closser and Ellen Hamilton, two players who scored 1,000 points in their Butler careers. Additionally, the Bulldogs landed at least one player on the Horizon League’s All-Newcomer Team in each of Hill’s four years as recruiting coordinator.

Hill was the head women’s basketball coach at USC Spartanburg from 1999-01. While in Spartanburg, he recruited three USA Today Honorable Mention All-Americans and the 2000-01 Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year.

From 1997-99, Hill served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Lander (S.C.) University. He helped lead the Bearcats to their first Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship and an NCAA Division II Tournament bid.

Hill graduated from Coker (S.C.) College with a degree in physical education in 1997. He grew up just outside of Atlanta in LaGrange, Ga.

While at Coker, Hill played for the Cobras’ basketball team for one season and also served as the assistant women’s basketball coach for three seasons.

Hill, who grew up in LaGrange, Ga., and his wife, Heidi, have two children: daughter, Genevieve Ashlynn and son Guy Alexander.

CHAESE VAUDRIN Director of Basketball Operations

KENT DAVISON Special Assistant to the Head Coach

SEAN FLANNERY Video Coordinator

JASON QUARLES Strength Coach

JOSH BASKIN Graduate Assistant

BRAXTON ZEIGLER Athletic Trainer

JESSICA SUMMEY Assistant

COACHING STAFF

SUPPORT STAFF

GENE HILL Head Coach 5th Year at GSU

JON BOLLIER Assistant Coach

SHANASA SANDERS Assistant Coach

FELICIA TUCKER Director of Basketball Operations

KENNEDY BURKS Graduate Assistant

THERESA EKHELAR Graduate Assistant

ALLENIA PONDER Graduate Assistant

MELISSA STRATTON Athletic Trainer

JD MELHORN Strength Coach

VALANA WILTZ Academic Advisor

MEET THE PANTHERS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)

11 Jalen Bouknight G 6-1 180 Fr. Odenton, Md. (Archbishop Spalding HS)

21 Kalik Brooks G 6-5 190 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)

33 Jamall Clyce F 6-6 195 So. Richmond Hill, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)

15 Ja’Heim Hudson ..................F 6-7 230 So. Hinesville, Ga. (Wheeler HS)

0 Evan Johnson G 5-11 165 So. Durham, N.C. (Oak Hill Academy)

23 Joe Jones III C 6-9 230 R-So. Buffalo, N.Y. (Orangeville Prep)

2 Jamaine Mann G 6-6 230 So. Hampton, Ga. (Dutchtown HS/Vanderbilt)

24 Collin Moore G 6-4 205 So. North Little Rock, Ark. (Sunrise Christian Academy)

4 Edward Nnamoko ................C 6-10 220 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria (Riviera Prep, Miami, Fla.)

1 Dwon Odom G 6-2 182 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (St. Francis HS/Xavier)

30 Kaleb Scott F 6-6 235 So. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Holly Springs HS)

20 Danny Stubbs G 6-0 174 So. Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)

5 Brenden Tucker G 6-3 190 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Dacula HS/College of Charleston)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)

0 Evan Johnson G 5-11 165 So. Durham, N.C. (Oak Hill Academy)

1 Dwon Odom G 6-2 182 So. Alpharetta, Ga. (St. Francis HS/Xavier)

2 Jamaine Mann G 6-6 230 So. Hampton, Ga. (Dutchtown HS/Vanderbilt)

4 Edward Nnamoko ................C 6-10 220 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria (Riviera Prep, Miami, Fla.)

5 Brenden Tucker ..................G 6-3 190 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Dacula HS/College of Charleston)

11 Jalen Bouknight G 6-1 180 Fr. Odenton, Md. (Archbishop Spalding HS)

15 Ja’Heim Hudson F 6-7 230 So. Hinesville, Ga. (Wheeler HS)

20 Danny Stubbs G 6-0 174 So. Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)

21 Kalik Brooks G 6-5 190 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)

23 Joe Jones III C 6-9 230 R-So. Buffalo, N.Y. (Orangeville Prep)

24 Collin Moore G 6-4 205 So. North Little Rock, Ark. (Sunrise Christian Academy)

30 Kaleb Scott F 6-6 235 So. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Holly Springs HS)

33 Jamall Clyce F 6-6 195 So. Richmond Hill, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS)

MEET THE PANTHERS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)

33 Christeina Bryan F 6-1 Jr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Camperdown / Arizona Western

23 Mya Byrd G 5-8 Jr. Ashburn, Ga. / Turner County / Columbia (Tenn.) State C.C.

0 Zay Dyer F 6-2 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Maynard Jackson

1 Jenae Dublin ........................G/F 6-2 Jr. Suitland, Md. / Gwynn Park / Iona

10 Kamryn Dziak G 5-8 Sr. Amherst, Ohio / Steele

55 Alex Gitchenko F 5-11 So. Ashdod, Israel

13 Nyla Jean G 5-4 So. Tampa, Fla. / Plant

12 Tehya Lyons G 5-7 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross / Pittsburgh

11 Deasia Merrill F 6-1 R-Jr. Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica / Kentucky

20 Alyssa Phillip F 6-0 So. Norcross, Ga. / Wesleyan

35 Hannah Sadler F 6-3 R-Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview / Old Dominion

5 Ciara Smith G 5-9 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood

2 Mikyla Tolivert ......................G 5-6 So. Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name

Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)

