Career Highlights: Named to the SEC All-Tournament Team as a senior. Finished collegiate career at Alabama after playing first two years at Panola College in Carthage, Texas. Originally signed with Alabama-Birmingham out of junior college but was granted a release after a coaching change. Spent the first semester of the 2003-04 season as a walk-on at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark., but did not play. Participated in the 2008 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Senior (2007-08): Averaged 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds. Ranked sixth in the SEC in steals (1.6 spg) and ranked second in three-point shooting percentage (.433). Scored 20 or more points seven times. Posted career-high 28 points, shooting 10-for-13 from the field, 8-for-10 from three-point range at South Carolina. Recorded 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in his first double-double of the season vs. Vanderbilt. Notched a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds at Auburn. Sank six threes in scoring 22 points vs. Nicholls State. Contributed 15 points vs. Georgetown. Scored 26 points on 9-for-14 shooting, 8-for-12 from three-point range vs. Florida in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Led team with 18 points in the quarterfinals vs. Mississippi State.
Junior (2006-07): Averaged 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. Started 20 of 32 games. Scored 20 or more points four times. Registered 17 points vs. Jacksonville State in the season opener. Tallied 13 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and a season-high five assists vs. Xavier in the title game of the Paradise Jam. Registered 22 points and nine rebounds vs. Louisiana Monroe. Recorded 18 points and nine rebounds at Notre Dame. Scored 21 points at Vanderbilt. Notched 15 points and seven rebounds at Tennessee. Posted season-high 24 points at Massachusetts in the first round of the postseason NIT.
Sophomore (2005-06): At Panola, averaged 21.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.4 steals. Led the nation in steals. Earned Second Team All-Region XIV honors and participated in the Region XIV All-Star game.
Freshman (2004-05): Averaged 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Strengths: Lanky shooter who uses his speed and quickness to get himself open. Plays aggressively on defense and is quick to capitalize on steal opportunities.
Personal: Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human environmental sciences in December of 2007. Is an accomplished piano player. Has coaching aspirations after his playing days are over.
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