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MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE D AT E
TIME
OPPONENT
L O C AT I O N
Nov. 6
7:30 PM
Belmont
Nashville, Tenn.
Nov. 11
1:00 PM
SBC-MAC Challenge (Western Michigan)
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Nov. 17
2:00 PM
Capitol Challenge (Northern Illinois)
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 19
2:00 PM
Capitol Challenge (Little Rock)
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 22
1:00 PM
Little Rock
Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 25
7:00 PM
Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 2
1:00 PM
Kennesaw State
Kennesaw, Ga.
Dec. 4
7:00 PM
Middle Georgia State
GSU Convocation Center
Dec. 9
2:00 PM
Mercer
Macon, Ga.
Dec. 16
9:00 PM
BYU
Provo, Utah
Dec. 19
11:00 AM
Toccoa Falls
GSU Convocation Center
Dec. 30
2:00 PM
Arkansas State*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 4
8:00 PM
Southern Miss*
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Jan. 6
4:00 PM
South Alabama*
Mobile, Ala.
Jan. 11
7:00 PM
Old Dominion*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 13
5:00 PM
Georgia Southern*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 17
6:30 PM
Appalachian State*
Boone, N.C.
Jan. 20
3:00 PM
Georgia Southern*
Statesboro, Ga.
Jan. 24
7:00 PM
Marshall*
Huntington, W.Va.
Jan. 27
2:00 PM
Coastal Carolina*
Conway, S.C.
Feb. 1
7:00 PM
Appalachian State*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 3
4:00 PM
Troy*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 7
8:00 PM
Louisiana*
Lafayette, La.
Feb. 10
TBA
SBC-MAC Challenge (TBA)
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 15
8:00 PM
James Madison*
Harrisonburg, Va.
Feb. 17
7:00 PM
Old Dominion*
Norfolk, Va.
Feb. 21
7:00 PM
Coastal Carolina*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 24
2:00 PM
Texas State*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 28
7:00 PM
James Madison*
GSU Convocation Center
March 1
7:00 PM
Marshall*
GSU Convocation Center
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* Sun Belt Conference Game BOLD indicates home game All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to changes All games on ESPN+ unless otherwise noted
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NOV. 17
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2:00 PM
NORTHERN ILLINOIS GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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FEB. 1
7:00 PM
APPALACHIAN STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
NOV. 19
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2:00 PM
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FEB. 3
LITTLE ROCK GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
4:00 PM
TROY GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
DEC. 4
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7:00 PM
MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
DEC. 19
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11:00 AM
TOCCOA FALLS GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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FEB. 10
TBA
MAC CHALLENGE TBA GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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FEB. 21
7:00 PM
COASTAL CAROLINA GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
DEC. 30
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2:00 PM
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FEB. 24
GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
2:00 PM
TEXAS STATE
ARKANSAS STATE
GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
JAN. 11
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7:00 PM
OLD DOMINION GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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7:00 PM
JAMES MADISON GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
Game SponSor:
JAN. 13
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FEB. 28
5:00 PM
GEORGIA SOUTHERN GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
MARCH 1
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7:00 PM
MARSHALL GSU CONVOCATION CENTER Game SponSor:
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE D AT E
TIME
OPPONENT
L O C AT I O N
Nov. 6
6:30 PM
Berry College
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 10
6:30 PM
SBC-MAC Challenge (Western Michigan)
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 14
6:30 PM
Kennesaw State
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 22
12:00 PM
GSU Tournament (Bethune-Cookman)
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 23
12:00 PM
GSU Tournament (Elon)
GSU Convocation Center
Nov. 28
7:00 PM
Western Carolina
Cullowhee, NC
Dec. 10
2:00 PM
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Dec. 14
6:00 PM
Winthrop
Rock Hill, SC
Dec. 16
2:00 PM
Clemson
Clemson, SC
Dec. 19
1:30 PM
LaGrange College
GSU Convocation Center
Dec. 30
4:30 PM
Troy*
Troy, AL
Jan. 4
6:30 PM
ULM*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 6
2:00 PM
Texas State*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 11
11:00 AM
Marshall*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 13
2:00 PM
Appalachian State*
GSU Convocation Center
Jan. 18
7:00 PM
Southern Miss*
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan. 20
6:00 PM
South Alabama*
Mobile, AL
Jan. 24
6:00 PM
Georgia Southern*
Statesboro, GA
Jan. 27
2:00 PM
Old Dominion*
Norfolk, VA
Jan. 31
6:30 PM
James Madison*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 3
1:00 PM
Georgia Southern *
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 7
6:30 PM
Arkansas State*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 10
TBA
SBC-MAC Challenge (TBA)
TBA
Feb .15
5:00 PM
James Madison*
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb. 17
2:00 PM
Appalachian State*
Boone, NC
Feb. 22
6:30 PM
Coastal Carolina*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 24
5:00 PM
Old Dominion*
GSU Convocation Center
Feb. 27
6:00 PM
Marshall*
Huntington, WV
March 1
6:30 PM
Coastal Carolina*
Conway, SC
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NOV. 6
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6:30 PM
JAN. 11
BERRY COLLEGE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
NOV. 10
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6:30 PM
WESTERN MICHIGAN GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
NOV. 14
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6:30 PM
NOV. 22
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12:00 PM
BETHUNE-COOKMAN GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
NOV. 23
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12:00 PM
GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
JAN. 13
DEC. 19
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1:30 PM
LAGRANGE COLLEGE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
JAN. 4
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6:30 PM
ULM GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
JAN. 6
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2:00 PM
APPALACHIAN STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
JAN. 31
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6:30 PM
JAMES MADISON GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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FEB. 3
1:00 PM
GEORGIA SOUTHERN GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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FEB. 7
ELON GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
11:00 AM
MARSHALL
KENNESAW STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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6:30 PM
ARKANSAS STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
FEB. 22
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6:30 PM
COASTAL CAROLINA GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
FEB. 24
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5:00 PM
OLD DOMINION GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
2:00 PM
TEXAS STATE GSU CONVOCATION CENTER
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C O N VO C AT I O N C E N T E R
GEORGIA STATE BASKETBALL A NEW ERA The new home of Georgia State Basketball is the Georgia State University Convocation Center, an impressive on-campus facility that opened for the 2022-23 season. This impressive venue seats 7,500 for basketball and features the latest technology in lighting, acoustics and video as well as numerous amenities for Panther fans. Georgia State University officially opened its new Convocation Center in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta in September 2022. The first regular-season basketball games were played on Nov. 7, 2022, when the GSU women’s team defeated Agnes Scott and the men’s squad downed Coastal Georgia. 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
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First-Year Convocation, commencement and concerts. The facility also includes classroom and academic support space. “This amazing facility not only benefits 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. “Our Convocation Center is 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 Convocation Center in November 2020 on a 6-acre site just north of Center Parc Stadium, which the university acquired in 2017 and converted from the home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves to the home of Georgia State Panthers football team.
