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Height: 6-1
Weight: 189
Position: PG
College: Virginia Tech
Age: 23

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 13.5
RPG: 3.2
APG: 5.0
BLK: 0.1
STL: 1.6

Player BioCourtesy of Virginia Tech Athletics

Career Honors: Bob Cousy Award Finalist*...Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team...Preseason All-ACC Second Team...Bob Cousy Award Watch List...Naismith Trophy Watch List...Wooden Award Watch List...Lute Olson Watch List

2018-19: Tallied 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals against Duke in the Sweet 16 … Posted 13 points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals versus Liberty in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … In his first game since Jan. 30, tallied nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Saint Louis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Started and played in the opening tip versus Miami (Fla.) on Senior Night … Recorded 17 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals at Miami (Fla.) ... Turned in a historic night against Syracuse, tallying a career-high 35 points behind a school-record nine 3-pointers and eight dimes to become the school’s record holder in career assists … Collected 17 points, two rebounds and six assists at North Carolina … Recorded 13 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals against Wake Forest … Posted nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal at in-state rival Virginia … Registered 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal versus Georgia Tech … Tallied 12 points, tied a career-high eight rebounds and five assists against Boston College … Posted seven points, three rebounds and tied his second-most assists of the season with eight versus Notre Dame … Dished out six assists for the second straight game, while tallying eight points, four rebounds and two steals against Maryland Eastern Shore … Delivered 14 points, including a 5-for-5 mark from the charity stripe, grabbed seven rebounds and six assists versus North Carolina A&T … Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three assists against Washington … Collected 16 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 mark from the charity stripe, one rebounds, six assists and two steals versus South Carolina State … Tallied 18 points, three rebounds, five assists and a steal against VMI … Posted four points, a season-best seven rebounds and a school-record 13 assists versus Central Connecticut State ... Registered a game-high 19 points, including four triples, four rebounds, one assist and two steals against Penn State … Collected 10 points, two rebounds, seven assists and two steals versus St. Francis (Pa.) ... Recorded 23 points, three rebounds and six assists against No. 23/22 Purdue, and was named to the All-Tournament Team with teammate Nickeil Alexander-Walker at the Charleston Classic ... Posted 19 points, one rebound and four assists versus Northeastern ... Tallied 15 points, two rebounds, six assists and tying a career-high four steals against Ball State ... Registered 11 points, two rebounds, eight assists and three steals versus Gardner-Webb in the season opener.

2016-17: Started every game for the Hokies ... Scored 13 points and had a career-high six rebounds and four assists in the win over Maine ... Had four assists in the win over High Point ... Dished out a team-high six assists in the win over VMI ... Scored a career-high 22 points and tied a career-high with eight assists in the win over New Mexico ... Scored 14 points and had five assists against Texas A&M ... Scored 11 points and dished out four assists in the win at Michigan ... Had 12 points in the win over UMES ... Dished out a team-high six assists in the win over Ole Miss ... Scored 14 points and dished out six assists in the win over The Citadel ... Scored 12 points in the win over Charleston Southern ... Scored 14 points and handed out a team-high seven assists in the win over Duke ... Had 13 points and five assists at NC State ... Scored 11 points at Florida State ... Scored 14 points against Notre Dame ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech ... Scored 17 points and dished out seven assists at North Carolina ... Scored 15 points at Miami ... Scored 15 points and handed out a career-high-tying eight assists in the win at Pitt ... Scored 10 points and tied a career-high with eight assists in the home win over Clemson ... Scored 13 points and dished out a career-high 11 assists to record his first career double-double in the win at Boston College ... The 11 assists ties a Virginia Tech school record for assists in an ACC game ... Scored 17 points against Wake Forest ... Dished out seven assists in the ACC Tournament win over Wake Forest ... Scored 14 points and had six assists in the ACC Tournament loss to Florida State … Had 11 points and six assists against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament game.

2015-16: Scored eight points in season opener with two rebounds and four assists against Alabama State ... Made first start against Jacksonville State, scoring six points from the charity stripe and grabbing four boards, three assists ... Scored in double-digits for the first time as a Hokie, draining 11 points, including four from the floor, and three assists against VMI ... Dished out a season-high five assists to go with one rebound and four points against North Carolina A&T ... Scored in double figures for the second time against Iowa State, draining 11 points on 4-for-6 from the field and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe, as well as a career high five rebounds ... Added nine points from four made field goals against UAB ... Snagged one rebound and dished out two assists against Northwestern ... Dished out five assists and scored four points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Scored three points from the free throw line and distributed three assists against Radford ... Scored three points and recorded one steal and three rebounds against Lamar ... Distributed a career-high seven assists to go with eight points against Grambling State ... Scored five points and recorded one steal against St. Joseph’s ... Scored six points with two rebounds in 27 minutes of action against West Virginia ... Dished out one assist and scored six points, grabbing three rebounds, against NC State ... Distributed a team-high six assists and scored five points, recording his first block against Virginia ... Dished out three assists and scored eight points, with two rebounds against Duke ... Had a career night against Wake Forest, scoring 17 points, including 10 from the free throw line, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and a block ... Scored nine points and distributed four assists against Georgia Tech ... Grabbed two boards and dished out two dimes, scoring three points, against Notre Dame ... Scored one point and distributed two assists against North Carolina ... Dished out two dimes against Louisville ... Distributed four assists and snagged two steals against Pitt ... Scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds against Syracuse ... Grabbed two rebounds, distributed two assists and recorded one block against Clemson ... Scored a team-high 16 points and dished out one dime against Virginia ... Led the team with 12 points, three assists, four steals and added one rebound against Miami ... Scored 13 points, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, and snagged two rebounds against Florida State ... Scored eight points and recorded three rebounds, three assists and one block against Boston College ... Drained 15 points, grabbed one rebound and distributed one assist against Wake Forest ... Scored 10 points, grabbed one rebound and dished out three dimes against Pitt ... Scored 15 points and distributed a career-high eight assists against Miami ... Scored a career-high 18 points against Florida State ... Dished out four dimes and scored nine points against Miami ... Grabbed one rebound against Princeton ... Distributed three assists and scored six points against BYU.

