Guard
6-2 • 180 •
Senior
Detroit, Mich.
New Mexico State
Rogers Academy
Career Notes
In collegiate career played in 117
games, starting 94...had 1,056
points, 343 rebounds, 292 assists,
102 steals and 24 blocks...made 384
field goals, 128 3-pointers and 160
free throws...at YSU played in 60
games, starting 59 contests...scored
722 points, grabbed 189 rebounds,
had 187 assists and 61 steals.
Senior | 2007-08
Played and started in all 30
games...played a total of 1,063
minutes, averaging 35.4 per
contest...scored team-high 465
points, grabbed 90 rebounds, had 71
assists, 33 steals and six
blocks...minutes played total was
second most in a season in school
history...averaged 15.5 points and
3.0 rebounds per game...ranked
fourth in the Horizon League in
scoring for the entire season...was
first in minutes played per
game...was 175-of-398 (45.1 percent)
from the field...made 71-of-103
free-throw attempts (68.9
percent)...made 44-of-136 3-point
attempts (32.4 percent)...had 25
double-figure scoring
games...finished with eight 20-plus
point performances...scored 122
points in the final six games of the
season...poured in a career-high 29
points at Buffalo...was 13-of-18
from the field against the
Bulls...also grabbed a season-best
seven rebounds in the game...had 23
points against Valparaiso...was
10-of-16 from the field...scored 23
points in victory over Green
Bay...was 8-of-14 from the field,
3-of-6 from 3-point range and 4-of-8
from the line...had 22 in Horizon
League Tournament game at UIC...was
9-of-22 from the field...the 22
attempts were a season
high...tallied 22 at Milwaukee
making 9-of-18 attempts...had 21 in
victory at Saint Francis (Pa.)...was
7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6
from the line...scored 20 at Butler
going 9-of-15 from the field...had
19 points in wins over Weber State,
Lock Haven and Loyola...scored 18
points at Valpo...finished with
three rebounds or more in 19
games...had six in both games
against Valpo...grabbed five in home
win over Loyola...made a 3-pointer
in 20 games...drilled a high of four
treys at Milwaukee...made three in
seven ball games...was 7-of-11 from
the free-throw line at Akron setting
highs in attempts and makes...was
6-of-8 from the line at UIC...dished
out a season-high eight assists at
UIC...had six assists at home
against the Flames and at Eastern
Kentucky...credited with five
assists against Weber State and at
Wright State...blocked shots in six
games...had four steals at Cleveland
State and versus UIC...in Horizon
League action scored 259 points and
grabbed 63 rebounds...ranked fourth
in the league in scoring averaging
14.4 points per game...made 28
3-pointers in league play...had 41
points in two games versus Valpo
going 18-of-29 from the
field...played at least 30 minutes
in all but one game and at least 33
in all but two...played 39 minutes
on five occasions...led team in
scoring 15 times...led team in
scoring in five of last six
outings...team leader in assists on
10 occasions...was first player to
score eight times...had six
dunks...had double figures in shot
attempts 26 times...earned his
second letter.
Junior | 2006-07
Played in 30 games, starting 29 contests...played a total of 985
minutes, averaging 32.8 per
game...scored 257 points, had 116
assists and grabbed 99
rebounds...averaged 8.6 points, 3.9
assists and 3.3 rebounds per
contest...had 28 steals and seven
blocked shots...ranked first on the
team in assists and second in
steals...finished fifth in the
Horizon League in assists per game
(3.87) and 12th in minutes
played...in league games was fourth
averaging 4.07 a contest...was 95-of-222 (42.8
percent) from the field...made 32
3-pointers...was 35-of-61 from the
free-throw line...scored in double figures 11
times...had streaks of three
straight double-digit games three
times...scored a season-high 18
points at Michigan State...had a
Horizon League-high 17 points
against UW-Milwaukee...had 15 at
Cleveland State...scored 14 against
Slippery Rock, Butler and at
Detroit...had 12 against UW-Green
Bay and at Milwaukee...scored 10 at
Duquesne, at Green Bay and against UIC...dished out a team-season-high
eight assists in win over UIC...had
at least five assists in 14
games...had seven assists at
Loyola...finished with six assists
seven times...had five assists in
five contests...had 61 assists and
scored 145 points in 15 HL
games...averaged 9.7 points, 4.1
assists in league play...averaged
33.2 minutes a game in HL
action...grabbed at least four
rebounds on 14 occasions...had
season-high eight boards in HL
Tournament win over Detroit...had
six at Milwaukee and at UIC...had
five on eight occasions...attempted
double figures in shots nine times,
including a high of 12 against the
Spartans...had best of four
3-pointers made and six attempts at
MSU...made a 3-pointer in 22
games...drained three at Cleveland
State...was 5-of-5 at the free-throw
line against Butler and 4-of-4 at
UW-Milwaukee...made a season-high
seven field goals versus UWM...led the team in assists on 19
occasions...had season-high three
steals at Ohio State and versus UWM...also
had two steals on five
occasions...blocked a shot in seven
games...was the first player to
score in four contests...twice led
the team in scoring and
rebounding...did not start against
Slippery Rock...did not play against
Loyola...played all 40 minutes
versus Butler, UW-Milwaukee and at
Kent State...played at least 30
minutes, 23 times...in last 12 games of the
year, averaged 4.9 assists a
contest...had five dunks...earned his first
letter.