0 Zay Dyer F 6-2 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Maynard Jackson

1 Jenae Dublin G/F 6-2 Jr. Suitland, Md. / Gwynn Park / Iona

2 Mikyla Tolivert G 5-6 So. Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay

5 Ciara Smith ............................G 5-9 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood

10 Kamryn Dziak G 5-8 Sr. Amherst, Ohio / Steele

11 Deasia Merrill F 6-1 R-Jr. Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica / Kentucky

12 Tehya Lyons G 5-7 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross / Pittsburgh

13 Nyla Jean G 5-4 So. Tampa, Fla. / Plant

20 Alyssa Phillip ........................F 6-0 So. Norcross, Ga. / Wesleyan

23 Mya Byrd G 5-8 Fr. Ashburn, Ga. / Turner County / Columbia (Tenn.) State C.C.

33 Christeina Bryan F 6-1 Jr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Camperdown / Arizona Western

35 Hannah Sadler F 6-3 R-Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview / Old Dominion

55 Alex Gitchenko F 5-11 So. Ashdod, Israel

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MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER GUIDE

EVAN JOHNSON >>>

n Georgia state's top returning scorer, who averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 22 games in 2021-22

n has averaged 6.2 points over his first two seasons at Georgia state n helped the Panthers to back-to-back appearances in the conference title game, including the 2022 sun Belt Championship n scored a career-high 28 points at south Alabama in 2020-21, when he went 6-for-9 from 3-point rage

n Career high of five assists at Coastal Carolina and at Richmond, both in 2020-21 n older brother played basketball at Boston University

n talented guard who joins the program for 2022-23 after two seasons at Xavier, where he played under Jonas hayes

n Returns home to the Atlanta area, where he led st. Francis high school to back-to-back Georgia Class A Private state titles

n Played two years at Xavier, averaging 6.4 points and 2.5 assists for his two seasons while shooting 55 percent from the field

n Scored 18 points vs. texas A&M in the 2022 nit championship game

n earned the No. 1 play on ESPN Sportscenter’s “Plays of the Day” for his crossover move against Providence on Feb. 23, 2022

DWON ODOM >>>

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JAMAINE MANN >>>

n Joins the GsU program in 2022-23 as a transfer, returning to his home state where he was a two-time all-state prep player

n Played in 27 games, including one start, at Vanderbilt in 2021-22. Averaged 4.6 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 48 percent from the field

n Played at Gardner-Webb as a freshman and averaged 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds

n First-team all-state as a senior at dutchtown high school, which led to the 2020 Class AAAAA state title

n talented freshman post player and the first high school signee for head coach Jonas hayes

n Comes to Georgia state from Riviera Prep in Miami, Fla., where he played two seasons

n Averaged 10 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior while leading Riveria Prep to the Class 3A state title game

n native of nigeria who came to the U.s. as a high school sophomore

EDWARD NNAMOKO >>>

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BRENDEN TUCKER >>>

n Joins the program in 2022-23 after three seasons at the College of Charleston (2019-22)

n Averaged 11.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2021-22 while shooting 39 percent from 3-point range

n Reached double figures in 20 games, with a high of 23 points vs. Presbyterian, followed by 21 vs. William & Mary and 20 vs. Loyola Maryland

n Averaged 9.4 points and 1.3 assists in 19 games as a sophomore in 2020-21

n scored a career-high 35 points against drexel, when he went 13-for-16 from the field, including 5-of-7 3-pointers

n Atlanta-area native who earned first-team allstate honors as a senior at dacula high school

n Freshman guard who joined the program in 2022-23

n Played at Archbishop spalding high school in severn, Md.

n Graduated in 2021 and then played a post-graduate season at td Prep in Atlanta

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JA'HEIM HUDSON >>>

n one of the Panthers’ top returnees after averaging 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds as a freshman in 2021-22

n Played in 27 games, starting 12, for the 2022 sun Belt Conference champions

n scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in win over Coastal Carolina

n had a double double in win at high Point with 10 points and 11 rebounds

n Also grabbed 11 rebounds, his high, vs. App state

n Returning letterwinner and member of the 2022 Sun Belt Championship team

n Guard who saw action in seven games off the bench as a true freshman in 2021-22

n earned all-state honors in Class AAAAAAA as a senior at Pebblebrook high school

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KALIK BROOKS >>>

n Former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship prior to the 2022-23 season, his third with the program

n Member of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Championship team

n Played in 21 games in 2021-22, including his first career start at Rhode island, when he pulled down a career-high eight rebounds

n scored a career-high five points at south Alabama in 2020-21

n Post player who returns to action after missing the last two seasons due to injury

n Played in all 32 games in 2019-20, averaging 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds

n shot 50 percent from the field and contributed 16 blocked shots

n started his first game as a freshman and had seven points and nine re bounds vs. Brewton Parker

n scored a career-high 11 points at App state and grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds vs. texas state

n older brother Greg oden played at ohio state and was the no. 1 overall pick in the 2007 nBA draft

