Career Highlights: Named Second Team All-America by AP after his senior season. Also earned District 9 Player of the Year honors from the USBWA. Finished career as Gonzaga’s fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,670 points, second all-time in assists with 640 and third all-time in steals with 152. Is also the school’s all-time leader in three-point field goals made with 288. Named WCC Player of the Year his junior and senior seasons. Was a member of Team USA at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Senior (2003-04): Averaged a league-leading 6.7 assists (ranking seventh nationally). Led team with season-high 27 points and 11 assists in a win over Maryland. Posted 20 points against Stanford. Dished out career-high 13 assists against Idaho. Collected 16 points and 10 assists against Loyola Marymount. Recorded 23 points against San Francisco. Shot 8-for-12 from beyond the arc in scoring 24 points against San Diego.
Junior (2002-03): Averaged 18.0 points (tied for second in the WCC) and a league-leading 6.0 assists. Had 14 games of 20 or more points, including a career-high 34 points at Washington State. Tied single-game school record by shooting 16-for-20 from the free throw line on his way to 33 points against Washington. Scored 24 points against Kentucky and 20 points against Indiana in the Maui Invitational. Posted 25 points against Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore (2001-02): Averaged 9.2 points and 3.9 assists. Missed two games due to a sprained ankle. Posted season-high 26 points against San Diego in the WCC Tournament semifinals. Scored 24 points, including 18 points in the second half against Pepperdine in the WCC Tournament final. Shot 8-for-11 from the field to register 21 points against San Francisco. Earned WCC All-Tournament Team honors.
Freshman (2000-01): Averaged 10.3 points and 3.5 assists while starting all 33 games, one of only two Gonzaga players to do so. Scored season-high 21 points twice, at Arizona and against Santa Clara in the finals of the WCC Tournament. Named WCC Freshman of the Year.
Strengths: A capable three-point shooter, who can also score off the move and is a smart passer.
Personal: Played for father Dean in high school. Older brother Bart started collegiate career at Rice. A Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior and earned Third Team All-American honors as a junior.
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