@BlazerAthletics #BlazerNations...Valdosta State Men’s Basketball • Page 2 Valdosta State Blazers # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Johnny Stallworth G 6-0 195

Valdosta State Men’s Basketball • Page 2

Valdosta State Blazers

# NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL0 Johnny Stallworth G 6-0 195 Jr. Vredenburgh, Ala. / Alabama Southern CC1 Domonique Alexander F 6-7 215 Jr. New Orleans, La. / Three Rivers CC2 Harlan Williams F 6-8 205 Fr. Pleasant Grove, Ala. / Pleasant Grove HS3 TreyPetty G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntsville,Ala./WestminsterChristianAcad.4 Sean Cranney G 6-2 175 Fr. Wollongong, Australia / Smiths Hill HS5 Cannon Edwards G 6-2 185 Sr. Petal, Miss. / Northeast Mississippi CC10 ToniKumanovic G 6-4 195 Fr. Zagreb,Croatia/KKZabkok11 Jahmal Lane G 6-4 205 Sr. Planfield,N.J./WesternOklahomaStateCollege12 GavinRobinson F 6-7 195 Jr. NewOrleans,La./JacksonStateCC14 MalikJohnson F 6-9 200 Jr. Dothan, Ala. / Southern Union State CC20 Billy Ingram F 6-6 190 R-Sr. Bellamy, Ala. / Alabama State 21 JakeJobling G 6-2 195 So. Canberra, Australia / Westwind Prep.22 Mateo Habazin F 6-8 255 Fr. Zagreb,Croatia/ZagrebSchoolofEconsandMan.24 MarcelMoorer F 6-4 200 Sr. Birmingham,Ala./McAdoryHS

Head Coach: Allen Sharpe Assistant Coach: NickWoodruff Graduate Assistant Coach: Garrison Boyd

# NAMEPOS. HT. WT.CL. HOMETOWN(PREVIOUSSCHOOL)0 Damian Young G 6-4 204 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Miss. Valley State Univer.1 Marquise Simuels F 6-6 230 Jr. Columbia, SC / Spartanburg Methodist College2 JakeElliottG 6-0 160 R-Fr.Broxton,Ga./GeorgiaChristianHS3 JoshLemonsG 6-1 175 Sr.Cincinnati,Ohio/ToledoUniversity5 Jeremiah Hill G 6-2 170 Sr. Savannah, Ga. / Savannah State11 Tim Dal Bon G 5-11 175 Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Tallahassee CC12 BeauJusticeG 6-2 175 So.Peebles, Ohio / West Liberty State University15 Saadiq Muhammad F 6-7 220 Sr. Savannah, Ga. / Savannah State University21 KodyMoralesG 6-2 175 Sr.Savannah,Ga./RichmondHillHS22 Max Harris F 6-5 190 So. Titusville, Fla. / Ave Maria University23 JimmyKodetF 6-7 208 Jr.Williamston,Mich./LansingCC24 JustinSimonF 6-6 230 Sr.Aliceville,Ala./SheltonStateCC32 CarlosBeverlyF 6-7 202 Jr.Valdosta,Ga./AlbanyTech.34 JustinMcBrideF 6-11 350 Sr.Starke,Fla./UniversityofCentralFloridaHead Coach:MikeHelfer(12thYear) Associate Head Coach:JasonMays(2ndYear) Graduate Assistant Coaches:GabeFrisbie,BlakeJustice

VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS (16-3, 11-2 GSC)

WEST ALABAMA TIGERS (9-9, 4-8 GSC)

SATURDAY • JANUARY 28TH • 5:00 PMLIVINGSTON, ALA. • PRUITT HALL

VS.VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS

RECORD: .................... 16-3, 11-2 GSCHEAD COACH: ................. MikeHelferYEAR AT VSU: ..............................12thRECORD AT VSU: ........217-122, 98-83LAST FIVE GAMES .........................5-0

WEST ALABAMA TIGERSRECORD: ........................ 9-9, 4-8 GSCHEAD COACH: .......................Allen SharpeYEAR AT UWA: ..............................4thLAST FIVE GAMES: ........................1-4VSU ALL-TIME VS. UWA ............43-29



VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS SEASON STATISTICS

WEST ALABAMA WOLVES SEASON STATISTICS

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#3 JOSH LEMONS #5 JEREMIAH HILL #15 BEAU JUSTICE #15 SAADIQ MUHAMMAD #24 JUSTIN SIMON

Overall: 16-3 Conf: 11-2 Home: 8-1 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 2-0 -MINUTES- -TOTAL- -3-PTS- -F-THROWS- -REBOUNDS- -SCORING-## PLAYER GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A-AVG TO STL BLKPTS-AVG05 Hill, Jeremiah 19-19 597-31.4 120-261 .460 46-120 .383 79-100 .790 21 78 99 5.2 42 81-4.3 47 42 4 365- 19.212 Justice,Beau 19-19 610-32.1 88-189 .466 42-101 .416 31-39 .795 15 49 64 3.4 39 38-2.0 30 17 4249-13.100 Young, Damian 19-5 371-19.5 92-194 .474 33-81 .407 24-26 .923 25 36 61 3.2 42 26-1.4 46 30 12 241- 12.715 Muhammad, Saadiq 19-19 517-27.2 91-152 .599 0-0 .000 55-77 .714 47 72 119 6.3 55 9-0.5 34 9 18 237-- 12.503 Lemons, Josh 17-17 551-32.4 65-130 .500 14-37 .378 57-70 .814 20 68 88 5.2 47 68-4.0 38 30 5 201- 11.823 Kodet, Jimmy 19-0 280-14.7 51-101 .505 17-48 .354 6-10 .600 17 63 80 4.2 29 4-0.2 10 5 21 125- 6.624 Simon,Justin 13-11 268-20.6 24-45 .533 0-0 .000 26-35 .743 31 44 75 5.8 28 9-0.7 11 5 674-5.701 Simuels, Marquise 15-0 193-12.9 23-44 .523 1-3 .333 11-21 .524 20 26 46 3.1 26 8-0.5 16 11 3 58- 3.932 Beverly, Carlos 19-0 158-8.3 20-34 .588 0-0 .000 8-15 .533 14 25 39 2.1 39 2-0.1 14 3 2 48- 2.511 Dal Bon, Tim 18-0 134-7.4 9-25 .360 5-17 .294 3-5 .600 4 14 18 1.0 21 15-0.8 6 2 0 26-- 1.402 Elliott,Jake 5-0 16-3.2 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 1 1-0.2 3 1 06-1.221 Morales, Kody 3-0 9-3.0 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 1-0.3 0 0 0 3- 1.0 Total 19 3850 609-1240 .491 172-440 .391 312-410 .761 251 516 767 40.4 380 277-14.6 281 161 75 1702- 89.58 Opponents 3850-202.6 521-1182 .441 131-412 .318 303-440 .689 216 436 652 34.3 371 207-10.9 295 126 75 1476- 77.68

PROJECTED BLAZER STARTERS

Overall: 9-9 Conf: 4-8 Home: 5-3 Away: 3-5 Neutral: 1-1 -MINUTES- -TOTAL- -3-PTS- -F-THROWS- -REBOUNDS- -SCORING-## PLAYER GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGAPCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A-AVG. TO STL BLK PTS-AVG12 Robinson, Gavin 18-17 550-30.6 86-174 .494 1-16 .063 90-117 .769 36 116 152 8.4 42 15-0.8 26 19 10 263- 14.611 Lane, Jahmal 18-17 620-34.4 77-171 .450 6-22 .273 83-111 .748 24 90 114 6.3 43 37-2.1 52 14 7 243- 13.50 Stallworth, Johnny 14-10 303-21.6 49-126 .389 25-77 .325 24-32 .750 5 23 28 2.0 22 16-1.1 20 10 2 147- 10.521 Jobling,Jake 18-7 481-26.7 41-104 .394 33-88 .375 13-18 .722 2 19 21 1.2 20 7-0.4 20 7 0128-7.104 Cranney, Sean 16-7 375-23.4 20-66 .303 7-27 .259 47-60 .783 10 46 56 3.5 51 69-4.3 52 14 4 94- 5.901 Alexander, Dominique 17-12 343-20.2 34-66 .515 0-0 .000 17-33 .515 47 40 87 5.1 50 10-0.6 24 7 46 85- 5.020 Ingram, Billy 15-2 222-14.8 27-92 .293 6-37 .162 12-15 .800 7 31 38 2.5 37 4-0.3 15 6 2 72- 4.810 Kumanovic,Toni 18-10 369-20.5 19-66 .288 4-23 .174 36-38 .947 8 30 38 2.1 26 26-1.4 30 6 178-4.322 Habazin, Mateo 13-2 127-9.8 16-31 .516 0-0 .000 3-10 .300 4 9 13 1.0 23 1-0.1 12 0 2 35- 2.724 Moorer,Marcel 16-0 174-10.9 9-24 .375 0-2 .000 5-7 .714 10 18 28 1.8 19 5-0.3 5 5 223-1.414 Johnson,Malik 9-1 82-9.1 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 5 11 16 1.8 11 2-0.2 5 2 106-0.702 Williams, Harlan 3-0 4-1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0- 0.0 Total 18 3650 380-922 .412 82-292 .281 332-443 .749 185 474 659 36.6 344 192-10.7 274 90 86 1174- 65.22 Opponents 3650-202.8 418-1016 .411 115-352 .327 222-363 .612 195 409 604 33.6 377 222-12.3 236 109 60 1173- 65.17



UniversityInformationName .............................................. Valdosta State UniversityLocation ............................................................. Valdosta, Ga.Founded ......................................................................... 1906Enrollment ................................................................... 12,300Nickname ................................................................... BlazersSchoolColors ....................................................RedandBlackHome Arena ...................................................... The ComplexCapacity ......................................................................... 5,300Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division IIConference ............................................................GulfSouthUniversity President ................................Dr.RichardCarvajalAthleticDirector ..............................................Herb Reinhard

ProgramInformationFirstYearofBasketball ................................................... 1954All-TimeRecord .........................................................984-635 All-TimeGulfSouthConferenceRecord ....................264-231 GSCTournamentRecord..................................................8-10

2015-16Finish OverallRecord ......................................................17-11 HomeRecord .........................................................11-4 AwayRecord ............................................................6-6 NeutralRecord .........................................................0-1 GulfSouthConferenceRecord ...............................13-9 GSC Finish ................................................................6thLetterwinnersR/L ..............................................................4/3Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................3/2Newcomers........................................................................... 9

BlazerStaffHeadCoach .......................................MikeHelfer(12thYear)AssistantCoach ...................................JasonMays(2ndYear)GraduateAssistantCoach ...................GabeFrisbie(2ndYear)GraduateAssistantCoach:..................BlakeJustice(1stYear)Student Assistant ...DeeFrazier,JeremyFowler,BrycelandBrownMen’sBBallAthleticTrainer......................................MaciFox Alma Mater ............................................................. LeeStrength/ConditioningCoach ..............................Gabby Felps

ContactInformationMikeHelfer .....................................................(229)333-5893BasketballFax ................................................ (229)-333-5972Jason Mays .....................................................(229)333-5904Gabe Frisbie ....................................................(229)245-6514AthleticDepartmentPhone............................(229)333-5980

Valdosta State Blazer Quick Facts•

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PRONUNCIATION KEY:

Team GSC Pct. Overall Pct.VSU 11-2 0.846 16-3 0.842 UAH 10-2 0.833 14-4 0.778 CBU 8-5 0.615 11-8 0.579 UWF 7-6 0.538 12-6 0.667 DSU 7-6 0.538 12-7 0.632 UNA 7-6 0.538 12-7 0.632 SU 5-7 0.417 11-7 0.611 LU 5-7 0.417 9-9 0.500 UWG 5-7 0.417 8-10 0.444 UU 5-8 0.385 10-9 0.526 UWA 4-8 0.333 9-9 0.500 MC 1-11 0.083 4-12 0.250 Updat Updated as of 1-26-17

STANDINGS

#1 Marquise Simuels ....... Mar-KWEESE#15 Saadiq Muhammad ........Suh-DEEK#21 Kody Morales .............More-AL-ess



Overall .............................................16-3GSC ..................................................11-2Non-Conference ...............................5-1Home ................................................8-1Road ..................................................6-2Neutral ..............................................2-0In November ....................................4-1InDecember .....................................4-1In January .........................................8-1In February .......................................0-0InMarch ...........................................0-0Day games ........................................7-1Night games .....................................9-2Aheadathalftime ..........................14-2Trailingathalftime ...........................2-1Tiedathalftime ................................0-0InOvertime ......................................1-0Games by 5 or less ...........................2-0Games by 6-10 points ......................4-3Games by 11-15 points....................1-0Games by 16-20 points....................3-0Games by 20+ points .......................6-0VSUscores75+points ...................15-2VSUscoresunder75points ............1-1 VSUmakesmoreFG ......................13-0OpponentmakesmoreFG ..............2-2Tied in FG ..........................................1-1VSUhasabetterFGpercentage ...15-0OpponenthasabetterFGpct. .......1-3TiedinFGpercentage ......................0-0Shooting40%orbetter .................16-2Shootinglessthan40% ..................0-1VSUmakesmore3FG ....................11-1Opponentmakesmore3FG ............2-2Tied in made 3FG .............................3-0VSUhasabetter3FGpercentage .13-0Opponenthasabetter3FGpct. .....2-3Tiedin3FGpercentage ....................1-0VSUattemptsmorefreethrows .....7-1Opponentattemptsmorefreethrows ..9-2Tiedinfreethrowattempts ............0-0VSUmakesmorefreethrows .........9-1Opponentmakesmorefreethrows .....6-2Tiedinmadefreethrows ................1-0VSUshootsbetterthan70pct.FT 11-1VSUshootslessthan70pct.FT ......5-2VSUshoots70percentFT ...............0-0Opp.shootsbetterthan70pct.FT ...8-1Opp.shootslessthan70pct.FT .....7-2Opp.shoots70pct.FT .....................1-0VSU has more rebounds ................13-1Opponent has more rebounds .......2-2Tied in rebounds ..............................1-0VSUhasmoredefensiverebounds .12-0Opponenthasmoredef.rebounds...3-3Tiedindefensiverebounds .............1-0VSUhasmoreoffensiverebounds 10-2Opponenthasmoreoff.rebounds ...6-0Tiedinoffensiverebounds ..............0-1VSU has more assists .....................12-1Opponent has more assists .............4-2Tied in assists ....................................0-0VSU has more turnovers .................8-1Opponent has more turnovers .......7-2Tied in turnovers ..............................1-0VSUhasmoreblocks .......................8-0Opponenthasmoreblocks .............5-2Tiedinblocks ....................................3-1VSU has more steals ........................7-2Opponent has more steals ..............4-1Tied in steals .....................................5-0

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2016-17 SCHEDULE3 Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. L, 76-10411 Fort Valley State Fort Valley, Ga. W, 85-72 12 Albany State Fort Valley, Ga. W, 88-8021 SOUTHEASTERN THECOMPLEX W,111-8326 Lynn WestPalmBeach,Fla. W, 101-9327 PalmBeachAtlantic WestPalmBeach,Fla. L,86-95

2 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* THECOMPLEX L,72-827 Lee* Cleveland, Tenn. W, 76-729 Shorter* Rome, Ga. W, 93-7612 West Georgia* Carrollton, Ga. W,79-7014 WESTALABAMA* THECOMPLEX W,74-5319 DELTASTATE* THECOMPLEX. W,79-6221 MISSISSIPPICOLLEGE*^ THECOMPLEX W,103-7923 WESTFLORIDA* THECOMPLEX W,89-8226 WESTGEORGIA* THECOMPLEX W,107-7728 West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 5:00 p.m.

