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Boston College ● Senior ● Guard ● 6-1 ● 190 ● 5/15/87
Highlights: Earned 2008-09 All-ACC second-team honors; gained 2007-08 All-ACC first-team honors, Completed his 132-game career with 2,099 career points, which ranks fifth on BC's career scoring list,
and 247 three-point field goals, which ranks third on BC's career list Played 4,202 career minutes, the
fourth-highest minute total of any player in BC history Finished his schoolboy career with 2,328 points,
including a state-record 314 three-point field goals; ranks first on L.C. Bird's career scoring, assist and
steal charts.
2008-09 (Senior): Played in and started 33 games; played an average of 33.4 minutes per game
Averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game Averaged 18.2 points, 3.8
rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in ACC contests Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team
honors Gained All-District 1 first-team honors from the United States Basketball Writers Association;
earned All-District 2 second-team honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches Shared
Most Outstanding Player honors in NABC Hershey's All-Star Game, which was played at Ford Field in
Detroit (April 3); tallied 24 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal in 24 minutes Ranked among ACC leaders (conference games only) in scoring (eighth), assists (third), free-throw percentage (third, .878) and minutes played (eighth, 34.4) Scored in double figures 29 times, including 13 games with 20 or more points Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 15 times, in assists 30 times and in steals 12 times Made three or more three-point field goals in each of 11 games; sank a season-high five treys (5-for-5) against Alabama-Birmingham (in Madison Square Darden, 11/28) Handed out seven or more assists in each of nine games Made 10 or more free throws in each of four games; attempted double-digit free throws six times; made a career-best 12 free throws (12-for-12) in his final Conte Forum contest - against Georgia Tech (3/7) Scored a season-high 28 points (8-for-12 FG, 10-for-14 FT) and handed out nine assists against St. John's (11/18) Scored 24 points - all in the second half - against Alabama-Birmingham (11/28) Notched 21 points and seven assists in an overtime win at Massachusetts (12/6) Tallied 21 points, nine assists and five rebounds in each of two consecutive games - against Maine (12/23) and San Francisco (12/29) Posted 25 points (9-for-10 FT), five rebounds and eight assists in a win at top-ranked North Carolina (1/4) Totaled 21 points and season-high eight rebounds against Miami (1/10) Registered 26 points, five assists and five steals in an overtime win at Georgia Tech (1/20) Scored 25 points in a home win over NC State (1/24). Recorded 21 points, six rebounds and six assists in a home win over Duke (2/15); scored his 2,000th career point on a three-point field goal with 19:44 left in the contest.
2007-08 (Junior): Played in and started 30 games; played an average of 38.1 minutes per game
Averaged 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game Averaged 22.9 points, 3.2
rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in ACC contests; played 624 minutes (39.0 per game), the highest minute total in the league Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors Gained All-District 1 first-team honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and from the United States Basketball Writers Association Averaged 17.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Eagles' two ACC Tournament contests Ranked among ACC leaders (conference games only) in seven categories: scoring (second), assists (second), field-goal percentage (10th, .444), free-throw percentage (fifth, .846), three-point field goals made (ninth. 2.25), assist-turnover ratio (eighth, 1.53), and minutes played (first, 39.00) Scored in double figures 29 times, including 16 games with 20 or more points, three games with more than 30 points and one game with more than 40 points Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 24 times, in assists 22 times and in steals 16 times Made three or more three-point field goals in each of nine games Handed out six or more assists in each of 15 games. Made 10 or more field goals in each of five games; sank a career-best 14 goals against North Carolina (3/1) Made 10 or more free throws in each of three games; attempted double-digit free throws eight Times Scored a career-high 46 points against North Carolina (3/1); made a career-best 14 field goals, including eight three-pointers; shot 10-for-11 from the foul line.
2006-07 (Sophomore): Played in and started all 33 games; played an average of 36.6 minutes per
Game Averaged 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game; played 1208 minutes, the fourth-
highest minute total among all ACC players (ranking second in average minutes per game) Averaged
17.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in ACC contests; played 610 minutes, the second-
highest minute total in the league (behind only Jared Dudley's 622 minutes) Earned All-Atlantic Coast
Conference second-team honors Gained Division I All-District 1 second-team honors from the National
Association of Basketball Coaches Earned All-Tournament honors at the ACC Tournament in Tampa,
Fla., after averaging 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Eagles' two contests.
Ranked among ACC leaders (conference games only) in five categories: assists (third, 5.19), scoring
(sixth, 17.9), assist-turnover ratio (eighth, 1.60), free-throw percentage (ninth, .796) and minutes played
(second, 38.12) Scored in double figures 30 times, including 13 games with 20 or more points and
one game with more than 30 points Recorded three point-assist double-doubles Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times, in assists 27 times and in steals 13 times.
2005-06 (Freshman): Played in all 36 games Averaged 9.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game; averaged 8.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in ACC contests Earned Atlantic Coast Conference All-Rookie Team honors, marking the fourth consecutive season in which BC has had a player selected to the league all-rookie team (Craig Smith in 2002-03; Jared Dudley in 2003-04; Sean Williams in 2004-05) Selected to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team Captured ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 28 Led or tied for the team lead in scoring once, in assists five times and in steals five times Scored in double figures in 16 games, including three games with 20 or more points.