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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 gamechanger, not just for our men’s and women’s basketball programs, but for all of Georgia State University,” Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb said. “It’s a vehicle for engagement for the entire community, whether it’s graduation, an academic seminar, an E-sports tournament, a concert or a basketball game.”
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HEAD COACH
JONAS HAYES 2ND SEASON Jonas is an experienced leader who is building 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 is now in his second season at the helm of the Georgia State program. “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. Before taking the reins at GSU, Hayes spent the previous four seasons at Xavier, first as
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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 the 23-13 campaign in 2021-22. 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).
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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 2005-06. He spent one season at South Carolina State and then five seasons at Belmont Abbey (2007-12) 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
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HEAD COACH
GENE HILL 2018 – PRESENT
Gene Hill is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Georgia State women's basketball program. Named the Georgia State head coach by Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on April 19, 2018, Hill brought strong ties to Atlanta and a track record of winning as an assistant coach at Power 5 conference programs. He took over as the 11th head coach in GSU history after five seasons on the staff at NC State, which followed a four-year stint at Georgia Tech. In his first season at the helm, Hill led the Panthers to a historic season in 2018-19, going 1714 (11-7 Sun Belt) and earning 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
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improvement in conference play from the previous year ranked fifth in Division I, and the team’s 11 Sun Belt wins were the most conference wins for GSU since 2004-05. Jada Lewis earned All-Sun 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 Division 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 national 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 and his staff navigated the Covid-19 environment throughout a challenging 2020-21
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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 honors after ranking 11th in the league in scoring and fifth in rebounding. In his fourth season, Hill finished the 202122 campaign 13-16 overall. The team held an overall GPA of 3.38, and earned numerous individual accolades with eleven members of the Honor Roll, six members of the Dean’s List, and two members of the President’s List. The 2022-23 squad featured a Top 10 scorer in the Sun Belt in Mikyla Tolivert and a Top 10 rebounder in Deasia Merrill, as well as another strong performance in the classroom, highlighted by a pair of Academic All-Distict selections in Tolivert and Alyssa Phillip. Hill came to Atlanta following five successful seasons helping lead NC State to a 112-52 record, including three NCAA Tournament appearances. In his final season there, Hill helped guide the Wolfpack to a 26-9 record and a berth in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. In his first season at NC State (2013-14), Hill helped 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 201516, 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 1,000point mark at NC State, and went on to play professionally overseas following graduation.
Head Coach, Gene Hill 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
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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 between 2010-12, 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. 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 on-court 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
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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 200001 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 earned 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 has been invited to attend The Villa 7 Consortium multiple times 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. Hill and his wife, Heidi, have two children: daughter, Genevieve Ashlynn and son Guy Alexander.
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2018-19: Georgia State (Head Coach)
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2000-01: USC Upstate (Head Coach)
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2019-20: Georgia State (Head Coach)
8-21
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2020-21: Georgia State (Head Coach)
13-11
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2002-07: Butler (Assistant Coach)
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2021-22: Georgia State (Head Coach)
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2022-23: Georgia State (Head Coach)
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GSU Record (6th Season) Career Record (8th Season)
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2007-09: Butler (Associate Head Coach)
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2012-18: NC State (Assistant Coach)
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M E N ’ S C O A C H I N G & S U P P O R T S TA F F
JONAS HAYES Head Coach
JARVIS HAYES Assistant Coach
DANNY PETERS Assistant Coach
Georgia, 2004 2nd Season at GSU
Georgia, 2003 5th Season at GSU
Ohio State, 2010 2nd Season at GSU
ALLEN PAYNE Assistant Coach
SEAN FLANNERY Assistant Coach
Auburn, 2014 2nd Season at GSU
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KENT DAVISON Director of Basketball Operations
BRANDON GRIMES Operations Coordinator
JASON QUARLES Assistant Strength Coach
JESSICA SUMMEY Assistant A.D. Panther Academic Support Services
BRAXTON ZEIGLER Athletic Trainer
JOSH BASKIN Graduate Assistant
SARA SILVA Graduate Assistant
DANIEL RAMSEY Graduate Assistant
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W O M E N ’ S C O A C H I N G & S U P P O R T S TA F F
GENE HILL
Head Coach
JON BOLLIER Assistant Coach
SHANASA SANDERS Assistant Coach
Coker, 1997 6th Season at GSU
PATECHIA HARTMAN Assistant Coach
AKIYA THYMES Director of Basketball Operations
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KENNEDY BURKS Graduate Assistant
CRYSTAL MOODY Academic Advisor
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2023 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER
MEET THE PANTHERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name
Pos. Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown (High School/Previous School)
4 Rickey Bradley Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
185
So.
Milwaukee, Wisc. / PHHoenix (Ariz.) Prep / VMI
20 Brevyn Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G
6-1
185
Fr.
Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward
13 Matt Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-7
195
Jr.
Alpharetta, Ga. / The Skill Factory Prep/Laramie County (Wyo.) CC
0 Malik Ferguson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-4
188
Fr.
