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OVERVIEW

One of the rare senior entries in the 2008 NBA Draft, Lee has been the foundation that WKU's rising program was built around the past four years. A versatile player with great shooting mechanics, he provided the young team with maturity, leadership and a work ethic that the coaches make sure incoming players emulate.

Before his career came to an end, Lee etched his name all over the Hilltopper record books. No player in the history of the school has started as many games (127) or logged as many minutes (3,957) on the court. He holds the Sun Belt Conference record and tied the school mark with 2,238 points scored. His 245 three-point field goals rank second in school annals while his three-point percentage of .817l set a WKU record.

Lee's defensive prowess saw him collect 242 steals during his time at Western Kentucky, which ranks second on the school all-time chart and fourth in Sun Belt Conference annals. In addition to his 245-three pointers, he made 802 total field goals during his time with the Hilltoppers, ranking third on the university career record list.

At Pike high school, Lee was a runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball honors as a senior. He was named the Indianapolis Star's Star West Player of the Year and garnered Indiana Junior All-Star and All-State honors. He started each of his last three seasons, helping the Red Devils to a 72-8 (90.5 percent) record over that span.

Lee averaged 18.1 points, six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior, shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, hitting 40.7 percent from three-point range, as he led Pike to a 19-4 finish. In 2003, the team compiled a 29-0 record, winning the state Class 4A championship for the second time in three years, as Pike ranked second in the USA Today Super 25. That year, he averaged 11.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 52.1 percent from the floor and 78.0 percent at the foul line.

After his senior season, Lee was selected to play in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series. He led the Indiana team with 48 points in the two contests, hitting 11-of-18 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from behind the three-point arc. En route to a 28-point performance in the opening game, he collected seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. He scored a game-high 20 points in the second contest, a 93-90 Indiana victory, adding five steals.

Even though Lee was the featured scorer on a Pike High team that also included Robert Vaden, Justin Cage and Chris Thomas, three players who would go on to successful college careers at big schools, he was not offered a scholarship from a major university.

"My freshman and sophomore years I took school seriously, but not to the extent that I needed to," Lee said. "As I started to mature and get towards my junior year, I started to realize that I needed to step it up in the classroom. I started to do that towards the end, but when it came time to decide on schools, the past came back to haunt me. I shouldn't have taken those first two years for granted."

While his lack of a solid academic background out of high school scared a lot of major programs away from recruiting Lee, Western Kentucky stuck with him. A positive visit to the campus, coupled with having family in the area, were major factors in Lee's decision to join the Hilltoppers. A sit down meeting with coach Darrin Horn helped seal the deal for Lee.

"Everything he was saying added up," Lee said. "Plus, the great facilities and 100 percent graduation rate were other factors I looked at too." WKU, a school already rich with basketball tradition, was getting itself a star in the making with the commitment of Lee, the future Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, though he would have a difficult time adjusting to his new surroundings initially.

Lee met teammate Danny Rumph when he arrived at Western Kentucky and the two became instant friends. Rumph helped the freshman adjust to college life and living away from home. Lee spent as much time as he could on the basketball court in order to keep himself busy and as a means of coping with his initial home sickness. Rumph was able to help tremendously, though, as the two became inseparable.

Tragedy struck when Rumph collapsed and died the following May from a heart condition. To honor his fallen teammate, Lee sports a tattoo of Rumph on his right arm as a reminder of the friend he lost four years ago.

Despite the initial issues he was dealing with, Lee showed no ill effects on the basketball court. He was selected Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year after posting averages of 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He shot 45.0 percent from the floor and 39.9 percent from three-point range. He handed out 63 assists and had 55 steals while blocking 17 shots from the two-guard position, starting all 31 games.

Unhappy with the incoming class of recruits that he had scouted to play point guard, Horn decided to try his blossoming youngster as a floor general. The switch paid off, as Lee finished in the top 10 in the conference in assists, while having one of the best offensive seasons of any sophomore in school history in 2005-06. More important in the long run, the one-year switch to the point position would bring added depth to Lee's game.

