A quick, athletic and physical off-guard, Keith Benjamin enters his senior season at Pitt. A streaky scorer who has provided instant offense off the bench and who has shown the ability to defend players much taller than him, Benjamin has shown flashes of his scoring prowess during his 86 career games at Pitt. He is also an outstanding rebounder for his size and position. This summer Benjamin led the Pittsburgh Amateur Summer League in scoring as he averaged over 30 points per game. Look for Benjamin to play a key role in his final year at Pitt. PLAYER PROFILES
1 KEITH BENJAMIN
6-2 190 Senior Guard Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mount Vernon H.S.
minutes in NCAA Second Round vs. THE STORYLINE VCU, 3/17...Scored six points, 2005-06 grabbed four rebounds and dished Keith Benjamin is in his senior Played in 31 of 33 games with season at Pitt after seeing action in out two assists in 15 minutes in starts in each of the four Big East NCAA First Round vs. Wright State, 86 career games. A tough, strong, Championship games...Hit double physical, athletic off guard, Benjamin 3/15...Grabbed a career-high tying figure scoring in five games on the six rebounds in 10 minutes of Big is a streaky shooter who has year...Missed the two NCAA provided a strong scoring punch East Championship Final vs. Tournament games (vs. Kent State Georgetown, 3/10...Finished with and stellar defense off the bench. and vs. Bradley) due to illness... Benjamin is capable of providing nine points, all coming from 3-point Made first career start vs. Louisville range (3-5 3FG) including two clutch instant offense at the off guard or in the Big East Championship First small forward position. He is also a second half 3-pointers in 11 minutes Round, 3/8...Over a two-game at Villanova, 1/29...Scored six points productive rebounder for his size. stretch vs. both Cincinnati and Defensively, Benjamin has the ability vs. Georgetown, 1/13...Scored seven Providence, averaged 15.5 points, points on 3-4 shooting in 18 to defend opponents who are taller 2.5 3-pointers and hit 11-15 field and bigger. This summer, Benjamin minutes vs. USF, 1/7...Hit two key 3- goals (.733) in averaging 20.5 pointers, scored six points in 13 led the Pittsburgh Basketball minutes...Scored 15 points on a Summer League in scoring at over minutes at Syracuse, 1/4...Scored career-high six field goals made (6-8 78 five key points to start a 9-0 run in 30 points per game. Look for the second half at Buffalo, 12/9... FG), hit both of his 3-point attempts Benjamin to make an impact in his and grabbed four rebounds in 23 Finished with seven points on 3-4 final season. shooting in 18 minutes at Auburn, minutes at Providence, 2/15... Caught an alley-oop pass for a slam 12/3...Scored six points in 12 CAREER minutes vs. Robert Morris, 11/29... dunk in the first half, scored a career-high 16 points (5-7 FG) and Scored six points in 16 minutes vs. Appeared in 86 career games and Florida State, 11/24...Scored eight drained a career-high three 3- played a total of 1,070 minutes... pointers vs. Cincinnati, 2/12...Scored points (3-5 FG) and hit 2-2 3- Reached double figure scoring in pointers vs. Oakland, 11/19....Fin- eight points (4-8 FG) in 23 minutes seven career games. at Connecticut, 1/31...Scored 11 ished with a season-high 11 points (4-8 FG) and a career-high three points (5-7 FG), pulled down a career-high six rebounds in 24 2006-07 steals in 14 minutes vs. Northeast- ern, 11/17...Scored six points in 18 minutes vs. Syracuse, 1/23...Came Played in all 37 games...Reached off the bench and registered then- minutes in Maggie Dixon Classic vs. double figure scoring in one game Western Michigan, 11/12. career highs for points (12), field on year (Northeastern)...Played 14 goals made (5), field goals attempted
BENJAMIN’S CAREER STATISTICS
OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 18 0 182 10.1 17 47 .362 4 15 .267 2 5 .400 8 25 33 1.8 14 0 9 16 1 7 40 2.2 2005-06 31 4 469 15.1 55 128 .430 14 36 .389 19 32 .594 30 59 89 2.9 33 0 30 19 4 10 143 4.6 2006-07 37 0 419 11.3 50 119 .420 12 47 .255 11 23 .478 14 42 56 1.5 34 0 28 22 1 12 123 3.3 Total 86 4 1070 12.4 122 294 .415 30 98 .306 32 60 .533 52 126 178 2.1 81 0 67 57 6 29 306 3.6 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 9 0 91 10.1 6 18 .333 3 9 .333 2 5 .400 3 11 14 1.6 7 0 6 10 1 4 17 1.9 2005-06 16 0 241 15.1 33 66 .500 8 17 .471 13 22 .591 14 31 45 2.8 16 0 15 8 1 5 87 5.4 2006-07 16 0 184 11.5 21 53 .396 6 23 .261 4 9 .444 4 16 20 1.3 14 0 14 8 0 5 52 3.3 Total 41 0 516 12.6 60 137 .438 17 49 .347 19 38 .500 21 58 79 1.9 37 0 35 26 2 14 156 3.8 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005 1 0 15 15.0 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 2006 4 4 49 12.3 2 9 .222 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 2 8 10 2.5 4 0 1 4 1 1 6 1.5 2007 3 0 22 7.3 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 3.0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0.7 Total 8 4 86 10.8 6 17 .353 1 7 .143 1 1 1.000 7 15 22 2.8 8 0 2 6 1 2 14 1.8 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005 1 0 22 22.0 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 7.0 2006 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007 3 0 34 11.3 5 9 .556 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 2.7 2 0 4 2 1 1 10 3.3 Total 4 0 56 14.0 8 14 .571 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 3 9 12 3.0 3 0 4 2 1 3 17 4.3
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Points: 16, Cincinnati, 2/12/06. FG made: 6, at Providence, 2/15/ 06. FG attempts: 10, at Rutgers, 1/18/ 06. 3FG Made: 3, two times- at Villanova, 1/29/07; Cincinnati, 2/ 12/06. 3FG attempts: 5, two times- at Villanova, 1/29/07; Florida A&M, 12/30/06. FT made: 3, two times- at St. John’s, 1/21/06; Cincinnati, 2/ 12/06. FT attempts: 4, two times- at St. John’s, 1/21/06; DePaul, 1/12/ 06. Rebounds: 6, two times- vs. Georgetown, 3/10/07; Syracuse, 1/23/06. Off. Rebs.: 2, 11 times. Def. Rebs.: 5, Syracuse, 1/23/06. Assists: 4, Maine, 11/26/05. Steals: 3, Northeastern, 11/17/06. Blocks: 1, six times. Minutes: 28, Rutgers, 1/18/06.
2006-07 SEASON HIGHS
Points: 11, Northeastern, 11/17. Rebounds: 3, three times. Assists: 2, four times. Steals: 3, Northeastern, 11/17. Blocks: 1, vs. Wright State, 3/15. Minutes: 18, vs. Western Michigan, 11/12. 79 (10) and minutes played (28) vs. Played 21 minutes, finished with a Rutgers, 1/18...Provided spark off career-high 10 points (3-5 FG), hit the bench with six points (3-4 FG) 2-3 3-pointers, grabbed five and two rebounds in 14 minutes at rebounds vs. Syracuse, 1/29... South Carolina, 12/28...Hit two 3- Played 13 minutes vs. Coppin State, pointers, finished with six points and 12/18...Scored six points (3-8 FG), five rebounds at Duquesne, 12/7... grabbed two rebounds and Played 16 minutes, scored seven registered a steal in first career points including a fast break dunk, action in debut vs. Howard, 11/20. had one steal, two rebounds and two assists vs. Auburn, 12/4... HIGH SCHOOL Played 24 minutes off the bench and contributed five points and four A 2004 graduate of Mount rebounds vs. St. Francis (N.Y.), 11/ Vernon High School where he 29...Scored 10 points (4-5 FG) with lettered four years for Head Coach a career-high four assists vs. Maine, Bob Cimmino…Led Mount Vernon 11/26...Played 16 minutes in season to a 27-3 record, No. 7 national opener vs. Saint Peter’s, 11/19. ranking by USA Today and 2004 Class 2A state title as a senior… 2004-05 Averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a Earned the Coaches Award at the senior…Led Mount Vernon with 15 annual team banquet...Played in 18 points in its 56-46 win over Niagara games and 182 minutes on year... Falls and won its 15th consecutive Averaged 10.1 minutes per game... appearance in the 2004 Class AA Scored seven points (3-5 FG), pulled state championship game…In four- down four rebounds and registered year varsity career, scored 995 two steals in 22 minutes of the NCAA points, grabbed 250 rebounds and Tournament First Round game vs. dished out 139 assists while leading Pacific, 3/17...Scored six points, Mount Vernon to a 98-13 record… grabbed three rebounds in 15 Three-year All-Tri-State and All- minutes in Big East Championship County selection…Averaged 18.4 vs. Villanova, 3/10...Played a then points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 career-high 27 minutes at West assists while leading Mount Vernon Virginia, 2/5...Played in 16 minutes to a 26-1 record as a junior…Shot with three points and three 44 percent from 3-point range… rebounds vs. Providence, 1/31...
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Guided Mount Vernon to the 2003 New York Class A state final and BENJAMIN’S NUMBERS earned Class A All-Tournament Double-Doubles: ...... 0 honors after scoring 10 points in Points-Rebounds: ...... 0 the season final against McQuaid Points-Assists: ...... 0 Jesuit…Scored 8.2 points and 20+ point games: ...... 0 finished with 6.3 assists as a 10+ point games: ...... 7 sophomore...Averaged 6.6 points as 10+ assist games: ...... 0 a freshman…Rated the No. 58 10+ rebound games: ...... 0 player nationally by HoopScoop and 5+ rebound games: ...... 4 5+ assist games: ...... 0 the No. 19 shooting guard by 30+ minute games: ...... 0 Athlon…Won dunk contests at Five- 40+ minute games: ...... 0 Star and at an event in Canada… Played for the nationally renowned AAU team Riverside Church… School has produced several college Riverside Church reached No. 1 in and NBA basketball standouts the AAU national rankings… including Scooter McCray, Rodney Standout at ABCD Camp…Hit McCray, Gus Williams, Ray Williams game-winning 3-pointer with 5.5 and current Chicago Bulls guard seconds to go and scored 13 points Ben Gordon…Happiest and most in the Wendy’s All-Star Shootout in gratifying moment in sports was Chicago…Scored 11 points in the winning the New York High School Pittsburgh World Hoops Classic All- state title as he owns a red ring Star Game at the Petersen Events with a No. 1 engraving…Role model Center. is Michael Jordan...Chose Pitt because of its great campus, great PERSONAL people and great team…Favorite food is mac & cheese...Nickname is Born Keith Benjamin on October “K-Rucker” because he first played 23, 1986 in Valhalla, N.Y.…Son of basketball at Rucker Park in New Vickie Benjamin…Has two brothers, York at the young age of Kevin Mitchell and Erich Williams, 14…Roommate of teammate Ronald along with a sister Chantel Ramon...Majors in administration of Marrow…Mount Vernon High justice. 80
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31 MIKE COOK
6-4 215 Senior* Guard/Forward Philadelphia, Pa. East Carolina Friends Central H.S.
