Shabazz NAPIER
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Senior • Guard 6-1 • 171 • Roxbury, Mass.
While at Connecticut: Has appeared in 115 games, starting 70, averaging 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game... 2013 All-Big East First Team... 2013 USBWA District I Player of the Year, All-District I Team... 2013 NABC District 5 First Team... 2011 Big East All-Rookie Team selection... Bob Cousy Award candidate... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll... Summer, 2013: Deron Williams/Kyrie Irving Point Guard Skills Academy, LeBron James Skills Academy, Chris Paul CP3 Camp. As a Senior in 2013-14: Named to the watch list for the John Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and the Senior CLASS Award... Recorded his second career triple double (14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) against Yale (11/11)... Leads UConn in points (15.4), rebounds (6.3), assists (5.9) and steals (1.9)... Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors two times this year. As a Junior in 2012-13: UConn co-captain... Named to All-Big East First Team... Honored as USBWA District I Player of the Year and NABC District 5 First Team... Streak of 102 consecutive games played ended at Cincinnati (injured foot)... Started 27 of 28 games played... 4th in the Big East with 17.1 points to go with 4.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists (7th Big East) and 2.0 steals (5th Big East) per game... The only player in the Big East to average at least 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists... Led Huskies in scoring (17.1), assists (4.6), steals (2.0), and 3-point FG percentage (.398)... Scored double figures in 24 games, 20-plus points in eight games... Outstanding in UConn’s seven overtime games: 45 minutes played, 55 points, 12-of-21 overall shooting (.571), 10-of-16 three-point shooting (.625), 21-of-24 free throw shooting (.875)... Notched his 1,000th career point against DePaul on January 8, becoming the 47th player in UConn history to reach 1,000 points... Finished season ranked No. 31 on UConn all-time scoring list with 1,239 points... Two-time Big East Player of the Week... Five-time Big East Honor Roll Selection... Led UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with 25 points, two steals and two assists... Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team. As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Appeared in 34 games, averaging 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game... Averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in Big East play... Averaged 15.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the Big East Tournament... Bob Cousy Award Candidate... Notched the ninth triple-double in UConn history against Coppin State with 22 points, and career highs of 12 rebounds and 13 assists. As a Freshman in 2010-11: Appeared in all 41 games... Named to the Big East All-Rookie Team... Averaged 7.8 points, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 23.8 minutes off the bench.... Recorded 8.3 points and 3.2 assists per game in Big East play... Averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 assists in the NCAA Tournament. Had 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in NCAA Championship game vs. Butler. Before UConn: Attended Charlestown High School in Charlestown, Mass.… Attended the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia… Played for the Metro Boston AAU team.
Individual Career History Personal Information: Shabazz Bozie Napier… Born July 14, 1991… Son of Carmen Velasquez… Has two siblings, Timmie Barrows and Titana Velasquez. NAPIER, Shabazz Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
Total fg-fga
41-0 976/23.8 100-270 34-31 1191/35.0 136-350 28-27 1043/37.2 146-331 12-12 408/34.0 59-126 115-70 3618/31.5 441-1077
pct
.370 .389 .441 .468 .409
3-Point fg-fga
46-141 59-166 68-171 19-37 192-515
pct
.326 .355 .398 .514 .373
F-Throws ft-fta pct
74-96 110-148 118-144 48-58 350-446
.771 .743 .819 .828 .785
off
Rebounds def tot
26 73 23 97 14 109 15 61 78 340
99 120 123 76 418
avg
pf
2.4 72 3.5 87 4.4 58 6.3 24 3.6 241
fo
0 2 0 1 3
ast
to
124 75 198 94 129 67 71 34 522 270
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
5 66 320 9 56 441 3 56 478 5 23 185 22 201 1424
7.8 13.0 17.1 15.4 12.4