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 gguarduard and both wingw ing positions throughoutthroughout the season…fifths on team with 1 226.36.3 minutes per game…team’sgame…team’s third-leadingthird-leading rebounderr e at 3.7 boards per ccontestontest and second on team with 2.87 assists pper game…had six double- ffigureigure scoring games…posted double-double (18( points and 11 boards) in SENIOR/GUARD 771-661-66 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 / 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 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)

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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 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

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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. 2/3/07 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 5 7 3 4 3 3 0 1 23:00 @#13 Oregon 2/8/07 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 0 1 15:00 @Oregon State 2/10/07 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0 3 3 4 4 5 0 0 1 20:00 #5 UCLA 2/15/07 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 3 6 3 5 2 1 0 1 19:00 #22 USC 2/18/07 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 3 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 24:00 Arizona 2/25/07 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 19:00 @Stanford 3/1/07 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2 5 4 2 0 1 31:00 @California 3/3/07 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3 9 3 3 0 0 21:00 vs. Washington 3/7/07 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 1 4 5 4 8 4 5 1 3 26:00

ANTWI ATUAHENE 2005-2006 STATISTICS (SOPHOMORE YEAR) Opponent Date FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O D T F PT A TO BK STL Min Southern Utah 11/23/05 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 15:00 Alcorn State 11/26/05 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 0 3 3 0 6 0 3 1 1 15:00 Antwi Atuahene enters this season as the oldest player (born Dec. 17, 1984) UC Santa Barbara 11/28/05 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 7 9 0 15 3 4 0 3 29:00 on a very young Sun Devil squad. He lists his favorite Sun Devil moment as North Texas 11/30/05 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 .500 1 1 2 3 11 7 6 0 2 21:00 his game-winning shot at Oregon State on Jan. 14, 2006. His career high is a Minnesota 12/5/05 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 4 5 5 11 6 3 1 1 31:00 Utah Valley State 12/10/05 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 5 4 2 3 0 0 22:00 21-point eff ort at Oregon two nights earlier (Jan. 12). @#22 Iowa* 12/17/05 2-2 100.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 3 4 2 3 0 0 25:00 Boise State 12/21/05 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 18:00 Northern Arizona 12/22/05 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 16:00 @#7 Washington 12/29/05 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 1 2 3 1 10 4 1 0 0 22:00 Antwi Atuahene and the Sun Devils have trimmed @Washington State 12/31/05 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 0 0 17:00 USC 1/5/06 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 2 17:00 body fat and concentrated on eating correctly behind #17 UCLA* 1/7/06 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 0 7 7 3 8 7 1 0 0 37:00 the leadership of ASU Sports Nutritionist and faculty @Oregon* 1/12/06 7-11 .636 0-1 .000 7-10 .700 1 5 6 4 21 4 4 1 0 34:00 member Karla Wright, R.D. @Oregon State* 1/14/06 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 2 3 5 3 6 8 3 1 1 42:00 California* 1/19/06 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 0 3 3 5 5 8 4 0 1 30:00 The San Diego native graduated from ASU with a Stanford* 1/21/06 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 7-11 .636 1 2 3 2 11 4 5 0 1 37:00 degree in Human Nutrition and completed her dietetic Arizona* 1/25/06 2-12 .167 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 3 1 4 5 6 5 4 0 5 35:00 internship with the Maricopa County Department of @#14 UCLA* 2/2/06 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 3 0 3 5 12 1 4 0 0 29:00 Karla Wright, R.D. @USC* 2/4/06 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 5 2 3 6 0 0 22:00 Nutritionist Public Health. She began her career with the Arizona Oregon State 2/9/06 3-12 .250 1-1 100.0 2-4 .500 3 4 7 0 9 7 1 0 1 36:00 Department of Education and in January of 2000, Oregon 2/11/06 4-5 .800 1-2 .500 3-6 .500 1 1 2 3 12 10 1 0 1 28:00 started consulting with ASU Athletics. In February @Stanford* 2/16/06 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 1 1 3 10 3 2 0 1 26:00 @California* 2/18/06 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 2 3 5 3 6 5 2 0 0 36:00 of 2001 she was hired on as staff dietitian for the Student Health @Arizona* 2/25/06 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 4 4 3 7 0 7 0 0 22:00 and Wellness and the Athletic Department. In addition to her #14 Washington* 3/2/06 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 1 2 3 2 2 5 2 0 1 27:00 duties with ASU, she also consults for the Major League Baseball Washington State 3/4/06 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 15:00 vs. Oregon State* 3/8/06 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 4 4 1 5 2 4 0 0 15:00 Umpires Association and FitLife Health Systems of Scottsdale, Ariz. She has guest lectured for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainer’s Association and the Winning Sports Nutrition workshop. An outdoor enthusiast, Karla has climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Kenya and recently completed her first marathon. Her husband Dan is the assistant athletic trainer and coordinator of conditioning for the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club. With their two children Emma and Robbie, they have made Tempe, Ariz., their home since 1995.

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FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06): Averaged 14.7 points (second on the team) and led the SSunun DeDevilsvils in reboundsrebounds perp game (8.0) and double- 4 ddoublesoubles (four) in final nine games…missedgames…missed all ofo fall conditioning and most of November aafterfter ffallall surgery to remove a bbenigne tumor in his left leg… nnotchedotched Pac-10 All-Freshman honors and was rankedr among the freshmen JUNIOR/FORWARD lleagueeague leadersleaders withwith 10.9 pointspoints peperr gagameme ((second),sec 6.1 boards per game 6-9/230 (third), a 49.4 percent percentage (third) and led all Pac-10 fresh- ETIWANDA H.S. man with 0.85 blocks per game…posted 15 double-figure scoring games ETIWANDA, CALIF. (eight of final nine) and averaged 13.0 points and 8.3 boards in final six games…finished fourth in the league in field goal percentage (Pac-10 games), shooting 87-of-169 (.515)…started final 22 games and averaged SUN DEVIL DATA: Has established himself as one of the best post players 33.8 minutes in final 11 games…all five double-doubles came in Pac-10 in the Pac-10 the past two seasons and continues to improve and impress. play, including two against Arizona…23 blocks is fifth-best by an ASU fresh- Work ethic both on the court and in the classroom is off the charts as he is man and 6.1 boards is fourth-best. on pace to earn his economics degree in 2008. Easily had the best freshman “surprise” season in the Pac-10 in 2005-2006 and then increased his weight ETIWANDA HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Etiwanda in southern by 20 pounds from the fall of his freshman season (210) to last year (230) California…a“Best in the West” second-team selection by Frank Burlison in and improved on his numbers in all categories. Despite missing all of fall the fall of 2004 Long Beach Press-Telegram…ranked No. 62 by Hoop Scoop conditioning and most of November in his freshman year after fall surgery entering his senior season…averaged 9.5 points and 10.5 rebounds for to remove a benign tumor in his left leg, he notched Pac-10 All-Freshman talented Etiwanda squad that went 31-2 in his senior year and was ranked honors and since Feb. 4 of that season (past 37 games) he is averaging 12.7 second in the nation…team started season 13-0…Etiwanda went 31-3 in points and 8.8 boards per game. Has twice grabbed 19 rebounds in a game. his junior year, including 10-0 in the Baseline League and reached the south- Played for one of the most successful high school programs in the nation, ern California Regional final. as his Etiwanda (Calif.) teams were 62-5 his final two seasons under coach David Kleckner. Fellow Division I signees on his prep team included Darren ETC: Arrived early in the summer of 2005 so he got a head start on classes Collison (UCLA), Marcus Carter (Portland State) and David Carter (UC Davis). and the life around Tempe…also plays the piano…born April 29, 1987, in Has 13 career double-doubles (second-most among active Pac-10 players Ontario, Calif….majoring in economics…has a younger sister (Samantha) to Jon Brockman’s 18) and 11 career double-figure rebounding games. Has and a younger brother (Tim)…mother’s name is LaDona. made 176-of-330 (.533) shots from the field in Pac-10 games. Earned honor- able mention All-Pac-10 honors last season.

NOT A USUAL HAPPENING: Jeff Pendergraph has a chance to lead ASU in rebounding for the third straight season this year. That has only happened twice in school history, as led the Sun Devils from 2002-2005 and Al Nealey did it from 1957-60.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07): Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 as he led team in scoring (12.1 points per game) and rebounding (9.1)… rebounding average matched second-best effort by a Sun Devil in the past 26 CAREER HIGHS FOR JEFF PENDERGRAPH seasons…averaged 9.6 boards in final 10 games…second in the Pac-10 in POINTS: 21, twice, vs. Portland State (11/18/06) field goal percentage (.553), rebounding (8.9 per game), offensive - REBOUNDS: 19, twice, at #13 Oregon (2/8/07) ing (3.33) and was fourth in minutes per game (35.5) in league games… BLOCKS: 3, 3 times, vs. USC (1/5/06) FG MADE: 10, twice, vs. Portland State (11/18/06) led league in offensive rebounding (3.93 per game) in overall games and FG ATT.: 18 vs. Oregon (2/11/06) was second in rebounding (9.1) and field goal percentage (.555)…perfect in FT MADE: 8 at Oregon State (2/10/07) eight field goal attempts at Washington State (Jan. 4) and grabbed 19 boards FT ATT.: 10 at Oregon State (2/10/07) at No. 13 Oregon (Feb. 8) and vs. Colgate (Dec. 19), the most by a Sun Devil STEALS: 3, 3 times, at Minnesota (12/2/06) since Mike Batiste had 20 vs. Wagner on Nov. 19, 1997…tied for fourth in ASSISTS: 4 vs. California (12/30/06) loop with eight double-doubles. MINUTES: 40 at Oregon State (2/10/07)

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Getting to know JEFF PENDERGRAPH The most interesting thing I did this summer was…more school! Pre-meet ritual or superstition…get to the gym before everyone and get ready. My biggest pet peeve is…stupidity. Best advice ever received and from whom…don’t worry about things you can’t control (my mom). Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Steve Jones. Best-dressed teammate…Coach Sendek. The most underrated player on the team is...everyone. But Brice is the coolest manager ever. Favorite professional athlete…Kevin Garnett and Roger Federer. Best restaurant in the Valley…Pancake House. Favorite Pac-10 road trip…UCLA and USC. Best Sun Devil memory…crowd rushing fl oor after USC win. I’d like to switch places for a day with…nobody, I love my life. Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my mother, of course. What I like most about Coach Sendek…genius. When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…this is Coach Sendek? Funniest teammate…everyone. The strongest player on the team is….me. If I could live anywhere, I would live in…the West Indies on my own island. The biggest infl uence on my career was…my mother’s dedication to my success. My advice to youngsters is…Nobody can tell you that you can’t do something. You just have to fi gure out a way to get it done. Something most people don’t know about me is…I have pet snakes. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…every one.