That season, Lee scored 522 points, an average of 17.4 points per game. He made 180 of 399 field goals (45.1 percent), as he shot 84.7 percent (sixth-best season total in school history) from the free throw line and 40.8 percent from three-point range. He grabbed 189 rebounds (6.3 rpg), came up with 86 assists (2.9 apg) and had 77 steals, the third-best season total by a WKU player.

As a junior, Lee earned first-team Mid-Major All-American honors from CollegeInsider.com and first-team All-District VII accolades from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection also received the team's Clem Haskins Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.

Back at the two-guard position, Lee led the team in scoring with 17.3 points per game and had an 84.0 free-throw percentage. He ended the season fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring and first in free-throw percentage, while also ranking among the top 15 in steals (seventh, 1.50 spg), three-point field-goal percentage (seventh, 40.1 percent), blocked shots (13th, 0.77 bpg), three-pointers per game (13th, 1.90) and field-goal percentage (14th, 47.2 percent).

As a senior, Lee earned All-American third-team and All-Sun Belt Conference first-team honors, in addition to being chosen the league's Player of the Year. He averaged 20.8 points per game, the eighth-best season total in school history. His 259 field goals made (543 attempts) rank seventh on the WKU single-season record chart and his 69 three-point shots made rank 10th on the annual record list. He added 175 rebounds, 65 steals (seventh in school season annals) and 75 assists while also blocking 28 shots.

ANALYSIS

Positives: One of the rarities in the game today, as he is the only player in this draft to start every game (127) during his four-year career ... Shows great work ethic and a team-first attitude, having shifted to point guard as a sophomore to help out the squad when it was lacking talent at that position, even though he is much more comfortable at the two-guard slot ... Has shown marked offensive improvement each year at WKU ... Some might question the lack of competition he has faced, yet vs. the likes of Gonzaga (21 points), Michigan (22), Tennessee (23), San Diego (29) and UCLA (18), he proved that he can get the job done vs. the bigger boys ... Unquestioned leader of the team since taking over the offense as a sophomore, as he never gets rattled under pressure and thrives with the ball in his hand during crunch time (had key shots vs. double team activity to win in 2007-08 vs. Michigan, Troy, Arkansas State and Drake) ... Very conscious of ball security, keeping his dribble low and close to his body to prevent turnovers ... Has the upper body strength to hedge opponents on screens and does a good job of driving into the lane, as few two-type guards can contain him when he executes his inside game ... Very comfortable playing in transition, utilizing his strength base and finishing touch when getting into the lane ... Not the type who will force his shot, showing great patience to take what the defense gives him and the court vision to easily locate a teammate that might have a better shot opportunity, quickly getting the ball to him with crisp one-bounce passes ... On the dish-and-drive, he is always scanning the floor to feed his teammates ... Has no problems scoring after putting the ball on the floor ... Very fluid on the open floor, showing great second jump effort working at the offensive glass ... Impressive rebounder for a guard, as he has a very quick elevation process and can hang in the air for long periods on the way to the rim ... Has good "con" in him, showing very good hesitation moves, along with head, shoulder and pump fakes to get the defense to commit early ... Has the ball handling skills to create his own shot using either hand and excels on isolation plays, using his quickness to easily slip by the bigger wing players ... Has a fluid shooting motion from beyond the arc, getting superb elevation to fire up his jump shot ... Has outstanding long range shooting ability, converting 40.1 percent of his three-point attempts during his career ... Has a lightning-quick release, high release point and shows no problems executing his shot with defenders in his face ... Has very crisp stop-and-go action to pull up and lay down a nice jumper from mid-range or drive into the lane to draw contact on the way to the basket ... Gets good elevation and shows good composure at the free throw line, hitting his free throws at an 81.7 percent rate ... Thanks to his quickness and past experience at the point, he can take the ball off the defensive glass and push forward on the fast break to get down the court, draw contact and get to the line ... The thing he does very well is executing his pull-up jumper to counteract when the defense goes underneath the screen ... Likes the open floor, but even in the half court game, he gets very good separation, thanks to his ability to suddenly change direction and has a knack for getting open without the ball in his hands, ready to execute the catch-and-shoot skills that make his jumper deadly from 10-15 feet away from the basket, or he can just fade back to execute a nice floater ... When attaining space operating on the perimeter, he shows a nice crossover ... Excellent spot-up shooter whose experience playing the point helped him hone his ball handling skills, as he can kick the ball out to an open teammate vs. double teams or take the ball off the dribble, weave past the defender and fly to the rim ... Crafty veteran who knows how to bait the defender when he puts the ball on the floor, only to pull up and put in a sweet jump shot that gets good elevation over the opponent's outstretched arms ... Has a very good feel for the offensive glass, delivering a soft floater after using his first step to gain separation and generate space to feather the ball into the rim ... Shows good lateral motion and foot speed coming off the pick-and-roll to beat the traps ... Very good pressure-type defender who is very active with his hands in the passing lanes, averaging 1.9 steals per game during his four-year career ... Plays mostly in the zone defense scheme, but in one-on-one confrontations, the opposition gets hit with a high amount of charging calls, as he does a good job of staying in front of his man and holding his position firmly ... Crashing the boards, he has great leaping ability, large hands and good second effort skills, using his strength well to force his way into the paint vs. bigger opponents.

