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Thursday, January 24, 20135:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Bonner Arnold Coliseum

2012-13 Lady Tigers 2012-13 TigersNo. Player Position Class Height Hometown10 KatieGarvin Guard Sophomore 5-7 Corinth11 KikiGwyn Guard Freshman 5-2 Corinth12 AntionetteRiddle Guard Freshman 5-9 Tupelo14 BriHobson Guard Freshman 5-4 Brandon20 LaTonyaGadison Guard/Forward Freshman 5-10 Rosedale21 ShritaDixon Guard Freshman 5-7 Mantachie22 KebrinaLucas Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-6 NewAlbany24 VonHall Guard Freshman 5-7 Nettleton25 AngeliaAllen Guard/Forward Freshman 5-9 Belmont32 KayKTate Guard Freshman 5-8 Dyersburg,Tenn.33 AushinaIvy Guard/Forward Freshman 5-10 Tupelo35 IndiaHoward Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-8 Ripley40 TalisaBoyd Guard/Forward Sophomore 5-10 Natchioches,La

HeadCoach:BrianAlexander,Ph.D.(MississippiState,1998),2ndYearAssistantCoach:MauriceStafford,(NorthAlabama),9thYearStudentAssistants:KierraErby,1stYear;SamoneArmstead,1stYearAthleticTrainer:HopeBarnes,(UniversityofSouthernMississippi,2012),1stYearPresident:Dr.JohnnyL.Allen,Ed.D.

No. Player Position Class Height Hometown11 AcieVance Guard Sophomore 6-2 Ripley12 DariusLeach Guard Freshman 5-9 Booneville14 MarkeeviusBrown Guard Freshman 5-9 MoundBayou22 IanBurress Guard Freshman 5-9 Baldwyn23 KeldrickLesley Guard Freshman 6-1 Booneville24 TadariousCoburn Forward Sophomore 6-6 NewAlbany30 BillyJackson Guard Freshman 6-0 Tunica33 LadariusWaits Guard Freshman 5-10 OliveBranch34 RomeoJohnson Forward Freshman 6-5 Oxford40 MalcolmHamilton Guard Sophomore 6-2 Atlanta,Ga.42 JohnnieMcGhee Guard Freshman 6-3 OliveBranch44 KeDorianSullivan Forward Sophomore 6-7 Memphis,Tenn.50 TylerBrunson Forward Sophomore 6-8 Atlanta,Ga.52 MarcellLucas Forward Sophomore 6-3 Baldwyn54 CameronShorty Forward Freshman 6-5 Senatobia

HeadCoach:DavidRobbinsAssistantCoach:NickColnStudentAssistants:BenHurt

2012-13 Lady Tiger & Tiger Basketball Teams

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No. 11Kiki Gwyn

5-2Guard

FreshmanCorinth

No. 12Antionette Riddle

5-9Guard

FreshmanTupelo

No. 14Bri Hobson

5-4Guard

FreshmanBrandon

No. 20LaTonya Gadison

5-10Guard/Forward

FreshmanRosedale

No. 21Shrita Dixon

5-7Guard

FreshmanMantachie

No. 22Kebrina Lucas

5-6Guard/Forward

SophomoreNew Albany

No. 24Von Hall

5-7Guard

FreshmanNettleton

No. 25Angelia Allen

5-9Guard/Forward

FreshmanBelmont

No. 32Kay K Tate

5-8Guard

FreshmanDyersburg, Tenn.

