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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

Alcorn State

Alcorn Men’s Basketball Schedule

BRAVES

Fri, Nov. 11

Loyola-Chicago

L, 69-44

Mon, Nov. 14

Evansville

L, 82-59

Fri, Nov. 18

Selma University

W, 93-48

Tues, Nov. 22

Blue Mountain

W, 83-57

Vs.

Sun, Nov. 27

Colorado State

L, 80-58

Weds, Nov. 30

San Francisco

L, 78-65

Sat, Dec. 3

California

California

Mon, Dec. 5

Louisiana Tech

Sun, Dec. 18

Georgia Tech

1 p.m.

Tues, Dec. 20

Grand Canyon

8 p.m.

BEARS

3 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Thurs, Dec. 22 Rust College

7 p.m.

Mon, Jan. 2

Texas Southern*

7 p.m.

Weds, Jan. 4

Prairie View A&M*

7 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 7

Jackson State*

5:30 p.m.

Mon, Jan 9

Grambling State*

7:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan 14

MVSU*

5:50 p.m.

Mon, Jan. 16

UAPB*

7:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 21

Alabama State*

5 p.m.

Mon, Jan. 23

Alabama A&M*

7:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 28

Southern*

5:30 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 4

Jackson State*

5:30 p.m.

Mon, Feb. 6

Grambling State*

7 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 11

MVSU*

4 p.m.

Mon, Feb. 13

UAPB*

7:30 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 18

Alabama State*

5:30 p.m.

Mon, Feb. 20

Alabama A&M*

7 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 25

Southern*

4 p.m.

Thurs, March 2

Texas Southern*

Sat, March 4

Prairie View A&M*

Tues, March 7

SWAC Tournament%

7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA

All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game; %-SWAC Tournament

NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Furthermore, the Alcorn men’s programs are the “Braves”, while the women are known as the “Lady Braves”.

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Game 7 Saturday, Dec. 3 • 3 p.m. (CT) Berkeley, Calif. • Haas Pavilion (11,877) Television: Pac-12 Network Alcorn Notes

- The Braves are playing their third of a six-game road stretch. Alcorn has a 30-day layover between home games. During the six-game road swing, the Braves will play games in four different time zones (pacific, mountain, central and eastern time). - In Alcorn’s last outing, it dropped a 78-65 decision to San Francisco. The Braves cut the deficit to eight points at the under-eight media timeout but could not get any closer. Junior Reginal Johnson tallied season-highs of 15 points and nine rebounds. - Prior to the road trip beginning, Alcorn posted back-to-back home wins over Selma 93-48 and Blue Mountain 83-57. The Braves never trailed in either game and won their home opener for the sixth year in a row. Alcorn shot a season-high .558 (29-52) as a team from the field against BMC. - The Braves are looking for their first non-conference win over a Division I school since Nov. 22, 2012 when they defeated Samford 69-65. Prior to that, the Braves beat Jacksonville State 70-68 on Dec. 13, 2003 and UTEP 67-53 on Nov. 26, 2002. - Senior Marquis Vance leads Alcorn in both scoring (13.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.8 rpg) where he’s also top-10 in the SWAC in both categories. He surpassed 1,000 career points last week against Blue Mountain. - Johnson is coming off five consecutive double-figure scoring games. He averages 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per outing. Johnson ranks second in the SWAC in field goal percentage (.547). He’s been used primarily as

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

GENERAL INFORMATION Name: Alcorn State University Location: Lorman, Miss. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 3,730 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Faculty Rep: Dr. John Igwebuike Conference: Southwestern Athletic First Year in SWAC: 1962 Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and Gold Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Arena: Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex First Year: 1975 Capacity: 7,000 Playing Surface: Hardwood (Maple) Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS Instagram: @alcornstatesports Youtube: Alcorn State Sports MEDIA INFORMATION SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz Email: [email protected] Office Phone: 601.877.2322 Basketball Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821 Radio: 91.7 WPRL-FM Play-by-Play: Charles Edmond Mailing Address: 1000 ASU Drive #510 Lorman, MS 39096 MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach: Montez Robinson Alma Mater: North Georgia Overall Record: 17-19 (Second Season) Alcorn Record: 17-19, 13-5 SWAC Assistant Coach: Delvin Thompson Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Assistant Coach: Derek Thompson Alma Mater: Morris Brown College Assistant Coach: Frank Popieski Alma Mater: Florida State

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Alcorn Notes Continued Alcorn’s sixth man so far this year and has grabbed least five rebounds in every game. - In addition to his scoring and rebounding, Vance ranks second in the SWAC in blocks (1.4 bpg). Vance has scored in double-figures in five out of six games this season and posted a double-double in the season opener at LoyolaChicago. - Junior Avery Patterson has provided a big spark for Alcorn. After missing the first two games, he came back and scored 14 points in his first two contests back. He’s been red-hot from long-distance as he’s 6-for-11 from beyond-the-arc on the year. - Another hot three-point shooter for the Braves has been freshman Maurice Howard. He’s made 10-of-21 attempts which ranks fourth in the SWAC and has also started every game. - Senior Denzel Dulin made 13 free throws against Colorado State. It’s the most by any student-athlete in a single-game this year in the SWAC. Dulin scored a career-high 20 points in the game which upped his previous best of 16 set in the game before against Blue Mountain. - The Braves have been playing without starting center senior DeAndre Davis due to a hand injury. Davis finished third in the SWAC in both field goal percentage (.584) and offensive rebounding (2.5 orpg) last season. - On the season, the Braves lead the SWAC in assists (13.3 apg), assist:turnover ratio (1.0), rebounding margin (+3.3), defensive rebounds (25.4 drpg) and defensive rebounding percentage (.751). They are second in the conference in scoring defense (67.2 ppg), rebounding offense (38.4), blocks (4.2 bpg) and three-pointers made per game (7.0). - Head coach Montez Robinson is in his second season at the helm. He inherited a squad that went 6-26, 4-14 SWAC in 2014-15 and more-than tripled the team’s win total last season. Robinson was a finalist for both the 2016 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year and 2016 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year awards. - Robinson coached Alcorn to its first winning SWAC season (13-5) since 2006-07 when it went 10-8. The 13 conference wins were the most since 2001-02 when the Braves finished 20-10, 16-2 SWAC and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

Alcorn Notes Continued - Vance was named to the Preseason All-Conference SecondTeam. His career-high is 30 points against Grambling State on Feb. 9, 2015. He’s also scored at least 24 points two other times. - Before Alcorn’s first home game, brand new scoreboards and shot clocks were installed at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. It marked the fourth facility on campus to receive an upgrade this year along with football and soccer’s Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium, baseball’s Willie E. “Rat” McGowan Stadium and the Alcorn Softball Complex. - The Braves were picked to finish fifth in the SWAC Preseason Poll. It came after a second-place showing last season where they went 13-5 in conference. - Alcorn brought in eight newcomers this season including five freshmen and three transfers. - The Braves are in the midst of a loaded 2016-17 nonconference schedule with eight of their 11 games on the road against bigger schools. Road games include at LoyolaChicago, Evansville, Colorado State, San Francisco, California, Louisiana Tech, Georgia Tech and Grand Canyon. Alcorn will have a six-game road swing over the course of 30 days. - Robinson brought in three new assistant coaches for the 2016-17 season. They included the 2004 SWAC Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First-Team honoree Delvin Thompson who played at Alcorn, Derek Thompson who has over 10 years of collegiate coaching experience and Frank Popieski who spent three years at Florida State before helping coach numerous All-Atlantic Sun performers at Stetson. - Alcorn has already signed a pair of student-athletes to its 2017-18 roster. It added Troymain Crosby, a 6-4 combo guard from Laurel, Mississippi, and Rolando Rodgers, a 6-9 power forward from the British Virgin Islands. Both players will have four years of eligibility at Alcorn. - The legendary Larry Smith became the first Alcorn basketball player to ever be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in July, 2016. In four years at Alcorn, Smith averaged a double-double with 16.7 points and 11 rebounds per game, totaling 1,852 career points and 1,234 rebounds. As a senior, the 6-8 forward/center scored 20.1 points per outing and led NCAA Division I with 15.1 rebounds per contest.

BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season........................................................................ 1945-46 Regular Season Conference Championships....................16 (2002, 2000, 1999, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1976, 1973, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966) Conference Tournament Titles.................................................. 7 ........................ (2002, 1999, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1979) NCAA Tournament Appearances............................................. 6 .................................... (2002, 1999, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980) NCAA Tournament Record..................................................... 3-6 1980 First Round....................... W, 70-62 vs. South Alabama 1980 Second Round.........................................L, 98-88 vs. LSU 1982 First Round...................................... L, 94-84 vs. Houston 1983 Preliminary Round...........................W, 81-75 vs. Xavier 1983 First Round.............................. L, 68-63 vs. Georgetown 1984 Preliminary Round.......W, 79-60 vs. Houston Baptist 1984 First Round..........................................L, 57-56 vs. Kansas 1999 First Round...................................... L, 69-57 vs. Stanford 2002 Preliminary Round..............................L, 81-77 vs. Siena NIT Appearances............................................................................ 2 ....................................................................................(1985, 1979) NIT Record.................................................................................... 1-2 1979 First Round..................... W, 80-78 vs. Mississippi State 1979 Second Round..................................L, 72-68 vs. Indiana 1985 First Round.....................................L, 77-75 vs. Louisville SWAC Player of the Year Honors............................................... 3 ................................................................... 1978-79, Larry Smith ................................................................... 1979-80, Larry Smith ..................................................................1984-85, Mike Phelps 2015-16 SEASON RECAP Overall Record....................................................................... 15-15 Home.......................................................................................... 9-2 Away........................................................................................... 6-9 Neutral....................................................................................... 0-4 SWAC Record.............................................................................13-5 Home.......................................................................................... 7-2 Away........................................................................................... 6-3 Starters R/L..................................................................................1/4 Letterwinners R/L......................................................................6/8 Newcomers (HS/TR)............................................................8 (5/3) KEY RETURNERS (2015-16 STATS) Marquis Vance (F)...................... 7.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, .322 3FG% DeAndre Davis (F).........................7.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, .584 FG%

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

MONTEZ ROBINSON Head Coach (Second Season) • 17-19 Overall, 13-5 SWAC

After more-than tripling Alcorn State’s conference win total last season, Montez Robinson enters his second season in 2016-17 as head coach of the men’s basketball program. Robinson inherited a squad that went 6-26, 4-14 SWAC before his arrival, and immediately turned the Braves into a contender by going 15-15, 13-5 SWAC last year. As a result, Robinson launched Alcorn up the standings from a ninth-place team to a secondplace team in just one season. Alcorn’s enormous turnaround garnered national attention as Robinson was a finalist for both the 2016 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year and 2016 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year awards. Robinson has been a ferocious recruiter, a student of the game and a passionate teacher in the game of basketball for more than a decade. His experience not only strengthens a coaching staff, but creates a positive environment for coaches and student-athletes, alike. Prior to Alcorn, Robinson served as assistant coach for the BethuneCookman University men’s basketball program for four seasons. In his time at B-CU, the Wildcats advanced to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament quarterfinals twice – with a trip to the championship game in 2012. At B-CU, his primary duties included assisting in recruiting, scouting of opponents, as well as the day-to-day operations of the B-CU Basketball Office. He also served as the camp director for the Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball Fundamental Camp, Elite Camp and Team Camp for the past two years. He was also the lead coach for working directly with post players, including All-MEAC Tournament selection Anthony Breeze. Prior to his time at B-CU, Robinson spent six seasons at Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, Georgia.

While at KSU, Robinson helped the Team to transition from Division II to the Division I level of athletics and establish the Owls as one of the fastest-growing Division I Men’s Basketball programs in the country. In just their first year of reclassification, the Owls reached the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinals, and won more games than any other in NCAA history for a team in reclassification in a four-year period. They would go on to rank amongst the Top 5 in the mid-major polls. In the six years at KSU, Robinson helped identify and recruit top-rated athletes to compete for the Owls program, in addition to establishing and maintaining relationships with prospective student-athletes and their parents through social interaction. He was a lead liaison for recruiting purposes. Robinson helped coach the conference’s Freshman of the Year, as well as five (5) members of the all-league team. He coached a total of 14 Players of the Week, with seven players going on to play professionally after school. Other duties at KSU included creating daily practice plans, overseeing skill development with post players and assisting with the strength and conditioning of the program, alongside the athletic performance coordinator. Just before his arrival at Kennesaw State University, Robinson was the Associate Head Coach for the men’s basketball program at TruettMcConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia. He worked for three years with the program. At Truett-McConnell College, he served as recruiting coordinator and distributed scholarships amongst the team members. He also exercised his academic prowess with monitoring the team’s academic progress through mandatory study hall sessions. He would go on to manage the housing for student-athletes on the men’s basketball squad, and act as operational officer, overseeing the entirety of travel for the team. During his tenure with Truett-McConnell, he assisted with the turnaround of the team on the court, improving from an eight-win season to a 24-win season in his first year, with just three scholarship athletes. In all, he coached a total of seven all-academic selections within the Georgia Athletic Conference (GAC), along with winning the most games in school history for a single season. Eight studentathletes went on to earn all-conference accolades, with four playing professionally after graduation. Robinson earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from North Georgia College & State University. He played for two years at the school, serving as co-captain of the men’s basketball team both seasons. Prior to that, he played two seasons at Kemper Military Junior College in Missouri, earning his Associate Degree in Liberal Arts. He would go on to earn his Master of Science in Transformative Leadership from Bethune-Cookman University in 2014. Robinson is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Robinson is married to the former Ms. Leah Hornbuckle. The couple has a daughter, Tezlyn, and a son, Montez, Jr.

