ROSTER
SCHEDULE
STATS
PROJECTED STARTERS
G- 50 Willie Powers (14.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
G- 10 Antonio Hanson (13.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg)
F- 02 Rory Spencer (9.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
G- 01 Johntavious Rucker (6.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
F- 35 Cameron Baskerville (4.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg)
STAR WATCH
Willie Powers -- The team's leading scorer, Powers can attack the basket or knock down the 3-point shot. He will test NC State's backcourt.
Georgia Southern Notables
New Georgia Southern head coach C.Y. Young is back at his alma mater after serving as an assistant at Georgia Tech. Young played point guard for Georgia Southern from 1989-1993 and was Paul Hewitt's top recruiter.
Ben Drayton III (St. Marys, Ga.) has led Georgia Southern in scoring three straight games, the first time any Eagle has topped the scoring list in three straight games since Louis Graham strung together 12 straight games through the 2007-08 season. Drayton is third among the top scorers with a 11.1 points per game average
With his next three-point basket, Antonio Hanson will tie Todd Shipley for 10th on the Eagles' career list for career three-pointers made with 114.
Georgia Southern will get more help on the boards this weekend as Cameron Baskerville returned after missing three games with a muscle strain. Baskerville is averaging 7.0 rebounds and had two in only eight minutes of play at The Citadel.
Coach Young is looking for his team to play more consistent heading into conference play.
"Our challenge is to be consistent," said Young. "This stretch of games in front of us begins with our first game after finals - facing a team of high caliber like N.C. State from the best basketball conference in the country, the ACC. This game provides us with another opportunity to develop the best game plan for our team -- both immediately and over the long run. These games prepare our team to face top competition and we will reap the benefits of these experiences."