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Players PLAYERS PLAYERS #33 TYREESE BRESHERS FORWARD

2008-09 (Redshirt) — Sat out the season while recovering from shin surgery. ABOUT TYREESE...

HIGH SCHOOL — A 2008 graduate of Frederick K. C. Price III High No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Preppin’ Time” Lil Wayne HUSKY ATHLETICS School in Los Angeles ... ranked as the a top-100 overall prospect nation- Favorite Musician/Rapper: Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, ally by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... led the Knights to a 31-4 overall Young Jeezy record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Harbor League ... team advanced to the Division IIIAA CIF Southern Section finals where it lost to Campbell My Celebrity Crush: Alicia Keys Hall ... a first-team all Southern Section honoree ... honorable mention Favorite Movie: Bad Boyz I and II all-state by MaxPreps.com ... averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and a state-best six blocked shots per game as a junior. Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince Favorite Video Game: Galaga Favorite Book: Slam Full Name: Tyreese Eugene Breshers Best Thing About UW: Height: 6-7 Most famous person I ever met: , Weight: 255 lbs LeBron James, Debbie Allen THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Redshirt Freshman If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif be: Shaq Diesel Last School: K.C. Price Major: Undeclared Father: Toby Breshers Mother: Vickie Breshers

OUTLOOK Siblings: Brandon, Tori PLAYERS COACHES

DAWG BYTES: “Tyreese Breshers is some- one who can be just as

2008-09 REVIEW physical if not more physi- cal than Jon Brockman. He is very athletic and can get up off his feet.” —

RECORDS Compared while in high school to former NBA forward

HISTORY

48 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #11 MATTHEW BRYAN-AMANING FORWARD

2008-09 (Sophomore) — Fifth in the Pac-10 Conference with 1.0 ABOUT MATTHEW... blocks per game (32 total) ... missed the first three contests of the season due to a hip/knee/ankle injury ... returned to play 10 No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Break Up” by Mario minutes against #24 Kansas ... played 14 minutes against #17 and blocked two shots with a ... scored 18 points Favorite Musician/Rapper: Drake on 8-for-8 shooting against Southern in just 17 minutes of THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL My Celebrity Crush: Keri Hilson action ... also blocked a shot and registered two steals and two assists ... set career-highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds in only Favorite Television Show: The Game starting effort of the season against Portland State in the ab- Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball, sence of Jon Brockman (ankle) ... connected on 8-of-12 attempts against the Vikings ... also set highs with seven made Favorite Book: Angels & Demons and Fade Away (UK and 10 attempted free throws ... played career-high 32 minutes Basketball magazine) vs. PSU ... blocked three shots, snagged three steals and went Best Thing About UW: The Dawg Pack and my team 4-for-5 from the field in 15 minutes against Eastern Washington ... registered double-double with 10 points and career-high 15 re- Full Name: Matthew Osei Bryan- Favorite Non-Basketball Team: Arsenal bounds against Montana ... scored 17 points against Stanford ... Amaning Most famous person I ever met: Michael Jordan, scored 12 points at home against USC, which included a 6-for-6 Height: 6-9 LeBron James, Debbie Allen performance from the line ... went 4-for-5 from the Weight: 240 lbs field and scored nine points at home against Arizona. Major: Sociology My childhood sports heroes were: Michael Jordan

Year: Junior OUTLOOK and 2007-08 (Freshman) — Saw action in all 33 games and started Hometown: London, England If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would three as a true freshman ... Earned starts against Syracuse, Long Last School: St. Dunstan’s Col- be: Lebron James Beach State and Oklahoma State ... Scored a season-high 12 lege,/ South Kent School, Conn. points twice, both against State ... Grabbed nine rebounds Father: Samuel Amaning at Oregon State, seven of which were offensive ... averaged 16.9 Mother: Brenda Bryan points and 7.3 rebounds in eight games for Team Great Britain Brothers: Jake PLAYERS at the U20 European Championships in the summer of 2008 ... Ranked fourth among all all players in the “B” division at the Eu-

ros in blocked shots with 1.6 per game ... Scoring output was 12th, rebounding was 13th ... registered three double-doubles ... Scored 41 points with 11 rebounds against the Czech Republic ... grabbed 10 rebounds against Macedonia and Norway. COACHES South Kent School (South Kent, Ct.) — A native of London, England, who played at South Kent School in Connecticut the last three years ... The 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year from Connecticut ... Rated the nation’s No. 34 recruit by USA Today ... Ranked 10th among power forwards, No. 44 overall by Rivals. com ... Averaged 20.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game his fi- 2008-09 REVIEW nal season at South Kent School ... Three-year letterwinner and one year team captain ... Participated in the Jordan All-American Classic Regional All-Star Game in April of 2007 ... Amassed 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Suburban team in that game ... Attended Nike Camp twice and played in the Nike Camp All-Star Game once ... Also participated in the Jordan Classic ... Averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a junior at South Kent in 2005-06 ... As a sophomore, averaged eight points per game and five rebounds. RECORDS

Scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds HISTORY in his lone start in 2009.

49 PLAYERS PLAYERS MATTHEW BRYAN-AMANING cont...

Single-Game Career Highs

HUSKY ATHLETICS Points – 23 vs. Portland St., Dec. 14, 2008 Rebounds –15 vs. Montana, Dec. 28, 2008 Assists – 2, four times (last vs. Arizona, Feb. 28, 2009) Blocks – 3, three times (last vs. Stanford, Mar. 12, 2009) Steals – 3, twice (last vs. Eastern Washington, Dec. 20, 2008 FG Made – 8 twice (last vs. Portland State, Dec. 14, 2008) FG Attempted – 13 vs. Montana, Dec. 30, 2008 3-Pt. FG Made – None

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL 3-Pt. FG Attempted – None FT Made – 7 twice (last vs. Stanford, Jan. 8, 2009) FT Attempted – 10 twice DAWG BYTES: (last vs. Stanford, Jan. 8, 2009) “Matthew has all the Minutes – 36 vs. , Jan. 10, 2009

OUTLOOK talent in the world. I think he has a lot to prove - not to everyone else - but himself. He has quietly been on a

PLAYERS mission and got him- self in better condition, become a lot stronger and is playing with a lot of confidence right now.”

COACHES —Lorenzo Romar 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

50 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS MATTHEW BRYAN-AMANING cont...

Bryan-Amaning’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2007-2008 33/3 482 14.6 61–160 .407 0–0 .000 16–46 .348 50–54 104 3.2 60–0 12 39 18 21 138 4.2 2008-2009 32/1 533 16.7 73–162 .451 0–0 .000 46–77 .597 49–80 129 4.0 75–3 21 41 32 20 192 6.0 TOTALS 65/4 1015 15.6 134–312 .429 0–0 .000 62–123 .504 99–134 233 3.6 135–3 33 80 50 41 330 5.1 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL

Bryan-Amaning’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game Bryan-Amaning’s 2007-08 Game-By-Game 3- 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP vs. Kansas 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 0 4 Tech 16 4-8 0-0 0-2 3 2 1 1 0 2 8 vs. Florida 14 1-1 0-0 0-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 Utah 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pacific 16 3-4 0-0 1-3 2 2 0 1 0 1 7 Eastern Wash. 24 0-4 0-0 2-6 7 1 1 2 2 0 2 Oklahoma St 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 vs. Texas A&M 13 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 1 1 0 6 Texas Southern 17 8-8 0-0 2-2 5 2 2 2 1 2 18 •vs. Syracuse 23 4-11 0-0 0-2 5 2 0 2 0 0 8 3 IN THE KEY •Portland St 32 8-12 0-0 7-10 12 5 1 0 1 2 23 •Long Beach St 25 4-8 0-0 3-5 4 3 0 1 2 0 11 Eastern Wash 15 4-5 0-0 1-2 7 0 0 0 3 3 9 •at Oklahoma St 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 4 0 0 2 with MBA Montana 26 5-13 0-0 0-0 15 3 2 3 2 1 10 Pittsburgh 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan St 19 2-7 0-0 2-5 5 5 0 2 3 0 6 Portland 15 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 2 1 2 6 at Washington St 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 6 4 1 3 1 2 0 Portland State 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 • Scored 41 points against the Stanford 26 5-9 0-0 7-10 6 2 1 1 2 0 17 CS Northridge 13 0-4 0-0 4-8 6 1 1 1 0 3 4 Czech Republic as a mem- California 36 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 at LSU 4 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 ber of the Great Britain U20 at Oregon 16 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 5 1 0 0 0 7 Idaho State 14 1-4 0-0 2-6 5 2 0 1 0 1 4 OUTLOOK at Oregon St 19 6-10 0-0 0-0 9 3 0 2 0 0 12 Washington St 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 national team at Euro Cham- USC 24 3-7 0-0 6-6 4 4 0 1 0 1 12 at UCLA 18 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 pionships. UCLA 19 0-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 1 3 0 0 2 at USC 17 2-6 0-0 1-2 6 4 0 2 1 0 5 at Arizona 16 2-5 0-0 1-3 3 2 1 0 0 0 16 Oregon 20 3-9 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 0 1 0 6 at Arizona St 20 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 Oregon State 18 6-10 0-0 0-0 7 4 0 1 1 0 12 • The 2007 Gatorade Connecti- at California 14 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 at Arizona St 16 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 cut State Player of the Year at Stanford 12 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 at Arizona 11 0-1 00 0-2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 award receipient. Oregon St 16 0-1 0-0 1-4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 Stanford 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 Oregon 12 1-6 0-0 2-3 6 2 1 0 2 1 4 California 6 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 PLAYERS at UCLA 13 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 USC 9 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 3 1 0 7 • Ranked No. 34 overall by USA at USC 19 1-4 0-0 5-9 3 1 0 1 1 0 7 UCLA 18 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 2 6 Today in the recruiting class of Arizona St 9 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 2 0 6 at Oregon 11 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2007. Arizona 17 4-5 0-0 1-3 2 3 2 1 2 0 9 at Oregon St 23 6-9 0-0 0-0 9 2 1 2 2 0 12 Seattle Univ. 15 0-3 0-0 2-4 6 1 4 3 1 0 2 Arizona 16 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 1 0 5 Washington St 9 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 Arizona State 13 0-3 0-0 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Stanford 15 2-4 0-0 1-2 6 3 1 4 3 2 5 at Stanford 18 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6