Economics major Jeff Pendergraph talks college basketball with W. P. Carey School of Business Chair of Economics Edward C. Prescott, the 2004 Nobel Prize (economic sciences) recipient. Prescott is the fi rst Arizona State University scholar to earn a Nobel Prize.

JEFF PENDERGRAPH’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 27-22 688-25.5 115-233 .494 0-2 .000 65-89 .730 165-6.1 93-5 15 52 23 12 295-10.9 06-07 30-29 1007-33.6 145-263 .551 0-5 .000 73-100 .730 272-9.1 104-4 26 70 22 18 363-12.1 Career 57-51 1695-29.7 260-496 .524 0-7 .000 138-189 .730 437-7.7 197-9 41 122 45 30 658-11.5

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JEFF PENDERGRAPH 2006-2007 STATISTICS (SOPHOMORE 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 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 4 6 3 5 1 0 28:00 CS San Bernardino* 11/15/06 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5 3 8 2 8 1 1 0 1 25:00 Portland St.* 11/18/06 10-15 .667 0-0 .000 1-1 100.0 10 3 13 3 21 0 2 1 3 36:00 San Jose St.* 11/21/06 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6 6 12 3 12 0 2 0 1 26:00 Iowa* 11/25/06 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 5 8 0 2 0 0 26:00 Northern Colorado* 11/28/06 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 5 3 8 4 8 1 3 1 0 26:00 @Minnesota* 12/2/06 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 5 6 11 2 19 1 5 0 3 33:00 @Xavier* 12/16/06 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 4-7 .571 4 1 5 4 10 0 2 2 0 28:00 Colgate* 12/19/06 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 7 12 19 3 10 3 3 2 1 38:00 North Carolina A&T* 12/21/06 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3 8 11 4 9 0 2 1 1 27:00 Davidson* 12/22/06 7-9 .778 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 7 5 12 4 17 1 4 0 0 37:00 Stanford* 12/28/06 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4 7 11 3 17 1 6 1 0 37:00 California* 12/30/06 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 3 5 8 5 11 4 2 0 1 38:00 @Washington St.* 1/4/07 8-8 100.0 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 6 7 4 16 1 2 0 0 32:00 @#24 Washington* 1/6/07 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 3 5 8 4 18 2 3 1 0 35:00 #15 Oregon* 1/11/07 7-8 .875 0-0 .000 4-4 100.0 4 5 9 2 18 0 2 0 0 28:00 Oregon St.* 1/13/07 8-9 .889 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 7 3 10 4 19 1 1 0 0 33:00 @#3 UCLA* 1/18/07 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 4 8 0 4 0 0 39:00 @USC* 1/20/07 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 3 6 9 3 13 1 1 0 1 38:00 @#17 Arizona* 1/24/07 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-1 100.0 2 4 6 5 5 0 1 1 2 33:00 Washington* 2/1/07 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 7-7 100.0 5 3 8 4 11 0 1 1 1 37:00 #18 Washington St.* 2/3/07 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 100.0 3 6 9 2 18 1 1 2 1 36:00 @#13 Oregon* 2/8/07 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 7 12 19 4 4 1 6 1 0 38:00 @Oregon St.* 2/10/07 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 3 9 12 3 8 0 1 0 0 40:00 #5 UCLA* 2/15/07 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1 4 5 3 14 1 1 0 1 32:00 #22 USC* 2/18/07 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 4 11 15 5 14 1 2 2 0 39:00 Arizona 2/25/07 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 4 4 8 4 13 0 2 1 0 37:00 @Stanford* 3/1/07 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3 4 7 2 15 0 1 2 0 33:00 @California* 3/3/07 2-5 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 3 4 0 2 1 0 34:00 vs. Washington* 3/7/07 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 2 5 7 2 9 2 0 1 2 38:00

JEFF PENDERGRAPH 2005-2006 STATISTICS (FRESHMAN YEAR) Opponent Date FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O D T F PT A TO BK STL Min Southern Utah 11/23/05 --DID NOT PLAY-- Alcorn St. 11/26/05 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 0 2 4 4 1 0 1 1 14:00 UC Santa Barbara 11/28/05 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 4 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 8:00 North Texas 11/30/05 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 1 4 5 4 4 1 2 3 0 11:00 Minnesota 12/5/05 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 100.0 1 4 5 5 10 0 0 1 0 17:00 Utah Valley St. 12/10/05 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-8 .750 4 5 9 3 20 1 2 3 1 35:00 @#22 Iowa* 12/17/05 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 3 5 2 6 0 3 1 0 17:00 Boise St.* 12/21/05 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 1 6 7 3 16 1 1 1 1 29:00 Northern Arizona* 12/22/05 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 0 6 6 4 4 0 3 0 0 12:00 @#7 Washington* 12/29/05 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 5 6 5 6 0 2 2 0 18:00 @Washington St.* 12/31/05 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 26:00 ASU Pacific-10 All-Freshman Selections USC* 1/5/06 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 3 5 8 2 16 0 0 3 0 35:00 Jeff Pendergraph 2005-06 #17 UCLA* 1/7/06 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1 4 5 5 11 1 3 0 0 16:00 @Oregon* 1/12/06 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 2 16:00 Ike Diogu (Freshman of the Year) 2002-03 @Oregon St.* 1/14/06 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 5 8 0 0 0 0 21:00 Eddie House 1996-97 California* 1/19/06 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 0 5 5 4 8 0 1 1 0 31:00 Ron Riley 1992-93 Stanford* 1/21/06 7-8 .875 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 0 3 0 14 0 0 2 0 10:00 Arizona* 1/25/06 5-13 .385 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 5 6 11 3 17 3 5 0 0 33:00 Mario Bennett 1991-92 @#14 UCLA* 2/2/06 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 5 5 4 6 0 4 0 0 29:00 Dwayne Fontana 1990-91 @USC* 2/4/06 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 2 5 7 3 15 1 4 0 0 35:00 Jamal Faulkner (Freshman of the Year) 1990-91 Oregon St.* 2/9/06 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 6-6 100.0 3 8 11 4 18 1 4 0 1 30:00 Oregon* 2/11/06 10-18 .556 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 2 2 4 4 21 0 3 0 3 32:00 Chris Sandle 1984-85 @Stanford* 2/16/06 7-11 .636 0-0 .000 4-4 100.0 6 3 9 3 18 0 2 0 0 35:00 Steve Beck 1983-84 @California* 2/18/06 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 7 11 5 15 0 2 1 0 37:00 Byron Scott (Freshman of the Year) 1979-80 @Arizona* 2/25/06 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 5 7 12 3 10 1 2 0 0 40:00 #14 Washington* 3/2/06 6-14 .429 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 5 6 11 3 15 0 2 2 2 37:00 Washington St.* 3/4/06 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 2 4 3 13 2 2 0 0 34:00 vs. Oregon St. 3/8/06 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 1-1 100.0 2 1 3 4 7 1 2 1 0 30:00

2005-06 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Player School Pos. Ht. Wt. Jon Brockman Washington F 6-7 245 Justin Dentmon Washington G 6-0 180 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute UCLA F 6-7 215 Jeff Pendergraph Arizona State F 6-10 210 Marcus Williams Arizona F 6-7 205

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 51 STEVE JONES 2233

JUNIOR/GUARD 6-1/220 JESUIT H.S. PORTLAND, ORE.

SUN DEVIL DATA: Did not play at all in 2005-06 in first year in uniform but won the new coaching staff over with his work ethic and knowledge of the game in the 2006-07 fall and preseason practices and played in 27 games. Eighth on the team in total minutes played (152) yet had just one turnover on the year and that happened in the second game of the year. Has Pac-10 and basketball in his blood as his dad is former Oregon standout Steve Jones, who currently works for the Seattle Sonics as a NBA analyst. High school team won the state championship at MacArthur Court. Did not play in 2005-06 but was a valuable practice player and provides constant energy and a passion for the game. Led high school team in charges taken in his senior year. Has been tagged with the nickname “Chop” and is flu- ent in French. Enters the 2007-08 season with a 25-game and 135-minute turnover-free streak.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07): Played in 27 games and made starts vs. San Jose State (Nov. 21) and vs. Washington (Feb. 1)…played double-digit Steve Jones committed just one turnover in 2006-2007 and played turnover- free in his fi nal 135 minutes last year. minutes in six games…led team on Nov. 15 with a season-high 12 points vs. Cal State San Bernardino in 15 minutes and nailed four three-pointers… played a season-high 22 minutes vs. Portland State on Nov. 18…played in 16 Pac-10 games and averaged four minutes per game in league play…saw action in each of the final dozen games.

JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Jesuit High School in the Metro League and was named Most Inspirational Player in both his junior and senior seasons, playing in the post…started all 29 games as a senior and averaged nine points and five boards…shot 55.6 percent from the field at the state high school tournament.

