An early entry candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft.
Career Highlights: Made the All-Pac-10 team, earned All-District 9 honors from the USBWA and was named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press as a sophomore. Became the first player in Arizona history to lead the team in rebounds, assists and steals in the same season his sophomore year. Also finished the season as the only player in the Pac-10 to be ranked in the top 20 in scoring and rebounding, and the top 10 in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio. Posted 10 career double-doubles and three triple-doubles.
Sophomore (2003-04): Averaged 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds (fourth in the Pac-10) and 4.9 assists (third). Registered three triple-doubles: 13-point, 13-rebound, 10-assist performance against Texas; 14-point, 11-rebound and 10-assist game against UCLA; recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists against Liberty. Recorded season-high 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds at California. Snared a career-high 16 boards and scored 12 points against Washington State. Earned MVP honors at the Fiesta Classic after recording 33 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists in two games. Posted 15 points and 11 rebounds against Stanford. Notched first career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds against St. Louis. Led team with 19 points against Seton Hall in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Named Team MVP.
Freshman (2002-03): Averaged 6.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per contest. Ranked second on the team in steals (47), and third in assists (66) and blocked shots (18). Scored in double figures five times, with a career-high of 18 points against UCLA. Registered double-figures in rebounding twice: 11 boards at LSU and 10 rebounds against St .Louis. Dished out season-high seven assists against Arizona State. Recorded 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in collegiate debut against Western Kentucky. Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team.
Strengths: Extremely versatile player who has drawn comparisons to Scottie Pippen. An explosive athlete who is a tremendous passer and has improved his perimeter shooting.
Personal: Majoring in education. Older brother Frank played college basketball at Dayton. Hobbies are reading and video games. Career objective is to play in the NBA.
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