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

NUMERICAL No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 12 15 20 22 24 30 50

Player Katumbusi, Rahamanh Dulin, Denzel Mosby, A.J. Carter, Tyler Davis, DeAndré Howard, Maurice Wilson, Kobe Henderson, Juwan Patterson, Avery Reed, Yalen Smith, TyQuaylon Johnson, Reginal Vance, Marquis Brewer, Devon

ALPHABETICAL No. 50 3 4 1 12 5 24 0 2 15 20 22 30 10

Player Brewer, Devon Carter, Tyler Davis, DeAndré Dulin, Denzel Henderson, Juwan Howard, Maurice Johnson, Reginal Katumbusi, Rahamanh Mosby, A.J. Patterson, Avery Reed, Yalen Smith, TyQuaylon Vance, Marquis Wilson, Kobe

Pos. G G G F F G F G G F F F F F

Pos. F F F G G G F G G G F F F F

Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-8 6-1 6-9 5-7 6-2 6-7 6-8 6-5 6-7 6-8

Ht. 6-8 6-7 6-8 6-4 5-7 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-8 6-7 6-9

Wt. 195 200 160 200 220 190 220 140 195 200 200 250 265 260

Wt. 260 200 220 200 140 190 250 195 160 195 200 200 265 220

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Montez Robinson (Second Season) Assistant Coach: Delvin Thompson Assistant Coach: Derek Thompson Assistant Coach: Frank Popieski

PRONUNCIATION Rahamanh Katumbusi Yalen Reed TyQuaylon Smith

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Cl. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Cl. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy HS Queens, N.Y. / Bethune-Cookman Cartersville, Ga. / Chattahoochee Tech Houston, Texas / Steinbrenner HS Spotsylvania, Va. / Garrett College Quincy, Fla. / James S. Richards HS Kennesaw, Ga. / North Cobb Christian Atlanta, Ga. / Stephenson HS Decatur, Ga. / Columbia State Nashville, Tenn. / Station Camp HS Jackson, La. / East Feliciana HS Monroe, La. / Richwood HS Tchula, Miss. / S.V. Marshall HS Hiram, Ga. / Hiram HS

Hometown (Previous School) Hiram, Ga. / Hiram HS Houston, Texas / Steinbrenner HS Spotsylvania, Va. / Garrett College Queens, N.Y. / Bethune-Cookman Atlanta, Ga. / Stephenson HS Quincy, Fla. / James S. Richards HS Monroe, La. / Richwood HS Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy HS Cartersville, Ga. / Chattahoochee Tech Decatur, Ga. / Columbia State Nashville, Tenn. / Station Camp HS Jackson, La. / East Feliciana HS Tchula, Miss. / S.V. Marshall HS Kennesaw, Ga. / North Cobb Christian

BY CLASS Seniors (3)............... DeAndre Davis ..................................Denzel Dulin ............................... Marquis Vance Juniors (4)..........Juwan Henderson ............................ Reginal Johnson ..................................... A.J. Mosby ............................. Avery Patterson Sophomores (2)........R. Katumbusi ........................... TyQuaylon Smith Freshmen (5)............Devon Brewer ....................................Tyler Carter ............................ Maurice Howard .....................................Yalen Reed ...................................Kobe Wilson BY POSITION Guards (6)..................Denzel Dulin ..........................Juwan Henderson ............................ Maurice Howard ...................Rahamanh Katumbusi ..................................... A.J. Mosby ............................. Avery Patterson Forwards (8).............Devon Brewer ....................................Tyler Carter ............................... DeAndre Davis ............................ Reginal Johnson .....................................Yalen Reed ........................... TyQuaylon Smith ............................... Marquis Vance ...................................Kobe Wilson BY STATE Georgia (5)...............Devon Brewer ..........................Juwan Henderson ..................................... A.J. Mosby ............................. Avery Patterson ...................................Kobe Wilson Louisiana (2)........ Reginal Johnson ........................... TyQuaylon Smith Florida.................. Maurice Howard Illinois.........Rahamanh Katumbusi Mississippi............... Marquis Vance New York....................Denzel Dulin Tennessee.....................Yalen Reed Texas............................Tyler Carter Virgina.................... DeAndre Davis

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2016-17 SWAC Preseason Teams

Scores Around the SWAC Tuesday, Nov. 29 Jacksonville State 72, Alabama State 69 UAB 75, Alabama A&M 45 Southern 91, Paul Quinn 79

Preseason All-SWAC First-Team G Paris Collins, Jackson State G Marcus Romain, Mississippi Valley State F Tony Armstrong, Alabama State F Chace Franklin, Jackson State C Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Miami-Ohio 78, Grambling 76 (OT) No. 16 Arizona 85, Texas Southern 63 Memphis 84, Jackson State 69 San Francisco 78, Alcorn 65

Preseason All-SWAC Second-Team G Trelun Banks, Southern G Rakiya Battle, Alabama AM F Marquis Vance, Alcorn State F Shawn Prudhomme, Southern C Guinterian McConica, Alabama A&M

Thursday, Dec. 1 UT-Martin 73, UAPB 68 No. 8 Gonzaga 97, MVSU 63

Preseason Player of the Year Derrick Griffin, Texas Southern

Largest halftime deficit 14, at Evansville (11/14/16) Largest halftime lead surrendered in a loss N/A

Largest lead any time 45, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Saturday, Dec. 3 Alcorn at Cal, 3 p.m. Southern at FAMU, 3 p.m. UAPB at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. PVAMU at Houston, 4 p.m. Texas Southern at So. Illinois, 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech at AAMU, 6 p.m.

1. Texas Southern, 180 2. Jackson State, 165 3. Southern, 160 4. Alabama State, 118 5. Alcorn State, 108 6. Prairie View A&M, 91 7. Mississippi Valle State, 67 8. Alabama A&M, 60 9. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 49 10. Grambling State, 47

Largest halftime lead 20, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Largest halftime deficit overcome in a win N/A

Friday, Dec. 2 Grambling at Kent State, 6 p.m.

2015-16 SBC Preseason Poll

ALCORN MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2016-17

Largest deficit any time 25, at Loyola-Chicago Most Consecutive Points Scored in a Game 13, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Most Consecutive Points Allowed Sunday, Dec. 4 in a Game Southern Miss at Jackson State, 3:30 p.m. 17, at Loyola-Chicago Alabama State at Troy, 5:15 p.m. Largest lead surrendered in a loss 3 at Evansville (11/14/16)

SWAC STANDINGS 2016-17 School

SWAC PCT OVRL PCT

STRK

1. Texas Southern

0-0

.000

4-3

.571

L2

2. Southern

0-0

.000

2-3

.400

W2

3. Grambling State

0-0

.000

3-5

.375

L1

4. Alcorn State

0-0

.000

2-4

.333

L2

5. Prairie View A&M

0-0

.000

2-5

.286

L2

t6. Arkansas Pine-Bluff

0-0

.000

1-6

.143

L5

t6. Alabama State

0-0

.000

1-6

.143

L1

t6. Jackson State

0-0

.000

1-6

.143

L6

9. Alabama A&M

0-0

.000

0-6

.000

L6

10. Mississippi Valley State

0-0

.000

0-9

.000

L9

Largest deficit overcome in a win N/A Most points scored in a half 51 vs. Selma (11/18/16) Fewest points scored in a half 17, at Loyola-Chicago Most points allowed in a half 44, two times Fewest points allowed in a half 22 vs. Selma (11/18/16) Largest Rebounding Advantage +27, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Largest Rebounding Disadvantage -22, at Colorado State (11/27/16)

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Alcorn State University Alcorn’s 2016-17 Record When...

Men’s Basketball In Alcorn’s Last Outing...

