9/82 … Majoring in physical education … Enjoys spending time with friends and family … Also enjoys playing basketball with his younger brother.
WES DURRANT Guard 5-10 145 r-Fr. Bowling Green, KY Warren Central HS INSIDE SCOOP A solid, heady walk-on point guard ... Will knock down open looks ... Comes from a winning high school program that participated in the Kentucky State Tournament. 2002-03 Took a redshirt year. WARREN CENTRAL HS A four-year letterman for coach Tim Riley at Warren Central High School ... Named All-District as a senior ... Averaged 11 points and five assists per game ... Canned 46 percent of his three-point attempts ... Turned in an MVP performance at the Region 4 Tournament ... Holds the school record for games played at 108 ... Career and season leader in 3-point percentage ... Also holds the mark for treys made in a single season ... Career free throw percentage leader ... Was a two-year letterman in baseball. PERSONAL Son of Chuck and Sherlene Durrant ... Father Chuck was an All-OVC performer in track and field and holds the high jump record at Western Kentucky at 7' 2" ... Born 11/3/83 ... Hopes to major in special education.
Coming Next Season STEVE THOMAS Forward 6-8 240 Sr. Carrollton, GA Georgia INSIDE SCOOP: A strong, physical presence in the paint … Georgia’s top rebounder as a junior … Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. GEORGIA: Averaged 6.2 points and 5.3 rebounds during his three seasons in Athens … Broke out in 2002-03 with 10.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game … Would have ranked 6th in the SEC in rebounding during
DARRIO SCOTT Forward 6-6 225 r-So. Lynchburg, VA Geo. Washington U. INSIDE SCOOP Gains eligibility this season after sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules ... An explosive athlete ... Possesses nice strength ... A slasher that likes to get to the basket ... A tough defender with the potential to be an outstanding defensive player. 2002-03 Sat out the season after transfering from George Washington GEORGE WASHINGTON Played in 25 of GW’s 28 games in 2001-02 ... Averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest as a freshman ... Posted 16 steals and four blocks while averaging 10.2 minutes per game.
Blue Raiders By Class True Freshmen ........................................ 3 Redshirt Freshmen .................................. 3 Sophomores ............................................ 0 Redshirt Sophomores .............................. 1 Juniors ..................................................... 3 Redshirt Juniors ...................................... 1 Seniors .................................................... 3 Redshirt Seniors ...................................... 0 *doesn’t include ineligible players
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VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Averaged 24.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for Coach Billy Huffman at Virginia Episcopal School as a senior ... Was an All-State selection in basketball ... Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Named to the AllPrep League Team and the News Advance Select Team ... Holds the school record for treys in a game with eight, accomplishing the feat
junior season if he had met the minimum qualifying standard of playing in 75 percent of the team’s games … Averaged 15 points and nine rebounds over the last three games of his junior season. CARROLLTON HS: Finished his high school career as Carrollton’s all-time leading scorer with 2,087 points … Was selected to the Terrific Ten list by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … The paper also picked Thomas as its Metro Area Player of the Year … Posted 24.5 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 5.4 blocks as a senior … Led his team to three straight region titles … Carrollton was 112-12 during his four-year career. PERSONAL: Steven Demon Thomas is the son of Angela Holland … Born 3/14/81. on two separate occasions ... Also earned AllState honors in football ... Was a four-year letterman in track and field PERSONAL Son of James and Susan Scott ... Born 6/1/81 ... Hopes to pursue a basketball career upon graduation ... Majoring in computer science.
BRYAN SMITHSON Guard 6-0 165 Fr. Kennesaw, GA North Cobb HS INSIDE SCOOP A quick, explosive true point guard … Can get in the paint and make everyone else better, as well as score himself … Possesses great leadership qualities … Led Class 5A in scoring as a senior. NORTH COBB HS Holds career scoring record … Also owns single-game scoring record … Posted two 40plus point games during his career … Played for coach Terry Gorsuch … Two-time First Team All-Region pick … Was named Honorable Mention All-American by both Street and Smith and Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports … Chosen to play in Georgia’s North vs. South AllStar Game … Also selected to play in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game … Led Georgia’s Class 5A in scoring … Averaged 23 points,
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