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HIGHLIGHTS
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CAREER
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• Sat out the 1997-98 season after transferring from UNLV
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• Had declared for the 1998 NBA Draft but withdrew his name
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• Parade Magazine’s Player of the Year in 1997
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• Avg 25 pts, 17 rebs , 12 assists & 5 blocks as a senior at Redemption Christian Academy
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• McDonald’s All-American
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• Played his sophomore & junior years of high school at Christ the King in Queens
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• Will become Rhode Island’s first first-round pick since Sly Williams in 1979 by New York
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1998-99 (Sophomore)
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• Named first team All-Atlantic 10
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• The Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
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• Was named A-10 Rookie of the Week a record 10 times
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• Ranked 2nd in the conference in rebounding, 5th in scoring & blocked shots, 4th in fg %, 9th in assists
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• In his first college game – 19 pts, 14 rebounds, & 9 assists and the game winning basket with :05 left in an
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• Hit 35 foot three pointer at the buzzer to give the Rams a 62-59 win over Temple in the A-10 Tournament
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• It was Rhode Island’s first A-10 Tournament title
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• Season highs – 28 pts vs St. Joe’s, 15 rebounds vs Brown, 11 assists vs George Washington
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