Position: Guard
Height/Weight:
5-11 / 165
Birthdate: November 21, 1982 (Washington, DC)
High School: Bellaire
HS (Houston, Tex.)
College: Oklahoma State
BACKGROUND
Pro Career Highlights: Participated in NBA training camp with the San Antonio Spurs in the fall of 2005.
College Highlights: Earned First Team
All-Big 12 honors his junior and seniors seasons. Named a Second Team All-American
by the USBWA and Third Team by AP after his junior season. Finished collegiate
career at Oklahoma State after playing first two seasons at Baylor. Career total
of 1,877 points ranks fourth best in Big 12 history. Career free throw percentage
(.895) is the best in school history and second-best on the Big 12 list. Also
ranks on the league's all-time lists in three-point field goals made (280, third)
and assists (535, fifth).
Senior (2004-05): Averaged a team-high
17.7 points (sixth in the Big 12) and 4.1 assists (seventh). Started all 33 games.
Scored 20 or more points 11 times, including a season-high 27 points vs. Texas
A&M. Tallied 19 points and a season-high ten assists vs. Kansas State. Sank
6-for-9 from three-point range on his way to 20 points at Texas Tech. Scored 22
points on 9-for-11 shooting at Kansas. Recorded 26 points, seven rebounds, and
six assists at Colorado.
Junior (2003-04): Averaged 15.1 points
and 4.5 assists (second in the Big 12). Started all 35 games. Registered career-high
30 points at Missouri. Dished out a career-high 13 assists vs. SMU in the All-College
Classic in Oklahoma City. Registered 27 points on 7-for-10 shooting at Texas A&M.
Earned All-Tournament honors at the Big 12 Tournament after averaging 20.0 points
in three games. Led team with 19 points vs. St. Joseph's in the Elite Eight of
the NCAA Tournament. Named Most Outstanding Player of the East Rutherford Regional.
Sophomore (2002-03): Averaged 13.3 points and 4.4 assists (sixth in
the Big 12). Started 25 of 28 games. Recorded season-high 24 points to go with
six assists vs. Texas A&M. Tallied 20 points, five rebounds, and six assists
at Oklahoma State. Opened season with 21 points, six assists, and four steals
vs. Alcorn State. Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches.
Freshman (2001-02): Ranked second on the team in scoring (13.2 ppg)
while leading the squad in minutes played (33.5 mpg). Point total of 395 was the
fifth-highest for a freshman in Big 12 history. Started 27 of 30 games. Scored
season-high 27 points vs. North Texas. Recorded 20 points and ten assists vs.
SMU. Was twice named Big 12 Rookie of the Week and earned post-season Big 12 All-Freshman
team honors.
Personal: Majored in sociology/speech communications.
Father, John, who was an All-American at Maryland, played 14 years in the NBA,
and also coached in the league for San Antonio, Philadelphia, and Cleveland.