JOE JONES III >>>

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COLLIN MOORE >>>

n two-year letterwinner who has averaged 3.2 points and 1.9 rebounds for his career

n Member of 2022 Sun Belt Confer ence championship team who made two crucial free throws in the title game to give Georgia state the lead

n scored two points vs. Gonzaga in the 2022 nCAA tournament

n Averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds as a true freshman in 2020-21, including a career-high 14 points vs. Coastal Carolina

KALEB SCOTT >>>

n two-year letterwinner and member of the 2022 Sun Belt Championship team

n scored five points and grabbed three rebounds against Gonzaga in the nCAA tournament

n Averaged 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 29 games over his first two seasons

n Career-high 14 points vs. Carver as a freshman

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BASKETBALL PLAYER GUIDE

ZAY DYER >>>

n highly-regarded freshman post player who joins the program after an all-state career at Atlanta’s Maynard Jackson high school.

n Comes to Georgia state from Maynard Jackson high school in Atlanta, Ga. And was named GhsA first-team All-state in Class 5A as a senior

n earned numerous high school accolades, including the GACA Class 5A north All-state team, Best Re bounder in Class 5A (GhsA), honorable Mention All-Georgia (GhsA), and Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Metro for Atlanta/south Fulton

n Led her team to the elite eight of the state playoffs

n Junior forward in her second season with the Panthers

n Played in 17 games as a sophomore, averaging 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds

n season high eight points in 20 minutes with six rebounds win GsU’s 80-40 win over Brewton-Parker

n Played at iona as a freshman and averaged 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14 games with 12 starts.

JENAE DUBLIN >>>

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER GUIDE

MIKYLA TOLIVERT >>>

n sophomore guard in her second season with the Panthers

n Played in 22 games as a freshman and averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds

n scored in double-figures twice with 13 points against north Alabama and south Alabama

n Recorded six field goals and four steals against north Alabama and six rebounds at south Alabama

n Junior guard who started 11 of Georgia State’s last 12 games in the 2021-22 season n scored four points and grabbed three rebounds against troy n Grabbed three rebounds in GsU’s 58-56 victory over Georgia south ern

n tallied three assists versus Appalachian state

n Averaged 0.7 points and 1 rebound in 19 games during her sophomore year

CIARA SMITH >>>

KAMRYN DZIAK >>>

n three-year letterwinner who is GsU’s active leader in career three-pointers with 101, which currently ranks ninth all-time in the Georgia state annals

n hit a career-best 38 three-pointers in her junior year, which ranked 10th in the sun Belt and led the team n scored in double digits three times. tallied a season high 14 points against Appalachian state and 12 points against southern Miss and Ut Arlington.

n Made a 3-pointer in all but six games in 2021-22

DEASIA MERRILL >>>

n Georgia state’s top returning scorer, who averaged 7.2 points and a team-high 3.9 rebounds in 23 games in 2021-22

n had 15 blocks during the season which ranked second on the team and 14th in the sun Belt

n scored a season high 16 points in 23 minutes at ULM

n Made the game-winning shot at the buzzer in GsU’s 58-56 win over Georgia southern

TEHYA LYONS >>>

n three-year letterwinner who returns for her fifth collegiate season in 2022-23

n Made 22 appearances with three starts in 2021-22

n Averaged 4.8 points, 1.8 assists and 1 steal

n her 39 assists in 2021-22 ranked second on the team.

n scored in double digits twice, at Georgia southern and ULM with 15 points

NYLA JEAN >>>

n Averaged 5.6 points, 2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24 games as a freshman in 2021-22

n Started 10 games, her first being against tennessee, when she played a season high 26 minutes.

n shot 73 percent at the free throw line as she went 40-for-55

n Went 8-for-8 in her collegiate debut at the free throw line against Florida

n scored in double figures six times with a season high of 13 points against texas state in 17 minutes of play

ALYSSA PHILLIP >>>

n Played in 26 games with six starts as a freshman in 2021-22

n Led the team with 40 offensive rebounds

n scored six points in 10 minutes in her collegiate debut against Florida

n Recorded her first double digit game with 12 points in the final game of the season against Georgia southern

MYA BYRD >>>

n talented guard who joins the program as a junior college transfer from Columbia (tenn.) state Community College

n two-time All-Region Vii selection at Columbia state as well as a first-team all-conference honoree in the tennessee Community College Athletic Association

n Averaged 14.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 2021-22

n Four-year starter and three-time, second-team all-state selection at turner County high school

n talented forward who joins the program as a junior college transfer from Arizona Western n Appeared in all 33 games with 25 starts in her sophomore year n Averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting .524 from field goal range

n Played in 13 games averaging 12.5 minutes per game in 2021-22

n shot 75 percent from the line while contributing 2.4 rebounds per game

n Recorded two double digit scoring games, scoring 14 points against Ut Arlington and 12 points in GsU’s 72-66 overtime win over south Alabama

n had a season high five defensive rebounds in 18 minutes against troy

n Led the team with 29 blocks in 2020-21

CHRISTEINA BRYAN >>>

HANNAH SADLER >>>

DR. M. BRIAN BLAKE GSU PRESIDENT

Named Georgia State University’s eighth President in June 2021, Dr. M. Brian Blake is a proven academic leader and an acclaimed engineer and computer scientist. Since arriving at Georgia State, Dr. Blake has focused his strategic visioning around central pillars.

