College: Xavier
Height: 6-2
Weight: 198 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 24
(April 29, 1975)
Birthplace: Wilmington, Del.
Career highlights
Ranks third on the school's all-time chart with 1,885 career points and in three-point field goals made with 236
Started 112 consecutive games at Xavier
Named to the 1999 All-NIT Team after averaging 19.2 ppg, while leading XU to a 4-1 record
Led team in scoring in three of final seasons
Averaged 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds in 1994-95 while at Maine Central Institute
Averaged 21.0 ppg and 6.5 rebounds as a senior in HS while earning Delaware Player of the Year honors
Played at both Nike Desert Classic and Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, was named to all-tournament team after averaging 16 ppg
At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 6.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
College highlights
Senior
His 653 points ranks fifth in a single season in school history
Ranked among the Atlantic 10 Conference leaders in five categories: scoring (third at 18.1 ppg), three-pointers (second at 2.9 per game), three-point field goal percentage (third at .395), field goal percentage (12th at .447) and steals (ninth at 1.7 per game)
Scored 20 or more points a team-high 15 times, including a career-high 34 points in the NIT win over Oregon and 31 points in wins over Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Fordham
Helped team reach Final Four of NIT, where Xavier lost to Clemson in the semifinals and beat Oregon in game for third place
Junior
Selected to the 1998 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Tournament team after averaging 15.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists a game
Ranked third on the team and 14th in the conference in scoring with 14.7 ppg
Scored in double figures 24 times, including a season-high of 23 points against Cincinnati and at George Washington
Had 22 points on 9-of-10 from the floor against LaSalle
Had career-highs of eight assists in wins over Duquesne and Dayton
Sophomore
Ranked first on the team in scoring with 15.6 ppg
Led the team in steals with 2.1 per game, seventh in the Atlantic 10
Was second only to teammate Gary Lumpkin in assists at 3.5 per game
Led the team in scoring 10 times
Averaged 19.4 ppg on the road compared to 13.4 ppg at home
Scored a game-high 20 points in win over Temple
Hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to defeat top-ranked Cincinnati
Freshman
Led team in scoring with 12.5 ppg
Became the first freshman to lead Xavier in scoring since Byron Larkin (1984-85)
An Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection
Scored a career-high 30 points in home win over Duquesne
Hit the game-winning shot with four seconds left to defeat LaSalle
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
|
| 1995-96 | 27 | 111 | 280 | .396 | 88 | 119 | .739 | 111 | 76 | 338 | 12.5
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| 1996-97 | 29 | 160 | 376 | .426 | 77 | 110 | .700 | 111 | 102 | 453 | 15.6
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| 1997-98 | 30 | 159 | 359 | .443 | 75 | 101 | .743 | 104 | 106 | 441 | 14.7
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| 1998-99 | 36 | 229 | 512 | .447 | 91 | 114 | .798 | 128 | 100 | 653 | 18.1
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| TOTALS | 122 | 659 | 1527 | .432 | 331 | 444 | .745 | 454 | 384 | 1885 | 15.5
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| Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 28-for-86 (.326); 1996-97, 56-for-166 (.337); 1997-98, 48-for-131 (.366); 1998-99, 104-for-263 (.395). Totals: 236-for-646 (.365).
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