JONESBORO, Ark. (2/20/13)- The Arkansas State University men's basketball program will pay tribute to its three senior student-athletes on the 2012-13 team this Saturday (Feb. 23) evening prior to the Red Wolves' regular-season home finale contest against the Troy Trojans in Jonesboro, Ark.
A 7:05 p.m. (CT) opening tip is scheduled for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) matchup at the ASU Convocation Center.
The three-member senior class, which will be acknowledged in a special pre-game ceremony, features guards Trey Finn and Marcus Hooten along with forward Brandon Peterson. The tri-captains have been instrumental this season in leading Arkansas State to a current 17-9 overall record and a first-place 11-6 mark in the SBC's West Division.
The three seniors have combined to produce 2,753 points and 1,614 rebounds in 298 career appearances, which includes 269 contests in a starting capacity. This group has registered a combined 65-58 mark to date in their respective Arkansas State careers.
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Little Rock, Arkansas
Finn has been a mainstay in the Red Wolves' backcourt the past four seasons (2009-13) and ranks among ASU's career leaders in several statistical categories.
Finn, who became the 24th A-State player to register 1,000 career points earlier this season (1/19), is presently tied for 17th on the Red Wolves' all-time scoring charts with 1,111 career points. The 2012-13 ASU tri-captain currently ranks third in both career steals (155) and three-point field goals (177), 10th in three-point field goal percentage (38.6%), and 13th in career rebounds (641). A three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week selection (1/4/11, 2/20/12 and 2/4/13), Finn is just one of 14 ASU players to register at least 600 career rebounds.
A 2012-13 SBC Preseason All-Conference First-Team selection, Finn has tallied double-figure scoring in 54 outings while racking up double-digit rebounds in a game on nine occasions as a starter in 115 of 116 contests played in. Finn was named to the 2012 SBC All-Tournament Team and earned SBC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
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Jackson, Mississippi
Hooten owned the distinction of being ASU's top returning scorer from a season ago with a 12.5 points per game average (425 points).
This preseason, Hooten was tabbed as an All-SBC Third-Team honoree while being named to the College Sports Madness All-SBC Third Team and the Lindy's Sports Second Team.
A 2012-13 ASU tri-captain, Hooten has presently produced just under 600 points (591 total) in his two seasons (2011-13) at A-State. He also has compiled at least 200 field goals and registered more than 100 rebounds in 60 career appearances, which includes 46 as a starter.
Hooten, who garnered SBC All-Academic Honor Roll laurels for the 2011-12 campaign, has totaled 27 double-figure scoring games during his ASU career.
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Birmingham, Alabama
Peterson has etched his name in ASU annals as one of the program's best as evidenced by becoming the 25th Red Wolves' player to reach the 1,000-career points milestone and the eighth individual to accumulate at least 800 career rebounds.
To date, Peterson presently ranks 22nd among A-State's all-time leaders in career points (1,051 total), third in blocked shots (154 total), and seventh in rebounding (838 total). The 2012-13 team tri-captain is one of 14 ASU players ever to garner 600 rebounds and among 10 to achieve at least 700 boards.
Peterson, a 2012-13 SBC Preseason All-Conference Second-Team honoree and a SBC Player of the Week Award winner this season (2/18), is also among the conference's career rebounding and blocked shots leaders. He currently is 14th on the SBC's all-time leaders list in rebounds and 22nd in shot rejections.
A starter in 108 of 122 games played in, Peterson has chalked up 46 career double-digit point games and 30 double-figure single-game rebound performances. This season, Peterson leads the Red Wolves in rebounds (253), blocked shots (31), and double-doubles (10).
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