Arizona St 10 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 at California 20 3-8 0-0 0-0 5 2 2 0 0 0 6 COACHES St 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 1 0 1 4 at Washington St 26 3-6 0-0 1-3 6 3 0 2 0 1 7 Purdue 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 vs. California 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 • denotes games started Valparaiso 12 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 2 0 2 1 2 2 • denotes games started 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

51 PLAYERS PLAYERS #10 ABDUL GADDY GUARD

ABOUT ABDUL... No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Hate” by Jay-Z HUSKY ATHLETICS Favorite Musician/Rapper: Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Drake My Celebrity Crush: Beyonce Favorite Movie: He Got Game Favorite Television Show: Martin Favorite Video Game: I don’t play Favorite Book: SLAM Magazine Full Name: Abdul Gaddy Best Thing About UW: Being in the Bank of Height: 6-3 America Arena Weight: 190 lbs If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Freshman Hometown: Tacoma, Wash. be: Michael Jordan Last School: (Bellarmine Prep) Major: Undeclared Father: Abdul Gaddy Sr. Mother: Oseye Gaddy HIGH SCHOOL — A 2009 graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Ta- Siblings: Donald and Kalaila coma ... considered the No. 2 point guard prospect in the country OUTLOOK according to Scout.com ... ranked 14th overall in the ESPNU 100 ... averaged 25.3 points per game as a senior ... led Bellarmine Prep to a 15-11 record his senior year ... Washington state Class 4A player of the year by the ... lists career highs of 42 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists and nine steals ... averaged

PLAYERS DAWG BYTES: 23.2 points and led the Lions to a 25-4 record and the Class 4A “Abdul is a true point state semifinals as a junior... named to the first-team all-state guard and a very quick tournament team for Class 4A ... scored 26 points in third-place learner. At times, you game, including 18 in the second half ... became first underclass- may hear the Brandon men in Washington to win the Gatorade State Boys Basketball Roy comparison. He is Player of the Year honor in 2008... selected as a Parade Magazine

COACHES similar in that he has All-America ... named to the USA Junior National Select Team that competed in the Nike Hoops Summit at the Rose Garden a very high basketball Arena in Portland ... named co-MVP and led team to title at the I.Q. and a great de- Nike Global Challenge in 2008 ... selected to play for the West meanor on the floor.” team at the 2009 McDonald’s All-American Game ... played in —Lorenzo Romar the at Madison Square Garden in ... named to play in the 2008 Boost Mobile Elite 24, held at the iconic Rucker Park in New York ... two-time Tacoma News-Tribune Player of the Year ... Seattle Times first-team all-state and Class 4A Player of the Year ... played AAU basketball for the North- 2008-09 REVIEW west Legends ... listed by ’s Seth Davis as the Highly regarded best point guard at the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp point guard that ... played four seasons under coach Bernie Salazar at Bellarmine several publications Prep and led team to a 73-33 record during that time.

RECORDS are predicting could give the Huskies back-to-back Pac-10

HISTORY Freshmen of the Year

52 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #44 DARNELL GANT FORWARD 2008-09 (Redshirt-Freshman) — Earned the team’s Coaches Award for having the best attitude in the program ... started 34 ABOUT DARNELL... of 35 games on the season ... averaged 3.1 points and 3.3 re- No. 1 Song In My iPod: “So Ambitious” by Jay-Z bounds ... started the opener at Portland and played 23 minutes ... grabbed seven rebounds against Cleveland State and five Favorite Musician/Rapper: Jamie Foxx and against FIU ... scored eight points with six rebounds and two Mali Music blocks against #17 Florida ... grabbed six boards against Pacific THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL My Celebrity Crush: Beyonce and Taraji Henson ... blocked two shots and registered two steals against Morgan State ... went 4-for-4 from the free throw line against the Bears Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball& He Got Game ... played season-high 24 minutes in 20-point win at Washing- Favorite Television Show: The Game ton State ... blocked three shots at Oregon State ... played 26 minutes in home win over #13 UCLA ... did not start WSU home Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K10 game due to Senior Day - Artem Wallace started at the forward Favorite Book: The Bible position. Best Thing About UW: The people Full Name: Darnell Niikwaatei 2007-08 (Redshirt) — Redshirted the season. Gant If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would Height: 6-8 be: HIGH SCHOOL — A 2007 graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Weight: 210 lbs Angeles ... The top-rated power forward on the West Coast according to Year: Sophomore

Scout.com ... Ranked as the nation’s 50th best recruit by USA Today ... Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif OUTLOOK Listed No. 12 in Best in the West rankings compiled by the Long Beach Last School: (Crenshaw) Press-Telgram ... Averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots Major: Drama per game his senior season, helping Crenshaw to a 19-8 record ... During Father: Abdul Gaddy Sr. his senior year, also contributed 4.3 assists per game, 5.6 blocks per game Mother: Deborah Mayez and 3.0 steals per game ... A first-team All-State Division I selection Grandparents: Earlie, Louise

Brother: DeVonte Mendez PLAYERS by CalHi Sports ... The same publicaton picked him to the third-team all-state squad for all divisions ... A two-time all-city selection out of Los Angeles’ talent-laden Coliseum League ... Hails from the same high school that produced former Pac-10 standouts Marques Johnson and Tremaine Fowlkes ... Ranked No. 85 nationally by PrepStars and No. 93 DAWG BYTES: in the SI.com Hot 100 Seniors ratings ... Helped lead Crenshaw to a 21-5 “Darnell has a nice,

record in 2006, with a 9-1 league mark ... Two-year letterwinner and soft shooting touch COACHES three year team captain ... Led JV team to a 12-0 season finishing first and he brings a great in League and District ... As a sophomore and junior, named an all-state energy to the floor. He Underclassman Team ... Named to the all-city second Team his junior is a very good athlete, year and all-city first Team his senior year ... Was named the 2007 Team is very quick and can MVP ... Participated in the ABCD camp in New Jersey where he was have quite an impact

second among California rebounders ... Participated in the Dream Vision on the game.” 2008-09 REVIEW All-American game as a senior where he was the Champion ... —Lorenzo Romar Competed in the Collision All-Star game in Gardena, Calif. ... Took part in the Pangos All-American Camp, scoring 30 points with eight rebounds, 5.6 assists and three blocks ... Also lettered in track and field and volleyball.

Can take his RECORDS opponent down low and pop outside and nail the open jumper HISTORY

53 PLAYERS PLAYERS DARNELL GANT cont...

Gant’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2008-2009 34/33 639 18.3 45-123 .366 0-0 .000 19-27 .754 41-76 117 3.3 76-0 15 33 14 11 109 3.1 HUSKY ATHLETICS TOTALS 34/33 639 18.3 45-123 .366 0-0 .000 19-27 .754 41-76 117 3.3 76-0 15 33 14 11 109 3.1

Single-Game Career Highs

Points – 8 vs. Florida, 11/25/08 Rebounds –7 twice (last vs. Kansas, 11/24/08) Assists – 2, USC, 1/22/09 Blocks – 3 at OSU, 1/17/09 Steals – 2 twice (last vs. Stan., 3/12/09) FG Made – 3, 3 times (last vs. WSU, 3/7/09)

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL FG Attempted – 8 vs. Kansas, 11/24/08 3-Pt. FG Made – None 3-Pt. FG Attempted – None FT Made – 4 vs. Morgan St, 12/390/08 FT Attempted – 4 3 times (last vs. MSU 12/30/08) Minutes – 26 vs. UCLA, 1/24/09 OUTLOOK

Gant’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game 3-Point

PLAYERS OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP •at Portland 23 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 •Cleveland State 16 1-6 0-0 0-0 7 2 0 2 0 0 2 •Florida International 16 2-5 0-0 1-1 5 3 1 0 0 0 5 •vs. Kansas 18 1-8 0-0 0-0 7 3 0 1 0 0 2 •vs. Florida 22 3-5 0-0 2-2 6 2 1 1 2 0 8 •Pacific 20 2-5 0-0 2-4 6 3 0 1 0 0 6 •Oklahoma State 17 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 •Texas Southern 17 3-5 0-0 2-4 3 4 0 0 2 0 8 COACHES •Portland State 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 •Eastern Washington 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 3 1 0 2 •Montana 14 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 •Morgan State 22 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 0 1 1 2 2 6 •at Washington State 24 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 •Stanford 15 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 •California 17 1-2 0-0 1-2 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 •at Oregon 24 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 •at Oregon State 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 •USC 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 •UCLA 26 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 •at Arizona 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2

2008-09 REVIEW •at Arizona State 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 •at California 23 2-6 0-0 2-2 3 2 1 1 0 0 6 •at Stanford 24 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 •Oregon State 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 •Oregon 21 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 4 •at UCLA 24 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 •at USC 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 •Arizona State 19 0-0 0-0 1-2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1