Negatives: Lacks ideal bulk for the two-guard position, but added weight might affect his overall quickness and lateral range, two assets he uses well when applying pressure on the perimeter shooters ... Good lockdown defender, but will get over-aggressive attacking the slashers, resulting in a bit of foul trouble (lacks ideal length to block or alter shots, so he faces up to the shooter often, but needs to watch his arms, as he does toss his elbows around more than he should) ... Has excellent scoring ability and shooting mechanics from the perimeter, but is not as effective creating his own shot coming off the dribble ... With his scoring touch, he should be more demanding asking teammates for the ball rather than being comfortable serving as a role player (too valuable of a shooter not to have the ball in his hands often) ... Has good basketball IQ and likes to apply pressure when used defensively, but can be fooled by good hesitation moves and must shuffle his feet better to not give up space to the shooter ... Has very good mid-range shooting skills, but even though he is good at drawing contact in the lane, you wish he would drive on the basket more often ... Does a good job of getting to offensive rebounds, but for some reason, he does not show the same desire attacking the defensive boards ... When matched up vs. a physical defender, he has to rely on quickness to get the space needed to get his shot off, but does not immediately recognize this and gets caught up in the action when the defense rotates out on him (when this happens, he needs to make quicker decisions and pass out of double teams) ... Has good mid-range shooting ability, but will get into a rhythm where he will push the ball forward too hard, leading to turnovers as the ball slips off his fingers.

Compares to: RAY ALLEN-Boston ... Yes, Lee has not faced high level competition on a steady basis, but when he has, his stats are even better (slightly) than they are vs. less than stellar opponents. He has a terrific shooting touch with textbook mechanics and very good body control. While he is not a point guard, his experience handling that role as a sophomore could see him earn several minutes per game at that position in the NBA. He is good at applying defensive pressure, but will get overaggressive attacking the ball or see a savvy shooter juke him out of his sneakers with hesitation moves or pump fakes. With his range and scoring ability, he should have control of the ball often, but he is unselfish almost to a fault and likes to operate as a role player. He gets into the passing lanes well to get a nice handful of steals, thanks to timing and positioning that compensates for a lack of ideal length. He's very much in control on the court, and is a rare entry as one of the few seniors still around in college worth considering in the draft. He does struggle to create his shot off the dribble and is not much of a slasher, but with his work ethic, a patient coach can soon help him rectify or compensate for the few weaknesses that remain in his game.

