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Quick Hits:
•Named Butler's Most Outstanding Male Athlete for2011-12.
•Team Co-Captain.
•Set Butler career records for games played (143) andpostseason games played (16).
•Set a Butler single season record for assists with 193 in2001-12.
•Named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year.
•Named to the CollegeInsider.com 2012 Mid-MajorDefensive All-America Team.
•Chosen second team All-Horizon League
•Second team Capital One Academic All-America.
•Named Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award first teamAll-American.
•Named to the Capital One Academic All-District V Team.
•Named Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month forJanuary.
•Only Butler player to start all 37 games in 2011-12.
•One of just two players in Butler basketball history torecord 400 career points, 400 career rebounds and 400 careerassists.
•Finished career in second place on Butler’s all-timeassist chart with 497 career assists.
•Tied Butler’s all-time record for steals (207).
•Chosen 2009-10 Horizon League Co-Defensive Player of theYear.
2011-12 Highlights:
Starting point-guard in all 37 games...led the team with aschool-record 193 assists...led the Horizon League inassist/turnover ratio and ranked second in the league inassists...ranked fourth on the team in scoring and fifth inrebounding...had six points and four assists at Evansville...postedeight points, five assists and four steals againstChattanooga...had seven assists and three steals againstLouisville...posted seven points, four rebounds, five assists andfour steals against Savannah State...had seven assists and noturnovers in 31 minutes against Gardner-Webb...matched hiscareer-high with five steals at Indiana...led both teams with sevenassists and three steals against Oakland City...led the Bulldogswith 17 points and six assists against Valparaiso...recorded agame-high five assists against #8 Xavier...led the Bulldogs withseven rebounds against Purdue...had five points, five rebounds andfive assists at Gonzaga...sparked the Bulldogs with a career-high18 points, five assists and two steals at Stanford...shared theteam scoring lead with 13 points and added seven rebounds and fourassists against Green Bay at Hinkle Fieldhouse...had seven pointsand three steals in Butler’s home win overMilwaukee...didn’t miss a shot from the field and went 4-5from the free throw line (with his lone miss intentional) andscored 11 points at Wright State...led the Bulldogs with 13 pointsat Detroit...had 12 points and seven assists against ClevelandState at Hinkle Fieldhouse...grabbed nine rebounds and added sevenpoints and seven assists in Butler’s home victory overYoungstown State...scored 10 points and added a game-high sevenassists at UIC...led the Bulldogs at Loyola with 16 points, nineassists and three steals and added six rebounds...scored ninepoints and grabbed nine rebounds at Milwaukee...had 13 points andfour rebounds at Green Bay...posted a team-high four assists andtwo steals against Wright State...had nine assists in 29 minutesagainst Detroit, despite playing with half a front tooth and aswollen lower lip suffered in a fall three minutes into thegame...grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and handed out six assistsat Youngstown State...had six rebounds and a team-high four assistsat Youngstown State...hit six of eight free throws in the finalminute and added nine assists against Loyola at home...celebratedhis final regular season home game at Hinkle Fieldhouse with 12points, seven rebounds and eight assists against UIC...had 11points and eight assists at Valparaiso...scored nine points and hada game-high six assists against Wright State in the first round ofthe Horizon League Tournament...had five points, six rebounds, sixassists and two steals against Milwaukee...scored 12 points againstDelaware in the CBI...notched 12 points and six assists at Penn inthe quarterfinals of the CBI...had four points, four assists andtwo steals against Pittsburgh in his final collegiate game.
2010-11 Highlights:
Starting guard in Butler’s first four games and 23 totalgames...played in 36 games...sat out the Evansville and Loyolagames after suffering concussion symptoms in Butler’s win atSiena...had 14 points and five assists in Butler’s exhibitionvictory over Florida Southern...posted four points, four reboundsand four assists in the exhibition game against Hanover...postedfive points, five assists and four steals in Butler’s openeragainst Marian...tallied seven points at Louisville...grabbed fiverebounds against Ball State...missed all but one minute of the gameat Siena after suffering a head injury in a collision early in thecontest...returned to Butler’s starting lineup against Dukeand posted four assists and four rebounds...had six points and fiveassists at Xavier...scored nine points against Mississippi ValleyState...posted six points and three rebounds in Butler’svictory over Stanford...matched his career-high with 16 points, allin the second half, and added four rebounds and a game-high fiveassists against Utah at the Diamond Head Classic...scored eightpoints, including three free throws in the final minute, againstFlorida State at the Diamond Head Classic....had three points,three rebounds and three assists against Washington State in thechampionship game of the Diamond Head Classic...scored 11 pointsand had a game-high four steals in Butler’s home victory overValparaiso...posted second consecutive double-figures scoringperformance with 12 points at Milwaukee...had 13 points and matchedhis career-high with eight rebounds against Cleveland State atHinkle Fieldhouse...matched his season-high with four stealsagainst Youngstown State...had a season-high seven assists inButler’s win at Detroit...grabbed five rebounds in acareer-high 41 minutes against Milwaukee at home...had five pointsand six rebounds at Valparaiso...didn’t start at ClevelandState because of a cut on his left hand, suffered at YoungstownState, but came off the bench with four assists...scored 10 pointsand matched his career-high with eight rebounds against UIC...hadnine points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals inButler’s home win over Wright State...came off the bench withtwo points, three rebounds and three assists at UIC...had eightpoints and three rebounds in a reserve role in Butler’s finalregular season game against Loyola...came off the bench with sixpoints, three rebounds and three assists in Butler’s victoryover Cleveland State in the Horizon League Tournamentsemifinals...had five points, three assists and three stealsagainst Old Dominion in the NCAA Tournament...hit four clutch freethrows in the overtime period against Florida in the championshipgame of the Southeast Regional...pulled down six rebounds againstVCU in the national semifinals.