He came to Georgia State after two years as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at George Washington University, where he oversaw the academic mission of the institution, supporting all academic endeavors and overseeing the research enterprise across the university’s 10 schools and colleges.

Prior to joining George Washington in 2019, Blake was Executive Vice President for Academics and the Nina Henderson Provost at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he led the implementation of a new, responsibility-centered budget model and the president’s strategic plan. He developed the academic vision, “Creating the 21st Century Academic Experience.” During his four-year tenure, Blake helped Drexel recruit its most academically

gifted class, achieve the highest retention rate in the university’s history and increase research activity to all-time high levels.

Before going to Drexel, Blake was Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Miami in Miami, Fla., where he oversaw 155 programs in 12 schools and colleges. He earned a resolution of tribute from the university’s Board of Trustees for elevating the visibility of graduate education and significantly enhancing the environment for faculty success.

He was an Associate Dean for Research and Professor at the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame where he oversaw research programs and graduate studies in the College of Engineering. During his tenure, the college had record increases in research awards and expenditures and the graduate program grew by more than 30 percent.

Georgia State University President

Prior to joining Notre Dame, Blake was on the faculty of Georgetown University where he was Chair of the Department of Computer Science. He was Chair and Director of Graduate Studies during the inaugural years of the university’s first graduate program in computer science. He also led several STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, including a new professional master’s program in technology management and collaborative efforts with the departments of Biostatistics and Radiology in the Medical School.

As a Distinguished University Professor of Systems and Software Engineering, Blake had appointments in the Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Neuroengineering.

Blake, a computer scientist and software engineer, spent six years as a software architect with Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and The MITRE Corporation. Blake has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Mercer University and a Ph.D. in information and software engineering from George

Mason University. His research has received more than $12 million in funding, and he is an author of more than 200 scholarly publications. Blake is the first Black president in the university’s 114-year history.

Blake grew up in Savannah, Ga., and attended Benedictine Military Academy. He and his wife, Bridget, have two sons, Brendan and Bryce.

CHARLIE COBB ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Charlie Cobb enters his ninth year at the helm of the Georgia State Department of Athletics and 18th as a Division I athletics director, leading a transformation for the program throughout campus and the city of Atlanta.

Through the implementation of the department’s strategic plan, Cobb is focused on building a ‘Culture of Success’ at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement. Since his hire in August 2014, multiple new facilities have opened, while student-athletes continue their impressive commitment to academic performance, highlighted by a record 3.40 GPA in spring 2020. Georgia State has received the Sun Belt’s Institutional Graduation Award twice under his tenure.

Cobb currently serves on the NCAA D1 Council and was a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee in 2021.

On the field, the Panthers have garnered unprecedented success during his tenure, including 2021-22 which was the best competitive season for GSU teams in school history. Georgia State led the Sun Belt Conference and finished an all-time high No. 88 in the final 2022 LEARFIELD Division I Director’s Cup standings.

Football set a school record for wins, including its second straight bowl win in its fifth bowl appearance in seven years; men’s basketball won the Sun Belt Conference title and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in eight years; beach volleyball won the Conference USA Championship and beat No. 2-ranked TCU in the NCAA Championships; men’s soccer earned an NCAA at-large berth and won the school’s first NCAA Tournament match; and men’s tennis also reached the NCAA Championships after claiming the 2022 Sun Belt Championship.

Among Cobb’s biggest projects has been participating in the acquisition, purchase, and re-purposing of Turner Field, transforming the former Major League Baseball venue into the home of Georgia State football, now named Center Parc Credit Union Stadium in recognition of the $21 million, 15–year naming rights agreement reached in 2020. Phase One of the project was completed in August 2017 and includes new east side seating and an artificial surface field for the football team. Phase Two moved all football operations to the stadium in 2019 as part of a $300 million plan to transform the 68-acre site.

In fall 2022, the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin play in the new Georgia State University Convocation Center, and future construction plans include the completion of an ‘Athletics Neighborhood’ as part of the development including a baseball stadium, softball stadium and track and field venue. The The GSU Soccer Complex for the men’s and women’s programs was completed in 2021, and the Bobby Jones Golf Practice Facility opened for the men’s and women’s golf teams in 2019.

Before returning to Atlanta in September 2014, Cobb spent nine years as the Director of Athletics at Appalachian State. Previously he worked for six years honing his business acumen with the Atlanta Sports Council, the Chick- Fil-A Peach Bowl, and the Georgia Dome, before returning to his alma mater, NC State.

His leadership helped build and maintain a high-performing program at App State. The Mountaineers won three consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championships, the first three-peat in FCS history. They also brought home eight consecutive Commissioner’s Cup championships (top men’s sports program in the Southern Conference) and four Germann Cup championships (top women’s program). Together, they earned the men’s and women’s awards in the same academic year four times.

At App State, Cobb helped create $50 million in facilities improvements as the Mountaineers’ fundraising efforts that reached all-time highs, including surpassing the $3 million mark. The jewel of the construction projects was the seven-story Appalachian Athletics Center and the campaign also produced new homes for Mountaineer baseball, softball, and soccer, as well as a new indoor practice facility.