CAREER NOTES

Holds the school career records by starting all 127 games he played in for a total of 3,957 minutes, topped the old WKU marks of 123 starts by David Boyden (2000-03) and 3,801 minutes by Kannard Johnson (1984-87) ... His 2,238 points scored tied Jim McDaniels (1969-71) for the school all-time record and topped the old Sun Belt Conference career record of 2,319 points by Charlie Bradley of South Florida (1981-85) ... His average of 17.6 points per game tied Jack Jennings (1991-92) for seventh-best in school history ... Made 802 field goals, the third-best career total by a Hilltopper, topped by McDaniels, (935, 1969-71) and Tom Marshall (879, 1951-54) ... His 245 three-point field goals rank second in school history to Anthony Winchester's 247 (2003-06) and are good for eighth in Sun Belt Conference history ... Ranks fifth on the WKU all-time record chart with a .401 three-point percentage rate while his free throw percentage of .817 set a Hilltopper all-time record, surpassing the old mark .8103 by Winchester ... Had 242 steals, ranking behind Darnell Mee (259, 1991-93) in school annals and fourth on the Sun Belt Conference career record chart ... His 461 points scored in 2004-05 set a school single-season record for freshmen and his 735 points scored in 2007-08 rank third on the WKU single-season record chart behind Jim McDaniels (878, 1970-71) and Tom Marshall (829, 1953-54) ... His scoring average of 20.4 points per game in 2007-08 tied all-time WKU great, Clem Haskins (1965-66) for eighth on the school single-season record list ... Lee's 259 field goals made in 2007-08 rank seventh on the school single-season record list and were the most by a Hilltopper in a season since Tellis Frank tallied 281 in 1986-87 ... His 84.7 percent free throw success rate in 2005-06 rank sixth and his 84.0 percent rate in 2006-07 rank seventh on the WKU single-season record chart ... Only Darnell Mee (100 in 1992-93 and 94 in 1991-92) had more steals in a season for the Hilltoppers than Lee's 77 in 2005-06 ... Scored 30 points a game three times 30 vs. Southern Illinois, 33 vs. Arkansas State and 31 vs. North Texas), becoming the first WKU player to accomplish that feat since Mee in 1992-93 ... One of six active players to score more than 2,000 points in a career.

2007-08 SEASON

All-American third-team selection by The NBA Draft Report ... Listed as the most underrated shooting guard in the country by that scouting service ... All-Sun Belt Conference first-team, Sun Belt All-Tournament first-team and league Player of the Year ... Three-time Sun Belt Player of the Week ... Started all 36 games, scoring 735 points (20.4 ppg), the third-highest season total in school history ... Shot 47.7 percent from the field (259-of-543), 39.7 percent from three-point range (69-of-174) and 82.2 percent from the free throw line (148-of-180) ... Grabbed 175 rebounds (4.9 rpg), as he blocked 28 shots, had 65 steals (1.8 spg, seventh-best season total in WKU annals) and dished out 75 assists (2.1 apg) ... Scored in double figures in all but two of his 36 games, including 19 games with at least 20 points ... Had 84 turnovers and 87 personal fouls, fouling out of two games.

2007-08 GAME ANALYSIS

Scored a game-high 26 points, adding five rebounds and three steals, in just 21 minutes in a season-opening victory over Kennesaw State, making 11-of-15 shots from the floor ... Led all players with 29 points and five steals vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, adding six rebounds ... Collected a game-high 21 points, three boards, two assists, two blocks and a pair of steals vs. Gonzaga ... Was 11-of-15 from the floor in scoring a game-best 28 points in a win over Alaska Anchorage ... Scored 26 points and collected four steals as WKU defeated Michigan on 11/24 ... Voted to the all-tournament team at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout after helping the Toppers to a fourth-place finish by averaging 23.7 points per contest to go along with eight steals, seven assists, six rebounds and four blocked shots. He shot 56.3 percent from the field and 84.6 percent at the free-throw line, leading the team in both categories ... In addition to leading all players in the tournament in scoring and steals, ranked third in free-throw percentage, fourth in blocks and 11th in field-goal percentage ... Paced all players with 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals vs. Eastern Kentucky and tallied a game-high 23 points on 12/15 vs. nationally ranked Tennessee, adding eight rebounds, his highest total of the year, and four assists in just 28 minutes ... Posted 30 points at Southern Illinois, while adding five rebounds and a pair of steals ... Collected 17 points in just 22 minutes at Troy, scoring the Toppers' last eight in the final 1:46, as he also handed out a season-best five assists ... Had 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists at South Alabama ... Scored all but two of his game-high 23 points a victory at Louisiana-Lafayette in the second half, adding three rebounds, three assists (without a turnover) and two blocked shots ... Posted a game-best 27 points in 29 minutes in a 1/16 win over Florida Atlantic, adding four rebounds and four assists ... Recorded game-high totals with 23 points and six rebounds in a 1/10 win over Louisiana-Monroe ... Had a career-high 33 points in win over Arkansas State on 1/27, including scoring 10 of WKU's final 17 points after the Indians cut an 18-point deficit to three with five minutes left, as he would add five rebounds, three assists and a block in 33 minutes ... Collected a game-high 22 points, going 8-of-10 from the floor, vs. Denver, which included accounting for all nine points in a 9-0 run that helped the Toppers take a double-figure lead into the halftime break, as he also handed out four assists and had three steals ... Recorded 31 points to lead all scorers in a 2/7 win at North Texas, making 13-of-19 attempts from the field, while adding six rebounds in 32 minutes ... Scored a game-best 18 points, had eight rebounds and handed out three assists vs. South Alabama on 2/21 ... Posted a game-best 26 points and five rebounds in the 2/23 Senior Night victory over Louisiana-Monroe ... Led all players with 29 points in a 3/1 win at Florida Atlantic to close out the regular season, adding five boards and a team-best three assists ... Scored 15 of his game-best 21 points after the break in a win over North Texas in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, adding five rebounds and a team-leading three assists ... Recorded 15 points, a team- and season-best nine rebounds and four assists in the NCAA Tournament first-round victory over nationally No. 14-ranked Drake ... Collected 19 of his game-high 29 points in the first half in the second-round NCAA Tournament win over San Diego, while his three-pointer with 6:17 remaining gave WKU the lead for good, as he also had seven rebounds and three steals ... Struggled in an 88-78 loss to UCLA, shooting 7-of-29 from the field and 2-of-8 from three-point range for 18 points, four steals and eight boards.