2/24...Scored a game-high 15 THE STORYLINE 2006-07 points (6-11 FG) with four offensive rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Mike Cook enters his senior Started all 37 games at small season at Pitt after proving to be an forward...Earned Coaches Award Washington, 2/17...Registered 11 points (4-8 FG) and hit two 3- efficient offensive performer at small for dedication at team banquet... forward in 2006-07. A talented, Reached double figures in 21 of 37 pointers in 23 minutes vs. Providence, 2/10...Scored nine strong, creative scorer, exceptional games on year...Ranked 15th in the passer, solid rebounder and Big East in field goal percentage points (4-5 FG) with four rebounds in 21 minutes at Cincinnati, 1/24... physical defender, Cook started all (.498)...Averaged 10.3 points, 5.0 37 games last year, ranked second rebounds and shot 52.4 percent Finished with 11 points with four rebounds in 35 minutes vs. on the squad in both scoring (10.5 (11-21) from the floor in Pitt’s three ppg.) and assists (95), reached NCAA Tournament games...Finished Marquette, 1/21...Scored a game and season-high 18 points (7-11 double figures in 21 of 37 games with 12 points (4-7 FG) and a and shot an outstanding 49.8 season-high tying eight rebounds in FG), dished out five assists, no turnovers and added four rebounds percent from the floor and 47.8 22 minutes of NCAA Second Round percent from 3-point range. Prior to vs. VCU, 3/17...Scored 12 points (4- in 30 minutes vs. Georgetown, 1/ 13...Finished with 10 points, hit 6-8 sitting out the 2005-06 season after 5 FG) with three rebounds and hit transferring from East Carolina, 2-2 3FG in NCAA First Round vs. free throws, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists at 81 Cook averaged a combined 12.8 Wright State, 3/15...Averaged 11.0 DePaul, 1/10...Scored nine points points per game and registered 41 points and a team-high 5.3 with three assists vs. USF, 1/7... double-figure scoring games in two rebounds per game in Pitt’s three Finished with eight points in 19 seasons at ECU. In 2003-04, Cook Big East Championship games... minutes at Syracuse, 1/4...Scored earned Conference USA All- Scored 13 points (4-9 FG), grabbed 16 points (6-10 FG) including 13 in Freshman team honors. Cook will a team-high eight rebounds in 33 the first half, hit a career-high tying be looked upon for leadership and minutes of BEC Semifinal vs. three 3-pointers (3-3), grabbed four steady scoring in 2007-08. Louisville, 3/9...Scored 16 points (5- rebounds and dished out four 12 FG) and grabbed seven assists in 26 minutes vs. Florida CAREER rebounds in 34 minutes in BEC A&M, 12/30...Finished with nine Quarterfinal vs. Marquette, 3/8... points and four assists vs. Dayton, In three-year collegiate career at Scored 13 points (4-8 FG) with 12/23...Scored 17 points (9-11 FT) East Carolina and Pitt, has totaled three assists in 24 minutes at with seven rebounds, three assists 1,090 career points (11.8 ppg.) and Marquette, 3/3...Finished with 12 and two steals in 42 minutes vs. 259 career assists (2.8 apg.) in 92 points, five assists, and three Oklahoma State, 12/21...Scored 14 games...Totaled 62 career double rebounds in 26 minutes vs. West points (4-9 FG) and hit 5-8 free figure scoring games. Virginia, 2/27...Surpassed the throws in 23 minutes at Wisconsin, 1,000-career point mark and 12/16...Finished with 12 points (8- scored nine points at Georgetown, 10 FT) with five rebounds and four
COOK’S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg *2003-04 27 14 700 25.9 106 252 .421 8 41 .195 62 95 .653 29 65 94 3.5 55 3 85 80 2 18 282 10.4 *2004-05 28 25 925 33.1 157 424 .370 30 95 .316 77 106 .726 29 83 112 4.0 59 1 84 111 5 24 421 15.0 2006-07 37 37 940 25.4 138 277 .498 22 46 .478 89 129 .690 44 81 125 3.4 62 1 95 63 2 22 387 10.5 Total 92 76 2565 27.9 401 953 .421 60 `182 .330 228 330 .690 102 229 331 3.6 176 5 264 254 9 64 1090 11.8 *at East Carolina BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006-07 16 16 413 25.8 50 111 .450 8 19 .421 30 44 .682 16 32 48 3.0 32 1 46 30 1 6 138 8.6 Total 16 16 413 25.8 50 111 .450 8 19 .421 30 44 .682 16 32 48 3.0 32 1 46 30 1 6 138 8.6 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2007 3 3 91 30.3 11 28 .393 2 3 .667 9 13 .692 5 11 16 5.3 6 0 0 2 1 4 33 11.0 Total 3 3 91 30.3 11 28 .393 2 3 .667 9 13 .692 5 11 16 5.3 6 0 0 2 1 4 33 11.0 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2007 3 3 72 24.0 11 21 .524 3 4 .750 6 8 .750 5 10 15 5.0 3 0 5 4 0 2 31 10.3 Total 3 3 72 24.0 11 21 .524 3 4 .750 6 8 .750 5 10 15 5.0 3 0 5 4 0 2 31 10.3
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Points: 24, vs. South Carolina, 12/ 20/04. FG made: 10, at Charlotte, 1/8/05. FG attempts: 25, at Western Carolina, 12/7/04. 3FG Made: 3, two times- Florida A&M, 12/30/06; vs. South Carolina, 12/20/04. 3FG attempts: 9, at Western Carolina, 12/7/04. FT made: 10, vs. Pepperdine, 11/ 17/04. FT attempts: 14, vs. Pepperdine, 11/17/04. Rebounds: 9, vs. Belmont-Abbey, 11/28/04. Off. Rebs.: 5, at Cincinnati, 1/28/ 04. Def. Rebs.: 8, vs. Belmont-Abbey, 11/28/04. Assists: 12, vs. Belmont-Abbey, 11/28/04. Steals: 3, vs. Charlotte, 2/7/04. Blocks: 1, six times. Minutes: 43, vs. Marquette, 2/12/ 05.
2006-07 SEASON HIGHS
Points: 18, Georgetown, 1/13. Rebounds: 8, two times- vs. VCU, 3/17; vs. Louisville, 3/9. Assists: 9, Florida State, 11/24. Steals: 2, four times. Blocks: 1, two times. Minutes: 42, vs. Oklahoma State, 82 12/21.
assists in 24 minutes at Buffalo, 12/ 9...Registered 11 points (5-13 FG) with five rebounds and six assists vs. Duquesne, 12/6...Scored nine points in only 12 minutes at Auburn, 12/3...Finished with 11 points (3-3 FG) and three assists vs. Robert Morris, 11/29...Scored 15 points (7-9 FG), dished out a season-high nine assists in 22 minutes vs. Florida State, 11/24... Scored 14 points (5-10 FG) with four assists vs. Massachusetts, 11/ 18...Finished with eight points and four rebounds vs. Northeastern, 11/ 17...Scored 13 points (5-8 FG) vs. Delaware State, 11/14...Finished with a season-high 17 points (7-11 FG) in Maggie Dixon Classic vs. Western Michigan, 11/12. 2005-06 Due to NCAA transfer rules, sat out the 2005-06 season at Pitt. 2004-05 AT EAST CAROLINA Played his sophomore season at East Carolina for Head Coach Bill Herrion…Led the Pirates in scoring (15.0 ppg) and averaged 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game…Scored 20-plus points six times and registered 25 double- figure scoring games during the
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season…Registered 20 points in season final vs. Tulane…Scored 21 COOK’S NUMBERS points in a career-high 43 minutes Double-Doubles: ...... 0 vs. Marquette…Scored 15 points, Points-Rebounds: ...... 0 grabbed nine rebounds vs. St. Points-Assists: ...... 0 Louis…Finished with 22 points (10- 20+ point games: ...... 0 16 FG) vs. Charlotte…Scored a 10+ point games: ...... 21 career-high 24 points (8-15) with 10+ assist games: ...... 0 four rebounds vs. South Carolina… 10+ rebound games: ...... 0 Missed a near triple-double with 11 5+ rebound games: ...... 8 5+ assist games: ...... 5 points, a career-high 12 assists and 30+ minute games: ...... 8 a career-high nine rebounds vs. 40+ minute games: ...... 1 Belmont Abbey…Scored 22 points (9-16 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Oregon State…Scored 21 points, year starter…Led Friends Central to hit 10-14 free throws in season two conference titles…Averaged 22 opener vs. Pepperdine. points, seven rebounds and three assists as a senior…Earned league 2003-04 AT EAST CAROLINA Player of the Year honors as a senior…Named team Most Valuable Named to the Conference USA Player following his junior and All-Freshman Team…Ranked senior seasons…Played for the second on the team in scoring (10.4 Philadelphia AAU team Positive ppg) and posted the league’s Image for coach Larry Waiters. highest scoring average for a freshman…Scored in double PERSONAL figures 16 times on the year including 11 of the final 12 Born Michael Cook on March 17, games…Started 14 contests… 1984…Son of Michael and Dawn Dished out seven assists vs. TCU… Cook…Oldest of four brothers: Scored a season-high 18 points vs. Sean, Kenny and Will…Mother Charlotte…Poured in 17 points Dawn (Hoover) played basketball at against DePaul, along with six Temple (1979-83) and is still assists…Netted 17 points at ranked among school leaders in Marquette...Made first career start rebounding...Mother coaches at vs. Virginia Tech as he scored 14 Philadelphia’s University City HIgh 83 points…Scored seven points with School and coached Pitt women’s five rebounds in 21 minutes of his basketball player Marcedes Walker career debut against Campbell. in high school...Played high school basketball at Friends Central with HIGH SCHOOL current Memphis Grizzlies player Hakim Warrick and former Arizona Attended New Hampton Prep in player Mustafa Shakur…Favorite New Hampton, N.H. where he sports figure is the Miami Heat’s averaged 26 points, 12 rebounds Dwyane Wade…Happiest and most and five assists…Ranked as the gratifying moment in sports was nation’s No. 30 prospect by winning his first high school title… HoopScoop…A 2003 graduate of Favorite home-cooked meal is his Friends Central High School in mother’s fried chicken…Most Wynnewood, Pa., where he lettered admired athlete is Michael Jordan… four years for Head Coach Keino Most admired person is his father… Terrell…Named Honorable Mention Chose Pitt for its style of basketball, All-State and All-Area as a senior… location and Big East Conference… Graduated as Friends Central’s all- Transferred to Pitt after considering time leading scorer as he tallied Georgia Tech, Charlotte and over 1,800 career points as a four- LaSalle…Majors in ommunications.
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4 RONALD RAMON
6-1 185 Senior Guard Bronx, N.Y. All Hallows H.S.