RECORDS •Arizona 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 •Seattle Univ. 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 Washington State 21 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 3 0 2 0 0 6 •Stanford 17 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 3 0 2 2 •Arizona State 14 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 1 0 1 2 •Mississippi State 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 0 0 4 •Purdue 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 • denotes games started HISTORY

54 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #22 JUSTIN HOLIDAY FORWARD

2008-09 (Sophomore) — Grabbed 11 rebounds to go with six points ABOUT JUSTIN... against Cleveland State ... grabbed seven boards and handed out three assists against Florida International ... registered two steals against #17 No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Don’t Want to Come Florida ... handed out three assists against Texas Southern ... blocked two Down” by Trey Songz shots against Portland State ... blocked two shots and handed out three

Favorite Musician/Rapper: Trey Songz and Drake assists against Eastern Washington ... made only shot attempts against THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Washington State and Stanford ... played 27 minutes and scored five My Celebrity Crush: Alicia Keys points in triple overtime game against Cal ... scored four points against Favorite Movie: The Star Wars movies. I wish I could USC, making both shot attempts ... played against brother, Jrue, for the be a Jedi. first time ever and scored three points with five rebounds in home win Favorite Television Show: The Game over UCLA ... game marked first organized game in which the brothers faced each other ... grabbed 10 rebounds in win at Arizona State ... had Favorite Video Game: Star Wars The Force Unleashed three steals in overtime win over ASU and two against Washington State ... registered four assists on the road at UCLA. Favorite Book: The Bible Full Name: Justin Alaric Holiday Best Thing About UW: My teammates Height: 6-6 2007-08 (Freshman) — Appeared in 19 games during his true fresh- Weight: 180 lbs If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would man season ... Registered double-figures in minutes during the first four Year: Junior be: My brother or dad games of the year ... Played a season-high 16 minutes against Texas Hometown: Chatsworth, Calif.

A&M in the Preseason NIT in Madison Square Garden ... Season-best Last School: (Campbell Hall) OUTLOOK was a three-point effort against California in the first round of the Pac-10 Major: Environmental Studies Tournament ... also scored on six other occasions during the season ... Father: Shawn Holiday registered two steals against Utah and USC ... grabbed six rebounds in Mother: Toya Holiday just 11 minutes during his debut against New Jersey Tech. Siblings: Jrue, Aaron, Lauren

HIGH SCHOOL — A 2007 graduate of Campbell Hall High School in PLAYERS North Hollywood, Calif. ... Listed No. 23 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... Averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks as a senior ... A first-team all-state Division DAWG BYTES: IV selection by CalHi Sports ... Led Campbell Hall to a 33-1 record and “Justin has a great the state Class IV championship ... Scored 15 points in a 70-34 triumph feel for the game and

over Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa that tied for the most lopsided understands how the COACHES margin in California state boy’s championship game history ... Amassed game is played. He 30 points, five assists and eight steals in a 99-34 win over Oaks Christian makes things hap- on Feb. 20, 2007 ... Averaged 20.0 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks pen on both ends of as a junior, helping the team to a 26-6 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the floor - whether it league play ... Topped the league with 373 rebounds as a junior and his is making a defensive

106 blocks were 60 more than any other player ... As a sophomore, led stop, getting an offen- 2008-09 REVIEW team to an undefeated 32-0 record ... Also lettered in football at Campbell sive rebounds or finish- Hall ... Attended the Superstar Camp in Atlanta ... brother, Jrue, ing on a break.” played at UCLA for one season and was selected in the first round of the — Lorenzo Romar 2009 NBA by the .

Lorenzo Romar RECORDS frequently compares Justin to

former Husky standout HISTORY Bobby Jones for his defensive intensity.

55 PLAYERS PLAYERS JUSTIN HOLIDAY cont...

Single-Game Career Highs HUSKY ATHLETICS Points – 6 vs. Cleveland St, 11/18/08 Rebounds – 11 vs. Cleveland St, 11/18/08 Assists – 4 at UCLA, 2/19/09 Blocks – 2 twice (last vs. EWU, 12/20/08) Steals – 3 vs. Arizona State, 2/26/09 FG Made – 3 twice (last vs. Fla. 11/25/08) FG Attempted – 4, 5 times (last vs. Seattle U 3/3/09) 3-Pt. FG Made – 1 vs. UCLA, 1/24/09 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 2 vs. Arizona St., 2/26/09 FT Made – 3 vs. Cal, 1/10/09 FT Attempted – 4 vs. Cal, 1/10/09 Minutes – 27 twice (last at Arizona, 1/20/09) THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL OUTLOOK PLAYERS COACHES 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

56 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS JUSTIN HOLIDAY cont...

Holiday’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2007-2008 19/0 125 6.6 5–17 .294 0–4 .000 3–7 .429 8–17 25 1.3 14–0 8 7 5 4 13 0.7 2007-2008 35/0 545 15.6 30-68 .441 1-4 .250 13-21 .619 30-59 89 2.5 55-0 43 38 9 15 74 2.1

TOTALS 54/0 670 12.4 35–85 .412 1–8 .125 16–28 .571 38–76 114 2.1 69–0 51 45 14 19 87 1.6 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL

Holiday’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game Holiday’s 2007-08 Game-By-Game 3-Point 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP at Portland 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey Tech 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 2 2 0 1 0 2 Cleveland State 25 3-4 0-0 0-0 11 2 1 0 1 0 6 Utah 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 Florida International 19 1-1 0-0 0-0 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 Eastern Washington 15 0-2 0-1 1-2 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 vs. Kansas 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Texas A&M 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Florida 19 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 1 0 2 6 vs. Syracuse 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 Long Beach State 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 IN THE KEY Oklahoma State 20 2-2 0-0 0-1 7 3 1 2 1 1 4 Portland State 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Southern 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 CS Northridge 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Portland State 18 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 Idaho State 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 with Justin Eastern Washington 19 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 4 at UCLA 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Montana 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 at USC 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Helped lead Campbell Hall at Arizona State 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Morgan State 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 High School to a 33-1 record OUTLOOK at Washington State 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 at Arizona 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 Stanford 19 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 Stanford 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 and the 2007 California state California 27 1-3 0-0 3-4 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 California 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Class IV championship. at Oregon 16 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 USC 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 UCLA 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 at Oregon State 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 Listed No. 23 in the Best USC 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 vs. California 8 1-2 0-0 1-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 • UCLA 20 1-4 1-1 0-0 5 0 4 0 0 0 3 Valparaiso 5 0-0 0-0 102 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 in the West poll conducted • denotes games started

at Arizona 27 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 by the Long Beach Press- PLAYERS at Arizona State 22 1-2 0-0 0-2 10 3 2 2 0 1 2 Telegram. at California 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 at Stanford 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 Oregon State 15 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 • Averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 Oregon 12 0-3 0-0 1-2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 rebounds and 2.0 blocked at UCLA 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 at USC 9 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 shots as a senior at Camp- Arizona State 23 0-3 0-2 2-2 2 2 3 1 0 3 2 bell Hall High School. Arizona 17 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 COACHES Seattle Univ. 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 Washington State 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 Stanford 14 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 Arizona State 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 Mississippi State 6 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Purdue 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 • denotes games started 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

57 PLAYERS PLAYERS #1 VENOY OVERTON GUARD

2008-09 (Sophomore) — Named honorable mention for the all-Pac-10 defensive team ... scored nine points and grabbed five boards at Portland ABOUT VENOY...... started against Cleveland State ... tied career-high four steals in 22 No. 1 Song In My iPod: Gucci Mane

HUSKY ATHLETICS minutes of action against Eastern Washington, then equaled that against Montana eight days later ... scored 10 points with three assists against Favorite Musician/Rapper: Gucci Mane the Grizzlies, including two breakaway dunks ... scored 11 points against My Celebrity Crush: Mya Morgan State ... handed out three assists against Stanford, Oregon and Oregon State ... scored six points against USC, both three point field goals Favorite Movie: Paid In Full ... scored 10 points in home win over #13 UCLA ... scored 11 points with Favorite Television Show: Anything on ESPN five assists and a career-high five steals in win at Stanford ... played well in place of foul-plagued Justin Dentmon vs. the Cardinal ... scored Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K10 nine points against Oregon State ... shot 7-for-12 from the field during Favorite Book: SLAM Magazine three-game stretch (Oregon, UCLA, USC) for .583 pct. ... had two steals Best Thing About UW: The basketball team Full Name: Venoy Lee Overton at UCLA, three at USC, two against #14 Arizona State and three against Height: 5-11 Arizona (10 in four games) ... grabbed six rebounds at home against Ari- If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would Weight: 180 lbs zona ... registered five steals and handed out five assists against Seattle be: Michael Jordan

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Junior University ... scored 14 points in title-clinching game against Washington Hometown: Seattle, Wash. State ... went 8-for-11 from the free throw line against the Cougars. Last School: (Franklin) Major: Undeclared 2007-08 (Freshman) — Appeared in all 33 games during the season Mother: Rhonda Riley and started 26, including the final 18 ... finished the season ranked 7th in Sisters: Nicole, Tina, Johnetta, Keka the Pac-10 in /turnover ratio (1.62) and eighth in steals (1.36) ... His

OUTLOOK 45 steals ranks as the second-highest total for a Husky freshman behind teammate Justin Dentmon’s 52 in 2005 and just ahead of Jon Brockman’s 35 that same season ... an honorable mention all-Pac-10 freshman team selection ... averaged 4.9 points and a team-leading 3.2 assists per game ... led the team in assists 17 times ... scored in double-figures five times with a high of 19 points (led the team) in just 19 minutes against Arizona PLAYERS ... went 5-for-9 from the field and 9-for-9 from the free throw line against the Wildcats ... his nine free throws against Arizona tied with Jon Brock- man for the most in a single game during the season ... scored 14 points against Cal State Northridge, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line ... grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists at Washington State. COACHES

HIGH SCHOOL — A 2007 graduate of Franklin High School in Seattle ... The Washington state Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior ... Listed No. 25 in the Best in the West poll conducted by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... Averaged 21.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals during his senior season ... Led the Quakers to a 24-3 record in 2007 with a 14-0 league mark and third-place state finish ... Helped guide Franklin to the 2006 Class 4A state championship, scoring 20 points in a 70-51 win over Central Valley in the title game ... Averaged 18.1 points 2008-09 REVIEW per game as a junior, 17.6 as a sophomore and 6.0 as a freshman ... Graduate of Seattle’s Franklin High School, which also produced former Pac-10 standouts Jason Terry (Arizona) and Aaron Brooks (Oregon).