Junior | 2005-06
Sat out the season
per NCAA transfer rules.
New Mexico State | Career
Scored 334 points, grabbed 154
rebounds, dished out 105 assists,
had 11 blocks and had 41
steals...played in 57 games while
starting 35 contests...made 52
3-pointers, 114 field goals and 54
free throws...
Sophomore | 2004-05 New Mexico
State
Played in all 30 games and made 19 starts...started the final eight games of
the year...started first 10 contests
of the season as well...Aggies were
6-24 under coach Lou Henson and
interim coach Tony
Stubblefield...averaged 6.2 points,
3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per
game...had totals of 187 points, 96
rebounds, 49 assists, 21 steals and
four blocks...averaged 27.2 minutes
per game and had a total of 817
minutes played for the
year...finished third on the team in
minutes played...shot 42.1 percent
from the field (67-of-159)...shot 36
percent from behind the 3-point line
(31-of-86)...made 22-of-40
free-throw attempts...scored a
career and season-high 17 points
against UTEP...had seven
double-figure scoring games...had
3-pointers in 20 contests...made a
career-high four 3-pointers against
Northwestern at the Top of the World
Classic...had a season and
career-high eight rebounds against
Central Florida...had four assists
against Western Michigan and at New
Mexico...had three steals against
WMU and at Denver...played a
season-high 37 minutes against
Central Florida...had at least three
rebounds on 21 occasions...led the
Aggies in scoring in three contests.
Freshman | 2003-04 New Mexico State
Played in all 27 games and made 16 starts...was in the starting
lineup the last 13 games...played both point and off guard...Aggies
were 13-14 for Coach Henson...averaged 5.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and
2.1 assists per game...had totals of 147 points, 58 rebounds, 56
assists, 20 steals and seven blocked shots...played 727 minutes,
averaging 26.9 per contest...played 45 minutes against Arkansas
State (Feb. 28) in season finale...played 40 minutes on six
occasions...in last 13 games, played at least 36 minutes...scored a
season-high 16 points against North Texas (Feb. 7)...scored double
figures three times...had 12 points at Denver and 11 against New
Mexico Highlands in collegiate debut...shot 37 percent from the
field (47-of-127)...was 21-of-58 from behind the 3-point line (36.2
percent)...made 3-pointers in 15 games...shot 64 percent from the
free-throw line (32-of-50)...made five free throws twice...had seven
assists on two occasions -- at Western Kentucky and at Middle
Tennessee State...grabbed a season-high five rebounds on three
occasions...had four steals against North Texas...had two blocked
shots against UC-Irvine.
High School
Was a two-time all-state selection...as a senior, helped lead Rogers Academy
to the state championship in 2003...led the team with 19.9 points per game,
along with 6.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists a contest...shot 40 percent from behind
the 3-point line and 80 percent from the free-throw line...named to the Detroit
Public School's All-City team as a junior (third-team) and senior
(first-team)...helped team to three consecutive state tournament semifinal games
his freshman, sophomore and junior years...averaged 15.4 points per game as a
junior...coach was Steve Hall...three-year member of the honor roll...treasurer
of his senior class...also ran cross country.
Personal
Born Jan. 9, 1985...parents are
Monique and Eric Higgs...major is
General Studies. |