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2012-13ARKANSAS STATE

MEN’S BASKETBALLPROSPECTUS

ARKANSAS STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL2012-13 QUICK FACTS

GENERALLocation......................................................Jonesboro, Arkansas (67,263)Nickname ................................................................................Red WolvesEnrollment .......................................................................................13,900Colors.................................................................................Scarlet & BlackFounded .............................................................................................1909Arena (Capacity) ..........................................Convocation Center (10,038)Press Row Phone ................................................................870-972-2541Affiliation .........................................................................NCAA (Division I)Conference ...................................................................................Sun BeltPresident ...................................................................Dr. Charles L. WelchChancellor .........................................................................Dr. Tim HudsonDirector of Athletics ..............................Terry Mohajir (Arkansas State ‘93)Athletic Dept. Phone ............................................................870-972-3880Athletic Web Site ......................................................astateredwolves.com

COACHING STAFFHead Coach............................................................................John BradyAlma Mater ...............................................................Belhaven College ‘76Record at Arkansas State ..................................................61-66 (4 Years)Overall Record .............................................................342-282 (21 years)Phone...................................................................................870-972-2077Best Time to Call .........................................................................MorningsE-mail ...........................................................................lkeller@astate.eduAssociate Head Coach ................................Melvin Haralson (Auburn ‘89)Assistant Coaches ...........................Corey Barker (Prairie View A&M ‘03).........................................................................Jeff Clapacs (Wooster ‘07)Director of Bskb Operations..........Brodrick Johnson (Arkansas State ‘10)

IMPORTANT NUMBERSASU Dept. of Athletics .........................................................870-972-3880ASU Basketball Office .........................................................870-972-2077ASU Basketball Fax.............................................................870-972-3015ASU Sports Information .......................................................870-972-2541Convocation Center Press Row...........................................870-972-2541Sun Belt Conference............................................................504-299-9066Sun Belt Fax ........................................................................504-299-9068

HISTORYFirst Year of Basketball .................................................................1926-27All-Time Record ......................................................................1,087-1,037NCAA Tournament Appearances .............................................................1Last ........................................................................1999, L 80-58 vs. UtahNIT Postseason Appearances..................................................................4Last..............................................................................1991, Quarterfinals

TEAM INFORMATION2011-12 Overall Record ....................................................................14-20Sun Belt Conference Record/Finish.....................................6-10/5th WestStarters Returning ....................................................................................4

Trey Finn (G) ..................................11.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 spg.Marcus Hooten (G)........................................12.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apgBrandon Peterson (F) ..................9.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 33 blocks, 23 stealsEd Townsel (G) ........................9.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 103 assists, 66 steals

Starters Lost .............................................................................................1Malcoln Kirkland (F) ....................................................12.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg

Letterwinners Returning ...........................................................................6Rakeem Dickerson (So., G), Trey Finn (RSr., G), Darion Griswold (So., F),Marcus Hooten (Sr., G), Brandon Peterson (Sr., F), Ed Townsel (Jr., G)

Letterwinners Lost ....................................................................................4Bryce Clark, Malcoln Kirkland, Adam Sterrenberg, Kinley Ogbonnaya-Branch

Newcomers ..............................................................................................8Kristopher Brown (Fr., F), Kelvin Downs (Fr., F), Cameron Golden (Fr.,G), Seth Kisler (Jr., F), Josh Pierre (Fr., G), Kendrick Washington (Jr., F),Jordan Weaver (So., G), Raeford Worsham (Fr., G)

SPORTS INFORMATIONAssistant AD/Sports Information Director..................................Jerry Scott

Office Phone ....................................................................870-972-3405Cell Phone .......................................................................870-243-6021E-Mail ........................................................................jscott@astate.edu

Assistant Director..................................................................Chris GraddyOffice Phone ....................................................................870-972-2707Cell Phone .......................................................................870-340-7836E-mail ....................................................................cgraddy@astate.edu

Assistant Director/MBB Contact...........................................Joe GorbyOffice Phone ....................................................................870-972-3547Cell Phone .......................................................................870-253-6643Email ........................................................................jgorby@astate.edu

Graduate Assistant....................................................Dennen Cuthbertson Office Phone ....................................................................870-972-2428

Sports Information Phone/Fax......................870-972-2541/870-972-3367Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1000, State University, AR 72467Mailing Address:

217 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401

RADIO INFORMATIONRadio.........................................................Arkansas State Radio NetworkFlagship Station ................................................................107.9 FM, KFINPlay-by-Play Announcer.............................................................Matt StolzStolz Phone .........................................................................870-273-5028

2012-13 ARKANSAS STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL42 Kristopher Brown 6-7 247 Fr. F HS Fort Worth, Texas/Richland1 Rakeem Dickerson 6-0 177 So. G 1L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep

