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MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY – Davidson

Eagles play penultimate home game of 2013-14 season

Saturday, February 15, 2014 | 2 p.m.
Hanner Fieldhouse | Statesboro, Ga.


VIDEO STREAMING: GS All-Access *Subscription Required*
RADIO: Georgia Southern/Learfield Sports Radio Network
Statesboro – 106.5-FM WZBX
Savannah/Hilton Head - 102.1-FM WZAT
Metter/Swainsboro - 103.7-FM WBMZ
Jesup - 1370-AM WLOP
Worldwide - GS All-Access *Subscription Required*
LIVE STATS: GSEagles.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB 

GAME NOTES
Georgia Southern | Davidson

STORY LINES
- Georgia Southern plays its penultimate home game of the 2013-14 season on Saturday afternoon against Davidson ... It is the 39th meeting between the programs and the final regular season contest between the schools ... Georgia Southern won the last game at Hanner Fieldhouse between the schools and trails 31-7 in the all-time series.
- Jelani Hewitt enters UNCG game as the No. 1 ranked scorer in the Southern Conference with 20.0 ppg and is ranked 25th in scoring nationwide ... He scored 38 points earlier this season against Campbell and has twice been named SoCon Player of the Week ... He has scored in double figures 24 of 26 games this season and has gone over 20 points in scoring for 15 of the 26 games this year ... Hewitt became the 40th member of the 1,000 point club at GS with 18 against Wofford ... Hewitt now has 1,124 career points to rank 31st in scoring all-time at GS.
- Hewitt was also named SoCon Player of the Month for November 2013, averaging 24.5 ppg in the opening month of the season.
- Tre Bussey ranks second in scoring for the Eagles and seventh in the SoCon with 15.7 ppg ... He has scored over 20 points in nine of the 26 games this season and has posted double figure scoring in 22 of 26 games ... He became the 41st member of the 1,000 point club against Wofford (1-23-14) with 13 points ... He has 1,064 points to rank 35th at GS.
- Mark Byington is 18-19 as a Head Coach for his career.
- Marvin Baynham enters Thursday's game against UNCG needing just six rebounds to become the 12th member of the 500 rebound club at Georgia Southern since rebounding records began in the 1971-72 season.
- Kyle Doyle was named SoCon Freshman of the Week for his play in the wins over UNCG and The Citadel ... In those contests he made his first career starts and posted a double-double against the Spartans with 13 points and 12 rebounds .
- Watch every home Georgia Southern basketball game on GS All-Access from GSEagles.com ... The premium video service features interviews as well as live games ... It is also the only way to listen to Georgia Southern Radio Network broadcasts on mobile devices or computers.

PROMOTIONS
#TrueBlue Out - First 100 students get a free Hanner Hooligan shirt.
Junior Eagle Club Day – Games and activities from Crazy Nick's Inflatables.
Georgia Southern Volleyball will be honored for their 2013 SoCon Championship.
Free rally towels from One 11 South.
Cheerleader for a Day.
Walker Pharmacy $5,000 Shootout.
One 11 South/University Village at Southern $7,000 Half Court Shot Qualifier.

SERIES HISTORY
39th meeting – GS Trails 31-7

THE BROADCAST
Chris Blair and Frank Kerns will be courtside to bring fans all the action across the Georgia Southern Radio Network by Learfield Sports. An audio stream of the game is available on GS All-Access from GSEagles.com.  Fans can purchase their subscription to GS All-Access by going to GSEagles.com/showcase.

THE COACH
Mark Byington enters Saturday's game with an 18-19 career record. 

UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Chattanooga to face the Mocs for the final time in league play on Thursday evening. The contest starts at 7 p.m. inside The Mackenzie Arena.

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