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S Y R A C U E Season: 13 vs. Wake Forest Career: 13 vs. Wake Forest, 2014-15 25 FG Attempted Season: 21 vs. Wake Forest Career: 21 vs. Wake Forest, 2014-15 O R A N G E Senior  6-9  250 3- FGM Philadelphia, Pa.  Season: 0 Career: 0 Academy of the New Church 3-Point FGA Season: 1 at North Carolina ’S COLLEGE TEAM Career: 1 at North Carolina, 2014-15 FT Made  Ranks third in the ACC in scoring (17.5 ppg.), fourth in rebounding (9.1), fi fth in fi eld goal Season: 11 vs. Louisville percentage (.552), second in blocked shots (2.52), sixth in off ensive rebounds (3.13) and Career: 11 vs. Louisville, 2014-15 FT Attempted fi fth defensive rebounds (5.97). Season: 13 vs. Louisville  Nominated for the 2015 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams. Career: 13 vs. Louisville, 2014-15  Finalist for the Wooden Award. Rebounds Season: 16 vs. Hampton  Finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Career: 16 vs. Hampton, 2014-15  Finalist for the Robertson Trophy. Off. Rebounds  Named to Award Watch List. Season: 6 vs. Kennesaw State, Hampton, St. John’s, Long Beach State, at Duke  Named to Naismith Award Midseason Top 30. Career: 8 vs. Boston College, 2013-14  Earned ACSMA Most Improved Player Award and was named to ACSMA All-ACC First Team Def. Rebounds and ACC All-Defensive Team. Season: 11 at Pittsburgh  Became the 59th player in program history to 1,000 career points at Notre Dame. Career: 11 at Pittsburgh, 2014-15 Assists  Tied with Baye Moussa Keita for most games played by a Syracuse (142). Season: 5 vs. Duke  Tied for sixth on Syracuse’s all-time games played list. Career: 5 vs. Duke, 2014-15  Scored 21 points in the season opener against Kennesaw State. Blocks  Pulled down a career-best 16 rebounds and had 15 points against Hampton for his second Season: 6 vs. Loyola, at Pittsburgh Career: 7 vs. North Carolina State, 2013-14 career double-double. Steals  Tallied a then career-high 25 points against Holy Cross. He became the fi rst Syracuse center Season: 4 vs. Virginia Tech to score 20 or more points in a game since March 2, 2010 (Arinze Onuaku vs. St. John’s). Career: 4 vs. Virginia tech, 2014-15 Minutes  Led the team with 18 points at Villanova. Season: 45 vs. Wake Forest  Posted his third career double-double and second of the season with 15 points and 15 Career: 45 vs. Wake Forest, 2014-15 rebounds against St. John’s.  Recorded his fourth career double-double and third of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds versus Colgate. Player of the Week (Dec. 29) Player of the Week (Jan. 19)  Posted his fi fth career double-double and fourth of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds against Long Beach State.  Scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Cornell. Division I Metro/Upstate NY  Recorded his 200th career blocked shot at Virginia Tech. Finished the game with 17 points Player of the Week (Jan. 19) and nine rebounds.  Led the team with 18 points at Georgia Tech.  Had his sixth career double-double and fi fth of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds ACSMA Most Improved Player against Florida State. First Team All-Conference ACC All-Defensive Team  Was 13-for-21 from the fi eld and 9-for-12 from the line for a career-high 35 points against Wake Forest. Also grabbed nine rebounds against the Demon Deacons.  