ETC: Majoring in journalism and mass communications…born Feb. 17, 1987 CAREER HIGHS FOR STEVE JONES in Portland, Ore….mother is Sharon and dad is Steve. POINTS: 12 vs. CS San Bernardino (11/15/06) FG MADE: 4 vs. CS San Bernardino (11/15/06) FG ATT.: 5 vs. CS San Bernardino (11/15/06) 3-PT MADE: 4 vs. CS San Bernardino (11/15/06) 3-PT ATT.: 5 vs. CS San Bernardino (11/15/06) FT MADE: 2 vs. Portland State (11/18/06) FT ATT.: 5 vs. Portland State (11/18/06) MINUTES: 22 vs. Portland State (11/18/06)

52 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM STEVESST JONES

STEVE JONES 2006-2007 STATISTICS (SOPHOMORE YEAR) Getting to know STEVE JONES 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 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2:00 The most interesting thing I did this summer was…won a parking lot CS San Bernardino 11/15/06 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 0 1 1 1 12 1 1 0 0 15:00 Portland State 11/18/06 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-5 .400 0 2 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 22:00 dance battle. San Jose State* 11/21/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8:00 Pre-meet ritual or superstition…listen to my IPod. Iowa 11/25/06 --DID NOT PLAY— My biggest pet peeve is…people on an airplane who want to talk Northern Colorado 11/28/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 @Minnesota 12/2/06 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:00 basketball while I am trying to sleep. @Xavier 12/16/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Best advice ever received and from whom…”Find a way to get it Colgate 12/19/06 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 North Carolina A&T 12/21/06 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 done” is what Coach Potter (high school coach) always used to say. Davidson 12/22/06 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 8:00 Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Jamelle. Stanford* 12/28/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5:00 California 12/30/06 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Best-dressed teammate…They all think they are so my opinion is @Washington St. 1/4/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:00 pointless and could cause a riot. @#24 Washington 1/6/07 --DID NOT PLAY— #15 Oregon 1/11/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 The player who will surprise the most people this year is…Ty and Oregon State 1/13/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Jamelle. @#3 UCLA 1/18/07 --DID NOT PLAY— The most underrated player on the team is….not to sound corny but @USC 1/20/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 @#17 Arizona 1/24/07 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 8:00 we are all underrated. Washington* 2/1/07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00 Favorite professional athlete…. #18 Washington St. 2/3/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3:00 @#13 Oregon 2/8/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6:00 Best restaurant in the Valley…Red Robin. @Oregon State 2/10/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Oregon trip because that is where I live. #5 UCLA 2/15/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 #22 USC 2/18/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Best Sun Devil memory…beating USC last year. Arizona 2/25/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my parents. @Stanford 3/1/07 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 @California 3/3/07 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:00 What I like most about Coach Sendek…his vocabulary. vs. Washington 3/7/07 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…So this is Coach Sendek…he sure cares about academics. Funniest teammate…Antwi. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…time management. The strongest player on the team is…Jeff Pendergraph. If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Bill Cosby. If I could live anywhere, I would live in…a gigantic mansion anywhere in America or Europe. The biggest infl uence on my career was…my dad and . My advice to youngsters is…always keep your head up and follow your dreams because anything is possible. Something most people don’t know about me is…I’m fl uent in French. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…the entire Maui Invitational. Who doesn’t want to go to Maui? My most prized possession is…my state championship ring.

Steve Jones is shown with Kate Lehman, Director of Advising for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

STEVE JONES’ SUN DEVIL 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 06-07 27-2 152-5.6 7-17 .412 6-15 .400 3-8 .375 11-0.4 14-1 7 1 0 2 23-0.9

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 53 CHAD GOLDSTEIN 3322

JUNIOR/FORWARDD 6-9/231 DESERT MOUNTAIN H.S. SCOTTSDALE, AZ

SUN DEVIL DATA: Transferred from UC Davis in summer of 2005 and played one season (2005-2006) before health issues forced him to concentrate on academics, but now is back and is expected to provide frontcourt depth. Finance major played in 19 games in 2005-2006, first seeing action at Iowa on Dec. 17 after he became eligible following NCAA transfer rules required him to sit the first semester. Shot 50 percent from the field (16-of-32) on the year and had season high eight points vs. Boise State (Dec. 21) and at Washington (Dec. 29). Posted season highs in rebounds (five) at Iowa (Dec. 17) and vs. Boise State. Played season-high 23 minutes vs. Northern Arizona on Dec. 22. Produced great high school numbers and had 23 school records after graduating. A National Honor Society member in high school who also completed more than 300 hours of community service in his four-year high school career.

LOCAL CONNECTION: Goldstein joined a list of Arizona prep products who have played for ASU recently, including Bryson Krueger (Mountain Pointe High School), Greenway’s Chad Prewitt (1998-2002), Corona del Sol’s Donnell Knight (1999-2003), Phoenix North High School’s (1999-2003) and Mesa Mountain View’s Kenny Crandall (1998-99, 2001- 2004). Crandall earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2004 while Prewitt earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2002. Both Knight and Smith have both played professionally since leading ASU to the NCAA Tournament in 2003, its first appearance since 1995.

DESERT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Desert Mountain ASU PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS High School in Scottsdale…averaged 19.4 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.8 1981-82 Tom Kuyper (hm) blocks per game in senior season (2003-2004)…shot 78 percent from the 1986-87 Bobby Thompson (hm) free throw line and 40 percent from the three-point stripe…a first-team 1990-91 Matt Anderson all-state pick by the Arizona Republic…a first-team All-Desert Valley Region 1997-98 Bobby Lazor 1998-99 Bobby Lazor pick as well as an All-Northeast Valley pick…first-team All-City by Scottsdale 2000-01 Shawn Redhage Views and an All-Metro pick for Phoenix by Street & Smith’s…was captain of 2001-02 Shawn Redhage the basketball team for two seasons and also was on the golf team for one Justin Allen (hm) season…a second-team all-state pick in his junior year. 2002-03 Shawn Redhage Justin Allen ETC: Born May 26, 1986 in Scottsdale…father, Bruce, is an orthodontist, 2003-04: Justin Allen (second) 2004-05: Wilfried Fameni (second) and mother, Jill, is a speech pathologist…has an older sister, Danielle… 2005-06: Chad Goldstein (second) majoring in finance.

54 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM CHADC GOLDSTEIN

CHADCHAD GOLDSTEIN’SGOLDSTEIN’S 22005-2006005-2006 GAME-BY-GAME SSTATISTICSTATISTICS Getting to know CHAD GOLDSTEIN Opponent Date FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O D T F PT A TO BK STL Min Southern Utah 11/23/05 --DID NOT PLAY— The most interesting thing I did this summer was…visit my girlfriend Alcorn State 11/26/05 --DID NOT PLAY— and family in Maryland. UC Santa Barbara 11/28/05 --DID NOT PLAY— North Texas 11/30/05 --DID NOT PLAY— Pre-meet ritual or superstition…must listen to music. Minnesota 12/5/05 --DID NOT PLAY— My biggest pet peeve is…slow drivers. Utah Valley State 12/10/05 --DID NOT PLAY— Best advice ever received and from whom…always work hard @#22 Iowa 12/17/05 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 5 5 4 0 1 4 1 0 15:00 Boise State 12/21/05 2-2 100.0 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 0 5 5 1 8 0 0 1 0 20:00 (parents). Northern Arizona 12/22/05 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-1 100.0 3 1 4 3 7 0 0 1 3 23:00 Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Steve Jones @#7 Washington 12/29/05 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-4 100.0 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 21:00 because he is a positive guy. @Washington State 12/31/05 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 1 4 2 7 1 2 1 1 20:00 Best-dressed teammate…James Harden. USC 1/5/06 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 11:00 #17 UCLA 1/7/06 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 9:00 The player who will surprise the most people this year is…Jamelle @Oregon 1/12/06 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 4-4 100.0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 14:00 McMillan. @Oregon State 1/14/06 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 10:00 The most underrated player on the team is…Steve Jones. California 1/19/06 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 8:00 Favorite professional athlete…Tiger Woods. Stanford 1/21/06 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 8:00 Arizona 1/25/06 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 1 2 3 1 7 0 2 1 0 15:00 Best restaurant in the Valley…Casa Mia (north Scottsdale). @#14 UCLA 2/2/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1:00 Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Los Angeles. @USC 2/4/06 --DID NOT PLAY— Best Sun Devil memory…beating California in double-overtime in 2006. Oregon State 2/9/06 --DID NOT PLAY— Oregon 2/11/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3:00 I’d like to switch places for a day with…Warren Buff ett. @Stanford 2/16/06 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 11:00 Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my dad. @California 2/18/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 3:00 What I like most about Coach Sendek…he’s brilliant and he expects the @Arizona 2/25/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:00 same out of his players. #14 Washington 3/2/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:00 Washington State 3/4/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…this is an absolute Oregon State 3/8/06 --DID NOT PLAY— for ASU. Funniest teammate…Antwi, by far. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…time commitment. The strongest player on the team is…Jeff . If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…my mom. It is always comforting when I am with her. If I could live anywhere, I would live in…. The biggest infl uence on my career was…my parents and Tom Haupf. My advice to youngsters is…don’t sweat the small stuff . Something most people don’t know about me is…that I have to work for everything. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…Arizona. My most prized possession is…my basketball jerseys.

Chad Goldstein is shown with economics professor Art Blakemore, who serves as senior university vice provost and works closely with the president and provost to implement academic priorities at ASU.

CHAD GOLDSTEIN’S SUN DEVIL 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 19-0 207-10.9 16-32 .500 0-0 .000 22-34 .647 37-1.9 25-0 4 13 9 7 54-2.8

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 55 ERIC BOATENG

2005-06 (DUKE): Member of Duke squad that went 3232-4-4 and 2 aadvanceddvanced to the Sweet Sixteen,Sixteen, won tthehe ACC regularregular season title with a 114-24-2 recorrecordd anandd won tthehe 2006 ACC SOPHOMORE/CENTER TTournament…playedournament…played in 20 games 6-10/245 for the Blue Devils and saw action ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL/ in six ACC regular season games, DUKE two ACC tournament games and two NCAA Tournament games… LONDON, ENGLAND was 6-of-7 (.857) from the field… had season-best six points and five SUN DEVIL DATA: A 2005 McDonald’s All-American who played at Duke boards in season opener vs. Seton in 2005-2006 and sat the 2006-2007 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Hall on Nov. 16 in 13 minutes. but now has three years to play. James Harden and Eric are the fourth and fifth McDonald’s All-Americans in Sun Devil history, joining Jamal Faulkner HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter- (1989), Byron Scott (1979) and Chris Sandle (1984). The only McDonald’s man at the St. Andrew’s School All-American in Delaware prep history. Born in London and arrived at ASU in in Middletown, Del….coached by the second summer session of classes in 2006. His workouts on gameday last Bobby Rue…averaged 19.6 points, year after shoot-a-rounds with associate head coach Mark Phelps looked like 13.6 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per a boxer’s workout, with medicine balls, treadmill, sprints, dunks, free throws game in career…finished with six and three-pointers with little rest. In the best physical condition of his life. rebounds and an assist in 10 min- Solid student athlete who is majoring in Global Studies. utes in All-America game…selected to play in the 2005 Jordan Classic and finished with three points, four rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two MICKEY D ALL-AMERICANS: Eric Boateng and teammate James Harden are steals in 14 minutes…selected to the World Select team for 2005 Nike two of 12 current Pac-10 players who are McDonald’s All-Americans. Others Hoops Summit, but did not participate… State Player of the Year in on the list are UCLA’s James Keefe (2006) and (2007), Arizona’s Delaware (2005)…2005 Parade All-America fourth-team pick.…an all-state Chase Budinger (2006), Jawann McClellan (2004) and Jerryd Bayless (2007), first team pick in 2005 and an all-state second team pick in 2004…as a Stanford twins Brook and Robin Lopez (2006), Oregon’s Malik Hairston senior (2004-05), he averaged 21.0 points, 16.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocked shots (2004), USC’s O.J. Mayo (2007) and Washington’s Jon Brockman (2005). and 2.0 assists per game…led St. Andrew’s to a 12-8 record and the second round of the state tournament in 2004-05…as a junior (2003-04), he aver- aged 20.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game…led St. Andrew’s to a 16-7 record…averaged 18.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game in sophomore year (2002-03).

