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SOPHOMORE
GUARD
BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS BEAVER COUNTRY DAY
GENERAL
One of the quickest guards in the game ... Can blow by an opponent on the dribble ... Will press for playing time at point guard ... Must continue to improve his outside jumper.
1995-96
Saw action in 35 of the 36 games... Started eight consecutive games in January and February ... Made his starting debut vs. LSU, scoring 10 points on 5-6 shooting from the Held ... Scored a career-high 13 points in win over TCU, his second start... Earned Player-of-the-Game honors with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds in win at Florida to just miss his first double-double ... Grabbed seven rebounds vs. Ole Miss ... Had complete game vs. Georgia Tech, scoring eight points, gtabbing three rebounds and handing out three assists and was named Player of the Game for the first time ... Plus, his defense held Stephon Marbury to a scoreless second half... Came off the bench against UMass in the team's first meeting and scored six points ... Saw his first collegiate action in his home state at the Tip-Oft Classic in Springfield, Mass.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was one of the most sought-after point guards in the nation ... Averaged 36.1 ppg and 10.1 apg during his senior season ... Once scored 62 points in a game on 9-of-15 shooting from three-point land against Maine Central Institute ... Named first-team Parade and McDonald's All-America ... Also earned first-team
WAYNE TURNER
All-State honors and was named Mr. Basketball in Massachusetts ... Rated the No. 2 point guard in the nation by Bluechip Illustrated ... Scored 2,563 career points ... Led Boston Amateur Basketball Club to the 1995 AAU national title in Jacksonville, scoring 27 points and dishing out eight assists in the championship game ... Coached in high school by Thomas Manning.
PITINO ON TURNER
"Wayne has worked harder than any other player on improving his jump shot. It's gone from subpar to above-average. I think Wayne is going to be a terrific point guard for us."
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Opponent
13................TCU.
...5................Twice
..Marshall............
..South Carolina. ..Three times
..TCU.................
..TCU.................
..Florida..............
..5................Iona.............
..6................Ole Miss......
..1 ................Three times
..3................Four times
.1/20/96
.1/20/96
..2/24/96
..12/29/95
.1/6/96
YEAR
95-96
G-S
35-8
MIN-AVG 459-13.1
FG-A
65-122
PCT
53.3
3FG-A
1-4
PCT
25.0
FT-A
25-40
PCT REB-AVG
62.5 52-1.5
PF-D 54-1
TO
37
S TP-AVG
40 156-4.5
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Full Names Wayne Keon (Turner Nickname: Lil' man (by i ly teammates) Birthdate:JMarch 22,19' 6 Place of birth: Roxbury, ] lass. Grandmother: Virginia K mble Siblings: Baron* Deon, Christopher and ] Major: Sociology
High school coach: Thomas Manning
Favorite food: Chinese fo id
Favorite class: Modern St cial Problems
Favorite book: Raw Recr ihs
Favorite 1JV show: Marti l
Favorite movie: Friday
My highlight of last summer: Working C
Pitino's camp ... I had a blast, coach
officiating and playin;! Favorite sports figure: Michael Jordan
Favorite NBA team: Was
on Bulletsibecause
Rod Strickland is du re If I started a team, the ot ier four players I'd choose
would be: Baron Turner, Calvin Hil , James
Teal and Randell Jac son My greatest moment in si orts: When I c ught my
first college-game alii y-oop from Sht p at
Florida last season If I were not playing bask etball, I would >e:
Coaching basketball o kids in Bosto i The best player I ever fac id was: Stepho i Marbury The thing I like most abo it basketball is: It's
competitive, challenging and fun... ilso,
everyone is out to stop you if you're good The thing 1 like about playing for UK is: Because
we play as a team ... and on and off he court
we watch each others backs. The thing that impresses me most about Coach
Pitinoj is: He has grejt teaching skill; and bis
advice to youngsters is: There's goinj to be good times and there's going to he bad tim s... you just have to keep pushing to reach y mr goals.
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