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Darius Floyd

23 - Darius Floyd

Born: 10/28/1987
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Year: Senior
Hometown: Gastonia, NC
High School: Ashbrook H.S.
Position: Guard
2007-08...Appeared in 27 of the Rams' 30 games and made 18 starts...Tallied 607 minutes of playing time for an average of 22.5 minutes played per contest...Scored 187 points in 2007-08 for an average of 6.9 points per game...Turned in a .347 shooting percentage as he converted on 67 of his 193 attempted field goals...Hit 18 of 79 three-point field goal attempts en route to a .228 three-point field goal shooting percentage...Went 35-of-59 from the free throw line as he shot nearly 65 percent (.648) from the charity stripe...Pulled down 84 rebounds on the season as he collected 40 offensive and 44 defensive rebounds for an average of 3.1 rebounds per game...Dished out 16 assists, collected 23 steals and blocked one shot...Led the Rams in scoring twice...Led the Rams in rebounding twice...Led the Rams in assists twice...Had seven double-figure scoring performances...Recorded one double-figure rebounding game...Had one double-double...Recorded a pair of charges in 2007-08.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Came off the bench versus Iowa State and scored two points while pulling down three rebounds...Came off the bench versus Lipscomb and played three minutes earning a pair of fouls and a turnover...Came off the bench at Duquesne where he scored two points and recorded a block...Came off the bench and recorded 27 minutes of playing time versus Wake Forest on Nov. 23 where he recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds...Started his first game of the season on Nov. 27 versus Fresno State where he recorded a team-high 15 points...Got the start versus South Carolina State where he played 27 minutes...Scored 15 points and shot nearly 50 percent from the field versus the Bulldogs...Started versus Georgia State on Dec. 8 where he scored 14 points and pulled down three rebounds as well as collecting three steals...Recorded his fourth consecutive start and played 23 minutes versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17 where he scored nine points and pulled down three rebounds...Sat out game versus Ferrum on Dec. 19 to rest a sore left heel...Logged 19 minutes versus Kansas State on Dec. 19 where he scored three points and pulled down a pair of rebounds...Made the start at USF where he played 15 minutes and scored two points and pulled down two rebounds...Was sent to the locker room midway through the second half by WSSU head coach Bobby Collins for disciplinary reasons and did not return to the game...Did not play versus Columbia Union on Jan. 9 due to being suspended for a game for the violation of a team rule...Played one minute against Md-Eastern Shore missing both field goal attempts...Did not play vs. Delaware State on Jan. 14...Came off the bench and went 2-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe for eight points against Howard on Jan. 19...Had three rebounds, one assist and one steal...Played 10 minutes vs. Hampton on Jan. 21 and scored five points...Also grabbed three rebounds and had one steal...Came off the bench at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 as he tallied 23 minutes of play (his most since his one-game coach-imposed suspension)...Recorded three points, one rebound and one steal versus the Aggies...Tallied 27 minutes of playing time, in a reserve role, for the Rams at Norfolk State on Jan. 28...Scored six points, collected nine rebounds and tallied two steals against the Spartans...Started against Florida A&M on Feb. 2 and played season high 31 minutes...Scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds...Went 4-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line...Had one assist and one steal...Went 4-of-7 shooting from the field for nine points in loss to Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 4)...Pulled down three rebounds and had one steal vs. Wildcats...Played 25 minutes at Morgan State on Feb. 9 after earning the start...Recorded four points and one rebound as well as a pair of assists and a steal verus the Bears...Recorded 27 minutes of playing time at Coppin State on Feb. 11...Recorded a team-high 12 points as he hit half (five) of his 10 shots from the field...Pulled down a pair of rebounds and collected one assist and one steal...Was held scoreless at Howard, playing 15 minutes...Had one steal...Went 3-of-5 from the field at Hampton on Feb. 18 for six points in 19 minutes...Played 27 minutes vs. NC A&T, scoring eight points and grabbing four rebounds...Scored five points in 21 minutes in win vs. Norfolk State and had two steals... One of five players to score in double-figures at Florida A&M...Played season high 32 minutes, making season high six field goals...Had 12 points, three steals and four rebounds against Rattlers...One of five players to score in double figures at Bethune-Cookman on March 3...Led team in scoring, along with Wonge, with 17 points, a season high...Scored four of the team's seven three-pointers...Grabbed six rebounds and had two steals vs. Wildcats...Was one of three WSSU players who played 33 minutes at South Carolina State on March 6 where he was held scoreless as he missed all five of his field goal attempts...Pulled down six rebounds and dished out a pair of assists versus the Bulldogs...Closed out the 2007-08 season with a start versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 where he played 29 minutes...Scored six points, pulled down eight rebounds and recorded a steal versus the Eagles.