ETC.: Full name is Eric Yamoah Boateng…born Nov. 20, 1985, in London… son of Florence Boateng…sister’s name is Rebecca…former chapel assistant and lecturer at St. Andrew’s School…won the St. Andrew’s cross award as a senior…gave lectures on the European lifestyle and a junior and senior… winner of Malcom Forbes award as a junior…enjoys soccer and ping pong.

CAREER HIGHS FOR ERIC BOATENG POINTS: 6 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) FG MADE: 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) FG ATT.: 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) FREE THROWS MADE: 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) FREE THROWS ATT.: 2 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) REBOUNDS: 5 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05) MINUTES: 13 vs. Seton Hall (11/16/05)

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Getting to know ERIC BOATENG The most interesting thing I did this summer was…visit Croatia and . Pre-meet ritual or superstition…it is a secret. My biggest pet peeve is…melted ice cream. Best advice ever received and from whom…”Don’t let what you cannot do aff ect what you can do.” (Coach Sendek) Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Antwi. Best-dressed teammate…Jerren Shipp. Favorite professional athlete…Thierry Henry and Michael Jordan. Best restaurant in the Valley…Island Grill. Favorite Pac-10 road trip…yet to go on one. Best Sun Devil memory…Sparky doing 40-plus push-ups I’d like to switch places for a day with…Tiger Woods. What I like most about Coach Sendek…his vocabulary and defensive stance. When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…genius. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…the conditioning but it pays off . If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Queen of England. If I could live anywhere, I would live in…. The biggest infl uence on my career is…my mom, family and friends. My advice to youngsters is…don’t hold back, have fun and respect your elders. Something most people don’t know about me is…I speak a little Chinese. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…all of them. My most prized possession is…my body.

Global Studies major Eric Boateng is pictured with Jennifer Glawson who works for the registrars offi ce at Arizona State and also with the Faculty Representative for Athletics.

ARIZONA STATE McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS James Harden ...... 2007 Eric Boateng ...... 2005 Jamal Faulkner...... 1989 Chris Sandle ...... 1984 Byron Scott ...... 1979

ERIC BOATENG’S DUKE 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 20-0 50-2.5 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 2-2 100.0 12-0.6 11-0 1 5 0 1 14-0.7

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 57 DEREK GLASSER

WHY MOST IMPROVED?: After settling into the starting role, Derek Glasser became more than just a player who runs the show. In the ffinalinal eighteight ggames,ames, he averaaveragedged 9.1 poinpointst and then hit the game-winning 1122 tthreehree pointer with 13 seconds left at CaCalifornia on March 3 in the regular sseasoneason finale.finale. From beyond the three-pointthree-p arc, he shot 18-of-69 (.261) in tthehe first 21 gamesgames but gotgot his stroke in thethe final nine games, shooting 16-of- SOPHOMORE/GUARDRD 32(32 (.500) 500)beginningFeb beginning Feb. 3ashemadeat3 as he made at least one three-ball in each of the 6-1/180 final nine games. ARTESIA H.S. MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Glasser led all Pac-10 freshmen in assist- to-turnover ratio in both Pac-10 games (61 assists to just 36 turnovers in 18 games for a 1.69 ratio, seventh-best in the loop) and overall games (97 assists and 59 turnovers for a 1.64 ratio in 30 games, also seventh-best). His SUN DEVIL DATA: Two-time California state champion (2003 and 2006) 3.39 assists per game mark in Pac-10 and 3.23 mark overall were both tenth joined the Sun Devil program in July of 2006 after Kevin Kruger transferred overall and second for freshmen. and ended up averaging 32.2 minutes per game in Pac-10 play, third-most in ASU’s 29-year history behind only Pac-10 Freshmen of the Year Ike Diogu LOOK AT THOSE MINUTES: Three Sun Devil true freshmen combined to (33.3 in 2002-03) and Byron Scott (34.2 in 2006-07). Named Team Most average 87.3 minutes, all above the 27-minute mark, and made 69 starts Improved Player at end of season banquet. Played for staff member Scott last year, led by Glasser, who averaged 32.2 minutes in conference play, the Pera at Artesia High School and was a three-year starter and team captain third-most by a Sun Devil freshman in ASU’s 29-year Pac-10 history. at point guard and won 2006 state title with 2007-08 Sun Devil newcomer James Harden. Understands the game and was part of one of the country’s FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07): Led team in assists with 97, just 17 top programs in his high school career. Just the second player in Artesia’s short of ASU freshmen record set by Bobby Thompson in 1983-84…shot decorated history with more than 1,000 points (1,168) and 500 assists (566), 77.8 percent (34-of-45) from free throw line, the seventh-best mark by Sun the first was Jason Kapono, who is one of just four players to earn Pac-10 Devil freshmen…posted double digits in points in seven games, including All-Conference honors four times. six Pac-10 contests…had 14 points in win over No. 22 USC on Feb. 18… had season-high 17 points at No. 13 Oregon on Feb. 8…13 points at #24 Washington on Jan. 6 in second Pac-10 game of season…first start was against Iowa on Nov. 25, 2006, and he posted seven points and seven assists in 67-64 win…named a first-team All-American by the along with Jon Scheyer (Duke), Nir Cohen (San Diego), Drew Houseman (Harvard) and Todd Golden (St. Mary’s).

ARTESIA HIGH SCHOOL: Team went 111-19 in his four years and played in the Suburban League, where he was MVP in his junior year and first- team all-league senior and sophomore seasons…posted 350 assists and just 135 assists (2.59-to-1 ratio) in final two seasons…earned California Interscholastic Federation Division III state title in 2006…earned three trips to California Final Four (2003, 2005 and 2006)…averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 assists per game in senior year as Artesia went 33-1 en route to Division

CAREER HIGHS FOR DEREK GLASSER POINTS: 17 at #13 Oregon (2/8/07) FG MADE: 6 at #13 Oregon (2/8/07) FG ATT.: 14 vs. #15 Oregon (1/11/07) 3-PT MADE: 5, twice, at #13 Oregon (2/8/07) 3-PT ATT.: 9, twice, at #13 Oregon (2/8/07) FT MADE: 5 vs. #22 USC (2/18/07) FT ATT.: 6 vs. #22 USC (2/18/07) REBOUNDS: 5 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) ASSISTS: 7, twice, at #3 UCLA (1/18/07) STEALS: 3, 3 times, vs. Arizona (2/25/07) MINUTES: 38, twice, at #17 Arizona (1/24/07)

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DEREK GLASSER 2006-2007 STATISTICS (FRESHMAN YEAR) Getting to know DEREK GLASSER 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 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 3 2 5 1 0 3 1 0 1 14:00 Pre-meet ritual or superstition…put my gear on same way if I had a CS San Bernardino 11/15/06 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 1 18:00 good game prior. Portland State 11/18/06 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 14:00 San Jose State 11/21/06 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2 0 6 2 0 0 30:00 Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Steve Jones. Iowa* 11/25/06 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 100.0 0 2 2 0 7 7 2 0 1 31:00 The player who will surprise the most people is...Ty Abbott. Northern Colorado* 11/28/06 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14:00 The most underrated player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. @Minnesota 12/2/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:00 @Xavier 12/16/06 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5:00 Favorite professional athlete…John Stockton. Colgate 12/19/06 1-2 .500 1-1 100.0 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 0 0 26:00 Best restaurant in the Valley…City Hall. North Carolina A&T 12/21/06 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 1-1 100.0 0 2 2 4 16 2 5 0 1 26:00 Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Los Angeles. Davidson 12/22/06 3-13 .231 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3 7 5 0 0 0 34:00 Best Sun Devil memory…hitting game winner at California. Stanford* 12/28/06 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 3 3 5 2 0 2 36:00 California* 12/30/06 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 3 36:00 I’d like to switch places for a day with…Tom Brady. @Washington St.* 1/4/07 3-8 .375 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 1 3 4 1 7 3 0 0 0 32:00 Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my father. @#24 Washington* 1/6/07 4-12 .333 1-6 .167 4-5 .800 0 2 2 3 13 4 4 0 0 35:00 What I like most about Coach Sendek…his passion and commitment #15 Oregon* 1/11/07 4-14 .286 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 1 2 3 1 12 5 0 0 2 35:00 towards his players. Oregon State* 1/13/07 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 2-2 100.0 0 1 1 2 10 5 2 0 0 38:00 @#3 UCLA* 1/18/07 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2-2 100.0 0 1 1 4 5 7 5 0 1 33:00 When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…basketball genius. @USC* 1/20/07 4-10 .400 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0 3 3 4 10 4 2 0 1 35:00 Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. @#17 Arizona* 1/24/07 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 38:00 The strongest player on the team is…Jeff Pendergraph. Washington* 2/1/07 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 2-2 100.0 0 3 3 1 4 1 3 0 1 24:00 #18 Washington St.* 2/3/07 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 3 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 35:00 If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Bob Cousy. @#13 Oregon* 2/8/07 6-12 .500 5-9 .556 0-2 .000 0 0 0 0 17 2 3 0 3 27:00 If I could live anywhere, I would live in…Los Angeles. @Oregon State* 2/10/07 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 100.0 1 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 1 36:00 The biggest infl uence on my career was…my father and John Fisher. #5 UCLA* 2/15/07 2-4 .500 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 1 1 2 2 7 6 1 0 2 27:00 My advice to youngsters is…Dream big and never let anyone say you #22 USC* 2/18/07 3-4 .750 3-3 100.0 5-6 .833 0 1 1 2 14 2 1 0 0 28:00 Arizona* 2/25/07 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 3-3 100.0 0 2 2 2 6 6 2 0 3 32:00 cannot do it. @Stanford* 3/1/07 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0 3 3 3 9 0 4 0 1 23:00 The games I am looking forward to the most this year are…road trip @California* 3/3/07 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2 5 1 5 0 1 30:00 to Los Angeles and at Arizona. vs. Washington* 3/7/07 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 0 4 4 5 8 2 5 0 1 33:00 My most prized possession is…my state championship ring.

