One of the top players on the team whose statistics have gotten better each year...The team’s best defender and an improved 3-point shooter who could see more court minutes than anyone on the team.As a Junior (2006-07): Played in 27 games, 25 as a starter, and his 31.2 minutes per game topped the team...finished with a career best 10.7 points per game and his 4.8 rebound average ranked second best on the squad...averaged an even better 10.9 points/5.3 rebounds vs. Sun Belt Conference foes...one of four Golden Panthers in double figures with 20 points in a win over the SBC No. 2-seed Arkansas State (1/27) and posted a career-high 21 points at perennial power Western Kentucky (2/24)...recorded first career double-digit rebound performance against Troy (12/17) with 11, and none was more important than the last that set up the game-winning shot...came up with another 10 boards against Middle Tennessee (12/31)...finished tied for 13th place in league statistics with 3.70 defensive rebounds per game...grabbed a career high of five steals at Kennesaw State (11/25) and finished the season ranked 11th in conference steals with 1.41 per game...tops on the team with a 45.8-percent field-goal percentage...hit seven free throws on three different occasions, which ranked tied for most on the team...collected eight blocked shots on the year and had two each at Miami (11/11) and Arkansas-Little Rock (2/1).
As a Sophomore (2005-06): Saw action in 25 games with 13 game starts, eight of those against conference opponents...ended the year averaging 5.7 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per contest, which ranked second-best on the team, as did his 40 total assists...scored a season-best 14 points against Florida Tech (12/1) and collected double-digits in Sun Belt Conference games against Arkansas State (13) and at Middle Tennessee (12)...also scored 12 points in the double-overtime victory over South Florida (11/29)...had as many as seven boards twice, once against No. 19 George Washington (12/8) and the other versus Sun Belt champion South Alabama (2/20)...best all-around game was probably in overtime at ASU when he scored 13 points, on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line, grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in 35 minutes of work...recorded a pair of blocked shots in contests against Middle Tennessee (2/4) and North Florida (2/14)...three steals in games against La Salle (2/20) and New Orleans (3/3) tied the team’s individual game high in that category.
Dixie State College (2004-05): A qualifier out of high school who finished his freshman campaign averaging 7.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game from a wing position...ranked best on the team and sixth highest in the Scenic West Athletic Conference with a .756 (68 of 90) free throw percentage and ninth with a 1.50 assist (63)-to-turnover (42) ratio...helped coach J. Kidder’s Rebels to a 19-12 record and an appearance in the NJCAA Region 18 men’s basketball tournament.
Prep and Personal Data: Helped Cheyenne to the 2003 Nevada state championship with all-state and Player of the Year accolades...named MVP of the Las Vegas Prep Classic...second-team all-state as a junior...gained valuable amateur experience with AAU Las Vegas Select...chose FIU over interest shown by Southern Utah, UTEP and Creighton...born April 1, 1985, in Las Vegas...son of James Fuller and Charlene Edwards...business management major.
FIU Career Highs
Points: 21 at Western Kentucky, 2/24/07
Rebounds: 11 at Troy, 12/17/06
Assists: 4, three times, last vs. South Alabama, 2/18/07
Steals: 5 at Kennesaw State, 11/25/06
Blocked Shots: 2, four times, last at UALR, 2/1/07
Minutes: 41 at Florida Atlantic, 2/28/07
Field Goals: 7, three times, last at Florida Atlantic, 2/28/07
Field Goal Attempts: 15, three times, last at Florida Atlantic, 2/28/07
3-Point FG: 4 vs. Western Kentucky, 1/11/07
3-Point FG Attempts: 6 at UALR, 2/1/07
Free Throws: 8, twice, last vs. Florida Tech, 12/1/05
Free Throw Attempts: 13 vs. Florida Tech, 12/1/05
Career Statistics
Year | G-GS | FG-FGA/Pct | 3FG-3FGA/Pct | FT-FTA/Pct | Rebs | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | PF/D | Pts/Avg |
2005-06 | 25-13 | 43-114/.377 | 6-26/.231 | 50-84/.595 | 85/3.4 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 16 | 69/4 | 142/5.7 |
Sun Belt | 12-6 | 22-50/.440 | 3-11/.273 | 23-39/3.0 | 36/3.0 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 27/1 | 70/5.8 |
2005-06 | 27-25 | 104-227/.458 | 17-58/.293 | 63-96/.656 | 129/4.8 | 33 | 54 | 8 | 38 | 60/0 | 288/10.7 |
Sun Belt | 18-17 | 70-161/.433 | 14-44/.318 | 43-67/.642 | 96/5.3 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 40/0 | 197/10.9 |
Total | 52-38 | 147-341/.431 | 23-84/.274 | 113-180/.628 | 214/4.1 | 73 | 94 | 17 | 54 | 129/4 | 430/8.3 |
Sun Belt | 30-25 | 92-211/.436 | 17-55/.309 | 66-106/.623 | 132/4.4 | 43 | 58 | 7 | 24 | 67/1 | 267/8.9 |