2006-07...Turned in a stellar freshman campaign as he appeared in 26 games for the Rams making 16 starts including starts in 15 of the Rams' last 16 games of the season before being sidelined with a season-ending broken ankle with two games remaining in the season...Recorded 660 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 25.4 minutes played per game...Scored 300 points on the season for a team-leading average of 11.5 points per game...Converted on 102 of his 273 field goal attempts for a freshman-best field goal shooting percentage of 37.4%...Led the team with 51 three-point field goals as he successfully converted 51 of his 148 three-point field goal attempts for a team-leading three-point field goal percentage of 34.5%...Converted 45 of his 75 free throw attempts on the season for a free throw shooting percentage of 60.0%...Pulled down 84 rebounds on the season, tying with fellow freshman Brian Fisher for the freshman rebounding lead...Pulled down 33 offensive and 51 defensive rebounds in 2006-07...Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game...Committed 60 personal fouls and fouled out of only one contest...Dished out 20 assists...Committed 65 turnovers...Recorded a pair of blocks...Tallied 17 steals...Scored a career-high 27 points at 2007 MEAC Champion Florida A&M University on January 29, 2007...Recorded a career-high nine made field goals at 2007 MEAC Champion Florida A&M University on January 29, 2007...Recorded a career-high five made three point field goals at 2007 MEAC Champion Florida A&M University on January 29, 2007...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Georgia State University on November 19, 2006...Dished out a career-high three assists at Akron on December 9, 2006...Collected a career-high three steals at Towson on December 29, 2006...Tied a career-best with one block at Alabama A&M University on February 12, 2007...Tied a career-high with 35 minutes played at UAB on December 23, 2006...Turned in 14 double-digit scoring performances on the season including tying teammate Brian Fisher for the team lead with four 20-plus point scoring games... Led the team, or had a share of the team lead in rebounding in four contests.

Personal...A native of Gastonia, N.C. he is a 2006 graduate of Ashbrook High School where he was a four-year letterman for the Green Wave...Helped to lead the Green Wave to a 25-3 record and a conference and sectional championship during his senior season at Ashbrook High School...Was the Green Wave's leading scorer in 2005-06...Earned the "Best Hustler" Award and Most Valuable Player Award his senior season...An All-Conference selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior...Named the Big South Conference Player of the Year...Participated in the Charlotte Pro-Am All-Star Game...Played in the NCHSAA East vs. West All-Star Game...The son of Scottie Floyd and Cathy Malker...Second-cousin Sleepy Floyd played for the New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs basketball clubs of the National Basketball Association (NBA)...A Business Management major at WSSU...Born in Gastonia, N.C. on October 28, 1987.

Floyd's Statistics:

YearGP/GSMin-AvgFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.ATOBlk.Stl.Pts.Avg.
2007-0827-18607-22.567-193.34718-79.22835-54.6488416441231876.9
2006-0726-16660-25.4102-273.37451-148.34545-75.60084206521730011.5
Totals53-341267-23.9169-466.36269-227.30480-129.620168361093404879.2