games...Led Pitt with 12 points (4-7 THE STORYLINE CAREER 3FG) in 26 minutes of NCAA Regional Ronald Ramon returns for his final vs. UCLA, 3/22...Scored 12 points Over his three seasons, has (2-3 3FG) and a hit key 3-pointer in season as a combination guard for appeared in 98 games with 33 Pitt. A courageous, unselfish, tough, overtime of NCAA Second Round vs. starts...Averages 8.0 points, 1.6 VCU, 3/17...Scored a game-high 14 smart and soft-spoken player who rebounds and 2.1 assists per game leads by example, Ramon has points (5-8 FG), hit 4-6 3-pointers for career...Ranks among school and grabbed a career-high seven emerged as one of Pitt’s most leaders in 3-point field goals made efficient 3-point shooters in school rebounds in 26 minutes of NCAA (166), 3-point field goal attempts First Round vs. Wright State, 3/15... history with a 40.5 career 3-point (410) and 3-point field goal percentage. Ramon has proven to be Finished with 10 points (2-2 3FG) percentage (.405)...Reached double and dished out three assists in 26 an efficent ball handler, streaky figure scoring in 36 career shooter and solid distributor who minutes off the bench vs. West games...Also is an 83.5 percent free Virginia, 2/27...Hit three 3-point field makes teammates better around throw shooter...Owns a career 1.79 him. He has also proved his goals, finished with 11 points at career assist:turnover ratio which Georgetown, 2/24...Scored nine versatility in assuming several ranks among school leaders. different roles with the team points (2-3 3FG) in 22 minutes at including action as both a starter 2006-07 Seton Hall, 2/19...Finished with 11 84 and reserve, primary ball handler or points (3-4 FG), hit 1-2 3-pointers and 4-4 free throws, dished out off guard and as a defensive stopper Saw action in all 37 games... or secondary defender. Described as three assists and had two steals in Earned team’s Free Throw Shooting 28 minutes vs. Washington, 2/17... a “cross” between former Pitt Award at team banquet...Ranked guards Sean Miller and Brandin Scored 10 points (2-2 3FG) and hit among Big East leaders in 3-point 4-4 free throws in 25 minutes at Knight and mentioned as the “oil” field goals made (10th, 2.00 3FG per that makes the engine run, Ramon West Virginia, 2/8...Scored 10 game)...Converted 45.1 percent (74- points, hit 3-4 3-pointers in 22 elevates his shooting in Big East play 164) of his 3-point attempts on the as he sports a career 42.6 3-point minutes at Cincinnati, 1/24...Fin- year and hit 46.5 percent in Big East ished with a season-high 17 points percentage (85-129) and led the Big Conference play...Reached double East in 3-point shooting percentage (4-5 FG), hit 4-4 3-point field goals figures in 17 of 37 games...Hit at and 5-6 free throws in 22 minutes (.516 in league games) as a least one 3-pointer in 33 of 37 sophomore. One of Pitt’s most vs. Connecticut, 1/16...Scored 10 games on year...Averaged 12.7 points (3-4 FG) in 21 minutes vs. popular players both on and off the points, 2.3 rebounds and shot 62.5 court, Ramon has proven to be an Georgetown, 1/13...Finished with percent (10-16) from 3-point range nine points (3-5 3FG) with five outstanding role model. in Pitt’s three NCAA Tournament
RAMON’S CAREER STATISTICS
OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 28 4 732 26.1 62 171 .363 43 128 .336 24 31 .774 11 36 47 1.7 58 1 52 23 0 24 191 6.8 2005-06 33 29 822 24.9 81 175 .463 49 118 .415 54 65 .831 7 39 46 1.4 60 0 73 34 1 22 265 8.0 2006-07 37 0 884 23.9 97 209 .464 74 164 .451 59 68 .868 6 60 66 1.8 73 0 81 58 3 20 327 8.8 Total 98 33 2438 24.9 240 555 .432 166 410 .405 137 164 .835 24 135 159 1.6 191 1 206 115 4 66 783 8.0 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2004-05 15 0 410 27.3 34 91 .374 23 66 .348 17 23 .739 4 24 28 1.9 33 0 30 14 0 16 108 7.2 2005-06 16 16 425 26.6 47 91 .516 32 63 .508 26 33 .788 5 21 26 1.6 28 0 35 22 0 9 152 9.5 2006-07 16 0 393 24.6 40 86 .465 30 67 .448 38 43 .884 2 24 26 1.6 28 0 30 16 1 7 148 9.3 Total 47 16 1228 26.1 121 268 .451 85 129 .426 81 99 .818 13 69 82 1.7 61 0 89 52 0 32 408 8.7 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005 1 0 30 30.0 2 9 .222 0 5 .000 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 2.0 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 6.0 2006 4 4 108 27.0 7 21 .333 3 15 .200 8 9 .889 1 6 7 1.8 7 0 6 3 1 3 25 6.3 2007 3 0 71 23.7 4 12 .333 2 9 .222 3 4 .750 0 5 5 1.7 2 0 2 3 0 4 13 4.3 Total 8 4 209 26.1 13 42 .310 5 29 .172 13 15 .867 3 11 14 1.8 14 1 9 7 1 7 44 5.5 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005 1 0 22 22.0 0 5 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006 2 2 62 31.0 9 15 .600 4 6 .667 2 3 .667 0 3 3 1.5 4 0 2 3 0 0 24 12.0 2007 3 0 80 26.7 12 21 .571 10 16 .625 4 4 1.000 1 6 7 2.3 10 0 4 7 0 1 38 12.7 Total 6 2 164 27.3 21 41 .512 14 26 .538 6 7 .857 1 10 11 1.8 14 0 7 10 0 1 62 10.3
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RAMON’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21, two times- Marquette, 1/21/07; at Rutgers, 1/8/05. FG made: 7, at Rutgers, 1/8/05. FG attempts: 14, at Wisconsin, 12/ 16/06. 3FG Made: 5, two times- vs. Western Michigan, 11/12/06; at Rutgers, 1/8/05. 3FG attempts: 10, two times- Florida A&M, 12/30/06; at Wisconsin, 12/16/06. FT made: 7, two times- Marquette, 1/21/07; Rutgers, 1/ 18/06. FT attempts: 8, Marquette, 1/12/ 07. Rebounds: 7, vs. Wright State, 3/ 15/07. Off. Rebs.: 2, Howard, 11/20/04. Def. Rebs.: 6, vs. Wright State, 3/ 15/07. Assists: 8, Auburn, 12/4/05. Steals: 5, at St. John’s, 1/18/05. Blocks: 1, two times. Minutes: 35, five times- at Connecticut, 1/22/05; at Rutgers, 1/8/05; Richmond, 12/ 23/04; Notre Dame, 1/4/06; West Virginia, 2/9/06.
2006-07 SEASON HIGHS
Points: 21, Marquette, 1/21. Rebounds: 7, vs. Wright State, 3/ 15. Assists: 6, Massachusetts, 11/18. Steals: 2, three times. 85 Blocks: 1, three times. Minutes: 34, Marquette, 1/21. assists in 25 minutes vs. USF, 1/7... 2.14 assist:turnover ratio and Scored 12 points (4-8 FG), dished ranked third on squad in scoring out three assists in 22 minutes at (8.0 ppg.)...Recorded a Big East Syracuse, 1/4...Finished with 11 leading .508 percentage (32-63) on points, hit 3-10 3-point field goals, 3-point field goals in league play...Hit grabbed four rebounds and dished double figure scoring in 13 games out four assists vs. Florida A&M, 12/ on the year...Hit double figures in 10 30...Scored eight points (2-3 3FG) of the last 18 games and in seven of with four assists in 21 minutes vs. his last 10 contests...Finished with Dayton, 12/23...Scored 16 points (4- eight points in NCAA Tournament 10 3FG) and set career-highs for Second Round vs. Bradley, 3/19... field goal attempts (14) and 3-point Shot a perfect 6-6 with two 3- field goal attempts (10) at Wisconsin, pointers and scored a season-high 12/16...Finished with a career-high tying 16 points (10 in first half) in tying five rebounds vs. Duquesne, NCAA Tournament First Round vs. 12/6...Scored 13 points (5-8 FG) Kent State, 3/17...Played 21 minutes including 3-6 3-point field goals in vs. Syracuse in the Big East 23 minutes off the bench at Auburn, Championship final, 3/11...Scored 12/3...Scored 12 points (4-5 FG), hit 10 points (3-8 FG) in Big East 4-5 3-pointers, finished with five Championship quarterfinal vs. West assists vs. Florida State, 11/24...Hit Virginia, 3/9...Scored 12 points (5-6 3-4 3-pointers, scored nine points FG), hit two 3-pointers in 34 minutes vs. Delaware State, 11/14...Scored at West Virginia, 2/27...Hit three 3- 16 points, hit a career-high tying five pointers and scored nine points in 3-pointers (on six attempts), dished 27 minutes at Marquette, 2/18... out four assists in Maggie Dixon Scored 11 points, hit two 3-pointers Classic vs. Western Michigan, 11/12. in 33 minutes at Providence, 2/15... Scored 14 points (4-5 FG, 3-4 3FG) 2005-06 and handed out six assists vs. Cincinnati, 2/12...Scored a season- Played in all 33 games including high 16 points (5-9 FG, 4-6 3FG) starts in each of the last 29 and grabbed a season-high four contests...Led team with an .831 rebounds in a 35-minute perfor- free throw percentage (54-65) and mance vs. West Virginia, 2/9...
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RAMON’S NUMBERS
Double-Doubles: ...... 0 Points-Rebounds: ...... 0 Points-Assists: ...... 0 20+ point games: ...... 2 10+ point games: ...... 36 10+ assist games: ...... 0 10+ rebound games: ...... 0 5+ rebound games: ...... 3 5+ assist games: ...... 9 30+ minute games: ...... 21 40+ minute games: ...... 0
Scored 11 points (4-8 FG), hit 3-6 3- pointers in 27 minutes at Georgetown, 2/5...Scored nine points (4-6 FG) with five assists in 24 minutes at Connecticut, 1/31... Scored a then season-tying 13 points, dished out four assists and shot 4-7 from the field in 27 minutes vs. Marquette, 1/28...Scored 11 points (4-6 FG), hit three 3-pointers, dished out four assists vs. Syracuse, 1/23...Had 10 points and hit career- high 7-7 free throws vs. Rutgers, 1/ 18...Played 26 minutes, scored eight points including two 3-pointers at Louisville, 1/15...Hit game-winning 3-pointer from the corner in double overtime, made eighth consecutive start, tied a career-high 35 minutes and scored 12 points vs. Notre Dame, 1/4...Dished out six assists in 86 20 minutes vs. Wisconsin, 12/31... Scored 10 points, hit 5-5 free throws in 23 minutes vs. Coppin State, 12/21...Started first game of the season, played 26 minutes, scored eight points, had two steals and dished out a career-high eight assists vs. Auburn, 12/4...Played 26 minutes off the bench, scored seven points and limited Christian Brown to two second half points after he scored 18 in the first half vs. St. Francis (N.Y.), 11/29...Scored 13 points (4-7 FG), hit two 3-pointers and dished out four assists vs. Robert Morris, 11/23. 2004-05 Earned Big East All-Rookie Team honors...Earned the team’s Free Throw Shooting Award...Ranked among Pitt’s all-time freshman leaders in three 3-point categories (3FG made, 3FG attempts, 3FG pct.)...Led squad and ranked among the school’s top-10 in assist:turnover ratio (2.26)...Led Panthers in free throw shooting percentage (.774, 24-31)...Played in 28 total games with four starts (Howard, Robert Morris, Loyola, Richmond)...Missed the road West Virginia game with a right shoulder injury...Over a five- game span (12/29-1/15), hit 14-of- 25 3-point attempts (.560)...Finished with five assists at Syracuse, 2/14... Converted 3-8 3-pointers, scored 13 points, grabbed four rebounds vs.
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Notre Dame, 2/12...Scored nine York Gauchos…Led the Gauchos to points (6-6 FT) in 26 minutes vs. two national titles and one national Providence, 1/31...Registered a runner-up finish (since the age of career-high five steals in 32 minutes 13)…Led Gauchos to the nation’s at St. John’s, 1/18...Scored a career- No. 1 ranking during the summer high 21 points on a career-high five of 2003 while showcasing his talent 3-pointers (5-9) and hit a go-ahead at both the Peach Jam Classic in 3-pointer with eight seconds to help Augusta, Ga. and Super Showcase Pitt win at Rutgers, 1/8...Converted in Orlando, Fla.…Named Most 3-6 3-pointers, finished with 11 Valuable Player, scored 23 points, points in 21 minutes vs. South hit five 3-pointers including three in Carolina, 12/29...Scored 10 points in the final five minutes, registered six a 35-minute starting assignment vs. assists and four steals in the Richmond, 12/23...Scored 10 points Wendy’s All-Star Shootout in on 4-7 shooting vs. Loyola, 11/27... Chicago…Scored nine points in the In his freshman debut game, scored Pittsburgh World Hoops Classic All- 12 points, dished out six assists, Star Game at the Petersen Events finished with five rebounds and hit Center in April, 2004. 4-6 3-pointers vs. Howard, 11/20... Became the first freshman to start a PERSONAL season opener since Ricardo Greer on Nov. 17, 1997. Born Ronald Ramon on January 14, 1986…Son of Ricardo and HIGH SCHOOL Josephina and stepmother Maria Ramon…Has four sisters—Mayara, A 2004 graduate of All Hallows Kimberly, Michelle and Laura… High School in Bronx, N.Y., where Father Ricardo Ramon played he played for Head Coach Edwin professional basketball in the Gonzalez…Also played for Coach Dominican Republic, Brazil and John Carey…Averaged 24.0 points Argentina…Other New York and 8.0 assists per game and hit Gauchos players who also played at 97 3-pointers in 27 games as a Pitt include Jerry McCullough, Eric senior…High school jersey No. 14 Mobley and current Pitt assistant was retired at the conclusion of his coach Orlando Antigua…Native career…Named to the New York Dominican who follows in the Daily News and Newsday All-City footsteps of several former Pitt 87 First Teams and received Dominican players, including nomination for city player of the Ricardo Greer, Jaime Peterson and year as a senior…Led team with Antigua…Fluent in Spanish… 19.2 points and five assists per Nickname is “Double R,” for Ronald game averages as a junior… Ramon…Favorite food is rice and Selected New York Daily News All- beans with chicken…His role model City and Second Team All-City by is his father because he “showed Newsday as both a junior and him everything”…Played on same sophomore…Averaged 15 points AAU team as Russel Robinson and six assists while leading All (Kansas) and Sundiata Gaines Hallows to the CHSAA championship (Georgia)…Made Pitt his first official game as a sophomore…Rated as college visit…Roommate of the No. 117 player nationally by teammate Keith Benjamin... HoopScooponline…Played five Completed a communications seasons for one of the nation’s most internship at FSN-Pittsburgh... prestigious AAU programs, the New Majors in communications.