Grovetown, Ga. / Grovetown
11 Toneari Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-5
205
R-So. Atlanta, Ga. / Grayson / Winthrop
3 Julian Mackey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
170
Jr.
Grayson, Ga. / TSF Prep / NE Oklahoma
2 Jamaine Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
6-6
230
Jr.
Hampton, Ga. / Dutchtown / Vanderbilt
12 Dhiaukuei “DK” Manyiel Dut . . . . F
7-0
200
Fr.
Rumbek, South Sudan Greenforest Christian (Decatur, Ga.)
23 Leslie Nkereuwem . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
6-8
232
Gr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Discovery / Longwood
21 Edward Nnamoko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 6-10 225 1
So.
Lagos, Nigeria / Riviera Prep, Miami, Fla.
Dwon Odom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
182
Jr.
Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis / Xavier
31 Lucas Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-5
200
Jr.
Raleigh, N.C. / Heritage / Wake Forest
5 Brenden Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-3
195
Sr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Dacula / College of Charleston
10 Jay'Den Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
6-5
205
Gr.
High Point, N.C. / Southwest Guilford / Queens
Pos. Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown (High School/Previous School)
0 Malik Ferguson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-4
188
Fr.
Grovetown, Ga. / Grovetown
1
182
Jr.
Alpharetta, Ga. / St. Francis / Xavier
6-6
230
Jr.
Hampton, Ga. / Dutchtown / Vanderbilt
3 Julian Mackey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
170
Jr.
Grayson, Ga. / TSF Prep / NE Oklahoma
4 Rickey Bradley Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
185
So.
Milwaukee, Wisc. / PHHoenix (Ariz.) Prep / VMI
5 Brenden Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-3
195
Sr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Dacula/College of Charleston
10 Jay'Den Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
6-5
205
Gr.
High Point, N.C. / Southwest Guilford / Queens
11 Toneari Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-5
205
R-So. Atlanta, Ga. / Grayson / Winthrop
12 Dhiaukuei “DK” Manyiel Dut . . . . F
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name
Dwon Odom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-2
2 Jamaine Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
7-0
200
Fr.
Rumbek, South Sudan Greenforest Christian (Decatur, Ga.)
13 Matt Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-7
195
Jr.
Alpharetta, Ga. / The Skill Factory Prep/Laramie County (Wyo.) CC
20 Brevyn Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G
185
Fr.
Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward
21 Edward Nnamoko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 6-10 225
So.
Lagos, Nigeria / Riviera Prep, Miami, Fla.
23 Leslie Nkereuwem . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
6-1
6-8
232
Gr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Discovery / Longwood
31 Lucas Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 6-5
200
Jr.
Raleigh, N.C. / Heritage / Wake Forest
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MEET THE PANTHERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name
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Pos.
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown (High School/Previous School)
Kaleigh Addie ................G
5-6
So.
Atlanta, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian / Xavier
33 Christeina Bryan ..........F
6-1
Sr.
Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Camperdown / Arizona Western
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Kamryn Dziak ................G
5-8
Gr.
Amherst, Ohio / Steele
30 Crystal Henderson ......G
5-5
Fr.
Marietta, Ga. / Kell
44 Aaliyah Hunt ..................F
6-3
Fr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge
11
Deasia Merrill ................F
6-1
R-Sr.
Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica
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Eghosa Obasuyi ..........G
5-5
Fr.
Villa Rica, Ga. / Carrollton
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Aniya Palmer..................G
6-1
R-Fr.
LaGrange, Ga. / Troup/Mississippi State
20 Alyssa Phillip..................F
6-0
Jr.
Norcross, Ga. / Wesleyan
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Ciara Smith ....................G
5-9
Sr.
Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood
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Mikyla Tolivert ..............G
5-6
Jr.
Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay
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Erin Turral ......................G ............................................
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Tallahassee, Fla. / Florida A&M Developmental Research School Stony Brook
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5-7
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Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie / Hutchinson C.C.
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Minneapolis, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's / USF
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Hometown (High School/Previous School)
Patience Williams ........F
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Eghosa Obasuyi ..........G
5-5
Fr.
Villa Rica, Ga. / Carrollton
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Patience Williams ........F
5-11
So.
Minneapolis, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's / USF
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Mikyla Tolivert ..............G
5-6
Jr.
Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay
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Ciara Smith ....................G
5-9
Sr.
Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood
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Kamryn Dziak ................G
5-8
Gr.
Amherst, Ohio / Steele
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Deasia Merrill ................F
6-1
R-Sr.
Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica
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Aniya Palmer..................G
6-1
R-Fr.
LaGrange, Ga. / Troup/Mississippi State
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6-0
Jr.
Norcross, Ga. / Wesleyan
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5-6
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Tallahassee, Fla. / Florida A&M Developmental Research School Stony Brook
22 Mya Williams ................G
5-7
Jr.
Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie / Hutchinson C.C.
30 Crystal Henderson ......G
5-5
Fr.
Marietta, Ga. / Kell
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Kaleigh Addie ................G
5-6
So.
Atlanta, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian / Xavier
33 Christeina Bryan ..........F
6-1
Sr.
Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Camperdown / Arizona Western
44 Aaliyah Hunt ..................F
6-3
Fr.
Lawrenceville, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge
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Erin Turral ......................G ............................................
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MALIK FERGUSON
DWON ODOM
JAMAINE MANN
JULIAN MACKEY
G I 6-4 I 188 I Fr.
G I 6-2 I 182 I Jr.
F I 6-6 I 230 I Jr.
G I 6-2 I 170 I Jr.
Grovetown, Ga. Grovetown
Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis I Xavier
Hampton, Ga. Dutchtown HS I Vanderbilt
Grayson, Ga. TSF Prep I NE Oklahoma
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RICKEY BRADLEY JR.
BRENDEN TUCKER
JAY'DEN TURNER
TONEARI LANE
G I 6-2 I 185 I So.
G I 6-3 I 195 I Sr.