No. 33Aushina Ivy

5-10Guard/Forward

FreshmanTupelo

No. 35India Howard

5-8Guard/Forward

SophomoreRipley

No. 40Talisa Boyd

5-10Guard/Forward

SophomoreNatchitoches, La

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Guard

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Guard

Freshman

5-4

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20

LaTonyaGadisonGuard/Forward

Freshman

5-10

Rosedale

21

ShritaDixon

Guard

Freshman

5-7

Mantachie

22

KebrinaLucas

Guard/Forward

Sophomore

5-6

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Albany

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VonHall

Guard

Freshman

5-7

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AngeliaAllen

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-9

Belmont

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KayKTate

Guard

Freshman

5-8

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AushinaIvy

Guard/Forward

Freshman

5-10

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Guard/Forward

Sophomore

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12DariusLeach

Guard

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Forward

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Guard

Freshman

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Sophomore

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21TravisJohnson

Guard

Freshman

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22DonnellN

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Sophomore

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No. 11Acie Vance

Guard6-2

SophomoreRipley

No. 12Darius Leach

Guard5-9

FreshmanBooneville

No. 14Markeevius Brown

Guard5-9

FreshmanMound Bayou

No. 22Ian Burress

Guard5-9

FreshmanBaldwyn

No. 23Keldrick Lesley

Guard 6-1

FreshmanBooneville

No. 24Tadarious Coburn

Forward6-6

SophomoreNew Albany

No. 30Billy Jackson

Guard6-0

FreshmanTunica

No. 33Ladarius Waits

Guard5-10

FreshmanOlive Branch

No. 34Romeo Johnson

Forward6-5

FreshmanOxford

No. 42Johnnie McGhee

Guard6-3

FreshmanOlive Branch

No. 44KeDorian Sullivan

Forward6-7

SophomoreMemphis, Tenn.

No. 50Tyler Brunson

Forward6-8

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

No. 52Marcell Lucas

Forward6-3

SophomoreBaldwyn

No. 40Malcolm Hamilton

Guard6-2

SophomoreAtlanta, Ga.

No. 54Cameron Shorty

Forward6-5

FreshmanSenatobia

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Whether it’s family encouragement or professional inspiration, ath-letesareinfluencedbytheirenvironments.

ForNortheast’ssophomoreforwardKeDorianSullivanandfreshmanforwardAngeliaAllenguidancehascomefrombothplaces.

SullivanandAllenbothcredittheirmothersfortheirbasketballprow-essandlooktotheNationalBasketballAssociation’s(NBA)OklahomaCityThundersmallforwardKevinDurantforinspiration.

However,Allen and Sullivan’s admiration of Durant is not limitedwhattheNBAstardoesonthecourt.Itiswhatthebasketballveterandoeswhenheisnotplayingthatimpressestheduo.

“Ilovehisworkethic,”Sullivansaid.“Heis inthegym24-hoursaday,7-daysaweekwhenheisnotplaying.”

“Therewasaquotefromhiscoachonhowhecomestopracticeeachdayandplayslikeheisawalk-on,”Allensaid.

While Durant comes in at sixfeet, nine inches (6-9), Sullivanregistersarespectablesixfeet,sev-eninches(6-7)andAllenmeasuresfivefeet,nineinches(5-9)andbothplaythesmallforwardpositionfortheTigersandLadyTigers,respec-tively.

Nonetheless,whileDurantmayinfluence Allen and Sullivan’sgamesonthecourtitwasthefoun-dations that each of their mothershelp build as Sullivan and Allenwere growing up that helped eachreachtheirpotential toplayonthecollegiatelevel.

“My mother introduced me tothe sport,”Allen said. “I grew upplaying (basketball) and just loveit.”

Sullivan’smotherisalittletougheronhersix-feet,seven-inchson.“Mymom…sheislikemycoach,”Sullivansaid.“ShetellsmewhatI

needtoworkonasfarasgoingtothenextlevel.”SullivanhasalreadyhadsuccessontheDivisionIlevel–transferring

fromAlcornStateUniversityduringtheoffseason.Sullivanappearedin32gamesfortheAlcornStateUniversityBraves

duringthe2011-12seasonclocking20.1minutesagameandscoring175points.

DuringhistimewithAlcornState,Sullivanalsopulleddown136totalreboundsandhad20blocksontheseason.

UnderLutherRiley, Sullivan shot .486 from thefloor and knocked

downover60-percentofhisfreethrowattempts.Sullivantalliedoverdoubledigitsseventimesinhis32gameswiththe

Bravesincludingadouble-doubleagainsttheUniversityofNewOrleanswheretheSouthwind(Tenn.)producthad10pointstogoalongwith11rebounds.

AsSullivanwasprovidinganoffensivepunchforAlcornState,AllenwasbusymakinghermarkontheBelmontHighSchoolrecordbooks.

Duringherfour-yearvarsitycareer,Allenscored1,687pointsinjust136games–averaging12.4pointspergame.

InherlastthreeyearsasaLadyCardinal,AllenhelpedleadBelmonttoapairofMississippiHighSchoolActivitiesAssociation(MHSAA)Class3AStateChampionships.