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5 TYRELL BIGGS
6-8 240 Junior Forward Nanuet, N.Y. Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)
games on season (Duquesne, Florida THE STORYLINE State, Massachusetts and Western Michigan)...Played in all three of Pitt’s Tyrell Biggs is an unselfish, hard working wide body with good NCAA Tournament games...Provided a spark off the bench with seven overall skills. He can score down low or step out and hit mid-range points (3-4 FG), three rebounds and a block in eight minutes vs. West jumpers. He has also developed into a 3-point threat, has good footwork Virginia, 2/27...Scored six points (3- 5 FG) with four rebounds and two and great ability to score inside. His game has drawn comparisons to assists in 21 minutes off the bench at Seton Hall, 2/19...Contributed six former Boston College power forward Craig Smith because of his points and three rebounds in only eight minutes vs Louisville, 2/12... size, playing style and versatility on the court. Last year, the multi- Scored eight points (3-4 FG) with two assists vs. Dayton, 12/23... dimensional Biggs showed outstanding improvement and Finished with 10 points (4-4 FG) with two blocks in 20 minutes vs. contributed primarily off the bench at power forward. He lost close to Duquesne, 12/6...Scored 11 points 88 on 5-6 FG with four rebounds and 20 pounds between his freshman two assists vs. Florida State, 11/24... and sophomore seasons. As a Grabbed five rebounds in 12 junior, Biggs should see extended minutes vs. Oakland, 11/19... action in 2006-07. Scored 11 points (5-7 FG), grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in a CAREER career-high 24 minutes vs. Massachusetts, 11/18...Finished In his two-year career, played in with 11 points (5-5 FG) with two 68 games, 669 minutes, scored 176 rebounds at Maggie Dixon Classic points, pulled down 103 rebounds. vs. Western Michigan, 11/12. 2006-07 2005-06 Played in all 37 games...Earned Played in 31 of 33 games off the the team’s Most Inspirational Player bench...Missed Pitt’s two NCAA Award at team banquet...Shot 50 Tournament games with a right calf percent from the floor (49-98) and injury...Pulled down a career-high averaged 11.2 minutes per game on six rebounds at Marquette, 2/18... year...Reached double figures in four BIGGS’ CAREER STATISTICS
OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 31 0 254 8.2 23 59 .390 0 0 .000 10 13 .769 15 20 35 1.1 29 0 4 13 8 3 56 1.8 2006-07 37 0 415 11.2 49 98 .500 4 15 .267 18 28 .643 22 46 68 1.8 55 1 24 17 5 8 120 3.2 Total 68 0 669 9.8 72 157 .459 4 15 .267 28 41 .683 37 66 103 1.5 84 1 28 30 13 11 176 2.6 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 16 0 96 6.0 7 26 .269 0 0 .000 8 10 .800 8 10 18 1.1 12 0 2 4 1 0 22 1.4 2006-07 16 0 139 8.7 16 34 .471 3 8 .375 8 14 .571 9 15 24 1.5 23 1 7 9 1 1 43 2.7 Total 32 0 235 7.6 23 60 .383 3 8 .375 16 24 .667 17 25 42 1.3 35 1 9 13 2 1 65 2.0 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 4 0 19 4.8 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007 3 0 16 5.3 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 1.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 6 2.0 Total 7 0 35 5.0 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 0.4 4 0 1 2 0 0 6 0.9 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2007 3 0 20 6.7 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 1.3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1.0 Total 3 0 20 6.7 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 1.3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1.0
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BIGGS’ CAREER HIGHS
Points: 11, three times- Florida State, 11/24/06; Massachusetts, 11/18/06; vs. Western Michigan, 11/12/06. FG made: 5, three times- Florida State, 11/24/06; Massachusetts, 11/18/06; vs. Western Michigan, 11/12/06. FG attempts: 7, Massachusetts, 11/18/06. 3FG made: 1, four times. 3FG attempts: 3, USF, 1/17/07. FT made: 4, Louisville, 2/12/07. FT attempts: 4, two times- Louisville, 2/12/07; Syracuse, 1/ 23/06. Rebounds: 8, Massachusetts, 11/ 18/06. Off. Rebs.: 3, four times. Def. Rebs.: 5, Massachusetts, 11/ 18/07. Assists: 2, three times. Steals: 2, Florida State, 11/24/06. Blocks: 2, two times- Duquesne, 12/6/06; Wisconsin, 12/13/05. Minutes: 24, Massachusetts, 11/ 18/06.
2006-07 SEASON HIGHS
Points: 11, three times. Rebounds: 8, Massachusetts, 11/ 18. Assists: 2, four times. Steals: 2, Florida State, 11/24. Blocks: 2, Duquesne, 12/6. Minutes: 24, Massachusetts, 11/ 89 18.
Played nine minutes, scored five tying eight points (4-4 FG), recorded points (3-4 FT) vs. Syracuse, 1/23... two blocks in a career-high 20 Played 11 minutes off the bench minutes vs. Robert Morris, 11/23. with four rebounds at Louisville, 1/15...Played 19 minutes, scored a HIGH SCHOOL career-high tying eight points (4-5 FG) vs. Wisconsin, 12/31...Hit two A 2005 graduate of Don Bosco jumpers, scored four points in 12 Prep in Ramsey, N.J., where he minutes vs. Vermont, 12/17... lettered three years for Head Coach Scored six points, grabbed a then Kevin Diverio…Named a Top-100 career-high four rebounds (three McDonalds All-America Team offensive) and contributed 15 Finalist as a senior…Led Don Bosco minutes off the bench vs. Penn Prep to the North Non-Public State, 12/10...Played 16 minutes vs. Championship Game, 21-4 overall Auburn, 12/4...Scored a career-high record and 13-1 league record as a
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senior in 2004-05…Named MVP of Albert Switzer Junior Olympics in the Windy City Classic All-Star game Germany and competed for the in Chicago after he scored 12 points Team America Junior National Team and grabbed eight rebounds for in France…Ranked the No. 35 Team New York…Became the third player nationally by USA Today… straight Pitt player (Chris Taft and Rated the No. 33 recruit nationally Ronald Ramon) to earn MVP honors by The Sporting News…Ranked by in the game…Played for Team Rivals.com as the No. 78 player America in the Capital Classic in overall, No. 19 forward and one of Fairfax, Va., finishing with 20 points the top-3 players in New Jersey as (8-11 FG) and three rebounds… a senior…Ranked the No. 47 recruit Named First Team Associated Press by YouthPrepstar…Ranked the No. All-State after averaging 25.0 points 46 player nationally by per game as a senior…Scored 20 TheInsiders.com…Rated the No. 63 points (13 second half points) and recruit nationally by grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Don EliteSportsUSA…Ranked the No. 22 Bosco to the Bergen County title power forward in the nation by with a 49-45 victory over No. 1 School Sports Magazine. ranked St. Joseph’s…Named Second Team A.P. All-State after PERSONAL averaging 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior…Led Don Born Tyrell Joseph Biggs on Bosco to a 25-4 record and North August 7, 1986…Son of Benny Jersey Parochial Class A Final as a Everheart and Cherie Biggs… junior…Led team to the Bergen Grandson of Anne Biggs… County title…Scored 39 points in a Nickname is “Baby Shaq”…Stood contest vs. Eastside…Named MVP six-foot-five-inches tall and weighed of the 2003 Rotary Roundball 230 pounds as an eighth grader… Classic…Won Most Outstanding Played with Pitt teammate Keith Player Award at the Five-Star Benjamin on the Metro Hawks/ Basketball Camp in Honesdale, Riverside Church AAU team… Pa….Two-year participant in the Committed to Pitt on Oct. 15, Eddie Griffin Challenge (Philadelphia 2004…Hobbies and interests vs. New Jersey All-Star Game)… include golf, bowling and playing Listed by the New York Daily News the piano…If he could play another 90 as a “player you have to see”… sport at Pitt, he would play Scored eight points for the West football…If he could describe Squad in the ABCD All-Star Game as himself in one word, it would be a junior…Averaged 15.5 points per “fun”…When he was a kid, he game as a sophomore while helping pretended to be Bruce Lee…Best win league and Bergen County friend on another team is Rutgers’ titles…Averaged 11.5 points per J.R. Inman…If he could travel back game as a freshman…Played for in time, he would spend more time the nationally renowned Metro with his grandfather…Favorite Hawks AAU team (formerly named home-cooked meal is carribean rice, Riverside Church) and coached by meat and potatoes…Five-time All- Dermon Player, a former assistant Star and three-time Little League at St. John’s…Named the No. 3 Baseball MVP…Nickname is “T.J.” recruit in New Jersey by several and “TBiggs”…Majors in recruiting services…Invited to the economics.
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2 LEVANCE FIELDS
5-10 190 Junior Guard Brooklyn, N.Y. Xaverian H.S.
