Robert Vaden
Full Name: Robert Anthony Vaden
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 205
Birthdate: March 3, 1985
High School: Bridgton Academy
College: Alabama-Birmingham
 

Indiana
Season G GS FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB AST STL BL PTS AVG
2004-05 29 29 100 266 .376 53 66 .803 44 119 .370 126 62 45 7 297 10.2
2005-06 31 31 150 344 .436 37 46 .804 81 195 .415 170 109 38 6 418 13.5
Totals 60 60 250 610 .410 90 112 .804 125 314 .398 296 171 83 13 715 11.9
Alabama-Birmingham
Season G GS FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB AST STL BL PTS AVG
2007-08 33 33 220 539 .408 113 131 .863 142 355 .400 116 85 32 7 695 21.1

An early entry candidate for the 2008 NBA Draft.

College Highlights: Named First Team All-Conference USA as a junior and was named the league’s Newcomer of the Year. Earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore. Spent first two seasons of college career at Indiana before transferring to Alabama-Birmingham. Sat out the 2007-08 season at UAB under NCAA transfer rules.

Junior (2007-08): Ranked third in Conference USA in scoring (21.1 ppg). Also ranked second in the league in free throw percentage (.863). Led NCAA Division I in three-point field goals made per game and set a Conference USA mark for total three-point field goals made (142). Set a school single season record for points (695). Scored 20 or more points 17 times and topped the 30-point mark four times. Exploded for a career-high 41 points at UTEP, hitting a school record nine three-pointers. Hit eight threes on three other occasions, a 26-point effort at Georgia State, a 26-point effort vs. Tulsa and a 24-point effort at SMU. Hit all 11 free throw attempts in scoring 30 points vs. Tulane. Registered 33 points in games vs. Kentucky and Southern Miss. Recorded 27 points and five rebounds vs. Memphis.

Sophomore (2005-06): At Indiana, averaged 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and a team-high 3.5 assists. Scored 20 or more points seven times. Recorded three double-doubles. Posted season-high 26 points, hitting 8-for-12 from three-point range at Iowa. Registered 22 points in back-to-back games vs. Butler and at Ball State. Recorded 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Wisconsin. Tallied 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Michigan State. Contributed 18 points vs. San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Hit six threes on his way to a team-high 20 points vs. Gonzaga in the second round.

Freshman (2004-05): Averaged 10.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals (ranked fifth in the Big Ten). Led team in free throw percentage (.803). Scored in double figures 20 times, recording a season-high 18 points at Michigan. Registered 16 points, a season-high nine rebounds and four assists vs. North Carolina. Posted 13 points and five rebounds at Connecticut. Recorded 12 points and a season-high five assists vs. Northwestern.

Strengths: Volume shooter who’s become very proficient from behind the arc. Adept at coming off screens, catching and shooting.

Personal: Majoring in philosophy.



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