F I 6-5 I 205 I Gr.
G I 6-5 I 205 I R-So.
High Point, N.C. Southwest Guilford I Queens
Atlanta, Ga. Grayson I Winthrop
Lawrenceville, Ga. Milwaukee, Wisc. PHHoenix (Ariz.) Prep I VMI Dacula I College of Charleston
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DHIAUKUEI “DK” MANYIEL DUT
MATT DAVIS
AARON OH
BREVYN COLEMAN
F I 7-0 I 200 I Fr.
G I 6-7 I 195 I Jr.
G I 6-0 I 185 I R-Fr.
G I 6-1 I 185 I Fr.
Alpharetta, Ga. The Skill Factory Prep Laramie County (Wyo.) CC
Buford, Ga. Mill Creek
Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward
Rumbek, South Sudan Greenforest Christian I Decatur, Ga.
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EDWARD NNAMOKO
LESLIE NKEREUWEM
LUCAS TAYLOR
C I 6-10 I 225 I So.
F I 6-8 I 232 I Gr.
G I 6-5 I 200 I Jr.
Lagos, Nigeria Riviera Prep I Miami, Fla.
Lawrenceville, Ga. Discovery I Longwood
Raleigh, N.C. Heritage I Wake Forest
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EGHOSA OBASUYI
PATIENCE WILLIAMS
G I 5-5 I Fr.
F I 5-11 I So.
G I 5-6 I Jr.
Villa Rica, Ga. / Carrollton
Minneapolis, Minn. Benilde-St. Margaret's / USF
Melbourne, Fla. / Palm Bay
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CIARA SMITH
KAMRYN DZIAK
DEASIA MERRILL
ANIYA PALMER
G I 5-9 I Sr.
G I 5-8 I Gr.
F I 6-1 I R-Sr.
G I 6-1 I R-Fr.
Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood
Amherst, Ohio / Steele
Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica
LaGrange, Ga. Troup / Mississippi State
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ALYSSA PHILLIP
ERIN TURRAL
MYA WILLIAMS
F I 6-0 I Jr.
G I 5-6 I Jr.
G I 5-7 I Jr.
Norcross, Ga. / Wesleyan
CRYSTAL HENDERSON
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Tallahassee, Fla. Waxahachie, Texas Florida A&M Developmental Waxahachie / Hutchinson C.C. Research School / Stony Brook
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Marietta, Ga. / Kell
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KALEIGH ADDIE
CHRISTEINA BRYAN
G I 5-6 I So.
F I 6-1 I Sr.
F I 6-3 I Fr.
Atlanta, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian Xavier
Saint Thomas, Jamaica Camperdown Arizona Western
Lawrenceville, Ga. Peachtree Ridge
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RICKEY BRADLEY JR. >>> Guard | So p h o m o r e n
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Point guard who joined the GSU program after one season at VMI Averaged 9.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game last season at VMI Career-high high 24 points vs. Wofford. Added 23 points vs. Fordham and 20 vs. Chattanooga Spent the 2021-22 season at PHHoenix (Ariz.) Prep
MALIK FERGUSON >>> Guard | Fr e sh m a n n
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Talented freshman guard and one of two freshman signees from the state of Georgia in the Class of 2023 2023 Honorable mention All-State in Class AAAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Sandy's Spiel Led Grovetown to the Class AAAAAA state title in 2022 and to the Elite Eight in 2023 First-team All-Region and two-time All-Area by the Augusta Chronicle
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TONEARI LANE >>> Guard | R - So p h o m o r e n
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Joined the program as a transfer after two seasons at Winthrop Averaged 10.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game for Winthrop 2022-23, when he nailed 75 3-pointers Scored in double figures in 17 games with a high of 20 points vs. Eastern Michigan Atlanta native who earned AllRegion and All-Gwinnett County honors at Grayson High School
JULIAN MACKEY >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
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Junior college transfer who joined the GSU program in 2023-24 after a prolific season at Northeast Oklahoma A&M Averaged 20.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game at Northeast Oklahoma A&M
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JAMAINE MANN >>> Forward | Ju n i o r n
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Averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in his first season at GSU, including 11.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg in Sun Belt games The Panthers' fourth-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder in 2022-23 Averaged 4.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in one season at Vanderbilt (2021-22) Played at Gardner-Webb as a freshman in 2020-21, averaging 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds Two-time all-state prep player in Georgia who won led Dutchtown High School to the 2020 Class AAAAA state title
DHIAUKUEI "DK" MANYIEL DUT >>> Forwar d | Fr e sh m a n n
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Skilled seven-foot freshman who is a native of Rumbak, South Sudan but played locally at Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy in Decatur 2023 All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Sandy's Spiel Led Greenforest to the 2022 Class A-Private state championship Valedictorian of his high school class
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LESLIE NKEREUWEM >>> Forward | G ra d u a te n
Graduate transfer from Longwood, where averaged 7.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 59.8 percent from the field for his four seasons
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Averaged 8.8 points and 4.4 rebounds on Longwood’s 2022 Big South Champion and NCAA Tournament team Returns to his home state, where he was an all-state selection at Discovery High School and the 2019 Region 6-AAAAAAA Player of the Year
EDWARD NNAMOKO >>> Center | So p h o m o r e n
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Post player who was the first high school signee for head coach Jonas Hayes Played in 28 games, including 19 starts, as a true freshman in 2022-23 and averaged 1.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. Also had 18 blocked shots. Season highs of eight points vs. Coastal Georgia and seven rebounds vs. EKU Native of Nigeria who came to the U.S. as a high school sophomore. Attended Riviera Prep in Miami, Fla.
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DWON ODOM >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
Preseason All-Sun Belt (second team) selection and Georgia State’s top returning scorer
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Averaged 13.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 2022-23. Led the Panthers in assists and steals, was second in scoring and third in rebounding
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Played two years at Xavier, averaging 6.4 points and 2.5 assists while shooting 55 percent from the field
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Scored 18 points vs. Texas A&M in the 2022 NIT championship game, helping head coach Jonas Hayes and Xavier win the title
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Atlanta native who led St. Francis High School to back-to-back Georgia Class A Private state titles in his final two seasons. Scored 2,378 career points, along with 865 assists, 695 rebounds and 285 steals.
