Originally an early entry candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name from consideration.
Career Highlights: Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors as a senior. Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors in 2003-04. Finished collegiate career ranked third in Arizona history with 670 assists and 22nd in scoring with 1,318 points. Was a member of the 2004 United States World Championship for Young Men Qualifying team that won the gold medal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and the 2003 Men’s Junior National Team that finished in fifth place at the World Championships held in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Senior (2006-07): Averaged 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and a Pac-10 leading 6.9 assists (ranked third nationally). Recorded three double-figure assist games. Led team with a career-high tying 23 points and six assists vs. Memphis at the Chase Fiesta Bowl Classic. Posted a double-double of 21 points and a season-high tying 11 assists at Washington. Tallied 16 points, six rebounds and eight assists vs. North Carolina. Registered 21 points vs. Oregon. Tallied 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists at USC.
Junior (2005-06): Averaged 11.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists (ranked second in the Pac-10). Tied career high with 23 points and dished out nine assists at Washington. Posted a double-double of 13 points and a career-high 12 assists vs. Stanford. Registered 18 points at North Carolina. Tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, and six assists vs. Stanford in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Recorded 17 points and nine assists vs. Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Scored 21 points vs. Villanova in the second round.
Sophomore (2004-05): Averaged 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Scored in double figures 13 times. Posted a career-high 23 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists vs. San Diego. Registered 20 points, sinking 4-for-5 from beyond the three-point arc vs. Arizona State. Dished out a season-high nine assists vs. Mississippi State. Posted 12 points vs. Illinois in the Chicago Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman (2003-04): Averaged 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists (ranking seventh in the Pac-10). Scored in double figures 15 times, with a season-high 20 points vs. Stanford. Dished out a season-high 11 assists vs. Arizona State. Tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists vs. USC in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Registered 14 points vs. Seton Hall in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Strengths: Tall and slender point man who prefers the up-tempo game. Makes good decisions and has natural leadership skills. A capable defender.
Personal: Majored in psychology. Is a member of the Peer Athletic Leaders, a student mentoring group.
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