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21MarioPendarvisJunior • Post6-7 • 210 • Summerville, S.C.Mario enters his first year at Lander after transferring from Spartanburg Methodist College. Last season at SpartanburgMethodist, where he played for Coach Jeff Brookman, Pendarvis averaged 14 points and eight rebounds pergame while shooting 47 percent from the field, including 41 percent from the three-point line, and 65 percent from the freethrow line. He led the Pioneers to a 29-7 overall record, the Region X championship and a trip to the NJCAA NationalTournament. He was selected the Region X Player of the Year and was named a second team NJCAA All-American.Burkhamer on Pendarvis: “We believe Mario will provide an immediate impact on our basketball program. He runsthe floor in transition, scores to 20 feet, is a terrific rebounder on both ends of the floor and knows exactly what his role iswithin a team concept.”Personal: Mario Pendarvis... born on Jan. 1, 1991... son of Genovia Pendarvis... favorite childhood toy was Sega/Playstation...few people know that he used to play soccer... favorite food is shrimp... majoring in business...23JarealSmithJunior • Wing6-3 • 210 • Savannah, Ga.Jareal is entering his first year at Lander after transferring from NCAA Division I Radford University, where he averaged9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game last season while shooting 33 percent from the field and 77 percent from thefree throw line.Smith, who scored 22 points against the Cincinnati Bearcats and had a season-high 25 against Winthrop University lastyear, reached double figures in 12 games and was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team.Burkhamer on Smith: “Jareal is a terrific wing player who can also play some point. Smith is a seasoned player havingplayed at the Division I level for two years and will come to Lander fully prepared to compete in the Peach Belt Conference.He is a scorer with a scorer's mentality. He pushes the ball up the floor, shoots the three, gets to the rim and makesplays for others.”Personal: Jareal Arkeem Smith... born Sept. 17, 1991... son of Veronica Green and Tames Tandy... favorite movie is“He Got Game”... favorite food is chicken wings... he likes people who have good manners and are well groomed... majoringin physical education...20 Lander Basketball