Posted 21 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh career double-double and sixth of the season at Clemson.  Led the team with 23 points against Miami.  Recorded his seventh double-double of the season and eighth of his career with 22 points and 12 rebounds at North Carolina.  Scored 15 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season and ninth of his career against Virginia Tech. Also had a career-high four steals.  Recorded his third consecutive double-double, which was his ninth of the season and 10th of his career, with 23 points and 12 rebounds, including a career-high 11 on the defensive end, at Pittsburgh. He also tied his season high with six blocked shots against the Panthers.  Dished out a career-high fi ve assists against Duke.  Was 9-for-10 from the fi eld and 11-for-13 from the free throw line for a game-high 29 points against Louisville. Also had eight rebounds and four blocked shots against the Cardinals.  Recorded his 10th double-double of the season and 11th of his career with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Pittsburgh.  Scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds at Notre Dame for his 11th double-double of the season and 12th of his career.  Posted his 12th double-double of the season and 13th of his career with 15 points and 12 rebounds at North Carolina State. • CUSE.COM • CUSE.COM

25 S Y R A C U E Rakeem Christmas O R A N G E Senior  6-9  250 Philadelphia, Pa.  Academy of the New Church

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Christmas Game-by-Game 2014-15 Opponent MP FG 3PT FT REB F A T B S TP Syracuse Center Scoring KENNESAW STATE* 24 8-13 0-0 5-7 9 4 1 2 2 0 21 1970-present HAMPTON* 33 5-10 0-0 5-7 16 4 1 1 1 1 15 Name Points Date Opponent vs. California* 23 3-10 0-0 2-2 9 5 0 1 3 0 8 1. Bill Smith 47 1/14/71 Lafayette vs. Iowa* 33 7-11 0-0 4-6 6 4 1 2 0 2 18 LOYOLA* 30 7-14 0-0 4-9 9 4 2 1 6 0 18 2. Bill Smith 36 12/19/70 Fordham HOLY CROSS* 27 8-10 0-0 9-10 8 3 2 2 3 1 25 3. Rakeem Christmas 35 1/13/15 Wake Forest at Michigan* 34 7-9 0-0 1-2 6 3 2 6 2 1 15 4. Otis Hill 34 1/11/97 at Alabama ST. JOHN’S* 40 5-8 0-0 5-6 15 2 3 2 3 1 15 LOUISIANA TECH* 25 5-6 0-0 3-4 2 4 3 2 2 0 13 5. Rony Seikaly 33 1/31/88 Michigan at Villanova* 34 8-12 0-0 2-2 5 5 0 4 2 2 18 Rony Seikaly 33 1/19/87 Florida COLGATE* 22 6-10 0-0 4-5 11 3 2 0 1 1 16 Dan Schayes 33 12/10/80 at Detroit LONG BEACH STATE* 37 8-11 0-0 8-11 10 0 1 0 2 1 24 8. Bill Smith 31 2/25/71 Rutgers CORNELL* 34 9-12 0-0 1-3 9 2 0 5 2 1 19 at Virginia Tech* 36 6-12 0-0 5-6 9 3 1 0 3 0 17 9. Roosevelt Bouie 30 1/30/80 Temple at Georgia Tech* 40 7-17 0-0 4-4 8 2 3 4 2 2 18 Bill Smith 30 12/5/70 Rochester FLORIDA STATE* 35 5-13 0-0 4-6 11 4 2 2 5 1 14 11. Roosevelt Bouie 29 1/26/80 Connecticut WAKE FOREST* 45 13-21 0-0 9-12 9 4 2 3 1 2 35 at Clemson* 40 10-13 0-0 1-3 10 2 0 1 0 0 21 Rakeem Christmas 29 2/18/15 Louisville BOSTON COLLEGE* 23 5-8 0-0 2-2 7 5 1 0 0 0 12 12. Roosevelt Bouie 27 1/20/79 at Canisius MIAMI* 40 9-17 0-0 5-11 8 1 1 5 2 0 23 Chris Sease 27 12/10/76 St. Bonaventure at North Carolina* 40 6-12 0-1 10-10 12 3 1 1 1 3 22 VIRGINIA TECH* 40 5-12 0-0 5-10 12 4 2 3 5 4 15 15. 