14 Kelvin Downs 6-9 232 Fr. F HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 2 Trey Finn (C) 6-2 213 R-Sr. G 3L Little Rock, Ark./Parkview0 Cameron Golden 6-0 154 Fr. G HS Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway3 Darion Griswold 6-5 240 So. F 1L Dumas, Ark./Dumas5 Marcus Hooten (C) 6-3 208 Sr. G 1L Jackson, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln

31 Melvin Johnson III✫ 6-6 167 Sr. G TR Dallas, Texas/U. Texas-San Antonio34 Seth Kisler 6-8 198 Jr. F TR Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 15 Brandon Peterson (C) 6-8 217 Sr. F 3L Birmingham, Ala./Erwin4 Josh Pierre 6-0 181 Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla.

24 Ed Townsel 6-0 166 Jr. G 2L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 20 Kirk Van Slyke✫ 6-10 235 Sr. F TR The Woodlands, Texas/U. Houston40 Kendrick Washington 6-7 274 Jr. F TR Shreveport, La./U. Houston23 Jordan Weaver 6-3 204 R-So. G TR Parkin, Ark./Iowa Western35 Raeford Worsham 6-5 190 Fr. G HS Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County

NUMERICAL ROSTERNO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. EX. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL0 Cameron Golden 6-0 154 Fr. G HS Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway1 Rakeem Dickerson 6-0 177 So. G 1L Little Rock, Ark./Brehm Prep 2 Trey Finn (C) 6-2 213 R-Sr. G 3L Little Rock, Ark./Parkview3 Darion Griswold 6-5 240 So. F 1L Dumas, Ark./Dumas4 Josh Pierre 6-0 181 Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./Stillwater, Okla.5 Marcus Hooten (C) 6-3 208 Sr. G 1L Jackson, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln

14 Kelvin Downs 6-9 232 Fr. F HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin 15 Brandon Peterson (C) 6-8 217 Sr. F 3L Birmingham, Ala./Erwin20 Kirk Van Slyke✫ 6-10 235 Sr. F TR The Woodlands, Texas/U. of Houston23 Jordan Weaver 6-3 204 R-So. G TR Parkin, Ark./Iowa Western24 Ed Townsel 6-0 166 Jr. G 2L Starkville, Miss./Starkville 31 Melvin Johnson III✫ 6-6 167 Sr. G TR Dallas, Texas/U. of Texas-San Antonio34 Seth Kisler 6-8 198 Jr. F TR Fort Wayne, Ind./Paris 35 Raeford Worsham 6-5 190 Fr. G HS Waynesboro, Miss./Wayne County40 Kendrick Washington 6-7 274 Jr. F TR Shreveport, La./U. of Houston42 Kristopher Brown 6-7 247 Fr. F HS Fort Worth, Texas/Richland

✫ Ineligible for 2012-13 season due to NCAA DI Transfer RuleHEAD COACH: John Brady (Fifth Year)ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Melvin Haralson (Second Year)ASSISTANT COACHES: Corey Barker (First Year), Jeff Clapacs (Fifth Year)DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Brodrick Johnson (First Year) (C) – Denotes captain

BY CLASSSeniors (5): Finn, Hooten, Johnson, Peterson, Van SlykeJuniors (3): Kisler, Townsel, WashingtonSophomores (3): Dickerson, Griswold, WeaverFreshmen (5): Brown, Downs, Golden, Pierre, WorshamBY POSITIONForward (7): Brown, Downs, Griswold, Kisler, Peterson, Van Slyke, WashingtonGuard (9): Dickerson, Finn, Golden, Hooten, Johnson, Pierre, Townsel, Weaver,Worsham

BY STATEAlabama (1):Peterson Arkansas (4): Dickerson, Finn, Griswold, WeaverIndiana (1): KislerLouisiana (2): Pierre, WashingtonMississippi (3): Hooten, Townsel, WorshamTennessee (1): GoldenTexas (4): Brown, Downs, Johnson, Van Slyke

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

2012-13 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

ARKANSAS STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL2012-13 SCHEDULE

DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TV/WEBCAST RADIO TIMENov. 1 Thu. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (Exhibition) Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Nov. 6 Tue. HENDERSON STATE (Exhibition) Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Nov. 10 Sat. at Dayton Dayton, Ohio TBA ASRN 6 p.m.Nov. 13 Tue. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Nov. 16 Fri. at Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Nov. 21 Wed. at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Nov. 25 Sun. LAMAR Jonesboro TBA ASRN 2:05 p.m.Nov. 29 Thu. at Florida International* Miami, Fla. TBA ASRN 6 p.m.Dec. 1 Sat. at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. TBA ASRN 6 p.m.Dec. 8 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE Jonesboro TBA ASRN 2:05 p.m.Dec. 16 Sun. AUSTIN PEAY Jonesboro TBA ASRN 2:05 p.m.Dec. 19 Wed. MURRAY STATE Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:35 p.m. Dec. 22 Sat. at Kent State Kent, Ohio TBA ASRN 6 p.m.Dec. 27 Thu. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Dec. 29 Sat. at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 3 Thu. MIDDLE TENNESSEE* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 5 Sat. WESTERN KENTUCKY* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 10 Thu. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 12 Sat. at Louisiana-Lafayette* Lafayette, La. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Jan. 19 Sat. LOUISIANA-MONROE* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 24 Thu. at Troy* Troy, Ala. TBA ASRN 7:30 p.m.Jan. 26 Sat. FLORIDA ATLANTIC* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Jan. 31 Thu. SOUTH ALABAMA* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Feb. 2 Sat. NORTH TEXAS* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Feb. 7 Thu. at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Feb. 9 Sat. at Western Kentucky* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Feb. 14 Thu. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Feb. 16 Sat. at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. TBA ASRN 4 p.m.Feb. 23 Sat. TROY* Jonesboro TBA ASRN 7:05 p.m.Feb. 28 Thu. at North Texas* Denton, Texas TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Mar. 2 Sat. at Arkansas-Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. TBA ASRN 7 p.m.Mar. 8-11 Fri.-

Mon. at Sun Belt Conference Tournament Hot Springs, Ark. TBA TBA

* Sun Belt Conference game • All Times Central • Home Games in BOLD



TEAM NOTES INDIVIDUAL NOTES☛ Arkansas State will return 73.4 percent (1,614-2,198) of its scoring

production and 71.4 percent (736-1,031) of its rebounding output from a season ago.

☛ Five of the 2011-12 squad’s six top scorers are back in the fold for the 2012-13 campaign, including the Red Wolves’ top points leaderlast season in senior guard Marcus Hooten (12.5 ppg.). The five, which includes four starters, accounted for 68.7 percent (1,510-2,198) of ASU’s scoring.

☛ A-State has compiled a 246-94 record at home dating back to the 1987-88 season for a 72.4 winning percentage. The Red Wolves have compiled double-digit home wins in a single season 14 times to date, including posting a 10-5 home ledger in the 2011-12season.

☛ A season ago, ASU tied for the biggest upset in the history of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as the ninth-seed Red Wolves upset the tourney’s top seed Middle Tennessee (64-61).

☛ A new integrated video display system was installed at theConvocation Center in early October. The display system, produced by Daktronics, consists of four identical LED videodisplays measuring 12 feet high by 26 feet wide mounted in thefour corners of the arena.

☛ A-State finished tops among 2011-12 Sun Belt Conference leaders in defensive rebounds allowed (29.6 rpg.) while ranking second in both defensive rebounding percentage (70.9 percent) and three-point field goal percentage (37.3 percent) in league matchups only.

☛ The Red Wolves are 10-12 in November games, 18-14 in December, 19-15 in January, 11-20 in February, and 3-5 in March contests since current ASU head coach John Brady’s arrival in the 2008-09 season.

☛ Entering the 2012-13 season, A-State has amassed an all-time 1,052-1,040 record (50.3 winning pct.) dating back to its inaugural 1926-27 campaign. The Red Wolves have produced 20 or more victories in a season on five occasions – 1986-87 (21-13), 1987-88 (21-14), 1988-89 (20-10), 1990-91 (23-9), and 1997-98 (20-9) sincejoining the NCAA Division I ranks in the 1970-71 season.

☛ A-State registered an 11-5 record last season in games which the Red Wolves scored 65 points or more. Conversely, ASU notched a 4-14 ledger in contests which the opposition netted at least 65 points.

☛ Terry Mohajir, a 20-year leader in collegiate athletics and an ASU alumnus, was appointed as the University’s 11th Director ofAthletics on Sept. 19, 2012. Prior to ASU, Mohajir was served as the University of Kansas’ Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Chief Marketing Officer. Mohajir, who’s a 1993 ASU graduate and was a two-year (1990 and 1991) A-State football team letterwinner, replaced Dr. Dean Lee.

☛ Senior guard Trey Finn enters this season only 147 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point career mark. The backcourt standout has tallied 853 career points in 91 games to date and would become the 24th player to attain the milestone. Finn also presently ranks seventh among the school’s all-time leaders in both three-point fieldgoal percentage (40.5 percent), three-point field goals made (131), and career steals (119).

☛ Senior forward Brandon Peterson’s 123 career blocked shots is the third most on ASU’s all-time list. Peterson had a team-high 33 shot rejections in 34 outings last season after chalking up a career season-most 61 blocks in 31 games as a freshman in 2009-10. He recorded at least two blocks in a game on 10 occasions a season ago and claimed or shared team-high blocked shot honors a squad-best 17 times.

