PERSONALMajored
in criminology and criminal justice at Maryland ... Played his prep
basketball at national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy at Mouth of Wilson,
Va., and graduated fourth in his senior class ... married to Kristen
... loves to eat whatever his wife cooks ... Is the youngest of four
children with three older sisters ... if he could design his own
uniform, he would pick green and red as the colors ... loves to watch
other sports, including the NFL, college football and college
basketball ... his favorite NFL team is the Miami Dolphins ... his
favorite college football team is the Miami Hurricanes ... his favorite
college basketball team is, understandably, the Maryland Terps ... has
a bullmastiff dog named Nala, a chihuahua named Bella and a cat named
Peekaboo ... a person he would love to meet someday is Tiger Woods (and
play a round of golf with him) ... says he’s not superstitious.
COLLEGEAs a junior, started in the backcourt along with new Trail Blazer Juan
Dixon on the University of Maryland’s 2002 NCAA Championship team
... First team All-ACC at Maryland as a senior . . . Finished his
four-year collegiate career as the Terrapins’ all-time leader in
assists with 972, the fifth highest total in NCAA history and the
fourth highest ever in the Atlantic Coast Conference . . . Became the
first player in ACC history to record at least 1,000 points, 800
assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals . . . Maryland’s all-time
leader in games played (136) and minutes played (4,312) . . . Posted 23
games with 10 or more assists . . . Averaged 11.6 points as a senior
and ranked seventh in the NCAA with 7.1 assists per game . . . Scored a
career-high 27 points vs. George Washington . . . Was second in the
NCAA in assists as a junior, averaging 7.9 points a contest . . . Set
Maryland’s single-season assists record that year with 286 . . .
Dished out 11 assists in Maryland’s NCAA Final Four defeat of
Kansas . . . Led the ACC in assists as a sophomore (6.9 apg), becoming
the first Terrapin to do so since John Lucas in 1974 . . . Averaged 7.0
points and 6.2 assists as a freshman and was named to the All-ACC
freshman team. | 
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