Leading at Half: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Trailing at Half: 0-4 (0-0 SWAC) Tied at Half: 0-0 (0-0 SWAC) Shoots 50% FG or Over: 1-0 (0-0 SWAC) Shoots Below 50% FG: 1-4 (0-0 SWAC) Scores Under 60 pts: 0-3 (0-0 SWAC) Scores 60-69 pts: 0-1 (0-0 SWAC) Scores 70-79 pts: 0-0 (0-0 SWAC) Scores 80+ pts: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Outrebounds Opp: 2-1 (0-0 SWAC) Gets Outrebounded: 0-1 (0-0 SWAC) Positive Turnover Margin: 2-2 (0-0 SWAC) Negative Turnover Margin: 0-2 (0-0 SWAC) More Points in Paint: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Less Points in the Paint: 0-4 (0-0 SWAC) More Points Off Bench: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Less Points Off Bench: 0-3 (0-0 SWAC) More Second Chance Points: 2-2 (0-0 SWAC) Less Second Chance Points: 0-2 (0-0 SWAC) More Fast Break Points: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Less Fast Break Points: 0-3 (0-0 SWAC) Shoots More FTs: 2-1 (0-0 SWAC) Shoots Less FTs: 0-3 (0-0 SWAC) Opp Scores Under 60: 2-0 (0-0 SWAC) Opp Scores 60-69: 0-1 (0-0 SWAC) Opp Scores 70 or More: 0-3 (0-0 SWAC) Game Decided By 3 pts or Less: 0-0 (0-0 SWAC) Following a Win: 1-1 (0-0 SWAC) Following a Loss: 1-2 (0-0 SWAC)

Alcorn Battles Hard at San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO – The Alcorn State University men’s basketball program trailed by just eight points with under eight minutes remaining, but San Francisco was able to hold off a Braves comeback for a 78-65 result Wednesday evening at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. Junior Reginal Johnson led Alcorn (2-4) off the bench with 15 points and nine rebounds. Senior Marquis Vance finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, and senior Denzel Dulin also neared a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds. The Braves pulled down 17 offensive rebounds and outscored the Dons (5-1) 16-9 in second chance points. For the game, the teams were even in total rebounds with 42 apiece. Charles Minlend was USF’s top scored with 14 points, while Ronnie Boyce scored 13. Also in double-figures were Chase Foster and Mladen Djordjevic with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Alcorn’s only lead of the game came early when freshman Maurice Howard drilled a three-pointer to give the Braves a 5-4 edge. USF responded with an 11-2 run to go up 15-7, and pushed the lead up to 30-16 midway through the first half. A lay-up by Johnson cut the deficit to 60-52 at the 7:59 mark in the second half, but the Braves could not get any Official Basketball Box Score -- Game closer as the Dons scored the next seven Totals points --toFinal leap inStatistics front 67-52. Alcorn scored the final five points of the Alcorn State vs San Francisco contest on a jumper by sophomore Rahamanh Katumbusi and a three-pointer by junior Avery Patterson. 11/30/16 7:07 p.m. at San Francisco, CA (Sobrato Center) Alcorn State 65 • 2-4 ##

Player

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Denzel Dulin A.J. Mosby Maurice Howard Yalen Reed Marquis Vance Rahamanh Katumbusi Tyler Carter Kobe Wilson Juwan Henderson Avery Patterson TyQuaylon Smith Reginal Johnson Devon Brewer Team Totals

02 05 20 30 00 03 10 12 15 22 24

Single-Game Individual Categorical Highs Points 23, Marquis Vance vs. BMC FGM 8, Marquis Vance vs. BMC 3FG Made 4, two times FT Made 13, Denzel Dulin at CSU Rebounds 11, Marquis Vance at Loyola-Chi Assists 7, Marquis Vance vs. Selma Steals 3, two times Blocks 3, two times Minutes 32, Denzel Dulin at CSU

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FG % 1st Half: 15-37 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 4-5

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4-17 3-10 2-4 3-3 5-17 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 2-4 0-0 7-17 0-0

0-2 1-5 2-3 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0

28-77 40.5% 33.3% 80.0%

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-2

4-20 13-40 1-11 1-4

5-9

32.5% 9.1% 25.0%

PF

TP

A TO Blk

Stl

Min

5 2 7 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 3 1 1 2 1 4 3 7 17 25 42 16

9 7 6 6 10 3 0 0 2 5 0 15 2

0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1

2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

30 27 17 14 28 13 1 6 17 14 1 26 6

65

8 10

3

5

Game: Game: Game:

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

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BOYCE, Ronnie McCARTHY, Matt RENFRO, Nate FOSTER, Chase DJORDJEVIC, Mladen LULL, Jimbo RAITANEN, Remu ANDERSON, Chance MINLEND, Charles RATINHO, Jordan Team Totals

10 15 22 45 05 11 12 25

Howard-Mosby-Dulin-Vance-Reed (2-2, 0-0 SWAC) Howard-Mosby-Dulin-Vance-Davis (0-2, 0-0 SWAC)

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Rebounds Off Def Tot

28-77 4-20 5-9

36.4% 20.0% 55.6%

200 Deadball Rebounds 2

San Francisco 78 • 5-1

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2016-17 Record by Starting Lineup

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

FG % 1st Half: 16-27 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 FT % 1st Half: 6-10

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6-14 2-3 3-5 5-10 4-4 0-2 0-1 2-2 5-8 3-9

1-5 0-0 0-1 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-4

30-58

59.3% 50.0% 60.0%

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-2 5-6 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-1

8-19 14-31 2-7 4-8

Rebounds Off Def Tot

10-18

45.2% 28.6% 50.0%

Game: Game: Game:

PF

TP

A TO Blk

0 4 4 1 2 9 11 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 0 4 4 3 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 8 34 42 14

13 9 7 12 10 0 1 4 14 8

1 3 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 2

30-58 8-19 10-18

Stl

Min

3 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

24 26 27 23 30 9 14 3 19 25

78 14 14

3

7

51.7% 42.1% 55.6%

200 Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Ken Ditty, Horace Shields, Scott Harris Technical fouls: Alcorn State-None. San Francisco-None. Attendance: 513 Score by periods Alcorn State San Francisco

1st

37 44

2nd

28 34

Total

65 78

Last FG - ALCN 2nd-00:15, USF 2nd-01:20. Largest lead - ALCN by 1 1st-18:14, USF by 18 2nd-01:20. ALCN led for 00:23. USF led for 38:41. Game was tied for 00:56.

Points ALCN USF

In Paint 36 40

Off T/O 10 10

2nd Chance 16 9

Fast Break 2 8

Bench 27 27

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.

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Season Stats

Alcorn State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 01, 2016) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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30 24 01 15 02 05 20 04 00 03 22 12 50 10

Player

Marquis Vance Reginal Johnson Denzel Dulin Avery Patterson A.J. Mosby Maurice Howard Yalen Reed DeAndre Davis Rahamanh Katumbusi Tyler Carter TyQuaylon Smith Juwan Henderson Devon Brewer Kobe Wilson Team Total.......... Opponents......

gp-gs

Score by Periods Alcorn State Opponents

170 127 165 53 147 123 69 50 79 38 14 93 49 23

6 6

1200 1200

8

1st 2nd 208 194 205 209

HOME 2-0 0-0 2-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

6-6 6-0 6-6 4-0 6-6 6-6 6-4 2-2 6-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 6-0 5-0

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

OVERALL 2-4 0-0 2-4

28.3 21.2 27.5 13.3 24.5 20.5 11.5 25.0 13.2 6.3 2.8 15.5 8.2 4.6

ALCN 402 67.0 -2.0 148-370 .400 39-129 .302 6.5 67-111 .604 11.2 234 39.0 +3.2 80 13.3 82 13.7 +1.3 1.0 48 8.0 24 4.0 1060 2-530 -

30-75 35-64 20-51 10-23 15-47 12-30 10-16 3-11 5-16 4-13 2-6 2-8 0-7 0-3

AWAY 0-4 0-0 0-4

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

.400 8-21 .547 4-13 .392 4-15 .435 6-11 .319 4-23 .400 10-21 .625 1-2 .273 0-2 .313 0-7 .308 1-6 .333 1-3 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-2

