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Quick Hits:
•Saw action in all but four games during his Butlercareer.
•One of two players in Butler history (Shelvin Mack is theother) to play in a school-record 38 games twice.
•Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2011 Horizon LeagueMen’s Basketball Championship.
2010-11 Highlights:
Played in all 38 regular season games, including 26 as astarter...posted 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in theBulldogs’ exhibition victory over Florida Southern...hadeight points and three rebounds as a starter in the regular seasonopener against Marian...came off the bench with 11 points and fiverebounds in Butler’s victory over Ball State...had 12 pointsin a reserve stint at Siena...played 33 minutes as a starter atLoyola...came off the bench and led the Bulldogs with 14 pointsagainst Duke...scored four points against Mississippi ValleyState...came off the bench with nine points and three reboundsagainst Stanford...had four points and five rebounds againstUtah...came off the bench with five points and three reboundsagainst Florida State...had four points, three rebounds and threeassists against Washington State...came off the bench with 11points in 20 minutes against Valparaiso...had 11 points in areserve stint at Milwaukee...played 31 minutes against ClevelandState with three assists and no turnovers...saw 30 minutes ofaction with six rebounds against Youngstown State...had 14 pointsin 23 minutes at Detroit...scored five points and grabbed sevenrebounds at Wright State...grabbed five rebounds in Butler’shome win over Green Bay...had 10 points and six rebounds againstMilwaukee at home...had three three-point field goals and scored 14points in a career-high 39 minutes at Valparaiso...grabbed fiverebounds at Youngstown State...hit five of six shots and scored 10points at Cleveland State...scored seven points and had a team-highfour assists against UIC...matched his career-high with six fieldgoals and scored 15 points to help lead the Bulldogs past WrightState at Hinkle Fieldhouse...tallied 12 points in Butler’shome win over Detroit...scored 12 points and grabbed five reboundsin Butler’s win at Green Bay...tallied 11 points atUIC...scored 10 points against Loyola in final regular season gameat Hinkle Fieldhouse...posted a season-high 18 points, all in thefinal 13 minutes, to help lead Butler past Cleveland State in theHorizon League Tournament semifinals...scored eight points inButler’s victory over Milwaukee in the championship game ofthe Horizon League Tournament...scored eight points against OldDominion in the NCAA Tournament...had seven points and a team-highfour assists against Pittsburgh in the NCAA third round...finishedwith 10 points and a team-high four assists in Butler’svictory over Wisconsin in the semifinals of the SoutheastRegional...had seven points and seven rebounds against Florida inthe Southeast Regional championship game...scored 11 points againstVCU in the national semifinals...had five points and eight reboundsagainst Connecticut in the national championship game.
2009-10: Starting point-guard inButler’s first four games...played in all 38 games...hit acareer-high three three-point field goals and scored 10 pointsagainst Davidson in his first collegiate start...sustained ascratched cornea in Butler’s win at Northwestern, butreturned to the starting lineup the next game at Evansville...cameoff the bench with five points against UCLA in the second round ofthe 76 Classic...had five points and a season-high four rebounds atBall State...came off he bench with five points and two assists inButler’s league-opener against Valparaiso...hit a career-higheight of eight free throws and scored a season-high 12 points tohelp the Bulldogs beat Milwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse...came offthe bench and scored five key points to help spark theBulldogs’ comeback at home against Cleveland State...had acareer-high five assists and no turnovers in 14 minutes inButler’s homecourt victory over Youngstown State...had twopoints, two assists and a steal in 11 minutes at UIC...didn’tmiss a shot, while scoring seven points off the bench at GreenBay...posted four points and four rebounds in Butler’s homewin over Loyola...pulled down five rebounds at ClevelandState...grabbed five rebounds and added two steals againstSiena...led the Bulldogs with a career-high nine rebounds, matchedhis career-high with five assists and posted a career-high twoblocked shots at Valparaiso...came off the bench with six pointsand three rebounds against UTEP in the first round of the NCAATournament...grabbed four rebounds in 18 minutes of action againstMichigan State in the national semifinals...scored two points andplayed 15 minutes against Duke in the 2010 national championshipgame.
2008-09: Saw action in 29 games...missedthree games with an injury to his left knee...finished seventh onthe team in scoring...wound up sixth on the team in assists andsteals...had one double-figures scoring performance...came off thebench with a career-high 20 points to lead the Bulldogs overMilwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse...had nine points in a reserve stintin Butler’s victory at home over Wright State...scored sevenpoints in 13 minutes against Youngstown State in Indianapolis...hadsix points each in back-to-back wins over UAB andValparaiso...scored six points in Butler’s victory over GreenBay...came off the bench with five points to help the Bulldogs winat Davidson...matched his career-high with five rebounds and hit akey three-point field goal with 0:19 left to help Butler upsetpreseason league favorite Cleveland State in the first HorizonLeague game of the season...recorded a career-high four steals inButler’s victory over #14 Xavier...had a carer-high fourassists in Butler’s win at Loyola...scored four points andturned in a strong defensive performance against All-MissouriValley player Josh Young in Butler’s season-opening win atDrake.
2007-2008: Played in 33 of 34 games...scoredfirst collegiate basket and wound up with six points in Butler'svictory over Indiana State...played 13 minutes in Butler's win atEvansville...hit a three-point field goal in six minutes of actionagainst Michigan...had three rebounds in a career-high 18 minutesagainst Virginia Tech...had a career-best two steals in six minutesat Wright State...matched his career-high with two steals againstFlorida State in the Wooden Tradition...had two points, one reboundand one assist against Florida Gulf Coast in his return to his homestate...had two rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes againstGreen Bay...hit a three-point field goal and grabbed a pair ofrebounds in 11 minutes against Milwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse...hadthree points, two rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes atValparaiso....hit a career-best four of four free throws atMilwaukee...scored four points and grabbed a career-high fourrebounds in Butler's final regular season game againstDetroit...came off the bench and posted five points, a career-highfive rebounds, a career-high two assists and one steal in acareer-high 21 minutes against South Alabama in the first round ofthe NCAA Tournament.
High School: All-State guard at Wharton HighSchool...only player in Wharton High School history to make thevarsity as a freshman...helped high school team to a 98-18 recordover four seasons...led team to a 29-2 record, a districtchampionship and the Class 5A regional final in 2006-07...helpedhigh school squad to a 23-7 record in 2005-06...chosen to theFlorida Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State team as asenior...named the Tampa Tribune's Hillsborough County BoysBasketball Player of the Year...named Co-Player of the Year by theTampa Bay Coaches Association...selected to play in the FloridaAthletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic...named first teamAll-Western Conference as a senior...chosen MVP of theall-conference squad in 2006-07...named All-County as ajunior...scored 1,192 points for his high school career, becomingthe first player in school history to score 1,000 careerpoints...two-year team captain...averaged 16.4 points, 4.1rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.4 steals for Wharton in2006-07...posted a high game of 27 points against East Lake as asenior...had seven games of 20 or more points in final prepseason...scored in double figures in final 17 high school games andin 28 of 31 games as a senior...averaged 14.7 points and 4.9assists as a junior...earned four varsity basketball letters...HighSchool Coach: Tommy Tonelli.