The 54-year-old Cobb was a four-year letterwinner as a football player at NC State. He graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1990 and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio in 1992. As a senior center, he was named to the AllACC second team and was an All-ACC academic selection. He was awarded the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award, which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA.

Cobb and his wife, Lindsay, have a son and daughter, 24-year-old Harrison, a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College who is now obtaining a dual Master of Business Administration and Sports Administration at Ohio University, and 21-year-old Branan, who attends Centre College. Lindsay Cobb was an All-ACC goalkeeper for the NC State women’s soccer team from 1987-90 and is currently an assistant women’s soccer coach at Emory University.

PANTHER BASKETBALL BAND

T. DEVIN REID Assistant Director of Bands

The Panther Basketball Band is a key element in the game day atmosphere at the Georgia State Sports Arena. Recently referred to as “the Sound of Downtown,” the Panther Basketball Band plays at all men’s and women’s home basketball games, and at post-season tournaments.

Founded in 2010 along with the University’s football team, the Georgia State Panther Band has quickly made a name for itself performing for live, televised, and motion picture audiences. Rated by its peers as one of the best college marching bands in the country, the Panther Band was ranked among the top-ten bands in the nation by the College Band Directors National Association in 2013 and the top-five among the Southern Division in 2012 and 2016. In 2014, the band entertained millions along the streets of New York and on television as it participated in the 88th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2013, the Panther Band proudly marched through Washington, D.C. during the inauguration of President Barack Obama. In 2019, the Panther Band performed for over 100 million viewers as part of the Super Bowl LIII Pepsi Halftime Show.

FIGHT PANTHERS

Fight Panthers to victory

Our voices yell You’ll hear us mighty and strong We’re from the ATL We’re gonna give them hell

Fight Panthers to victory Drive on for the score

Blue - White Georgia State will win the fight G-S-U

Both the Panther Basketball Band and Panther Band are under the direction of Chester B. Phillips, Georgia State’s director of athletic bands, and T. Devin Reid, assistant director of bands. To learn more about the Panther Band visit pantherband.gsu.edu.

ALL-GIRL

Alexia Harris

Amaya Mason

Anaya McArthur Alana Petty Bri Allen Bryson Wilson Dejiah James Dilara Yener Ella Fific Emely Angulo

Icesha Willis Jaden Robinson Jayla To Jordan Slauter Kiara Shaw Lacherre Loveless Maya Barkley MiKayla Cleary Myla Ellington Sebrea Jackson Toni Gibson

CO-ED

Alan Anthony Brennan Johnson Kailyn Manning Kiara Shaw Nigel Carter Sam Puckett Tiana Hosea Zamiya Armstrong

PANTHERETTES

Alexis Amadi Amaya Wilson Anna Myhre Bhelen Thompson Imani Munai Khepera Lartey Maurissa Hicks Rickell Milner Samantha Stiller Talayah Graham

HEAD SPIRIT COACH

Brittiney Wall

NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS NIL POLICY

The NCAA is committed to ensuring that its rules, and its enforcement of those rules, protect and enhance student-athlete well-being and maintain national standards for recruiting. Those goals are consistent with the NCAA’s foundational prohibitions on pay-for-play and impermissible recruiting inducements, which remain essential to collegiate athletics. In Georgia, if an individual elects to engage in an NIL activity, the individual’s eligibility for intercollegiate athletics will not be impacted by application of Bylaw 12 (Amateurism and Athletics Eligibility.”

Student-athletes may earn compensation for the use of the their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”), subject to certain conditions. Georgia State University (“University”) fully supports student-athletes’ NIL rights, as participation in intercollegiate athletics should not infringe upon a student-athlete’s right to earn compensation for his/her NIL. The University and GSU Athletics will provide all students with guidelines that govern their ability to be compensated for their NIL rights (the “Guidelines”).

For every NIL deal a GSU studentathlete enters into, the below two requirements MUST be met:

• Any contract or agreement that is signed with an individual, company, organization, etc., no matter how formal or informal, must be disclosed to Compliance Office PRIOR to becoming effective.

• After the student-athlete is “paid”, whether it be monetary or in the form of receiving anything of value (gear, merchandise, meals, etc.), this transaction MUST be disclosed on INFLCR

Any new student-athletes or returners who have yet to gain access should talk to their Head Coach and/or Communications contact for more information.

NIL is NOT pay-for-play for pay-forperformance:

• It is NOT permissible to have entered into any NIL agreement contingent on you enrolling at GSU

While it is permissible under NIL legislation to sell team-issued gear, any student-athlete wishing to do so should talk to their coaching staff about this PRIOR to selling anything to ensure the gear they wish to sell will no longer be needed.

• It is NOT permissible to enter into any NIL agreement contingent on a performance metric, whether individual (e.g. scoring 10 goals over the course of a season) or team-based (e.g. winning the conference tournament).