High School: Three-year letter winner at Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland for coach Dan Prete … Gatorade Player of the Year for Maryland as a senior … Parade All-American … First team all-conference and county Player of the Year … Also lettered two years in baseball at Saint James, playing centerfield.

Family: Son of Alyse and Verdell Robinson ... Has three older brothers, Denard, Leonard and Brandon ... Majoring in communication studies.

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Justin Robinson: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-9
Weight: 210
Position: SF
College: Stanford
Age: 20

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 16.8
RPG: 5.7
APG: 2.0
BLK: 0.5
STL: 1.0

As a Freshman (2017-18)
Started 21 of the 23 games he played in (missed first 11 games)...Played 28 minutes against No. 14 Kansas, scoring six points, in his collegiate debut...Scored in double figures in five of his first six games...Recorded a career-best 23 points in a career-long 37 minutes against UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament...Averaged 28.5 minutes per game (fourth-most of the team), playing more than 30 minutes in seven of the final nine games of the year...Posted first career double-double with 18 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in the win at Arizona State...Scored 21 points in 29 minutes in the win at Washington State...Recorded four 20-point games, also reaching the mark at home against Washington State and Oregon...Averaged a steal per game, finishing fourth on the team in steals despite playing in 12 less games...Recipient of the Top Defensive Player Award at team awards banquet...Recorded 13 blocks in 21 games

Prior to Stanford
2017 graduate of Esperanza High School in Anaheim...Ranked No. 27 by Scout, No. 30 by Rivals and No. 42 by ESPN...Orange County Register Boys Basketball Player of the Year...Ball Is Life All-American...Ranked as the top small forward in the state of California...Guided Esperanza HS to its first CIF State Division II championship in school history...Set Esperanza High School's single-season record for scoring average...Scored 22 points in the state championship win...Averaged 30 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks per game as a senior in 2017...Posted 974 points during his senior campaign, one of the highest totals in Orange County history...Established a school single-game record 46 points (breaking his own record) in a win over Crossroads HS...Two-time Crestview League Player of the Year (junior and senior season)...Two-time First Team All-Orange County selection by the Orange County Register...Averaged 23 points per game as a junior guiding Esperanza to its first conference title in four years...Growth spurt transformed the 5-10 freshman in 2014 to a 6-8 senior in 2016...Played for the So-Cal All-Stars AAU program

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KZ Okpala: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Position: SG
College: Texas Tech
Age: 24

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 11.3
RPG: 3.1
APG: 3.3
BLK: 0.1
STL: 1.8

Player BioCourtesy of Texas Tech Athletics

AWARDS
Big 12 Conference Second Team...Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer Team...Big 12 Conference All-Defensive Team...NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team

SENIOR SEASON (2018-19)
Mooney earned Final Four All-Tournament Team honors to complete a senior season where he averaged 11.3 points, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the Red Raiders… He was named to the Big 12 Conference Second Team along with receiving conference Newcomer and Defensive Team honors… Mooney matched a season-high with 22 points after hitting four 3-pointers going 8-for-16 from the field in the Final Four win over Michigan State in Minneapolis… A graduate transfer, Mooney completed his first season with the Red Raiders making 49 3-pointers and leading the team with 70 steals which is second in program history for a single-season behind only Ronald Ross who had 86 in the 2004-05 season… He also scored 22 points in a road win at Texas where he was 8-for-10 from the field and hit three 3-pointers… Mooney scored in double figures in 24 games this season including the final five games… He scored 10 points in the national championship game against Virginia after his 22 in the first Final Four game against the Spartans and 17 in the Elite Eight win over Gonzaga… Mooney had nine games with three or more steals, including a season-high five steals in the NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against Northern Kentucky… He also had 15 games with four or more assists, highlighted by a career-high eight assists in the Northern Kentucky game where he also had nine points… Prior to the eight assists against NKU, he had a previous season-high with six assists against Incarnate Word, Mississippi Valley State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, UTRGV, Kansas, Oklahoma State and TCU… Mooney was 10-for-10 at the free-throw line throughout the NCAA Tournament and finished his season going 68-for-87 (78.2 %) at the line and making 156 field goals (42.6 %)… After starting his career at Air Force and South Dakota, Mooney finished his collegiate playing career with 1,906 points, 236 steals, and 354 assists.

PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Mooney started all 68 games during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at South Dakota … Picked up two All-Summit League First-Team and two National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 12 First-Team selections … Captured Lou Henson All-America status in 2017-18 and was one of 40 finalists for the 2018 Lou Henson Award presented to the nation’s top Division 1 mid-major player … USD won 48 games, the 2016-17 Summit League regular season championship and made a pair of postseason appearances during Mooney’s two seasons … Registered the fourth and fifth best single-season scoring totals in South Dakota history … Amassed 1,271 points fueled by 62 games in double figures and 31 performances of 20-plus points … Put together a streak of 25 straight games in double figures (Dec. 16, 2016-Nov. 15, 2017) … Knocked down 45.2 percent of his field goal attempts … Recorded 142 steals and ranked among the NCAA’s Top 25 in steals over last two seasons … Drained 152 three-pointers and connected on three or more treys in 27 games … Came away with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists at Iowa (March 15, 2017) in NIT First Round … Poured in 31 points on 12-of-22 from the floor at TCU (Nov. 15, 2017) … Turned in a solid all-around performance with 23 points, seven rebounds and three assists at UCLA (Dec. 19, 2017) … Garnered a trio of 30-point efforts versus Summit League champion South Dakota State sparked by 33 points on the road … Played his freshmen season at Air Force in 2014-15 where he averaged 6.9 points and 1.8 assists per game … Chipped in eight points during a nonconference game at Texas Tech (Nov. 30, 2014) … Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules … Signed his Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) in May 2018 … Chose Texas Tech over Creighton and Northwestern in graduate transfer process … Played high school basketball for Tom Les at Notre Dame College Prep near Chicago where he graduated Summa Cum Laude … Averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior … Captured All-State accolades and was a two-time All-Conference player.

PERSONAL
Parents are Michael and Angela Mooney … Born on February 7 … Graduated with his undergraduate degree in innovation and entrepreneurship in May 2018 from South Dakota.

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Matt Mooney: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-6
Weight: 180
Position: SG
College: UNLV
Age: 23

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 14.1
RPG: 5.3
APG: 1.2
BLK: 0.2
STL: 1.0

UNLV CAREER
Clyburn enters his third season in the Runnin’ Rebel program in 2018-19 ... Transferred to UNLV from Ranger College prior to 2016-17 ... Was the first player to sign with UNLV under Coach Menzies.

JUNIOR (2017-18)
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in the season's first 20 contests ... Averaged 7.3 points per game, which ranked fifth on the team ... Dished out 1.5 assists per contest and collected 3.2 rebounds per game ... Scored in double-figures on nine occasions, including a career-high 20 points at Northern Iowa ... Dished out a career-high six assists vs. San José State ... Led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding twice ... Made at least one three pointer in a game 21 times.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Appeared in 32 games, making 22 starts ... Averaged 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game ... Led the team with 170 total rebounds on the year ... Recorded three double-doubles ... Scored a then-career-high 18 points at Fresno State and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Boise State ... Dished out four assists in a game twice ... Had a career-high four steals at Colorado State.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Ranger College in Ranger, Texas, for one year (2015-16) ... In 38 games played, averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals per contest ... Shot 59.9 percent from the field (191 or 319), 50.8 percent from 3-point range (32 of 63) and 77.4 percent from the free-throw line (130 of 168) ... Led his team to a 35-3 overall record, won the conference championship with a perfect 12-0 mark and lost in the NJCAA Championship Semifinals ... Coached by Billy Gillispie.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Romulus Senior High School in Romulus, Michigan ... Averaged 22 points and five rebounds per game as a senior ... Named all-state ... Earned two varsity letters ... Romulus produced former NBA players Grant Long and Terry Mills.

PERSONAL
Kristopher Joshon Clyburn was born April 20, 1996, in Detroit, Michigan ... Majoring in urban studies ... Son of Deldra Jackson and William Clyburn ... Has two brothers: William (28) and Terrell (24) ... Will played basketball at Iowa State and professionally overseas ... Credits his dad as his biggest influence because he is the one that put the ball in his hands and made his life possible.

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Kris Clyburn: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-3
Weight: 194
Position: PG
College: Villanova
Age: 23

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 18.6
RPG: 3.9
APG: 3.8
BLK: 0.2
STL: 0.8

Player BioCourtesy of Villanova Athletics

VILLANOVA
A smooth and skilled point guard with a terrific feel for the game ... Adept at finding the open man or finding his own shot opportunities ... An accomplished on the ball defender.

2018-19 Overview
Led the Wildcats in scoring at 18.6 points per game and added 3.9 rebounds per game ... A unanimous first team All-BIG EAST choice ... Captured the Dave Gavitt Award as the Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 BIG EAST Tournament ... Became only the ninth player in program history to finish his career with 1,500 or more points and 300 or more assists.

2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Became one of only five players in NCAA history to be part of 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament victories when the 'Cats knocked off St. Mary's in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged 17.5 points and 4.0 assists in two NCAA Tournament outings.

