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Stepped right in and contributed as a freshman, appearing in 28 of the 29 games...Fifth leading score on the 2007-08 squad...Third on the team in three-pointers made...Will look to assume a larger part of the Fordham offense this winter...Arrived at Fordham after leading his high school team to back-to-back Connecticut State Championships...A two-time All-State selection...Hartford Courant State Player of the Year in 2006-07. As a Freshman (2007-08): Appeared in 28 of the 29 games at guard for the Rams in 2007-08, starting four...Averaged 5.5 ppg, fifth best on team, and 1.8 rpg...Also had 22 assists, 17 steals and two blocks...Third on the team with 24 three-pointers made......Scored a season-high 17 points, hitting all five of his three-point attempts, in the loss to Charleston (11/24/07)...Netted first collegiate points with a three-pointer in the season-opening win at Columbia (11/9/07)...Scored 15 points, hitting three of four three-point attempts, in the win over Central Missouri (11/13/07)...Netted 14 points and added a season-best six rebounds in the win over NJIT (12/8/07)...Finished with 11 points, shooting 3-for-4 from behind the arch, and added three rebounds in the loss to Robert Morris (12/2/07)...Netted 11 points and added three rebounds in the loss at Saint Louis (2/20/08)...Scored ten points and added five rebounds in the Missouri loss (11/13/07)...Finished with ten points and four rebounds in the win over Duquesne (1/19/08)...Netted eight points and grabbed three rebounds vs. UNCG (12/22/07)...Recorded eight points and three rebounds in the win at UMass (2/14/08)...Registered seven points and three rebounds in the home loss to Temple (1/31/08)...Finished with five points and added three rebounds and three steals in the win over Binghamton (12/28/07)...Scored five points, grabbed five rebound and added three steals in the loss at Charlotte (1/26/08)...Dished out three assists and added two steals and four points in the Manhattan win (11/28/07). Before Fordham: A graduate of Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut, where he lettered in basketball...Led team to back-to-back Connecticut State Championships...Led the team in scoring as a senior, averaging 19.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.3 steals....Played all five positions for the Academics, leading the team to a 27-1 record in 2006-07 and their second CIAC Class LL championship...Netted 21 points for head coach Kermit Carolina's team to earn MVP honors in the championship game, a 55-39 win over East Catholic-Manchester...Named the Hartford Courant State Player of the Year and First Team All-State...Two-time New Haven Register All-State selection...Served as a team captain...Considered the top unsigned player in New England by hoopscooponline.com in the spring of 2007...Only returning starter from the 2006 Division I state champion team...Scored a game-high 28 points in 63-60 win over St. Mary's (Ariz.) in the Spalding HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts, winning MVP honors in that game, while adding nine rebounds, four assists and four steals against University of Arizona-bound guard Jerryd Bayless...Has taken advanced placement classes at Hillhouse and helped tutor his teammates...Also active in the community, including organizing an effort to help aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2006. |
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