☛ Brandon Peterson, who has grabbed 585 career rebounds in 96 contests to date, presently ranks 15th among A-State all-timeleaders and is 65 boards away from moving into the school’s top 10 list. A season ago, he accumulated 11 double-digit rebounding games in 34 appearances and led or shared top ASU honors in a team-best 24 outings.

☛ Trey Finn, Marcus Hooten, Brandon Peterson, and Ed Townselcombined for 64 double-figure scoring games in 2011-12. Finn led the way with 21 such performances while Hooten had 20 efforts.

☛ Trey Finn is a 2012-13 nominee for the Senior CLASS Award, which is bestowed to a NCAA Division I senior student-athlete who will exhaust their eligibility at the conclusion of the current season. The award recognizes involvement in the community, classroom, character, and competition.

☛ Freshman guard Josh Pierre’s father, Butch, will embark on his fifth season as the associate men’s basketball head coach atOklahoma State University. Butch spent 11 seasons (1997-08) at LSU as a member of current A-State head coach John Brady’s staff, including six as the associate head coach. Pierre has a twin brother, Joseph III.

☛ Trey Finn and Marcus Hooten epitomize the term “student-athlete”as the pair each received 2011-12 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition for maintaining a gpa between 3.00-3.49 for the academic year.

☛ Junior guard Ed Townsel’s team-high 66 steals in 34 2011-12 games tied for the third-best season output in A-State history. Townsel recorded 47 more steals a season ago than in the 2010-11campaign (19 in 32 games).

☛ Trey Finn (61 three’s), Ed Townsel (46), and Marcus Hooten (42),ASU’s top three-point field goal shooters from 2011-12, combined to account for 84.7 percent (149-176) of the Red Wolves’ output from beyond the arc this past season.

JOHN BRADYHEAD COACHFIFTH YEAR

A proven winner in the collegiatecoaching ranks, John Brady’s vi-sion of taking the Arkansas State

men’s basketball program to the highestcompetitive level nationally has made thetwo entities a perfect match.

Brady has certainly become accustomedto success throughout his distinguishedcoaching career as evidenced by a FinalFour appearance and 295 career victoriesto his credit.

A new era in ASU men’s basketball his-tory began on March 19, 2008 when Bradywas announced as the Red Wolves’ 15thhead coach in the program’s history. ForBrady, the appointment was one herelishes.

“I am excited about the opportunity tolead the Arkansas State men’s basketballprogram to a position I feel like it deservesin the Sun Belt Conference,” said Brady.“Our goal is not only to play for conferencechampionships, but to advance to theNCAA Tournament. This has always beenconsidered a great basketball communityand region that will support this basketballprogram in a big way. Not only is it our goalto win championships, but to lead the SunBelt Conference in attendance because ofthe great fans this University has. We areexcited about it and look forward to the op-portunities that are ahead.”

Brady wasted little time making a posi-tive impact on the A-State program as inhis initial three years at the helm, he turnedthe Red Wolves into a success story on thecourt by capturing a share of the Sun BeltConference’s Western Division Champi-onship title in 2010-11 along with compil-ing double-digit SBC wins back-to-back forthe first time in nearly 20 years and going

undefeated at home with a 13-0 record.

During his first season with the RedWolves, Brady helped lead ASU to one ofthe best starts in program history andachieved the No. 22 ranking onCollegeinsider.com’s Mid-Major Top 25poll. As a team, A-State greatly improvedupon its defending and reboundingnumbers, finishing near the top of theconference in several statistical categories.

Brady would take the Red Wolves a stepfurther in his second season (2009-10), im-proving their record to 17-14 while makinga Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semi-final appearance and finishing second inthe SBC’s West Division. For his efforts,Brady was named Sun Belt Coach of theYear and the District VII Coach of the Yearby the USBWA. ASU also claim top leaguehonors in three-point field-goal defense, re-bounding offense, and defensive rebound-ing in 2009-10.

For the 2009-10 season, A-State regis-tered an 11-7 SBC record which signifiedits best conference mark since the 2006-07 campaign when ASU achieved an iden-tical league mark. A-State’s 11 winsrepresented the seventh time in which theRed Wolves compiled a double-digitleague victories total since joining the SunBelt. ASU would then duplicate its SBCwins in the 2010-11 season by finishingwith an 11-5 conference ledger.

Prior to Arkansas State, Brady spent 10-plus seasons serving as LSU’s headcoach. During his tenure at the school,Brady guided the Tigers to six postseasonberths, two Southeastern Conference(SEC) Championship crowns and threeSEC Western Division titles. With his suc-cess, Brady was tabbed as the SEC Coach


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