third all-time among NCAA game THE STORYLINE 2006-07 records...Dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds in 30 A Bob Cousy Award candidate Started all 37 games at point minutes of BEC Semifinal vs. and 2006-07 All-Big East selection, guard...One of 17 finalists for the Louisville, 3/9...Scored 13 points (5- Levance Fields returns to the Bob Cousy Award, the nation’s top 10 FG), hit 2-5 3FG, finished with Panthers for his junior season. A point guard...Second Team All-Big three steals in 30 minutes of BEC strong competitor who makes East selection...Earned Coaches Semifinal vs. Marquette, 3/8... others better around him and owns Awards for team dedication at team Grabbed a career-high nine a complete package of skills, Fields banquet...Ranked among Big East rebounds in 33 minutes at is a quick point guard who can run leaders in assists (6th, 4.6 apg.) and Marquette, 3/3...Scored a game- the offense, handle the ball, drive, assist:turnover ratio (3rd, 2.41)...Led high 14 points, dished out five pass and score. He also has Pitt in minutes played (1,094), assists and grabbed four rebounds developed a deadly touch from 3- assists (169), steals (39) and in 32 minutes vs. West Virginia, 2/ point range and has displayed a assist:turnover ratio (2.41)...Ranked 27...Dished out seven assists, knack for hitting the big shot as he second on squad in 3-point field grabbed four rebounds at nailed a key 3-pointer in the NCAA goals made (52) and free throw Georgetown, 2/24...Scored a team- Tournament last year against VCU. percentage (.759)...Reached double high 15 points (2-3 3FG) including A floor general and outstanding figures in seven consecutive games all 15 in the second half, grabbed 91 distributor who enters the 2007-08 from Dec. 9-Jan. 7...Finished with five rebounds at Seton Hall, 2/19... season with the school’s second an outstanding 2.41 assist:turnover Scored 14 points, hit two 3-pointers highest career assist:turnover ratio ratio on the season (169 assists/70 and converted 8-8 free throws vs. (2.26), Fields has emerged as a turnovers)...Reached double figure Washington, 2/17...Finished with 11 leader. scoring in 16 of 37 games on points and four assists in a game- year...Registered at least five assists high 34 minutes vs. Louisville, 2/ FIELDS’ NUMBERS in 20 of 37 games on year...Finished 12...Scored a team-high 20 points with 10 points (3-5 3FG) and four (6-12 FG), hit two 3-pointers and Double-Doubles: ...... 0 assists in 30 minutes of NCAA Points-Rebounds: ...... 0 dished out two assists in 30 minutes Points-Assists: ...... 0 Regional vs. UCLA, 3/22...Scored 10 at Villanova, 1/29...Finished with six 20+ point games: ...... 2 points including a key 3-pointer in points, seven rebounds, seven 10+ point games: ...... 28 overtime, finished with four assists and one turnover in 26 10+ assist games: ...... 0 rebounds and four assists in NCAA minutes vs. St. John’s, 1/27... 10+ rebound games: ...... 0 Second Round vs. VCU, 3/17... Scored a game-high 18 points, hit a 5+ rebound games: ...... 11 Dished out a career-high tying nine career-high six 3-pointers (6-7 3FG) 5+ assist games: ...... 22 assists and grabbed five rebounds in 33 minutes at Cincinnati, 1/24... 30+ minute games: ...... 25 in NCAA First Round vs. Wright 40+ minute games: ...... 1 Finished with a game-high six State, 3/15. The nine assists tied for assists with no turnovers, five points
FIELDS’ CAREER STATISTICS
OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 33 4 715 21.7 77 157 .490 32 74 .432 38 57 .667 15 53 68 2.1 27 0 73 37 1 26 224 6.8 2006-07 37 37 1094 29.6 112 272 .412 52 146 .356 63 83 .759 19 15 134 3.6 49 2 169 70 1 39 339 9.2 Total 70 41 1809 25.8 189 429 .441 84 220 .382 101 140 .721 34 168 202 2.9 76 2 242 107 2 65 563 8.0 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 16 0 331 20.7 33 72 .458 12 36 .333 18 28 .643 5 23 28 1.8 17 0 34 19 0 14 96 6.0 2006-07 16 16 489 30.6 53 121 .438 26 69 .377 31 40 .775 10 48 58 3.6 27 2 65 31 1 17 163 10.2 Total 32 16 820 25.6 86 193 .446 38 105 .362 49 68 .720 15 71 86 2.7 44 2 99 50 1 31 259 8.1 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 4 0 106 26.5 13 28 .464 4 11 .364 3 7 .429 2 7 9 2.3 5 0 8 3 0 3 33 8.3 2007 3 3 88 29.3 6 22 .273 3 11 .273 2 4 .500 2 12 14 4.7 0 0 13 2 0 7 17 5.7 Total 7 3 194 27.7 19 50 .380 7 22 .318 5 11 .454 4 19 23 3.3 5 0 21 5 0 10 50 7.1 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 2 0 59 29.5 10 16 .625 5 8 .625 3 3 1.000 3 4 7 3.5 1 0 3 3 1 2 28 14.0 2007 3 3 100 33.3 9 23 .391 5 12 .417 0 3 .000 2 10 12 4.0 4 0 17 11 0 3 23 7.7 Total 5 3 159 31.8 19 39 .487 10 20 .500 3 6 .500 5 14 19 3.8 5 0 20 14 1 5 51 10.2
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Duquesne, 12/6...Scored nine points FIELDS’ CAREER HIGHS and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in 33 minutes at Auburn, Points: 24, at Syracuse, 1/4/07. FG made: 9, at Syracuse, 1/4/07. 12/3...Scored eight points, finished FG attempts: 15, at Syracuse, 1/4/ with six assists in 28 minutes vs. 07. Robert Morris, 11/29...Scored six 3FG made: 6, at Cincinnati, 1/24/ points with five assists and no 07. turnovers vs. Florida State, 11/24... 3FG attempts: 8, at Marquette, 3/ Scored five points with six assists vs. 3/07. Oakland, 11/19...Finished with 13 FT made: 8, two times- points (4-13), hit two 3-pointers, Washington, 2/17/07; Notre Dame, 1/4/06. finished with five assists vs. FT attempts: 14, Notre Dame, 1/4/ Massachusetts, 11/18...Dished out 06. eight assists, grabbed five rebounds Rebounds: 9, at Marquette, 3/3/ vs. Delaware State, 11/14...Dished 07. out a career-high nine assists in Off. Rebs.: 3, two times- vs. Maggie Dixon Classic vs. Western Bradley, 3/19/06; Cincinnati, 2/ Michigan, 11/12. 12/06. Def. Rebs.: 8, at Auburn, 12/23/ 06. 2005-06 Assists: 9, two times- vs. Wright State, 3/15/07; vs. Western Started four of 33 games... Michigan, 11/12/06. Earned the Most Inspirational Player Steals: 4, at Syracuse, 1/4/07. Award at the team banquet... Blocks: 1, two times. Reached double-figure scoring in 11 Minutes: 41, vs. Oklahoma State, games on year, including four of the 12/21/06. season’s last five contests...Averaged 6.8 points and 2.2 assists per 2006-07 SEASON HIGHS game...Led team with a .432 3-point Points: 24, at Syracuse, 1/4. field goal percentage (32-74) and Rebounds: 9, at Marquette, 3/3. ranked second on squad in Assists: 9, two times- vs. Wright assist:turnover ratio (1.97)...Ranked State, 3/15; vs. Western second on squad in scoring (14.0 Michigan, 11/12. ppg.), shot .625 from the floor (10- Steals: 4, at Syracuse, 1/4. 16), hit 5-8 3-pointers and averaged Blocks: 1, at Seton Hall, 2/19. 92 Minutes: 41, vs. Oklahoma State, 3.5 rebounds per game in Pitt’s two 12/21. NCAA Tournament games...Led team with a career-high 18 points (6-10 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and grabbed in 30 minutes vs. Georgetown, 1/ five rebounds in a career-high 35 13...Scored eight points, dished out minutes of the NCAA Tournament seven assists, grabbed seven Second Round game vs. Bradley, 3/ rebounds and finished with three 19...Scored 10 points (4-6 FG) steals at DePaul, 1/10...Scored 11 including two 3-pointers in 24 points (3-4 3FG) with five assists in minutes of NCAA Tournament First 27 minutes vs. USF, 1/7...Registered Round game vs. Kent State, 3/17... career-highs in scoring (24 points), Averaged 8.3 points and 2.0 assists field goals made (nine), field goal in Pitt’s four Big East Championship attempts (15), 3-point field goals games...Played 25 minutes of the made (3), 3-point field goal attempts Big East Championship Final vs. (7) and steals (4), finished with five Syracuse, 3/11...Scored 14 points assists and four rebounds at (6-13 FG), hit two 3-pointers in 29 Syracuse, 1/4...Finished with his minutes in Big East Championship fifth straight double-figure scoring semifinal vs. Villanova, 3/10...Scored game with 10 points (3-7 3FG) six 10 points (4-7 FG) with a career- rebounds and five assists in 24 high six rebounds and three assists minutes vs. Florida A&M, 12/30... in Big East quarterfinal vs. West Reached double figures for the Virginia, 3/9...Scored nine points in fourth straight game with 16 points 30 minutes of Big East Champion- (7-8 FG), hit 2-2 3-pointers and ship First Round game vs. Louisville, dished out four assists in 25 3/8...Scored 10 points (4-9 FG), hit minutes vs. Dayton, 12/23...Finished 2-3 3-pointers in 29 minutes at with his third consecutive double- West Virginia, 2/29...Was a perfect figure scoring contest with 15 points 4-4 from the floor, scored nine (6-7 FT) and played a career-high points and dished out four assists 41 minutes vs. Oklahoma State, 12/ vs. Providence, 2/25...Scored 14 21...Finished with 10 points and points (5-7 FG) and had three assists four assists in 24 minutes at off the bench at Marquette, 2/18... Wisconsin, 12/16...Scored 11 points Set then-career-highs for points (5-7 FG) with five assists, five (13), field goals (5-8), 3-point field rebounds and a key steal that gave goals (3-6) and minutes played (29) Pitt the lead in 34 minutes at Buffalo, at Louisville, 1/15...Played 21 12/9...Finished with eight points, hit minutes off the bench at Rutgers, 1/ two 3-pointers in 25 minutes vs. 18...Played 21 minutes off the
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bench, scored six of his 10 points at Ranked the No. 64 player nationally a critical time in the second half vs. by Scout Hoops.com…Rated the DePaul, 1/12...Scored 11 points, hit No. 93 player nationally by 8-14 free throws, played a career- HoopScooponline.com…Ranked the high 27 minutes, and tied a career- No. 83 recruit nationally by high with five assists vs. Notre EliteSportsUSA…Rated the No. 73 Dame, 1/4...Finished with nine recruit nationally by points and three assists vs. TheInsiders.com…Ranked the No. Wisconsin, 12/31...Played 19 47 recruit nationally by minutes off the bench, scored 10 HoopAlliance…Ranked the No. 78 points (2-2 3FG), dished out three player nationally by PrepBasketball assists and grabbed three rebounds Magazine…Ranked the No. 7 vs. Auburn, 12/4...Finished with five recruit in New York by New York assists vs. Robert Morris, 11/23... Insider.com…Rated the No. 16 Scored a then career-high 12 points, point guard and No. 93 recruit finished with five assists and played nationally by Rivals.com… 26 minutes during his career debut Ranked No. 7 among the New York vs. Saint Peter’s, 11/19...Became Insiders.com top players in the state just the third freshman to start a of New York…Played for one of the season opener since 1997 (Ricardo nation’s most prestigious AAU Greer, 1997 and Ronald Ramon, programs, the New York 2004 were the other two players). Gauchos…Named MVP of the Under-17 Playaz Spring Fling after HIGH SCHOOL leading the New York Gauchos to the title with 23 points. A 2005 graduate of Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. where PERSONAL he lettered three seasons for Head Coach Jack Alesi…Named a Top- Born Levance E. Fields on June 100 McDonalds All-America Team 14, 1987…Son of Koreen Thomas Finalist…Scored 18 points (7-16 and Leon Fields…Has one sister, FG) in 25 minutes, all in the second Nataisia Fields…Played at same half, at the Jordan Classic High high school (Xaverian) as former Pitt School All-Star Game on April 16, center Chris Taft…Xaverian has 2005 at Madison Square Garden… produced several Big East Was the only player from New York Conference players including Fields 93 State selected to compete in the and Taft, Chris Mullin (St. John’s), Jordan Classic…Compiled a 63-28 Roger McCready (Boston College), record and averaged 18.0 points Carlton Screen (Providence) and and 7.0 assists over his three-year Terence Mullin (St. John’s)… varsity career…Two-time All-State Nickname is the “General”… selection (2004 and 2005) and two- Favorite food is crown fried chicken time All-CHSAA honoree…Named and favorite meal is steak, rice and New York’s Player of the Year in macaroni…Favorite movie is “He Got 2005 by the New York Daily News Game”…Favorite sports figure is and Newsday…Averaged 27 Allen Iverson…Role model is his points, five rebounds and six assists mother because she’s “been per game as a senior…Led behind him from day one”…When Xaverian to a 20-11 record, CHSAA he was a kid, he pretended to be Championship and state title game Spiderman…If he could travel back appearance with eight straight wins in time, he would have started leading up to the championship playing basketball sooner...Likes to game…The Clippers won the bowl...Played on same New York CHSAA title and advanced to the Gauchos AAU team as Pitt player state title game after defeating three Ronald Ramon…Committed to Pitt consecutive ranked teams: No. 2 on Dec. 6, 2004, just minutes after Christ the King, No. 2 Rice and No. scoring 20 points and dishing out 1 St. Mary’s…Scored 21 points in 11 assists in a win against St. the New York State Class 2A state Agnes (N.Y.)…The announcement title game in a 68-65 loss to No. 4 came a day prior to Pitt’s nationally ranked Niagara Falls… appearance in the Jimmy V. Classic Scored 20 points in the fourth at Madison Square Garden…Chose quarter alone and finished with 36 Pitt because it made him “feel at against No. 10 ranked and home”…Also considered St. undefeated Christ the King in John’s, Ohio State, Villanova, South January, 2005…Averaged 15.4 Florida, Kentucky, Miami and points and eight assists per game Mississippi State in the recruiting while leading Xaverian to the process...Majors in Brooklyn-Queens title and a city title communications. game appearance as a junior… Averaged 9.8 points and 8.7 assists as a sophomore…Concluded his senior season ranked as the No. 88 player nationally by Rivals.com…
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23 SAM YOUNG
6-6 215 Junior Forward Clinton, Md. Hargrave Military Academy Friendly H.S.
