Position: Guard
Height/Weight:
6-5 / 189
Birthdate: March 29, 1983
High School: Cardinal Newman HS (West
Palm Beach, Fla.)
College: North Carolina
BACKGROUND
Career
Highlights: Was a tri-captain of North Carolina's 2005 National Championship
team. Earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors his junior and senior seasons. Started
85 of 126 career games.
Senior (2004-05): Averaged 5.5 points and
2.8 rebounds. Ranked second on the team in steals (48). Started all 37 games.
Scored in double figures five times. Posted season-high 14 points twice, vs. Southern
Cal and Miami (FL). Registered 12 points in the final home game of the season
vs. Duke. Recorded nine points and a career-high ten rebounds at Maryland. Tallied
nine points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals vs. Kentucky. Grabbed
a career-high five steals at Connecticut. Posted ten points and four assists vs.
Oakland (MI) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior (2003-04):
Averaged 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in a reserve role. Started twice. Scored
in double figures seven times, with a season-high 15 points vs. Miami (FL). Recorded
12 points on 6-for-7 shooting vs. Old Dominion. Registered 12 points and a season-high
seven rebounds vs. Virginia. Tallied ten points and seven rebounds vs. Air Force
in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2002-03): Averaged
7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds. Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (28).
Scored in double figures ten times, matching a career-high 16 points twice, vs.
Penn State and at Clemson. Recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists
vs. Stanford in the title game of the Pre-Season NIT. Tallied 14 points, seven
rebounds, four assists, and a career-high five steals vs. Vermont. Scored 14 points
vs. North Carolina State.
Freshman (2001-02): Averaged 5.5 points
and 3.5 rebounds. Ranked third on the team in blocks (16) and steals (26). Set
a career-high with 16 points vs. Clemson. Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds
vs. Virginia. Scored eight points in his collegiate debut vs. Hampton.
Personal:
Won two state championships at Cardinal Newman High School.