2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player..Averaged 19.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, and shot 41.9%

2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS:
Notched 28 points in his final home court appearance on March 2 vs. Butler ... Was a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line as part of a 17 point effort to help the Wildcats down Marquette 67-61 on Feb. 27 ... Led the Wildcats with 26 points in an 85-73 defeat at Georgetown on Feb. 20 ... Finished with 22 points and four assists in an 85-67 win over Providence on Feb. 13 ... Helped Villanova climb out of a 47-32 second half deficit at Maruette before falling ... Finished with 19 pointsin 37:25 ... Delivered 19 points, eight assists and zero turnSupplied six of his 14 points in overtime to help VU hold off Creighton 66-59 at the Finneran Pavilion on Feb. 6 .. Led the Wildcats past Seton Hall on Jan. 27, scoring 25 points to go with five rebounds and five assists ... Added 17 points, five assists and four rebounds to an 80-72 win at Butler on Jan. 22 ... Led the Wildcats in an 85-75 win over Xavier, scoring 22 points to go with five assists ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the third straight week on Jan. 14 ... Tallied a new BIG EAST career high, scoring 28 points to help lead Villanova past Creighton 90-78 on Jan. 13 ... Lifted the Wildcats past St. John’s 76-71 by scoring 15 of his 23 points after halftime on Jan. 8 ... Also added seven rebounds and four assists ... Led the Wildcats with 23 points in a 65-59 win at Providence on Jan. 5 ... He scored the final five points of the game for VU, including a clutch 3-point play with 1:06 to play ... Scored 12 of his 15 points after halftime to help rally the Wildcats past DePaul 73-68.

2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Converted all six of his field goal attempts on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds in an 81-58 victory over Connecticut on Dec. 22 ... Established a new career high with 29 points in a 74-71 loss to No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 15 in Lawrence ... Recorded the 1,000 th point of his college career on a 3-pointer early in the second half of a 78-75 loss at Penn on Dec. 11 ... Finished with 18 points, all scored in the second half ... Dropped in 12 points to go with six assists in a 70-58 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 8 .... Provided 19 pivotal points to a 85-78 victory over La Salle on Dec. 1 ... Dropped in 20 points as Villanova rolled past Oklahoma State on Nov. 23 in the AdvoCare Invitational semifinal ... Scored 15 points to help lift VU past Canisius in the opening round of the AdvoCare Invitational on Thanksgiving Day ... Notched 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 76-68 loss to Furman on Nov. 17 ... Established a new career with 23 points to go with five assists and zero turnovers in an 86-53 win over Quinnipiac on Nov. 10 ... Notched 17 points in his fifth season opener as a Wildcat, a 100-77 victory over Morgan State.

2017-18 Overview
Played a pivotal role as a team tri-captain as the Wildcats earned their second NCAA national championship in three seasons ... Started 31 games, including all nine in the postseason ... Averaged 10.0 points and 27.4 minutes per outing ... Returned to the lineup on Feb. 21 vs. DePaul after missing seven games with a broken bone in this right (shooting) hand suffered in a Jan. 23 win over Providence ... The Wildcats won 12 of 13 after his return to the lineup, including 11 in a row to close the campaign ... Announced his intention to return to Villanova for his final season of eligibility in 2018-19 in April 2018.

2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Contributed 10 points, six rebounds and three assists to a 95-79 victory over Kansas on March 31 in the NCAA Final Four ... Added six points, six rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers to a 90-78 win over West Virginia on March 23 ... Supplied four points, five assists and six rebounds in an 81-58 second round win over Alabama ... Added 10 points and three assists in 25 minutes of an 87-61 win over Radford on March 15.

2018 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
His 14 points helped the `Cats down Butler 87-68 in a semifinal on March 9 ... Converted 6-of-10 field goal attempts to finish with 15 points in a 94-70 win over Marquette on Mar. 8 at Madison Square Garden.

2017-18 REGULAR SEASON
Returned to action after missing seven games with an injured right hand and scored 14 points in 16 minutes of a Feb. 21 win over DePaul ... Suffered a fractured bone in his right (shooting) hand during the waning minutes of an 89-69 victory over Providence on Jan. 23 ... His 12 points and six assists were part of a balanced attack that helped down Georgetown 88-56 on Jan. 17 in Washington, D.C. Registered a new career high with 21 points, on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, in an 89-65 win over No. 10 Xavier on Jan. 10 ... Connected on 6-of-9 field goal attempts to finish with 17 points in a 103-85 win at DePaul in the BIG EAST opener ... After being hampered by a stomach virus in a Dec. 13 win at Temple, bounced back with 17 points in 21 minutes of a 95-71 iwn over Hofstraon Dec. 22 ... Helped the Wildcats overcome La Salle on Dec. 10, scoring 18 points to go with five rebounds ... Matched a career high with 20 points in an 88-72 victory over Gonzaga on Dec. 5 at the Jimmy V Classic ... Collected a career high eight rebounds to go with 17 points and six assists in a 94-53 Big Five win over Saint Joseph's on Dec. 2 ... Connected on 5-of-9 field goal attempts for 14 points in a 90-62 win over Penn on Nov. 29 ... Added 12 points and two assists to a 64-54 win over UNI in the finals of the Battle 4 Atlantis ... Sank 8-of-10 free throws in an 85-76 win over Tennessee on Nov. 24 ... Added a season-high four steals to go with seven points in a 66-58 win over Western Kentucky on Nov. 22 ... Converted 4-of-5 field goals and finished with 11 points in a 104-57 win over Lafayette on Nov. 17 ... Contributed 12 points to a 113-77 win over Nicholls on Nov. 14.

2016-17 Overview
Started the Wildcats opening three games before being sidelined with left knee inflammation ... The injury forced him to the sidelines and he did not log another minute during the campaign.

