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Jim Jacobs – The only player on the list that I did not see play, but he was the first 1,000-point scorer in program history. For that matter, he was the only player in nearly the first 20 years of the program to reach the 1,000-point plateau. We have to remind ourselves as well that Jacobs did it without having a 3-point line and did it in a different era of college basketball.
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Zavian Smith – One of my favorite players off our first NCAA tournament team. Zavian finished his career at Georgia State with 1,214 points and is second on the career rebounds list with 714. He earned All-TAAC First Team honors in 1994 and was a member of the TAAC All-Tournament team in 1992.
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Terrance Brandon – The second-leading scorer in program history with 1,479 points, Terrance was a freshman on the Panthers' first NCAA tournament team. He is also the top rebounder in Georgia State history, pulling down 750 boards in four seasons. He earned All-TAAC honors twice and his name is scattered throughout the GSU record books.
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Rodney Hamilton – Rodney is the all-time leading scorer in Georgia State history (1,515 points) and was one of the most exciting players in GSU history to watch on the court. He is one of three Panthers to have his number retired (all three are on my list) and was a two-time All-TAAC honoree, including first-team honors in 1998. He was also named to the TAAC All-Tournament team in 1998. |
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Nate Williams – Nate was a two-time All-Atlantic Sun First Team member and is the third leading scorer in GSU history with 1,222 points, despite only playing three seasons. Williams was also one of the top shot-blockers and rebounders in program history and went on to play with numerous NBA teams in summer leagues and exhibition games. |
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Kevin Morris – The second of three retired jerseys on the list, Kevin came to Georgia State from Georgia Tech and instantly gave credibility to what coach Driesell was trying to accomplish at GSU. Morris was a two-time All-TAAC performer and finished his career with 1,212 points scored, ninth most in program history. He was second all-time in steals with 202 and second with 431 assists, starting 86 games in three years. |
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Thomas Terrell – The second Panther to earn All-America status, Thomas was named A-Sun Player of the Year following the 2001-02 season, leading Georgia State to the Postseason NIT. Despite only playing two seasons for GSU, he still scored 1,193 points, recording two of the top-seven single-season point totals, including a single-season record 635 during the 2001-02 season. He is the third Panther on the list to have his jersey retired. He made 94 3-pointers during the 2001-02 season which remains a school record today. |
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Chris Collier – Chris owns numerous Georgia State records, including the most points scored in a single-game, 49, which came against Butler. He was named MVP of the TAAC Championship in 1991, sending the Panthers to their first NCAA tournament appearance. He recorded 29 double-doubles in his career and has the most rebounds in a single-season (328) collected during the 1990-91 season. More remarkable is the fact that he only played two seasons for Georgia State, otherwise his name would probably have littered the all-time record book. |
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Philip Luckydo – Philip was another of the key components to the Panthers' first NCAA tournament run. In two seasons with the Panthers, he scored 1,254 points, which is still fifth on the all-time scoring list. He earned All-TAAC First-Team honors in 1992 and is still second and third on the single-season points chart in program history. How did he score all of those points? He went inside and got fouled, a lot. To this day, his 203 (1990-91) and 158 (1991-92) free throws made remain the top two single-season totals in program history. He finished his career knocking down 71.5 percent from the line.
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Shernard Long – The list of awards for Shernard are almost too many to count-- 2001 TAAC Player of the Year, All-America honorable mention recognition in 2001, two-time All-TAAC First-Team honors, and it goes on. Shernard made one of the biggest shots in program history, a lean-in lay-up against Wisconsin that proved to be the game-winner. In just two seasons, he finished with 964 points scored. His name is scattered throughout the Panther record book and at the end of the day, in my mind, was the most talented Panther to ever lace them up in the Sports Arena. |