NCAA COMPLIANCE

The Georgia State University Department of Athletics is committed and obligated to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of NCAA, Sun Belt Conference, and Georgia State University rules and regulations.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Georgia State University Athletics Compliance Office provides a comprehensive compliance and monitoring program that promotes knowledge of and adherence to NCAA, Sun Belt Conference and institutional rules and regulations among members of the Department of Athletics, Georgia State University personnel and members of the athletics community, thereby reducing infractions.

REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETICS INTERESTS

A “representative of Georgia State’s athletic interests,” or booster is anyone who:

• Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the Panther Athletic Club.

• Has made a donation to the athletics program;

• Has helped arrange for summer and/or vacation employment for student-athletes or provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes;

• Has assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;

• Has been involved, in any way, in the promotion of Georgia State’s athletic program.

RECRUITING

Only coaches and athletic department staff can be involved in the recruiting process. Athletics representatives are prohibited from contacting a prospective student-athlete or members of his/her family by telephone, email, text message, etc., or in person, for the purpose of encouraging participation

in athletics at Georgia State. Please contact the coaching staff if you know of a prospect that may have the interest and ability to participate in intercollegiate athletics. The coach can then take appropriate action.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE

A prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade. In addition, a student-athlete who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students generally.

EXTRA BENEFITS

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a studentathlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to:

• Cash or loans in any amount;

• Co-signing or arranging a loan;

• Gifts or free services (e.g., airline ticket, restaurant meals, clothing, etc.);

• Use of an automobile;

• Rent-free or reduced-cost housing;

• Money for, or a guarantee of, bail or bond;

• Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work; and/or

• Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed.

GSU BOOSTER COMPLIANCE DO’S and DO NOT’S

DO’S

• Provide an occasional meal to student athletes or team

• Meal MUST be at your home, on-campus, or in a facility normally used for GSU Athletic Events

• It may be catered

• Can provide transportation to occasional meal ONLY if it occurs at your home

• Provide employment opportunities, provided the opportunities are open to the general public and payment is the going rate and only for work actually performed.

• Provide NIL opportunities, provided all applicable state, federal, and institutional laws are being followed.

• “Pay-for-Play” and “Pay-for-Performance” are NOT permitted.

• Contact or forward information to GSU appropriate coaching staff about a prospect that they believe would be a great addition to the program.

• Contribute/Donate money to the Panther Athletic Club to support GSU athletic programs.

• Attend high school games and functions that a prospect might be at, provided you have no contact with them.

• Continue to maintain contact with a prospect and their family as long as you have a pre-existing relationship and there is no attempt to recruit the student-athlete.

• Contact the GSU Compliance Office with any questions you may have about your involvement with prospects or information regarding NIL.

NCAA REPORTING

Your commitment to helping Georgia State comply with the letter and the spirit of the rules and regulations of the Sun Belt Conference and the NCAA is greatly appreciated. If you have any knowledge that an NCAA violation has occurred or believe that an NCAA violation may have occurred, we ask that you notify the Compliance Office at (404) 413-4010 or compliance@gsu.edu.

DO NOT’S

Provide any kind of benefits or special arrangements to a prospect or current student athlete including, but not limited to:

• Co-signing a loan

• Cash

• Material or tangible benefits (e.g. clothing, equipment)

• Arranging employment for family/friends

• Free or reduced housing

• Engage in any kind of recruiting activities.

• Provide financial support to a prospect for them to attend a camp at GSU.

• Contact a prospect or his or her parents/guardians during an official visit.

• Transport a prospect to his or her official or unofficial visit(s) to GSU.

• Contact a principal, coach, or counselor in order to evaluate the prospect’s academic or athletic abilities.

• Pick up film or transcripts from a prospect’s educational institution.

• Donate to a high school booster club on behalf of the prospect.

• Make contact (e.g., in-person contact, telephone calls, electronic communication, written correspondence) with the student-athlete of another four-year collegiate institution about transferring to GSU.

The Compliance Office will investigate any alleged NCAA violations and determine if a violation has occurred. If it is determined that a violation has occurred, the Compliance Office will notify the Director of Athletics, supervisor, and coach (if applicable) in order to begin the process of selfreporting the violation to either the Sun Belt Conference and/or NCAA, depending on the classification of the violation.

PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB

The Panther Athletic Club is the primary fundraising arm of Georgia State Athletics. Annual donations provide Panther student-athletes with a championship experience through scholarship, facility enhancement and programmatic support.

Through your involvement, financial support, and investment, you can help us unite together as a Panther family to ensure success in all aspects of our program. Your participation helps:

• Support student-athletes

• Enhance athletic facilities

• Provide academic scholarships

The Membership Year is from January 1 –December 31.

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS

• Priority seating and parking for football and basketball games.

• Ticket priorities for post-season competition including bowl games and championship tournaments.

• Build Panther Athletic Club Priority Points—based on total contributions to the Panther Athletic Club and other Athletic funds, consecutive years of membership, current giving membership level and season ticket purchases.

• Invitations to exclusive Panther Athletic Club events where you can socialize with other Panther alumni and friends.

• And much more!

THANK YOU

Panther Athletic Club Donors!