2016-17 Non-Conference Highlight:
Contributed seven points in an 88-48 win over Lafayette on opening night and matched that total in a 79-76 win at Purdue on Nov. 14 ... Made his final appearance of the season against Western Michigan at the Gildan Charleston Classic on Nov. 17.

2015-16 Overview
Served as Villanova’s primary sixth man over the course of the campaign ... Earned three starting assignments while appearing in all 40 of the Wildcats' games ... Averaged 7.0 points and 2.2 assists per outing .... Underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on May 4, 2016.

2015-16 NCAA Tournament Highlights
Named to the All-Final Four team ... Tallied a season-high 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to help propel VU past North Carolina 77-74 in the NCAA Final on April 4 at Houston's NRG Stadium ... Converted all six of his free throw attempts in the victory over the Tar Heels that gave VU its second NCAA national championship ... Tied a career high with five steals to go with 10 points and two rebounds in a 95-51 national semifinal victory over Oklahoma on April 2 ... Played a key role in Villanova’s 87-68 victory over Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Brooklyn's Barclays Center ... Sank two 3-pointers as part of a first half burst and finished with eight points and three assists in the win.

2015-16 BIG EAST Tournament Highlights
Was instrumental in a 81-67 win over Georgetown on March 10, adding seven points, three assists and strong defense .

2015-16 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights:
Contributed nine points in 19 minutes of an 83-62 win over DePaul at the Pavilion on March 1 ... Dropped in six critical free throws in the final minutes to help VU?down Marquette 89-79 ... Finished with eight points and four assists in that one ... Added 11 points in a 90-83 loss to Xavier on Feb. 24 ... Gave the Cats an important lift on Feb. 17 at Temple, contributing 12 points and five rebounds in an 83-67 win ... Added 10 points and six assists to the cause in an 83-58 win over Creighton on Feb. 3 ... Provided 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field in an 83-68 victory over Marquette on Jan. 13 ... Connected on 4-of-5 field goals for 10 points in a BIG?EAST opening day win over Xavier on Dec. 31.

2015-16 Non-Conference Highlights
Set a new career high with seven rebounds in a 77-57 win over Penn on Dec. 28 ... Chipped in with nine points and a season high seven assists in a 78-48 victory over Delaware on Dec. 22 ... Scored 10 points to go with five assists in his first college start, a 76-47 win over La Salle on Dec. 13 ... Contributed 10 points and four rebounds in a 78-55 loss to No. 7 Oklahoma on Dec. 7 at Pearl Harbor ... His seven points in 28 minutes helped the Cats roll past Georgia Tech to earn the NIT?Season Tipoff title on Nov. 27 ... Notched a season-high 16 points to go with five rebounds in an 86-51 win over ETSU?on Nov. 20 ... His 11 points and four assists helped the Wildcats down Nebraska 87-63 on Nov. 17 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games ... Supplied seven points, four assists, and three rebounds in a 91-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 13.

2014-15 Overview:
Named Rookie of the Year by the Philadelphia Big Five ... Averaged 5.8 points and 14.5 minutes per game in his debut campaign as a Wildcat, appearing in all 36 games.

2015 NCAA Tournament Highlights
Supplied nine points with a rebound, steal and an assist in the 93-52 win over Lafayette in the second round in Pittsburgh ... Contributed nine points and two rebounds in a third round loss to North Carolina State.

2015 Big East Tournament Highlights
Added eight points in 16 minutes of the championship game victory over Xavier before fouling out ... Supplied six points in 18 minutes of an 84-49 victory over Marquette on Mar. 12 in BIG?EAST?Tournament quarterfinal.

2014-15 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Averaged 5.8 ppg and 15.6 mpg in conference action ... Established a new career high with eight assists to go with seven points in a 105-68 win over St. John's on March 7 ... Poured in eight points in 19 minutes of action in a 76-72 win at Creighton on March 3 ... Logged 22 minutes and chipped in with eight points and three assists in a 78-66 triumph at Xavier on Feb. 28 ... Came off the bench to supply 10 points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds in an 89-61 victory over Providence at the Pavilion on Feb. 24 ... Delivered eight points, three assists and zero turnovers in an 80-54 victory over Seton Hall on Feb. 16 at the Pavilion ... Supplied 10 points in 16 minutes of a 70-52 win over Marquette on Feb. 4 ... Tied a season high with four rebounds to go with six points in a 68-55 win over DePaul on Jan. 31 ... Added eight points and two assists in 19 minutes of a 71-50 triumph over Creighton on Jan. 25 ... Contributed nine points and three rebounds to a 90-72 victory at St. John's on Jan. 6 at Madison Square Garden.

2014-15 Non-Conference Highlights
Recorded a season high with 14 points to go with four rebounds in a 92-67 win over NJIT ... Posted a season-high 11 points to go with two assists in a 74-46 win over Saint Joseph's ... Added eight points, four assists and four rebounds in a 78-47 victory over Delaware on Nov. 30 at the Wells Fargo Center ... Dropped in all four of his field goal attempts for a seaosn high nine points in a 77-53 win over VCU at Barclays Center on Nov. 24 ... Dropped in seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in an 81-44 win over UMES on Nov. 17.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2013-14 Baltimore Prep Player of the Year ... Averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists per game in helping the Gaels finish at 34-5 and claim the championships of the Baltimore Catholic League and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference ... Ranked No. 92 in ESPNU's list of Top 100 in the High School Class of 2014 ... Rose to prominence as a junior in 2012-13 while averaging 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds per contest ... Was a first team All-Catholic League selection.

