GU 2010-11 men's basketball media guide

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7-0, 238, So - Kamloops, B.C.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended South Kamloops High…senior year named the Basketball B.C. outstanding high school player after leading the Titans to a 36-2 record and a third-place finish in the B.C. AAA High School Boys’ Basketball Championships…both losses came in overtime, including an 8174 verdict to St. Georges in the championship semifinals after Olynyk fouled out at the end of regulation with 37 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists…went 16-for-29 from the field, including 2-for-5 from 3-point range…South Kamloops was ranked No. 1 throughout the season… came back with 46 points in the bronze medal game, connecting on 15-of-30 field goal attempts, 4-for-8 from 3-point range and 12-for-14 from the free throw line…also grabbed 15 boards, dished out 5 assists and had 5 blocks…in the AAA Championship he led the tournament in scoring at 36.5 ppg with 146 points in four games, led in rebounding with 15.5 rpg with a game-high 19 in the second round, shot 52.8 percent from the field (56-for-106) and 39.1 percent from 3-point range (9-for23) in earning MVP accolades…paced the tourney in assists/game (7.2), blocked shots/game (3.8) and also averaged 2.2 steals/game to rank among the leaders… In addition to playing for South Kamloops, he is also a member of the National Elite Development Academy of Edmonton, Alberta…summer of 2008 was a member of the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team and played in the FIBA Americas U18 tournament in Formosa, Argentina, with current Gonzaga teammate Mangisto Arop…quarterbacked the Titans football team, suffering a broken arm near his shoulder joint in a November, 2007 playoff game…rehabilitated the shoulder, earned the spot with NEDA and capped his high school career with an outstanding season that saw him average 35.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg…scored a career-high 54 points in a game in January, 2009. SUMMER 2009 Played for Canada’s Junior Men’s National Team at the FIBA U19 World Championship in New Zealand, helping Canada to seventh place… lost to the United States in the quarterfinals…played with current Gonzaga teammate Mangisto Arop… averaged 11.2 ppg for 35th, was fifth in rebounding with 8.3 rpg, tied or 12th with 1.2 blocks/game and was 44th in assists with 1.7/game…scored tournament high 24 points against Kazakhstan, and scored in double figures in six other games… double-double against Spain with 10 points, 13 rebounds…grabbed

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