JUNIOR (2013-14): Played 16 games before a season-ending left meniscus injury at Louisiana-Lafayette (Jan. 25)... Averaged 3.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 15.0 minutes per contest before the injury... Had 22 assists at the time of the injury... Had 11 points and six rebounds in 30 minutes against UALR (Jan. 16)... Had at least five points on six other occasions.
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Appeared in 33 games and made six starts as a sophomore in 2012-13... Averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in an average of 22.6 minutes per contest... Shot 33.6 percent from three-point range (36-for-107), which ranked second on the team... Hit four second-half three-pointers at Southern Miss to help WKU mount a comeback against the Golden Eagles and finished the game with 13 points (Nov. 10)... Made first start of the season against DePaul and scored nine points, set a career high with four assists and tied a career high with five rebounds (Nov. 21)... Set career highs with five assists and six rebounds against IUPUI (Dec. 8)... Scored a career-best 17 points on five three-pointers against FIU and added four assists (Dec. 27)... Scored 13 points with three three-pointers at UALR (Jan. 3)... Poured in 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Middle Tennessee (Jan. 26).
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Played in 20 games and made nine starts as a freshman in 2011-12 before season ended due to a torn left ACL at the end of the first half against UALR (Jan. 21)... Finished debut season averaging 5.5 points and 1.3 assists per game in 18.6 minutes per contest... Converted 21 of 58 three-point tries on the season (.362)... Played 21 minutes against Saint Joseph[apos]s in first-career game on, hitting a three-pointer, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out three assists (Nov. 11)... Had seven points and hit two three-pointers against Tennessee State (Nov. 14)... Made first-career start on against Tulsa in the 2011 DirecTV Charleston Classic, playing 29 minutes and scoring seven points (Nov. 17)... Had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting versus LSU the next day... Scored 13 points and had four steals and three assists against VCU in the third game of the Charleston Classic, helping him to a team-best 11.7 point-per game scoring average in the three games in Charleston... Played 37 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 26)... Hit at least one three-pointer in first seven games of the season before going 0-for-3 against Murray State (Dec. 1)... Scored eight of the final 14 Hilltopper points in the final minute of regulation and in overtime at ULM, making four clutch free throws in overtime to help seal the win (Dec. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at prestigious Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., and earned two letters... Averaged seven points and three assists per game as a senior at Findlay Prep... Shot 45 percent from three-point range in 2010-11... Team finished the season with a 28-4 record and fell just short of its third-straight national championship... Hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer to defeat Bishop Gorman in double overtime in the state tournament during senior season... Before attending Findlay Prep, played two high school years in native Turkey... Turkish team won the high school championship once and finished third once... Led team in points and assists both seasons... Played on the same AAU team as former Hilltopper teammate Derrick Gordon... Inked with WKU during the regular signing period... Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.
MISCELLANEOUS: Majoring in exercise science... Born in Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey... Member of the Turkish National Team, which twice finished third in the European Championship... Selected WKU over scholarship offers from Utah State, TCU, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Creighton and Sam Houston State.
HILLTOPPERS TO WEAR NUMBER 1:
Sergio Kerusch (2009-11)
Desire Gabou (2007-08)
Golden Ingle (2001)
Filip Videnov (2000)
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