13 points including 12 in the first points (4-10 FG) and hit 2-5 3- THE STORYLINE half (5-10 FG) and grabbed four pointers in 17 minutes vs. St. rebounds in 19 minutes in NCAA John’s, 1/27...Scored 10 points (4-5 Entering his junior season at Pitt, Sam Young is a talented, gritty Second Round vs. Wright State, 3/ FG) in 19 minutes at Cincinnati, 1/ 15...Averaged 10.7 points and 3.0 24...Made diving steal and assist at scorer and rebounder who displays outstanding competitiveness. Young rebounds per game over three Big DePaul, 1/10...Scored seven points, East Championship games...Led hit 3-4 free throws and grabbed five has a good understanding of the game and fits perfectly into Pitt’s team with 10 points (4-8 FG) and rebounds vs. USF, 1/7...Finished grabbed five rebounds in 23 with six points and five rebounds in system. Over his first two seasons at Pitt, Young has showed his minutes of Big East Championship 17 minutes vs. Florida A&M, 12/30... Final vs. Georgetown, 3/10...Scored Scored a team-high and career-high athleticism with spectacular dunks, thundering rebounds and 17 points (5-6 FG), hit 7-10 free 18 points (7-10 FG) and grabbed throws in 19 minutes of BEC four rebounds in 19 minutes vs. surprising blocks. A power forward, Young can score inside or outside, Quarterfinal vs. Marquette, 3/8... Dayton, 12/23...Provided a spark off Finished with 11 points (4-10 FG) the bench with 10 points (5-11 FG) is super athletic, plays good defense and gets up on the glass. As a and six rebounds in 22 minutes at and added three assists in 22 Marquette, 3/3...Scored 11 points minutes vs. Oklahoma State, 12/ freshman, Young earned Big East All-Rookie Team honors. Look for (4-11 FG), hit two 3-pointers, 21...Scored 10 points (4-8 FG) in 94 grabbed a season-high eight only 14 minutes vs. Duquesne, 12/ Young to play a key role for the rebounds (five offensive) at 6...Scored 10 points (4-7 FG) with Panthers in 2007-08. Georgetown, 2/24...Finished with 11 four rebounds in 14 minutes vs. points (5-10 FG) with two 3-point Florida State, 11/24...Hit two 3- 2006-07 plays and highlight reel tomahawk pointers, scored six points vs. dunk off a steal along with four Massachusetts, 11/18...Grabbed five Played in all 37 games...Earned rebounds in first start of season at rebounds, dished out three assists Most Improved Player Award at team Seton Hall, 2/19...Scored 10 points in 23 minutes vs. Northeastern, 11/ banquet...Reached double figures in (4-9 FG) with three rebounds in 20 17...Scored 12 points (6-9 FG) in 21 16 games on year including eight of minutes vs. Washington, 2/17... minutes in Maggie Dixon Classic vs. the season’s last 11 contests... Scored a career-high 21 points, Western Michigan, 11/12. Averaged 12.3 points and 4.3 surpassed career-highs for field rebounds in Pitt’s three NCAA goals made (10) and field goal 2005-06 Tournament games...Scored a team- attempts and grabbed seven high 15 points (4-9 FG), reached rebounds in 31 minutes at West Named to the Big East All-Rookie career-highs for free throws made Virginia, 2/7...Provided a defensive Team...Earned Big East Rookie of the (7) and free throw attempts (12) and spark with a career-high three steals Week Award for the week of Dec. blocked two shots in NCAA First and blocked two shots in 15 minutes 26, 2005 after averaging 16.0 Round vs. VCU, 3/17...Finished with at Villanova, 1/29...Finished with 11 points, 6.0 rebounds and shooting
YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS
OVERALL Total Three-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 33 3 672 20.4 98 188 .521 4 21 .190 61 88 .693 59 85 144 4.4 45 0 28 50 20 22 261 7.9 2006-07 37 2 637 17.2 103 225 .458 13 42 .310 46 77 .597 47 64 111 3.0 60 1 25 42 17 21 265 7.2 Total 70 5 1309 18.7 201 413 .487 17 63 .270 107 165 .648 106 149 255 3.6 105 1 53 92 37 43 526 7.5 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2005-06 16 0 322 20.1 43 91 .473 1 10 .100 36 54 .667 30 45 75 4.7 15 0 10 21 9 6 123 7.7 2006-07 16 2 282 17.6 41 95 .432 7 18 .389 12 21 .571 21 29 50 3.1 23 0 9 20 7 9 101 6.3 Total 32 2 604 18.9 84 186 .452 8 28 .286 48 75 .640 51 74 125 3.9 38 0 19 41 16 15 224 7.0 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 4 3 105 26.3 14 27 .519 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 12 16 28 7.0 7 0 3 13 6 4 30 7.5 2007 3 0 68 22.7 11 24 .458 0 3 .000 10 17 .588 3 6 9 3.0 6 0 1 1 1 2 32 10.7 Total 7 3 173 24.7 25 51 .490 0 4 .000 12 19 .632 15 32 47 6.7 13 0 4 14 7 6 62 8.9 NCAA TOURNAMENT Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2006 2 0 49 24.5 8 15 .533 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 5 6 3.0 4 0 3 0 1 1 18 9.0 2007 3 0 66 22.0 12 29 .414 1 4 .250 12 21 .571 5 8 13 4.3 5 0 0 4 3 3 37 12.3 Total 5 0 115 23.0 20 44 .455 1 6 .167 14 23 .609 6 13 19 3.8 9 0 3 4 4 4 55 11.0
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YOUNG’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21, at West Virginia, 2/7/ 07. FG made: 10, at West Virginia, 2/ 7/07. FG attempts: 14, at West Virginia, 2/7/07. 3FG made: 2, two times- St. John’s, 1/27/07; Massachusetts, 11/18/06. 3FG attempts: 5, St. John’s, 1/27/ 07. FT made: 7, two times- vs. VCU, 3/17/07; vs. Marquette, 3/8/07. FT attempts: 12, vs. VCU, 3/17/07. Rebounds: 12, vs. Notre Dame, 1/ 4/06. Off. Rebs.: 6, at South Carolina, 12/28/05. Def. Rebs.: 9, vs. Notre Dame, 1/ 4/06. Assists: 3, two times- vs. Oklahoma State, 12/21/06; Northeastern, 11/18/06. Steals: 3, at Villanova, 1/29/07. Blocks: 2, eight times. Minutes: 32, vs. West Virginia, 3/ 9/06. 2006-07 SEASON HIGHS Points: 21, at West Virginia, 2/7. Rebounds: 8, at Georgetown, 2/ 24. Assists: 3, two times- vs. Oklahoma State, 12/21; Northeastern, 11/17. Steals: 3, at Villanova, 1/29. Blocks: 2, three times. 95 Minutes: 31, at West Virginia, 2/7.
63.2 percent from the floor (12- Big East Championship final vs. 19)...Played in all 33 games with Syracuse, 3/11...Notched second three starts...Ranked second on career double-double with 14 points team in field goal percentage (.521/ (7-8 FG) and 11 rebounds in 32 98-188), third in rebounding (4.4 minutes of first career start in Big rpg.) and averaged 7.9 points per East quarterfinal vs. West Virginia, 3/ game...Reached double figure 9...Led Pitt with 12 points, hit 6-6 scoring in 12 games on year... field goals and grabbed six Scored 12 points (5-7 FG) off the rebounds in 23 minutes at West bench in NCAA Tournament First Virginia, 2/29...Scored nine points Round vs. Kent State, 3/17...Started and grabbed five rebounds at three of Pitt’s four Big East Marquette, 2/18...Scored seven Tournament games...Scored nine points (3-5 FT), grabbed seven points (4-9 FG) in 26 minutes in the rebounds in 24 minutes at
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record, the lone loss coming to No. YOUNG’S NUMBERS 1 ranked Laurinburg Prep…Scored PERSONAL Double-Doubles: ...... 2 19 points vs. No. 1 ranked Laurinburg Prep…Ranked the Born Samuel David Young on Points-Rebounds: ...... 2 June 1, 1985 in Washington, Points-Assists: ...... 0 nation’s No. 71 recruit by Rivals.com…Named one of the D.C.…Son of Marguet Craig… 20+ point games: ...... 1 Prior to his senior season at Friendly 10+ point games: ...... 28 nation’s five best fifth-year players 10+ assist games: ...... 0 by HoopScoop.com…One of seven High School, promised to do back flips if his team won the state title, 10+ rebound games: ...... 2 Hargrave players to sign an NCAA 5+ rebound games: ...... 24 Division I national-letter-of-intent in then held true on his promise after 5+ assist games: ...... 0 he led the team to the 30+ minute games: ...... 3 2004-05…Hargrave has produced a number of NBA and NCAA Division championship…Became the first 40+ minute games: ...... 0 player of Pitt’s 2005 class to commit I basketball players, including at least 30 players currently to the Panthers (Sept. 25, 2005)… Wears jersey No. 23…Favorite Providence, 2/15...Scored 10 points competing at NCAA Division I. (3-6 FG), hit 4-6 free throws in 24 sports figure is Michael Jordan… Chose Pitt because of its basketball minutes vs. West Virginia, 2/9... HIGH SCHOOL Scored 10 points (4-9 FG) in 19 program and city…Favorite home- cooked meal is sweet potatoes… minutes at Connecticut, 1/31... Attended Friendly High School in Scored eight points (3-6 FG), Fort Washington, Md., where he What he likes most about the city of Pittsburgh: the energy of the grabbed four rebounds in 14 lettered three seasons for Head minutes vs. Syracuse, 1/23...Tied a Coach Gerald Moore, Jr.…Led people…Best friend on another team is South Florida’s Chris then career-high with 12 points and Friendly to two state titles (2003- converted 5-6 free throws in 22 Class 2A and 2004-Class 3A)… Howard…Chose Pitt over Georgia, Maryland, Georgetown, Virginia minutes vs. Rutgers, 1/18...Scored Averaged 24.6 points, 14.0 nine points, grabbed six rebounds at rebounds, six blocks per game and Tech and Miami...Majors in communications. Louisville, 1/15...Registered fourth scored at least 16 points in all but straight double figure scoring game one game for the Patriots as a with 10 points, grabbed four senior…Named First Team All-MET rebounds vs. DePaul, 1/12...Regis- by the Washington Post…Also tered first career double-double with named all-county as a senior…Led 15 points, a career-high 12 Patriots to a 25-2 record and Class rebounds and played in a then 3A state title with an 84-58 win over career-high 30 minutes vs. Notre Chopticon H.S. as a senior…Scored Dame, 1/4...Scored a career-high game-winning basket off an 96 tying 16 points (7-11 FG) with five offensive rebound to defeat Oxon Hill rebounds vs. Wisconsin, 12/31... 78-76 in the closing seconds of the Scored a career-high tying 16 points Prince Georges County title game… and grabbed a career-high seven Led Friendly to a 25-1 record and rebounds (six offensive), hit 5-8 Class 2A state title as a junior… shots and 5-6 free throws in 22 Named to the Washington Post All- minutes at South Carolina, 12/28... Met team and all county squad as a Finished with three dunks and junior…Voted one of the top-10 scored nine points (3-4 FG) vs. most outstanding players at the Las Coppin State, 12/21...Scored 11 Vegas Showcase during the points (5-9 FG), drove to the basket summer of 2004. and scored on a reverse dunk vs. Penn State, 12/10...Scored eight points (3-4 FG) including an alley- oop dunk in 13 minutes off the bench at Duquesne, 12/7...Played 25 minutes off the bench, scored eight points (4-5 FG), grabbed five rebounds, had one block and one assist vs. Auburn, 12/4...Played 20 minutes, scored 14 points and registered one steal vs. Robert Morris, 11/23...Recorded five rebounds during his career debut vs. Saint Peter’s, 11/19. PRIOR TO PITTSBURGH Played the 2004-05 season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., for Head Coach Kevin Keatts…Named the National Prep School Player of the Year by Scout.com…Earned First Team Prep School All-America honors by Scout.com…Averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game for Hargrave…Led Hargrave to a No. 2 national ranking with a 28-1 overall
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11 GILBERT BROWN
6-6 200 Freshman* Guard/Forward Harrisburg, Pa. South Kent Prep (Conn.)