AllenandtheLadyCardinalscapturedtheClass3AStateChampion-shiphersophomoreseasonandthenturnedthetricktwoyearslaterduringherseniorcampaign.

However, Allen and Sullivan both know that there is a topic thatcomesbeforeathletics–academicsandwith their selected careers theBelmont native and theMemphis,Tenn., native have to dedicate alltheir time away from Bonner Ar-noldColiseumtobooks.

Allen has expressed interestin becoming an x-Ray technicianwhile Sullivan, who is currentlyundecidedonwhathewants todohassaidacareerinsportsmedicinecouldbehiscalling.

“It’sacademicsfirstandbasket-ballsecond,”Sullivansaid.“That’showIwasraised.”

Both Allen and Sullivan havesaid they would like to continuetheir playing careers on the four-yearlevelbutknowthattheirselectedprofessionsaretopsforeach.

Allensaidshe’d like tofinishherbasketballcareeron thefour-yearlevelthenstepintoajobwhileSullivanhasaspirationsofmakingitbacktotheDivisionIlevelandwantstoplayaslongashecan.

Whetherthatmeansmakingittotheprofessionalleagues–NBA,D-NBAorevenoverseas,theMemphisnativewillbehappywiththeresult.

However,bothknowthatwithafirmfoundationineducationandhav-ingtheirselectedcareerstofallbackonwhentheplayingdaysareover,theduowillbeassuccessfuloffthecourtastheyhavebeenonit.

Public Information intern Jessie Perriman contributed to this report.

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Date Opponent Location TimeMonday, November 1 Northwest Shoals (Ala.) Away 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 4 Motlow State (Tenn.) Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 9 Jackson State (Tenn.) Booneville 5 p.m. Women Only

West Plains (Mo.) Booneville 7 p.m. Men Only

Saturday, November 13 East Central Booneville 1&3 p.m.

Monday, November 15 Jones County Away 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, November 18 Wallace State (Ala.) Away 7 p.m. Men Only

Monday, November 29 Meridian Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, December 2 Northwest* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Monday, December 6 Holmes* Away 6&8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 14 Northwest Shoals (Ala.) Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, December 16 Motlow State (Tenn.) Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 6 Jones County Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Saturday, January 8 Meridian Booneville 2&4 p.m.

Monday, January 10 East Miss.* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 13 Coahoma* Away 6&8 p.m.

Monday, January 17 Itawamba* Away 6&8 p.m.

Thursday, January 20 Miss. Delta* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, January 27 Northwest* Away 5&7 p.m.

Monday, January 31 Holmes* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 3 East Miss.* Away 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.

Monday, February 7 Coahoma* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Thursday, February 10 Itawamba* Booneville 5&7 p.m.

Monday, February 14 Miss. Delta* Away 6&8 p.m.

February 21 – 24 State Tournament

February 28 – March 3 Regional Tournament Miss. College

* Denotes North Division Contest

2010-11 ScheduleOCTOBER18 atBlueMountain^$ 5p.m.18 Mid-South^% 6p.m.25 UNA^$ 5:30p.m.27 atWallaceSt.-Hanceville^% TBANOVEMBER5 EastCentral 5:30p.m.8 atWallaceSt.-Hanceville 5:30p.m.12 atJonesCo. 5p.m.15 atEastCentral 6p.m.19 GadsdenSt. 5:30p.m.26 Meridian 5:30p.m.29 atItawamba* 6p.m.DECEMBER 3 Northwest* 5:30p.m.11 JacksonSt.$ 5:30p.m. WallaceSt.-Hanceville% 7:30p.m.13 atGadsdenSt. 5:30p.m.JANUARY7 atMeridian 6p.m.14 JonesCo. 5:30p.m.17 EastMississippi* 5:30p.m.22 atCoahoma* 6p.m.24 Holmes* 5:30p.m.28 atMississippiDelta* 6p.m.31 Itawamba* 5:30p.m.FEBRUARY4 atNorthwest* 5p.m.7 WallaceSt.-Hanceville$ 5:30p.m. MissouriSt.-WestPlains% 7p.m.11 atEastMississippi* 5:30p.m.14 Coahoma* 5:30p.m.18 atHolmes* 6p.m.21 MississippiDelta* 5:30p.m.

*-North Division, ^-Scrimmage,%-Men Only, $-Women Only

2012-13 Schedule