PERSONAL
Parents are Phil Booth Sr. and Robin Booth ... Has two sisters, Jasmine (25)?and Jessica (13) ... Phil Booth Sr. is a Philadelphia native who starred at Northeast High School and Coppin State University.

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Phil Booth: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-5
Weight: 204
Position: SG
College: Virginia Tech
Age: 20

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 16.2
RPG: 4.1
APG: 4.0
BLK: 0.5
STL: 1.9

Career Honors: Third-team All-ACC...Naismith Midseason Team...Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List...Third-Team Sporting News Midseason All-American...ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 19)...Charleston Classic MVP...Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team...Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List...Lute Olsen Award Midseason Watch List...John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List

2018-19: Posted nine points, one rebound, five assists and a block against Duke in the Sweet 16 … Recorded six points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals versus Liberty in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Put up back-to-back 20-point games, posting 20 points, six rebounds, one assist and three steals against Saint Louis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Collected 21 points, his 11th 20-point game of the season, four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal versus No. 12/13 Florida State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament … Tallied 12 points, three rebounds, six assists and a steal against Miami (Fla.) in the second round of the ACC Tournament … Had a near triple-double versus Miami (Fla.), registering 21 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and tied a career-best eight assists … Scored his most points since Jan. 30, recording 19 points, three rebounds and three assists at No. 14/13 Florida State … Recorded 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals versus No. 3/2 Duke … Posted 12 points, including 7 of 7 from the charity stripe, three rebounds, two assists and a block at Notre Dame … Tallied 11 points, one rebound, four assists, a block and three steals against No. 3/3 Virginia … Played his fewest minutes (17) all season at Pitt (four fouls), recording nine points, one rebound, three assists and a steal … Distributed the ball well versus Georgia Tech, owning his second-most assists (7) in league play while scoring 16 points and swiping two steals … Hit six free throws for the second straight game, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds and a steal at Clemson … Registered 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and a block against No. 16/17 Louisville … Recorded 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and tied a season-high two blocks at No. 23/22 NC State … Posted one of his most balanced games to date, tying a season-high 25 points, four rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals to tie the most steals in an ACC game in program history at Miami (Fla.) … Played a distributor role against Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, dishing out a career-high eight assists while collecting four points – all off free throws – and four rebounds … Hit a career-high five 3-pointers at North Carolina, finishing with 19 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals … Dropped his eighth 20-point performance of the season versus Wake Forest, racking up 24 points, including 7 of 9 from the charity stripe, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out four assists … Delivered 19 points, four rebounds and three assists at in-state rival Virginia … Posted four points, four rebounds and six assists against Georgia Tech … Tied a season high and scored his most points in an ACC game versus Boston College, registering 25 points, three rebounds and two steals … Put together one of his most efficient games this year against Notre Dame, posting 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting, four rebounds, two assists and two steals … Missed the Maryland Eastern Shore game due to an ankle sprain, snapping his 44-game streak of starting every game … Scored 20 points for the sixth time this year while recording three rebounds, three assists and four steal versus North Carolina A&T … Dropped his fifth 20-point game of the season against Washington, tallying 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting, three rebounds, three assists and two steals … Had 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, four rebounds, four assists and four steals versus South Carolina State … Tallied 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and a steal against VMI … Posted 14 points, including three 3-pointers, four rebounds, four assists and a steal versus Central Connecticut State … Registered 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Penn State … Delivered 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block versus St. Francis (Pa.) ...  Won Charleston Classic MVP after scoring 20-plus points in all three games, as well as being named to the All-Tournament Team and ACC Player of the Week ... Posted a season-high 25 points, season-best seven rebounds and three assists against No. 23/22 Purdue ... Tallied 20 points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals versus Northeastern ... Collected 21 points, six rebounds and three assists against Ball State ... Recorded 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals versus Gardner-Webb in the season opener.

2017-18: Started all 33 games … Led the team with 24 points in the win over Detroit Mercy in his first collegiate game ... Scored 29 points in the win over The Citadel ... 29 points tied for third-best ever for a Virginia Tech freshman ... Scored 20 points in the win over Washington ... Led the Hokies with 18 points in the win over Morehead State ... Chipped in five points and four rebounds against Iowa in the B1G/ACC Challenge ... Registered 13 points and five rebounds in the win over Ole Miss ... Sank seven free-throws on his way to nine points against Radford ... Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and tallied 16 points, three assists and a block against Maryland-Eastern Shore ... Tallied six points and two assists versus No. 8 Kentucky ... Had four points, three assists and a career-high three blocks against Presbyterian ... Pulled down eight rebounds, tying a career high, and chipped in five points versus NC A&T ... Started ACC play with a bang, racking up a team-high 19 points on the road against Syracuse ... Posted 16 points, five rebounds and a block and assist apiece in the win over Pitt ... Swiped a career-high four steals versus Louisville, while scoring 10 points ... Recorded eight points, five rebounds and an assist in the win over No. 10 North Carolina ... Turned in 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Notre Dame ... Posted 18 points on four 3-pointers, tying a career high, and pulled down an ACC-high six rebounds in the win over Boston College ... Registered 15 points, one rebound, assist, block and steal against Miami ... Nailed four triples in the win over No. 2 Virginia ... Swiped four steals against No. 12 Duke, tying a career high, and posted six points, three rebounds and two assists ... Tallied 14 points, tied an ACC-high six rebounds and set a new ACC high with two blocks in the win over Georgia Tech ... Played a career-high 35 minutes in the win over No. 5 Duke, scoring his third-most points in ACC play with 17 ... Posted seven points, five rebounds, one assist and one block versus Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament … Recorded 15 points, including three 3-pointers, two rebounds and three assists versus Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

