Height: | 6-1 |
Weight: | 175 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Charleston, SC |
High School: | Porter-Gaud |
Position: | Guard |
Career
Concluded his three-year Emory career in the No. 6
position on the school's all-time list in assists (218) ... Played
in a total of 73 contests, 51 in a starting capacity ... Averaged
3.0 assists per outing, good for fifth place on the Eagles'
all-time chart ... Scored in double figures on 10
occasions.
Senior (2008-09)
Was the lone Emory player to draw starting assignments in
all 25 contests ... Averaged 23.4 minutes per playing stint ...
Averaged a team-high 3.6 assists per game (13th on the school's
seasonal ladder), good for fifth place among UAA performers ...
Total of 91 assists represented the 14th-highest mark in school
history ... Ranked third in the UAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.67)
... Tied for third on the club with 20 steals ... Recorded a pair
of double-figure scoring contests including a season-high 11 points
vs. Case Western (Jan. 9) ... Either led or tied for the team high
in assists on 15 occasions ... Solid effort in a 77-70 win over
Huntingdon (Jan. 3) with a season-best eight assists, eight points
and two steals in 26 minutes of action ... Totaled eight points and
dished out seven assists while committing just one turnover in
23 minutes vs. LaGrange (Dec. 3) in a 91-72 triumph
... Six games of two or more steals ... A second-team
selection to the CoSIDA District 3 All-Academic Team.
Junior (2007-08)
Emerged as a key contributor at point guard ... Played in all 25
games, 24 as a starter ... Doled out a team-high 4.40 assists per
game, good for the No. 2 spot among UAA players ... Led or shared
for the team's lead in assists in 16 contests ... His 110 assists
placed him fifth on the school's seasonal list ... Finished third
among UAA players in assist/turnover ratio (2.16) ... Averaged 27.6
minutes and 7.1 points per game ... Registered double-figure
scoring in six games ... Came through with a pair of a season-high
14-point contests (vs. Washington & Lee, Nov. 20 & vs.
Maryville, Dec. 8) ... Dished out eight assists and chipped in nine
points in helping the Eagles to a 99-92 victory against Case
Western (Jan. 12) ... During a five-game stretch during UAA play
(Jan. 27 thru Feb. 10), he racked up 31 assists while turning the
ball over just six times ... Connected on 81.8 percent (45-of-55)
from the charity stripe ... Sank all five of his field goal
attempts and two-of-three from the line and notched 12 points in an
82-77 win over Birmingham Southern (Jan. 2) ... Career-high nine
assists and five rebounds against New York University (Feb. 1) ...
CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-District.
Sophomore (2006-07)
Saw considerable action in first season as an Eagle
following his transfer from Brown University ... Played in 23 games
and averaged 16.0 minutes per stint ... Started back-to-back
contests against Hood College (Dec. 29), where his season-high six
boards highlighted a season-long 38 minutes outing, and Washington
& Lee (Dec. 30) ... Shot a blistering 82.3 percent (14-of-16)
from the floor while averaging 15.0 points in back-to-back contests
vs. LaGrange (Dec. 2) and University of the South (Dec. 6) ... Hit
seven-of-nine of his field goal attempts against the Panthers of
LaGrange and posted 15 points in 17 minutes ... Went a perfect
7-of-7 from the floor and totaled 15 points against South ...
Concluded the year averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game
... Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds, second high on the squad,
in a road game vs. the University of the South (Nov. 30) ... Played
20 minutes (high for a UAA game) and totaled six points vs.
Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 4).
Prior to Emory: Played for Brown University during the
2005-06 season ... Saw action as a reserve in four games for the
Bears.
High School: Four-year member of the basketball
program at Porter-Guard High School ... Played for Randy Clark ...
His team won three straight South Carolina Independent High School
Association State Championships ... Two-time All-State selection
... Averaged 16 points, 3.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a
senior ... Named as the South Carolina Independent high School
Player of the Year.
Personal: Born October 11, 1986 ... His father,
John, is the former head basketball coach at the College of
Charleston ... Twin brother of current Eagle, Ryan.
Emory Career Stats
Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | PCT | 3pt FG-FGA | PCT | FT-FTA | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG |
2006-07 | 23-2 | 28-66 | .424 | 4-17 | .235 | 11-18 | 71 | 3.1 | 55 | 2.4 |
2007-08 | 25-24 | 61-125 | .488 | 11-29 | .379 | 45-55 | 178 | 7.1 | 68 | 2.7 |
2008-09 | 25-25 | 55-138 | .399 | 14-44 | .318 | 19-27 | 143 | 5.7 | 55 | 2.2 |
TOTAL | 73-51 | 144-329 | .438 | 29-90 | .322 | 75-100 | 392 | 5.4 | 178 | 2.4 |
Career Highs
Points | 15 | University of the South, Dec. 6, 2006 |
15 | at LaGrange College, Dec. 2, 2006 | |
Rebounds | 7 | at the University of the South, Nov. 30, 2006 |
Steals | 3 | on two occasions |
Assists | 9 | New York University, Feb. 1, 2008 |
Blocks | 1 | vs. Hood, Dec. 29, 2006 |