*-GulfSouthConferenceMatch^- HallofFameWeekend HOME GAMESAllTimesEastern AllDatesandTimesSubjecttoChange

JANUARY

2 MississippiCollege* Jackson,Miss. 8:30p.m.4 Delta State* Cleveland, Miss. 5:00 p.m.9 UNION*^ THECOMPLEX 8:00P.M.11 CHRISTIANBROTHERS* THECOMPLEX 4:00P.M.16 Alabama-Huntsville* Huntsville, Ga. 8:30 P.M.18 NorthAlabama* Florence,Ala. 4:00P.M.23 SHORTER* THECOMPLEX 8:00P.M.25 LEE* THECOMPLEX 4:00P.M.

1 ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC THE COMPLEX W,95-7212 WestFlorida* Pensacola,Fla. W,92-892OT15 ChristianBrothers* Memphis,Tenn. L,77-8517 Union* Jackson,Tenn. W,96-7231 NORTHALABAMA* THECOMPLEX W,99-82

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Entering his 12th year with Valdosta State, MikeHelferhasestablishedhimselfas one of the top coaches inthenation.Afterall,inhisfirst11 years, he has compiled a201-119 record, includingwinningseasonsinnineofhis11 years, and repeatedly es-tablishedhisprogramasoneofthemostexcitingteamsintheGulf SouthConference, SouthRegion,andnationwide.

The Blazers returned toformin2015-16witha17-11 overall record and a 13-9conferencerecord.Theseasonincludedaslewofnear-misses,

asVSUtookteamsintoovertimeseventimesandfellinfiveofthosehard-foughtcontests.ValdostaState’srunlastseasonledtoareturntotheGulfSouth Conference Tournament,marking Helfer’s 10th appearance in theplayoffsasaheadcoachatVSU.

Helfer’splanfortheValdostaStateprogramnearlyreacheditspinnaclein2009-10ashisteamadvancedfurtherthananysquadinschoolhistory.Enroutetoadvancingtothenationalquarterfinals,Helferdirectedhisteamtoaschoolrecord28victories,againstjustfivedefeats,andclaimedashareoftheprogram’ssecondstraightGulfSouthConferenceEastDivisiontitle.TheBlazersreachedashighasNo.2inthenationalpollsduringtheyear,thehigh-estVSUhaseverbeenrankednationally,andtwicedefeatedtheNo.1teaminthenation,thefirstincidentcominginan81-75victoryoverAugustaStateduring the regular seasonand the secondoccurringwhenValdostaStatedefeatedArkansasTech72-60inthesemifinalsoftheNCAASouthRegionTournament.The28victoriesontheyearmarkedthesecond-highestwintotalinasingleseasonforHelferinhis13-yearcoachingcareer.

PersonalhonorswerehandedouttovariousBlazersattheconclusionoftheseason,ledbyTyroneCurnellwhowasnamedtheGulfSouthConfer-enceandSouthRegionPlayeroftheYearwhileearningAll-Americahonorsforthesecondstraightseason.HelfersharedtheGSCEastDivisionCoachoftheYearhonors,earningtheawardforthesecondstraightyear.RicardoLewiswasalsohonoredbytheGulfSouthConferenceashejoinedCurnellonthefirstteamAll-Conferencesquad.

ThesingleseasonwinsrecordwasnottheonlyBlazerschoolrecordtofallduringtheseasonasValdostaStatealsoestablishedanewschoolmarkforpointsinaseason,finishingtheyearwith2,666tosurpasstheoldmarkof2,591setduringthe1967season.TheaggressiveBlazersalsoestablishedanewschoolmarkoffreethrowattemptsinaseason,tallying812attemptsontheyear,whileCurnellsettheindividualrecordinbothfreethrowsmadeandfreethrowattempts,connectingon156-of-226attemptsontheseasontobestbotholdschoolmarksbytwo.ValdostaStatefelljustonewinshyoftyingtheschoolrecordforconsecutivevictoriesinaseasonasitwent15games,astretchthatlastedfromDecember15untilFebruary18,withoutlosingacontest.

Thesuccessofthe2009-10seasonwasnotanovernightoccurrence

asHelferspentfouryearspriortothatyearestablishingtheBlazersasoneofthetopschoolintheNCAADivisionIIranks.HisfirstfouryearswithValdostaStatesawhisteamsplayinapairofNCAASouthRegionTournamentswhiletheBlazerswontheGulfSouthConferenceEastDivisiontitlein2008-09,justthethirdtimeinschoolhistorythattheBlazersfinishedfirstintheleague’sdivision.

Helfer’sabilitytoteachthegameofbasketballwasnevermoreevidentthanthe2008-09season,wheninadditiontotheGSCEastDivisiontitleandaNCAASouthRegionalappearance,heledhissquadtoa24-7record,despitelosing fourstarters fromthepreviousyear.Thesquad,which featured10newplayers,went9-3inconferenceplayandadvancedtothechampionshipgameof the league tournament.Helfer’sdirectionhelped severalBlazersearnindividualhonors,ledbyCurnell,whoearnedAll-AmericastatusfromtheNationalAssociationofBasketballCoacheswhilealsobeingnamedtotheAll-GulfSouthConferencesquad.CurnellandLewiseachearnedGSCAll-TournamenthonorsduringtheseasonwhileHelferwasnamedtheGSCEastDivisionCoachoftheYearattheconclusionoftheseason.

Helfer turned in perhaps his finest coaching performance the yearafterthemagical2009-10seasonasheagaindirectedhissquadtoa20-winseason,despitehavingtocompletelyretoolandreloadhissquadaftermassivelossesfromthepreviousyear’steam.The2010-11ValdostaStateteamlostnineoutofthe12playersthatledtheteamtothethe2009-10EliteEight,whichaccountedfor78.3percentoftheteam’sscoringand83.0percentofitsrebounding.

Withanentirelynewsquad,Helferledhissquadtoa21-9recordandasecondplacefinishintheGSC’sEastDivision.TwoBlazers,KevinHarrisandChristianHunter,earnedAll-GulfSouthConferencehonorswhiletheteamtallied277three-pointersontheseason,anewschoolrecord.The21victo-riesgaveValdostaStateitsthirdstraightseasonof20ormorewins,markingjustthesecondtimeinschoolhistoryVSUaccomplishedthatfeat,withtheotheroccurrencecomingduringbetween1965and1968.

Aftergoing11-16in2011-12,Helferonceagainprovedhisabilityasateambuilderashereturnedjustoneplayerforhis2012-13squad.ThejobHelferturnedinduringhisseventhyearwasnothingshortofmaster-fulashemoldedacollectionofnewplayersintoateamthatimprovedwitheachpassinggame.The2012-13Blazersfinishedtheyearwitha19-10re-cord,includinga9-9markinGSCplay,butsavedtheirbestforlastastheycharged through theGSCTournament, includinganupsetof sixth-rankedAlabama-Huntsville,beforefalling65-62toChristianBrothersintheCham-pionship game.

ThreeBlazersearnedAll-GulfSouthConferencehonorsattheendofthe2012-13season, includingJoshSparks,whoearnedAll-RegionhonorsaftersettinganewVSUandGSCrecordwith100blocksontheseason.HewasjoinedontheAll-GSCteambyguardPatrickDiopandforwardJamesAnacreon.

Helferinheritedateamthataveraged68.0pointsagamein2004-05andledittoa17-11markwhileaveraging83.5pointsagamein2005-06,hisfirstseasonatthehelmoftheBlazers.Helfer’sfirstsquadwent7-7inGulfSouthConferenceplayandfinishedtiedforfourthintheleague’sEastDivision.TwoofHelfer’splayers,JonRogers(First)andMichaelCrane(Sec-ond),werenamed to theAll-GSC teamwhileRogersalsoearnedAll-GSCTournamenthonorsafterVSUadvancedtothetournament’squarterfinals.

HEAD COACH MIKE HELFER

JASON MAYS(2ND SEASON)

12TH SEASONCAPITAL, 1989

ASSISTANT COACH

GABE FRISBIE(2ND SEASON)

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH

BLAKE JUSTICE(1ST SEASON)

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH



2016-17 Results

SCORE RESULT FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOTAVG PF A TO BLK STLValdosta State 85-72 W 27-60 .450 8-22 .364 23-30 .767 13 35 48 48.0 25 13 19 1 6at Fort Valley State 26-74 .351 8-27 .296 12-27 .444 22 24 46 46.0 23 11 14 5 6Valdosta State 88-80 W 34-66 .515 4-15 .267 16-26 .615 15 20 35 41.5 18 15 13 7 13vs. Albany State 32-64 .500 4-15 .267 12-18 .667 14 21 35 40.5 24 18 18 4 7VALDOSTA STATE 111-83 W 43-74 .581 15-32 .469 10-18 .556 16 21 37 40.0 24 24 12 4 11SOUTHEASTERN 26-53 .491 7-17 .412 24-30 .800 8 21 29 36.7 21 11 20 1 3Valdosta State 101-93 W 33-60 .550 10-22 .455 25-28 .893 5 22 27 36.8 20 17 15 3 15vs. Lynn 36-75 .480 7-30 .233 14-19 .737 18 23 41 37.8 23 10 20 5 2Valdosta State 86-95 L 37-77 .481 11-29 .379 1-2 .500 11 22 33 36.0 15 19 17 3 6at Palm Beach Atlantic 37-65 .569 10-20 .500 11-16 .688 8 27 35 37.2 12 18 16 3 11VALDOSTA STATE 95-72 W 38-72 .528 11-23 .478 8-11 .727 14 25 39 36.5 11 10 11 3 6ARMSTRONG STATE 29-67 .433 6-23 .261 8-10 .800 12 22 34 36.7 15 8 17 3 6Valdosta State 92-89 W (2OT) 29-70 .414 8-25 .320 26-34 .765 13 34 47 38.0 24 19 19 6 9at West Florida* 32-81 .395 6-28 .214 19-29 .655 20 33 53 39.0 26 21 16 6 8Valdosta State 77-85 L 29-67 .433 7-25 .280 12-16 .750 10 25 35 37.6 23 12 10 7 10at Christian Brothers* 30-57 .526 12-26 .462 13-24 .542 10 28 38 38.9 18 19 17 10 4Valdosta State 96-72 W 34-58 .586 5-12 .417 23-25 .920 9 30 39 37.8 25 8 15 2 6at Union* 23-54 .426 6-21 .286 20-38 .526 10 17 27 37.6 21 11 12 1 6VALDOSTA STATE 99-82 W 27-50 .540 11-20 .550 34-37 .919 10 32 42 38.2 23 16 22 6 3NORTH ALABAMA* 27-69 .391 5-27 .185 23-26 .885 12 15 27 36.5 30 9 14 1 11 VALDOSTA STATE 72-82 L 26-71 .366 5-24 .208 15-23 .652 20 24 44 38.7 19 10 9 2 6ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* 31-57 .544 7-18 .389 13-18 .722 7 31 38 36.6 18 12 12 6 5Valdosta State 76-72 W 29-65 .446 9-21 .429 9-14 .643 14 25 39 38.8 14 16 12 5 12at Lee* 25-61 .410 8-25 .320 14-18 .778 12 26 38 36.8 15 8 15 7 5Valdosta State 93-76 W 31-58 .534 14-27 .519 17-22 .773 10 29 39 38.8 24 14 19 4 11at Shorter* 22-59 .373 6-23 .261 26-32 .813 11 21 32 36.4 18 6 15 3 11Valdosta State 79-70 W 28-68 .412 6-19 .316 17-22 .773 17 34 51 39.6 19 13 19 2 7West Georgia* 26-62 .419 3-15 .200 15-23 .652 7 26 33 36.1 18 11 13 4 8Valdosta State 74-53 W 28-58 .483 9-22 .409 9-15 .600 13 31 44 39.9 22 9 12 5 2West Alabama* 15-52 .288 2-16 .125 21-24 .875 9 19 28 35.6 16 2 9 3 5VALDOSTA STATE 79-62 W 28-57 .491 9-20 .450 14-17 .824 13 26 39 39.9 19 17 14 6 8DELTA STATE* 23-56 .411 3-12 .250 13-23 .565 11 21 32 35.4 15 4 14 5 8VALDOSTA STATE 103-79 W 37-62 .597 10-22 .455 19-23 .826 11 22 33 39.5 22 21 13 1 11MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 27-51 .529 7-17 .412 18-27 .667 5 16 21 34.5 17 9 17 1 3VALDOSTA STATE 89-82 W 29-68 .426 8-31 .258 23-30 .767 19 32 51 40.1 16 9 19 4 10WEST FLORIDA* 28-67 .418 12-27 .444 14-20 .700 12 22 34 34.5 22 12 17 5 12VALDOSTA STATE 107-77 W 42-79 .532 12-29 .414 11-17 .647 18 27 45 40.4 17 15 11 4 9WEST GEORGIA* 26-58 .448 12-25 .480 13-18 .722 8 23 31 34.3 19 7 19 2 5ValdostaState(TOTAL) - 609-1240 .491 172-440 .391 312-410 .761 251 516 767 40.4 380 277 281 75 161Opponents(TOTAL) - 521-1182 .441 131-412 .318 303-440 .689 216 436 652 34.3 371 207 295 75 126

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2016-17 Game-by-Game Statistics

OPPONENT RESULT RECORD HIGHSCORER HIGHREBOUNDS HIGHASSISTS HIGHSTEALS HIGHBLOCKSatFortValleyState W,85-72 1-0 18-Young,Damian 8-Hill,Jeremiah 5-Zablotny,Sheldon 2-Young,Damian 1-Muhammad,S.vs. Albany State W, 88-80 2-0 20-Muhammad,S. 8-Muhammad,S. 6-Hill,Jeremiah 4-Hill,Jeremiah 3-Muhammad,S.SOUTHEASTERN W, 111-83 3-0 26-S. Muhammad 9-Josh Lemons 7-Jeremiah Hill 5-Jeremiah Hill 2-S. Muhammadvs.Lynn W,101-93 4-0 31-BeauJustice 6-DamianYoung 8-JeremiahHill 5-JoshLemons 1-DamianYoungatPalmBeachAtl. L,86-95 4-1 25-S.Zablotny 6-S.Muhammad 6-JeremiahHill 2-S.Muhammad 1-DamianYoungARMSTRONG STATE W, 95-72 5-1 25-Josh Lemons 8-S. Muhammad 3-Jeremiah Hill 2-Marquis Simuels 1-S. MuhammadatWestFlorida* W,92-89(2OT) 6-1 24-JeremiahHill 11-JeremiahHill 9-JeremiahHill 4-JoshLemons 3-JimmyKodetatChristianBrothers*L,77-85 6-2 20-JeremiahHill 7-JoshLemons 3-DamianYoung 3-DamianYoung 2-DamianYoungat Union* W, 96-72 7-2 20-S. Muhammad 6-Jimmy Kodet 3-Damian Young 3-Damian Young 2-Jimmy KodetNORTHALABAMA* W,99-82 8-2 22-BeauJustice 7-JoshLemons 5-JeremiahHill 2-JeremiahHill 2-Muhammad/SimonALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* L,72-828-315-JeremiahHill8-JustinSimon3-JoshLemons 3-DamianYoung1-JoshLemonsatLee* W,76-72 9-3 18-JeremiahHill 10-JustinSimon 7-JoshLemons 4-JoshLemons 2-JoshLemonsat Shorter* W, 93-76 10-3 34-Damian Young 7-Jeremiah Hill 3-Josh Lemons 4-Jeremiah Hill 1-Jeremiah HillatWestGeorgia W,79-70 11-3 17-BeauJustice 13-S.Muhammad 5-JoshLemons 3-DamianYoung 1-MarquisSimuelsWEST ALABAMA* W,74-53 12-3 28-Jeremiah Hill 12-S.Muhammad 4-Jeremiah Hill 1-S.Muhammad 2-S.MuhammadDELTASTATE* W,79-62 13-3 16-BeauJustice 10-JustinSimon 6-JoshLemons 2-JoshLemons 3-JimmyKodetMISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* W,103-79 14-3 27-Jeremiah Hill 6-Jeremiah Hill 7-Jeremiah Hill 4-Jeremiah Hill 1-Jimmy KodetWESTFLORIDA* W,89-82 15-3 27-JeremiahHill15-S.Muhammad 3-JeremiahHill 4-JeremiahHill 2-JustinSimonWEST GEORGIA* W,107-77 16-3 24-Jeremiah Hill 7-S. Muhammad 5-Jeremiah Hill 5-Jeremiah Hill 3-S. Muhammad*-Conferencegames