26 12/1/98 Quinnipiac at Pittsburgh* 40 9-13 0-0 5-8 12 4 1 5 6 0 23 Roosevelt Bouie 26 1/24/80 Rutgers at Boston College* 40 3-8 0-0 1-1 10 3 2 5 3 2 7 DUKE* 38 5-17 0-0 1-3 6 4 5 2 5 0 11 LOUISVILLE* 35 9-10 0-0 11-13 8 4 1 4 4 2 29 PITTSBURGH* 40 8-14 0-0 4-8 12 2 2 3 2 0 20 at Notre Dame* 28 5-14 0-0 4-5 12 5 1 6 2 1 14 at Duke* 30 3-6 0-0 5-6 5 5 1 1 1 1 11 VIRGINIA* 39 4-9 0-0 2-4 4 4 3 2 2 0 10 at NC State* 39 5-16 0-0 5-5 12 3 0 3 5 0 15 *indicates start SU Career Games Played SU Career Blocked Shots Name GP Years Name Games Blk. Avg. Years 1. Brandon Triche 147 2009-13 1. Etan Thomas 122 424 3.5 1996-00 2. Stephen Thompson 144 1986-90 2. Roosevelt Bouie 118 327 2.8 1976-80 3. Derrick Coleman 143 1986-90 3. Derrick Coleman 145 319 2.2 1986-90 C.J. Fair 143 2010-14 Rony Seikaly 136 319 2.3 1984-88 Rick Jackson 143 2007-11 6. Baye Moussa Keita 142 2010-14 5. Darryl Watkins 106 273 2.5 2003-07 Rakeem Christmas 142 2011- 6. Jeremy McNeil 135 260 1.9 1999-04 8. Scoop Jardine 140 2007-12 7. Rick Jackson 143 259 1.8 2007-11 Kris Joseph 140 2008-12 8. Rakeem Christmas 142 247 1.7 2011- 10. Sherman Douglas 138 1985-89 9. John Wallace 131 209 1.6 1992-96 10. Craig Forth 136 205 1.5 2001-05

Christmas’ Career Statistics TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Year G GS FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct O D Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 37 35 43 75 .573 0 0 .000 16 28 .571 40 68 108 2.9 63 4 7 23 30 11 102 2.8 2012-13 40 40 87 164 .530 0 0 .000 31 54 .574 72 111 183 4.6 100 3 9 35 73 20 205 5.1 2013-14 34 34 76 124 .613 0 0 .000 45 62 .726 71 101 172 5.1 107 2 23 26 66 16 197 5.8 2014-15 31 31 203 368 .552 0 1 .000 136 191 .712 97 185 282 9.1 105 7 47 78 78 29 542 17.5 Totals 142 140 409 731 .560 0 1 .000 228 335 .681 280 465 745 5.2 375 16 86 162 247 76 1046 7.4 • NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM • CUSE.COM SU 1,000 Point Scorers No. Player Points Avg. Years 1. Lawrence Moten 2,334 19.3 1991-95 2. Derrick Coleman 2,143 15.0 1986-90 3. John Wallace 2,119 16.7 1992-96 S Y R A C U E 4. Gerry McNamara 2,099 15.6 2002-06 25 5. Hakim Warrick 2,073 15.4 2001-05 6. Sherman Douglas 2,060 14.9 1985-89 Rakeem Christmas 7. Stephen Thompson 1,956 13.6 1986-90

O R A N G E 8. Preston Shumpert 1,907 14.2 1998-02 Senior  6-9  250 9. Dave Bing 1,883 24.8 1963-66 Philadelphia, Pa.  10. Rafael Addison 1,876 14.9 1982-86 Academy of the New Church 11. Erich Santifer 1,845 14.9 1979-83 12. 1,840 17.7 1988-91 NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM 13. Rony Seikaly 1,716 12.6 1984-88 14. Eric Devendorf 1,680 14.5 2005-09 15. C.J. Fair 1,660 11.6 2010-14 16. Dave Johnson 1,614 12.2 1988-92 Trophy The Abdul-Jabbar Award 17. Brandon Triche 1,575 10.6 2009-13 Rakeem Christmas is one of 14 Rakeem Christmas is one of five finalists for the 18. Roosevelt Bouie 1,560 13.2 1976-80 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. The award is given Todd Burgan 1,560 12.5 1994-98 Trophy. The list was announced on annually to the top center in men’s 20. Adrian Autry 1,538 12.7 1990-94 February 26. The list will be narrowed to five and will be 21. Dennis DuVal 1,504 15.0 1971-74 The announced in early March. The winner will be chosen 22. 