Louis Graham bio
9/20/2007 4:24:00 AM | General
2006-07: Second Team All-Southern Conference Media... Started all 31 games... Averaged 14.5 points (second on the team) and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per contest... Shot a team-best 52.7 percent from the floor and had 46 blocks... Ranked ninth in the SoCon in scoring, second in rebounding, eighth in FG%, third in blocks 1.48 bpg) and first in defensive rebounds (5.97 drpg)... Set school record for career blocks at Illinois and finished the season with 153... Became 18th member of GSU's 1,000-point club in regular-season finale vs. College of Charleston (2/24)... Led conference with 13 double-doubles, seven against league teams... Became 10th player in school history with 500 career rebounds at Drake (12/9)... Recorded four straight double-doubles from 12/9-12/19... Tallied six 20-point performances... Opened season with a 20-point, 11-rebound performance vs. UC Davis (11/12)... Set a new career high with 17 rebounds at Mercer (11/27)... Named SoCon Player of the Week on Feb. 27 after averaging 21.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in victories over Wofford (2/22) and Charleston... Totaled 10 or more field goals four times... Shot a combined 82.6 percent in wins against Pikeville (1/2) and Furman (1/6).
2005-06: Was team's best dual threat as both a scorer and a rebounder... In 29 starts, averaged 11.4 points (3rd on the team) and 7.4 rebounds (1st) per game... Rebounding average ranked fourth in the SoCon... Also ranked in the top five in the league in field goal percentage (5th, 53.7), blocked shots (3rd, 1.9) and defensive rebounds (T-1st, 5.17)... Shot 53.7 percent from the floor, second on the squad... Posted five double-doubles on the season, tied for fifth-most in the conference... Scored 20 or more points on two occasions... Set a new career high with 22 points in home opener vs. Mercer (11/22) then equaled that vs. College of Charleston (1/9)... Hit double-digit rebounds in four straight games in late January and early February, averaging 11.8 boards per game over that stretch... Started the run with a career-best 16 vs. UNC Greensboro (1/28) to go along with 13 points... Final double-double came in regular-season finale vs. Furman (2/26) with 19 points and 11 rebounds... Swatted a team-best 57 shots, tallying a block in all but three games, including a run of 21 contests... Notched five blocks at The Citadel (1/7) and had four on four other occasions...
2004-05: Played in all 31 games, making 13 starts ... Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team ... Blocked 50 shots, the most ever in a single season at Georgia Southern ... Ranked fourth in the conference in blocked shots ... Also set a new freshman class record in rebounds (214) ... Averaged 8.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game ... Scored 10 points and swatted two shots in his first collegiate game against Utah State (11/18) ... Netted 14 points and 11 rebounds at Alaska-Fairbanks (11/20) for his first career double-double ... Dished out four assists against Arkansas State (12/15), against Savannah State (1/19), and against UNC Greensboro (3/3) ... Blocked three shots in back to back games, against Arkansas State (12/15) and at Florida (12/15) ... Went 6-of-10 from the charity stripe at The Citadel (1/8) ... Was a perfect four-of-four from the field against Chattanooga (1/17) ... Tallied a career-high 20 points, along with 11 rebounds and a career-best four blocks against Savannah State (1/19) ... Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds at UNC Greensboro (2/8) and at Wofford (2/21)... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds nine times ... Finished season with six double-doubles, scoring in double figures 14 times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred three years at Palm Beach Lakes High in West Palm Beach, Fla. before spending his last season at Winchendon Prep School in Boston, Mass. ... Averaged 10.2 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game for the Green Waves while directing Winchendon to a 31-5 record and a number two ranking in the national high school polls ... Tallied 17.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.5 blocks a game as a senior at Palm Beach Lakes for head coach Lorenzo Hands ... Was twice named to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel All-State team ... Earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior ... Averaged 14.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a junior ... Tallied 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a sophomore ... Played at John I. Leonard High as a freshman, averaging 9.8 points and 5.5 rebounds a game ... Directed Palm Beach Lakes to a 28-3 record and a showing in the Florida Final Four as a senior in 2003 ... Owned an overall record of 74-31 during four-year high school career... Also lettered in track and field, competing in the high jump and long jump.