HEAD COACH MIKE HELFER



Blazers Blow by Wildcats in Season OpenerValdosta State Wins, 85-72VALDOSTA, Ga. - TheValdostaStateBlazers racedoutof thegateandnever lookedback foraconvincing85-72triumphover theFortValleyStateWildcatsinthesquad’sseasonopeneronFridaynightinFortVal-ley, Ga.TheBlazerscoulddonowrongearlyinthecontestandblisteredtheWildcatsintheopeningminutestoopenupa25-pointadvantage.FortValleyleveledofflateintheopeningperiod,however,andusedthethreeballtomakearunlateinthefirsthalfandnarrowthedeficitto49-34atintermission. ValdostaStatemadethenecessaryadjustmentsathalftimetoslowdown FVSU’s long range attack, and the two teams traded bucketsthroughoutthemajorityofthesecondhalf.ValdostaState’sleadprovedtobeinsurmountable,allowingtheBlazerstosecurethevictoryinthenon-conferenceshowdown. Thekeydifferencecameatthecharitystripe,whereFVSUshot just12-of-27.Incontrast,theBlazersshot76.7percentwitha23-of-30per-formance.FourBlazersreacheddouble-digitfiguresinthescoringcolumn,andJeremiahHillandDamianYoungpacedtheeffortwith18points.Inad-dition,fivedifferentVSUplayershauledinsevenormorerebounds.Hillledinthereboundingcolumnaswellandnearlymissedadouble-doubleafternotchingateam-high18rebounds.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%FortValleyState34 38 - - = 72 35.1% 29.6% 44.4% Valdosta State 49 36 - - = 85 45.0% 36.4% 76.7% Pts in the Paint: FVSU-30, VSU-28 PtsoffTurnovers:FVSU-18, VSU-152ndChancePts: FVSU-11,VSU-13 FastBreakPts: FVSU-14, VSU-10BenchPts: FVSU-31, VSU-16 Tied-1 Times, Lead Changed-1 TimesFVSU Largest Lead: 2 in 1st-19:46 VSU Largest Lead: 25 in 1st-4:20

Valdosta State 85Fort Valley State 72

H.P.E. COMPLEX IN FORT VALLEY, GA FORTVALLEY(0-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.33 Crawford * 7-15 1-7 2-2 1-4 5 2 17 2 2 01 314 Edwards * 3-7 0-0 5-8 2-3 5 2 11 4 3 0 1 285 Williams * 2-7 0-1 1-4 3-5 8 4 5 1 2 3 1 2412 Bryant * 1-10 1-4 1-2 1-0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 192 Bell * 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-0 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 1511 McMillan 5-15 3-9 3-4 2-1 3 1 16 0 0 01 2424 Mobley 2-5 2-3 0-0 2-3 5 3 6 1 2 0 0 141 Garror 2-5 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 1232 Bell 2-3 0-0 0-6 1-2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 1015 Hurst 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 83 Ware 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 713 Barfield 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 01 620 Smoak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 26-74 8-27 12-2722-24 4623 721114 56200

1Nov. 11, 2016

ValdostaState(1-0)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 5-11 2-6 6-6 1-7 8 2 18 2 0 0 2 370 Young * 7-16 3-6 1-2 0-7 7 4 18 1 5 0 2 284 Zablotny * 3-12 2-6 6-6 1-6 7 2 14 5 6 00 3515 Muhammad * 2-4 0-0 6-9 4-3 7 4 10 0 1 1 0 2712 Justice * 4-7 0-2 1-2 0-3 3 1 9 3 1 00 3423 Kodet 3-6 1-2 0-0 2-5 7 4 7 0 3 0 0 61 Simuels 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 1332 Beverly 2-2 0-0 0-1 2-0 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 1311 Dal Bon 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 27-60 8-22 23-3013-35 4825 851319 16200

Albany State 80Valdosta State 88

H.P.E. COMPLEX IN FORT VALLEY, GA

2Nov. 12, 2016

Blazers Outlast Golden RamsValdosta State Wins, 88-80

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamoutlastedAlbanyStateforatightlycontested,88-80non-conferencevictoryovertheGoldenRamsinFortValley,Ga.lateSaturdayafternoon. With the win, the Blazers improved to 2-0 on the young season. Mean-while, the Golden Rams dropped to 0-2.Inthefirsthalf,theBlazersledduringamajorityoftheframe,althoughthe score remained very tight throughout. Valdosta State looked asthoughtheymightbreakawayafterJimmyKodetdeliveredathreepointplayatthe11:11marktosparkan8-2runandgiveVSUa27-18lead.AlbanyStatefiredrightback,however,andansweredwitha13-4runoverthecourseofthenextsevenminutestoknotthecontestbackupat 31-31. The race to intermissionwasneck-and-neck,but theBlazersenteredthebreakwithaslightadvantageat42-41. Thefirst tenminutes of the secondhalf featured seventies and aslightadvantageforAlbanyState,astheyledforamajorityofthestretch.TheBlazersfoundtheirmark,however,afterusingajumperbySheldonZablotny to takea67-65 leadwith9:12togo in regulation.Zablotny’sbucketputValdostaState’soffensebackontrackandcuedupa15-6runthatwouldputVSUinfrontforgood.SaadiqMuhammadservedastheprimaryforceontheattackforVSUand recordedeight rebounds to go alongwith a team-high20points.Theseniorshot9-for-14inthegameandcomplementedtheeffortsofZablotny, JeremiahHill,andCarlosBeverly,whoscored19,16,and11pointsrespectively. ValdostaStateshotover51percentfromthefield inthegameandused22putbackpointson15offensive rebounds tohelpoffsetASU’sgrittyeffort.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Albany State 41 39 - - = 80 50.0% 26.7% 66.7% Valdosta State 42 46 - - = 88 51.5% 26.7% 61.5% Pts in the Paint: ASU-34, VSU-46 PtsoffTurnovers:ASU-16, VSU-212ndChancePts: ASU-8,VSU-22 FastBreakPts: ASU-14, VSU-8BenchPts: ASU-60, VSU-22 Tied-13 Times, Lead Changed-14 TimesASU Largest Lead: 4 in 2nd-15:55 VSU Largest Lead: 9 in 1st-09:24

AlbanyState(0-2) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.22 Davis * 3-5 1-2 1-2 0-1 1 2 8 0 2 0 2 1724 Walker * 3-7 1-3 0-0 1-0 1 3 7 1 0 02 2333 Habersham * 1-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 1010 Fields * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 630 Cloud * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 420 McClure 7-10 0-1 1-1 2-3 5 2 15 2 2 11 3344 Ward 5-10 0-0 4-6 5-3 8 3 14 3 4 0 0 2721 Lenyear 4-6 1-2 2-3 0-1 1 2 11 4 2 0 1 214 Hughes 4-11 0-4 1-2 1-4 5 4 9 3 2 1 0 2823 Green 4-11 0-2 1-2 3-5 8 5 9 4 3 1 1 2811 Hudson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 32-64 4-15 12-1814-213524 801818 47200

ValdostaState(2-0)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.15 Muhammad * 9-14 0-0 2-4 4-4 8 3 20 1 3 3 1 314 Zablotny * 7-15 1-5 4-4 2-0 2 0 19 5 3 02 365 Hill * 5-10 0-1 6-11 0-5 5 1 16 6 1 1 4 350 Young * 3-7 1-1 0-0 1-0 1 2 7 2 2 0 1 1712 Justice * 2-7 0-4 0-2 1-1 2 4 4 1 2 14 3532 Beverly 5-6 0-0 1-2 2-5 7 4 11 0 2 0 1 2223 Kodet 1-4 0-1 3-3 3-2 5 1 5 0 0 2 0 81 Simuels 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 811 Dal Bon 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 8TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 34-66 4-15 16-2615-203518 881513 713200


BlazersFlyHightoDefeatSoutheasternValdosta State Wins, 111-83VALDOSTA, Ga. – TheValdosta Statemen’sbasketball team thrived intheir hometown environment on Monday night and relished their home openerafteroutshiningtheSoutheasternFireina111-83wininValdo-sta, Ga. at The Complex. SophomoreBeauJusticesetthetone lessthan20seconds intothecontestwithathreeballfromtherightsidetogiveVSUa3-0advantage,andbothJoshLemonsandJeremiahHillfollowedsuitonthenexttwopossessionswithapairofthreeballsthatgavetheBlazersa9-0leadjustoveroneminuteaftertheopeningtip.Theearlyoffensiveonslaughtwasasignofthingstocomethroughoutthenight,astheBlazersused15longballsandasparkling46.9shoot-ing percentage from long range tomaintain a comfortable advantagethroughout the evening.JusticeandSaadiqMuhammadaccountedfor52ofVSU’s111pointsinthegame,aseachscored26points.Thepairrackeduptheirbignumbersinverydifferentways,however,asJusticeusedan8-for-11performancefromthethreepointline,andMuhammadtalliedmostofhispointsona12-for-14performancefromcloserange.Inthegame,theBlazersshot58.1percentfromthefieldona43-of-74effort,andtendifferentplayershelpedcontributetotheoffensiveattack.Inaddition,ValdostaStateoutreboundedtheFire37to29,allwhilecom-mittingjust12turnovers. Theonlydownside forVSUcameat the freethrow line,wheretheBlazers shot just 10-of-18. Head CoachMikeHelfer’s squad overcametheslipatthecharitystripe,however,with11stealstocomplementtheaforementionedoffensivebarrage.OthertopperformersinthecontestincludedLemons,whoposted19pointson7-of-9 shooting from thefield and4-of-5 shooting from theline,alongwithJimmyKodet,whopouredin16pointsona7-of-9shoot-ingeffortfromthefield. ThewinliftedVSUto3-0ontheyear,whileSoutheasternsawtheirrecorddropto2-3overall.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Southeastern 36 47 - - = 83 49.1% 41.2% 80.0% Valdosta State 55 56 - - = 111 58.1% 46.9% 55.6% Pts in the Paint: SE-32, VSU-52 PtsoffTurnovers:SE-8, VSU-392ndChancePts: SE-10,VSU-22 FastBreakPts: SE-0, VSU-0BenchPts: SE-25, VSU-29 Tied-0 Times, Lead Changed-0 TimesSE Largest Lead: -- VSU Largest Lead: 31 in 2nd-07:48

Southeastern 83Valdosta State 111

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA. Southeastern(2-3) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hebert * 6-10 4-8 0-0 0-2 2 4 16 1 1 0 1 3024 Johnson * 3-4 0-0 6-7 2-4 6 1 12 1 2 1 0 221 Oppenheimer * 4-7 2-3 2-4 0-1 1 4 12 2 3 0 0 1612 Wilcox * 3-8 0-0 4-4 2-2 4 3 10 1 5 00 2911 Holder * 3-7 0-1 2-2 0-4 4 2 8 2 4 0 1 3523 Miguez 3-9 0-4 6-6 0-4 4 2 12 0 3 0 1 262 Cartwright 1-5 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 2032 Edwards 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 615 Celestin 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 1 1 3 0 0 00 533 Custodio 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 242 Steffens 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 00 9TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 26-53 7-17 24-30 8-21 2921 831120 13200

3Nov. 21, 2016

ValdostaState(3-0) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Justice * 9-13 8-11 0-0 1-2 3 1 26 2 1 01 2915 Muhammad * 12-14 0-0 2-3 2-0 2 2 26 0 2 2 1 263 Lemons * 7-9 1-2 4-5 5-4 9 3 19 7 2 0 3 335 Hill * 2-7 1-4 3-5 2-2 4 2 8 7 1 0 5 204 Zablotny * 1-6 1-3 0-0 1-0 1 2 3 3 1 01 2023 Kodet 7-9 2-4 0-1 2-3 5 0 16 0 0 1 0 201 Simuels 3-6 0-0 0-2 1-3 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 192 Elliott 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 1 0 00 621 Morales 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 211 Dal Bon 0-2 0-2 1-2 1-1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 110 Young 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 732 Beverly 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 7TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 43-7415-3210-1816-21 37241112412 411200

Valdosta State 101Lynn 93

WEST PALM BEACH, FL

4Nov. 26, 2016

OffensiveOnslaughtLeadsVSUtoVictoryValdosta State Wins, 101-93

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamde-liveredanother impressiveoffensiveoutingandeclipsedthe100-pointmarkforthesecondstraightgametopickupanimportantSouthRegionvictoryovertheLynnFightingKnightsatthePalmBeachAtlanticThanks-givingClassiconSaturdayinWestPalmBeach,Fla.MomentumshiftedinLynn’sfavorafterthebreak,asLynnallowedonequickbucketbySaadiqMuhammadbeforestringingtogetherafour-min-uterunduringwhichtheFightingKnightsscored13unansweredpoints.ThestretchpulledLynntowithinfivepoints,butJeremiahHillsnappedthestretchwithavengeancewhenheflushedhomeadunkatthe14:49markwhiledrawingafoul.Hillconnectedfromthestripetocompletethethree-pointplayandputVSUinfront55-47.ThemomentumofHill’sthreepointplaysparkeda12-4runforVal-dostaStateoverthenextthreeminutes,whichgaveVSUafairlycom-fortable15-pointadvantageat66-51.LynnbattledtokeepthecontestrespectableandclosedVSU’sleadtosingledigitsintheclosingminutes.TheFightingKnightswereneverabletoovercomethedeficit,however,astheBlazersusedaseriesoftimelybucketsandfreethrowstoholdtheoppositionatbaythroughouttheremainderofregulation.Justicetoppedhiscareerhighforthesecondtimethisweekwithanim-pressive31-pointoutingthatincluded10-of-14shootingfromthefield,3-of-5 shooting from theperimeter, and aperfect 8-of-8performancefromthefreethrowline.Youngalsopostedacareerhighwith21points,whileJeremiahHillchippedinwith17pointsandeightassists. TheBlazers took full advantageof theiropportunitiesat the stripeandrackedup25pointsonfreethrowsalone.Theteamshotasparkling89.3percentfromtheline(25-of-28)andused17assistsand15stealstooffsettheir15turnovers. With the win, Valdosta State added to their strong start to improve to 4-0ontheseason.Meanwhile,theFightingKnightsfellto1-4overall.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Lynn 34 59 - - = 93 48.0% 23.3% 73.7%Valdosta State 48 53 - = 101 55.0% 45.5% 89.3%Pts in the Paint: LU-58, VSU-34 PtsoffTurnovers:LU-14, VSU-262ndChancePts:LU-20,VSU-9 FastBreakPts: LU-6, VSU-15BenchPts: LU-43, VSU-30 Tied-1 Times, Lead Changed-0 TimesLU Largest Lead: -- VSU Largest Lead: 16 in 2nd-19:42

