EARNEST ROSS
Senior - Guard Cary, N.C. / Auburn #33 – 6-5, 228 Pounds AT MIZZOU 2012-13: Was the top scorer in the Southeastern Conference off the bench, averaging 11.0 points on 44 percent shooting from the floor and 41.7 percent shooting from three-point range in 24 contests off the pine ... Finished the year (all games) averaging 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds ... Finished third on the team in rebounding overall and sixth on the club in scoring, tops among Mizzou’s non-starters ... Made 10 starts early in the season and one start in league play subbing for the injured Laurence Bowers ... Was second on the team in three-point makes (49) and third in pointrebound double-doubles (3) ... Helped Missouri to a home win over South Carolina by scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 boards on Jan. 22 ... Hit a huge trey to tie the game vs. the Gamecocks and assisted on the gamewinning trey from Jabari Brown ... Scored a season high 23 points in the home win against Auburn, hitting a season high 8-of-12 shots and 5-of-6 three-point attempts ... Added 10 points and 11 rebounds against Stanford in the Battle 4 Atlantis and scored 17 points and grabbed 10 boards vs. Alcorn State ... Helped the Tigers to a win in the SEC-opener vs. Alabama, scoring 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor ... Was ninth in SEC play with 1.6 steals per contest and had five games with three or more steals in league action, including four at Ole Miss ... Would have finished third in the SEC with his .377 three-point percentage on the year with enough attempts and narrowly missed out on the Top 10 with his 1.4 three-point makes per game. 2011-12: Sat out the season as a transfer and will be classified as a redshirt junior for the 2012-13 campaign. AT AUBURN: 2010-11: Was the SEC’s most-improved scorer in 2010-11, elevating his point production from 2.8 points per game as a freshman to 13.1 points as a sophomore ... Averaged 16.1 points and 6.5 rebounds while hitting 17-of-35 three-pointers over his final eight games ... Led the Tigers in scoring 13 times, including a career high 30 points on 5-of-7 three-point shooting in an overtime loss at Georgia ... Topped the 20-point plateau five times as a second-year player and reached double figures in 22-of-31 games ... Was Auburn’s top rebounder at 6.6 boards a night to rank among the league’s Top 15 ... In addition to his steady scoring numbers he ranked eighth in the league with 1.4 steals and boasted six double-doubles, ninth overall in the SEC and tops among perimeter players.
2013-14 Mizzou Basketball Notebook
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