.381 13-26 .308 1-3 .267 23-31 .545 7-10 .174 5-7 .476 0-0 .500 4-12 .000 2-4 .000 3-4 .167 3-4 .333 2-4 .000 0-0 .000 4-6 .000 0-0

.500 .333 .742 .700 .714 .000 .333 .500 .750 .750 .500 .000 .667 .000

148-370 .400 39-129 148-314 .471 39-108

.302 67-111 .361 79-126

.604 .627

OPP 414 69.0 148-314 .471 39-108 .361 6.5 79-126 .627 13.2 215 35.8 83 13.8 90 15.0 0.9 36 6.0 14 2.3 8006 4-2002 0-0

Date 11/11/16 11/14/16 11/18/16 11/22/16 11/27/16 11/30/16

off

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rebounds def tot avg

12 29 41 16 24 40 9 8 17 2 4 6 3 21 24 2 11 13 9 12 21 3 5 8 3 7 10 3 3 6 0 2 2 3 5 8 2 4 6 2 4 6 13 13 26 82 152 234 50 165 215

6.8 6.7 2.8 1.5 4.0 2.2 3.5 4.0 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.0 1.2

pf dq

a

10 12 15 9 10 6 14 5 7 7 4 11 11 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 5 11 4 8 12 2 4 4 1 1 11 2 0

39.0 122 35.8 109

0 -

80 83

Opponent at Loyola Chicago at Evansville SELMA BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE at Colorado State at San Francisco

L L W W L L

to blk stl

pts

12 8 6 81 4 1 6 75 8 2 2 67 7 0 5 33 6 0 9 39 10 0 2 34 3 4 4 25 3 3 2 8 5 0 3 13 2 0 2 12 2 2 1 7 9 0 4 4 5 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 82 24 48 402 90 14 36 414 Score 44-69 59-82 93-48 83-57 58-80 65-78

* - Conference game

Totals 402 414

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avg

13.5 12.5 11.2 8.3 6.5 5.7 4.2 4.0 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 67.0 69.0

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

Alcorn Career Double-Doubles

Individual Career Totals for Returning Student-Athletes Only includes statistics at Alcorn

Points M. Vance R. Johnson D. Davis R. Katumbusi J. Henderson T. Smith

1,034 514 230 80 39 18

Field Goals M-A M. Vance 341-897 R. Johnson 213-460 D. Davis 93-165 R. Katumbusi 24-85 J. Henderson 14-66 T. Smith 6-14 Rebounds M. Vance R. Johnson D. Davis J. Henderson R. Katumbusi T. Smith

605 209 142 38 23 3

Assists M. Vance J. Henderson R. Johnson D. Davis R. Katumbusi T. Smith

158 45 30 12 8 2

Blocks M. Vance D. Davis R. Johnson T. Smith J. Henderson

56 24 6 3 1

Steals M. Vance J. Henderson R. Johnson D. Davis R. Katumbusi

54 19 16 16 13

Free Throws M-A M. Vance 276-440 R. Johnson 58-89 D. Davis 38-63 R. Katumbusi 21-29 J. Henderson 7-10 T. Smith 5-8 Three-Pointers M-A M. Vance 75-247 R. Johnson 32-100 R. Katumbusi 11-41 D. Davis 6-17 J. Henderson 4-28 Games/Starts M. Vance R. Johnson D. Davis R. Katumbusi J. Henderson T. Smith

98/82 60/3 32/20 33/0 21/6 18/0

Minutes M. Vance R. Johnson D. Davis J. Henderson R. Katumbusi T. Smith

2,907 1,140 602 355 338 54

Marquis Vance (7) 14 pts, 10 rebs vs. NDSU (12/22/14) 24 pts, 14 rebs vs. CONCC (12/30/14) 10 pts, 11 rebs vs. UAPB (1/19/15) 30 pts, 12 rebs vs. GRAM (2/9/15) 16 pts, 11 rebs at UTEP (11/22/15) 10 pts, 10 rebs at FAMU (11/28/15) 12 pts, 11 rebs at Loyola-Chicago (11/11/16) Reginal Johnson (2) 13 pts, 10 rebs vs. CONCC (12/30/14) 13 pts, 10 rebs at Portland (11/24/15)

Where Alcorn Ranks in the SWAC TEAM RANKINGS 1st in assists (13.3 apg) 1st in assist:turnover ratio (1.0) 1st in rebounding margin (+3.2) 1st in defensive rebounds (25.4 drpg) 1st in defensive rebounding percentage (.751) 2nd in scoring defense (67.2 ppg) 2nd in rebounding offense (38.4) 2nd in blocks (4.2 bpg) 2nd in three-pointers made per game (7.0) INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS R. Johnson 2nd in field goal percentage (.596) M. Vance 2nd in blocks (1.4 bpg) M. Vance 2nd in defensive rebounds (5.0 drpg) M. Vance 3rd in three-point field goal percentage (.471) M. Howard 4th in three-point field goal percentage (.444) M. Vance 7th in scoring (14.2 ppg) M. Vance 8th in rebounding (6.8 rpg) D. Dulin 8th in field goal percentage (.471) D. Dulin 8th in free throw percentage (.786) A. Mosby 8th in steals (1.4 spg) As of 11/30/16

Braves In Double-Figures Name M. Vance R. Johnson D. Davis D. Dulin M. Howard A. Patterson R. Katumbusi A. Mosby Y. Reed

Career 10+ Pts Career 20+ Pts Career 10+ Rebs 55 times 7 times (30+ 1 time) 11 times 24 times 1 time 2 times 10 times 1 time 1 time 3 times 1 time 2 times 2 times 2 times 1 time 1 time

Season 10+ Pts 5 times 5 times

Season 20+ Pts 1 time

3 times 2 times 2 times

1 time

Season 10+ Rebs 1 time

1 time 1 time

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

0 Rahamanh Katumbusi Sophomore | Guard | 6-2 | 195

2 Denzel Dulin

Chicago, Ill. | Kenwood Academy HS

Senior | Guard | 6-4 | 200 Queens, N.Y. | Bethune-Cookman

Season-High Pts 4, two times FGM 2, at L-CHI (11/11/16) 3FG N/A FT 2, at Evansville (11/14/16) Ast 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Reb 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Blocks N/A Steals 2, at Evansville (11/14/16) Min 20, at L-CHI (11/11/16)

Pts FGM 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min

Career-High 11, at AAMU (2/20/16) 3, three times 3, vs. GRAM (1/11/16) 3, at AAMU (2/20/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) N/A 3, at MVSU (1/16/16) 28, at MVSU (1/16/16)

Season-High 20, at CSU (11/27/16) 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 13, at CSU (11/27/16) 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 1, two times 1, two times 32, at CSU (11/27/16)

Career-High 20, at CSU (11/27/16) 5, two times 2, two times 13, at CSU (11/27/16) 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 7* (with B-C) 3* (with B-C) 3* (with B-C) 40* (with B-C)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 20 2-5/.400 0-2 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 1 0 0 4/4.0 @EVAN 13 1-4/.250 0-2 2-2/1.000 0-1-1 1-0 0 1 0 2 4/4.0 SELMA 14 1-3/.333 0-1 0-0/.000 1-4-5 3-0 3 3 0 0 2/3.3 Blue M. 13 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-2-2 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/2.5 @CSU 6 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 1-0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0/2.0 @SF 13 1-2/.500 0-0 1-2/.500 1-0-1 1-0 0 0 0 0 3/2.2 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 79 5-16/.313 0-7/.000 3-4/.750 3-7-10 7-0 4 5 0 3 13/2.2