Lynn(1-3) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.4 Botley * 5-13 3-9 4-4 1-1 2 3 17 2 2 0 0 2910 Kande * 6-9 0-0 1-1 3-9 12 4 13 0 2 4 0 3211 Baez * 5-7 0-0 3-3 2-2 4 2 13 3 4 0 1 2133 O’brien * 3-9 1-7 0-0 3-2 5 2 7 0 1 0 0 320 Rogers * 0-9 0-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 172 Palmer 9-13 1-2 6-9 3-0 3 5 25 0 3 0 0 265 Morrow 3-8 2-6 0-0 0-2 2 0 8 1 1 1 0 1122 Nwachukwu 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 0 0 00 83 Frazier 2-4 0-2 0-2 0-3 3 3 4 2 2 0 1 161 James 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 36-75 7-30 14-1918-234123 931020 52200

ValdostaState(4-0) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Justice *10-14 3-5 8-8 1-1 2 2 31 2 0 13 345 Hill * 5-10 2-5 5-6 1-3 4 1 17 8 4 0 2 3215 Muhammad * 3-5 0-0 3-4 1-1 2 4 9 1 3 1 0 294 Zablotny * 3-8 0-2 2-2 0-2 2 3 8 0 1 02 213 Lemons * 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-6 6 4 6 5 3 0 5 310 Young 7-11 3-5 4-4 1-5 6 2 21 0 3 1 2 2723 Kodet 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1032 Beverly 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 61 Simuels 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 911 Dal Bon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 33-6010-2225-285-22 27201011715 315200



BlazersEdgedOutbySailfishPalm Beach Atlantic Wins, 95-86WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamsuf-fereda95-86 loss to thehostingPalmBeachAtlanticSailfish inSouthRegionactiononthefinaldayofthe2016ThanksgivingClassicinWestPalmBeach,Fla.onSunday.BlazerguardSheldonZablotny,wholedtheBlazerswith25pointsinthegame,helpedVSUgetofftoagreatstartinthecontestwithalayupandathreepointerintheopeningminutes.Zablotny’seffortsparkedan11-5runoutofthegate,andVSUheldthatadvantagefora22-18leadafterthefirstnineminutesoftheopeningperiod.TheSailfishfiredback,however,usingathree-pointbarrageduringtheremainingminutesofthefirsthalftoovertaketheBlazerswithanarrow50-45leadathalftime.Inthesecondhalf,ValdostaStateconnectedforsevenoftheir11threepointersinthegame,includingfourfromZablotny,whohitfrombeyondthe arc seven times in the game. Against a 64.5 percent second-halfshootingperformancebytheSailfish,however,thelong-rangeshootingeffortwasnotenoughfortheBlazers,whowereawardedjusttwofreethrowattemptsinthegame,bothinthefirsthalf.ThestoryofthenightwasPBA’sshootingeffort,whichledtoa37-of-65,56.9percentperformancefromthefieldanda10-of-20,50percentnightfromthethreepointline.PBA’saccuracyfromthefieldovershad-owedanotherwiseimpressive37-of-77,48.1percentshootingeffortbyValdosta State. PBA’sDe’Ondre Jacksonwas theoffensive highlight for the Sailfishwith27points(11-of-14),nineofwhichcameonlongrangeshots.Mean-while,SaadiqMuhammadandJimmyKodetjoinedZablotnywithdoubledigitsinthescoringcolumnforValdostaState.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%PalmBeachAtl. 50 45 - - = 95 56.9% 50.0% 68.8% Valdosta State 45 41 - - = 86 48.1% 37.9% 50.0% Pts in the Paint: PBA-50, VSU-44 PtsoffTurnovers:PBA-26, VSU-192ndChancePts: PBA-4,VSU-7 FastBreakPts: PBA-19, VSU-8BenchPts: PBA-26, VSU-26 Tied-3 Times, Lead Changed-5 TimesPBA Largest Lead: 14 in 2nd-05:14 VSU Largest Lead: 6 in 1st-16:14

Valdosta State 86Palm Beach Atl. 95

WEST PALM BEACH, FL PalmBeachAtl.(4-2) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Jackson *11-14 3-5 2-3 0-5 5 1 27 0 3 11 3312 Warthen * 7-15 1-4 2-3 1-5 6 1 17 3 4 1 4 2833 Kostic * 4-7 3-4 3-4 1-4 5 0 14 3 2 01 2221 Barber * 5-10 0-2 1-2 2-3 5 0 11 1 0 1 1 293 Johnson * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 1225 Zinser 7-8 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 17 2 1 01 1911 Stones 3-6 0-1 3-4 0-2 2 0 9 5 1 0 2 224 Morales 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 4 0 2 2 0 1 2520 Koonce 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 0 00 852 Kenning 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 37-6510-2011-16 8-27 3512 951816 311200

5Nov. 27, 2016

ValdostaState(4-1)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.4 Zablotny * 9-16 7-11 0-0 3-1 4 2 25 2 3 01 3415 Muhammad * 6-9 0-0 1-1 2-4 6 5 13 0 2 1 2 273 Lemons * 5-10 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 2 10 4 1 0 1 3112 Justice * 3-14 1-7 0-0 0-5 5 1 7 5 2 01 315 Hill * 2-6 1-3 0-1 0-5 5 3 5 6 3 0 1 2623 Kodet 7-11 1-3 0-0 0-3 3 1 15 1 1 1 0 230 Young 4-8 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 9 1 3 1 0 161 Simuels 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 611 Dal Bon 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 332 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 37-7711-29 1-211-22 3315 861917 36200

Armstrong State 72Valdosta State 95

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.

6Dec. 1, 2016

Blazers Bury PiratesValdosta State Wins, 95-72VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State Blazers delivered a statement win in theirlastmatchupbeforeconferenceplaywithanimpressive95-72winover Armstrong State on Thursday night at The Complex in Valdosta, Ga. The win improved Valdosta State to 5-1 on the season and snapped a four-gamewinning streak for the Pirates,which droppedArmstrongState to 4-3 overall.ThePiratesscoredthefirstpointsofthegameafterapairofearlyfreethrowsbyDenzelCouncilatthe18:34mark,beforetheBlazersfiredbackandreclaimeda4-2advantagewithback-to-backjumpersbyJeremiahHillandDamianYoung.ThetwoteamstradedbucketsduringthenextthreeminutesandthePiratesreclaimedanarrowleaduntilthe14-20mark,whenMarquiseSimuelsslicedthroughthelanetosinkacontestedlayup and give VSU a 12-10 lead. With thehelpofa12-point (5-for-11)firsthalfperformancebyHill,ValdostaStatecontinuedtobuildontheirleadthroughouttheremainderoftheopeningframe,andtheBlazersstretchedtheirleadto16pointsat46-30bytheendofthehalf.ThePirateshungaroundinthesecondhalfbutnevercameanycloserthan13points,asValdostaStateuseda57.6percentsecond-halfshoot-ingefforttoholdArmstrongStateatbay.JoshLemonswastheanchorfor theValdosta Stateoffense,whichhas scored85ormorepoints ineverycontestthisseason.Theseniorburied9-of-10shotsfromthefieldin thegame,shotaperfect3-of-3 fromthe threepoint line,andahit4-for-4fromthecharitystripe.Lemons’25points inthegamemarkeda career-high and eclipsed his previous career-best of 19, which heachieved in Valdosta State’s last home game against Southeastern onNovember 21st.Hillfinishedwith24pointsinthegameandaddedfivereboundsandthreeassists,whileYoungmadehisfirstcareerstartathomecountwith17pointson7-of-13shootingfromthefield.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%ArmstrongState 30 42 - - = 72 43.3% 26.1% 80.0% Valdosta State 46 49 - - = 95 52.8% 47.8% 72.7% Pts in the Paint: AAU-30, VSU-36 PtsoffTurnovers:AAU-18, VSU-232ndChancePts: AAU-13,VSU-17 FastBreakPts: AAU-0, VSU-0BenchPts: AAU-22, VSU-18 Tied-4 Times, Lead Changed-2 TimesAAU Largest Lead: 4 in 1st 15:51 VSU Largest Lead: 30 in 2nd-02:40

Armstrong(4-3) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.3 Tillery * 4-10 2-7 4-4 1-2 3 3 14 4 1 0 0 301 Council * 5-7 0-0 3-3 4-1 5 1 13 0 4 02 2923 James * 5-9 1-3 0-0 1-3 4 3 11 0 4 1 0 2510 Jeffers * 3-10 1-6 0-0 0-5 5 1 7 3 3 00 332 Goldston * 2-5 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 0 2 0 2 2032 Spicer 5-8 0-1 1-1 0-1 1 1 11 0 0 00 165 Clifton 3-9 1-3 0-0 3-3 6 0 7 0 1 01 224 Williams 1-4 0-0 0-2 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1341 Cunningham 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 20 Brown 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 715 Ballard 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 29-67 6-23 8-1012-22 3415 72 817 36200

ValdostaState(5-1)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.3 Lemons * 9-10 3-3 4-4 0-1 1 2 25 2 2 0 1 285 Hill * 10-17 4-7 0-0 0-5 5 2 24 3 1 0 1 280 Young * 7-13 2-5 1-2 3-1 4 1 17 1 1 0 1 2215 Muhammad * 2-5 0-0 2-2 7-1 8 1 6 0 4 1 0 2712 Justice * 2-7 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 2 5 3 0 00 311 Simuels 3-4 0-0 1-1 2-6 8 0 7 0 3 0 2 1823 Kodet 2-8 1-4 0-0 0-3 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 1832 Beverly 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-2 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 1211 Dal Bon 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1221 Morales 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Elliott 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 38-7211-23 8-1114-25 3911 951011 36200


Blazers Get 2OT Win in Conference OpenerValdosta State Wins, 92-89PENSACOLA, Fla.- TheValdostaStateBlazerssawfourplayersscore17points ormore in a resilient 92-89, double-overtimewin in theirGulfSouthConferenceopeneragainsttheArgonautsofWestFloridainPen-sacola,Fla.onMondaynight. Jeremiah Hill highlighted the thrilling triumph with a 24-point per-formance,whichincludeda6-of-18shootingeffortfromthefield,alongwithtwothreepointersandaperfect10-of-10nightatthefreethrowline.Inaddition,Hillrecordedhisfirstdouble-doubleoftheseasonafterhaulingin11rebounds,andtheseniorfinishedjustoneassistshyofatriple-double.TheBlazersneverledbymorethanfourpointsinthecontest,whichfeatured13tiesand14leadchangesoverthecourseofthenight.TheBlazershungaround,however, andheld towithin strikingdistancebyneverallowingUWFtoopenupaleadanyfurtherthanninepoints. TheoutcomelookedpromisingforValdostaStatelateinthesecondhalfafterBeauJusticeburiedathreewith2:02remaininginregulationtoputValdostaStateinfront76-72.But,twounansweredfieldgoalsbyRashaanBensoninthefinaltwominutes,thesecondofwhichcamewithjust23secondsontheclock,forceda76-76tieandsentthegameintoovertime.Inthefirstovertimeframe,theBlazerstooktheleadtwodifferenttimeduringthefirstfourminutes,beforeDarrylTuckerusedathree-pointplaytoswingtheadvantageinUWF’sfavorforaone-point,81-80lead.Hillproceededtoknockdownapairoffreethrowsafterhewasfouledontheensuingpossession,butMarioStramagliagavetheBlazersascarewithalongthreefromthecornerwithjust39secondsremainingontheclock.Stramaglia’sclutchshotgaveUWFatwo-pointlead,butHilldrewanoth-erArgonautfoulwithninesecondsremainingandproceededtocalmlyburybothfreethrowstoforceasecondovertimeperiod.TheBlazerstooktheirfinalleadofthegamewith1:43ontheclockinthesecondovertimeperiodafterHillthreadedapassthroughthelanetoSaadiqMuhammad,whoconnectedfromcloserangewhiledrawingafoulforathree-pointplay.SeniorJoshLemonstookoverfromthereandprovidedthestorylineintheclosingmomentsofthegamewithfourofhiseightfreethrowsinthelasttensecondstoholdUWFatbay.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%WestFlorida 46 30 8 5 = 89 39.5% 21.4% 65.5% Valdosta State 38 38 8 8 = 92 42.3% 29.4% 52.6% Pts in the Paint: UWF-44, VSU-32 PtsoffTurnovers:UWF-16, VSU-162ndChancePts: UWF-14,VSU-19 FastBreakPts: UWF-4, VSU-10BenchPts: UWF-29, VSU-9 Tied-13 Times, Lead Changed-14 TimesUWF Largest Lead: 9 in 1st-12:50 VSU Largest Lead: 4 in 2nd-02:02

Valdosta State 92West Florida 89

THE ATHLETIC FIELDHOUSE IN PENSACOLA, FL WestFlorida(5-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.11 Benson * 10-25 1-4 1-2 1-2 3 3 22 6 1 1 1 455 Legrier * 6-8 0-0 3-5 6-10 16 5 15 3 0 4 0 3623 Somerfield * 4-11 0-1 5-6 2-5 7 4 13 2 4 01 3112 Laatsch * 2-12 1-9 3-4 1-1 2 1 8 5 1 10 424 Jones * 0-2 0-2 2-2 1-1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 171 Stramaglia 3-9 3-8 1-2 1-0 1 1 10 2 1 0 2 2721 Tucker 3-6 1-1 2-5 6-8 14 2 9 1 2 02 2110 Deng 3-5 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 103 Chalifoux 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 1 1 3 2 3 02 940 Ventoniemi 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 324 Thorpe 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 82 Laatsch 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 32-81 6-28 19-2920-33 5326 892116 68250

7Dec. 12, 2016

ValdostaState(6-1)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 6-18 2-7 10-10 4-7 11 4 24 9 5 0 1 4612 Justice * 7-18 3-8 1-2 1-4 5 2 18 3 4 01 463 Lemons * 4-10 2-5 8-10 0-4 4 4 18 5 3 1 4 4215 Muhammad * 6-9 0-0 5-8 1-1 2 3 17 0 3 1 0 420 Young * 2-7 0-3 2-2 1-1 2 2 6 2 1 1 3 1623 Kodet 4-6 1-2 0-2 1-10 11 3 9 0 0 3 0 2924 Simon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 1211 Dal Bon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1032 Beverly 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 29-70 8-25 26-3413-34 4724 921919 69250

