#shabazz13 | Shabazz Napier: All-American Candidate - University of Connecticut Athletics

Napier's Career Stats:

SEASON	GP	GS	MIN	MIN AVG	PTS	PTS AVG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3-PT FG	3-PT FGA	3-PT FG%
2010-11	41	0	976	23.8	320	7.8	100	270	.370	46	141	.326
2011-12	34	31	1191	35.0	441	13.0	136	350	.389	59	166	.355
2012-13	28	27	1043	37.2	478	17.1	146	331	.441	68	171	.398
2013-14	40	40	1404	35.1	720	18.0	213	496	.429	87	215	.405
TOTAL	143	98	4614	32.3	1959	13.7	595	1447	.411	260	693	.375

SEASON	GP	GS	FTM	FTA	FT%	O-REB	D-REB	TREB	REB AVG	PF	DQ	AST	TO	BLK	STL
2010-11	41	0	74	96	.771	26	73	99	2.41	72	0	124	75	5	66
2011-12	34	31	110	148	.743	23	97	120	3.53	87	2	198	94	9	56
2012-13	28	27	118	144	.819	14	109	123	4.39	58	0	129	67	3	56
2013-14	40	40	207	238	.870	38	196	234	5.85	84	1	195	114	13	73
TOTAL	143	98	509	626	.813	101	475	576	4.03	301	3	646	350	30	251

SHABAZZ AS A SENIOR

• Named a finalist for the John Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Naismith Trophy, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and the Senior CLASS Award

• Scored a career-high 34 points against Memphis (2/15/14)

• Has averaged 24.5 points in the 2014 NCAA Tournament • Leads UConn in points (17.8), rebounds (5.9), assists (4.9) and steals (1.8)

• Averaging 19.3 points a game in conference play

• Shooting 191-449 (42.5 percent) from the field this season and 73-188 (38.8) from the three-point line in 1253 minutes of action. Also has 13 blocks and is shooting 86.2 percent from the free-throw line (187-217).

• Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors five times and has been named to the Honor Roll eight times this year.

• American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Conference First Team selection

• USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Association) District I Player of the Year and a First Team All-American by the USBWA
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT SHABAZZ

"He's an All-American player. I know I might be biased, but he's the best guard in America, to me, hands down. He just keeps focusing in on the things we need to do to win. He knows when it's time to take over the game."
- Kevin Ollie, UConn Head Coach

"Guarding Shabazz Napier is probably the most difficult thing of any player you have to defend because he makes every free throw and he makes smart plays."
- Rick Pitino, Louisvile Head Coach

"Shabazz has been absolutely Mr. Clutch this season. He has been simply sensational and certainly, certainly All-American quality all year."
- Dick Vitale, ESPN

"He's playing as well as anybody in the country. I can't imagine anybody on any team that has such a positive effect on his team as Napier has on Connecticut. When you have the best player in the country you have a chance to do great things, and they have a kid I think is as good as anybody in the country."
- Larry Brown, SMU And Hall of Fame Head Coach

"He's having one of the best years in the history of UConn. This year he has really matured greatly as a person, a basketball player and a leader."
- Jim Calhoun, Hall of Fame
Former UConn Head Coach

"He's showing the basketball world that he is capable of running any team. His character is taking over and it's nothing but positive."
- Khalid El-Amin, UConn Guard on
1999 National Championship Team