2006-07 SEASON

Earned first-team Mid-Major All-American honors from CollegeInsider.com...Voted first-team All-District VII by the National Association of Basketball Coaches...First-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection, and was also named to the league's All-Tournament team...Was named the league's player of the week on Nov. 21 and again on Dec. 12...Chosen the Clem Haskins Most Valuable Player by his teammates for the second time in as many seasons... Was the only WKU player to rank among the top 100 nationally in a statistical category, as he finished 86th in scoring with a team-best 17.3 points per game and 58th with an 84.0 free-throw percentage...Ended the season fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring and first in free-throw percentage, while also ranking among the top 15 in steals (seventh, with 1.50 per game), three-point field-goal percentage (seventh at 40.1 percent), blocked shots (13th, 0.77 pg), three-pointers per game (13th, 1.90) and field-goal percentage (14th at 47.2 percent)...Averaged 4.6 rebounds per outing (139) and handed out a total of 57 assists (1.9 apg)...Was the team's leading scorer in 20 contests, as he collected double digits on 28 occasions...Registered 20 or more points in 13 games, which was four more times than the rest of the team combined...Paced the team in steals 11 times, blocks 11 times and rebounds in seven outings.

2006-07 GAME ANALYSIS

Had 17 points and three steals to lead the team in both categories in semifinals of Sun Belt Conference Tournament, adding three rebounds and a pair of assists...Posted 20 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals in win over Florida Atlantic in quarterfinals of the SBC Tournament ... Led all players with 20 points in a win over Kentucky Wesleyan, with 18 coming after halftime including 12 straight over a two-and-a-half minute span in the final seven minutes to hold off the Panthers...Matched a season high with 25 points and led the Hilltoppers with seven rebounds at North Texas...Recorded a team-best 24 points in 30 minutes in victory over Louisiana-Monroe, adding three rebounds and three assists, as his four foul shots in the final 15 seconds helped clinch the win...Scored 13 of his team-high 18 points in the second half in a 1/27 victory over Denver, finishing 7-of-12 from the floor... Collected 13 points, four rebounds and three blocks vs. New Orleans after returning from sprained ankle, hitting two baskets in the final 1:14 to seal the victory ... His three-pointer at the buzzer vs. Troy sent game into overtime, where he gave the Toppers the lead for good with two free throws 28 seconds in, as he finished with 17 points and six rebounds, hitting 5-of-10 from three-point range...Scored in double figures in each of the first 14 games, until leaving the Florida Atlantic contest on 12/30 with an ankle injury after playing just six minutes...Scored all but two of his 17 points in the first half in victory at Middle Tennessee, adding a career-best three blocks and three steals...Recorded team highs with 15 points and eight rebounds vs. South Alabama, adding three assists a block and a steal...Led all players with 23 points and five steals vs. Southern Illinois, adding a team-high-tying six boards...Posted the first double-double of the season by a WKU player after leading all players with 25 points and 12 rebounds vs. Montana, adding a career-high-tying five steals ... Tied a school record after hitting 5-of-5 from three-point range in victory over Eastern Kentucky, finishing with a game-best 22 points, as he also handed out a career-high-tying seven assists and added two steals...Fifteen of his 17 points came after the break in a win over Ball State, and he added six rebounds...Posted a game-best 21 points, hitting 9-of-16 from the floor, adding five rebounds vs. Towson...Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds vs. Tennessee State...Had a game-best 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting at Georgia, but it was his blocked shot and pass down the court to Benson Callier in the final minute that helped give the Toppers their first lead of the game with 20 seconds to go...Led the Hilltoppers in scoring in season-opening win at Kennesaw State, becoming the 41st player to post 1,000 career points in the process.