Valdosta State 77Christian Brothers 85

CANALE ARENA IN MEMPHIS, TN

8Dec. 15, 2016

Second-HalfShootingLeadsCBUtoWinChristian Brothers Wins, 85-77

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamfellvictimtoaremarkablesecond-halfshootingeffortbyChristianBrothers,result-inginan85-77GulfSouthConferencelossonThursdaynightatCanaleArena in Memphis, Tenn.TheBlazerstookcontrolofthecontestearlyandledthroughoutthemajorityofthefirsthalf,thanksinlargeparttotheperformanceofJer-emiahHill.Theseniorhit5-of-8attemptsfromthefieldduringthefirsthalfandscored13ofhis20pointsintheopeningperiod,whichhelpedValdostaStateposta51.6fieldgoalpercentagefromthefieldandout-scoretheBucs41-35.TheleadslippedoutofValdostaState’shands,however,duringthefirstfiveminutesofthesecondhalf,whenCBUcameoutfiringandrippedoffa15-4runtotakea52-45lead.TheBucsusedaseriesofcriticalthreepointshotsandahostoftimelyoffensivereboundstothwarttheBlazers’come-from-behindeffort.Asateam,theBucsshot56.3percentfromthefieldinthesecondhalfandconnectedonnearlyhalfoftheirthree-pointattemptstocloseoutthefinalperiodwitha7-of-15performancefor46.7percent.AdamDie-ballwasheldbelowhisscoringaveragebytheBlazerdefense,buteachofhistwotreyscameatkeymomentsinthesecondhalf.Furthermore,JoeLaraviewascompletelyunconsciousfromthefield,shootingwellabovehisaveragewithan8-of-14shootingperformancefromthefieldanda6-of-10displayfromthethree-pointline.Laravie,whoenteredthegamewithanaverageoffewerthansevenpointspergame,finishedwith27points,anumberthatbestedhispreviousseason-highof16.FortheBlazers,JeremiahHillposted20pointson7-of-18shooting,andDamianYoungchippedinwith16pointsona6-of-11night.Inthesec-ondhalf,theBlazersshotanuncharacteristicallylow20.0percentfromthethreepointline(3-of-15)andhitjust13-of-36fromthefieldfor36.1percent.Furthermore,startingforwardSaadiqMuhammadwasforcedtoexitthegamejustfiveminutesintothesecondhalfafterhewaschargedwithhisfifthfoul.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%ChristianBros. 35 50 - - = 85 52.6% 46.2% 54.2%Valdosta State 41 36 - - = 77 43.3% 28.0% 75.0%Pts in the Paint: CBU-32, VSU-38 PtsoffTurnovers:CBU-18, VSU-212ndChancePts: CBU-12,VSU-8 FastBreakPts: CBU-2, VSU-19BenchPts: CBU-38, VSU-14 Tied-1 Times, Lead Changed-5 TimesCBU Largest Lead: 12 in 2nd-11:35 VSU Largest Lead: 13 in 1st 11:15

ChristianBros.(6-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Larkin * 5-12 4-7 2-4 2-0 2 1 16 2 4 02 4033 Dieball * 6-9 2-3 1-4 1-12 13 2 15 9 3 4 1 3834 Trentman * 3-5 0-1 0-0 1-6 7 4 6 1 3 1 1 2822 Mays * 3-7 0-3 0-0 1-3 4 4 6 1 2 0 0 2620 Garbuzinski * 2-5 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 4 4 1 1 30 2111 Laravie 8-14 6-10 5-9 0-4 4 2 27 2 3 1 0 3642 Miller 3-5 0-1 5-7 2-3 5 1 11 3 1 1 0 1114 Estep 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 30-5712-2613-2410-28 3818 851917104200

ValdostaState(6-2)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 7-18 3-9 3-4 1-6 7 3 20 1 3 0 3 370 Young * 6-11 0-2 4-4 1-1 2 4 16 3 2 2 3 2612 Justice * 5-9 2-5 0-0 2-2 4 2 12 3 0 12 403 Lemons * 3-12 1-4 1-2 2-5 7 3 8 3 3 1 0 4015 Muhammad * 3-5 0-0 1-2 0-4 4 5 7 0 2 0 1 1823 Kodet 3-5 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 2 7 1 0 2 1 1732 Beverly 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 624 Simon 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1111 Dal Bon 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 29-67 7-25 12-1610-253523 771210 710200



BlazersRoutBulldogstoWrapUpRoadTripValdosta State Wins, 96-72JACKSON, Tenn. - TheBlazersofValdostaStatemen’sbasketballwrappedupasuccessfulroadtriponSaturdaywithadominant96-72routoftheUnionBulldogsinGulfSouthConferenceactiononSaturdayeveninginJackson,Tenn.TheBlazersfellbehindearlyandtrailed5-0atthe17:20markbeforeJustinSimoncompleteda three-pointplay forVSU’sfirstpointsof thegame.ThebucketsforSimonsparkedaeight-plusminutespan,inwhichValdostaStateoutscoredtheBulldogs32-9totakea32-14lead.ValdostaStateneverlookedbackfromthatpointforwardandextend-edtheirleadtoasmanyas35pointslateinthesecondhalf.AshortrunbyUnionduringtheclosingminutesofthecontestpulledtheBulldogstowithin24beforethefinalbuzzersounded.HeadCoachMikeHelfersawsixofhisplayersreachdouble-digitfiguresinthegame,withSaadiqMuhammadleadingthecharge.Theseniorfor-wardusedaseriesofstrongmovesinthepainttoscoreagame-high20pointsinthegameon8-of-13shooting,andJeremiahHillcomplementedtheoffensiveeffortwith18pointsofhisown(5-of-9). Alongwitha58.6percentshootingdisplayfromthefield,theBlaz-ersalsorackedup23pointsatthefree-throwlineona23-of-25perfor-mancefor92.0percent.Inaddition,ninedifferentBlazerscontributedto39reboundsinthegameagainstjust27forUU. With the win, Valdosta State improved to 7-2 overall and bumped their GSCrecordupto2-1.Unionfellto6-4overallanddroppedto1-3againstconferenceopponents.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Union 26 46 - - = 72 42.6% 28.6% 52.6% Valdosta State 51 45 - - = 96 58.6% 41.7% 92.0% Pts in the Paint: UU-26, VSU-54 PtsoffTurnovers:UU-10, VSU-192ndChancePts: UU-11,VSU-9 FastBreakPts: UU-4, VSU-8BenchPts: UU-25, VSU-33 Tied-2 Times, Lead Changed-1 TimeUU Largest Lead: 5 in 1st-17:48 VSU Largest Lead: 35 in 2nd-04:39

Valdosta State 96Union 72

DAVID BLACKSHEAR COURT IN JACKSON, TNUnion(6-4) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.22 Goodwin * 5-11 2-5 0-2 1-0 1 2 12 5 3 0 4 385 Velasquez * 3-10 2-6 4-4 0-2 2 2 12 3 1 0 1 3123 Wilson * 3-6 0-0 3-5 3-4 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 2335 Scott * 2-5 0-1 4-5 0-3 3 3 8 0 2 00 223 Boyd * 3-8 0-3 0-1 0-1 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 1424 Day 5-7 0-0 5-12 3-5 8 4 15 2 3 1 1 3332 Fuzak 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-1 3 4 9 0 0 00 1920 Burnside 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1633 Keel 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 23-54 6-21 20-3810-17 2721 721112 16200

9Dec. 17, 2016

ValdostaState(7-2)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.15 Muhammad * 8-13 0-0 4-4 2-3 5 2 20 0 0 0 1 235 Hill * 5-9 0-2 8-9 0-5 5 3 18 0 3 0 1 2512 Justice * 4-9 2-5 2-2 0-1 1 3 12 1 2 00 343 Lemons * 3-5 0-0 4-4 1-4 5 4 10 2 2 0 1 3024 Simon * 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 200 Young 6-9 2-3 1-1 1-3 4 3 15 3 4 0 3 2332 Beverly 4-5 0-0 2-3 2-4 6 3 10 0 2 0 0 1823 Kodet 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-5 6 2 4 0 1 2 0 1811 Dal Bon 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-2 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 72 Elliott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 34-58 5-12 23-259-30 3925 96 815 26200

BlazersWinSecondStraightValdosta State Wins, 99-82VALDOSTA, Ga. - ValdostaStateputtheiroffensivefirepowerondisplayyetagainonSaturdayafternoonwitha99-82GulfSouthConferencewinover North Alabama in Valdosta, Ga. at The Complex.Thegamefeatured18leadchanges,10ofwhichcameinthesecondhalf.ValdostaStateflippedaswitchatthe7:21mark,however,andtwoSaadiqMuhammad free throws triggered a sprint to thefinish duringwhichtheBlazersoutscoredtheLions32-14.ThepowerfulfinishfortheBlazeroffensemarkedoneoftheirmostimpressiverunsoftheseasonandwasanchoredbysolidfreethrowshootingthathelpedcapoffa91.9percent(34-of-37)shootingeffortatthestripe.“We’vebeenabletomakefreethrowsweneedtomakefreethrows,”saidHeadCoachMikeHelferafterthegame.“Theyareanimportantpartofeverygame,andifwearegoingtogetthoseopportunities,we’rego-ingtohavetocontinuetoconvert.”GuardsBeauJusticeandJoshLemonsfueledtheattackontheafter-noonandfinishedwith22and20points,respectively.Justiceconnectedon6-of-10fromthefieldand5-of-7frombeyondthearc,whichhelpedleadtheBlazerstoa54percent(27-of-50)shootingpercentagefromthefieldanda55percent(11-of-20)shootingeffortfrombeyondthearc.AdditionalfactorsthatplayedintoValdostaState’ssuccessincludedalockdownonUNA’sperimetershooting,aswellasatremendousre-boundingperformance.TheBlazersheldtheLionstojust18.5percent(5-of-27)fromlongdistance,andVSUoutreboundedUNA42-17.“Oneofthebigdifferencesinthisgameforushadtoberebounding,”addedHelfer.“Whenyououtreboundsomebodyby15,that’sasignifi-cantdifference. Iwasreallyproudofourguysforputtinganemphasisonthatpartofourgametoday,andthat’ssomethingwe’vebeenreallytryingtofocusonforseveralgamesnow.”Withthevictory,theBlazersimprovedto8-2overalland3-1againstGSCopponents,whiletheLionsdroppedto6-4andfellto1-3inleagueaction

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%NorthAlabama 44 38 - - = 82 39.1% 18.5% 88.5%Valdosta State 45 54 - - = 99 54.0% 55.0% 91.9%Pts in the Paint: UNA-24, VSU-30 PtsoffTurnovers:UNA-17, VSU-172ndChancePts: UNA-9,VSU-17 FastBreakPts: UNA-2, VSU-6BenchPts: UNA-30, VSU-21 Tied-3 Times, Lead Changed-5 TimesVSU Largest Lead: 17 in 2nd-00:40 UNA Largest Lead: 2 in 1st-18:01

Valdosta State 99North Alabama 82

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GANorthAlabama(6-4) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.22 Tolliver * 5-12 0-2 5-6 1-4 5 4 15 5 3 0 4 3420 Timms * 5-11 1-4 3-3 5-2 7 4 14 0 3 0 1 283 Hodge * 2-11 1-6 3-4 1-0 1 1 8 0 2 0 2 2235 McGee * 3-4 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 4 8 0 1 11 2011 Jackson * 2-11 0-6 3-3 0-3 3 4 7 0 1 01 3013 Lee-Fowlkes 3-5 1-3 3-4 0-1 1 4 10 2 0 00 1724 McKinnie 3-6 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 5 7 0 1 00 1232 Ottman 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-3 4 3 6 0 1 01 1314 Holtzclaw 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 1 1 5 0 1 00 64 Ginnie 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1510 Sweat 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 230 Scott 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10Dec. 31, 2016

ValdostaState(8-2)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Justice * 6-10 5-7 5-6 1-3 4 4 22 4 5 00 353 Lemons * 4-7 1-2 11-11 0-7 7 2 20 2 4 0 1 375 Hill * 5-13 2-6 4-6 0-6 6 2 16 5 3 1 2 3715 Muhammad * 5-7 0-0 6-6 1-4 5 5 16 1 3 2 0 2924 Simon * 0-2 0-0 4-4 1-5 6 2 4 2 1 2 0 180 Young 6-10 2-4 2-2 4-2 6 4 16 1 2 0 0 2011 Dal Bon 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 623 Kodet 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 932 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 71 Simuels 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 27-5011-2034-3710-32 4223 991622 63200



BlazersFallShorttoNo.24UAHAlabama-Huntsville Wins, 82-72VALDOSTA,Ga.–AsecondhalfsurgeledtheAlabama-HuntsvilleChargerstoan82-72winovertheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamonMondaynightinGulfSouthConferenceactioninValdosta,Ga. Afteraseriesofleadchangesintheearlyminutesofthecontest,theBlazersuseda44.1percentshootingeffortfromthefieldinthefirsthalftotakeanine-point, 42-31 lead into intermission. BeauJusticefueledthesquad’sfirsthalfsuccesswithtwothree-ballsandatriooffreethrowsforatotalofninepoints,whileJustinSimongotofftoastrongstartwitheightfirsthalfpointsandfourrebounds. ThesecondhalfprovedtobethedifferencefortheChargers,however.UAHcoulddonowrongonoffense,andwiththehelpofthreedifferentplayerswho reached double-digit figures in the second-half scoring column, theChargersshot58.1percent(18-of-31)fromthefieldand45.5percent(5-of-11)fromthethreepointline. DespiteAlabama-Huntsville’simpressivesecondhalfshootingdisplay,Valdo-staStatemanagedtoholdtheChargersatbayandretaintheirleadforthefirst10minutesofthesecondhalf.UAHtooka59-58leadatthe9:31mark,however,thankstoathree-pointerbySeabWebster,andtheChargersusedafive-minutelong,14-5runtoextendtheirleadoutofVSU’sreach. TroySaxtonledthewayfortheChargerswith20pointsonanearperfect8-of-9nightfromthefield.Saxton’sperformancecomplementedfourotherUAHplayers,whoeachreacheddouble-digitsinthescoringcolumnonthenightandnullifiedtheperformancesof JeremiahHill, Justice,andSimon,whodelivered15,13,and12pointsinthegame,respectively.JusticeandSimonbothcameclosetodouble-doubleswitheightreboundseach. Withtheloss,ValdostaStatesawatwo-gamewinningstreakcometoanendandfellto8-3overall,3-2inGSCaction.Alabama-Huntsvilleimprovedto8-3overall and 4-1 against league opponents.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Ala.-Huntsville 32 50 - - = 82 54.4% 38.9% 72.2% Valdosta State 41 31 - - = 72 36.6% 20.8% 65.2% Pts in the Paint: UAH-46, VSU-30 PtsoffTurnovers:UAH-11, VSU-122ndChancePts: UAH-4,VSU-20 FastBreakPts: UAH-4, VSU-8BenchPts: UAH-26, VSU-19 Tied-1 Time, Lead Changed-4 TimesUAH Largest Lead: 11 in 2nd-05:12 VSU Largest Lead: 14 in 1st-02:01

Valdosta State 72Alabama-Huntsville 82

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.UAH(8-3) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.13 Saxton * 8-9 1-1 3-4 1-5 6 2 20 1 3 0 0 323 Roberts * 7-13 1-3 2-3 0-4 4 2 17 2 2 0 1 3324 Webster * 4-11 3-5 0-0 1-5 6 5 11 2 3 0 0 2030 Owens * 2-2 0-0 2-2 3-7 10 2 6 4 1 6 0 280 Gilmore * 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 221 Elliott 4-5 0-0 3-5 0-5 5 1 11 3 1 01 1934 Ward 3-8 2-5 2-2 1-3 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 2011 Langley 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 435 Barkley 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 00 1015 Finley 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 Cook-Stroupe 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 00 6TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 31-57 7-18 13-18 7-31 3818 821212 65200

11JAN. 2, 2017

ValdostaState(8-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 5-15 2-7 3-4 2-1 3 3 15 0 1 0 0 2812 Justice * 4-11 2-7 3-4 3-5 8 3 13 2 1 00 3224 Simon * 4-7 0-0 4-5 6-2 8 2 12 2 0 0 2 283 Lemons * 2-10 0-4 3-7 1-5 6 4 7 3 1 1 1 3515 Muhammad * 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 1 2 0 0 310 Young 4-11 0-3 0-0 1-1 2 2 8 2 2 1 3 1932 Beverly 2-5 0-0 2-3 3-3 6 2 6 0 1 0 0 823 Kodet 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 811 Dal Bon 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 11TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 26-71 5-24 15-23 20-2444197210 9 26200