High School: Played two seasons at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, leading them to a 27-3 overall record and a National Association of Christian Athletes national championship in 2015-16 ... He averaged 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.2 steals per game in 2015-16 ... He is rated as a 4-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. ESPN.com ranks him as a 5-star prospect and No. 25 on the ESPN 100 ... He played for the Team Canada U18 Americas team in 2016 in Valdivia, Chile, where Tech assistant coach Jamie McNeilly was on staff and the Canadian team finished second ... He played for Canada Elite on the Under Armour Grassroots AAU circuit.

Personal: Nickeil Alexander-Walker ... Son of Nicole Alexander and Nicholas Walker ... Has three sisters, Madison, Angel and Angelique and three brothers, Nicholas, Michael and Nicholi … Majoring in communication studies.

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Position: PG
College: Mississippi State
Age: 20

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 11.9
RPG: 2.0
APG: 5.2
BLK: 0.0
STL: 1.7

Player BioCourtesy of Mississippi State Athletics

2017-18 • Sophomore
Appeared in 34 games and drew 21 starts...Fourth on the team with his 9.6 scoring average...Led the Bulldogs with 152 assists, while his 4.5 average was fifth in the SEC...Was second on the team with 50 steals, while his 1.5 average was fifth in the SEC...Scored in double-digits 14 times and totaled 20 or more points four times...In SEC games, averaged 10.3 points...Second on the team with 49-made 3-pointers...Season-high 24 points came against LSU in SEC Tournament on 8-11 shooting...Also had 20 points against Georgia and 22 at Missouri...His fourth 20-point outing was the 22 he had against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament...Had season-high 4 steals four times — Florida A&M, Georgia, at Vanderbilt and South Carolina...In two SECT games, averaged 22 points and 3 assists...Set MSU postseason record with 14 assists against Nebraska. Also had 10 at Baylor...In four NIT games, dished out 33 assists and had just 7 turnovers to go along with his 5 steals and 8 rebounds...Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, had 7 points, 4 assists and 1 steal...Finished the season with 326 points and 76 rebounds...Needs just 353 more points to reach 1,000 for his career.

2016-17 • Freshman
SEC ALL-FRESHMAN...Appeared in 30 games and drew 17 starts...His 10.7 average was the second-highest on the team and the 10th by an MSU freshman...Named to the SEC All-Freshman team...Led MSU with 59 made 3-pointers, the third most by a freshman in school history...Scored in double-digits 17 times and totaled 20-plus points four times...Made collegiate debut against Norfolk State. In 15 minutes, dished our 3 assists and grabbed 1 rebound...Scored first-career points versus UTEP in third game of the year and finished with 13...Earned first start against Lehigh and scored 11 points in 31 minutes...In SEC debut against Alabama, had 9 points and 4 assists...First SEC start came at LSU, where he totaled 15 points and 5 assists in MSU’s win...Career-high 25 points came against Kentucky on 1-17-17...Made 7 of his 11 3-point attempts against Missouri on 1-25-17...His 7 made tied for the second most in school history in a single game, with the record being 8 set by four people (last by Winsome Frazier vs. UMKC on 11-23-04)...Second on the team with 101 assists, the 5th most by an MSU freshman in school history...His 34 steals were the third most...Fouled out twice...Against LSU and Alabama in the SEC Tournament, he had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

2016 Italy Tour
In four games, average 11 points and 4 rebounds. Dished out a team-high 24 assists and 8 steals.

High School
Averaged 26 points and five assists for Landry-Walker High School in New Orleans...Made 10 three-pointers in 67-61 win against University High in the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic...Named 2016 Outstanding Player of the Year for area All-Metro Boys Basketball team...Was a first-team pick on the LSWA 5A all-state team...Led his team to the second round of the Class 5A playoffs in 2016...Knocked down 12 three-pointers against Chamlette.

Personal
Lamar Anthony Peters was born on June 19, 1998, in New Orleans. ... Major is interdisciplinary studies. ... Son of Lovely Peters.