LUCAS TAYLOR >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
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In his first season at GSU after transferring from Wake Forest Spent the last two seasons at Wake Forest, where he appeared in 27 games Scored a season-high six points in ACC games vs. Notre Dame and Wake Forest Played at Heritage High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he earned All-State honors from the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA)
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BRENDEN TUCKER >>> Guard | Se n i o r n
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Preseason All-Sun Belt guard in his second season at GSU after three seasons at College of Charleston The Panthers third-leading scorer in 2022-23 with 12.9 ppg, including a team-high 14.1 ppg in Sun Belt games Had three 20-point games, including a season-high 25 points at ULM and 20 points in win over Georgia Southern Averaged 11.3 points at Charleston in 2021-22 Scored a career-high 35 points against Drexel in 2021, when he went 13-for-16 from the field First-team All-State and top 10 player in Georgia as a senior at Dacula High School
JAY'DEN TURNER >>> Forward | G ra d u a te n
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Graduate transfer from Queens, where he led the ASUN Conference with 7.5 rebounds per game, including a career-high 18 boards vs. Florida Gulf Coast Averaged 8.4 points and 1.3 assists while shooting 42 percent from the field in 2022-23 Averaged 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2021-22, including a season-high 22 points in NCAA Regional Finals Won two state titles and earned first-team All-State honors at Southwest Guilford High School in High Point, N.C.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER GUIDE
KALEIGH ADDIE >>> Guard | So p h o m o r e n
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In her first season at Georgia State after transferring from Xavier Played in 30 games, including six starts, last season at Xavier and averaged 2.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists
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Native of Atlanta who attended Greater Atlanta Christian and was the Georgia Class AAA Player of the Year
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Averaged 18.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game at GAC
CHRISTEINA BRYAN >>> Forwar d | Se n i o r n
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Senior post player in her second season at Georgia State after transferring from Arizona Western junior college Averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 26 games in 2022-23 Scored a career-high 15 points in her GSU debut against Agnes Scott Averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting .524 from field goal range at Arizona Western in 2021-22
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KAMRYN DZIAK >>> Guard | R - Se n i o r n
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Veteran guard who returns to action after missing the 2022-23 season due to injury One of the top 3-point shooters in program history, she ranks in the Top 10 in the GSU record book with 101 career treys Averaged 4.8 points with 39 3-pointers in 2021-22 Career high is 21 points, set vs. Furman in 2020-21
CRYSTAL HENDERSON >>> Guard | Fr e sh m a n n
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Dynamic freshman point guard from Atlanta expected to make an immediate impact Led Kell High School to Class 5-A state title in 2023 All-time leading scorer at Kell with more than 2,000 points. Earned numerous accolades including all-state honors Brother is Scoot Henderson, the 2023 first-round draft pick of the Portland Trailblazers. Also has four other siblings who played college basketball
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AALIYAH HUNT >>> Forward | Fr e sh m a n n
Promising freshman post player
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Two-time all-state selection in Georgia’s largest classification Named the top rebounder in Class 7-A and the top defensive player in her region
DEASIA MERRILL >>> Forward | R - Se n i o r n
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Veteran post player who has averaged 9.3 points and 5.2 rebounds for her first three seasons at GSU Averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in 2022-23 Ranked 10th in the conference in rebounding and 11th in scoring Shot a team-high .506 from the field, which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt Led the team with 28 blocked shots and tallied six double-doubles
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EGHOSA OBASUYI >>> Guard | Fr e sh m a n n
Freshman guard from Carrollton High School
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Two-time All-State, earning honorable mention recognition as a junior and senior
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First-team All-Region
ANIYA PALMER >>> Guard | R - Fr e sh m a n n
Joins the program as a transfer from Mississippi State, where she redshirted in 2022-23
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Prep standout at Troup County High School, which she led to the Class AAAA state title as a sophomore
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Named region player of the year after her junior season and earned second team All-State honors as a sophomore
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ALYSSA PHILLIP >>> Forward | Ju n i o r n n
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2023 Academic All-District Second on the team in rebounding last season with 5.2 per game, along with 3.6 points per game Scored a career-high 14 points at Coastal Carolina and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Marshall Recorded her first career doubledouble with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Georgia Southern Atlanta native who prepped at Wesleyan School, where she was All-Metro and All-Gwinnett County and won a state title as a freshman
CIARA SMITH >>> Guard | Se n i o r n
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Fourth-year squad member who has battled injuries, missing the entire 2022-23 season Played in 19 games in 2021-22, including 11 starts Atlanta native who played at Riverwood High School
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MIKYLA TOLIVERT >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
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2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference 2022 Academic All-District Averaged a team-high 14.3 points in 2023-23, along with 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt in scoring and 12th in assists Shot 82.7 percent from the free throw line to rank fourth in the Sun Belt
ERIN TURRAL >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
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Scored a career-high 11 points against UMass-Lowell and Northeastern Three-time state champion and Big Bend Player of the Year at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School, where she topped 4,000 points in her prep career
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MYA WILLIAMS >>> Guard | Ju n i o r n
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PATIENCE WILLIAMS >>> Forward | So p h o m o r e n
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Former junior college All-American who joins the Panthers after transferring from USF Played in 17 games at USF in 2021-22 Third Team NJCAA All-American and Conference Player of the Year in 2020-21 at Florida Southwestern Averaged 13.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game while shooting 56 percent from the field
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PRESIDENT
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, responsibilitycentered budget model and the president’s strategic plan. He developed the academic vision, “Creating the 21st Century Academic 50
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 GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM
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. 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.