List as of 11/1/22

Burning Bright

Burning Bright

Saxon and Toni Dasher

Brad and Patricia Ferrer

Cathy C. Henson and Chris Carpenter

Sherrill A. Moss and Joe Lawson

Allen and Linda Poole

Bill and Susan Reeves

Frank and Judy Strickland

Teamwork Tickets

Kris Varjas and John Horgan

Daniel and Angela Wilkin

John V. Wilson

All-American

Steven and Lisa Asplundh

Tony and Mary Burger

Isaiah and Sharon Mapp Walt and Marsha McDowell

George and Kathy Pierce

Joe and Karen Reinkemeyer

CPAC Reynolds and Linda Wiant Richard E. and Pollyann Thompson

Mac Thurston Jr. Benjamin Mckean Williams

Coaches Circle

Katrina T. Bradbury

Casey and Missy Farmer

Terry F. Pechacek

Norman E. Powell

Steve Swope

Champion

Billy and Donna Allbritton

Charlie and Lindsay Cobb

Sid A. Crow Jr.

Rus and Lori Etheridge

Angela Giles

Ashley E. King

Steve W. Narrie

Phil and Jeanne Oneacre

Touchdown

Bill and Carol Adams Armin and Liz Brecher

Brett A. Bringuel

Tonya D. Cook

Vincent Davis

Kean and Rebecca Decarlo Kenrick N. Higa and Tom Knetchel

Christopher and Adrienne P. Hill

Tom and Patty Lewis

Larry and Jean Linner

Victoria Nail-Taylor

Jerry and Usha Rackliffe

Larry and Fran Sibilia

Jim Stark

Edgar Torbert III

Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment

Rose Marie Wade Bess Walthour

Gary Youngblood and Mike Lorton

Panther

Jolaade Oluwatobi Adebayo

Kenneth Arrington

Carol Ashby

Ken L. Bernhardt

Frank Boykin

Gary and Melissa Brennaman

David P. Brown

Jim Camp Sarah Cook Kirby Davis

Corro'll Driskell

Ryan Elliott

Amanda E. Emery Dan and Michelle Erling

Jessica C. Fields Denise Floyd

Steve D. Forrester

Margaret Franklin

Mark T. Fritz

Corey Gauff

Ryan T. Graham

Joseph Grant

Ayonna G. Hammond

Darryl Harris

Kerry Heyward and Keith Adams

Chris Higgins

Gene Hill

Chris Hillyard

Ed B. Hula

Cheryl E. Hunley

Mary Illig

Derek M. Jackson

Davey & Melissa James

Cade Joiner

Billy Jones

Dr. K. N. King

Susan Laird

Susan Lambros

LMT Inc. Bruce Mack

Tanya “Max” Maxwell

Rodney and Felicia Mayfield

Telly McGaha

Robert W. McManus

Tabatha Michel

Matthew Momtahan

Dennis Arville Neas

Kyle Paris

Catherine P. Perkins

Shellord Pinkett

Casey Potts

Deb Powell

Charlie Prince

Suzanna R. Quinn

Steven and Jean Richardson

Sterling and Pat Roth

Ross Rubenstein

Michael P. Kehoe and Amanda L. Scott

Larry G. Singleton

Andrea Smith

Chuck Speight

Bryant Demetrius Springer

Gary Stalvey

Bobby R. Stewart

Felicia Thompson

Tim Thurber

Mike Tiller

Santana Toliver

Chaundra Tyson

Deborah Jean Vander Ploeg

Dexter Warrior

Fred Watson

John J. Weaver

David Westbrooks

Chris Wiese II

Allen Wilbanks

McRae Williams Sr. Robert Andrew Williams

Travis L. Williams

Carter Wilson Director

Danny K. Agee

Craig A. Avena

Monica L. Barnes

Shayla N. Bennett

Candace Bird-Diaz

Leo Blavin

Jason Boyd

Selita S. Boyd

Christopher Bradley

Randall Brannon

Richard Bressler

Stewart Bridges

John R. Brite

Frank and Erika Brown

Kristen Adams Brown

Brittanie Browning Markell Bryant

Edward Gene Byce

Dan T. Cahoon

Patrick M. Cheney

Andre and Brenda Cleveland

Don Cline

Heath Colvin

Rankin Cooter

Kimberly W. Copeland

David Crawford

Darrell Daniels

Anthony Davis Gary Dennis

Chinmaya Pravinc Desai

Beryl I. Diamond

Lawrence Dodson

Courtney Dufries

Ernest Duncan John J. Dyer

Jerry L. Endsley

Ronald G. Everett Frederick Farmer

Yulando Farmer

Cal Folds

Robert Frady

Julian Franklin

James Freeman

Tammy Glausier

Mickay Hall

Joy Hambrick

Rebecca Harmon Jennifer Harris William W. Harris

Randy Hayes

Sherice N. Hayes

Gregory Hazzard

Kathleen Hodges Esq.