2005-06 SEASON

Second-team All-District VII selection by the NABC...Named CollegeInsider.com's Sun Belt Conference Most Valuable Player...Added first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors...Was the winner of the Clem Haskins Most Valuable Player...Led the team in rebounding (189), assists (86) and steals (77), and was second in scoring (522)...Ranked fourth in the SBC and among the top 100 in the country with 17.4 points per contest, as he was fifth on WKU's single-season record list for points by a sophomore...Was ninth in the conference with 6.3 rebounds per outing...Stood third in the Sun Belt and 21st nationally with 2.57 steals per game, as he finished third on the school season record list...Ranked ninth in the league with 2.87 assists per contest...Ranked 39th nationally and second in the SBC with an 84.7 free-throw percentage, which was also fifth in WKU's season record book...Hit 62 three-pointers while shooting 40.8 percent from beyond the arc...Missed WKU's National Invitation Tournament contest at South Carolina after breaking a bone in his hand the day before the Hilltoppers' Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

2004-05 SEASON

Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, and earned Rivals.com honorable mention Freshman All-American accolades ... Selected to the Sun Belt's All-Tournament team...Started all 31 games in his first year on the Hill, one of two players to do so, while he was one of three individuals on the squad to average better than 30 minutes per appearance (33.2)...Set the WKU freshman scoring record with 461 points, as he stood 11th in the SBC with 14.9 points per contest...His scoring average climbed to 15.1 points per game in conference play...Also ranked in the top 20 in the league in steals (seventh, 1.77 spg), three-point field-goal percentage (eighth at 39.9 percent) and three-pointers per game (11th at 1.84)...Also had 63 assists and 17 blocks, ranking second on the team in the latter category...One of three Toppers to record a double-double, making three on the season... Had a 72.2 free-throw percentage, improving to 78.1 percent at the line vs. Sun Belt opponents.

2005-06 SEASON

: Missed WKU's National Invitation Tournament contest at South Carolina after breaking a bone in his hand the day before the Hilltoppers' Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

2006-07 SEASON

: Left the Florida Atlantic contest (12/30) after six minutes with an ankle sprain ... The injury would later force him to sit out the Arkansas-Little Rock clash (1/17).

SUMMER BASKETBALL

After his senior season at Pike high school, Lee was selected to play in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series ... Led the Indiana team with 48 points in the two contests, hitting 11-of-18 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from behind the three-point arc ... En route to a 28-point performance in the opening game, he collected seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals ... Scored a game-high 20 points in the second contest, a 93-90 Indiana victory, adding five steals.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) high school, where he was runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball honors as a senior ... Named the Indianapolis Star's Star West Player of the Year and garnered Indiana Junior All-Star and All-State honors ... Started each of his last three seasons, helping the Red Devils to a 72-8 (90.5 percent) record over that span ... Averaged 18.1 points, six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior, shooting 49.6 percent from the floor, hitting 40.7 percent from three-point range, as he led Pike to a 19-4 finish ... In 2003, the team compiled a 29-0 record, winning the state Class 4A championship for the second time in three years, as Pike ranked second in the USA Today Super 25 ... That year, he averaged 11.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 52.1 percent from the floor and 78.0 percent at the foul line.

PERSONAL

Business major ... Born 10/03/85 ... Resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.