1,503 11.4 1996-00 presented by Aflac honors the nation’s by Mr. Abdul-Jabbar and the Naismith Hall of Fame 23. Rudy Hackett 1,496 17.2 1972-75 Division I Player of the Year. selection committee and will be announced by Wendy’s Dale Shackleford 1,496 12.8 1975-79 Once finalists are announced, the entire USBWA at ESPN’s College Basketball Awards on Friday, April 10. 25. D. Washington 1,490 15.7 1983-86 membership will vote for the winner. Arkansas 26. Louis Orr 1,487 12.8 1976-80 Ron Baker Wichita St. Duke Jahlil Okafor Duke 27. Kris Joseph 1,476 10.5 2008-12 Virginia Kevin Pangos Gonzaga Willie Cauley-Stein Kentucky 28. Bill Smith 1,451 20.7 1968-71 Willie Cauley-Stein Kentucky Bobby Portis Arkansas Rakeem Christmas Syracuse 29. Otis Hill 1,416 10.9 1993-97 Rakeem Christmas Syracuse D’Angelo Russell Ohio State Wisconsin 30. Greg Kohls 1,360 19.2 1969-72 Notre Dame Northern Iowa 31. Mike Lee 1,351 16.3 1970-73 Frank Kaminsky Wisconsin Gonzaga 32. Billy Gabor 1,344 14.6 1942-48 Georges Niang Iowa State Utah Demetris Nichols 1,344 10.9 2003-07 34. Etan Thomas 1,340 11.0 1996-00 35. Vinnie Cohen 1,337 19.7 1953-56 36. Tony Bruin 1,294 11.6 1979-83 The Wooden Award The Naismith Trophy 37. Scoop Jardine 1,265 9.0 2007-12 Rakeem Christmas is one of five Rakeem Christmas has been named 38. Paul Harris 1,253 11.7 2006-09 finalists for the 2014-15 John R. to the Naismith Trophy Midseason 39. George Hicker 1,245 16.0 1965-68 Wooden Award. Top 30. The award, presented by Rick Jackson 1,245 8.7 2007-11 Created in 1976, the Wooden AT&T, is the most prestigious national 41. Arinze Onuaku 1,232 9.2 2005-10 basketball award and is given annually Award is given to the nation’s best 42. Damone Brown 1,230 10.9 1997-01 to the men’s college basketball player player who is making progress 43. Wendell Alexis 1,212 9.7 1982-86 of the year. toward graduation and maintaining 44. Jonny Flynn 1,211 16.6 2007-09 The midseason list was compiled a 2.0 grade-point-average. 45. Jack Kiley 1,193 15.1 1948-51 The 2013-14 Wooden Award was by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of 46 Ryan Blackwell 1,175 11.8 1997-00 presented to Doug McDermott of Creighton. Selectors. Ten semifinalists will be named on Friday, 47. Jim Lee 1,165 13.4 1972-75 March 6 and the four finalists will be announced on 48. Marty Byrnes 1,159 11.0 1974-78 Sunday, March 22. The 2015 Naismith Trophy winner Marty Headd 1,159 10.9 1977-81 will be unveiled on Sunday, April 5. 50. DeShaun Williams 1,136 11.7 1999-02 51. Andy Rautins 1,121 8.8 2005-10 52. James Williams 1,119 11.0 1973-77 The Lute For the latest information on 53. Ed Stickel 1,096 11.0 1945-49 54. Jon Cincebox 1,087 15.8 1956-59 Olson Award 55. Kueth Duany 1,084 8.5 1999-03 Rakeem Christmas is one of 25 candidates on the Rakeem Christmas visit 56. Pete Chudy 1,079 16.1 1958-61 2015 Lute Olson National 57. Vaughn Harper 1,070 13.5 1965-68 Midseason Watch List. The list was announced on www.cuse.com/rak-city 58. Rakeem Christmas 1,046 7.4 2011- January 20. 59. 1,031 12.1 1980-83 The is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. The award is to be presented at the CollegeInsider. com Awards Banquet on April 3, 2015 in Indianapolis.

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