RECORDS Defensive sparkplug who has become one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the nation. HISTORY

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Single-Game Career Highs

Points – 19, vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008 Rebounds – 7, at Washington St, Mar., 8, 2008

Assists – 7 vs. Oregon St, Jan. 19, 2008 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Blocks – 1, 7 times (last vs. WSU, Mar. 7, 2009) Steals – 5, twice (last vs. Seattle U, Mar. 3, 2009) FG Made – 5, twice (vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008) FG Attempted – 10, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 3-Pt. FG Made – 4 vs. CS Northridge, Dec. 22, 2007 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 5, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 FT Made – 9, vs. Arizona, Feb. 21, 2008 FT Attempted –11, vs. Washingont St., Mar. 3, 2009 Minutes – 35, at Washington St, Mar. 8, 2008 OUTLOOK PLAYERS COACHES 2008-09 REVIEW DAWG BYTES: “Venoy’s strengths are his speed and his passing as well as his ability to re- ally defend the ball. He gives us some great options in the backcourt, both offensively and defensively, with re- gard to our various lineups and per- sonnel decisions.” — Lorenzo Romar RECORDS HISTORY

59 PLAYERS PLAYERS VENOY OVERTON cont... Overton’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2007-2008 33/26 678 20.5 46–136 .338 11–44 .250 60–91 .659 17–46 63 1.9 78–3 107 66 1 45 163 4.9

HUSKY ATHLETICS 2008-2009 35/1 717 20.5 62–146 .425 9–36 .250 69–90 .767 15–59 74 2.1 93–4 68 72 6 47 202 5.8 TOTALS 68/27 1395 20.5 108–282 .383 20–80 .250 129–181 .713 32–105 137 2.0 171–7 175 138 7 92 365 5.4

Overton’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game Overton’s 2007-08 Game-By-Game 3-Point 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP at Portland 30 2-4 0-1 5-8 5 5 3 4 0 3 9 •New Jersey Tech 20 1-3 0-2 202 2 3 6 3 0 0 4 •Cleveland State 13 0-3 0-2 3-4 1 5 1 1 1 0 3 •Utah 31 2-8 0-2 5-6 2 4 6 3 0 3 9 Florida International 18 1-5 0-1 2-2 5 2 1 4 0 0 4 •Eastern Wash. 24 2-4 1-3 0-0 2 3 3 4 0 3 5 vs. Kansas 17 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 •vs. Texas A&M 28 2-6 0-2 0-2 5 5 6 2 0 4 4 vs. Florida 13 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 •vs. Syracuse 28 4-10 2-5 1-2 6 5 5 1 0 2 11 Pacific 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 •Long Beach St 24 2-3 1-2 2-6 1 2 6 6 0 2 7 3 IN THE KEY Oklahoma State 22 1-2 0-0 4-5 4 3 0 4 0 1 6 •at Oklahoma St 28 0-6 0-2 4-5 1 1 2 2 0 2 4 Texas Southern 16 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 3 2 3 0 1 5 •Pittsburgh 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 with V.O. Portland State 19 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 Portland 18 0-1 0-1 5-6 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 Eastern Washington 22 1-4 0-0 3-4 3 0 1 3 0 4 5 Portland State 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL • Honorable mention all- Montana 23 4-9 0-0 2-2 3 1 3 1 1 4 10 CS Northridge 24 5-5 4-4 0-0 1 3 3 1 0 2 14 Morgan State 26 3-4 2-2 3-4 3 2 1 3 1 1 11 at LSU 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Pac-10 defensive team in at Washington State 22 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 Idaho State 21 3-5 2-4 2-2 1 4 3 2 1 0 10 2009. Stanford 17 1-3 0-0 3-5 3 1 3 2 0 0 5 Washington St 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 California 23 2-6 0-1 2-2 0 5 1 1 0 1 6 at UCLA 22 0-6 0-1 1-2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 •at USC 19 1-4 0-1 1-2 1 3 1 4 0 1 3 • Honorable mention all- at Oregon 14 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 at Oregon State 21 3-5 0-1 0-0 3 2 3 2 0 0 6 •Oregon 27 3-9 0-2 5-6 4 2 5 4 0 1 11 Pac-10 freshman team in USC 17 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 •Oregon St 25 1-5 0-1 3-6 1 1 7 3 0 3 5

OUTLOOK 2008. UCLA 20 3-5 0-1 4-5 3 3 2 4 0 2 10 •at Arizona St 19 0-2 0-0 3-5 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 at Arizona 21 2-3 0-1 1-1 0 5 3 1 0 1 5 •at Arizona 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 •Stanford 16 0-1 0-0 3-4 1 3 2 3 0 2 3 • Hails from the same high at Arizona State 20 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 at California 20 1-2 0-0 6-6 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 •California 26 1-3 0-1 2-2 3 0 5 0 0 1 4 school that produced former at Stanford 27 4-9 0-2 3-5 3 1 5 3 0 5 11 •USC 16 2-7 0-3 0-0 4 2 2 2 0 2 4 Pac-10 standouts Jason Terry Oregon State 23 2-6 0-0 5-7 5 4 6 3 1 1 9 •UCLA 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 4 0 1 2 •at Oregon 18 2-3 0-1 0-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 (Arizona) and Aaron Brooks Oregon 19 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 4 3 1 0 0 4 at UCLA 21 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 1 2 6 •at Oregon St 19 0-2 0-1 2-4 1 0 6 1 0 3 2 PLAYERS (Oregon). at USC 21 2-6 1-3 2-2 1 3 2 3 0 3 7 •Arizona 19 5-9 0-1 9-9 1 5 2 0 0 1 19 Arizona State 24 0-2 0-0 6-6 1 2 1 5 0 2 6 •Arizona St 21 2-5 0-1 1-2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 Arizona 28 2-8 1-3 3-4 6 1 0 1 0 3 8 •at Stanford 19 0-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 Seattle Univ. 22 4-5 1-2 0-0 2 3 5 0 0 5 9 •at California 19 1-3 0-0 2-4 4 2 3 1 0 3 4 Washington State 20 3-5 0-1 8-11 2 3 1 1 1 1 14 •at Washington St 35 2-7 0-0 1-3 7 3 6 5 0 1 5 Stanford 27 3-4 0-1 2-3 6 2 0 3 0 2 8 •vs. California 16 1-6 1-3 5-6 1 2 1 0 0 2 8 Arizona State 22 2-5 0-1 0-0 4 4 3 0 0 2 4 •Valparaiso 24 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 1 0 1 4 Mississippi State 15 3-3 1-1 0-0 3 4 1 1 0 0 7 • denotes games started Purdue 17 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 COACHES • denotes games started 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

60 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #20 FORWARD

2008-09 (Junior) — Earned the team’s Industrial Award as the ... averaged 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game during the Huskies’ program’s hardest worker ... ranked 11th in Pac-10 with 5.9 rpg and five-game tour of Greece from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, 2007. 10th in FG percentage at 51.1% ... also named the team’s Most Improved Player for the second-straight season ... participated on 2006-07 (Freshman) — Played all 32 games, starting 22 ... honorable USA squad that will earned a bronze medal at the summer World mention selection to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ... Twice registered a career-high 25 points, against Arizona and Idaho ... one of five Huskies

University Games in Serbia ... led Huskies with 15.4 ppg over the THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL final 14 games, including six games with 20+ points per game ... who averaged double-figure points for the season ... third on the team grabbed eight rebounds in opener at Portland ... scored 15 points in both scoring (10.7 ppg) and (49.8%) ... tallied and grabbed nine rebounds against Cleveland State ... went 6-for-9 double-figure points 15 times, includng four 20-point performances ... from the field against the Vikings ... registered double-double with distributed five assists against California. 16 points and 12 rebounds against Pacific ... handed out eight as- HIGH SCHOOL — A 2006 graduate of San Joaquin Memorial High School sists against Texas Southern ... scored 21 points against Portland State ... went 10-for-18 from the field against the Vikings, including in Fresno, Calif. ... Averaged 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists a crucial tip-in with :26 seconds left in the tight game ... scored 16 per game his senior season ... Powerful prep squad at San Joaquin was nationally ranked and included 7-foot twins Brook and who are Full Name: Quincy Coe Pondexter points with seven rebounds, three assists and zero turnovers in Height: 6-6 enrolled at Stanford ... Lost a 68-67 double overtime decision to Horizon 34 minutes of action at Washington State ... went 7-for-10 from Weight: 215 lbs of San Diego in the 2006 Southern California Division IV championship the field in the 20-point win over the Cougars ... scored 14 points Year: Senior against Stanford and went 6-for-6 from the free throw line against game ... San Joaquin finished with a 33-4 record and was one game shy Hometown: Fresno, Calif.