III state title…team was ranked second in the nation…first-team pick on 2006 Dream Team by Long Beach Press Telegram and was an honorable mention“Best in the West” pick and Street & Smith’s honorable mention All- American…a first-team Division III all-state pick…shot 45.2 percent from the field (141-of-312) and 78.7 percent (111-of-141) from the free throw line in his senior year…led team in assists (220), was second in steals (56) and third in scoring (12.7 points) and three-pointers made (39)…two-time Lakewood Player of the Year…averaged 11.2 points in his junior year and shot 7.28 percent from the foul line (59-of-81).

ETC: Full name is Derek Jason Glasser…born July 17, 1987, in Santa Monica, Calif….father is Michael Glasser (manufacter and business owner) and mother is Veronica Klein (real estate agent)…has younger sisters Aryn Glasser, Isabella Hansel and Danielle Marie.

Sophomore Derek Glasser is shown with George Poste, the leader of The ASU Biodesign Institute, the state’s largest investment to date in biotech research facilities. Poste is a world-renowned scientist and policy maker with four decades of experience spanning academia, industry and government.

DEREK GLASSER’S SUN DEVIL 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 06-07 30-21 836-27.9 60-174 .345 34-101 .337 35-45 .778 60-2.0 56-1 97 59 0 27 189-6.3

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 59 CHRISTIAN POLK

FFRESHMANRESHMAN SEASON (2006-2007):(2006-2007): StartedStarted 26 ggamesames and averaaveragedged 29.4 minutes per game,game, third-most on team andan made 64 three-pointers, second- bbestest by a freshman in ASU history and eieighth-bestg by a freshmen in Pac-10 1144 hhistory…ledistory…led team in free throw percentage,percenta hitting 34-of-43 (.791)…aver- aagedged 12.0 points per game, seventh-beseventh-bests by a freshmen in ASU history… hhisis four 20-point games is fourth-best bbyy an ASU freshmen behind only Ike SOPHOMORE/GUARDRD Diogu(12in2002Diogu (12 in 2002-2003),-2003),JamalFaulkner Jamal Faulkner (seven in 1990-91) and Steve Beck 6-3/185 (five in 1983-84)…started season opener along with classmate Jerren Shipp DEER VALLEY H.S. vs. Northern Arizona, just the second time in the past 15 seasons two Sun GLENDALE, ARIZ. Devil freshmen started the season opener…21 double-digit scoring games, including first seven games.

PAC-10 FRESHMEN 3-POINTERS MADE SUN DEVIL DATA: Local product who stepped onto campus last fall hoping Rk. Name (School), Year ...... 3-PTS to contribute and ended up playing just under 30 minutes per game. Took 1. Tajuan Porter (UO), 2006-07 ...... 110 full advantage of late summer departures of senior starters Kevin Kruger 2. Jason Kapono (UCLA), 1999-00 ...... 82 and Bryson Krueger and gobbled up playing time. Has the ability to score 3. Casey Jacobsen (STAN), 1999-00 ...... 74 in spurts as he had four 20-point games in his first six contests when ASU 4. Salim Stoudamire (UA), 2001-02 ...... 73 was looking for scoring early in the season with such a young lineup. High 5. Jason Gardner (UA), 1999-00 ...... 70 school teammate of Stanford’s Lawrence Hill. Earned MVP honors of the 6. Mike Bibby (UA), 1996-97 ...... 67 200-player, seventh annual Reebok/Arizona Preps Fall Showcase held at 7. Ron Riley (ASU), 1992-93 ...... 66 Grand Canyon University in October of 2005. Earned second-team“Best in 8. Christian Polk (ASU), 2006-07 ...... 64 the West” honors by the Long Beach Press Telegram in its November of 2005 annual rankings. Hit game-winning three-pointer against Iowa on Nov. 25 in ASU FRESHMEN POINTS PER GAME 67-64 Sun Devil victory and also hit three-pointer to send California game RK. Freshmen, Season ...... PPG into overtime on Dec. 30. 1. Ike Diogu, 2002-03 ...... 19.0 2. Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91 ...... 15.4 3. Byron Scott, 1979-80 ...... 13.6 4. Ron Riley, 1992-93 ...... 13.0 5. Eddie House, 1996-97 ...... 12.6 6. Mario Bennett, 1991-92 ...... 12.5 7. Christian Polk, 2006-07 ...... 12.0

ARIZONA TIES: Arizona State has had some local flavor to its roster in the past few years. Mesa Mountain View graduate Kenny Crandall earned four letters (1998-99 and then 2001-2004) and received his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2004. Greenway High School product Chad Prewitt earned four letters from 1998-2002, received his B.I.S. degree and was an All- Pac-10 pick in 2001-02. Tommy Smith played four seasons and a three-year starter and helped ASU to the NCAA Tournament in 2002-2003. Polk was the eighth Arizona product on the Sun Devil roster in nine seasons (1998-1999 to 2006-07).

CAREER HIGHS FOR CHRISTIAN POLK POINTS: 22, twice, vs. Northern Colorado (11/28/06) REBOUNDS: 6 at Xavier (12/16/06) FG MADE: 10 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) FG ATT.: 26 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) FT MADE: 6 vs. Davidson (12/22/06) FT ATT.: 6 vs. Davidson (12/22/06) STEALS: 3, twice, vs. #18 USC (2/18/07) ASSISTS: 5, twice, vs. Iowa (11/25/06) MINUTES: 38, twice, at Oregon (2/8/07)

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CHRISTIAN POLK 2006-2007 STATISTICS (FRESHMAN YEAR) Getting to know CHRISTIAN POLK 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 10-26 .384 2-11 .182 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3 22 3 3 1 1 35:00 Pre-meet ritual or superstition…give Coach Taylor my wrist bands. CS San Bernardino* 11/15/06 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0 1 1 2 10 2 0 0 1 21:00 Portland State* 11/18/06 7-17 .411 3-9 .333 3-3 100.0 0 2 2 4 20 1 2 0 1 27:00 My biggest pet peeve is…someone waking me while I am taking a nap. San Jose State 11/21/06 6-15 .400 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 14 5 2 1 0 28:00 Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Antwi. Iowa* 11/25/06 8-11 .727 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4 20 5 3 0 2 27:00 Northern Colorado* 11/28/06 9-18 .500 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1 22 3 5 1 0 36:00 Best-dressed teammate…Christian Polk by far. @Minnesota* 12/2/06 6-16 .375 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 1 2 3 4 16 1 5 0 2 30:00 The player who will surprise people this year is…Eric Boateng. @Xavier* 12/16/06 1-10 .100 1-7 .143 1-2 .500 0 6 6 3 4 0 1 0 3 28:00 Colgate* 12/19/06 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 0 1 1 5 10 3 4 0 1 31:00 The most underrated player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. North Carolina A&T* 12/21/06 3-10 .300 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0 2 2 5 8 2 5 1 0 25:00 Favorite professional athlete…. Davidson* 12/22/06 4-17 .235 2-10 .200 6-6 100.0 1 1 2 3 16 1 2 0 1 28:00 Best restaurant in the Valley…Pancake House. Stanford* 12/28/06 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0 1 1 2 11 2 4 0 1 30:00 California* 12/30/06 5-14 .357 2-7 .286 2-2 100.0 0 3 3 2 14 4 1 0 1 38:00 Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Los Angeles. @Washington St.* 1/4/07 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 2-2 100.0 0 1 1 3 13 4 3 0 0 30:00 Best Sun Devil memory…Iowa. @#24 Washington* 1/6/07 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 100.0 0 2 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 35:00 #15 Oregon* 1/11/07 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2 5 1 2 0 1 25:00 I’d like to switch places for a day with…someone with a lot of money. Oregon State* 1/13/07 3-13 .231 2-8 .250 2-2 100.0 0 2 2 3 10 1 2 0 0 25:00 Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my parents. @#3 UCLA* 1/18/07 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 16 0 4 1 2 31:00 @USC* 1/20/07 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1 0 1 4 7 1 1 0 1 29:00 What I like most about Coach Sendek…tells you like it is. @#17 Arizona* 1/24/07 4-13 .308 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1 8 2 2 0 0 32:00 Funniest teammate…Rihards Kuksiks. Washington 2/1/07 7-16 .438 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0 1 1 3 18 0 4 0 0 31:00 #18 Washington St.* 2/3/07 4-13 .307 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 0 3 3 2 12 1 1 0 1 32:00 The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…speed of the game. @#13 Oregon* 2/8/07 4-18 .222 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3 10 2 3 0 0 38:00 The strongest player on the team is…Antwi. @Oregon State* 2/10/07 4-11 .364 2-8 .250 2-2 100.0 0 2 2 4 12 2 3 0 1 25:00 If I could live anywhere, I would live in…Phoenix. #5 UCLA* 2/15/07 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2 9 1 3 1 0 33:00 #22 USC* 2/18/07 3-12 .250 1-8 .125 2-2 100.0 0 1 1 2 9 1 3 1 3 30:00 The biggest infl uence on my career was…my brother. Arizona 2/25/07 5-14 .357 4-13 .308 4-4 100.0 2 1 3 2 18 3 2 0 1 30:00 My advice to youngsters is…stay out of trouble. @Stanford* 3/1/07 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 2-2 100.0 1 2 3 3 10 1 4 0 0 32:00 @California* 3/3/07 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1 6 3 3 0 0 25:00 vs. Washington 3/7/07 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 23:00

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named the 2005-06 Region Player of the Year and a first-team all-state selection and averaged 25 points, five boards and four assists per game in senior year…has six 30-point games in senior year, including a 36-point effort against Marcos de Niza on Dec. 17, 2005…team won 16 straight games from Nov. 25-Jan. 24…coached by John Fellens, as Deer Valey posted a 30-2 record in 2004-05 and Polk averaged 15.1 points, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals…posted 10 20-point games as Skyhawks were 14-0 conference play…team lost in overtime in 2005 Class 5A semi- finals…earned 5A All-Arizona second team honors in 2005 by the Arizona Republic.

ETC.: Full name is Christian Lawrence Polk…born Dec. 4, 1987, in Glendale...loves the .

Christian Polk is shown with Elizabeth D. “Betty” Capaldi, the University Provost and Executive Vice President. As ASU’s chief academic offi cer, Dr. Capaldi provides leadership to all of the university’s campuses and academic programs.

