College: Minnesota
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 24
(Feb. 26, 1975)
Birthplace: Savannah, Ga.
Career highlights
Averaged 12.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in two seasons at Minnesota
Named MVP of the 1998 NIT after recording 30 points and 28 points in the final two games
Averaged 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game as a junior college player
At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 7.7 ppg and 3.7 apg
Has successfully battled seizures since his high school days
College highlights
At Minnesota
Senior
Played in 26 of 28 games
Ranked second on the team in scoring at 14.7 ppg
Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors averaging 30 points vs. Oregon and Fresno State
Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Oregon State
Scored in double figures in 19 of 26 games
Junior
Played in 35 games for the Golden Gophers and finished third in scoring for Big Ten games at 12.5 points per game
Had a season-high 30 points in overtime win over Fresno State in the semifinals of the NIT on Mar. 24
Had his first career-double-double vs. Michigan State (2/14/98) with 14 points and 11 rebounds
Finished fourth in the Big Ten in three-point shooting at 46 percent (26-for-57)
Finished fourth overall in scoring (11.6 ppg)
Ranked second on the team with 90 assists and third with 41 steals
Started his career at Minnesota with 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Villanova on Nov. 14
At Cowley County CC
A second-team junior college All-America selection
Averaged 22.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while starting 24 of 26 games
Led team to a 19-12 record in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Named MVP of the conference all-star game after recording 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists
At Odessa JC
Played in 15 games after sitting out a semester to recover from health issues
Led team in scoring with an average of 18.9 points per game, finishing second in the conference in scoring
College statistics
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Odessa Junior College (Texas)
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| SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1995-96 | 15 | 89 | 218 | .408 | 78 | 105 | .743 | 71 | 19 | 284 | 18.9
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| Three-point field goals: 61-for-189 (.323).
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| Cowley County C.C. (Kansas)
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| SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1996-97 | 26 | 183 | 347 | .527 | 189 | 226 | .836 | 197 | 46 | 558 | 22.6
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| Three-point field goals: 33-for-91 (.363).
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| Minnesota
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| SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1997-98 | 35 | 141 | 289 | .488 | 86 | 113 | .761 | 144 | 90 | 406 | 11.6
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| 1998-99 | 26 | 127 | 276 | .460 | 85 | 110 | .773 | 98 | 69 | 383 | 14.7
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| TOTALS | 61 | 268 | 556 | .474 | 171 | 223 | .767 | 242 | 159 | 789 | 12.8
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| Three-point field goals: 1997-98, 38-for-95 (.400); 1998-99, 44-for-111 (.396). Totals: 82-for-206 (.398).
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