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ASU has a young roster, as Antwi Atuahene (pictured) and Jeff Pendergraph are the only two Sun Devils who have been on the roster the past two years. ANTWI ATUAHENE JUNIOR SEASON (2006-2007): Turned into a utility guard playing the point guardguard and both wingw ing positions throughoutthroughout the season…fifths on team with 1 26.326.3 minutes per game…team’sgame…team’s third-leadingthird-leading rebounderr e at 3.7 boards per contestcontest and second on team with 2.87 assists perp game…had six double- figurefigure scoring games…posted double-double (18( points and 11 boards) in SENIOR/GUARD 71-6671-66 Dec. 21 win over North Carolina A & T in 404 minutes…had 15 points 6-3/200 at Xavier on Dec. 19 and 10 points at Washington on Jan. 6. TRINITY VALLEY C.C. MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-2006): Ranked third in the Pac-10 in confer- ence games with 4.39 assists per game and sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.46)…posted double digit in scoring in nine games and in his final 16 SUN DEVIL DATA: The only senior on the team and the oldest player on games he averaged 29.4 minutes, 7.8 points and 4.6 assists…had 12 points the squad (born Dec. 17, 1984), “Twee” is on pace to earn his degree this and 10 assists vs. Oregon on Feb. 11, the most assists by a Sun Devil since spring and he stepped us his conditioning this offseason. His body fat is Jason Braxton had 12 at USC on Jan. 17, 2004 (previous 67 games)…had 21 under 10 percent, he grabs water instead of sports drinks and has been points at Oregon on Jan. 12…posted 10 points in Pac-10 opener at seventh- focused on nutrition. Showed the ability in junior college to get to the basket ranked Washington on Dec. 29. (eight free throw attempts per game) and to make free throws (75 percent). Once scored 56 points in a high school game. Name is pronounced An-twee TRINITY VALLEY C.C. (2004-2005): Led the Cardinals in scoring (17.4 A-two-a-knee. Averaged 25.7 minutes per game in 2005-2006 (third on the points per game), rebounding (6.4), assists (10.0) and steals (3.1)…17.4 team) and had game-winning shot in overtime at Oregon State on Jan. 14 in points per game was fifth in Region XIV and he shot 109-of-244 (.447) from career-high 42 minutes. Has played in all 58 games in his career and started the field on the year…also shot 75 percent (120-of-160) from the free throw in 31 and is averaging seven points per game in career. line and earned first-team All-Region XIV honors. HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school basketball at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Toronto and was named the Toronto Sun’s Mr. Basketball Ontario in 2002-2003...coached in high school by Anthony Desacntis... averaged 34.5 points, 11.5 assists and 10.0 rebounds in his senior year with highs of 48 points and 22 assists in 2002-2003...led Henry Carr to a 44-4 record and an appearance in The Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAAA (largest school) finals...newspaper and internet reports have him scoring more than 6,000 points and dishing out more than 1,800 assists in his scholastic career...averaged 36.5 ppg. as a junior, including a career high of 56 points and was a standout at the 2002 Nike All-American Camp in Indianapolis. CAREER HIGHS FOR ANTWI ATUAHENE POINTS: 21 at Oregon (1/12/06) ASSISTS: 10 vs. Oregon (2/11/06) FG MADE: 7 at Oregon (1/12/06) FG ATT.: 12, twice, vs. Oregon State (2/9/06) FREE THROWS MADE: 7, twice, vs. Stanford (1/21/06) FREE THROWS ATT.: 16 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/21/06) REBOUNDS: 11 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/21/06) STEALS: 5 vs. Arizona (1/25/06) MINUTES: 42 at Oregon State (1/14/06) 46 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM ANTWIA ATUAHENE Getting to know ANTWI ATUAHENE… The most interesting thing I did this summer was…read a lot of books. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…be focused, but don’t over focus. My biggest pet peeve is…not wearing a head band. Best advice ever received and from whom…Great men overcome great obstacles (my father). Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Jamelle and I. Best-dressed teammate…Antwi Atuahene. The player who will surprise the most people this year is…Steve Jones. The most underrated player on the team is…Kraidon Woods. Favorite professional athlete…Micheal Jordan. Best restaurant in the Valley…Denny’s. Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Los Angeles. Best Sun Devil memory…hitting game-winning shot at Oregon State Antwi Atuahene is shown with Alonzo Jones, Director of Multicultural in 2006. Student Services at Arizona State. I’d like to switch places for a day with…nobody. Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my parents. What I like most about Coach Sendek…his humor. When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…Mark Messier? Funniest teammates…Christian Polk and Jamelle McMillan. GETTING THEIR DEGREES The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…time management. Antwi Atuahene is on pace to earn his degree this year, and he will join The strongest player on the team is…Big Body Shipp. ten Sun Devil men’s basketball players who have earned their diplomas If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…my family. from 2004 to the present. Here is a look at recent Sun Devil men’s The biggest infl uence on my career was…my parents. basketball graduates: My advice to youngsters is…keep working hard, don’t run after your goals, chase them. Robby Alridge (B.A., Sociology) 2006 The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…all of them. Jamie Andrisevic (B.S., Finance) 2004 My most prized possession is…my family. Serge Angounou (B.A., Spanish) 2006 Jason Braxton (B.I.S.) 2005 Kenny Crandall (B.I.S.) 2004 Jonathan Howard (B.S., Management) 2006 Kevin Kruger (B.S., Justice Studies) 2006 Curtis Millage (B.I.S.) 2006 Allen Morill (B.I.S.) 2006 Jeremy Veal (B.S.W., Social Work 2006 ANTWI ATUAHENE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct 3P-A Pct FT-A Pct Rb-Avg F-D Ast To Bk St Pts-Avg 05-06 28-14 719-25.7 72-163 .442 3-12 .250 51-85 .600 102-3.6 80-7 108 83 5 25 198-7.1 06-07 30-17 789-26.3 147-332 .443 8-30 .267 49-87 .563 111-3.7 75-4 86 60 3 27 207-6.9 Career 58-31 1508-26.0 147-332 .443 11-42 .262 100-172 .581 213-3.7 155-11 194 143 8 52 405-7.0 2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 47 ANTWI ATUAHENE ANTWI ATUAHENE 2006-2007 STATISTICS (JUNIOR YEAR) Opponent Date FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O D T F PT A TO BK STL Min Northern Arizona* 11/13/06 5-11 .454 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 3 4 7 5 11 4 1 0 1 30:00 CS San Bernardino* 11/15/06 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 3 3 1 11 5 2 0 3 31:00 Portland State* 11/18/06 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 100.0 0 0 0 1 5 8 3 0 0 31:00 San Jose State* 11/21/06 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 15:00 Iowa 11/25/06 2-5 .400 1-1 100.0 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 23:00 Northern Colorado* 11/28/06 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 5 5 10 2 8 4 3 0 0 29:00 @Minnesota* 12/2/06 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 0 2 2 2 5 5 1 0 2 27:00 @Xavier* 12/16/06 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 0 2 2 3 15 7 3 0 3 37:00 Colgate* 12/19/06 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 5-7 .714 1 2 3 3 9 1 5 0 0 28:00 North Carolina A&T* 12/21/06 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-16 .375 8 3 11 1 18 3 3 1 0 40:00 Davidson* 12/22/06 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 2 5 3 4 3 2 0 0 27:00 Stanford* 12/28/06 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 2 3 5 5 6 4 0 0 1 26:00 California* 12/30/06 5-11 .455 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 2 2 4 2 14 1 3 0 0 38:00 @Washington St.* 1/4/07 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-1 100.0 2 4 6 1 7 1 2 0 1 28:00 @#24 Washington* 1/6/07 2-6 .333 1-1 100.0 5-6 .833 1 1 2 2 10 0 2 0 0 33:00 #15 Oregon* 1/11/07 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 2 3 4 6 3 4 0 0 36:00 Oregon State* 1/13/07 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 5 4 2 3 0 2 34:00 @#3 UCLA 1/18/07 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 22:00 @USC 1/20/07 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 18:00 @#17 Arizona 1/24/07 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 16:00 Washington 2/1/07 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 5-6 .833 1 4 5 5 8 3 2 0 1 22:00 #18 Washington St.