Blazers Pick Up Road Win Over LeeValdosta State Wins, 76-72CLEVELAND, Tenn. –TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketball team trailedbythreeathalftime,butastrongsecondhalfperformanceallowedtheBlazerstoovercomethedeficitandholdofftheLeeFlamesfora76-72GulfSouthConferencewinonSaturdayafternooninCleveland,Tenn. AfterIsaacMerianconnectedfromthreepointrangewithtwosecondstoplayinthefirsthalf,Leewasaffordeda36-33advantageatintermission.TheBlazersdidn’tfalterhowever,andcompletelycontrolledthefirst16minutesofthesecondhalftoopenupa17-pointleadwith4:27toplayinregulation. Justoveroneminute later, theFlamesbeganto foul inordertostoptheclock.AseriesofmissedfreethrowsbyValdostaStateandfourthree-point-ers by the Flames in the closingminutes allowed Lee tonarrow the gapto just twopointswith less thanoneminute toplay.SaadiqMuhammadsteppedup in thefinal seconds,however, todrill twocritical free throwsand hold LU at bay. JeremiahHillledthewayfortheBlazersonoffensewith18pointsona7-of-16performancefromthefield.Theseniorcamejusttworeboundsshyofadouble-doubleafterhaulingineightrebounds,andheaddedfourassistswithonesteal.Inaddition,guardJoshLemonsadded13points,andJimmyKodetpouredin11points,eightofwhichcameinthesecondhalf. ValdostaStateshot33.3percentfromthreepointrangeinthefirsthalfwitha4-of-12effort,buttheteammadetheirmostsubstantialstridesfromlongrangeinthesecondhalfwitha55.6shootingperformance(5-of-9).Kodetaccountedfortwoofthesecondhalfthrees,whileLemons,Hill,andDamianYoungaddedoneeach.Incontrast,theFlameswere0-of-10frombeyondthearcuntiltheiraforementionedsurgeduringthegame’sfinalthreemin-utes. ThewinputValdosta State in a three-waytie for thirdplace in theGSC,improving the team to 9-3 overall and 4-2 against league opponents. The Flames saw their record fall to an even6-6, and their conference recorddropped to 2-4 overall.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Lee 36 36 - - = 72 41.0% 32.0% 77.8% Valdosta State 33 43 - - = 76 44.6% 42.9% 64.3% Pts in the Paint: LU-28, VSU-34 PtsoffTurnovers:LU-16, VSU-252ndChancePts: LU-10,VSU-9 FastBreakPts: LU-0, VSU-14BenchPts: LU-46, VSU-21 Tied-7 Times, Lead Changed-14 TimesLU Largest Lead: 3 in 1st-08:54 VSU Largest Lead: 17 in 2nd-04:27

Valdosta State 76Lee 72

WALKER ARENA IN CLEVELAND, TENN.LEE(6-6) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.1 Tyus * 6-9 2-3 1-2 1-5 6 3 15 2 4 0 0 323 Woods * 3-9 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 7 0 1 1 0 2225 Johnson * 0-6 0-5 4-4 1-2 3 1 4 0 1 2 0 2233 Farley * 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 2 0 1 0 4 0 2712 Overall * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 Suedekum 4-5 2-2 4-4 1-2 3 3 14 1 0 00 190 Jones 3-10 1-5 3-4 1-2 3 5 10 3 5 0 3 2623 Merian 4-7 2-5 0-0 1-3 4 0 10 0 1 0 1 165 Montgomery 3-7 0-2 2-4 1-5 6 1 8 0 2 0 1 2232 Kobani 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 11TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 25-61 8-25 14-1812-26 3815 72 815 75200

12JAN. 7, 2017

ValdostaState(9-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 7-16 2-7 2-4 2-6 8 3 18 4 2 0 1 303 Lemons * 5-8 1-2 2-2 1-3 4 2 13 7 2 2 4 3415 Muhammad * 3-7 0-0 3-5 1-2 3 4 9 1 0 0 1 2424 Simon * 4-8 0-0 0-0 4-6 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 1912 Justice * 2-6 1-2 2-2 1-0 1 0 7 3 4 00 2323 Kodet 4-8 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 2 11 0 0 0 1 190 Young 4-9 2-5 0-0 1-0 1 1 10 0 1 2 2 121 Simuels 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 2132 Beverly 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1511 Dal Bon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 29-65 9-21 9-1414-25 3914 761612 512200



BlazersCruiseto93-76WinOverHawksROME,Ga.–Adualoffensiveexplosion,alongwithatremendousdefensiveeffort,ledtheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamtotheirsecondstraightGulfSouthConferencewin,93-76,overtheShorterHawksinRome,Ga.onMonday night. TheBlazersheldShortertounder40percentat37.3percentfromthefieldinthecontesttolimittheHawks’damageonthenight.Inaddition,SUhitjust6-of-23attemptsfromlongrangeandwereheldtojustonethreeballinthesecondhalf. Incontrast,theBlazeroffenselitupWinthrop-KingCentrewithanincredibleshootingdisplaythatresultedina53.4percent(31-of-58)effortfromthefieldanda51.9percent(14-of-27)performancefrombeyondthearc.Inad-dition,VSUhit17-of-22freethrowsfor77.3percenttocapofftheoffensiveonslaught. ValdostaState’sbarragewasledbyDamianYoung,whofoundhisstrideearlyinthecontestandproceededtobury12-of-18attemptsfromthefieldand5-of-6fromlongrange.Asaresult,Youngproducedacareer-high34pointstoleadallscorersinthegame.JeremiahHillcomplementedYoungwith33pointsofhisownafterconnectingon10three-pointers.Thelongrangeex-hibitionbyHillnearlymatchedhisrecordsettingperformancelastseasonagainstWestAlabama,whenheburied11treysforasingle-gamerecord. TheBlazerdefenseheldPhilTaylor,thenation’sleadingscorer,tojustsevenfirsthalfpointstohelpsetthetoneofthegameearly,buttheguardused13second-halffreethrowsandsixfieldgoalstopushtoa33-pointtotaltoleadtheHawks. DespiteTaylor’sproductioninthegame,ValdostaStatepickedupthewintoimprove to 10-3 overall and 5-2 against league opponents. Meanwhile, the Hawksdroppedto8-4overalland3-4inconferenceplay.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Shorter 36 40 - - = 76 37.3% 26.1% 81.3% Valdosta State 43 50 - - = 93 53.4% 51.9% 77.3% Pts in the Paint: SU-28, VSU-24 PtsoffTurnovers:SU-19, VSU-272ndChancePts: SU-12,VSU-10 FastBreakPts: SU-0, VSU-0BenchPts: SU-17, VSU-40 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-0 TimesSU Largest Lead: - - VSU Largest Lead: 20 in 2nd-01:40

Valdosta State 93Shorter 76

WINTHROP-KING CENTRE IN ROME, GA.SU(8-4) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.3 Taylor * 8-22 2-9 15-17 0-1 1 4 33 2 2 0 5 4024 Ross * 6-8 0-0 3-6 5-8 13 4 15 1 3 2 0 31 Potter * 2-7 0-3 3-4 0-2 2 3 7 0 2 12 2325 Bennett * 1-8 0-2 2-2 3-2 5 2 4 2 2 00 2221 Wickliff * 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 02 2015 Birchfield 4-7 4-6 3-3 0-0 0 0 15 0 2 01 2111 Brown 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 135 Adelphonse 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1633 Chambers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 523 Helligar 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 522 Guillaume 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 22-59 6-23 26-32 11-21 32 18 76 6 15 3 11 200

13JAN. 9, 2017

ValdostaState(10-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 10-18 9-14 4-4 1-6 7 1 33 2 5 1 4 3515 Muhammad * 3-6 0-0 3-6 2-5 7 4 9 0 1 1 0 3124 Simon * 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-3 5 1 4 2 3 0 0 2712 Justice * 1-5 0-3 2-2 0-3 3 4 4 2 3 02 243 Lemons * 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-3 3 5 3 3 1 0 2 300 Young 12-18 5-6 5-5 2-0 2 5 34 2 2 1 3 231 Simuels 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 1023 Kodet 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1011 Dal Bon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 632 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 31-5814-2717-2210-293924931419 411200

BlazersFinishRoadTripStrongWith79-70WinOverUWGCARROLLTON,Ga.- TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketball team thrived inahostileenvironmentatTheColiseuminCarrollton,Ga.towrapupaperfectroadtripwitha79-70overtherivalWolvesofWestGeorgiainGulfSouthConferenceactiononThursdaynight. TheBlazersopenedupthecontestwithabangafteroutscoringtheWolves13-0overthecourseofthefirstthree-plusminutes.Fromthatmomentfor-ward,theWolvesmatchedtheBlazersthroughouttherestoftheopeninghalfbutstruggledtocutintoVSU’slead.DamianYoungpacedtheBlazersinthefirsthalfwith12pointson5-of-10shooting,andValdostaStatetooka45-36 lead into intermission. BeauJusticekickedoffthesecondperiodwithabacksidetip-intogiveVal-dostaStateadouble-digitadvantagewithinthefirstminute,butthecontesttookashakyturnfortheBlazersduringtheensuingminutes.ValdostaStatewasunabletoconnectforthenextfiveminutes,andWestGeorgiausedtheopportunityfora12-0run.Asaresult,UWGtooktheirfirstleadofthegameat48-47atthe14:27mark. JusticequicklybrokeVSU’soffensivesilenceonthenextpossessionwithathree-balltoreclaimtheleadfortheBlazers,whichledtoaseriesofleadexchangesbetweenthetwoteams.JeremiahHillsparkedVSU’sdecisiverunatthe9:41mark,however,andgavetheBlazersa58-57advantagewithajumperinthepaint.AlthoughtheWolveskeptthegamefairlytight,ValdostaStateslowlyextendedtheirleadanddidnotrelinquishitfortheremainderofthecontest. Despite19turnovers in thegame, theBlazersmanagedtoovercometheslight by outrebounding the Wolves 51-33. More importantly, the red and blackwas able to use 17 offensive rebounds to score 19 second-chancepoints. JusticeservedastheleadingscorerfortheBlazerswith17pointson7-of-10shootingfromthefield,whileSaadiqMuhammad,Hill,andYoungalsoreacheddouble-digitfigureswith16,15,and12pointseach,respectively.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%WestGeorgia 36 34 - - = 70 41.9% 20.0% 65.2% Valdosta State 45 34 - - = 79 41.2% 31.6% 77.3% Pts in the Paint: UWG-44, VSU-40 PtsoffTurnovers:UWG-22, VSU-62ndChancePts: UWG-9,VSU-19 FastBreakPts: UWG-10, VSU-8BenchPts: UWG-32, VSU-17 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-3 TimesUWG Largest Lead: 3 in 2nd-10:35 VSU Largest Lead: 13 in 1st-16:45

Valdosta State 79West Georgia 70

THE COLISEUM IN CARROLLTON, GA.UWG(7-7) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.1 Branch * 5-11 0-0 4-7 2-4 6 2 14 3 1 0 3 3321 Fowler * 6-10 0-0 2-3 1-6 7 2 14 0 1 3 0 3325 Saicic * 1-6 0-2 3-4 2-4 6 1 5 2 3 0 1 283 Briggs * 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2510 Evans * 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1920 Ulmer 7-8 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 4 15 2 5 0 1 214 Cameron 3-7 1-5 5-6 0-1 1 1 12 2 1 0 2 212 Houston 2-8 1-3 0-1 1-2 3 3 5 0 0 0 1 1451Blakely 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 26-62 3-15 15-23 7-26 33 18 70 11 13 4 8 200

14JAN. 12, 2017

ValdostaState(11-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Justice * 7-10 3-5 0-0 1-5 6 2 17 0 3 00 3615 Muhammad * 6-12 0-0 4-5 3-1013 4 16 0 1 00 255 Hill * 4-17 1-7 6-6 3-2 5 1 15 5 2 02 383 Lemons * 1-5 0-1 5-6 1-8 9 2 7 5 4 01 3724 Simon * 3-3 0-0 1-3 3-3 6 4 7 1 0 00 210 Young 5-13 2-6 0-0 2-3 5 2 12 1 5 03 221 Simuels 2-6 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 1032 Beverly 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 00 723 Kodet 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 1 11 4TMTEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 0 0 0 1 00 0TOTALS - 28-68 6-19 17-22 17-34511979131927200



BlazerBasketballTiedForFirstAfter74-53WinOverUWAVALDOSTA,Ga.–TheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamtookadvantageofaDeltaStatewinoverAlabama-HuntsvilleinCleveland,Miss.anduseda74-53triumphoverWestAlabamatoenterathree-waytieforfirstplaceonSaturdayafternooninValdosta,Ga. TheBlazerscontrolledthegamefromtheoutset,afterBeauJusticegaveVSUtheirfirstleadofthegamewiththreepointersonback-to-backpossessions.ValdostaStaterodethemomentumthroughoutthefirsthalfwithdeadeyeaccuracyfromthefieldandahostofhighlight-reelplays.Thesquad’s57.6shootingpercentage led the teamtoa toa47-24halftime lead,and Jer-emiahHillpacedtheeffortwith23pointson9-of-11shootinginthefirsthalfalone. Inthesecondperiod,ValdostaStateputtogetherasteady,balancedspreadthatincludedanimpressivedefensiveperformance.TheBlazerdefensekeptthecontestincheckandheldtheTigersatbay,forcingUWAtoshootapaltry8-of-29fromthefieldforjust27.6percent. Overallinthegame,Hillledthewayonoffensewith28points,whileSaadiqMuhammadlandedanotherdouble-doubleontheafternoonafterscoring10pointsandhaulingin12rebounds.Ninedifferentplayersscoredpointsinthegame,andVSUcompletelydominatedtheboardswith44againstWestAlabama’s 28. Asmentioned,Saturday’sresultallowedtheBlazerstoclaimapieceofthetop spot in the GSC standings with both Alabama-Huntsville and Delta State. VSU improved to 12-3 overall and 7-2 in league action,while the Tigersdroppedto8-7overalland3-6inconferenceplay.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%West Alabama 24 29 - - = 53 28.8% 12.5% 87.5% Valdosta State 47 27 - - = 74 48.3% 40.9% 60.0% Pts in the Paint: UWA-20, VSU-32 PtsoffTurnovers:UWA-12, VSU-132ndChancePts: UWA-4,VSU-13 FastBreakPts: UWA-0, VSU-2BenchPts: UWA-17, VSU-20 Tied-1 Time, Lead Changed-1 TimesUWA Largest Lead: 2 in 1st-19:33 VSU Largest Lead: 27 in 2nd-16:57

Valdosta State 74West Alabama 53

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.UWA(3-6) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Robinson * 3-9 0-2 14-15 5-5 10 3 20 1 1 1 0 2611 Lane * 4-13 0-2 3-4 1-3 4 2 11 0 1 0 0 30 Stallworth * 1-5 1-2 0-0 1-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1710 Kumanovic * 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 2014 Johnson * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 264 Cranney 2-9 0-3 3-4 0-0 0 3 7 0 2 0 1 2521 Jobling 2-4 1-3 1-1 0-1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2620 Ingram 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 1 4 0 2 0 1 1724 Moorer 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 13TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 15-52 2-16 21-24 9-19 28 16 53 2 9 3 5 200

15JAN. 14, 2017

ValdostaState(12-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill *11-17 5-8 1-1 0-1 1 3 28 4 0 00 3112 Justice * 3-10 2-5 0-0 1-3 4 1 8 1 0 11 2915 Muhammad * 3-6 0-0 4-7 3-9 12 1 10 1 3 21 263 Lemons * 1-4 0-0 1-2 3-4 7 1 3 1 1 00 2624 Simon * 1-3 0-0 3-4 3-2 5 3 5 0 1 10 240 Young 3-9 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 7 1 0 00 1923 Kodet 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-4 5 1 4 0 0 10 151 Simuels 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 0 1 00 1411 Dal Bon 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 932 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 1 00 62 Elliott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 00 1TMTEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 2 00 0TOTALS - 28-58 9-22 9-15 13-31 44 22 74 9 12 5 2 200

HelferWins400th;BlazersRemainInFirstPlaceVALDOSTA, Ga. – In a highly anticipatedmatchup on Thursday night be-tweentwooftheGulfSouthConference’stoprankedteams,theValdostaStateBlazersknockedofftheDeltaStateStatesmen,79-62,andhelpedHeadCoachMikeHelfersecurehis400thcareervictoryasacollegiateheadcoach.

