| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 215 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Lexington, Ky. |
| High School: | Bryan Station |
| Position: | G |
Quick Hits:
•Named preseason first team All-America by FoxSports.com.
•Chosen third team preseason All-America by Dick Vitale.
•Honorable mention A.P. Preseason All-America.
•Named to the John Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list.
•Chosen to the Naismith Award Preseason Watch List.
•Ranked fourth among 2010-11 point guards and combo guards by
Gary Parrish of CBS Sports.com.
•Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year.
•Named to the USA Basketball Select Team, chosen to train
against the U.S. National Team during the summer of 2010.
•33rd Butler player to score 1,000 career points.
•Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2010 Diamond Head
Classic.
•Chosen second team on the 2010-11 Horizon League All-League
Team.
•Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2011 Horizon League
Men’s Basketball Championship.
•Selected second team on the NABC All-District 12 Team.
•Chosen Most Outstanding Player at the Southeast Regional.
•Named to the 2011 Lou Henson All-America Team.
•Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2011 Final
Four.
•One of nine players who share Butler’s single season
record for games played (38).
2010-11 Highlights
Played in all 38 contests, including 37 as a starter...topped the
Bulldogs in assists and finished second on the team in
scoring...led both teams with 20 points in Butler’s
season-opening victory over Marian...scored 17 points in the first
half and finished with a game-high 25 points, despite battling leg
cramps in Butler’s loss at Louisville...led the Bulldogs with
19 points in home win over Ball State...had 13 points at home
against Evansville...scored 11 points and led the Bulldogs with six
rebounds and five assists against Duke, despite sitting out nearly
half of the game with leg cramps...hit eight of eight from the
charity stripe and finished with 15 points at Xavier...matched his
career-high with eight assists and added 12 points and six rebounds
against Mississippi Valley State...had 14 points and a game-high
five assists in Butler’s victory over Stanford...scored 13
points and shared the team rebounding lead with six against
Utah...ignited the Bulldogs with 17 points, all in the second half,
against Florida State in the second round of the Diamond Head
Classic...led the Bulldogs with 20 points and added six rebounds
and three assists against Washington State in the championship game
of the Diamond Head Classic...led all scorers with 16 points and
added a game-high six assists to help lead Butler past
Valparaiso...hit five of nine three-point field goal attempts and
scored 28 points to lead the Bulldogs past Youngstown
State...posted 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists at
Detroit...scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against Green
Bay...led the Bulldogs with 23 points in 41 minutes against
Milwaukee at home...had 10 points and a team-high four assists at
Valparaiso...led the Bulldogs with 18 points and eight rebounds at
Youngstown State...had 11 points and team-highs of six rebounds and
seven assists at Cleveland State...led the Bulldogs with 17 points
against UIC...led both teams with 20 points in Butler’s home
win over Wright State...out-scored Detroit, 24-17, in the second
half and finished with a career-high 32 points in Butler’s
home win over the Titans...had 13 points and a game-high six
assists at Green Bay...posted 10 points, five rebounds and six
assists at UIC...led the Bulldogs with 18 points against Loyola at
home...scored 15 points, including 12 in the first half, to help
lead Butler past Cleveland State in the Horizon League Tournament
semifinals...had 14 points and a team-high four assists in
Butler’s victory over Milwaukee in the championship game of
the Horizon League Tournament...shared the team scoring lead with
15 points against Old Dominion in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament...led both teams with a Butler Tournament record 30
points in the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament victory over
top-seeded Pittsburgh...tallied 13 points against Wisconsin in the
Southeast Regional semifinals...had a game-high 27 points to lead
Butler past second-seeded Florida in the final of the Southeast
Regional...led the Bulldogs with 24 points, including five of six
three-point field goal attempts, against VCU in the national
semifinals...had a team-high 13 points and matched his career-high
with nine rebounds against UConn in the national championship
game.