2009-10: Named Horizon LeagueCo-Defensive Player of the Year...chosen to the 2010 SpeedwayHorizon League Men's Basketball Championship All-TournamentTeam...played in all 38 Butler games this season, including 33 as astarter...ranked third in the Horizon League in assist/turnoverratio (1.8)...led the team in assists and steals...came off thebench for the first time in his young Butler career and contributedeight points, five assists and three steals in Butler’svictory over Davidson...had four assists in a reserve role atNorthwestern...posted six points, two rebounds and two assistsagainst UCLA in the second round of the 76 Classic...had sixpoints, two rebounds and four assists against Clemson in the 76Classic...recorded a career-high five steals in Butler’sleague-opener against Valparaiso...had four rebounds and threesteals against Georgetown in the Jimmy V Classic...contributedeight points, four rebounds and four assists to Butler’svictory over Ohio State...hit six free throws and scored eightpoints in his return to Alabama to play UAB...had four points, fourrebounds, three assists and three steals in Butler’s home winover Green Bay...tallied eight points in Butler’s victory athome over Milwaukee...had six points and six assists inButler’s victory at Wright State...hit five clutch freethrows in the second half and overtime period and scored sevenpoints in Butler’s victory at Detroit...scored 11 points andadded five assists and three steals to help Butler beat ClevelandState in Hinkle Fieldhouse...posted seven assists in Butler’shome win over Youngstown State...had five rebounds, four assistsand three steals in Butler’s win at Loyola...grabbed sixrebounds and added four points and four assists at Green Bay...hitfive of six shots and scored 13 points in Butler’s win atMilwaukee...tallied nine points and five assists to help liftButler over Detroit in Hinkle Fieldhouse...recorded a career-higheight assists in Butler’s home win over Wright State...scoredeight points and added four assists at Youngstown State...had eightpoints at Cleveland State...hit seven of nine shots and scored acareer-high 16 points to help lead Butler past UIC at HinkleFieldhouse...came off the bench with eight points and a team-highsix assists in Butler’s nationally-televised victory overSiena...posted six points, five rebounds, five assists and threesteals at Valparaiso...scored 13 points and grabbed a career-higheight rebounds against Milwaukee in the semifinals of the HorizonLeague Tournament...tallied nine points and had team-highs of fiveassists and three steals in Butler’s victory over WrightState in the championship game of the 2010 Speedway Horizon LeagueMen’s Basketball Championship...scored 15 points and dishedoff six assists to lead Butler pas Murray State in the second roundof the NCAA Tournament...had seven points and matched hiscareer-high with five steals against Syracuse in the West Regionalsemifinals...posted four points, five rebounds, five assists andfour steals against Kansas State in the championship game of theWest Regional...had five points, six rebounds and three stealsagainst Michigan State in the national semifinals...posted sevenpoints and six rebounds against Duke in the NCAA Division Inational championship game.
2008-09: Starter in all 32 games in hisinitial season with the Bulldogs...shared the Butler freshmanrecord for games started (32) with teammates Shelvin Mack andGordon Hayward...averaged 27.1 minutes as a freshman...second onthe team in assists and third in steals...finished fifth on theteam in rebounding and sixth in scoring...ranked 10th in theHorizon League in assist/turnover ratio (1.2) in conference gamesonly...posted three double-figures scoring performances in initialseason with the Bulldogs...hit all four shots that he attempted,including the game-winner in the final minute, and scored acareer-high 11 points in Butler’s final regular season gameagainst Cleveland State...had six points, three rebounds, fourassists and three steals and drew the defensive assignment ofchasing national scoring leader Stephen Curry in Butler’s winat Davidson...tallied ten points in Butler’s victory at #14Xavier...had ten points in the Bulldogs’ game atMilwaukee...hit a career-best two three-point field goals andfinished with nine points in Butler’s first win at WrightState in five years...scored seven points and had career-highs ofsix rebounds and seven assists to lead the Bulldogs to a roadvictory at Bradley...posted a game-high six assists inButler’s victory at Loyola...had five points and acareer-high four steals in Butler’s win over Florida GulfCoast...led all players with four assists and added two steals andhis first collegiate field goal in his Butler debut at Drake.
High School: First team All-State point-guardat Homewood High School...Birmingham News 2008 Boys South andHoover Player of the Year...named to the Super Five All-Metro teamas a senior...named to the Alabama All-Star Team for the 18thAlabama-Mississippi Classic...averaged 15.3 points, 6.9 reboundsand 5.2 assists as a senior...helped lead Homewood to a 31-5 recordand the Alabama 6A state finals in 2007-08...named to theAll-Tournament team at the state championship...led Homewood with15 points in the state championship game...had eight points, 10rebounds and nine assists in Homewood's victory over Sidney Lanierin the state semi-finals...scored a career-high 38 points againstBriarwood as a junior...had a high-game of 14 rebonds againstGadsden as a senior...posted a career-high 10 assists against Leedsas a junior and against Carver as a senior..averaged 14 points,five rebounds and 5.2 assists as a junior...High School Coach: TimShepler.