CHRISTIAN POLK’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 06-07 30-26 883-29.4 131-359 .365 64-203 .000 34-43 .791 63-2.1 83-2 56 79 7 25 360-12.0

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 61 JERREN SHIPP

CAN’T GET MUCH BETTER OF A START: No Sun Devil freshmen scored more points than Jerren Shipp in the firfirst game of an ASU career, as Shipp sscoredcored 23 aagainstgainst Northern Arizona on Nov. 13, 2006. Classmate Christian 4444 PPolkolk notched 22 in that game as well, as oonly Jamaul Faulkner (18 vs. Kansas oonn Nov. 23, 1999), Eric HollowayHolloway (18 vs. U.S.U International on Nov. 29, 1983) aandnd EddieEddie House (17 vs. JacJacksonvilleksonville oon Nov. 22, 1996) posted at least 17 SOPHOMORE/GUARDARD points in a debut. Shipp hit 88-of-11-of-11 (.(.727) from the field in the game. 6-4/214 FAIRFAX H.S. SHIPP VS. SHIPP: Jerren was 6-of-14 (.429) from the field in the two games LOS ANGELES, CALIF. against older brother and UCLA Bruin Josh. Jerren posted eight points at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 18 against the third-ranked Bruins and had 10 points on Feb. 15 when UCLA entered the game fifth in the nation.

SUN DEVIL DATA: A late signee in the spring of 2006 who was the first high FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07): Team’s third-leading scorer at 7.6 points school signee in the Herb Sendek era and ended up playing 30 minutes per per game and was second in minutes per game at 30.0…led team with game, the third-highest average by a freshmen in ASU history behind only 30 steals…team’s leading scorer in first game of the year (23 vs. Northern Sun Devil legends Byron Scott (32.3 minutes per game in 1979-80) and Ike Arizona) and in final two games (11 at California and 13 vs. Washington in Diogu (32.2 minutes per game in 2002-03) and led team in steals with 30. Pac-10 Tournament)…averaged 35.4 minutes in the final seven games and Moves and screens well without the ball, as he was named “Best Cutter/ shot .468 from the field and was 10-of-22 (.455) from the three-point stripe Screener” by the coach’s at postseason banquet. Came to ASU from one of in that time and averaged 8.4 points…hit 36 three-pointers, eighth-most by the nation’s best high school programs, southern California’s Fairfax High a freshmen in ASU history…averaged 28.9 minutes in Pac-10 games, tenth- School. He was team captain in senior year (2005-2006) under Harvey Kitani. most by a freshmen in ASU history…22 starts is tied for tenth by a freshmen Jerren is the younger brother of former Cal standout Joe Shipp and current in ASU history…posted double digits in scoring in 10 games, including first UCLA Bruin Josh Shipp. Joe was Cal’s MVP in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 and four games…played at least 30 minutes in 19 games. earned All-Pac-10 honors in 2002-2003 after leading the league in scoring with a 20.4 points per game mark in 31 games. FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman for Harvey Kitani in the Western League…led Fairfax to a 24-3 overall record in 2005-2006 and a 10-0 mark in league play…averaged 18.5 points and was named a first-team CalHiSports. com Division I selection and also earned first-team Los Angeles All-City honors as Fairfax posted a 15-game winning streak…in the postseason, he led top- seeded Fairfax to the Championship Division semifinals and had 26 points in a loss to Westchester…earned MVP honors of the 21st annual Iolani Classic in Honolulu in December as Fairfax beat top-ranked Rockville Montrose Christian (Md.) in the championship game, led by his 17 points and six rebounds…also played in the 2006 Nike Extravganza XI at the Anaheim Convention Center and had 21 points as Fairfax topped Norcross (Ga.) 72-56…earned sophomore all-state status in 2004.

ETC.: Full name is Jerren James Shipp…born June 26, 1988, in Los Angeles… father, Joe, is a manager at Anheuser Busch, while mother, Deborah, is a pro- gram administrator…in addition to older brother Joe and Josh, he also has an older sister, Brittney.

CAREER HIGHS FOR JERREN SHIPP POINTS: 23 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) FG MADE: 8 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) FG ATT.: 12 at Arizona (1/24/07) 3-PT MADE: 5 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) 3-PT ATT.: 7 vs. Northern Arizona (11/13/06) FT MADE: 5 vs. Washington (2/1/07) FT ATT.: 6 vs. Portland State (11/18/06) REBOUNDS: 7, twice, vs. Oregon State (1/13/07) ASSISTS: 4 vs. Arizona (2/25/07) BLOCKS: 2 at Minnesota (12/2/06) STEALS: 4 vs. Washington (2/1/07) MINUTES: 39, twice, vs. #5 UCLA (2/15/07)

62 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM JERRENJJE SHIPP

JERREN SHIPP 2006-2007 STATISTICS (FRESHMAN YEAR) Getting to know JERREN SHIPP 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 8-11 .727 5-7 .714 2-2 100.0 2 5 7 4 23 2 2 0 1 39:00 Best-dressed teammate…James Harden. CS San Bernardino* 11/15/06 4-10 .400 1-5 .200 2-4 .500 1 4 5 2 11 4 2 1 3 28:00 The player who will surprise the most people this year is… Portland State* 11/18/06 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 4-6 .667 1 2 3 4 11 1 1 0 0 32:00 San Jose State* 11/21/06 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2 2 4 2 11 2 0 0 1 30:00 Eric Boateng. Iowa* 11/25/06 3-5 .600 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2 3 5 2 8 2 2 0 0 33:00 The most underrated player on the team is…Ty Abbott. Northern Colorado* 11/28/06 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 2-2 100.0 1 1 2 2 8 3 3 0 2 32:00 Favorite professional athlete…LeBron James. @Minnesota* 12/2/06 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 1-3 .333 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 2 3 30:00 @Xavier* 12/16/06 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 36:00 Best restaurant in the Valley…Pancake House. Colgate* 12/19/06 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 27:00 Favorite Pac-10 road trip…UCLA/USC. North Carolina A&T* 12/21/06 2-7 .286 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 26:00 Best Sun Devil memory…beating USC at home. Davidson* 12/22/06 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-3 .667 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 24:00 Non-sports fi gure I admire most…mom. Stanford 12/28/06 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1 2 3 5 6 1 1 0 0 17:00 California 12/30/06 4-6 .667 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 1 2 3 1 10 2 3 0 2 22:00 What I like most about Coach Sendek…sense of humor. @Washington St. 1/4/07 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 19:00 Funniest teammate…Antwi. @#24 Washington 1/6/07 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 18:00 The strongest player on the team is…myself. #15 Oregon 1/11/07 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 100.0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 23:00 My advice to youngsters is…hard work pays off . Oregon State 1/13/07 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 5 2 7 1 7 2 0 0 1 23:00 @#3 UCLA* 1/18/07 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0 3 3 0 8 3 1 0 3 32:00 The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…UCLA. @USC* 1/20/07 3-6 .500 2-2 100.0 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3 8 0 4 0 0 36:00 My most prized possession is…state championship. @#17 Arizona* 1/24/07 3-12 .250 1-6 .143 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1 8 2 2 0 0 32:00 Washington* 2/1/07 2-5 .400 1-3 .500 5-5 100.0 1 4 5 2 10 0 4 0 4 33:00 #18 Washington St.* 2/3/07 0-7 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 27:00 @#13 Oregon* 2/8/07 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2 8 1 1 0 1 34:00 @Oregon State* 2/10/07 4-6 .667 1-1 100.0 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1 9 2 1 0 2 38:00 #5 UCLA* 2/15/07 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 2-2 100.0 2 3 5 3 10 3 1 0 1 39:00 #22 USC* 2/18/07 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 100.0 1 2 3 1 10 3 3 0 1 35:00 Arizona 2/25/07 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 35:00 @Stanford* 3/1/07 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 31:00 @California* 3/3/07 5-8 .625 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 1 3 4 1 11 0 3 0 1 34:00 vs. Washington* 3/7/07 5-8 .625 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3 13 3 2 0 0 36:00

ASU PAC-10 FRESHMEN MINUTES PER GAME (1978-79 to 2006-07) RK. Player, Season MPG Note 1. Byron Scott, 1979-80 34.2 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year 2. Ike Diogu, 2002-03 33.3 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year 3. Derek Glasser, 2006-07 32.2 28-36 (.778) FTs in Pac-10 play 4. Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91 32.1 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year 5. Steve Beck, 1983-84 31.4 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team 6. Christian Polk, 2006-07 30.2 19-22 (.864) FTs in Pac-10 play 7. Bobby Thompson, 1983-84 29.9 ASU career assist leader with 454 8. Brian Camper, 1989-90 29.2 Averaged 27.3 minutes overall 9. Eddie House, 1996-97 29.1 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team Jerren Shipp talks with Johnnie D. Ray, President and CEO of the ASU 10. Jerren Shipp, 2006-07 28.9 6.8 points per game in Pac-10 Foundation, which advances Arizona State University as a New American University committed to excellence, access and impact.

JERREN SHIPP’S SUN DEVIL 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 06-07 30-22 901-30.0 82-208 .394 36-107 .336 29-47 .617 98-3.3 61-1 45 47 4 30 229-7.6

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 63 TY ABBOTT

Getting to know TY ABBOTT The most interesting thing I did this summer was…the summer 3 bridge program. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…none. My biggest pet peeve is…people who lie. FRESHMAN/GUARD Best advice ever received…stay true to yourself 6-3/200 Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Jamelle McMillan. DESERT VISTA H.S. Best-dressed teammate…James Harden. PHOENIX, ARIZ. The player who will surprise the most people this year is…Jerren Shipp. Favorite professional athlete…Michael Jordan. SUN DEVIL DATA: Signed in the spring signing period after getting a Best restaurant in the Valley…Chipotle. Best Sun Devil memory…signing my letter of intent. release from New Mexico when the Lobos changed coaches, as Ty signed I’d like to switch places for a day with…Michael Jordan. with New Mexico in the fall of 2006. Took recruiting visits to Washington and Non-sports fi gure I admire most…mom. Washington State last spring before deciding on the hometown Sun Devils. What I like most about Coach Sendek…his intelligence. Joins the five-man freshman recruiting class as the other four signed in the fall. When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…he is a good coach. Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. Excellent student-athlete who has a solid and is expected to push The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…the fast pace. for playing time on both wings. The strongest player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Michael Jordan. DESERT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17.3 points per game in his senior If I could live anywhere, I would live in…Arizona. year leading Desert Vista to a 29-2 overall record and a 5A Division I semifinal The biggest infl uence on my career was…my mother. My advice to youngsters is…keep your grades up. appearance…averaged 17 points and nine boards in junior season as team Something most people don’t know about me is…I played baseball. was 26-7. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…all of them. My most prized possession is…my phone. LOCAL CONNECTION: Abbott joins a list of Arizona prep products who have played for ASU recently, including Greenway’s Chad Prewitt (1998-2002), Corona del Sol’s Donnell Knight (1999-2003), Phoenix North High School’s Tommy Smith (1999-2003) and Mesa Mountain View’s Kenny Crandall (1998- 99, 2001-2004). Crandall earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2004 while Prewitt earned his B.I.S. in business and communications in 2002. Both Knight and Smith have both played professionally since leading ASU to the NCAA Tournament in 2003, its first appearance since 1995.