PERSONAL: Full name is Louis C. Graham II ... Born November 23, 1984 in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Son of Ola Graham... Majoring in business with a minor in coaching... Favorite sports highlight was playing in the NIT... Sports hero is Michael Jordan; non-sports hero is his mother... Best athlete he's played against is Luol Deng... People say he looks like Kevin Garnett... Goal in life is to reach the NBA... Thing he likes most about GSU is the fans... Craziest ambition is to be the richest man in the United States... People would be surprised to know he listens to jazz... Biggest influences on his life as an athlete are his mother and grandmother... Favorite pro team is the Miami Heat.
2005-06: Was team's best dual threat as both a scorer and a rebounder... In 29 starts, averaged 11.4 points (3rd on the team) and 7.4 rebounds (1st) per game... Rebounding average ranked fourth in the SoCon... Also ranked in the top five in the league in field goal percentage (5th, 53.7), blocked shots (3rd, 1.9) and defensive rebounds (T-1st, 5.17)... Shot 53.7 percent from the floor, second on the squad... Posted five double-doubles on the season, tied for fifth-most in the conference... Scored 20 or more points on two occasions... Set a new career high with 22 points in home opener vs. Mercer (11/22) then equaled that vs. College of Charleston (1/9)... Hit double-digit rebounds in four straight games in late January and early February, averaging 11.8 boards per game over that stretch... Started the run with a career-best 16 vs. UNC Greensboro (1/28) to go along with 13 points... Final double-double came in regular-season finale vs. Furman (2/26) with 19 points and 11 rebounds... Swatted a team-best 57 shots, tallying a block in all but three games, including a run of 21 contests... Notched five blocks at The Citadel (1/7) and had four on four other occasions...
2004-05: Played in all 31 games, making 13 starts ... Named to the SoCon All-Freshman team ... Blocked 50 shots, the most ever in a single season at Georgia Southern ... Ranked fourth in the conference in blocked shots ... Also set a new freshman class record in rebounds (214) ... Averaged 8.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game ... Scored 10 points and swatted two shots in his first collegiate game against Utah State (11/18) ... Netted 14 points and 11 rebounds at Alaska-Fairbanks (11/20) for his first career double-double ... Dished out four assists against Arkansas State (12/15), against Savannah State (1/19), and against UNC Greensboro (3/3) ... Blocked three shots in back to back games, against Arkansas State (12/15) and at Florida (12/15) ... Went 6-of-10 from the charity stripe at The Citadel (1/8) ... Was a perfect four-of-four from the field against Chattanooga (1/17) ... Tallied a career-high 20 points, along with 11 rebounds and a career-best four blocks against Savannah State (1/19) ... Pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds at UNC Greensboro (2/8) and at Wofford (2/21)... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds nine times ... Finished season with six double-doubles, scoring in double figures 14 times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred three years at Palm Beach Lakes High in West Palm Beach, Fla. before spending his last season at Winchendon Prep School in Boston, Mass. ... Averaged 10.2 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game for the Green Waves while directing Winchendon to a 31-5 record and a number two ranking in the national high school polls ... Tallied 17.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.5 blocks a game as a senior at Palm Beach Lakes for head coach Lorenzo Hands ... Was twice named to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel All-State team ... Earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior ... Averaged 14.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a junior ... Tallied 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a sophomore ... Played at John I. Leonard High as a freshman, averaging 9.8 points and 5.5 rebounds a game ... Directed Palm Beach Lakes to a 28-3 record and a showing in the Florida Final Four as a senior in 2003 ... Owned an overall record of 74-31 during four-year high school career... Also lettered in track and field, competing in the high jump and long jump.
PERSONAL: Full name is Louis C. Graham II ... Born November 23, 1984 in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Son of Ola Graham... Majoring in business with a minor in coaching... Favorite sports highlight was playing in the NIT... Sports hero is Michael Jordan; non-sports hero is his mother... Best athlete he's played against is Luol Deng... People say he looks like Kevin Garnett... Goal in life is to reach the NBA... Thing he likes most about GSU is the fans... Craziest ambition is to be the richest man in the United States... People would be surprised to know he listens to jazz... Biggest influences on his life as an athlete are his mother and grandmother... Favorite pro team is the Miami Heat.
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