and 13 minutes on season (Robert record as a senior...Served as team THE STORYLINE Morris, Duquesne and Dayton)... captain as a senior...Named a Played in six minutes vs. Florida preseason McDonalds All-America A redshirt freshman, Gilbert Brown is an athletically gifted and State, 11/24...Scored first career candidate...Averaged 17.0 points, field goal vs. Dayton, 12/23. six rebounds and three assists per talented small forward who has been labeled an “amazing” dunker. game after guiding South Kent to a 32-9 record and No. 4 national Considered the “most athletic HIGH SCHOOL perimeter prep school player in ranking as a junior...Helped lead A 2006 graduate of South Kent team to the New England Prep America,” out of prep school in 2006, Brown is a tremendous Prep in South Kent, Conn. where he School Athletic Council finals in was coached by Raphael 2004-05 where it dropped the athlete who owns an impressive mid-range game. Chillious...Named a Top-100 championship game to Bridgton McDonalds All-America finalist as a Academy (Mass.)...Scored a career- senior...Concluded his three-year high 28 points vs. New Hampton... 2006-07 career as South Kent Prep’s all-time Attended West Nottingham Earned a medical redshirt after leading scorer with 1,157 points... Academy in Colora, Md. as a Averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 freshman...Selected a consensus suffering several injuries on the year...Saw action in three games rebounds and 4.0 assists per game top-100 recruit by the national after leading South Kent to a 17-17 recruiting services...Ranked the No. 97 62 recruit nationally by Scout.com... Rated the nation’s No. 87 recruit by YouthPrepStar...Rated as the nation’s No. 66 recruit and No. 14 shooting guard nationally by Rivals.com...Rated the nation’s No. 93 recruit by USA Today...Ranked as the No. 10 fifth-year recruit nationally by hoopscoop.com... Rated the nation’s No. 19 shooting guard by Scout.com...Invited to play in the 2005 All-America Camp and was selected to the camp’s All-Star team...Played in the New Jersey All- Stars, Baltimore Bombers and Delaware Sharp Shooters AAU programs...Named a camp All-Star at the Five-Star Basketball Camp in Honesdale, Pa....Had an impressive performance at the Peach Jam Classic during the summer of 2005 in Atlanta, Ga....South Kent is one of the top-ranked prep school programs in America as two players same South Kent team as NBA Draft were drafted by the NBA and over picks Andray Blatche and Dorell 15 players signed with Division I Wright along with NCAA Division I programs over the last three years. recruits Mike Evanovich (Iowa State) and A.J. Hawkins (St. PERSONAL Bonaventure)...Favorite food is Chinese...Best friend on another Born Gilbert Dawson Brown, Jr. collegiate team is Rob Thomas (St. on September 5, 1987 in John’s)...Chose Pitt because of its Harrisburg, Pa....Son of Gilbert and blend of academics and athletics... Camilla Brown of Harrisburg, Owns a 38-inch vertical Pa....Has older brother, Warren leap...Enrolled in the college of arts Brown (21)...Relative Troy Drayton & sciences, plans to major in played at Penn State...Played on business.
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40 MAURICE POLEN
6-5 245 Junior* Forward Philadelphia, Pa. West Philadelphia H.S.
played for the Pitt from 1995- THE STORYLINE 2006-07 97…Two-time league and team POLEN’S CAREER HIGHS MVP in the Harold O. Davis Christian Maurice Polen is a junior power Earned varsity letter after playing Points: 2, two times- Dayton, 12/ forward who has seen action in 11 in 11 games and 14 minutes on League…Four-year varsity baseball 23/06; Florida A&M, 12/30/06. letterwinner…Three-time All-Public career games. He joined the team as season...Scored four points and FG made: 1, two times- Dayton, a walk-on during his sophomore grabbed seven rebounds on year. School League baseball selection as 12/23/06; Florida A&M, 12/30/ a pitcher and third baseman… 06. year. Involved in National Honor Society. FG attempts: 2, vs. Western 2005-06 Michigan, 11/12/06. 3FG made: None. Walk-on who redshirted his first HIGH SCHOOL 3FG attempts: 1, West Virginia, 2/ season with the Panthers as a 27/07. sophomore. Born Maurice Terrell Polen on FT made: None. March 16, 1986…Son of Warren FT attempts: None. and Linda Polen…Has four siblings: Rebounds: 3, Dayton, 12/23/06. HIGH SCHOOL Stephon (31), Kim (30), Warren, Jr. Off. Rebs.: 2, two times- vs. Western Michigan, 11/12/06; A 2004 graduate of West (27) and Marcus (23)…Nickname is “Reese”…Related to Eric Williams, Florida A&M, 12/30/06. Philadelphia High School in who plays football for the Dallas Def. Rebs.: 2, Dayton, 12/23/06. Philadelphia, Pa. where he played Assists: 2, South Florida, 1/7/07. 98 Cowboys…Hobbies and interests Steals: None. for Head Coach Ed Wright and include singing, drawing, baseball, former Pitt player Gerald Jordan… Blocks: 1, Dayton, 12/30/06. basketball and bowling…Role model Minutes: 2, three times- vs. Averaged 17 points per game and is his uncle Haston Lewis III, who earned the Public School League’s Western Michigan, 11/12/06; inspired him to attend college… South Florida, 1/7/07; St. Marksmanship Award as a senior in Favorite food is a Philly John’s, 1/27/07. 2003-04…Named All-City as a Cheesesteak…Person in history senior…Career-high scoring game he’d most like to meet: Martin was 27 points…Set West Lovelace, Gene Banks, Clarence Luther King…Other notable players Tillman…Outstanding student who Philadelphia’s career rebounding who attended his high school record formerly held by former majors in psychology. include Gerald Jordan, Ricardo Panther Gerald Jordan…Jordan
0 AUSTIN WALLACE
6-9 230 Freshman* Center Bronx, N.Y. LaSalle Academy
effectively score around the basket. Academic Excellence Award at team points and 17.4 rebounds per THE STORYLINE He is also a high-energy, banquet for his academic work. game while leading LaSalle to a 26- A 2006-07 redshirt, Austin personable, bright and articulate 5 record as a senior...Earned student. Second Team All-State, Second Wallace is described as a hard HIGH SCHOOL working, active, coachable team Team All-City, Second Team Tri- A 2006 graduate of LaSalle State recognition as a senior... player who has a bright future. 2006-07 Wallace is an excellent rebounder Academy in Bronx, N.Y. where he Jordan All-America Classic Redshirted his first year at lettered two seasons for head coach nominee...Led LaSalle to state and shot blocker who has proven to Pitt...Earned the Jaron Brown William Aberer...Averaged 19.6 semifinal finishes as both a senior
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and junior...Averaged 17.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots per game and led LaSalle to a 26-8 record as a junior...Due to his transfer to LaSalle Academy, sat out his sophomore season (2003-04) in accordance with New York City PSAL rules...Attended South Bronx High School as a freshman...Made a solid showing at the ABCD Camp during the summer of 2005... Played AAU basketball with the New York Gauchos for coach Emanuel “Booker” Richardson...Earned New York Challenge MVP honors...Led the Super Showcase Nationals in both rebounds and double- doubles...Named to the Bob Gibbons All-Tournament squad and time leading basketball scorer...One Five-Star Hoop Classic All- of Pitt’s three former New York Tournament team...Played for the Catholic High School Athletic New Heights AAU team...Also Association players including Ronald competed for the Willie Howie All- Ramon (All Hallows) and Levance Star AAU team coached by Willie Fields (Xaverian)...Played on New Negron. York Gauchos squad with current Pitt players Levance Fields and PERSONAL Ronald Ramon...Chose Pitt because he felt comfortable, proximity to Born Austin Frank Wallace on home and opportunity to play in the October 29, 1988...Son of Tyrone Big East...Committed to Pitt on A. and Debra Wallace...Has five October 15, 2005...Favorite sports siblings including Tyrone, Jr., Isiah, figure is Tim Duncan...Person in Jamal, Imani and Neeasha... history he’d most like to meet is Nickname is “A-Wall”...LaSalle Rosa Parks...If he could choose a Academy has produced several career other than basketball, he notable athletes including would be a sportscaster on ESPN 99 Sacramento Kings forward Ron SportsCenter...If he could compete Artest, former Milwaukee Bucks in another sport at Pitt, he would be guard Shamgod Wells and former a swimmer...Enrolled in the college Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher John of arts & sciences and plans to major Candelaria, who is the school’s all- in communications.
24 TIM FRYE
6-4 190 Freshman Guard Mars, Pa. Mars H.S.
Concluded his career as the Mars High WPIAL Class 2A meet with a 6-0 high high school’s career scoring THE STORYLINE School all-time leading scorer with jump...Named All-Conference in record...Person in history he would 1,261 points during his four-year varsity football as a wide receiver...Caught 20 most like to meet: Muhammad Tim Frye is a walk-on guard who career...Scored 400 points during his passes for 403 yards and four Ali...Best job ever held: working with owns freshman athletic and sophomore senior season...Topped the 1,000-point touchdowns as a senior. his father...Is the first Pitt player to academic status. He was originally set career mark with a 21-point wear No. 24 since Marcus Bowman to walk-on to the team during his performance vs. Kittaning...Scored 29 PERSONAL (2002-05)...Best athletes who he has freshman season but an ACL injury points as a senior against Ringgold ever competed against include Greg forced him to use the year as High School...Named a Pittsburgh Born Tim Paul Frye on August 28, Oden and Greg Paulus at a Houston rehabilitation. Post-Gazette Player to Watch...Named 1987 in Latrobe, Pa....Son of Paul Frye AAU Tournament...Pre-business major. All-Allegheny Conference and All- and stepfather Steve Tritch and Tami HIGH SCHOOL County...Sat out the majority of his Tritch...Has a sister, Liz...Uncle Dave junior year with a torn ACL injury... Frye played basketball at Providence A 2006 graduate of Mars High Finished with over 500 points as a and uncle Tom Albright played football School in Mars, Pa. where he played sophomore...Also competed in track & at Indiana State...Most gratifying for Head Coach Rob Carmody... field and football...Placed fourth in the moment in sports was breaking his
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45 DeJUAN BLAIR
6-7 265 Freshman Forward Pittsburgh, Pa. Schenley H.S.
becoming the first City League team to rebounds and four assists as a THE STORYLINE win the state title since 1978...Scored junior…Three-time All-City League PERSONAL 18 points, grabbed 23 rebounds and selection...Led Schenley to a PIAA DeJuan Blair is described as an blocked six shots in leading Schenley Class 4A state title game before losing Born DeJuan Blair on April 22, athletic power forward who is known to the state title with a 78-71 win over the championship game to Lower 1989…Son of Greg Blair and Shari as a blue collar athlete with Chester...Averaged 16.2 points and 14 Merion (60-58) and 30-2 record as a Saddler...Has a brother Greg, who outstanding court awareness and rebounds per game in leading Schenley junior…Guided Schenley to the City started on the Schenley state title passing ability. Blair has drawn to a 29-3 overall record, No. 11 League title with a victory over Taylor team...Extremely close to his comparisons to former Pitt star Brian national ranking by USA Today and Allderdice at Mellon Arena...Named grandmother Donna Saddler...Father Shorter for his combination of low-post consensus top-20 national Second Team All-State as a Greg played and graduated from power and finesse moves. He also has ranking...Only the second player in the sophomore after leading the Spartans Schenley in 1991 and his mother, Shari a long wingspan for positioning on last 22 years to earn Pittsburgh Post- on a 30-game win streak that led to averaged 20 points and 20 rebounds at rebounds. Gazette Fabulous Five honors three the state finals…Consensus top-100 Serra Catholic in the 1980s...Grew up years in a row (Blackhawk’s Brandon recruit…Rated the No. 18 player just five minutes from the Pitt campus HIGH SCHOOL Fuss-Cheatham was the other)...Led nationally in the USA Today recruiting and attended high school a mile from the Spartans to their third consecutive rankings...Ranked the No. 19 recruit campus…Nickname is the “Big A 2007 graduate of Schenley High City League title, becoming just the nationally by Scout.com...Rated the Fella”…First dunk took place at School in Pittsburgh, located less than fourth team in the past 50 years to win No. 39 player nationally by Bob Pittsburgh’s Ammons Recreation a mile from the Petersen Events three straight titles...Three-time Gibbons...Ranked as the No. 60 player Center as a 6-foot-4-inch eighth Center...Lettered four seasons for Pittsburgh City League Player of the nationally by HoopScoop...Rated as the grader...Favorite player is Shaquille 100 Head Coach Fred Skrocki…Concluded Year...Named MVP of the Roundball No. 46 player nationally by Midwest O’Neal and favorite book is the four-year career with a 103-16 overall Classic...Played on USA Junior All-Star Scouting Report...Rated the No. 57 Biography of Shaquille O’Neal...Models record, 57-0 career record vs. squad that toured Europe with player nationally by Rivals...Ranked as his game after Charles Barkley... Pittsburgh City League teams and teammate Brad Wanamaker... the No. 12 center in the country by Received 18 scholarship offers…Is the 1,563 career points...Named the Earned MVP honors after scoring 25 Rivals.com…Played for the Pittsburgh first Pittsburgh City League Player to Associated Press Pennsylvania State points and grabbing 16 rebounds for JOTS AAU Team for Head Coach J.O. play at Pitt since Darelle Porter (1987- Player of the Year and First Team All- Team USA in the title game vs. Russia Stright and assistant Darelle Porter… 91) and the first Schenley basketball State for the second consecutive played in France...Also averaged a Helped guide team to a seventh place player to play at Pitt since Sonny Lewis season...Earned Pittsburgh Tribune- double-double for the squad in the finish at the AAU Nationals in Orlando, (1976-78)...Selected Pitt over Florida, Review Area Player of the Year and team’s five games played...First Team Fla....Scored 24 points in the title Kansas State, Indiana, Marquette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous Five All-State selection as a junior…Earned game to lead the JOTS to the Miami, West Virginia, Wake Forest and honors...Guided Schenley to the PIAA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous Five Pittsburgh JamFest title at the Petersen Tennessee...Undeclared major. Class 4A state championship, and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific Events Center (April 21-23)…Named 10 honors after averaging 17 points, 12 the MVP of the West Virginia Jam Fest.
