Colby Wohlleb bio
8/22/2008 4:22:00 AM | General
Brings experience and offensive mindset to the post position... very versatile player who can step out and make the perimeter shot... possesses multiple offensive weapons.
2008-09: Averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 rebounds over the last four games of the season... Scored 11 points with 6 rebounds in season finale vs. Appalachian State in SoCon tournament... 9 of his 11 points came on three-point shooting against the Moutaineers... At Davidson (2-28) nearly matched his season free throw total (7) going 6-for-8 at the line and finished in double-figures with 11 points... Scored in double-figures at Elon (2/26) with 10 points hitting 4-of-10 field goals... Hit a season-high four 3-pointers at Wofford (2/14), his second straight game scoring in double-figures... Earned another start against Elon (2/5), playing a season-high 27 minutes... Recorded three points and three rebounds off the bench against Appalachian State... Made his first two free throws of the year against Furman (1/24)... Earned his first collegiate start at College of Charleston (1/10)... Went 2-for-5 from 3-point land vs. Chattanooga (1/3)... Hit both of his 3-point attempts vs. Austin Peay (11/29)... Converted 3-pointer at Duke (11/11).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Boca Raton Community High School... Also attended North Broward Prep... Played for four straight 20-win teams... Earned two consecutive First Team All-County honors... Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game as a senior... Averaged 20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior for North Broward Prep, and qualified for the state's 3-point shooting contest... Recorded career highs of 33 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists in the 2006-07 season... BRCHS head coach was Manny Bloom...Earned four letters in basketball... Also lettered in volleyball (first team all-county) and track & field (high jump-first team all-county).
PERSONAL: Full name is Colby Alan Wohlleb... Born Jan. 21, 1990 in Boca Raton, Fla.... Son of the late Bruce Wohlleb and Cindy Newman... Brother Casey Wohlleb played for Florida Gulf Coast and Marshall and has been playing professionally in Europe, most recently for Saint Joseph-Girona... Father was a quarterback for Miami and Kentucky... Wears jersey No. 53 because "that's how old my father was when he passed"... Majoring in Sport Management.
ABOUT COLBY WOHLLEB:
HOBBIES: Reading, watching movies, hanging out with friends
THREE SONGS ON THE "SOUNDTRACK" OF MY LIFE: I Wish by R. Kelly, Til I Collapse by Eminem, California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas
RANDOM INFORMATION: Favorite color: Navy blue, favorite place on campus: my room
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, I'D TAKE: A library, Hanner Fieldhouse and a cafeteria
GIVEN ANY TICKET TO ANY EVENT, I WOULD CHOOSE: A ticket to the Olympics to see Michael Phelps win his eight gold medals
MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: MyiPhone because it entertains me
LOVES BASKETBALL BECAUSE: It's a release from the stresses of life
BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE SO FAR: The day I signed my scholarship to Georgia Southern
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE: My father because he taught me the value of hard work
SOMEDAY HE HOPES TO: Have a happy, successful family