2009-10: Named first team on the 2009-10 All-Horizon League Team...chosen to the 2010 Speedway Horizon League All-Tournament Team...named first team on the NABC All-District 12 Team...selected to the 2010 West Regional All-Tournament Team...named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2010 Final Four.starter in all 38 Butler games this season and in 70 consecutive games in his Butler career...second on the team in scoring and assists...ranked fourth in the Horizon League in three-point field goals (1.9)...led the Bulldogs with 15 points and matched his career-high with eight assists at Northwestern...had a team-high 17 points at Evansville...scored 20 points against Minnesota in the opening round of the 76 Classic...led the Bulldogs with 21 points against UCLA in the second round of the 76 Classic...had 15 points and eight rebounds against #19 Clemson at the 76 Classic...hit four three-point field goals in the first half and shared the team scoring lead with 15 points at Ball State...had 12 points and five rebounds against Georgetown in the Jimmy V Classic...scored 12 points and added a team-high five assists in Butler’s victory over Ohio State...scored 14 points in Butler’s victory over Xavier...had 11 points and seven rebounds at UAB...led all scorers with 14 points in Butler’s victory at home over Green Bay...paced the Bulldogs over Milwaukee at home with a career-high 25 points...led all scorers with 21 points in Butler’s victory at Wright State...scored 10 points and nailed the game-winner with 0:59 left in overtime in Butlers victory at Detroit...scored 11 first-half points and finished with 15 in Butler’s home victory over Cleveland State...tallied 22 points in the first half and finished with a game-high 24 points in 28 minutes in Butler’s home victory over Youngstown State...shared the team scoring lead with 12 points at Loyola...had 15 points, six assists and a career-high three steals in 26 minutes at UIC...scored 11 points and matched his career-high with eight assists at Green Bay...had 10 points in Butler’s home win over Wright State...had seven points and seven assists at Youngstown State...scored 11 points and recorded a team-high four assists at Cleveland State...led the Bulldogs with 23 points in their nationally-televised victory over Siena...had 16 points, 5 rebounds and three steals at Valparaiso...scored 12 points against Milwaukee in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament...shared the team scoring lead with 14 points against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament championship game...hit seven of nine three-point field goal attempts and led the Bulldogs with 25 points against UTEP in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds against Murray State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...scored 14 points, all in the first half, and added five assists against Syracuse in the Sweet 16...had 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against Kansas State in the West Regional championship game...scored 14 points against Michigan State in the national semifinals...had 12 points against Duke in the 2010 national championship game.
Summer 2009: Captain of the gold medal-winning USA U19 World Championship Team during the summer of 2009...averaged 5.9 points and hit nine of 10 free throw attempts for the USA squad during the World Championships...Butler’s co-scoring leader (12.0 ppg) on the team’s summer trip to Italy.
2008-09: Starter in all 32 games as a freshman...shared the Butler freshman record for games started with teammates Ronald Nored and Gordon Hayward...finished second on the team in minutes played...Horizon League All-Newcomer Team pick...chosen Horizon League All-Tournament...named honorable mention on the CollegeHoops.net All-Freshman Team...led the Bulldogs in assists in 2008-09, becoming just the third freshman in Butler history to record 100 assists...finished as the team’s third-leading scorer (11.9) and third-leading rebounder (4.4)...finished fourth on Butler’s all-time list for freshman scoring (364)...scored in double-figures in 18 games...led Butler in scoring in six different games...ranked second in the Horizon League in assist/turnover radio (1.6) and finished sixth in the league in assists (3.5)...finished 12th in the Horizon League in scoring and seventh in three-point field goals...scored 18 points and shared game-high rebounding honors with eight against LSU in the NCAA Tournament...had team-highs of 18 points, a career-high nine rebounds and two assists against Cleveland State in the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament...led the Bulldogs with eight rebounds in Butler’s regular season home game against Cleveland State...scored 14 points, including six in the final 2:16, in Butler’s victory at Detroit...scored 10 points and matched his career-high with eight assists at Green Bay...tallied 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and matched his career-high with eight assists in Butler’s home victory over Green Bay...had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in Butler’s victory at UIC...led the Bulldogs with 20 points at Loyola...hit a career-high five three-point field goals and matched his career scoring high with 22 points in a win over UAB...scored 12 points and had a career-high eight assists against Florida Gulf Coast...had 13 points and seven assists at Ohio State...scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and posted six assists in a victory over Bradley...sparked the Bulldogs with a career-high 22 points and five assists in a win at Youngstown State...led all scorers with 18 points, including 13 in the second half, against Evansville...topped the Bulldogs with 19 points in 17 minutes against IU-South Bend...scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in his collegiate debut at Drake.
High School: One of the top-rated high school players in Kentucky as a senior at Bryan Station...two-year All-State performer...finalist for Kentucky Player of the Year honors...named to the Kentucky All-Star Team for the annual Indiana-Kentucky summer all-star series...led all players in the Indiana-Kentucky game at Conseco Fieldhouse with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals...had 16 points, six rebounds and five assists in the second Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game...selected East MVP in the Kentucky East-West All-Star Game after posting 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the postseason contest...earned All-District honors for three straight years and All-Region honors for four consecutive years...three-year team captain...named to the Lexington All-City Team in 2007-08...averaged 23.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.8 steals as a senior...ranked 10th in the state of Kentucky in scoring in final season...led his high school team in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, three-point shooting percentage and free throw shooting percentage in 2007-08...compiled 1,725 career points and more than 500 career assists...tallied a career-high 33 points against Fern County as a senior...helped lead Bryan Station to a 30-3 campaign, a District championship, a Regional runner-up finish and a #1 state rank as a senior...contributed to 112 victories during his high school career...earned four varsity basketball letters...High School Coach: Champ Ligon.