“Whenyoureachamilestonelikethis,youtendtolookbackinamazementat howmany players have played for you and how greatmany of themwere,”statedHelfer.“It’snotaboutthewinsandlossesasmuchasitisabouttherelationshipsanddoingourbesttoinfluencelivesinapositiveway.”

Withthesupportofnearly1,000attendees,theBlazerstooka7-4leadearlyinthefirsthalfafterback-to-backlayupsbySaadiqMuhammadandnevertrailedagainfortherestofthenight.Thankstoanimpressiveshootingeffortthatresultedina49.1percentperformancefromthefieldanda45.0per-centthree-pointdisplay,theBlazersremainedincompletecontrolthrough-outthedurationofthenight.

Evenmoreimpressive,wastheintensityleveloftheBlazerdefensethrough-outthenight.TheBlazersheldtheGSC’ssecond-bestscorer,DevinSchmidt,to justfivefirst-halfpointsand15totalpoints in thegame.CoachHelfercreditedtheteam’sdefensivesuccesstotheirabilitytocarryoutaspecificgame plan.

“Ithoughttonight,maybemorethananyothertimethisseason,wetookthescoutingreportandapplieditonthefloor,”saidHelferafterthegame.“Thatisaverytoughteamtoguard.Schmidtisverytoughtoguard.Butwithstrongexecutiontonight,wewereabletodoboth.”

Four different players reacheddouble figures in the scoring column, andJustinSimonadded10reboundstohis11pointsforadouble-double.BeauJusticehadabignightonoffenseaswell,scoring16pointson5-of-10shoot-ingfromthefield.

“ThisisoneofmyfavoriteteamsthatI’vecoached,”addedHelferafterbeingaskedaboutachievinghis400thwinwithhiscurrentteam.“Theyunder-standme, Iunderstandthem,and I thinkthechemistrywehave is reallyhelpingusasanorganizationrightnow.”

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Delta State 31 31 - - = 62 41.1% 25.0% 56.5% Valdosta State 36 43 - - = 79 49.1% 45.0% 82.4% Pts in the Paint: DSU-30, VSU-30 PtsoffTurnovers:DSU-10, VSU-142ndChancePts: DSU-4,VSU-10 FastBreakPts: DSU-6, VSU-4BenchPts: DSU-18, VSU-19 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-2 TimesDSU Largest Lead: 2 in 1st-19:21 VSU Largest Lead: 18 in 2nd-03:57

Valdosta State 79Delta State 62

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.DSU(7-3) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.23 Schmidt * 5-20 1-6 4-5 0-3 3 2 15 2 7 0 2 3410 Warner * 4-8 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 9 1 0 0 2 3022 Kilpatrick * 3-6 0-1 2-8 0-1 1 1 8 0 1 0 2 284 Harper * 2-4 0-0 4-4 3-4 7 5 8 0 2 3 0 283 Davis * 2-6 0-0 0-2 5-2 7 2 4 1 2 0 1 282 Henry 7-11 1-4 2-2 1-3 4 3 17 0 1 1 1 2632 Taylor 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-6 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 235 Cornish 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 23-56 3-12 13-23 11-21 32 15 62 4 14 5 8 200

16JAN. 19, 2017

ValdostaState(13-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.12 Justice * 5-10 3-5 3-4 0-0 0 1 16 0 0 00 333 Lemons * 5-9 0-2 3-4 1-3 4 4 13 6 1 02 315 Hill * 5-10 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 12 4 5 00 2424 Simon * 2-4 0-0 7-8 5-5 10 2 11 1 2 12 2715 Muhammad * 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 3 8 0 1 00 2823 Kodet 3-6 2-4 0-0 2-6 8 0 8 2 0 31 150 Young 2-6 2-4 0-0 1-3 4 2 6 2 3 21 151 Simuels 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-1 1 3 3 1 0 02 1611 DalBon 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 1 1 00 832 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 00 3TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 28-57 9-20 14-17 13-263919791714 68200



BlazersRedHotIn103-79WinOverMississippiCollegeVALDOSTA,Ga.–AsizzlingsecondhalfoffensiveperformanceallowedtheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamtorunawayfromtheMississippiCol-legeChoctawsinthesecondhalffora103-79routonSaturdayeveninginValdosta, Ga. TheBlazerswerefiringonallcylindersinTheComplex,particularlyinthesecondhalf,duringwhichHeadCoachMikeHelfer’sclubburied19-of-23fieldgoalsforaremarkable75-percentshootingexhibition.Sevenofthe19shotswerethreepointers,resultingina7-of-10,70percenteffortfromlongrange,andVSUalsodrilled9-of-12attemptsfromthefreethrowline. ThesecondhalfsurgepushedtheBlazerstoaseason-high59.7shootingper-centageinthegame,and19ofVSU’s103pointscamefromthefreethrowline.ValdostaStatehasnowshot50percentorbetterfromthefieldineightgamesthisseason,andtheteamhasshot40percentorbetterineachgameoftheircurrentsix-gamewinningstreak. JeremiahHillanchoredtheteamwith27pointsontheattack,withJoshLem-onsandJimmyKodetadding17and15points,respectively.Hillalsoaddedsevenassistsandsixreboundsforteamleads inbothcategories,andtheBlazerscompletelydominatedtheboardswith33reboundsagainstMC’s21. Withthevictory,ValdostaStateimprovedto14-3overalland9-2inconfer-enceplay,addingtotheirbeststartinoverfiveyears.MississippiCollege’swoes continued, as they fell to 4-11overall and 1-10 against conferenceopponents.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%Miss.College 31 48 - - = 79 52.9% 41.2% 66.7% Valdosta State 45 58 - - = 103 59.7% 45.5% 82.6% Pts in the Paint: MC-24, VSU-44 PtsoffTurnovers:MC-16, VSU-222ndChancePts: MC-0,VSU-10 FastBreakPts: MC-4, VSU-6BenchPts: MC-36, VSU-36 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-1 TimesMC Largest Lead: 1 in 1st-19:45 VSU Largest Lead: 39 in 2nd-07:43

Valdosta State 103Mississippi College 79

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.MC(1-10) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.1 Mack * 5-9 0-0 9-12 2-1 3 2 19 0 1 0 0 2614 Fisher * 3-6 3-6 2-4 1-2 3 2 11 0 3 0 0 2311 Johnson * 3-6 2-5 1-2 0-1 1 2 9 2 4 0 0 2223 McCall * 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 244 Haynes * 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 182 Boston 8-10 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 2 18 1 1 1 1 2322 Hunter 2-3 1-1 2-3 1-2 3 4 7 2 5 0 0 1832 Campbell 2-6 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 143 Harvey 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 255 Dillon 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 7TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 27-51 7-17 18-27 5-16 21 17 79 9 17 1 3 200

17JAN. 21, 2017

ValdostaState(14-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 9-15 2-7 7-9 1-5 6 2 27 7 0 04 273 Lemons * 7-10 3-3 0-0 1-1 2 2 17 6 2 01 2512 Justice * 4-6 1-3 2-2 0-2 2 1 11 1 0 01 2015 Muhammad * 3-4 0-0 2-2 3-2 5 0 8 0 1 00 2024 Simon * 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 0 4 0 0 00 1723 Kodet 6-8 2-4 1-2 0-3 3 4 15 0 1 11 220 Young 2-6 1-3 2-2 1-3 4 2 7 2 3 01 2132 Beverly 2-3 0-0 3-4 1-1 2 4 7 1 2 00 111 Simuels 1-3 0-0 2-2 3-1 4 3 4 1 1 01 132 Elliott 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 01 511 DalBon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 3 1 01 1421 Morales 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 37-6210-2219-2311-22 33221032113 111200

BlazersMovetoSevenStraight;DefeatUWF89-82VALDOSTA,Ga.–JeremiahHillscored27pointsforthesecondstraightgametohelptheValdostaStatemen’sbasketballteamoutlastagrittyWestFloridaArgonautssquadforan89-82GulfSouthConferencewininValdosta,Ga.on Monday night. Hillhit8-of-17shots fromthefieldand4-of-10 from longrange,andtheBlazersboostedtheoffensiveoutputbywayoffourotherplayerstoreachdouble-digitfiguresinthescoringcolumn. TheBlazersshotover42.6percentfortheseventhstraightgame,astretchduringwhichVSUhasrippedoffsevenconsecutivevictories.Thesolidshoot-ingperformancewasacriticaloneforValdostaStateandgavetheredandblackjustenoughcushiontoholdoffalatepushbytheArgonauts. Trailingby20pointsatthe10:30mark,WestFlorida’sDarrylTuckerhitathreetosparka26-7runover thecourseof thenexteightminutes.TheStretchallowedtheArgonautstopulltowithinonepointat80-79,butatim-eoutbyHeadCoachMikeHelferallowedtheBlazerstogatherthemselvesandoutscoreUWF9-3duringthefinaltwominutes. ValdostaStatematchedaseasonhighwith51reboundsinthegame,out-reboundingtheArgonautsbyatotalof17.Ofthoserebounds,19cameonoffense,whichsettheBlazersupfor18second-chancepoints.SaadiqMu-hammadwasthetopperformerontheboardswithacareer-high15boards.Thedouble-double,whichincluded12points,markedMuhammad’sthirdoftheseason. Withthevictory,VSUlaunchedto15-3overalland10-2inGulfSouthConfer-enceplay.Incontrast,WestFloridafellto11-6overalland6-6againstleagueopponents.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%WestFlorida 32 50 - - = 82 41.8% 44.4% 70.0% Valdosta State 44 45 - - = 89 42.6% 25.8% 76.7% Pts in the Paint: UWF-22, VSU-34 PtsoffTurnovers:UWF-13, VSU-242ndChancePts: UWF-13,VSU-18 FastBreakPts: UWF-0, VSU-4BenchPts: UWF-36, VSU-17 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-1 TimesUWF Largest Lead: ---- VSU Largest Lead: 23 in 2nd-13:57

Valdosta State 89West Florida 82

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.UWF(6-6) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.4 Jones * 5-12 4-7 2-3 0-5 5 1 16 1 2 1 5 275 Legrier * 4-7 0-0 3-4 4-3 7 3 11 1 1 2 1 3811 Benson * 3-12 1-4 4-6 0-0 0 1 11 2 5 1 2 2610 Deng * 2-5 2-3 0-0 1-1 2 5 6 1 3 0 1 2112 Laatsch * 1-7 0-3 0-0 1-0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1624 Thorpe 5-10 0-1 3-5 1-1 2 5 13 1 2 0 1 262 Laatsch 2-3 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1021 Tucker 3-3 1-1 0-0 3-7 10 4 7 1 1 0 1 141 Stramaglia 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 103 Chalifoux 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 540 Ventoniemi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 28-67 12-27 14-20 12-22 34 22 82 12 17 5 12 200

18JAN. 23, 2017

ValdostaState(15-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 8-17 4-10 7-8 1-2 3 2 27 3 7 14 333 Lemons * 3-5 0-0 7-7 1-3 4 2 13 2 4 01 2812 Justice * 4-11 2-9 2-3 1-5 6 4 12 2 2 01 3215 Muhammad * 4-9 0-0 4-4 4-1115 0 12 1 1 00 2924 Simon * 4-4 0-0 0-2 4-5 9 1 8 0 2 20 280 Young 4-11 2-7 2-2 0-2 2 1 12 1 2 02 191 Simuels 1-3 0-1 1-4 4-1 5 3 3 0 0 12 1323 Kodet 1-6 0-3 0-0 3-1 4 2 2 0 0 00 1211 Dal Bon 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 532 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 1TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TOTALS - 29-68 8-31 23-30 19-32511689919410200



Blazers Roll to 107-77 Win Over UWGVALDOSTA,Ga. – The Valdosta Statemen’s basketball teamdelivered anincredibleperformanceinfrontofanincrediblecrowdtolandtheireighthconsecutivewinwitha107-77GulfSouthConferencevictoryovertherivalWest Georgia Wolves on Thursday night at The Complex. WestGeorgia’sAaronCameronstruckfirstinthefirstminuteofthegametoputtheWolvesinfrontbytwo,butBeauJusticedrilledathreejust20sec-ondslatertosparkarelentlessoffensiveattackbytheBlazersthatcontinuedthroughouttherestofthenight. Bothteamsshotwellinthefirsthalf,andWestGeorgiahit50.0percentoftheirshots fromthefield.TheBlazersfiredoffmoreshots,however,andconnectedon21-of-37attemptsfora56.8shootingpercentage.Theresultwasa55-38leadfortheBlazersatthehalf. ValdostaStatedominatedineveryfacetofthegameandledineverymajorstatisticalcolumn.VSUpulleddown45rebounds,committedjust11turn-overs,anddishedout15assistsinthegame.JeremiahHillonceagainledthewaywith24pointsandwasjoinedbyeightotherscorers,fourofwhichposteddouble-digitscoringnumbers. Mostimpressiveofall,perhaps,wasValdostaState’sabilitytocompletelyshutdownStephaunBranch,UWG’stopoffensivescorer.Branchcameintothegameaveraging18.6pergameandservedasoneofthetopfivescorersintheleague,butValdostaStateheldhimscoreless.Furthermore,VSUheldtheseniortojustasingleshotattemptandessentiallyforcedhimoutofthegameearlyinthesecondhalfafterfrustrationsetinandledtoatechnicalfoul.Thetechnicalfoul,followedbyanotherquickfoulintheopeningmin-utesofthesecondhalf,ledHeadCoachMichaelCooneytobenchBranchwithfourfouls.Heneverreturnedandnotchedjust18minutesinthegame. InadditiontoHill’simpressiveeffort,DamianYoungadded20pointsforhisthirdhighestscoringeffortoftheseason.TheperformancehelpedleadVSUtoa16-3overallrecordandan11-2stintinGSCplay.TheWolvesfellto8-10,5-7 against league opponents.