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI * 25 4-8/.500 1-4 2-2/1.000 0-2-2 2-0 0 3 1 0 11/11.0 @EVAN * 26 2-5/.400 0-2 1-2/.500 1-0-1 4-0 2 1 0 1 5/8.5 SELMA * 28 2-5/.200 0-0 2-2/1.000 1-1-2 4-0 5 1 0 1 6/7.3 Blue M. * 24 5-8/.625 2-4 4-5/.800 1-2-3 1-0 3 0 0 0 16/9.5 @CSU * 32 3-8/.375 1-3 13-17/.765 1-1-2 3-0 1 1 0 0 20/11.6 @SF * 30 4-17/.235 0-2 1-3/.333 5-2-7 1-0 0 2 1 0 9/11.2 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 6 165 20-51/.392 4-15/.267 23-31/.742 9-8-17 15-0 11 8 2 2 67/11.2

Notes on Katumbusi - Scored four points off the bench in the first two games at LoyolaChicago and Evansville

Notes on Dulin - Posted a career-high 20 points at Colorado State where he constantly drew fouls, got to the charity stripe and connected on 13-of-17 free throws

- Has played in every game this year - Saw action in 25 games last season - Netted a career-high 11 points against Alabama A&M (Feb. 20, 2016) - Registered 10 points against UAPB (Feb. 15, 2016)

- Dulin’s 13 made free throws against CSU is the most by any studentathlete in a single-game this year in the SWAC - Posted 16 points against Blue Mountain which previously matched his career-high set last season with Bethune-Cookman

- Shot .750 (15-20) from the free throw line on the season

- Reached double-figures with 11 points in the season opener at Loyola-Chicago

- Posted a .393 (11-28) shooting mark from long-range

- Has started every game this year - Played his previous season at Bethune-Cookman where he started in 22 of 25 games

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2 A.J. Mosby

Junior | Guard | 6-3 | 160 Cartersville, Ga. | Chattahoochee Tech Season-High Pts 14, vs. Selma (11/18/16) FGM 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3FG 1, four times FT 3, at CSU (11/27/16) Ast 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Reb 6, two times Blocks N/A Steals 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Min 28, at L-CHI (11/11/16)

Career-High 14, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, four times 3, at CSU (11/27/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 6, two times N/A 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 28, at L-CHI (11/11/16)

3 Tyler Carter

Freshman | Forward | 6-7 | 200 Houston, Texas | Steinbrenner HS Season-High Pts 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) FGM 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3FG 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) FT 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Ast 1, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Reb 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Blocks N/A Steals 2, at CSU (11/27/16) Min 10, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Career-High 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) N/A 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 10, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI * 28 1-3/.333 1-3 1-2/.500 0-2-2 3-0 1 2 0 2 4/4.0 @EVAN * 26 1-7/.143 0-5 0-0/.000 1-4-5 2-0 1 1 0 0 2/3.0 SELMA * 23 6-14/.429 1-4 1-2/.500 1-5-6 1-0 3 1 0 3 14/6.7 Blue M. * 20 2-5/.400 1-2 0-0/.000 0-6-6 1-0 2 0 0 2 5/6.3 @CSU * 23 2-8/.250 0-4 3-3/1.000 1-1-2 2-0 0 0 0 0 7/6.4 @SF * 27 3-10/.300 1-5 0-0/.000 0-3-3 1-0 1 2 0 2 7/6.5 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 6 147 15-47/.319 4-23/.174 5-7/.714 3-21-24 10-0 8 6 0 9 39/6.5

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 7 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @EVAN 7 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 2-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 SELMA 10 2-4/.500 0-1 3-4/.750 3-1-4 2-0 1 1 0 0 7/2.3 Blue M. 6 1-2/.500 1-2 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 3/2.5 @CSU 7 1-4/.250 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 2 2/2.4 @SF 1 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/2.0 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 38 4-13/.308 1-6 3-4/.750 3-3-6 7-0 1 2 0 2 12/2.0

Notes on Mosby - Ranks eighth in the SWAC with 1.6 steals per outing

Notes on Carter - Posted seven points and four rebounds in just 10 minutes against Selma

- Recorded a 14-point outing against Selma where he also pulled down six rebounds and grabbed three steals in just 23 minutes

- Drilled a three-pointer against Blue Mountain

- Has started every game this season

- Has seen action in every game this season off the bench

- Named GCAA Freshman of the Year at Chattahoochee Tech and was a two-time First-Team All-Conference honoree

- Averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds a game at Steinbrenner HS

- Finished fourth in the conference in scoring with 16.9 points per game and first in the league in three-point field goal percentage with a .469 mark - All-time leading scorer at Chatt Tech with 1,113 points in two seasons

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

4 DeAndre Davis

5 Maurice Howard

Season-High Pts 6, at Evansville (11/14/16) FGM 2, at Evansville (11/14/16) 3FG N/A FT 2, at Evansville (11/14/16) Ast 2, two times Reb 4, two times Blocks 3, at L-CHI (11/11/16) Steals 1, two times Min 31, at L-CHI (11/11/16)

Season-High Pts 12, vs. Selma (11/18/16) FGM 4, two times 3FG 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) FT N/A Ast 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) Reb 4, two times Blocks N/A Steals 1, two times Min 27, at Evansville (11/14/16)

Senior | Forward | 6-8 | 220 Spotsylvania, Va. | Garrett College Career-High 26, at ASU (2/22/16) 9, at ASU (2/22/16) 2, vs. SU (2/27/16) 8, at ASU (2/22/16) 2, three times 11, at OAK (11/27/15) 3, at L-CHI (11/11/16) 2, two times 33, at ASU (2/22/16)

Career-High 12, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, two times 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) N/A 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 4, two times N/A 1, two times 27, at Evansville (11/14/16)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI * 31 1-5/.200 0-2 0-0/.000 0-4-4 2-0 2 1 3 1 2/2.0 @EVAN * 19 2-6/.333 0-0 2-4/.500 3-1-4 3-0 2 2 0 1 6/4.0 SELMA DNP Blue M. DNP @CSU DNP @SF DNP @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 2 50 3-11/.273 0-2 2-4/.500 3-5-8 5-0 4 3 3 3 8/4.0

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI * 15 0-0/.000 0-2 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 3 0 0 0/0.0 @EVAN * 27 4-9/.444 2-4 0-0/.000 0-4-4 1-0 3 1 0 0 10/5.0 SELMA * 16 4-7/.571 4-6 0-0/.000 0-4-4 0-0 0 3 0 0 12/7.3 Blue M. * 22 2-4/.500 2-4 0-0/.000 0-2-2 1-0 5 2 0 1 6/7.0 @CSU * 26 0-2/.000 0-2 0-0/.000 2-1-3 1-0 3 0 0 0 0/5.6 @SF * 17 2-4/.500 2-3 0-0/.000 0-0-0 2-0 1 1 0 1 6/5.7 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 6 123 12-30/.400 10-21/.476 0-0/.000 2-11-13 6-0 12 10 0 2 34/5.7

Notes on Davis - Missed the last four games due to a hand injury

Notes on Howard - Ranks fourth in the SWAC in three-point field goal percentage with a .476 mark