ETC.: Born August 19, 1988, in Chicago…mother is Traci Hawkins…younger sibling is Bianca West...plans for a career as a sports agent.

Ty Abbott is shown with Dr. Albert McHenry, the Vice President and Executive Vice Provost for the Polytechnic campus.

64 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM RIHARDSRIHA KUKSIKS

Getting to know RIHARDS KUKSIKS The most interesting thing I did this summer was…playing with 3300 my national Under-20 team in Italy. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…listen to music. FRESHMAN/FORWARDARD Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Antwi. 6-6/205 Favorite professional athlete…Michael Jordan. FLORIDA AIR ACADEMY Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my father. LATVIA (RIGA) What I like most about Coach Sendek…he is strict but funny. Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. The strongest player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. SUN DEVIL DATA: Sharpshooter who impressed the team in fall pick-up If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…my family. games with the ability to bury the longball. Coach Sendek has always given If I could live anywhere, I would live in…Latvia, Riga. good three-point shooters the green light, so knowing that Rihards seems The biggest infl uence on my career was…my brother. like a perfect fit. Pronounced Reh-HARDS (roll the r) KOOK-six. Led his team My advice to youngsters is…just go hard. to a 26-3 record in senior year. Described by high school coach Aubin Goporo The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…all as someone who leads by example and just goes about his business. When of them. Florida Air Academy had a 49-game winning streak in his junior year but had My most prized possession is…my family. a key injury to a teammate, Rihards took over and put the exclamation point on the 50-game streak with a 45-point performance that included nine three- pointers.

FLORIDA AIR ACADEMY: Team captain for Falcons in senior year…averaged nearly 30 points per game in his senior year and 22 points per game in his junior year and won three straight state titles…scored a game-high 23 points as squad topped Gainesville P.K. Yonge 68-56 the Florida 3A state finals as he was 8-of-15 from the field with a trio of three-pointers…had 26 points and eight boards in state semifinal win over Ribault.

ETC.: Parents Nokolay and Gunta live in Latvia…has an older brother, Andris…born July 17, 1988.

Rihards Kuksiks is shown with Dr. Mernoy Harrison, the Vice President and Executive Vice Provost of ASU at the Downtown Campus.

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 65 JAMELLE McMILLAN

McMillan its best defender award and ranked ASU’s class as 19th-best in the nation and fourthfourth-best-best in the leagueleague…son…so of former NBA player and current PPortlandortland TrailTrail BlazerBlazer headhead coachcoach Nate McMillan…rankedM as the top point 1100 gguarduard on the west coast byby Rivals.com andand was No. 99 overall player by Scout. cocom…m…Street & Smith’ss had him as a highhig honorable-mention selection.

FRESHMAN/POINT GGUARDUARD O’O’DEADEA HIGHHIGH SCHOOL:SCHOOL: PlayedPlayed fforor ccoachoach PPhil Lumpkin at O’Dea and for Jim 6-1/165 Marsh for Friends of Hoop…led team to 25-5 mark in senior year as O’Dea O’DEA H.S. won Class 3A state title over Bainbridge 56-31 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion… SEATTLE, WASH. averaged 13 points, five boards and eight assists in junior year…averaged 8.4 points per game in sophomore season…earned four letters in basketball while establishing Washington prep records for state titles won (three) and appearances (four)…best game was against Cleveland High with 27 points, SUN DEVIL DATA: One of the top point guard recruits on the west coast from 11 assists and six boards in senior year…first-team All-Metro in final three last year who led his high school team to three state titles (2007, 2005 and seasons and first-team all-state as well…named the Gatorade Player of the 2004) in his four years…gained a reputation as a great lockdown defender Year in Washington in senior season. and a terrific distributor…first basketball memory is scoring 64 points in Boys & Girls Club game in second grade…played high school hoops in the ETC.: Born December 30, 1988, in Seattle…father is Nate and mom is talent-rich Seattle area…team won more than 100 games in his four years… Michelle…has a younger sister, Brittany…lists most exciting moment as win- in its “Best of the Pac-10” with regards to recruiting classes, Rivals.com gave ning state title as a freshman.

Getting to know JAMELLE McMILLAN The most interesting thing I did this summer was…summer school. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…none. My biggest pet peeve is…when there is a lack of eff ort in anything. Best advice ever received and from whom…Failing to prepare is preparing to fail (Nate McMillan). Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Christian Polk. Best-dressed teammate…Ty Abbott. The player who will surprise the most people is…Rihards Kuksiks. The most underrated player on the team is…Steve Jones. Favorite professional athlete…Steve Nash. Best restaurant in the Valley…Olive Garden. Favorite Pac-10 road trip…Washington. Best Sun Devil memory…looking for one. I’d like to switch places for a day with…Antwi Atuahene. Non-sports fi gure I admire most…Denzel Washington. What I like most about Coach Sendek…his character and determination for success. When I fi rst met Coach Sendek, I was thinking…wow, what a character. Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…the long daily routine. The strongest player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Steve Nash. If I could live anywhere, I would live in…Miami. The biggest infl uence on my career was…my family. My advice to youngsters is…set your goals high and make sure you go Freshman Jamelle McMillan is shown with Ray Artigue, the Executive for them. Director of the MBA Sports Business Program and Professor of Practice in the W. P. Carey School of Business. Something most people don’t know about me is…I am very shy. My most prized possession is…life with good health.

66 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM JAMES HARDEN

ARTESIA HIGH SCHOOL: Led team to 33-233-2 record in senior year and ssecondecond straight state title by aver-aver- 1133 agaginging 18.8 points, 7.9 boards and 33.9.9 assists en route to trophy-casetrophy-case ffullull of Player of the Year honors…honors… FRESHMAN/GUARDD averaged 1818.8 8 pointspoints, 77.7 7 boards 6-4/218 and 3.5 assists in junior year as state ARTESIA H.S. title team went 33-1 and he shot LOS ANGELES, CALIF. nearly 60 percent from the floor… averaged 13.2 points in sophomore year as team went 28-5.

SUN DEVIL DATA: The freshly-turned 18-year old (Aug. 26) is ranked as high McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS as 11th-best in the nation (Rivals.com) and is the fifth Sun Devil McDonald AT ASU: Arizona State has had All-American in school history, but the first to sign with ASU out of high three McDonald’s All-Americans in school since Chris Sandle in 1984. Southpaw exploded on the 2006 summer its history prior to Eric Boateng and scene which led to the label of best prep player in California last season. James Harden joining the program. Combine his AAU team (Pump-N-Run) and Artesia records in the past few Byron Scott (1979), Chris Sandle years and you have more than 100 wins and less than five losses. From same (1984) and Jamal Faulkner (1989). high school that produced Ed and Charles O’Bannon. Won MVP honors at Boateng earned the honor in 2005 the adidas 64 Tournament in in summer of 2006. Played for ASU and then transferred to ASU after assistant coach Scott Pera in high school and alongside current Sun Devil attending Duke in 2005-06 while Derek Glasser and played for former UCLA coach Jim Harrick in the summer Harden earned the honor in 2007. 2006 on the AAU circuit. Jamal Faulkner attended prep school prior to attending Arizona State GOOD NOTE: Rivals.com ranked all the Pac-10 recruits this summer and (1990-1992) and transferred to Alabama. Chris Sandle transferred to UTEP tabbed James Harden with “Best Shooter” and “Best Basketball IQ” while after playing at ASU for two seasons (1984-1986). giving classmate Jamelle McMillan “Best Defender” honors. ETC.: Born Aug. 26, 1989…mother is Monja Willis. Getting to know JAMES HARDEN The most interesting thing I did this summer was…lived with Ty Ab- bott in dormitory. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…music. Best advice ever received…reach for the sky and if you fail you will still be among the stars. Teammate who would be a good coach in the future…Steve Jones. Best-dressed teammate…me. The player who will surprise the most people is…Ty Abbott. The most underrated player on the team is…Jerren Shipp. I’d like to switch places for a day with…no one. Non-sports fi gure I admire most…brother. What I like most about Coach Sendek…he teaches very well. Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…all of the workouts. The strongest player on the team is…Jeff Pendergraph. If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be…Kobe Bryant. The biggest infl uence on my career was…mom. My advice to youngsters is…keep working hard to reach your dreams. Something most people don’t know about me is…like a lot of slow James Harden is shown with faculty representative Prof. Myles Lynk. music. The games I am looking forward to the most this year are…UCLA and USC.

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 67 KRAIDON WOODS

several other Division I signees, including Texas signee Alexis Wangmene (Blair School)School),, StSt.. JosephsJoseph’s signee Idris HiHilliard (Hun School) and Marquette ssigneeignee PatrickPatrick HazelHazel (Blair(Blair School).School). LedLed HillH School to its best record (17-7) 2222 ssinceince the 1990-91 season. Was able to ggete on campus in early summer and mmoveove ahead academicallyacademically as he attenattendedd summer school both sessions. RRemindseminds ASU basketball ffollowersollowers ooff fformerorm Sun Devil Tommy Smith in build FRESHMAN/FORWARDARD anandd athleticathletic aability.bility 6-8/192 THE HILL SCHOOL THE HILL SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 HENRYVILLE, PA rebounds per in 23 games in 2006-2007…team lost in the Pennsylvania Independent Championship…earned All-Tournament honors at the Mercer Invitational…coached by Seth Eilberg…played his high school ball at Pocono Mountain East and led team to two Mountain Valley Conference SUN DEVIL DATA: Originally signed with Villanova in the fall of 2005 but titles in three years…averaged 16 points, eight boards and five blocks and elected to go to prep school last year and has four years of eligibility. Shot ended career with 1,186 points. nearly 60 percent from the floor last year as with long arms he can get to the rim quickly. He played in Mid-Atlantic Prep League last year for The Hill ETC.: Born Feb. 2, 1988…father is Charles and mother is Jay…older sister School (Pottstown, Pa.) and earned first-team all-league honors along with is Sablaun.