Bob Hope Laurie E. House-Hopkins

Elisha L. Howell-Williams

Keisha Hunt

Brett Shawn Jackson

Mark R. Jacobson

Benjamin James Jacoby Douglass Johnson

Ebony S. Johnson

Marlette Johnson

Jeffery Jones

Thetis Jones

Letitia A. Judy Doug and Erin Justice Jay Kahn

Evan L. Kaine

Hank Kalb

Alan J. Kauffmann

Randall Kent

David G. Klein

Jeffrey Klein Michael Klein

Stanley Konter Doug Krueger

Kevin Kurey

Gretchen Marie Langstine Mark Lawson

John McDaniel

Yves McKenzie

Erika Meinhardt

Christina Million

Jamal Mitchell

Russel Moore

Anna Tennille Moore-Johnson

David W. Murkison

Sam Naib

Rick Nemec

Christie Nerbonne

Lance Netland

Timothy Newman

Chauncey Newsome

Frank and Sherri Noyes

Annette O'Banion

Chinwe Okoronkwo Gaines

Jim D. Oxford Contessa A. Paige

Dale Palmer Rich Pannell

Nicolle Parsons-Pollard

Rita Payne

James R. Peck

Herman Pennamon Jr.

George Perez

William Pike

William T. Pipkin

Forrest Poole

John K. Powell

Robert S. Price Jr.

Dawn A. Randolph

Tina Reece

Stewart Reese III

Claudette A. Reese

Michael D. Reeves

Ryan A. Reid

Kathryn B. Rhodes

Andy T. Roach

Aubrey Roberts

Kenneth & Virginia Roberts

Nathan B. Rushin

Sam L. Russell Jr.

Barry Sanders

Michael Sanseviro

John R. Scarbrough

Russell E. Shepley

Olesha Shorter-Hill

Jennifer Smith

Kavin K. Smith

John C. Spadafore

Walter Stephens

John A. Steward

Joshua Stowell

Gregory Sundberg

Geraldine Thomas

Vicky Treverton

Michael Usher

Greg Veneziale

Julian Wade

Richard Wagner

Emanuel Walker

James E. White

Carol Williams

Jack F. Williams

Raymond Williams

Melinda Wiser

Michael Wroblewski

Joanne L. Yarber

Pounce

Ely Abbott

Adam S. Acker

Jeffrey Allen

Robin M. Andrews

Judith B. Ashley Kenneth J. Ashley Joey Balog

Leigh and David Barton

Walter Bauer

Rick Beasley

Sally R. Becking

Jacob Benson

Jeffrey R. Benson Jack Bernard Thomas Blakely Eric Brothers

Robert Bruce

Patricia L. Bryan Kay Jernigan Bunch

Dennis and Janel Byerly

Rashad Cain

Marie Cameron

Tanishia S. Chapman

Eric Cohen

Anthony Colbert

James A. Collins

Steve R. Crawford

Mark Crenshaw

Michael Cummings

Harry L. Dangel

Gayle Daniel

Ericka K. Davis

Tamieka J. Davis

Geert De Vries

Matt Dewire Omar Diaz Will Dillard

Victoria Dorsey Elise Douglas

Jonathan A. Dozier

Christopher Dugger

Tyrone Duncan William DuPont

James Durham Jr.

Patrick Faerber

Martin Fahsel

Leon Fairley

William Feldhaus

Mike Fitzmeyer

Tonja Fordham

Daniel Franklin April Free

Jason Friedlander

David Fry

Kenneth L. Fuller

Peggy A. Gallagher

Stephanie Gan

Desmond Gardfrey

MaryAnne F. Gaunt

Angie George

Andrew Gewirtz

Thomas E. Gould

Bruce S. Grant

Andrew J. Grimmke

Mark Hambacker

Pamela Robin Hardnett Steve Haviland

Matt Headley

Timber C. Hines Brad Holland

Samuel Hopkins Jade Horton

David Houchins

Tamika Hrobowski-Houston

Jimmy A. James Hiram and Babs Johnston

Wesley J. Johnston

Randy Johnstone

Levy Jones

Tamar Kapner

John Keller

Brian Kelly

Michael King

Bruce LaBudde

Anthony Lavorgna

Justin M. Libby

Booker T. Linkhorn

Aaron Lutz

Rodney S. Lyn Devadas Lynton

Keith Maclin

Carole Maddux

Raymond Manus

Brian J. Masenthin

Justina Mason

Nikki McDaniel

Keaton McKeown

Gabe Alexander Mobley

Justin Morgan

Ray Muhammad

Carlton J. Mullis

Robert A. Murphy

Donald Milton Niles

Sean Nixon

Cynthia Oliver

Alan & Michelle Owens

Michael T. Owens

Quinton Omar Parker

Robert H. Patton

Chester Bryant Phillips

John Phillips Mark Phillips

Richard D. Phillips

Norman Pommells

Jay Ramsay

Robert W. Reavis

Shirley Reid

Daniel Rice

Wanda Riley

Mary Ann Romski

Glen Ross

Benoit Sabourin

Josh Sanders

Frank Schiller

Dawn Semien

Eric Sevigny

Joshuah Mikael Shields

William Shippen

Amanda Shoff

Andrew Phillip Smith

Milton J. Solomon

Heather Spyke

Michael Stansbury

Martha B. Staples

Rebecca Stephens

Sheryl Sterling

Sandra A. Stewart-Kruger

Reid Tankersley

Steve Tanner

Susanne Taunton

Amit Thaker

Cornelius Thomas Sam S. Thrower

William Travis Keith Valentine

Larry Van Etten Susan Vogtner

Nelson Walker Jr. Stanley A. Walters

George Noell Wannamaker

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