the Cardinal ... equaled then season-high with 21 points at Cal ... of playing for a state title ... A first-team All-California state selection in Last School: (San Joaquin Memo- OUTLOOK scored 14 in the first half at Cal ... poured-in 20 three days later 2006 and the Division IV Player of the Year ... The 2006 North Yosemite rial) at Stanford and scored 13 in the first half ... scored 20 points on League MVP and the district Player of the Year ... The No. 5 prospect in Major: Sociology 6-of-8 shooting and 8-10 free throws in win over Oregon ... scored the Best in the West poll compiled by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... Father: Roscoe Pondexter 22 points at USC as only UW player in double-figures ... went Averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 rebounds his junior season ... Scout.com No. Mother: Doris Pondexter 10-for-13 from the field (.769) with five rebounds and two steals 27 recruit in the nation and the No. 7 ... The nation’s No. Siblings: Jason, Myisha against the Trojans ... led the team with 12 rebounds to go with 10 34 prep prospect in the Bob Gibbons’ All-Star Report ... Listed as the No. PLAYERS points in win over #14 Arizona State ... underwent hernia surgery 42 recruit in the country according to The ... The Rivals. following the conclusion of the season. com No. 50 recruit in the country and the No. 16 small forward ... All-Star game starter at the 2004 and 2005 Adidas Superstar Camp in Atlanta ... 2007-08 (Sophomore) — Appeared in all 33 games and regis- Named MVP of the 2005 Pangos All-American Camp in Los Angeles ... tered nine starts ... averaged 9.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game All-tournament team selection at the 2005 Adidas Super 64 Tourney in

during the season as well as 1.9 assists ... averaged 15.2 points COACHES and 6.4 rebounds per game in his last five outings of the season ... Las Vegas ... Father, Roscoe, played for at shot 52 percent from the field and hauled-in nine steals during that Long Beach State before being drafted in the third round of the 1974 NBA period ... scored in double figures on 17 occasions ... grabbed 13 Draft by the , the 53rd pick overall ... Uncle, Cliff Pondexter, rebounds to go with 20 points against Syracuse in Madison Square also played at Long Beach State prior to a three-year NBA career with Garden and 11 at USC ... scored 23 points in 32 minutes against the Bulls ... Cliff was a first-round pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, California in the Pac-10 Tournament ... also grabbed nine rebounds the 16th player selected. 2008-09 REVIEW and shot 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw Represented Team USA line against the Bears ... handed out four assists on five occasions ... started the first seven games of the season and the last two at the 2009 World University Games ABOUT QUINCY... No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Party In The U.S.A” by Miley Cyrus Favorite Musician/Rapper: Kanye West RECORDS My Celebrity Crush: Rashinda Jones Favorite Movie: The Hangover Favorite Television Show: Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Favorite Video Game: NBA Jam HISTORY Favorite Book: “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man” by Charles Barkley Best Thing About UW: The people If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would be:

61 PLAYERS PLAYERS QUINCY PONDEXTER cont... Pondexter’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2006-2007 32/22 764 23.9 124–249 .498 18–48 .375 76–100 .760 49–79 128 4.0 83–3 49 65 6 21 342 10.7 HUSKY ATHLETICS 2007-2008 33/9 806 24.4 118–261 .452 15–52 .288 76–111 .685 71–86 157 4.8 75–4 63 59 5 15 327 9.9 2008-2009 35/35 983 28.1 165–323 .511 3–14 .214 89–120 .742 97–110 207 5.9 98–1 55 66 13 25 422 12.1 TOTALS 100-66 2553 25.5 407–833 .489 36–114 .316 241–331 .728 271–275 492 4.9 256–8 167 66 24 61 1091 10.9

Single-Game Career Highs Points – 25, twice (last vs. Arizona, Jan. 4, 2007) Rebounds – 13, vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 Assists – 8 vs. Texas Southern, Dec. 6, 2008 Blocks – 2, twice (last vs. Purdue, Mar. 21, 2009)

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Steals – 4, at Oregon, Jan. 15, 2009 FG Made – 10, vs. Arizona, Jan. 4, 2007 FG Attempted – 19 vs. Syracuse, Nov. 23, 2007 3-Pt. FG Made – 2, 9 times (last vs. at USC, Feb. 7, 2008) 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 5, at USC, Jan. 12, '08 OUTLOOK FT Made – 9, twice (last vs. Stanford, Feb. 9, 2009 FT Attempted – 12, twice (last vs. Stanford, Jan. 31, 2008) Minutes – 45, vs. California, Jan. 10, 2009 PLAYERS

DAWG BYTES: “Right now Quincy is playing at a high level. During the NCAA Tournament, he might have been the best player

COACHES on the floor. Not only is he starting to take big shots for us, but he is starting to make them.” —Lorenzo Romar 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

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Pondexter’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game Pondexter’s 2007-08 Game-By-Game 3-Point 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP •at Portland 25 0-6 0-2 0-0 8 4 3 3 0 0 0 •New Jersey Tech 24 4-8 0-0 3-5 5 3 2 3 0 1 11 •Cleveland State 25 6-9 1-2 2-6 9 2 0 4 1 1 15 •Utah 26 3-5 1-2 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 •Florida International 23 3-7 0-0 0-2 5 2 1 1 0 1 6 •Eastern Wash. 27 3-10 1-3 2-3 6 2 1 3 0 0 9 3 IN THE KEY •vs. Kansas 24 3-9 0-1 1-1 5 4 0 2 1 0 7 •vs. Texas A&M 10 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 5 0 2 0 1 2 •vs. Florida 25 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 1 0 0 4 •vs. Syracuse 30 8-19 0-4 4-6 13 5 3 4 0 1 20 with Q-Pon THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL •Pacific 29 6-12 1-2 3-4 12 2 1 3 0 1 16 •Long Beach St 27 3-5 2-3 2-3 6 1 2 0 0 0 10 •Oklahoma State 28 4-8 0-1 4-6 4 2 2 1 0 3 12 •at Oklahoma St 29 4-8 0-1 1-1 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 •Texas Southern 25 5-10 0-0 3-3 2 1 8 1 0 0 13 Pittsburgh 25 3-8 2-2 0-0 5 2 4 4 1 1 8 • Paced Huskies with 21.5 •Portland State 34 10-18 0-1 1-2 8 4 1 3 1 1 21 Portland 21 3-6 0-2 1-3 3 1 0 1 0 0 7 points per game in 2009 •Eastern Washington 23 1-3 0-0 1-3 3 3 4 4 1 0 3 Portland State 22 3-7 1-3 3-4 5 0 2 2 0 0 10 NCAA Tournament. •Montana 23 0-4 0-0 4-8 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 CS Northridge 15 1-5 0-1 0-1 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 •Morgan State 27 1-5 0-0 2-4 6 2 3 0 0 0 4 at LSU 26 8-15 0-1 1-1 5 2 1 3 1 0 17 •at Washington State 34 7-10 0-0 2-2 7 2 3 0 1 0 16 Idaho State 19 1-4 0-2 2-3 1 1 4 1 0 0 4 • An honorable mention All- •Stanford 29 4-7 0-0 6-6 6 2 1 3 0 0 14 Washington St 26 4-8 0-2 0-0 5 3 3 1 0 0 8 Pac-10 Freshman Team at UCLA 25 3-10 1-3 3-4 0 3 1 1 0 2 10 •California 45 2-9 0-0 1-2 7 4 1 2 1 0 5 selection in 2007. •atOregon 31 7-9 0-0 1-2 9 2 3 4 0 4 15 at USC 29 4-17 2-5 1-2 11 2 3 2 1 0 11 •at Oregon State 21 5-6 0-0 5-5 5 3 1 1 0 0 15 Oregon 24 1-3 1-2 0-0 5 3 1 1 1 0 3 •USC 32 4-10 0-1 3-3 3 3 5 3 0 2 11 Oregon State 23 4-5 0-1 4-7 2 2 3 1 0 2 12 • Father, Roscoe, and uncle, •UCLA 26 4-9 0-1 2-2 4 4 1 3 1 2 10 at Arizona St 29 3-6 1-2 5-6 2 2 4 2 0 0 12 Cliff, played for Lute Olson •at Arizona 15 2-7 0-0 3-4 3 4 2 1 0 0 7 at Arizona 25 2-4 0-1 3-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 7 •at Arizona State 22 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 1 0 0 8 Stanford 28 3-5 1-1 8-12 8 1 1 0 0 0 15 at Long Beach State. •at California 30 8-16 0-1 5-6 8 1 1 2 0 0 21 California 21 3-7 1-2 1-2 3 4 2 4 0 0 8 Roscoe was drafted by USC 15 1-3 0-1 0-0 6 2 0 2 0 0 2 •at Stanford 27 5-11 1-1 9-10 6 3 0 3 0 1 20 the Boston Celtics and OUTLOOK •Oregon State 27 5-8 0-0 1-2 7 4 1 3 0 0 11 UCLA 21 4-9 0-1 3-5 1 4 2 3 1 1 11 •Oregon 28 6-8 0-0 8-10 4 3 1 1 0 1 20 at Oregon 23 1-7 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 played 10 years overseas. •at UCLA 32 6-10 0-0 0-0 7 3 1 1 1 0 12 at Oregon St 22 5-7 0-1 2-2 4 4 3 1 0 0 12 Cliff had a three-year NBA •at USC 33 10-13 0-0 2-2 5 3 0 3 0 2 22 Arizona 27 4-8 0-1 1-2 3 1 0 2 0 1 9 career with the Chicago •Arizona State 36 5-9 0-0 0-1 12 2 0 0 1 1 10 Arizona State 26 3-6 0-0 3-4 7 2 0 4 0 0 9 •Arizona 27 5-11 0-0 2-5 7 3 0 2 0 0 12 at Stanford 29 8-11 0-0 3-4 5 1 3 1 0 1 19 Bulls. •Seattle Univ. 16 5-7 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 2 10 at California 31 4-9 0-0 4-7 7 0 4 1 0 0 12 •Washington State 30 7-12 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 1 1 0 16 at Washington St 21 3-7 0-0 6-6 5 5 0 3 0 2 12 PLAYERS •Stanford 29 4-10 0-0 3-3 5 2 3 4 0 0 11 •vs. California 32 9-16 1-3 4-4 9 2 1 2 9 9 23 •Arizona State 30 3-8 0-0 2-2 8 4 1 0 0 0 8 •Valparaiso 28 4-11 0-1 2-5 6 5 4 2 0 1 10 •Mississippi State 35 9-17 0-0 5-6 8 3 2 3 0 2 23 • denotes games started •Purdue 37 7-16 0-0 6-6 10 3 2 2 2 0 20 • denotes games started