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CHARLIE COBB 2014 – PRESENT 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. Charlie Cobb enters 10th ninth year at the helm of the Georgia State Department of Athletics and 19th as a Division I athletic 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. Georgia State has received the Sun Belt’s Institutional Graduation 56
Award twice under his tenure, and Panther student-athletes have consistently maintained a department-wide grade point average of well over 3.0, including a program-record 3.40 in spring 2020. Most recently the department achieved a 3.27 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year. Cobb currently serves on the NCAA Division I Council and was recently a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee. 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. The impressive year featured the men’s basketball program’s fourth GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM
NCAA berth in eight years, football’s second consecutive bowl win, a top six NCAA finish for the beach volleyball program and NCAA appearances in men’s soccer and tennis. 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 began play in the new Georgia State University Convocation Center, and new baseball and softball stadiums are next within the Summerhill footprint. 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-FilA Peach Bowl, and the Georgia Dome, before returning to his alma mater, NC State, for 7 years. 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.
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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 sevenstory 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 55-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 All-ACC second team and was an AllACC academic selection throughout his career. He was awarded the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference’s Jim Tatum Award, which recognizes the senior football player with the highest GPA, in 1990. Cobb and his wife, Lindsay, have a son and daughter, 25-year-old Harrison, a graduate of both Hampden-Sydney College and Ohio University, where he earned a dual Master of Business Administration and Sports Administration, and 22-year-old Branan, a Centre College graduate and current graduate student at Vanderbilt University. 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.
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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, as well as 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 topfive among the Southern Division in 2012 and 2016, and the top-eight in 2020. 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. 58
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 is in the fight G-S-U
2022 showcased the Panther Band performing in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. Both the Panther Basketball Band and Panther Band are under the direction of Adam F. Dalton, 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. GEORGIASTATESPORTS.COM
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COMPLIANCE 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”).
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.
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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. • 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).
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COMPLIANCE
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.
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;
RECRUITING
• Money for, or a guarantee of, bail or bond;
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
• Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work; and/or
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• Provide an occasional meal to student athletes or team
Provide any kind of benefits or special arrangements to a prospect or current student athlete including, but not limited to:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
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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.
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PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB
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:
EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS
• Support student-athletes
• Ticket priorities for post-season competition including bowl games and championship tournaments.
• Enhance athletic facilities • Provide academic scholarships
The Membership Year is from January 1 – December 31. Join the PANTHER ATHLETIC CLUB! 1) Visit GeorgiaStateSports.com/PAC 2) Email pac@gsu.edu 3) Call 404-413-4144
• Priority seating and parking for football and basketball games.
• 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!
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Panther Athletic Club Donors! List as of 10.6.2023
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Toni Dasher and Lanier S. Dasher
Kenneth Arrington
Patricia P. and Bradford W. Ferrer
Elizabeth R. and Armin G. Brecher
Catherine C. Henson and Christopher Carpenter
Brett A. Bringuel
Linda and J. A. Poole
Rebecca A. and Kean J. DeCarlo
Susan T. and William D. Reeves
Margaret A. and Paul H. Franklin
Judy J. and Frank D. Strickland
Kenrick N. Higa
Pollyann and Richard E. Thompson
Adrienne V. and Christopher P. Hill
Angela and Daniel C. Wilkin
Susan A. Cole and Kimberly N. King
John V. Wilson
Jean H. and Larry J. Linner Sharon W. and Isaiah Mapp
Melissa A. and Davey M. James Patricia S. and Thomas C. Lewis Lance A. Netland Charlie F. Prince
ALL-AMERICAN
Tanya M. Maxwell
Carol M. and William T. Adams
Felicia M. and Rodney L. Mayfield
Victoria R. Nail-Taylor and Allen R. Taylor
Mary D. and Anthony P. Burger
Susan L. and Robert W. McManus
Ushra and Jerry J. Rackliffe
Melissa and Casey J. Farmer
Stephen W. Narrie
Frances S. and Lawrence G. Sibilia
Marsha and Walter F. McDowell
Terry F. Pechacek
Rose Marie Wade
Karen and Joseph W. Reinkemeyer
George E. Perez
Stanley A. Walters
C.P.A.C. Reynolds and Linda K. Wiant
Kathryn F. and George E. Pierce
Gary E. Youngblood and James M. Lorton
Marie E. and Paul S. Swope
Steven N. Richardson
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Martha Simmons
Ginger and Norman E. Powell
Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment, LLC
Ann N. and Charles E. Speight
CHAMPION Carol C. Ashby Katrina T. Bradbury Delores M. and Vincent R. Davis
Bryant D. Springer J. Felicia Thompson Leslie M. and Arthur M. Thurston
Amanda Emery
Kristen M. Varjas and John Horgan
Lori R. and Russell W. Etheridge
Karen and Dexter B. Warrior
Angela P. Giles
Kim and David B. Westbrooks
Joy R. Hambrick
McRae F. Williams
Ayonna G. Hammond
Carter Wilson
Cade Joiner
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PANTHER Lisa N. and Steven G. Asplundh Kenneth L. Bernhardt Kimberly and David P. Brown James M. Camp Candace E. Bird-Diaz and David Diaz Daniel C. Erling Yulando A. Farmer Jessica C. Fields
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Panther Athletic Club Donors Michael S. Fitzmeyer
Fred Watson
Denise B. and Stephen D. Forrester
John J. Weaver
Keith E. Adams and Kerry L. Heyward
Sue Ellen O. and Raymond S. Williams
Timber C. Hines
Robert A. Williams
Teresa M. and George C. Wiese
Cheryl E. Hunley Joseph C. Inman, Jr.