- Rejected a career-high three blocks in the season opener at LoyolaChicago - Saw action in 26 games and made 15 starts last season - Finished third in the SWAC in both field goal percentage (.584) and offensive rebounding (2.5 orpg) last season. - Averaged 7.4 points and 4.5 rebounds on the year and was second on the team in blocks - Registered 10 double-figure scoring games including a career-high 26 points at Alabama State (Feb. 22, 2016) and also logged a career-high 33 minutes - Swatted at least two blocks in seven different games

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Freshman | Guard | 6-1 | 190 Quincy, Fla. | James S. Richards HS

- Has made at least two three-pointers in four of the last five games - Recorded 12-point performance against Selma as he buried four three-pointers and also grabbed four rebounds - Reached double-figures against Evansville with 10 points to go along with his four rebounds and three assists - Has started every game this year - State Player of the Year at James S. Richards HS and guided the team to the district championship - Posted a career-high of 50 points in high school

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

10 Kobe Wilson

12 Juwan Henderson

Season-High Pts N/A FGM N/A 3FG N/A FT N/A Ast N/A Reb 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Blocks N/A Steals N/A Min 6, at SF (11/30/16)

Pts FGM 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min

Freshman | Forward | 6-9 | 220 Kennesaw, Ga. | North Cobb Christian Career-High N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) N/A N/A 6, at SF (11/30/16)

Junior | Guard | 5-7 | 140 Atlanta, Ga. | Stephenson HS Season-High 2, two times 1, two times N/A N/A 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16) N/A 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 18, two times

Career-High 8, vs. NDSU (12/22/14) 3, vs. NDSU (12/22/14) 2, vs. NDSU (12/22/14) 2, three times 8, at KENN ST (11/22/14) 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, vs. DILRD (11/24/14) 3, three times 40, vs. NDSU (12/22/14)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 5 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @EVAN 3 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0/0.0 SELMA 5 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 2-1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 Blue M. 4 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @CSU DNP @SF 6 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 23 0-3/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 2-4-6 1-0 0 1 0 0 0/0.0

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 16 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 3-0 2 2 0 0 0/0.0 @EVAN 14 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 2-0 1 2 0 0 0/0.0 SELMA 18 0-4/.000 0-2 0-0/.000 3-3-6 1-0 1 1 0 3 0/0.0 Blue M. 18 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 4-0 5 1 0 1 0/0.0 @CSU 10 1-1/1.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2/0.4 @SF 17 1-1/1.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 2/0.7 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 93 2-8/.250 0-3 0-0/.000 3-5-8 11-0 11 9 0 4 4/0.7

Notes on Wilson - Has seen action off the bench in five of six games this season

Notes on Henderson - Has played off the bench in every game this year and grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Selma - Dished out five assists against Blue Mountain - Saw action in four games last season, averaging 2.3 points per outing - Hit a pair of jumpers against Grand Canyon and drilled a three pointer against UTEP - Started against Portland and sunk a pair of free throws - Career game as a freshman against NDSU where he played 40 minutes and scored eight points

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

15 Avery Patterson

20 Yalen Reed

Season-High Career-High Pts 14, two times 14, two times FGM 4, two times 4, two times 3FG 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) FT 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) Ast 2, two times 2, two times Reb 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Blocks N/A N/A Steals 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Min 16, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 16, vs. BMC (11/22/16)

Pts FGM 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min

Junior | Guard | 6-2 | 195 Decatur, Ga. | Columbia State

Freshman | Forward | 6-7 | 200 Nashville, Tenn. | Station Camp HS Season-High 11, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, at CSU (11/27/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 9, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, four times 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 17, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Career-High 11, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, at CSU (11/27/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 9, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, four times 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 17, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI DNP @EVAN DNP SELMA 10 4-6/.667 4-4 2-3/.667 2-2-4 2-0 2 3 0 2 14/14.0 Blue M. 16 4-7/.571 1-3 5-6/.833 0-0-0 1-0 0 3 0 1 14/14.0 @CSU 13 0-6/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 4-0 2 1 0 1 0/9.3 @SF 14 2-4/.500 1-3 0-1/.000 0-2-2 2-0 0 0 0 1 5/8.3 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 53 10-23/.435 6-11/.545 7-10/.700 2-4-6 9-0 4 7 0 5 33/8.3

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 5 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-2-2 3-0 0 1 0 0 0/0.0 @EVAN 4 0-1/.000 0-0 1-2/.500 1-1-2 1-0 0 0 0 0 1/0.5 SELMA * 17 4-6/.667 0-0 3-5/.600 3-6-9 0-0 0 0 1 0 11/4.0 Blue M. * 13 1-1/1.000 0-0 0-4/.000 2-0-2 4-0 2 1 1 1 2/3.5 @CSU * 16 2-5/.400 1-2 0-1/.000 2-3-5 4-0 0 1 1 2 5/3.8 @SF * 14 3-3/1.000 0-0 0-0/.000 1-0-1 2-0 0 0 1 1 6/4.2 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 4 69 10-16/.625 1-2/.500 4-12/.333 9-12-21 14-0 2 3 4 3 25/4.2

Notes on Patterson - Shooting 6-11 from three-point range on the year including a 4-4 performance against Selma

Notes on Reed - Has started the last three games and is averaging 6.0 points per outing in those contests

- Scored 14 points in back-to-back games after missing the first two games of the season

- Made his first career start against Selma where he neared a doubledouble with 11 points and nine rebounds

- Averaged 14.5 points per game at Columbia State and reached double-figures 10 times, including a pair of 20-plus outings

- Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game at Station Camp HS

- Season-high at Columbia State was 25 points in a win over Jackson State

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22 TyQuaylon Smith

24 Reginal Johnson

Season-High Pts 3, at L-CHI (11/11/16) FGM 1, two times 3FG 1, at L-CHI (11/11/16) FT 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) Ast 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) Reb 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Blocks 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) Steals 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) Min 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16)

Pts FGM 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min

Sophomore | Forward | 6-8 | 200 Jackson, La. | East Feliciana HS

Career-High 4, at UTEP (11/22/15) 2, at UTEP (11/22/15) 1, at L-CHI (11/11/16) 2, two times 1, two times 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 8, at Portland (11/24/16)

Junior | Forward | 6-5 | 250 Monroe, La. | Richwood HS Season-High 15, at SF (11/30/16) 7, two times 2, two times N/A 2, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 9, at SF (11/30/16) 1, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 2, two times 26, at SF (11/30/16)

Career-High 22, vs. GRAM (3/10/15) 9, vs. GRAM ((3/10/15) 3, two times 7, vs. DILRD (11/24/14) 3, vs. DILRD (11/24/14) 10, two times 1, six times 2, three times 30, two times

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 2 1-1/1.000 1-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 3/3.0 @EVAN 2 0-1/.000 0-1 0-0/.000 0-0-0 3-0 0 1 0 0 0/1.5 SELMA 5 1-3/.333 0-0 0-2/.000 0-2-2 1-0 0 0 2 0 2/1.7 Blue M. 4 0-1/.000 0-1 2-2/1.000 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 2/1.8 @CSU DNP @SF 1 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/1.4 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 14 2-6/.333 1-3 2-4/.500 0-2-2 4-0 1 2 2 1 7/1.4