Pondexter’s 2006-07 Game-By-Game COACHES 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP •Pepperdine 25 9-14 0-1 3-5 7 4 3 1 1 1 21 •Nicholls State 21 6-9 2-4 0-0 4 2 1 1 0 2 14 •Northern Iowa 29 2-6 0-1 2-3 5 2 0 2 0 0 6 •Sacramento St 25 6-11 2-2 8-11 9 2 4 1 1 0 22 •Eastern Wash 32 3-13 0-2 9-12 8 3 2 3 2 1 15 •Idaho 24 9-14 2-3 5-6 8 1 0 1 0 1 25

•Southern Utah 29 4-7 0-1 4-6 4 2 2 4 0 2 12 2008-09 REVIEW •at Gonzaga 28 5-7 2-3 1-2 0 3 1 3 0 0 13 •Portland State 23 6-9 1-3 3-4 4 3 2 5 0 0 16 •LSU 27 6-12 2-3 1-2 5 2 1 0 0 2 15 •Weber State 22 2-6 0-1 2-2 3 3 3 0 1 0 6 •at USC 26 1-7 1-3 2-2 6 5 1 3 0 0 5 •at UCLA 24 5-7 1-1 0-0 4 2 0 5 0 0 11 Arizona 26 10-16 1-2 4-4 4 2 0 1 0 1 25 Arizona State 18 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 4 1 3 0 1 3 at Stanford 22 2-10 0-2 5-6 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 at California 14 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 at Washington St. 28 4-10 2-3 6-6 5 2 1 2 0 0 16 Oregon 18 1-2 0-0 2-4 3 3 3 1 0 1 4 Oregon State 19 2-3 0-0 4-4 4 2 3 4 0 2 8 RECORDS at Arizona State 22 4-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 2 5 0 1 8 at Arizona 20 3-5 0-0 1-2 5 2 2 3 0 0 7 •California 19 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 2 5 2 1 0 2 •Stanford 20 4-7 0-1 0-1 4 2 1 3 0 3 8 •Washington St. 19 1-4 0-1 2-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 •at Pittsburgh 17 1-3 0-0 2-2 2 4 0 1 0 1 4 •at Oregon State 30 6-11 1-2 0-0 5 5 1 2 0 1 13 •at Oregon 22 6-8 0-1 1-1 4 5 0 1 0 0 13 HISTORY •USC 19 3-5 1-2 2-2 1 4 3 0 0 1 9 UCLA 26 3-9 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 3 0 0 6 •vs ASU (Pac-10) 34 2-4 0-1 2-3 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 •vs WSU (Pac-10) 36 6-14 0-1 3-4 6 2 1 2 0 0 15 • denotes games started

63 PLAYERS PLAYERS #15 SCOTT SUGGS GUARD

2008-09 (Freshman) —Played 13 minutes in exhibition against WWU ... saw first action of college career with an 8 minute outing ... first met ABOUT SCOTT... Romar when he was 11 years old at a family function in St. Louis ... scored Favorite Musician/Rapper: Trey Songz

HUSKY ATHLETICS three-point basket against #24 Kansas ... also made a three-pointer against Texas Southern ... scored four points at Oregon State with a and My Celebrity Crush: Alicia Keys a in eight minutes ... scored two points and handed-out first assist against Oregon ... scored a basket and handed out an assist in 14 minutes Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans against Seattle University. Favorite Television Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air

HIGH SCHOOL — A 2008 graduate of Washington (Mo.) High School ... Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K10 ranked as the 11th best by Scout.com a top-100 overall Favorite Magazine: SLAM Magazine prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... named the Mr. Show-Me Best Thing About UW: The Dawg Pack Basketball award as the state’s top player ... also earned the state’s “Mr. Basketball” award from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association ... If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would be: Full Name: Scott Suggs led Washington HS to the Class 5 state sectional finals and a 20-7 overall Me, because I’m the only person I can’t play. Height: 6-6 record as a senior ... averaged 22.5 points as well as a Gateway Athletic Weight: 195

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Conference-leading 9 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game as a senior Year: Sophomore ... also shot 52 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw Hometown: Washington, Mo. line ... selected to participate in the McDonald’s RiverWar All-Star Game Last School: (Washington) pitting the top players from Missouri against their counterparts Major: Undeclared Father: Ron Suggs ... scored 12 points to go with 11 rebounds and five assists ... scored 26 Named Mr. Basketball Mother: Cassandra points in the MBCA All-Star Game ... also played in the Westplex Basket- in the state of Missouri OUTLOOK Siblings: Cason, Ronnie, Skyler ball Challenge all-star game ... scored 28 points in the district title game leading Washington to its first championship in 28 seasons ... broke the as a senior and broke a school’s career scoring record with 1,774 points ... poured-in 42 points in a sectional loss to Parkway South in his final game ... averaged 19 points and 55-year-old school 7.5 rebounds per game as a junior ... averaged 19 points as a sophomore and 12 as a freshman ... a 16-time Junior Olympic track medalist in the scoring record PLAYERS mile, two mile, 1,500-meters and 800-meters ... ran an estimated 30-40 miles a week of training as a youth ... underwent foot surgery at age 12 and switched to basketball. COACHES 2008-09 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY

64 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS SCOTT SUGGS cont... Suggs’ Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2008-2009 18/0 85 4.7 10–20 .500 3–9 .333 1–2 .500 3–4 7 0.4 10–0 2 6 1 2 24 1.3 TOTALS 18/0 85 4.7 10–20 .500 3–9 .333 1–2 .500 3–4 7 0.4 10–0 2 6 1 2 24 1.3 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Sugg’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP Florida International 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Kansas 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pacific 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Texas Southern 7 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 Portland State 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Eastern Washington 7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Montana 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Morgan State 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanford 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Oregon State 8 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 at California 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon State 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Oregon 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Seattle Univ. 14 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 OUTLOOK Stanford 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Arizona State 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mississippi State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • denotes games started PLAYERS

Single-Game Career Highs

Points – 4, at Oregon State, Jan. 17, 2009 COACHES Rebounds – 2, twice (last vs. Seattle, Mar. 3, 2009) Assists – 1, twice (last vs. Seattle, Mar. 3, 2009) Blocks – 1, at Oregon State, Jan. 17, 2009 Steals – 1, twice (last vs. Okla. St., Dec. 4, 2008) FG Made – 2, at Oregon State, Jan. 17, 2009 FG Attempted – 3, twice (last vs. Seattle, Mar. 3, 2009) 2008-09 REVIEW 3-Pt. FG Made – 1, 3 times (last vs. ASU, Mar. 13, 2009 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 2, twice (last vs. Eastern Wash., Dec. 20, 2008) FT Made – 1, vs. Eastern Wash., Dec. 20, 2008 FT Attempted – 2, vs. Eastern Wash. Dec. 20, 2008 Minutes – 14, vs. Seattle U, Mar. 3, 2009 RECORDS

DAWG BYTES:

“Scott has good size for a guard and can HISTORY play any of the perimeter positions. He is a good ball handler, shooter and scor- er. He is an active player who generally puts himself in the best possible position to make a difference.” —Lorenzo Romar

65 PLAYERS PLAYERS #2 ISAIAH THOMAS GUARD

2008-09 (Freshman) — Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and a second-team all-league selection ... selected by CBSSports.com as a ABOUT ISAIAH... first-team Freshman All-America honoree ... named to The Sporting News All-Freshman Team ... also named first-team All-Freshman by collegehoops. The No. 1 song on my iPod: “Glamorous Lifestyle” HUSKY ATHLETICS net ... earned the team’s Playmaker Award ... ranked 7th in Pac-10 in scoring by JACKA with 15.5 ppg ... set UW freshman record for most points (541) ... scored 27 Favorite Musician/Rapper: Messy Marv points on 9-of-12 shooting in the exhibition game against WWU ... scored My Celebrity Crush: Keisha Cole 10 points in 15 minutes in season-opener before fouling out at Portland... scored 8 against Cleveland State off the bench ... scored 19 points with Favorite Movie: He Got Game four boards and three assists against FIU ... scored 17 points against Favorite Television Show: The Game, DEA #24 Kansas ... scored 17 points with nine assists against #17 Florida ... grabbed six rebounds against Pacific ... grabbed five rebounds to go with Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K10 18 points against Oklahoma State ... grabbed three steals in 31 minutes Favorite Magazine: SLAM Magazine, Forty Million Full Name: Isaiah Jamar Thomas against Portland State ... scored career-high 27 points against Morgan Dollar Slaves Height: 5-8 State ... went 9-for-17 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line Best Thing About UW: The Dawg Pack Weight: 185 lbs in 32 minutes against the Bears ... scored 19 points in the 20-point win at

