  Willie Veasley |
|
|
|
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Freeport, Ill.
High School:
Freeport
|
Height:
6-3
Weight:
204
Position:
G/F
Birthdate:
09/08/1987
|
|
2007-08: Missed Butler's first four games with
a knee injury...Scored four points in first action of the season
against Virginia Tech...Had three rebounds in nine minutes of
action against Ohio State...Scored five points and matched his
career-high with two blocked shots in 23 minutes against Florida
State...Scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in
24 minutes against Bradley...Came off the bench with eight points,
all in the first half, and three rebounds against Valparaiso at
Hinkle Fieldhouse...Had four points and four rebounds in 12 minutes
at Loyola...Came off the bench with seven points, a career-high 11
rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals against Green Bay at
home...Had six points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals
in 20 minutes against Milwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Came off the
bench with seven points, five rebounds and two steals against
Loyola at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Matched his career-high with two
blocked shots in Butler's win over UIC at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Came
off the bench with eight points at Valparaiso...Matched his
career-high with 12 points in a career-high 34 minutes at
Milwaukee...Had eight points and four rebounds in a reserve stint
in Butler's home victory over Detroit...Scored four points and
grabbed two rebounds in 17 minutes in the Horizon League Tournament
championship game.
2006-07: Played in 35 games in his initial
season with the Bulldogs...had four points and six rebounds in 20
minutes against Detroit at Hinkle Fieldhouse...came off the bench
with a career-high 10 points to help spark the Bulldogs past
Florida Gulf Coast. Hit all four shots he took against the Eagles,
while playing a career-high 29 minutes...came off the bench with
four points, five rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot at
Cleveland State...scored eight points and added four rebounds and
two assists in Butler's victory over UIC...came off the bench with
five points and five rebounds in the first half at Loyola...had
seven points and and a career-high nine rebounds in 28 minutes in
Butler's victory over Purdue...grabbed seven rebounds against Ball
State...came off the bench with four points and five rebounds in 14
minutes in Butler's home win over Cleveland State...grabbed four
rebounds and had a career-best two blocked shots in Butler's
double-overtime win over Kent State...had a key tip-in to give
Butler the lead for good against Indiana in the NIT Season Tip-Off
at Conseco Fieldhouse...came off the bench at Tulane with three
rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes. Suffered an injury to his
left hand in the win.
High School: Four-year varsity starter at
Freeport High School ...ranked as one of the top prep players in
Illinois by several recruiting publications ...named NIC-9
Conference Player of the Year in 2005-06, after finishing runner-up
for that honor in 2003-04 and 2004-05 ...first team All-State pick
by the Champaign News-Gazette ...second team All-State selection by
the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2006 ...named to the
IBCA North All-Star Team in 2006...two-time team Most Valuable
Player ...two-time All-Tournament pick at the Pekin Holiday
Tournament ...averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds as a senior
...broke Freeport's 10-year-old school career scoring record in
January of his senior year...scored a career-high 40 points against
Rockford East High School as a senior ...averaged 15.5 points and
8.8 rebounds as a junior ...averaged 14.7 points, 10.1 rebounds,
2.5 steals and 0.8 blocked shots as a sophomore ...helped Freeport
to a 24-5 record as a senior ...helped lead high school to four
consecutive winning seasons and 74 wins over four years ...scored
21 points in the 10th Annual Rising Stars Classic following his
senior season...played for the Illinois Wolves AAU team during the
summer named MVP of the Five Star Camp in Pennsylvania ...High
School Coach: Jeff Lawfer.
