SHABAZZ NAPIER Junior • Guard 6-1 • 171 • Roxbury, Mass.
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At Connecticut: Has appeared in 77 games averaging 10.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game... 2011 BIG EAST All-Rookie selection. As a Junior in 2012-13: Has appeared in two games, averaging 19.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game... Named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Second Team... Led UConn over No. 14 Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic with 25 points, two steals and two assists. 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... Named Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention... Bob Cousy Award Candidate... Notched a game-high 22 points and six assists against Iowa State in the NCAA Second Round loss... Led all players with 26 points to go with six assists, three blocks and three steals against West Virginia in the BIG EAST Tournament... Led all players with 23 points, six assists and four steals against Pittsburgh... Added seven points and eight assists at Providence... Finished with 11 points, eight assists and four steals against Marquette... Notched his second double-double of the season with 14 points and a BIG EASThigh 11 assists against DePaul... Finished with 11 points and seven assists at Syracuse... Registered 18 points, four rebounds and four assists at Tennessee... Set a career high with 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting with seven assists against Cincinnati... Notched a team-high 16 points at Notre Dame... Hit the 20-point mark for the seventh time this season with 23 points, and five rebounds against Rutgers... Led UConn over St. John’s with 17 points and nine assists... Tallied a game-high 24 points with six rebounds and five assists against Fairfield... Tied his career high with 13 assists against Holy Cross... Led all players with a career-high 26 points and six three-pointers against Florida State in the third-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis... Notched the ninth triple-double in UConn history against Coppin State with 22 points, and career highs of 12 rebounds and 13 assists... Tallied 21 points and three steals against Wagner... Notched 21 points and tied his career high with eight assists against Columbia in the season opener... Recorded 14.0 assists per game and a 7:1 assist-to-turnover ration in two preseason games. Summer of 2011: Selected to the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games team training camp in preparation for the 2011 World University Games from Aug. 13-23 in Shenzhen, China. 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... Totaled 10 points and four rebounds against Arizona in the NCAA Elite 8... Finished the game with six assists against San Diego State in the NCAA Sweet 16... Tallied 11 points and a career-high eight assists against DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament... Totaled 18 points, three assists and three steals at West Virginia... Tied his season high with five steals at Seton Hall... Scored a season and game-high 23 points with five three-pointers against Louisville... Totaled 11 points, six rebounds and four assists at Marquette... Dished out a season-high seven assists against Rutgers... Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Monday, January 10 after scoring 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting in the overtime victory at Texas and a season-high 18 points with five assists at Notre Dame... Scored nine points to go along with six assists and four steals against Harvard... Registered 10 points, five rebounds and five assists against Fairleigh Dickinson... Totaled 12 points, four assists and two steals in 21 minutes in the victory over Kentucky in the Championship of the Maui Invitational... Came off the bench against Vermont to record seven points and a game-high five steals. Before UConn: Attended Charlestown High School in Charlestown, Mass… Attended the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia… Played for the Metro Boston AAU team. Personal Information: Shabazz Bozie Napier… Born July 14, 1991… Son of Carmen Velasquez… Has two siblings, Timmie Barrows and Titana Velasquez.
SHABAZZ OVERALL Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL
Min/Avg 976/23.8 1191/35.0 66/33.0 2233/29.0
Total FG-FGA 100-270 136-350 12-26 248-646
GP-GS 41-0 34-31 2-2 77-33
Pct .370 .389 .462 .384
BIG EAST Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL
GP-GS 18-0 18-15
Min/Avg 425/23.6 629/34.9
Total FG-FGA 47-120 55-168
36-15
1054/29.3
102-288
NAPIER
3-Point FG-FGA 46-141 59-166 3-9 108-316
CAREER
STATISTICS
Pct .326 .355 .333 .342
FT-FTA 74-96 110-148 11-12 195-256
Rebs Pct Off-Def .771 26-73 .743 23-97 .917 0-4 .762 49-174
Pct .392 .327
3-Point FG-FGA Pct 24-70 .343 21-75 .280
FT-FTA 31-42 54-71
Rebs Pct Off-Def .738 13-32 .761 13-46
Tot 45 59
Avg 2.5 3.3
PF-FO Ast 32-0 57 46-1 99
TO Blk Stl 31 2 27 46 3 26
Pts/Avg 149/8.3 185/10.3
.354
45-145
85-113
.752
104
2.9
78-1
77
334/9.3
.310
26-78
Tot 99 120 4 223
Avg PF-FO 2.4 72-0 3.5 87-2 2.0 3-0 2.9 162-2
Ast TO Blk Stl 124 75 5 66 198 94 9 56 3 0 0 3 325 169 14 125
156
5
53
Pts/Avg 320/7.8 441/13.0 38/19.0 799/10.4