Getting to know KRAIDON WOODS The most interesting thing I did this summer was…move to Arizona. Pre-meet ritual or superstition…push-ups. Best advice ever received…have a short memory. Best restaurant in the Valley…Island Grille. Non-sports fi gure I admire most…my parents. What I like most about Coach Sendek…his attention to detail and his sense of humor. Funniest teammate…Antwi Atuahene. The toughest adjustment to college basketball is…the speed and strength of the other players. The strongest player on the team is…Jeff Pendergraph. My advice to youngsters is…keep working hard on your game. The game I am looking forward to the most this year is…the fi rst one. My most prized possession is…anything on my side of the dorm.

Kraidon Woods is shown with Mike Wong, ASU’s fi rst full-time director of career services at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. He previously served as the TV and Radio News Director and is the school’s chief liaison between students and the profession and also has served as public address announcer at several Sun Devil athletic events.

68 WWW.THESUNDEVILS.COM TRENTTTR ANDERSON

IRONWOOD RIDGE: Earned three letters in basketball while playing for Karl Pieroway at Ironwood RidgeRidge…a…a firstfirst-team-team All-Southern Arizona selection in sseniorenior year anandd a seconsecond-teamd-team picpickk in jujuniorn year…earned honor roll every 2244 ssemester…setemester…set school mark for three-pointthree-po percentage in season as team adadvancedvanced to state sesemifinalsmifinals

FRESHMAN/FORWARDARD ETETC.:C : FullFull namename isis TrentTrent MiMichaelchael AnAnderson…bornderso Dec. 1, 1988, in Tucson… 6-7/210 father is Scott and mother is Carol and they live in Tucson… IRONWOOD RIDGE H.S. TUCSON, ARIZ.

SUN DEVIL DATA: Solid Arizona prep player who is a non-scholarship player but will have to sit this year due to an ACL injury suffered in the summer. Good student-athlete who will have four years of eligibility beginning next year. Planning to major in kinesiology with his eye on a career in physical therapy after earning National Honor Society recognition throughout high school.

Getting to know TRENT ANDERSON If I could have dinner with any three people, it would be…Michael Jordan, Halle Berry and Tiger Woods. Favorite professional athlete…. Favorite professional team…Manchester United (English soccer). Favorite TV show…Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Favorite movie…He Got Game. If I could go anywhere, I would go to…the Bahamas. Why ASU?…It is close to home and the coaching staff is very knowledgeable and they are good people. If you could go to any sporting event, you would choose…the summer Olympics.

Trent Anderson is shown with Greg Glau, the Director of Writing Programs at Arizona State, where he has taught since 1994.

2007-2008 MEDIA GUIDE 69 NOTING THE SUN DEVILS

SUN DEVIL DATA: The Arizona State men’s basketball team (8-22; 2-16 in Pac- QUICK NOTES: ASU had 23 offensive rebounds against Oregon State on Jan. 10) under first-year coach Herb Sendek played without its top two scorers from 13, its most in a Pac-10 game since it had 24 at Washington on Jan. 11, 2001, in 2005-2006 on short notice in arguably the nation’s toughest league and battled a 70-68 overtime loss...ASU topped Colgate 52-36 on Dec. 19, the fewest points all year long, especially in the second half of league play. ASU had three freshmen by an ASU opponent since the University of Washington (St. Louis) fell to ASU play 87.3 minutes per game and the trio combined for Pac-10 leading 69 starts, 47-34 in the 1949-50 season. ASU held the Red Raiders to just 12 points at the while honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection Jeff Pendergraph, just a sopho- half, the fewest halftime points since Jan. 7, 1995, when ASU was leading Old more, led the team in scoring (12.1 points per game) and rebounding (9.1), as Dominion 36-12...in the past 17 seasons (1990-91 to present), ASU basketball his rebounding average matched the second-best mark by a Sun Devil in the past has had 42 freshmen. Only two have scored in double digits in the first seven 26 seasons. ASU improved throughout the year as in the second half of the Pac-10 games of their career: 2005 NBA Lottery selection Ike Diogu and Christian season, its scoring margin was less than a three-pointer (-2.5 per game). Polk...Oregon State finished tenth in the Pac-10 in free throw shooting last year, DECENT LATE SEASON NOTE: ASU won two of its final five, beating #22 USC making 186-of-327 (.569) in its 18 league games, but in the two wins over ASU, 68-58 on Feb. 18 inTempe and then winning 42-41 at California on March 3 in the it was 32-of-42 (.762). In the other 16 games, it was 154-of-285 (.540). regular season finale, matching the best defensive performance in ASU’s 522-game CLOSE GAME FODDER: If you break down several of ASU’s close losses last Pac-10 history (ASU beat Washington 53-41 on Jan. 31, 1991) and the best in a year, it becomes even more apparent just how close the Sun Devils stayed in the Pac-10 road game. It marked ASU’s third straight win at Haas Pavilion as freshman game. Here is a look at some late-game scores in some ASU close losses and note Derek Glasser’s hit the game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds left. the Sun Devils were within a few buckets late of beating NCAA Tournament “THIS” CLOSE: ASU was in 14 games decided by five points or less, the most by teams Xavier, Oregon, UCLA and Washington State. an ASU squad in 23 years, since the 1982-83 had 17 of 33 games of five points. Date Opponent Late Game Score Final Fifteen of ASU’s games were two-possession games (six points or less). ASU was Nov. 13, 2006 Northern Arizona 56-56, 5:42 75-71 in 21 games of 10 points or less, which led the Pac-10 and was in just nine games Dec. 16, 2006 @Xavier Xavier 61, ASU 56, 6:06 76-58 of 11+ point final margins, fewest in the loop. After losing five straight games Dec. 30, 2006 California ASU 52, Cal 49, 3:05 66-62, OT by 20 total points (including three games against ranked teams), ASU posted a Jan. 6, 2007 @#24 Washington UW 50, ASU 44, 5:04 63-54 68-58 win over No. 22 USC on Feb. 18, its first win over a ranked team since Jan. 11, 2007 #15 Oregon UO 58, ASU 55, :57 60-55 March 20, 2003. Jan. 13, 2007 Oregon State OSU 54, ASU 50, 3:34 67-58 JUST HOW YOUNG WERE THEY?: Three true freshmen combined to aver- Jan. 18, 2007 @#3 UCLA UCLA 52, ASU 46, 5:19 60-50 age 87.3 minutes, all above the 27-minute mark, and made 69 starts last year. Feb. 1, 2007 Washington UW 61, ASU 58, 1:14 66-61 Derek Glasser averaged 32.2 minutes in conference play, the third-most by a Sun Feb. 3, 2007 #18 Washington St. WSU 46, ASU 44, 2:06 48-47 Devil freshman in ASU’s 29-year Pac-10 history. Christian Polk, with 64 three- Feb. 10, 2007 @Oregon State OSU 56, ASU 55, :59 59-55 pointers, fell two three balls short of the ASU freshmen record set by Ron Riley Feb. 15, 2007 #5 UCLA 51-51, 5:27 67-61 in 1992-93 of 66, his 26 starts tied for sixth-best among ASU freshmen and his MANY WINS, MANY PLACES: When it comes time to play away from Tempe, 12.0 points per game mark is seventh on the ASU freshmen list. Glasser finished Herb Sendek has a good map. Coach Sendek has won 259 games in 21 states, plus 16-of-32 (.500) from the three-point stripe in the final nine games. two wins in and one in Washington D.C. North Carolina (153) and ASU PAC-10 FRESHMEN MINUTES PER GAME (1978-79 to 2006-07) Ohio (51) lead the way as he was the head coach in both states, and he also has posted wins in Florida and Arizona (seven each), Michigan (six), South Carolina RK. Player, Season MPG Note andVirginia (five each), Georgia and Indiana (four each), Massachusetts (three), 1. Byron Scott, 1979-80 34.2 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year California, Texas and Maryland (two each). One-win states are Alabama, Utah, 2. Ike Diogu, 2002-03 33.3 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Nevada, Kentucky and . 3. Derek Glasser, 2006-07 32.2 28-36 (.778) FTs in Pac-10 play 4. Jamal Faulkner, 1990-9132.1 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year NEVER AN EASY OPENER: Last season marked the 12th time in 29 Pac-10 5. Steve Beck, 1983-84 31.4 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team seasons ASU opened the season at home as it fell to NCAATournament partici- 6. Christian Polk, 2006-07 30.2 19-22 (.864) FTs in Pac-10 play pant Stanford 71-60 on Dec. 28. ASU has opened the Pac-10 with a team that 7. Bobby Thompson, 1983-84 29.9 ASU career assist leader with 454 eventually would make the NCAATournament the past five seasons and in seven 8. Brian Camper, 1989-90 29.2 Averaged 27.3 minutes overall of the past eight years. 9. Eddie House, 1996-97 29.1 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team RECENT ASU PAC-10 OPENERS 10. Jerren Shipp, 2006-07 28.9 6.8 points per game in Pac-10 Date Score Site Notes 11. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-0628.6 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team Dec. 28, 2006 Stanford 71, ASU 60 Tempe Stanford goes (18-12 and NCAA) 12. Mario Bennett, 1991-9228.0 Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team Dec. 29, 2005 #7 UW 91, ASU 67 Seattle UW ends 13-5 in Pac-10 play EXAMPLES OF THE D: ASU held Oregon, who averaged 75.9 ppg., to a season- Jan. 2, 2005 #14 Arizona 97, ASU 79 Tucson Arizona wins Pac-10 at 14-4 low 55 points on Feb. 8 in Eugene and heldWashington State, who averaged 66.9 Jan. 3, 2004 #4 Arizona 93, ASU 74 Tempe Arizona goes 20-10 points, to its second lowest point total on the season in a 48-47 loss on Feb. 3. Jan. 2, 2003 ASU 67, OSU 47 Corvallis ASU goes 20-12 and in NCAAs On Feb. 25 against Arizona, ASU held the Pac-10’s top scoring team (78.0) to 61 Dec. 20, 2001 Oregon 103, ASU 90 Eugene UO wins Pac-10 (26-9) points. The 61 points was the fewest by UA against ASU since a 53-52 ASU win Jan. 4, 2001 #2 Stanford 94, ASU 77 Tempe Stanford wins Pac-10 (31-3) on Jan. 5, 1995. ASU held Cal (69.5 ppg.) to 41 points on Mar. 3, the fewest by Jan. 6, 2000 #1 Stanford 86, ASU 67 Palo Alto Stanford wins Pac-10 (27-4) the Golden Bears since a 59-37 loss to Washington State on Jan. 14, 1988.

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