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Wednesday, Jun. 30
Damon Frierson
College: Miami (Ohio)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 205 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 22
(April 13, 1977)
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind.
Career highlights
Started 116 of 119 career games at Miami and scored in double figures in 89 games
Fifth on Miami's all-time scoring list with 1,644 points and second in minutes with 4,122
Also ranks second in FT made (450) and steals (175), third in FT pct. (.817), fourth in FG attempted (1,292) and FT attempted (511), fifth in 3-point FG attempted (366), seventh in FG made (537), eighth in 3-point FG made (120) and assists (335)
Second all-time in Mid-American Conference FT pct. at .836
Outstanding clutch foul shooter, with .895 career mark in last three minutes of games
Played at Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaging 12 ppg, including a high game of 25 points
College highlights
Senior
Named to All-MAC Second Team and also earned All-Tournament honors
Playing primarily at shooting guard, ranked second on club in scoring (13.0 ppg) and assists (3.3 apg) and first in steals (1.56 spg) and FT pct. (.836)
Ranked second among all MAC players in FT% and 15th in scoring
Scored in double figures in 19 of last 23 games
Averaged 13.8 ppg and shot 42 percent from the field in last 11 games
Tied Ron Harper's single game school steals record with seven against Ball State in MAC quarterfinal
Earned MAC's first Defensive Player of the Week honor for efforts in wins over Notre Dame, Tennessee and Dayton
Scored season-high 23 points in MAC title-clinching win over Kent on Feb. 24, 1999
Had 22 points vs. Miami (Fla.) and 21 vs. Buffalo
Junior
All-MAC second-team selection after leading Miami in minutes (38.3 mpg), assists (4.1 apg), steals (1.5 spg), and free throws made (160) and attempted (208)
Was second on team in scoring (18.8 ppg) and 3-point field goals made (40) and attempted (118)
Led MAC in minutes played
Scored in double figures in 27 of 29 games, getting 20 or more points 14 times
Scored 27 against Virginia Commonwealth and IUPU-Indianapolis, 26 against Tennessee and Bowling Green, and 25 against Akron and Marshall
Sophomore
Shared team's Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore after leading team in steals (1.5 spg)
Third on team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and first in FT pct. (.861, second-best in MAC)
Shot 33-for-34 from the line in last seven games, including 24 in a row
Scored in double figures 20 times
Netted career-high 29 points at Bowling Green on Jan. 22, 1997, shooting 9-for-14 from the field (4-for-6 from three-point range) and seven-for-eight from the line
Freshman
Miami's Freshman of the Year
Started all 29 games and led team in minutes (31.2 mpg)
Averaged 11.1 ppg (third on team) and 3.4 rpg, playing small forward and both guard positions
Second on team in free throw pct. (.842)
College statistics
SEASON |
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FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
| 1995-96 | 29 | 106 | 237 | .447 | 80 | 95 | .842 | 98 | 36 | 322 | 11.1
| 1996-97 | 29 | 122 | 283 | .431 | 93 | 108 | .861 | 81 | 74 | 362 | 12.5
| 1997-98 | 29 | 172 | 432 | .398 | 160 | 208 | .769 | 134 | 119 | 544 | 18.8
| 1998-99 | 32 | 137 | 340 | .403 | 117 | 140 | .836 | 99 | 106 | 416 | 13.0
| TOTALS | 119 | 537 | 1,292 | .416 | 450 | 551 | .817 | 412 | 335 | 1,644 | 13.8
| Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 30-for-68 (.441); 1996-97, 25-for-84 (.298); 1997-98, 40-for-118 (.339); 1998-99, 25-for-96 (.260). Totals: 120-for-366 (.328).
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