1st 2nd OT2OT Tot FG% 3FG% FT%WestGeorgia 38 39 - - = 77 44.8% 48.0% 72.2% Valdosta State 55 52 - - = 107 53.2% 41.4% 64.7% Pts in the Paint: UWG-24, VSU-48 PtsoffTurnovers:UWG-6, VSU-232ndChancePts: UWG-11,VSU-21 FastBreakPts: UWG-2, VSU-4BenchPts: UWG-40, VSU-39 Tied-0 Time, Lead Changed-1 TimesUWG Largest Lead: 2 in 1st-19:19 VSU Largest Lead: 34 in 2nd-02:38

Valdosta State 107West Georgia 77

THE COMPLEX IN VALDOSTA, GA.UWG(8-10) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.2 Houston * 3-8 1-3 6-6 5-5 10 1 13 0 1 0 1 264 Cameron * 4-7 1-3 4-4 0-1 1 5 13 0 2 0 0 1921 Fowler * 3-9 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 6 0 0 1 1 1720 Ulmer * 2-4 1-3 0-1 0-2 2 4 5 1 3 0 0 221 Branch * 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-5 5 4 0 0 4 0 1 183 Briggs 8-13 6-9 2-3 0-1 1 1 24 0 2 0 0 2610 Evans 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 6 3 4 0 1 195 Blakely 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 2324 Dean 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1325 Saicic 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 7 2 2 2 3 0 0 17TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 26-58 12-25 13-18 8-23 31 19 77 7 19 2 5 200

19JAN. 26, 2017

ValdostaState(16-3)FG-A 3G-A FT-A O-D TRPFPts.ATO BSMin.5 Hill * 9-17 2-6 4-6 1-2 3 1 24 5 1 05 2812 Justice * 6-12 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 1 15 0 0 00 3215 Muhammad * 6-8 0-0 3-5 4-3 7 3 15 2 1 31 243 Lemons * 3-9 2-4 1-2 1-5 6 1 9 5 2 02 3324 Simon * 2-5 0-0 1-2 2-3 5 3 5 1 0 01 160 Young 8-15 4-7 0-0 4-3 7 1 20 0 4 00 191 Simuels 5-5 0-0 2-2 3-4 7 4 12 1 1 00 2123 Kodet 2-7 0-5 0-0 0-5 5 3 4 0 2 10 1711 DalBon 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 0 00 832 Beverly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2TM TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS - 42-7912-2911-17 18-274517107151149200



Alabama-Birmingham ...................0-1Alabama-Huntsville ..................26-25Alaska-Anchorage .........................1-1Albany State .............................34-20American ......................................1-0Anderson ......................................0-1Appalachian State ....................33-20Arkansas-Monticello .....................2-1Arkansas Tech ...............................1-3Armstrong Atlantic ...................34-21Athens Stte ...................................1-0Auburn-Montgomery ...................2-3Augustana (Ill.) .............................1-0

Ball State ......................................1-0Barry ............................................6-0Barton ..........................................0-1Benedict .......................................0-1Bethune-Cookman........................1-0Birmingham Southern ..................1-0Boston College..............................0-1Bradley .........................................0-1Brewton-Parker ............................3-0Bristol ...........................................1-0Brockport State ............................1-0Buffalo State .................................1-0

Cambellsville ................................2-0Capital (Ohio) ...............................1-0Carson-Newman ...........................1-0Carver Bible ................................15-0Central Florida ..............................4-3Central Iowa .................................0-1Central State .................................0-1Charleston Southern .....................6-0Christian Brothers .........................6-8Claflin ...........................................0-1Clark Atlanta.................................2-0Clayton State ................................8-3Clinch Valley (Va.) .........................1-0Coastal Georgia ............................3-0College of Charleston ....................6-0Columbus State ........................36-17Covenant (Tenn.) ..........................1-0Cumberland..................................1-1

David Lipscomb ............................1-0Delta State ...............................21-20DeVry ...........................................1-0Drury ............................................1-0

Earl Paulk .....................................1-0Earlham ........................................0-1Eckerd ..........................................3-2Edward Waters .............................8-0Elizabeth City State .......................1-1Emory and Henry ..........................2-0Emmanuel ....................................2-0

Faulkner .......................................1-0Fayetteville State ..........................0-2Findlay (Ohio) ...............................0-1Fisk ...............................................1-0Flagler ..........................................4-1Florida ..........................................0-1Florida Atlantic .............................1-0Florida Gulf Coast .........................2-0Florida International .....................2-3Florida Memorial ..........................9-0Florida Southern .........................8-16

Florida State ...............................0-14Florida Tech ..................................6-3Fort Valley State .........................14-1Frederick (Va.) ..............................1-1Friendship (S.C.) ...........................1-0

Gannon ........................................1-0Georgetown (Ky.) ..........................3-0Georgia ........................................0-3Georgia College ............................4-8Georgia Regents Augusta ..........19-12Georgia Southern .......................8-23Georgia Southwestern ................19-8Georgia State ..............................14-3Grace (Ind.) ..................................1-0Greenville (Ill.) ..............................1-0Guilford ........................................1-1

Hanover (Ind.) ..............................1-1Harding ........................................1-3Hawthorne (Ind.) ..........................1-0Henderson State ...........................1-0Hiwassee ......................................1-0

Indiana (Pa.) .................................0-1

Jacksonville ................................1-12Jacksonville State .......................8-22James Madison .............................1-0Johnson C. Smith ..........................1-0

Kennesaw State ............................2-3Kentucky State .............................1-1Kentucky Wesleyan ......................1-1

LaGrange ..................................27-12Lake Superior State .......................1-0Lambuth .......................................4-0Lane .............................................1-0Lee ...............................................5-2Lincoln Christian (Ill.) ....................1-0Lincoln Memorial .....................14-13Lynn .............................................8-1

Mars Hill .......................................1-0Memphis State .............................0-1Mercer .........................................1-2Mercy ...........................................1-0Middle Tennessee State ................0-2Millersville....................................1-0Mississippi College ...................14-19Mississippi Valley State .................1-0Montevallo ...............................19-12Morehouse ...................................2-2Morris Brown ...............................3-1Mount Union (Ohio) .....................1-0

Newberry .....................................0-1New Orleans .................................0-1North Alabama .........................34-39North Carolina Central ..................0-1North Florida ................................4-4North Georgia ..........................16-10North Park (Ill.) .............................1-0Nova Southeastern .......................4-2

Oakwood ......................................1-0Oglethorpe ...............................13-20Oklahoma Baptist .........................0-1Oral Roberts .................................0-1

Ouachita Baptist ...........................1-0

Paine ............................................2-0Palm Beach Atlantic ......................6-1Pembroke State ............................0-1Pfeiffer .........................................1-1Piedmont ...................................29-9Pikeville (Ky.) ................................0-1Point ............................................2-0Puerto Rico-Bayamon ...................2-0Puerto Rico-Cayey ........................6-0Puerto Rico-Mayaguez ..................1-0Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras ................4-0

Quincy ..........................................1-1Quinnipiac ....................................1-0Randolph-Macon ..........................0-1Reinhardt .....................................1-0Rollins ..........................................7-5Roosevelt (Ill.) ..............................1-0

St. Bernard (Ala.) ..........................2-0Saint Leo ....................................16-8St. Thomas ...................................3-2Savannah State .............................7-2Selma ...........................................1-0Shaw ............................................2-1Shippensburg ...............................2-0Shorter .....................................31-14Siena Heights (Mich.) ....................1-0South Alabama .............................0-2Southeastern ................................4-0Southern Tech ............................14-1Southern Wesleyan ......................4-0Southwest Missouri State .............0-1Stetson .........................................0-1

Tampa ........................................9-14Taylor (Ind.) ..................................1-0Tennessee Tech .............................2-1Tennessee Temple ........................1-0Tennessee Wesleyan .....................3-1Thomas ........................................2-1Trinity Baptist ...............................1-0Troy State .................................12-19Tuskegee ......................................5-1

UNC Charlotte ..............................1-0UNC Wilmington ...........................3-0USC Spartanburg ..........................0-1UT Chattanooga ............................1-2UT Martin ...................................10-9Union ...........................................5-5

Valparaiso (Ind.) ...........................0-1Virgin Islands ................................2-0Voorhees ......................................1-0

Warner Southern ..........................1-0Webber International ...................3-0West Alabama ..........................43-29West Florida .............................34-19West Georgia ............................72-56West Liberty State ........................1-0Western Carolina ..........................1-0Western Illinois ............................1-0Westmar (Iowa) ............................1-0Wilmington (Del.) .........................1-0Winston-Salem State ....................1-0

Valdosta State BlazersRecord vs. All Opponents



Damian

YOUNG0POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-4CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: ATLANTA, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE

YOUNG’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Marquise

SIMUELS1POSITION: FORWARD • HEIGHT: 6-6CLASS: JUNIOR • HOMETOWN: COLUMBIA, SC PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SPARTANBURG METHODIST

SIMUEL’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --



Jake

ELLIOTT2POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-0CLASS: FRESHMAN (R) • HOMETOWN: BROXTON, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: GEORGIA CHRISTIAN

ELLIOTT’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVG2015-16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Total -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Josh

LEMONS3POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-1CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: CINCINNATI, OHIO PREVIOUS SCHOOL: TOLEDO

LEMON’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVG2014-15 27-24 729-27.0 72-166 .434 9-34 .265 45-65 .692 35 54 89 3.3 74 0 75 48 1 45 198-7.3

2015-16 23-13 551-24.0 58-114 .509 9-35 .257 40-58 .690 16 51 67 2.9 76 5 40 37 5 30 165-7.2

Total 50-371280-25.6 130-280 .464 18-69 .261 85-123 .691 51105156 3.1 150 5115 85 6 75 363-7.3

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16: Tookaredshirtseason...

IN 2015-16 (JUNIOR): Appearedin23gamesandstarted13times...Averaged27minutespergameand7.3pointspercontest...Buried43.4percentof theshotstakenfromthefield...Averaged3.3pointspergameandswipedacareerhigh48steals...Topoffensive

performancecameagainstrivalWestGeorgiaonFebruary20th,whenheconnectedon6-of-10shotsfromthefieldfor15points...

IN 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE): Played inall28games,with25starts ...Averaged7.1pointsand3.4reboundsagame ...Scored198pointsandpulleddown94rebounds...Alsodishedout76assists,blockedoneshotandhad46steals...Scoredindoublefigureseighttimes...Hadaseason-best12pointsagainstLeeDecember10...Scored11pointsonsixoccasions...DistributednineassistsagainstSoutheasternNovember21...TalliedsixassistsatWestFloridaJanuary17andatChristianBrothersFebruary14...Pulleddownaseason-bestninereboundsagainstShorterDecember15...Made72-of-170fieldgoalsontheyeartoshoot42.4percentfromthefield...Connectedon45-of-65freethrows.



Jeremiah

HILL5POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-2CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: SAVANNAH, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SAVANNAH STATE

HILL’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVG2014-15 27-15 661-24.5 78-219 .356 42-125 .336 27-36 .750 16 77 93 3.4 59 2 51 46 8 53 225-8.3

2015-16 17-8 495-29.1 86-183 .470 42-90 .467 24-30 .800 12 49 61 3.6 35 2 32 17 5 28 238-14.0

Total 44-231156-26.3 164-402 .408 84-215 .391 51-66 .773 28126154 3.5 94 4 83 63 1381 463-10.5

Tim

DAL BON11POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 5-11CLASS: JUNIOR • HOMETOWN: CAPE CORAL, FL PREVIOUS SCHOOL: TALLAHASSEE, FL

DAL BON’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

IN 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE):Second-bestscorerontheteamwithanaverageof14.0pointspergame...Playedinjust17gamesduetoanearlyseasoninjury,butearnedeightstartsandshot47.0percentfromthefield...Connectedon42-of-90attemptsfromthreepointrangefora46.7longrangeshootingpercentage...SetanewValdostaStaterecordwith11threesinasinglegameagainstWestAlabamaonFebruary18th,whenheconnectedfor11ofhisfirst12attemptsfrombeyondthearcandfinishedwithacareerhigh33points...Averaged3.6reboundspergameandturnedtheballoverjust17timesagainst28steals...IN 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE):Playedinall28games,includingstartsin15..Averaged8.0pointsand3.4reboundsagame...Scored225pointsandhad95reboundsontheyear...Alsorecorded52assists,eightblockedshotsand52steals...Scoredindoublefigures10times...Hadapersonal-best19pointsatDeltaStateDecember18...Scored18pointsagainstCarveronNovember22andatLeeonJanuary31...Made6-of-8fieldgoals,includingallfourthree-pointattempts,versustheFlames...Hadaseason-besteightstealsatNorthAlabamaonDecember4beforetallyingsixagainsttheLionsonJanuary24...Dishedoutsixassists,againstnoturnovers,versusSoutheasternonNovember21...FollowedwithfiveassistsagainstjustoneturnoveragainstCarverBiblethenextnight...Made78-of-220fieldgoalattemptstoshoot35.5percentontheyear...Connectedon42-of-126three-pointers,or33.3percent...Wassuccessfulon27-of-36freethrowtries,or75.0percent...Hadaseason-highsevenreboundsintheseasonopeneragainstLaneNovember14andversusShorterDecember15...



Beau

JUSTICE12POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-2CLASS: SOPHOMORE • HOMETOWN: PEEBLES, OHIO PREVIOUS SCHOOL: WEST LIBERTY STATE

JUSTICE’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Saadiq

MUHAMMAD15POSITION: FORWARD • HEIGHT: 6-7CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: SAVANNAH, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SAVANNAH STATE

MUHAMMAD’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO B S PTS-AVG2015-16 22-16 587-26.7 100-156 .641 0-1 .000 43-88 .489 42 72114 5.2 67 8 37 12 18 243-11.0

Total 22-16 587-26.7 100-156 .641 0-1 .000 43-88 .489 42 72114 5.2 67 8 37 12 18 243-11.0

IN 2015-16 (JUNIOR): Playedin22contestsandstarted16times...Steadilybecameoneoftheleague’stopbigmenandfinishedthe

seasonwithanaverageof11.0pointspergame...Hit64.1percentofhisshotsontheseasonandaveraged5.2reboundspercontest...



Kody

MORALES21POSITION: GUARD • HEIGHT: 6-2CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: SAVANNAH, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: RICHMOND HILL

MORALES’ VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVG2014-15 3-0 11-3.7 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 2 0 0 3-1.0

2015-16 3-0 6-2.0 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1.0

Total 6-0 17-2.8 2-7 .286 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 6-1.0

Jimmy

KODET23POSITION: FORWARD • HEIGHT: 6-7CLASS: JUNIOR • HOMETOWN: WILLIAMSTON, MI PREVIOUS SCHOOL: LANSING CC

KODET’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --



Justin

SIMON24POSITION: FORWARD • HEIGHT: 6-6CLASS: SENIOR • HOMETOWN: ALICEVILLE, AL PREVIOUS SCHOOL: SHELTON STATE CC

SIMON’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVG2015-16 27-26 786-29.1 110-166 .663 0-0 .000 78-113 .690 82140222 8.2 66 20 48 23 15 298-11.0

Total 27-26 786-29.1 110-166 .663 0-0 .000 78-113 .690 82140222 8.2 66 20 48 23 15 298-11.0

Carlos

BEVERLY32POSITION: FORWARD • HEIGHT: 6-7CLASS: JUNIOR • HOMETOWN: VALDOSTA, GA PREVIOUS SCHOOL: ALBANY TECH

BEVERLY’S VSU CAREER STATISTICS -----MINUTES----- --------------TOTALS---------------- --F-THROWS-- -----REBOUNDS----- SCORINGYEAR GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF A TO S B PTS-AVGTotal -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

IN 2015-16 (JUNIOR): Playedin27gamesandstarted26ofthosecontests...RankedfourthintheGulfSouthConferenceinrebounding

withandaverageof8.2reboundspergame...Alsoaveraged11.0pointspergameandshot66.3percentfromthefieldontheseason...

Recordedsevendouble-doublesontheseason,withhistopperformancecomingagainstWestGeorgiaonJanuary9th,whenhescored

21pointsandyankeddown15rebounds...

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