USD Men's Basketball 2004-2005

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BRETT MELTON

Champaign, IL

6-4 Senior Guard

NOTEWORTHY: Last season was the recipient of the team's Miller Lite Student Athlete of the Year award. He ranked 27th in the nation in 3-point percentage (.420), converting 79 of 188 attempts. In West Coast Conference play he upped that mark to 49.4 percent, making 39 of 79. 2003-04 AT USO: This past season appeared in all 30 games with 12 starts. He started the season's first nine games, then started coming off the bench where he provided instant offense with his outside shooting. He reached double-digit scoring in 17 games with a season-best 23 points against Southwest Missouri -------------------– State (7-for-11 three-point shooting).

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He also notched 22 points against Gonzaga, and 20 points twice (Southern Methodist & Saint Mary's College). For the season he converted 79-188 three pointers and 35-of-48 free throws (.729). Besides his 7 made three– pointers against Southwest Missouri State, Brett also canned 6 treys against the SMU Mustangs and Gonzaga Bulldogs. 2002-03 AT USD: Sat out after transferring from the University of Il– linois. COLLEGE: Played two years at Illinois (2000-02) with team going a combined 53-17, winning two Big Ten Championships, and reaching the Elite 8 ('00-01) and Sweet Sixteen ('01 -02) ... sophomore season appeared in 7 contests, making 4-of-8 treys and 5-of-11 shots ... freshman year saw action in 18 games ... scored 8 points against Kansas State ... scored 7 points in win over Michigan. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mahomet-Seymour where he averaged 18 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3 assists for his high school career ... averaged 24.9 ppg senior year ... was a Top-100 by Bob Gibbons ... Champaign-Ur– bana News Gazette 1999 and 2000 All-Area Player of the Year ... 1st Team All-State senior year; 2nd Team All-State junior season .. . as a junior set News-Gazette Holiday Tournament record with 112 points in 3 games, making 22 of 35 three pointers ... during his junior campaign he averaged 24.0 ppg with squad going 22-7 ... sophomore year averaged 22.0 ppg with team fi nishing 18-10. PERSONAL: Born on May 15, 198 1 in Champaign, Illinois ... parents are Mike and Cindy Melton of Mahomet, Illinois ... chose USD for the oppor– tunity to help program continue to build, and for a great education ... out of high school was recruited by all the Big-1 0 schools, and numerous other top programs in the country ... club team (Illinois Warriors) won Nike National Championship ... played on AAU team that consisted of three players that have reached NBA and fi ve other players that reached the major college level ... hobbies include playing video games, listening to music and golf ... Communications major; Business minor.

BRETTMELTON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2000-2004 TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN .FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT A PF STL TO BLK PTS AVG REB-AVG 03-04 30-12 875 108-272 .397 79-188 .420 35-48 .729 54 59 22 53 1 330 11 .0 69-2.3 02-03 DNP 01 -02* 7-0 44 5-11 .455 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 2 2 0 1 0 17 2.4 3-0.4 00-01 * 28-0 157 15-59 .254 8-40 .200 5-8 .625 7 13 3 10 1 43 1.5 23-0.8 TOT 65-12 16.6 128-342 .374 91-236 .386 43-61 .705 63 74 25 64 2 390 6.0 95-1.5 • denotes University of Illinois statistics

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