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Sophomore Washington State ... went 9-for-10 from the line against the Cougars ... If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would Hometown: Tacoma, Wash scored 18 points against Stanford ... poured-in a game-high 23 points at be: The other Last School: (Curtis/ Oregon ... made four three-pointers and went 7-for-7 from the free throw South Kent School, Mass.) line ... also equaled career-high with three steals ... scored 24 points in Major: Undeclared home win over #13 UCLA ... tallied 25 at #14 Arizona State ... scored Father: James Thomas team-high 24 points with career-high four steals against Oregon ... tied Mother: Bettina Baldrtrip OUTLOOK team-high with 19 points against Arizona. Siblings: Chyna, Jasmine, Laquisha, Por-che HIGH SCHOOL — A 2008 graduate of South Kent School in Mass. ... ranked as the number 23 shooting guard by Scout.com and a top-100 overall prospect nationally by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... attended DAWG BYTES: Curtis High School in University Place, Wash., near Tacoma, through 11th PLAYERS “I really believe if we grade ... transferred to South Kent School for two years ... led South Kent told him last year to School to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) get 30 or 40 points a championship semifinals, losing to Brewster for the second-straight year ... state Class 4A state player of the year as a junior ... set eight state game he could have - tournament scoring records in leading Curtis to a sixth-place state finish in as a freshman. The sky 2006 ... registered a record 51-point performance in an 80-76 semifinal loss is the limit for Isaiah, COACHES to (current teammate Venoy Overton’s) Franklin High School, surpassing and when he is dis- the previous record that was set in 1955 ... scored 36 second-half points tributing the ball well in a second round game against Mount Tahoma ... set state tournament he gives a lot of oppo- records for - points in a game (51), points in a tournament (162), points in nents the blues.” a state tournament career (241), tournament scoring average (40.5), field —Lorenzo Romar goals made (53), field goals attempted (103), three-pointers made (23), and three-pointers attempted (56). ... also averaged six assists per game in the tourney ... averaged 26.2 points as a sophomore and 31.2 as a junior ... participated in the Rbk U All-American Camp in 2007 and was named

2008-09 REVIEW to the camp all-star game ... petitioned the school district to allow him to play varsity as a ninth grader but was denied ... named after the former and NBA all-star guard Isaiah Thomas when his father, James, lost a friendly wager on a Lakers vs. Pistons playoff game in 1989 ... the name was approved by his mother since she desired a biblical name. RECORDS Was the fourth Husky to earn Pac-10 Freshman HISTORY of the Year honors.

66 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS ISAIAH THOMAS cont... Thomas’ Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2008-2009 35/34 993 28.4 180–431 .418 39–134 .291 142–207 .686 24–82 106 3.0 66–1 91 92 2 38 541 15.5 TOTALS 35/34 993 28.4 180–431 .418 39–134 .291 142–207 .686 24–82 106 3.0 66–1 91 92 2 38 541 15.5 THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Thomas’ 2008-09 Game-By-Game 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP •at Portland 15 4-9 1-4 1-2 3 5 2 3 0 1 10 Cleveland State 29 2-11 1-4 3-5 2 2 5 2 0 0 8 •Florida International 30 6-14 0-3 7-8 4 1 3 2 0 1 19 •vs. Kansas 32 6-16 3-8 2-3 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 •vs. Florida 29 5-9 0-1 7-10 3 1 9 2 1 1 17 •Pacific 29 4-11 1-2 0-3 6 2 4 5 0 2 9 •Oklahoma State 27 5-14 2-5 6-8 5 3 3 2 0 1 18 •Texas Southern 24 3-7 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 3 0 0 10 •Portland State 31 6-14 0-2 4-7 4 4 2 4 0 3 16 •Eastern Washington 22 3-5 2-3 5-8 2 1 2 1 0 0 13 •Montana 19 6-9 1-2 0-1 1 4 2 3 0 1 13 •Morgan State 32 9-17 1-4 8-9 4 0 2 1 0 3 27 •at Washington State 28 4-11 2-6 9-10 4 1 4 3 0 1 19 •Stanford 28 7-13 1-3 3-3 4 4 2 2 0 2 18 •California 41 8-20 1-7 5-6 2 4 5 4 0 2 22 OUTLOOK •at Oregon 35 6-16 4-9 7-7 6 2 3 3 0 3 23 •at Oregon State 23 3-7 2-5 2-2 1 1 4 2 0 0 10 •USC 27 4-10 1-3 8-14 4 3 0 3 0 0 17 •UCLA 33 6-14 3-8 9-12 0 3 1 2 0 1 24 •at Arizona 30 7-21 0-7 1-2 4 4 4 4 0 1 15 •at Arizona State 33 7-14 1-3 10-15 2 1 3 1 0 1 25 •at California 25 6-13 0-2 1-2 1 2 0 3 0 1 13 •at Stanford 30 6-11 1-3 4-7 3 1 1 3 0 0 17 PLAYERS •Oregon State 26 3-10 1-4 2-2 2 0 2 2 0 0 9 •Oregon 24 7-9 0-0 10-13 3 1 4 4 1 4 24 •at UCLA 30 5-14 0-3 2-6 6 1 2 5 0 0 12 •at USC 27 2-7 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 3 0 0 4 •Arizona State 33 3-13 1-4 4-4 3 1 2 1 0 1 11 •Arizona 27 7-11 2-3 3-10 5 2 2 3 0 0 19 •Seattle Univ. 26 5-8 1-3 1-2 2 1 4 2 0 5 12

•Washington State 26 3-11 0-3 0-0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6 COACHES •Stanford 26 5-14 1-2 3-5 9 3 1 2 0 0 14 •Arizona State 32 6-15 1-3 4-6 3 2 0 2 0 2 17 •Mississippi State 32 3-13 0-4 3-4 2 0 5 3 0 1 9 •Purdue 32 8-20 2-6 6-9 2 2 3 2 0 1 24 • denotes games started 2008-09 REVIEW

Single-Game Career Highs

Points – 27 vs. Morgan St, Dec. 30, 2008 RECORDS Rebounds – 9 vs. Stanford, Mar. 12, 2009 Assists – 9 vs. Florida, Nov. 25, 2008 Blocks –1 twice (last vs. Oregon, Feb. 14, 2009) Steals – 5 vs. Seattle, Mar. 3, 2009 FG Made – 9 vs. Morgan St, Dec. 30, 2008

FG Attempted – 21 at Arizona, Jan. 29, 2009 HISTORY 3-Pt. FG Made – 4 at Oregon, Jan. 15, 2009 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 9 at Oregon, Jan. 15, 2009 FT Made – 10 twice (last vs. Oregon, Jan. 15, 2009) FT Attempted – 15 at Arizona State, Jan. 31, 2009 Minutes – 41 vs. Cal, Jan. 10, 2009

67 PLAYERS PLAYERS #12 CLARENCE TRENT FORWARD

ABOUT CLARENCE...

HUSKY ATHLETICS No. 1 Song In My iPod: “Brand New” by Lyfe Jennings Favorite Musician/Rapper: Lyfe Jennings My Celebrity Crush: Alicia Keys Favorite Movie: Harry Potter movies Favorite Television Show: Scooby Doo, CSI Favorite Video Game: Call Of Duty Favorite Book: ESPN the Magazine Full Name: Clarence Trent Height: 6-5 Best Thing About UW: Playing basketball Weight: 225 lbs If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Freshman be: Hometown: Tacoma, Wash. Last School: (The Patterson School) Major: Undeclared HIGH SCHOOL — A 2009 graduate of The Patterson School Mother: Venessa in Lenoir, N.C. ... averaged 11.7 points and helped lead Patterson Siblings: Vanessa, Monte, to a 4-0 record at the prestigious National Prep Invitational in OUTLOOK Ja-Jon, CeCee 2009, and a 34-3 record overall ... Noted as one of the top power forward prospects in the country ... Ranked as the No. 27 power forward according to Scout.com ... Averaged 12 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior at Findlay Prep in Nevada ... aver- aged 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds at the National Prep School PLAYERS Showcase in late 2007... helped a loaded Findlay team to a 32-1 record ... averaged 15 points a game at Gig Harbor as a junior before transferring ... led Gig Harbor to a seventh place finish in the 4A state tournament as a sophomore ... played against current Huskies guard Isaiah Thomas in a powerhouse matchup between Findlay Prep and South Kent (Conn.) ... Won the 2009 HoopHall

COACHES Classic Dunk Contest in Springfield, Mass ... won the inaugural 2007 GBOA Challenge of Champions Dunk Contest in Las Vegas ... DAWG BYTES: attended River Ridge High School in Lacey, Wash., as a freshman “Clarence Trent is a ... will be one of three Tacoma-area natives on the team, along warrior. He is a great with Isaiah Thomas and Abdul Gaddy ... Trent and Thomas played team guy that gives on the same recreational team as youths ... played AAU basket- you everything that ball with the Arkansas Hawks. he has. He is a big- time athlete, he’s got

2008-09 REVIEW strength and gives us a lot of energy.” —Lorenzo Romar RECORDS High-energy player that will wow fans with his acrobatic dunks. HISTORY