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Susan K. and David C. Laird
Danny K. Agee
Kenneth D. Lewis
Judith B. and L. G. Ashley
Lorianne and Bruce W. Mack
Olive P. and Kenneth J. Ashley
Mary T. and John J. McDaniel
Craig A. Avena
Tabatha L. Michel and Khari Little
Christopher B. Bradley
Matthew Momtahan
Leslie and Randall B. Brannon
Contessa A. Paige
Melissa B. and Gary B. Brennaman
Julian A. Franklin
Catherine Perkins
Linda F. and Richard I. Bressler
April B. Free
Casey D. Potts
Stewart E. Bridges
Kenneth L. Fuller
Suzanna R. and Patrick B. Quinn
John R. Brite
Nicholas Gailey
Benjamin S. Roth
Kristen A. Brown
Peggy A. and Kevin C. Gallagher
Nathan B. Rushin
Jabari R. Bryant
Tammy Glausier
Olesha L. Shorter-Hill and Lenza F. Hill
Edward G. Byce
Thomas E. Gould and Diana E. Berman
Lisa and Andrew P. Smith Mary H. and Kavin K. Smith James G. Stalvey Gail E. and James A. Stark Robert R. Stewart Timothy J. Thurber Julia and Edgar C. Torbert
Dan T. Cahoon
Ryan T. Graham
Patrick M. Cheney
Bruce S. Grant
Ryan Colich
Susan T. Hannan
Sarah L. Cook and Kevin P. Byers
Jennifer Harris
Kimberly W. and Larry Copeland
Malinda and William W. Harris
David S. Crawford
Gregory A. Hazzard
Kirby L. Davis
Christopher B. Hillyard
Chinmaya P. Desai
Edward B. Hula
Margie A. and Beryl I. Diamond Marilyn and Lawrence D. Dodson Angie D. and Corro'll H. Driskell Christopher L. Dugger and Rebecca D. Daniel Dugger
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Susan and Mark R. Jacobson Benjamin J. Jacoby Christopher Johnson Douglass L. Johnson
Marcy and Jerry L. Endsley
Ebony S. Johnson
Kim and Frederick Farmer
Randall W. Johnstone
Tonja M. and Timothy D. Fordham
Letita A. and John L. Judy
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Panther Athletic Club Donors Evan L. Kaine
Claudette A. Reese Garrett
POUNCE
Susan G. and Alan J. Kauffmann
Michael D. Reeves
Adam S. Acker
Randall H. Kent
Shirley A. Reid
Jeffrey L. Allen
David G. Klein
Kathryn B. Rhodes
Stanley A. Amin
July M. and Michael D. Klein
Aubrey K. Roberts
Robin M. and Robert D. Andrews
Rose W. and Stanley R. Konter
Virginia and Kenneth E. Roberts
Francisco Artley
Lisa and Douglas J. Krueger
Sam L. Russell
Conni M. Atkinson
Kevin Kurey
Michael L. Sanseviro
Monica L. Barnes
Peter W. Lloyd
Elizabeth and John R. Scarbrough
Meredith L. McCoyd
Joshuah M. Shields
Sally R. and Alexander C. Becking
Denver S. McQueen, Jr.
Christopher G. Sibilia
Erika Meinhardt and John R. Parks
John C. Spadafore
Dennis Miller Christina C. and Jeremy B. Million Jamal P. Mitchell David W. Murkison
Heather M. and Randall W. Spyke John A. Steward and Patricia L. Riley
Jeffrey R. Benson Robin F. Berry and Lloyd F. Berry Voshonda M. Bolton Mary C. and James T. Bricker Eric A. Brothers
Jean Tchocksi
Betty and Robert K. Browning
Lynne K. and William K. Travis
Patricia L. Bryan and Kerry Cook
Vicky and Adrian Treverton
Kay J. Bunch and Andy White
Samir A. Naib
Greg Veneziale
Rashad A. Cain
Diane and Rick Nemec
Russell D. Wham
Tanishia S. Chapman
Monique R. and Chauncey R. Newsome
Loucynda G. White
Deborah Christensen Eric J. Cohen
Sherri and Frank D. Noyes
Anthony E. Colbert and Andrea Lys
Annette L. O'Banion James D. Oxford Lisa R. and Dale J. Palmer
Kristy G. and William E. Coleman
Rita L. and Robert M. Payne
Kay E. and James A. Collins
Rosemary and Herman Pennamon
Diana S. and Steven R. Crawford Mark C. Crenshaw
John R. Phillips
Julie R. and Harry L. Dangel
William R. Pike
Patricia P. and Stephen L. Whiten
Gayle P. Daniel
William T. Pipkin
Tracy and Allen G. Wilbanks
Lori Davis
Deborah A. and Richard S. Powell
Perry S. Wilkes
Diana K. and David I. Dawson
Camille and Robert S. Price
Carol A. Williams
Dawn A. and Christopher J. Randolph
Pamela S. and Jack F. Williams
Geert J. deVries and Nancy G. Forger
Nancy G. and Michael Wroblewski
Matt Dewire
Tina Reece Wanda and Stewart Reese
Joanne L. Yarber
Melissa Donovan
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Panther Athletic Club Donors
Jacquolyn A. Holcombe
Robert H. Patton
Alisa J. Horton
Mark W. Phillips
Michael C. Howard
Norman A. Pommells
Frank E. Hunter and Cynthia E. Elliott
Linda and Freddie Porter
Barbra L. and Brett S. Jackson Carla R. and Jimmy A. James Billy R. Jones Levy L. Jones Cathy A. and Zachary M. Doppel
Matthew E. Kehrli
Arnold L. Dunn
John Keller
Robyn M. and Christopher W. Dunn
Thomas J. King
Robert G. Eaton Karla and Shedwyn L. Echoles Adasha M. Elam Lauri A. Elkins Koch Patrick J. Faerber Leon F. Fairley Anthony Ferrante Phyllis L. Fletcher Raven Foster James B. Freeman Denise L. and Mark T. Fritz Deborah M. and David M. Fry Virginia J. Garner Zachary Garner Stephanie F. and Andrew T. Gewirtz
