South Carolina

The SEC Freshman of the Year race looks like it will be a three player battle. Two of the three (A.J. Ogilvy didn’t make the cut) make a return appearance on the monthly All-SEC list.

Guard – Devan Downey – South Carolina – SO
19.4ppg, 5.3apg, 3.3spg
Best game – Jan 2nd – Radford – 23 points, seven steals, five assists, three rebounds

The little man certainly has a nose for the ball – he averaged four steals a game for January. Add to that his 22 points and five assists a game and you have one of the best Januarys by a player in the SEC.

2008 BOB COUSY AWARD PRESENTED BY THE HARTFORD FINALISTS

DIVISION I
DJ Augustin Texas
Darren Collison UCLA
Devan Downey South Carolina
Jamont Gordon Mississippi State
Mike Green Butler
Dominic James Marquette
Ty Lawson North Carolina
Eric Maynor VCU
Tyrese Rice Boston College
Brian Roberts Dayton
Derrick Rose Memphis
Sean Singletary Virginia

DIVISION II

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Because nothing happens on Friday's in college basketball, I have a little extra time to write about tomorrow's action. What follows are not predictions, but mathematical certainties.

I GUARANTEE:

.. that Roy Hibbert will not hit another game-winning three against Notre Dame

.. that Antoine Agudio will lead Hofstra in points, and that the Pride will lose again

.. that an ESPN announcer will mention Greg Paulus was a quaterback in high school

.. that OJ Mayo will have more turnovers than assists against UCLA

Freshmen are heating up in the SEC, as three of them pop up on the All-December list, as opposed to only one on the All-November one.

Guard – Devan Downey – South Carolina – SO
18.6ppg, 5.4apg, 3.3spg
Best game – Dec 22nd – College of Charleston – 18 points, 7 assists, 6 boards, 3 steals

The little man is playing big for the Gamecocks, including in December with averages of around 18 points, six assists and three steals.

Guard/Forward – Shan Foster – Vanderbilt – SR
21.1ppg, 5.1rpg, 65/122 3pts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 10, 2007) - University of South Carolina point guard Devan Downey was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 3-9, the conference office announced today.

Downey, a 5-9, 175-pounder from Chester, S.C. led the Gamecocks to a 68-67 win over Providence in the Pizza Hut Big East/SEC Invitational, totaling 21 points with five steals and five assists in the victory. His fifth steal of the game led to a fastbreak layup for a 65-59 Carolina lead, ending a six-minute Gamecock scoring drought.

South Carolina Gamecocks

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