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 14 4-6/.667 0-2 0-0/.000 4-1-5 3-0 1 1 0 1 8/8.0 @EVAN 24 5-8/.625 2-3 0-0/.000 3-2-5 1-0 0 0 0 1 12/10.0 SELMA 16 7-13/.538 0-2 0-1/.000 3-5-8 2-0 2 1 1 2 14/11.3 Blue M. 24 6-12/.500 0-2 0-1/.000 3-5-8 3-0 0 1 0 2 12/11.5 @CSU 23 6-8/.750 2-2 0-0/.000 1-4-5 0-0 1 0 0 0 14/12.0 @SF 26 7-17/.412 0-2 1-1/1.000 2-7-9 3-0 1 1 0 0 15/12.5 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 127 35-64/.547 4-13/.308 1-3/.333 16-24-40 12-0 5 4 1 6 75/12.5

Notes on Smith - Has seen action off the bench in five of six games this season and made a three-pointer in the season opener at Loyola-Chicago

Notes on Johnson - Ranks second in the SWAC in field goal percentage (.547)

- Scored eight points in 2015-16, including a career-high four at UTEP

- Five consecutive double-figure scoring games and has grabbed at least five rebounds in every contest this year - Coming off a season-high 15 points and neared a double-double with a season-high nine rebounds at San Francisco - Turned in a six-for-eight shooting night against Colorado State resulting in 14 points - Reached double-figures in scoring seven times last year with a season-high of 14 points on three different occassions - Registered a double-double of 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds against Portland

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30 Marquis Vance

50 Devon Brewer

Pts FGM 3FG FT Ast Reb Blocks Steals Min

Season-High Pts 2, two times FGM N/A 3FG N/A FT 2, at CSU (11/27/16) Ast 1, two times Reb 2, two times Blocks 1, four times Steals 1, two times Min 13, at CSU (11/27/16)

Senior | Forward | 6-7 | 265 Tchula, Miss. | S.V. Marshall HS

Season-High Career-High 23, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 30, vs. GRAM (2/9/15) 8, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 10, vs. GRAM (2/9/15) 2, three times 4, vs. GRAM (2/9/15) 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 9, at ASU (2/22/14) 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 11, at L-CHI (11/11/16) 14, vs. TXSO (3/5/15) 3, at Evansville (11/14/16) 3, at Evansville (11/14/16) 2, two times 3, vs. UAPB (1/19/15) 30, at Evansville (11/14/16) 56, at MVSU (1/16/16)

Freshman | Forward | 6-8 | 260 Hiram, Ga. | Hiram HS

Career-High 2, two times N/A N/A 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 1, two times 2, two times 1, four times 1, two times 13, at CSU (11/27/16)

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI * 29 4-11/.364 2-3 2-5/.400 1-10-11 1-0 0 2 0 0 12/12.0 @EVAN * 30 7-13/.538 1-4 4-5/.800 2-5-7 2-0 2 5 3 1 19/15.5 SELMA * 27 4-10/.400 1-3 2-8/.250 3-3-6 1-0 7 2 2 1 11/14.0 Blue M. * 25 8-9/.889 2-2 5-6/.833 2-6-8 1-0 3 2 1 2 23/16.3 @CSU * 31 2-15/.133 2-5 0-2/.000 1-1-2 3-0 1 1 1 2 6/14.2 @SF * 28 5-17/.294 0-4 0-0/.000 3-4-7 2-0 2 0 1 0 10/13.5 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 6 170 30-75/.400 8-21/.381 13-26/.500 12-29-41 10-0 15 12 8 6 81/13.5

Opp GS Min FG-FGA/Pct. 3FG-FGA FT-FTA/PCT O-D-T PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg @L-CHI 3 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 1 0/0.0 @EVAN 5 0-2/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 1-1-2 2-0 0 0 1 0 0/0.0 SELMA 11 0-2/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 3-0 0 2 1 0 0/0.0 Blue M. 11 0-2/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-1-1 3-0 1 1 1 0 0/0.0 @CSU 13 0-0/.000 0-0 2-4/.500 0-0-0 1-0 0 1 1 1 2/0.4 @SF 6 0-0/.000 0-0 2-2/1.000 1-1-2 1-0 1 1 0 0 2/0.7 @CAL @LTU @GT @GC RUST TSU PVAM @JSU @GRAM MVSU UAPB @ASU @AAMU SU JSU GRAM @MVSU @UAPB ASU AAMU @SU @TSU @PVAM TBA Totals 49 0-7/.000 0-0 4-6/.667 2-4-6 11-0 2 5 4 2 4/0.7

Notes on Vance - Ranks second in the SWAC in blocks (1.4 bpg) and defensive rebounds (5.0 drpg)

Notes on Brewer - Has seen action off the bench in every game this season and made a pair of free throws at both Colorado State and San Francisco

- Has scored in double-figures in five out of six games this year including a season-high 23 vs. Blue Mountain

- Averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game in high school and was selected to the All-Region First-Team

- Surpassed 1,000 career points against Blue Mountain - Tallied a 19-point performance at Evansville where he went 7-for-13 from the field and swatted a career-high three blocks - Posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds in the season opener at Loyola-Chicago. It was the seventh double-double of his career - Named to the Preseason All-Conference Second-Team

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Alcorn State University

Men’s Basketball ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Alcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. Alcorn. Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presbyterians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its establishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and mechanical components. Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the threeyear graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, including laundry, cost about $5 a month. In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres. In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s

physical plant and academic programs evolved into a more diversified University. The student population is now representative of more than 65 counties, more than 30 states, and at least 18 foreign countries. The University provides an undergraduate education that enables students to successfully pursue work in graduate and professional schools, engage in teaching, and enter other professions. As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic backgrounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University operates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, including the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees. The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State University’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence. Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. Posey ASU History Research Associate Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994)

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Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball

Media Roster

0 Rahamanh KATUMBUSI

12 Juwan HENDERSON

1 Denzel DULIN

15 Avery PATTERSON

2 A.J. MOSBY

20 Yalen REED

3 Tyler CARTER

22 TyQuaylon SMITH

4 DeAndre DAVIS

24 Reginal JOHNSON

5 Maurice HOWARD

30 Marquis VANCE

10 Kobe WILSON

50 Devon BREWER

Sophomore | Guard | 6-2 | 195 Chicago, Ill. | Kenwood Academy HS

Senior | Guard | 6-4 | 200 Queens, N.Y. | Bethune-Cookman

Junior | Guard | 6-3 | 160 Cartersville, Ga. | Chattahoochee Tech

Freshman | Forward | 6-7 | 200 Houston, Texas | Steinbrenner HS

Senior | Forward | 6-8 | 220 Spotsylvania, Va. | Garrett College

Freshman | Guard | 6-1 | 190 Quincy, Fla. | James S. Richards HS

Freshman | Forward | 6-9 | 220 Kennesaw, Ga. | North Cobb Christian

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Junior | Guard | 5-7 | 140 Atlanta, Ga. | Stephenson HS

Junior | Guard | 6-2 | 195 Decatur, Ga. | Columbia State

Freshman | Forward | 6-7 | 200 Nashville, Tenn. | Station Camp HS

Sophomore | Forward | 6-8 | 200 Jackson, La. | East Feliciana HS

Junior | Forward | 6-5 | 250 Monroe, La. | Richwood HS

Senior | Forward | 6-7 | 265 Tchula, Miss. | S.V. Marshall HS

Freshman | Forward | 6-8 | 260 Hiram, Ga. | Hiram HS

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