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Lamar Peters: 2019 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-4
Weight: 213
Position: SG
College: Oklahoma
Age: 22

2018-2019 Season Stats
PPG: 14.6
RPG: 6.2
APG: 1.9
BLK: 0.2
STL: 1.2

2018-19 (SENIOR)
Finishes his career ranked 30th on the all-time OU scoring list with 1,209 career points...With 519 career rebounds, he is just the seventh guard in OU history to produce 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career...His 176 3-pointers are tied for the eighth most in an OU career...Played in 131 career games - the ninth most in program history...Leaves OU with career averages of 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists...Played in eight NCAA Tournament games, including the 2016 Final Four...A 2019 All-Big 12 Third Team selection...Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team...In 34 games (all starts) this season, averaged 14.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists...Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in scoring and ninth in rebounding...His 2.0 3-pointers per game rank eighth in the league...Finished third in the Big 12 with six double-doubles...Reached double figures in scoring in all but six games his senior season...Scored a team-high 20 points in an NCAA Tournament First Round win over Ole Miss (March 22)...His 19 points and eight rebounds fueled a Sooner victory over Texas (Feb. 23)...Coming off his worst scoring performance of the season (five points vs. OSU), responded with 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting against Vanderbilt (Jan. 26)...Joined OU’s 1,000-point club on Jan. 16, becoming the 45th Sooner to score over 1,000 career points...Scored 20 points vs. Kansas State (Jan. 16)...Swiped a career-high four steals against TCU (Jan. 12) to go with 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals...Totaled 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against USC (Dec. 15) in just the second game since 1996 that an OU guard has produced 15 points and 15 boards...Named the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week (for week ending Dec. 9) after averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of off-campus wins over Notre Dame and Wichita State...Scored 14 points with 13 boards in a win over Wichita State (Dec. 8)...Produced his first career double-double by scoring 25 points and pulling down 10 boards against Notre Dame (Dec. 4) at Madison Square Garden...In the Notre Dame game, scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, including OU’s final nine points of the night...Named to the Battle 4 Atlantis all-tournament team after averaging 19.0 points (shooting .500), 4.7 rebounds and going 11-of-23 (.478) from 3-point range during the three-game event...His 57 total points at Battle 4 Atlantis were the second most among participating players...Scored 21 points with five rebounds and a career-high-tying four assists in a win over Dayton (Nov. 23)...Secured 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting (3-of-5 from 3-point range) in a road win at UTSA (Nov. 12)...Opened the season with a career-high 29 points at UTRGV (Nov. 9) – the most points in a season opener by a Sooner since Buddy Hield scored 30 at Memphis in 2015...Sunk at least three 3-pointers on 11 occasions...Twenty-eight games of double-digit scoring...Eight games of 20-plus points...Six games of double-digit rebounds...Six double-doubles.

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
In 31 games (31 starts), averaged 11.9 points (25th in Big 12), 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.2 minutes...Shot .458 from the field and .365 from 3-point range...During Big 12 play (18 games), averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 31.4 minutes...His 1.9 made 3-pointers per game ranked 10th in the Big 12...Enters his senior season with a team-high 714 career points...After not reaching 20 points in a game for the first 88 games of his career, he scored back-to-back career highs with 22 points at Iowa State (Feb. 10) followed by 23 points at Texas Tech (Feb. 13)...Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds on Jan. 20 against Oklahoma State...Tallied 19 points (all in the first half) against Northwestern on Dec. 22, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point range...Shot 5-of-6 from 3-point range (started 5-of-5) en route to 19 points against USC on Dec. 8...Sunk multiple 3-pointers in 18 games, including eight games of three-or-more...Twenty-one games of double digit scoring...Two games of 20-plus points.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
In 31 games (14 starts), averaged 7.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 22.0 minutes…His scoring average was five points higher than his freshman season (2.9 points) and marked the second-highest improvement among returners on the 2016-17 OU squad…Finished conference play averaging 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds against Big 12 foes…Averaged 11.1 points and shot 21-of-45 (.467) from 3-point range during non-conference games…Tied a career-high 17 points against Oral Roberts (Dec. 7) while picking off a career-best four steals...Notched 14 points and seven rebounds against Northern Colorado (Nov. 29)...Scored 14 second-half points on 5-of-7 shooting and finished with a career-best 17 points and 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range vs. Clemson (Nov. 20)…First Sooner to shoot 100 percent from 3-point range on at least five attempts since Buddy Hield went 7-for-7 in Nov., 2014...Scored double figures in back-to-back games for the first time in his career by tallying 12 points against both Northwestern State (Nov. 13) and Tulane (Nov. 17).

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 35 games off the bench as a true freshman … The 35 games played marked the fourth-highest total for a frosh in school history … Averaged 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per contest … Shot .426 (29-68) from the floor, .500 (17-34) from beyond the arc and .771 (27-35) from the free throw line … In five NCAA Tournament games, averaged 4.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 17.0 minutes … Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in West Regional Final versus Oregon on March 26 … Scored in double figures on four occasions: Dec. 3 vs. Central Arkansas (11), Feb. 2 vs. TCU (12), March 11 vs. West Virginia (Big 12 Championship, 13) and March 24 vs Texas A&M (NCAA Tournament, 12) … Connected on a career-high four 3-pointers on two occasions: Feb. 2 vs. TCU and March 24 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA Tournament) … His 28 minutes played against the Aggies on March 28 marked a career high.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bellaire High School in Houston … Was rated as the No. 138 high school senior by Rivals.com and was ranked as the 17th top recruit in Texas by 247Sports … Saw his recruiting take off over the summer of 2014 (was rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN) but suffered a setback when he broke the tibia in his left leg in an AAU game that August  ... Only played final two games of his senior season due to injury … Averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a junior … Was named District MVP that season … Coached by Bruce Glover.

MISCELLANEOUS
Born in Houston, Texas … Product of same high school that produced NBA players Emeka Okafor and John Lucas III … Son of Ronnie and Sharon James … Has one older brother (Ronnie James II) … Major is undecided.