College: Villanova
Height: 6-5
Weight: 200 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 20
(July 21, 1997)
Birthplace: Pottstown, Pa.
Career highlights
Great athlete who finished Villanova career with 1,122 total points, tied with former NBA player John Olive for 39th on Villanova's all-time scoring list
Started 77 total games for the Wildcats, including the final 59 of his career
Set career highs in points (24), minutes (47), and rebounds (nine) in Big East Tournament game versus Pittsburgh on March 4, 1998
College highlights
Senior
Villanova's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.4 points per game
Was third on team in rebounding with 5.1 per game
Scored season-high 21 points in a win over Seton Hall
Led the team in minutes played (1,063) and minutes per game (33)
Dislocated his shoulder in Big East Tournament game against West Virginia, but managed to score 16 points and led the Wildcats to victory
Junior
Named First-Team Philadelphia All-Big Five and Villanova's Most Valuable Player
Regarded as the team's top defensive player
Averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
Was third in the Big East in assist-to-turnover ratio
Scored in double figures 21 times including a season-high 24 versus Pittsburgh
Was team leader in three pointers made (54 ) and second in 3-point field goal percentage (.370)
Sophomore
Started 13 games and averaged 5.8 points per game
Selected as Villanova's Scholar Athlete of the Year
Scored season-high 18 points versus St. Joseph's (PA)
Scored in double figures on seven different occasions
Averaged 2.9 rebounds per game
Freshman
Named to the Big East Academic All-Star team
Scored season-high 10 points versus Hofstra
Had perhaps best game of season defensively when he limited All-American guard Allen Iverson (now with Philadelphia 76ers) to only five points in a half
College statistics
| SEASON |
G |
FGM |
FGA |
PCT |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
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| 1995-96 | 32 | 39 | 109 | .358 | 20 | 34 | .588 | 64 | 33 | 114 | 3.5
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| 1996-97 | 34 | 73 | 186 | .392 | 29 | 53 | .547 | 100 | 43 | 197 | 5.8
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| 1997-98 | 29 | 143 | 321 | .445 | 41 | 68 | .603 | 154 | 92 | 381 | 13.1
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| 1998-99 | 32 | 152 | 331 | .459 | 79 | 110 | .718 | 162 | 80 | 430 | 13.4
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| TOTALS | 127 | 407 | 947 | .430 | 169 | 265 | .638 | 480 | 248 | 1122 | 8.8
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| Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 16-for-56 (.286); 1996-97, 22-for-83 (.265); 1997-98 54-for-146 (.370); 1998-99, 47-for-134 (.351) Totals: 139-for-419 (.332 ).
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