68 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #31 ELSTON TURNER GUARD

2008-09 (Freshman) — Played 20 minutes against WWU, grabbed six ABOUT ELSTON... rebounds and handed-out three assists ... scored six points in 21 minutes in opener at Portland ... hit first career three pointer against FIU ... made The No. 1 song on my iPod: “Every Girl” by Trey three treys and scored 11 points against #24 Kansas ... registered two Songz steals against Florida ... grabbed four rebounds against Pacific ... played

Favorite Musician/Rapper: Trey Songz 23 minutes against Texas Southern ... grabbed career-high five rebounds THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL against Portland State ... handed-out three assists with two steals and My Celebrity Crush: Lauren London seven points against Montana ... suffered a high ankle sprain against Favorite Movie: Transformers 2 Morgan State and missed the Washington State, Stanford, Cal and Favorite Television Show: The Game Oregon State contests ... returned to play 13 minutes at Oregon State ... scored 11 points at Arizona, going 4-for-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from Favorite Video Game: Madden, UFC the three-point line. Favorite Magazine: SLAM Magazine HIGH SCHOOL — A 2008 graduate of Elkins High School in Missouri Full Name: Elston Howard Turner, Jr. Best Thing About UW: The Dawg Pack City, Texas ... rated as the nation’s #14 shooting guard by ESPN ... listed Height: 6-4 If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would as number 23 shooting guard and a top-100 overall prospect nationally Weight: 205 be: My dad Elston Turner by Scout.com ... first-team all-state selection by the Texas Association of Year: Sophomore Basketball Coaches ... led Elkins HS to a 31-4 record and #9 state ranking Hometown: Missouri City, Texas

by the TABC in his only season at the Houston-area school ... Knights won Last School: (Elkins) OUTLOOK district title and advanced to state quarterfinals ... first-team all-district Major: Undeclared 23-5A ... second-team all-Greater Houston area by the Houston Chronicle Father: Elston Turner Father Elston is a ... participated in the Rbk U All-American Camp in 2007 and was named Mother: Louise to the camp all-star game ... called one of the camp’s top players by Sister : Taylor former NBA player hoopscooponline.com ... scored 21 points in the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game ... attended Roseville (Calif.) High PLAYERS and current assistant School near Sacramento for three seasons prior to moving to Houston ... started at point guard all three seasons, including his freshman year ... coach for the averaged 22.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a junior and was a second-team all-Metro League selection ... father, Elston Turner, Sr., spent . eight years as a guard in the NBA and played in the CBA and in Europe ...

father is currently an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets. COACHES 2008-09 REVIEW

DAWG BYTES: “Elston is a tremen- dous shooter and he plays the game with a great level of maturity.

He has gotten quicker RECORDS and is putting the ball on the floor more too. He already had a very high basketball I.Q., so with his added quick- ness he is just a better HISTORY overall player now.” —Lorenzo Romar

69 PLAYERS PLAYERS ELSTON TURNER cont... Turner’s Career UW Statistics YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG–FGA PCT 3FG–A PCT FT–A PCT OR-DR TOT AVG PF–DQ AST TO BK ST PTS AVG 2008-2009 30/0 403 13.4 37–97 .381 25–68 .368 9–12 .750 13–49 62 2.1 21–0 34 21 3 15 108 3.6 HUSKY ATHLETICS 2008-2009 30/0 403 13.4 37–97 .381 25–68 .368 9–12 .750 13–49 62 2.1 21–0 34 21 3 15 108 3.6

Turner’s 2008-09 Game-By-Game 3-Point OPPONENT MIN FG–A FG–A FT–A REB PF A TO BL ST TP at Portland 21 2-4 1-1 1-2 2 0 1 4 0 1 6 Cleveland State 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Florida International 13 2-5 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 vs. Kansas 19 3-8 3-7 2-2 2 0 0 1 0 1 11 vs. Florida 19 2-5 2-5 0-0 3 1 4 0 0 2 6 Pacific 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 3 0 1 2 Oklahoma State 16 2-6 1-3 2-2 1 2 1 0 0 1 7 Texas Southern 23 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 Portland State 18 0-2 0-1 0-0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 Eastern Washington 17 3-7 1-4 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 8

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Montana 18 2-6 2-5 0-0 2 0 3 1 0 2 6 Morgan State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Oregon State 13 1-3 1-3 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 USC 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Arizona 14 4-8 3-6 0-0 3 4 2 1 0 1 11 at Arizona State 11 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 1 3 at California 9 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 at Stanford 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUTLOOK Oregon State 18 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 Oregon 11 0-1 0-1 1-2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 at USC 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Arizona State 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 Arizona 12 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 0 6 Seattle Univ. 19 1-5 0-2 0-0 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 Washington State 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

PLAYERS Stanford 11 3-4 3-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 Arizona State 13 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 vs. Mississippi State 18 3-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 1 0 0 7 vs. Purdue 22 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 • denotes games started COACHES

Single-Game Career Highs

Points – 11 twice (last at Arizona, Jan. 29, 2009) Rebounds – 5 vs. Portland St., Dec. 14, 2008 2008-09 REVIEW Assists – 4 vs. Florida, Nov. 25, 2008 Blocks –1 3 times (last vs. SU, Mar. 3, 2009) Steals – 2 twice (last vs. UM, Dec. 28, 2008) FG Made – 4 at Arizona, Jan. 29, 2009 FG Attempted – 8 twice (last at Arizona, Jan. 29,

RECORDS 2009) 3-Pt. FG Made – 3 3 times (last vs. Stan, Mar. 12, 2009) 3-Pt. FG Attempted – 7 vs. Kansas, Nov. 24, 2008 FT Made – 2 twice (last vs. OSU, Dec. 4, 2008) FT Attempted – 2 6 times (last vs. Ore, Feb. 14, HISTORY 2009) Minutes – 23 vs. Texas Southern, Dec. 6, 2008

70 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS PLAYERS HUSKY ATHLETICS #23 C.J. WILCOX GUARD

ABOUT C.J.... No. 1 Song In My iPod: “My Darlin’ Baby” by Lil’ Wayne

Favorite Musician/Rapper: Lil’ Wayne, Drake THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL My Celebrity Crush: Megan Fox Favorite Movie: Bad Boys 2 Favorite Television Show: Martin Favorite Video Game: Halo 3:ODST Favorite Book: SLAM Magazine Full Name: Brian Wilcox Jr. Best Thing About UW: Being part of the team Height: 6-5 If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it Weight: 180 lbs would be: Tracy McGrady Year: Freshman Hometown: Pleasant Grove, Utah Last School: (Pleasant Grove) OUTLOOK Major: Undeclared HIGH SCHOOL — A 2009 graduate of Pleasant Grove High Father: Craig School in Pleasant Grove, Utah ... Averaged 22.2 points per game Mother: Mandy as a senior ... Selected Region 4 first team according to The De- Brother: Tyson seret News ... led the state of Utah in scoring with 23.7 points

per game as a junior ... also averaged six rebounds, 2.2 steals PLAYERS and two blocks per contest ... helped Pleasant Grove to a 16-7 record ... selected to play in the Feinberg Academic All-American Classic in Ontario, Calif. ... Vikings reached the semifinals of the 5A state quarterfinals last year, following consecutive first-round exits the two previous seasons ... named to the first-team All- State team in both the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News DAWG BYTES: COACHES ... named the No. 2 prospect in the state of Utah by the Salt “C.J. is a phenomenal Lake Tribune ... selected to play in the Utah Basketball Coaches jump shooter. He can Association All-Star Game and scored 22 points ... regarded as also create his own an elite long-range shooter ... starred at Pleasant Grove with his cousin, LeSean Wilcox ... second team All State as a junior ... shot and is athletic enough to touch the

Played AAU basketball for Salt Lake City Metro ... caught the 2008-09 REVIEW eye of Washington coaches after a stellar performance in an top of the square on AAU tournament in Houston ... father Craig played collegiately the backboard. He’s at Brigham Young University from 1993-95. long and rangy and has very quick feet which should also make him a great defender.” Excellent outside —Lorenzo Romar

shooter that adds RECORDS to UW’s perimeter presence. HISTORY

71 PLAYERS #42 BRENDAN SHERRER FORWARD

ABOUT BRENDAN...

HUSKY ATHLETICS No. 1 Song In My iPod: Till I collapse – Eminem & Nate Dogg Favorite Musician/Rapper: Jay-Z My Celebrity Crush: Blake Lively Favorite Movie: The Godfather Favorite Television Show: The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Favorite Video Game: Mario Kart 64 Full Name: Brendan Sherrer Favorite Book: Watership Down Height: 6-9 Weight: 240 lbs Best Thing About UW: The diverse group of people you meet.

THIS IS HUSKY BASKETBALL Year: Sophomore Hometown: Monroe, Wash. If I could play anyone in one-on-one, it would Last School: (Archbishop be: Murphy) Major: Undeclared HIGH SCHOOL — Added to the team as a walkon on Nov. Mother: Nancy 2, 2009 ... played high school basketball at Archbishop Murphy, Father: Kent helping his team to the 2A Washington State Championship game OUTLOOK Siblings: Nathan and Mackenzie as a senior ... earned the most improved player award three years in a row ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... com- pleted around 100 hours of community service at various organi- zations including the Monroe Food Bank, Valley General Hospital, Housing Hope, Everett Boys and Girls Club and All God’s Children PLAYERS ... has spent the last five summers commercially fishing salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

COACHES DAWG BYTES: “He’s strong enough to push the other guys and he’s only a sophomore, so he has a chance to grow with the guys. He also has a great attitude and work 2008-09 REVIEW ethic.” —Lorenzo Romar RECORDS He’s got size and that is something that will help us when practicing HISTORY

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