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Nov. 11, 2007
JSU at Baylor Sun., Nov. 11, 2007 * 7:00 p.m.*Ferrell Center, Waco, TX. Radio: JSU Network (WOAD - 1300 AM) - with Sam Brown THE GAME Jackson State will open the 2007-08 season with a road game against the Baylor Bears on Nov. 11. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm CST. Jackson State and Baylor will meet for the first time. Last season the Tigers went 6-7 in non-conference games. LAST GAME: The Jackson State Tigers won its two pre-season exhibition games... JSU defeated Springhill 79-74 in its first exhibition game and Miles College 68-65... Darrion Griffin led the Tigers in both exhibition games, scoring 20 against Springhill and 17 against Miles TIGER TIDBITS: * JSU will look for someone to fill the void left by Trey Johnson, who averaged 27.1 points/game * Senior Catraiva Givens led JSU in assists (143) and steals (57) in 2006-07 * Sophonore Grant Maxey was JSU's second leading scorer last season. He was the only Tiger to be named to the 2007-08 Southwestern Athletic Conference pre-season All-Conference Team (2nd Team). Maxey also led the team in rebounds. * Junior Jeremy Caldwell, who missed 10 games to injury, was second on the team in rebounds and the fourth leading scorer in 2006-07 * Senior Kay Martinez will miss approximately eight weeks because of injury to open the 2007-08 season. * JSU head coach Tevester Anderson and his Tigers were selected as the SWAC pre-season No. 1 team 2006-2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
* JSU's first win of the season comes against Rutgers (71-70) on Nov. 21
*Trey Johnson joined JSU's 1000 point club
*JSU wins first SWAC tournament championship since 2000
*JSU goes to first NCAA tournament in seven years
Probable Starting Lineups 2007-08 JSU Tigers (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) 3 G Catraiva Givens 5-8, 155, Sr., Little Rock, Ark. 1 G Phillip Lockhart 5-11, 175, Sr., Turrell, Ark. 22 F Edwin Jarrow 6-6, 165, Sr., Savannah, Ga. 32 F Grant Maxey 6-7, 180, So., Toledo, Oh. 44 C Jeremy Caldwell 6-8, 251, Jr., Jackson, Miss. Off The Bench 12 G Darrion Griffin 6-3, 185, Jr., Toledo, Oh. 33 F Garrison Johnson 6-7, 185, So., Smyrna, Ga. 25 G Eric Adams 5-11, 160, Sr., Nettleton, Miss. 34G Dashawn Ford 6-7, 190, Jr. Columbus, Oh. Head Coach: Tevester Anderson; Asst. Coaches: Eric Strothers (Assoc. Head), Anthony Boone Next Up: Stephen F. Austin |
