2011-12 DePaul Men's Basketball Media Guide

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TERRY DAVIS (1989-93) - 1,534 POINTS

Captain in 1992-93.. second team All-Great Midwest Conference in 1992... member of the Great Midwest All-Tournament team in 1993... freshman All-American honors in 1989-90... fourth in DePaul history with 3,657 minutes played... career-high 28 points at Texas... College Park, Ga. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1989-93 123 623-1341 .465 84-254 .331 204-277 .736 1534 12.5

SAMMY MEJIA (2003-07) - 1,494 POINTS

Second player in DePaul history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 100 steals and 100 3pt. field goals (joining Tom Kleinschmidt)... finished his career second in DePaul history for minutes played… career-high 40 points against Northwestern State in 2006… second team All-BIG EAST as a senior… member of the Conference USA All-Freshman team... drafted in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft by Detroit... Bronx, N.Y. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 2003-07 123 552-1208 .457 115-351 .328 275-417 .659 1494 12.1

CURTIS WATKINS (1975-79) - 1,463 POINTS

Honorable mention All-American in 1979... ninth in DePaul history with 810 rebounds, one seven DePaul players to have 1,000 points and 800 rebounds... best defender on the 1979 Final Four team... had 24 points in the win over UCLA to send the Blue Demons to the Final Four... 30 points against UAB in 1979... selected in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA Draft by Kansas City... Harvey, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1975-79 116 568-1028 .553 — — 327-389 .841 1463 12.6

HOWIE CARL (1958-61) - 1,461 POINTS

Earned “Little” All-American honors for players under 5-10... holds the Alumni Hall single-game scoring record with 43 points against Marquette... made a school record 23 free throws against Marquette on December 23, 1960 and attempted a school record 25 free throws in that game... played one season in the NBA... Chicago, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1958-61 73 518-1309 .396 — — 425-498 .854 1461 12.6

ROD STRICKLAND (1985-88) - 1,448 POINTS

Two-time honorable mention All-American pick... third in school history for assists (behind players who played four seasons) with 557... also second in school history in steals with 204... had a career-high 13 assists on two occasions and posted double-figure assist totals seven times... scored 30 points twice... first round selection of the New York Knicks (19th pick) in 1988... Bronx, N.Y. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1985-88 87 571-1069 .534 32-69 .464 274-438 .626 1448 16.6

TERRY CUMMINGS (1979-82) - 1,398 POINTS

Two-time All-American... seventh in DePaul history with 857 rebounds... one of three DePaul players to have 1,300 points and 850 rebounds... scored 37 points (15-16 from the line) with 19 rebounds vs. Louisville as a junior... the second pick of the 1982 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers... Chicago, Ill. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1979-82 85 549-1036 .530 — — 300-393 .763 1398 16.4

QUEMONT GREER (2001-05) - 1,397 POINTS

Concluded his career 22nd in Conference USA history in scoring... one of 11 players in school history to have 1,300 points and 600 rebounds... first team All-CUSA as a senior... had a school record streak of eight straight 20+ scoring games (Dec. 1-Jan. 6) during senior season... C-USA Player of the Week (Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20) - the first player in league history to ever capture the honor in three consecutive weeks... named to the All-Tournament team at the C-USA Tournament as a junior… Milwaukee, Wis. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 2001-05 118 520-1175 .443 84-276 .304 273-424 .644 1397 11.8

TYRONE CORBIN (1981-85) - 1,378 POINTS

One of the most popular players in DePaul history... honorable mention All-American as both a junior and senior... ranks third in DePaul history with 893 points... one of three players in DePaul history with 1,300 points and 850 rebounds... twice lead the team in scoring and three-time in rebounding... named to the NIT All-Star team in 1983... two-time team captain (including serving as Ray Meyer’s final DePaul team captain)... drafted in the second round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs... Columbia, S.C. Career G FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts. Avg. 1981-85 120 522-1036 .504 — — 334-437 .764 1378 11.5

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