D. S. Langley Hedvig and Anthony W. Lavorgna
Ryan T. Postol Bonnie S. and Robert W. Reavis Daniel F. Rice Julie Ann C. Rickman Wanda L. Riley Jason K. Rogers Brenda M. and Stephen Rothman David J. Sanders Susan H. and Drew C. Sanner Martha B. and Ricky J. Staples
Adam D. Lee
Michael C. Stevens
Barbara K. Lowry and Joe Palmeri
Sandra Stewart-Kruger and Walter J. Kruger
Aaron C. Lutz Esther M. and Keith D. Maclin Jane H. and Raymond L. Manus William J. Marciniak Willie L. Martin Justina A. Mason Heather McBride Mary L. and William L. Megaro Christopher Meyer Laderrius Q. Mitchell Harrice B. and Wylene A. Moore
Adrienne L. and Philip R. Tankersley Matthew S. Taylor Heather A. and Amit Thaker Jaime Theriot and Wesley Tailor Melissa Turner Rose M. and Michael A. Usher Keith Valentine Jyotsna Vanapalli Deborah J. Vander Ploeg Susan E. Vogtner
Adonta Green
Pamela M. and Christopher S. Mottram
Sonya B. Grier
Carlton J. Mullis
Edward N. Walker
John A. Hannay
Joshua T. Newsome
Emanuel Walker
Sherice N. Hayes
Karen D. and Donald M. Niles
Kara and Alan D. Warner
Matt Headley
Richard D. O'Driscoll
Curtis C. Washington
Todd Hill
Michael T. Owens
Barry S. Weiner
Kathleen J. and Donald Hodges
Cynthia K. and Kyle A. Paris
Lisa A. Welch
Marshall F. Holcomb
Walden C. Parker
Everett F. Williams
Renee J. and John W. Goolsbee
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Panther Athletic Club Donors Tosha M. Williams
Penny G. and Keith M. Fischer
Anthony C. Murphy
Sandra Williamson
Daniel A. Fisher
Charles K. Pearsall
Judith M. and Daniel H. Wolbe
Andrew Forbes
Megan W. and Chester B. Phillips
Elizabeth A. and Dennis R. Wolfe
James Forbes
Warren K. Pickard
Seth A. Wood
Kirsten A. Gallagher
Pamela P. and Mark W. Pieper
Tugwan D. Woods
Stephanie A. Gan
Zachary A. Proa
Jessica and Ladarion L. Young
Cheryl and Samuel E. Goss
Kathy E. and Kanute P. Rarey
Zachary N. Greco
TEAMMATE
Ryan C. Grelecki
Martha F. Reynolds and Gary D. Moore
Jenny K. Aguilar
Jay B. Haney and Anne P. Mosby
Norman Roberson
Mary D. and James H. Bailey
Stephen M. Hayes
Stephen C. Roberts
Gwendolyn T. Benson
Hannah R. Hogg
Judy and William J. Rochelle
Jacob Benson
Brad W. Holland
Francis J. Rodriguez
Jennifer S. Bhagia
Grania and Patrick A. Holman
Robert J. Rosentreter
William A. Bohn
David E. Houchins
Jaron J. Ruble
Jim Brackery
Ingrid C. and Jason I. Irby
Anita W. and Steven O. Sabol
Paula L. Burman
Debra Isbitts
Thomas A. Schroeder
Anthony B. Butler
Tyler H. Jones
Cynthia Y. Starke-Jones
Vilaysone N. and Thomas H. Butler
Antonia S. Marcovecchio
Rebecca N. Stephens
Travis W. Caldwell
Derek M. McAllister
Alfred R. Stilo
Richard H. Clark
Matthew D. McCullin
Donna L. and Richard G. Stovall
Carolyn O. and David S. Cohen
Mark J. McGovern
Maurice G. Sutton
Connie E. and Steven L. Corley
Glenn McGrier
Anthony L. Thomas
Barbara E. Crane
Gavin Melendez
Jason P. Thomas
Darrell W. Daniels
Malinda G. and Anthony Molock
Scarlett J. and Geri Thompson
Derwin B. Davis
Connie G. Murphey
Ron Turner
Ericka K. Davis
Lawrence E. Van Etten
Mary L. and James M. Davis
Royce E. Walker
Michael D. Deariso
George N. Wannamaker
Deon L. DeShields
Jessica Weeks
Shirley M.and Gerald R. Doyle
Senaca and Nekia K. Williams
Benjamin E. Duncan
Darrell E. Woodall
Kenya D. Edwards
Loudermilk Homes
Gwendolyn W. and George Ellison
Georgia State University Alumni Association
Ann Englert
Popcorn Palooza
James C. Fetner
Sheltering Arms Dunbar
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Panther Athletic Club Donors
Brian M. Kelly
John N. Holt
Eunice Y. and Young K. Kim
Bradley A. Horton
Diane B. and Bruce C. LaBudde
Nathaniel Jefferson-Simon
Patricia K. and Antonio V. Lentini
C. Brandon Kersey
Jonathan D. Mehlhorn Will Owens Chase O. Pittman Sherry J. and Kenneth W. Powell
FRIEND Anthony L. Banks Vivian G. Battle and Kristen Roberts Alicia Bernstein Sandra S. and Stephen T. Blake Janet L. and Christopher Brown Justin T. Brown
Douglas J. Justice Crystal A. Moody Robert Murphy Erik A. Paz Hannah L. Reich Fredrick D. Sando
Michael K. Rohling
Jessica R. Summey
Scott A. Sarratt
Brett A. Surrency
Carrie W. and Dene H. Sheheane
Ginny E. Thompson
Amanda M. Shoff
Whitney A. Vincenti
Amy M. Thomas
Chad E. Wilson
Nikki J. Wilbanks
Steve J. Wojcikowski
Benjamin M. Williams
Brisa H. Zavala
Felicia M. Tucker
Jennifer D. Williams Lekisa B. Williams Tisbest Philanthrophy
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ATHLETIC STAFF
Mary A. Cook
Lindsay and Charles G. Cobb
Tonya D. Cook
Ely G. Abbott
Tracey Crosland
Khalil A. Abderahman
Tyler Espenlaub
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