2006-07 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 2.8 ppg (.381 FG%, .240 3pt%, .733 FT%), 0.9 rpg, 0.4 apg, and 8.5 mpg
in 42 games off the bench in rookie season
Missed two games due to personal reasons (4/10 at Memphis
& 4/11 at San Antonio)
Placed on the inactive list in 11 contests
DNP-CD in 27 games
Scored in
double-figures three times and scored 20-plus points once
Led Kings in rebounding on one occasion
Top Single-Game Performances: Registered a career-high 21 points (9-13 FG, 2-4 3pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds,
three steals, and one block in 30 minutes vs. Golden State (12/30)
Grabbed a team-high six rebounds to
go with six points, one assist, and two blocks in 27 minutes at LA Clippers (4/15)
Reached double-figures
in scoring in each of the final two contests of the season, tallying 11 points (5-13 FG, 1-5 3pt, 0-0 FT), one
rebound, three assists, and one steal in 30 minutes vs. New Orleans (4/16), and 11 points (5-9 FG, 1-5 3pt,
0-0 FT), two rebounds, two assists, and one block in 28 minutes vs. LA Lakers (4/18)
2007 NBA Las Vegas
Summer League: Averaged 6.5 ppg (.417 FG%, .200 3pt%, 2-2 FT), 2.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.00 spg, and 14.5 mpg
in two contests
Participation was curtailed due to a sore lower back.
COLLEGIATE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaged 25.4 ppg (.462 FG%, .401 3pt%, .847 FT%), 4.3 rpg, 3.1 apg,
and 1.76 spg in starting all 33 games he played as a junior (2005-06) for the Scarlet Knights
Led the Big
East Conference and finished sixth nationally in scoring, earning First-Team All-Big East honors, the Haggerty
Award as the All-Met Division I College Player of the Year, and All American accolades from Associated Press
(Honorable Mention)
Also named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association District II Player of the Year
Scored a career-high and Carrier Dome record 41 points (15-32 FG, 9-17 3pt, 2-2 FT) at Syracuse (2/1/06)
Named Big East and ESPN.com National Player of the Week after posting 36 points (12-20 FG, 4-8 3pt, 8-10
FT), 11 rebounds, and three steals in a win at St. Marys (12/3/05)
Named to the Big-East honor roll on 10
occasions, more than any player in the conference
Scored in double-digits in every game, including 20 or
more points in 24 of Rutgers final 29 contests
Averaged 17.8 ppg (.432 FG%, .393 3pt%, .820 FT%), 2.9
rpg, 2.7 apg, and 1.27 spg in 95 career games (started 64)
Finished career ranked sixth in Rutgers history
in scoring and holds the school record for points scored in a single season (839 in 2005-06)
Ranks second
in Knights annals in career three pointers made (251) and attempted (646), eighth in field goals made (581),
seventh in field goals attempted (1,344), fifth in three-point percentage, sixth in free throw percentage, and 11th
in steals (119)
Led the team and finished 11th in the conference in scoring and assists after averaging 15.1
ppg and 3.6 apg as a sophomore (2004-05)
Reached double-figures in scoring in 25 of 29 games, including
three straight 20-plus point performances against Charlotte, St. Marys, and Penn State to open his sophomore
campaign
Tied a Rutgers single-game record with eight three-point field goals vs. Arkansas-Monticello
(2/23/05)
Played in 33 games (started 5) as a freshman (2003-04), averaging 12.5 ppg (.425 FG%, .426
3pt%, .826 FT%), 1.9 rpg, and 1.7 apg
Earned Big East Rookie of the Week honors on three occasions
Set the school record for points by a freshman with 35 vs. Iowa State in a 2004 NIT Semifinal victory.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Dubbed the best long-range shooter in the class of 2003 and rated the No. 6 shooting guard
in the nation by Rivalhoops.com as a fifth-year senior at Thomas More Prep in Brooklyn (2002-03), where he
averaged 20.6 ppg
Played one season at Grady High School in Brooklyn (2001-02) where he led the New
York City Public School Athletic League in scoring at 35.6 ppg
Named First-Team All PSAL by the NY Daily
News and NY Post after eclipsing the 60-point mark on two occasions during the 2001-02 season, including
one game in which he shot 18-of-21 from three-point range.