15 DARNELL DODSON
6-7 210 Freshman Forward Greenbelt, Md. Eleanor Roosevelt
stellar shooter who can hit 3-pointers, Farrello…Concluded career as THE STORYLINE Dodson is described as a player with an HIGH SCHOOL Roosevelt’s all-time leading scorer outstanding overall game who has yet (1,262 career points), breaking the Darnell Dodson is described as a to scratch the surface of what he will A 2007 graduate of Eleanor school scoring record set by Delonte top-notch scorer who can put points achieve in the future. Roosevelt High School where he played West...Averaged 29.1 points, 11 on the board in a variety of ways. A basketball for Head Coach Glen rebounds and 2.6 steals while guiding
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Eleanor Roosevelt to its second straight 18 points (7-16 FG) in 17 minutes of Atlanta…Competed at the Eastern Dodson…Has three brothers Donte, Maryland Class 4A state Final Four play at the Comcast Center on April 5, Invitational in New Jersey...Rated the Dominick and Derrick and sister appearance and 17-7 record as a 2007...Scored 20 points (7-12 FG), hit nation’s No. 101 player by Bob Davida...Sister Davida is a sophomore senior...Named First Team All-MET 5-6 3-pointers and grabbed eight Gibbons...Ranked as the No. 71 player basketball player at Radford following his senior season...Scored 27 rebounds in the Washington D.C. vs. nationally by USA Today...Ranked as University...Sister Davida won two points and finished with 11 rebounds in Baltimore All-Star Game on April 1, the nation’s No. 119 player by consecutive Maryland state titles... state semifinal loss to Montgomery 2007...Led the Raiders to a 25-2 Rivals.com...Ranked the No. 158 Eleanor Roosevelt High School has Magruder...Named First Team All- record and advanced to the Maryland player nationally by Scout.com…Plays produced more than 25 NCAA Division I County by the Montgomery Class 4A state title game before losing on the DC Assault AAU team which men’s basketball players including Gazette...Scored career-high 49 points a heartbreaking 39-38 contest to competed in the Las Vegas adidas Delonte West, Eddie Basden, Delonte and hit nine 3-pointers in a holiday Bethesda Walt Whitman as a Super 64 and Best of Summer Holland and Alpha Bangura… tournament in 2006...Scored 44 points junior...Named Third Team All-MET Tournament in Los Angeles. Nickname is “D.Dot”...Committed to vs. Northwestern...Selected to the All- following his junior season...Averaged Pitt on July 10, 2006…Received Tournament Team and won a 3-point 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 PERSONAL scholarship offers from DePaul, contest at the Charm City Classic assists as a junior…Also shot 43 Georgetown, Providence and (Baltimore vs. Washington, D.C. All- percent from 3-point range and 51 Born Darnell Adair Dodson on Rutgers...Undeclared major. Star game)...Selected to play in the percent from the floor…Competed at September 1, 1989 in Washington, Capital All-Star Game where he scored the adidas Super Star Camp in D.C.…Son of David A. and Hattie
52 GARY McGHEE
6-10 255 Freshman Center Anderson, Ind. Highland Senior H.S.
leader in rebounds, blocks and ranked Scored 21 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and Charlotte McGhee…Has one sister THE STORYLINE second in scoring...Concluded his and blocked five shots in sectional vs. Mariah (15), who competes in track 101 career with 1,177 points and set school Richmond...Averaged 14.6 points per and field at Highland Senior...Father Gary McGhee is described as a burly records with 835 rebounds and 287 game and ranked 17th in the state in Gary competed in track and field at center who plays with intensity and blocks...Registered 37 points and 11 rebounding with a 10.4 average as a Indiana University (1981-82)…Cousin aggressiveness and loves to rebound rebounds in leading Highland to the sophomore…Scored a season-high 25 Aaron McGhee started at power and play defense. McGhee is a player Madison County title with a 68-65 win points as a sophomore…Attended the forward and helped lead Oklahoma to with much potential and is somewhat over Anderson...Recorded near triple- 2006 All-America Camp…Rated the the NCAA Final Four in 2002… of an unknown player out of Indiana. double with 22 points, 13 rebounds and No. 2 center at Boo Williams Camp in Nickname is “Big G”...Favorite sports eight blocks in sectional game vs. 2006…Played in the AAU Orlando figure is Shaquille O’Neal...Favorite HIGH SCHOOL Muncie Southside...Scored a career- Showcase and the AAU Nationals… movie is Paper Soldiers...Committed to high 40 of Highland’s 64 points on 14- Rated the No. 130 player nationally by Pitt on September 3, 2006 after A 2007 graduate of Highland Senior 17 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds HoopScoop...Ranked the No. 139 attending Pitt’s football game against High School in Anderson, Ind. where vs. Westfield...Grabbed 23 rebounds player nationally by Rivals.com… Virginia…Hero is his father who first he played for Head Coach Phil and scored 21 points vs. Lapel... Ranked the No. 130 player nationally put a basketball in his hands and Spoljaric...Named the Anderson Herald Finished with 37 points and 18 by Scout.com…Ranked the No. 139 taught him how to play...Spent his Bulletin Player of the Year following his rebounds vs. Broad Ripple... Averaged recruit nationally by USA Today... official visit weekend with former Pitt senior season...Three-time Hoosier 16.7 points and a state-high 13.1 Ranked the No. 15 recruit in Indiana in center Aaron Gray...Role model is Basketball Magazine All-State rebounds per game as a junior in 2006…Played AAU basketball with the Shaquille O’Neal...Became interested selection... Three-time Anderson leading Highland Senior to an 11-12 Gary-based SYF Players squad. in Pitt after visiting with his family Herald-Bulletin All-Madison County record in 2005-06…Recorded rare during the summer...Also considered squad honoree…Three-time All-North triple-double with 29 points (11-17 FG), PERSONAL Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Central Conference selection… 17 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in Michigan, Wake Forest and South Averaged 20.6 points, 11.6 rebounds 78-54 victory over Liberty Christian… Born Gary Jerome McGhee on Florida...Undeclared major but plans to and 4.2 blocks as a senior...Area October 28, 1988...Son of Gary, Sr. major in communications.
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50 CASSIN DIGGS
6-10 270 Junior Center Williamsport, Pa. Cloud County C.C. Bridgton Academy
Muff...Averaged 9.9 points, 6.0 Thunderbirds to a 24-9 record as a THE STORYLINE rebounds and shot 44.4 percent from freshman...Hit 53.4 percent (155-290) PERSONAL the floor (100-225) in 28 games played of his field goals and shot 71.4 percent Cassin Diggs is a junior college as a sophomore...Guided Cloud County (125-175) from the free throw line in Born Cassin Diggs on July 27, transfer from Cloud County Community to a 23-10 overall record and 9-7 33 games played...Scored a career- 1985...Son of April and Dave College in Concordia, Kansas who will league record...Rated the nation’s No. high 26 points vs. Pratt J.C. on January Stewart...Has a younger brother Ken have two years of eligibility at Pitt. A 1 junior college center by 22, 2006...Selected to the Region VI and a younger sister Brittany...Family wide body with excellent hands, Diggs nbadraft.net...Ranked as the nation’s All-Tournament Team...Played two resides in Williamsport...Always has proven to be able to finish in the No. 9 junior college player by JUCO seasons at Bridgton Academy in Maine dreamed about playing at Pitt while post with opponents hanging on him. Junction in November, 2006...Named a before transferring to Cloud County... growing up…Role model on the Diggs, who is lefthanded, is surprisingly NJCAA preseason All-America Played one season at IMG Academy. basketball court is Carmelo Anthony... mobile for his size. selection prior to the 2006-07 Also considered Kansas State, St. season...Named Second Team Junior HIGH SCHOOL John’s, Oklahoma State, UNLV, PRIOR TO PITTSBURGH College All-American by Street & Nebraska, Bradley and South Smith’s as a freshman...Earned A 2003 graduate of Williamsport Florida...Enrolled in the College of Arts Played two years at Cloud County Second Team All-Jayhawk League Area High School...Williamsport Area & Sciences and is an undeclared Community College in Concordia, honors...Averaged 14.0 points and 6.4 H.S. also produced former Pitt star major. Kansas for Head Coach Kevin rebounds in leading the Cloud County Chevon Troutman (2001-05).
102 22 BRAD WANAMAKER
6-4 200 Freshman Guard Philadelphia, Pa. Roman Catholic H.S.
Basketball Under-19 World a 16-game win streak...Played on USA percent during the event…Rated the THE STORYLINE Championship team from June 28- Junior All-Star squad that toured No. 56 player in the country at the 30...Selected to the PIAA All-State Europe with teammate DeJuan ABCD Camp…Played AAU basketball Bradley Wanamaker is described as First Team...Named Philadelphia Daily Blair...Roomed with Blair during the for Positive Image and coaches Larry an underrated and athletic competitor News Player of the Year as a senior... five-game swing which included a Waiters and his mentor Rasal Hajj. who has the ability to take it to the Selected the Philadelphia Inquirer championship game win over Russia... basket. He is a relentless worker and Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of Averaged 16 points per game, six PERSONAL winner who will do whatever it takes the Year...Concluded career with 1,306 rebounds per game and dished out four for his team to win. He is a tough, career points and a 76-18 three-year assists in guiding Roman Catholic to a Born Bradley D. Wanamaker on July strong and physical guard who has a varsity record...Scored 552 points, 26-6 record as a junior…Second Team 25, 1989...Son of Bradley Wanamaker, reputation as a great defender and averaged 17.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, All-Catholic League South Division Sr....Has a twin brother Brian, who superb team guy. His style of play has 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals in guiding selection as a junior…Helped lead the played on his high school team... drawn comparisons to Mitch Roman Catholic to a 29-3 overall Eagles to the Philadelphia Catholic Pitt junior Mike Cook and Philadelphia Richmond, Dwyane Wade and current record, league title and consensus top- League finals where they lost to St. native also played in his AAU program Pitt guard/forward and fellow 20 national ranking...Guided the John Neumann on a bucket in the Positive Image…Style of play has been Philadelphia native Mike Cook. Cahillites to the Alhambra Catholic closing seconds…Ranked the No. 88 compared to Cook…Made his verbal Invitational Tournament title and player nationally by Rivals.com...Rated commitment to Pitt on August 24, HIGH SCHOOL earned MVP honors after he rallied his the No. 90 player nationally by 2006...Had 13 scholarship offers team from 10 points down to register a HoopScoop...Ranked the No. 91 player including Villanova, Xavier, Virginia, A 2007 graduate of Philadelphia’s 59-56 win over Neumann-Goretti... nationally by Scout.com…Ranked the Penn State, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Roman Catholic High School where he Finished with 17 points, six rebounds, No. 112 player nationally by USA Dayton, George Washington and played basketball for Head Coach six assists and four steals in the title Today...Competed at the Las Vegas Temple...Enrolled in the College of Arts Dennis Seddon…Selected to compete game...Earned Philadelphia Daily News Big Time Tournament…Rated 11th out & Sciences with an undeclared major. for a roster spot on the 2007 USA All-City First Team and All-Catholic of 160 prospects at the ABCD Camp at Team honors...Team ended season on Fairleigh Dickinson after he shot 61
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