2010-11 Men's Basketball

24 Timothy Downs

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greenville, S.C.
  • Prev School Palm Beach Community College

Biography

Returning starter and arguably one of the top point guards in the Peach Belt Conference... Pure point guard with explosive speed that is ready to lead the Clayton State attack this season… A pure scorer and shooter that can get his teammates involved in the Laker scheme… Gives the Lakers much-needed offensive firepower at the point… A legitimate All-Peach Belt Conference, Division II All-Region and All-American hopeful this season.

2009-10: Started all 29 games at point guard last season, averaging 13 points and four assists a game, while shooting 81 percent from the free throw line… Ranked second in the Peach Belt in assist-to-turnover ratio, fourth in steals, seventh in assists and eighth in free throw percentage… Scored in double-figures in 19 games, including four games of 20-or-more points… Scored career-high 27 points against Francis Marion, plus 26 points against North Georgia and 20 points each against USC Aiken and Columbus State… Also scored 19 points against Edward Waters… Selected to the All-Tournament team in the Winter Park Tangerine Tournament at Rollins and the All-Peach Belt Conference Tournament team.

Pre-Clayton State: One of the top junior college point guards in the nation the last two seasons at Palm Beach Community College in West Palm Beach, Fla… Head coach at Palm Beach was Tony Sheals… A first team NJCAA All-Region VIII selection and NJCAA National Player of the Week for Feb. 27 this past season... Averaged 21 points, five assists and three steals a game while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range… Ranked 14th in the nation in scoring, 24th in steals, 30th in assists and 44th in 3-point field goal shooting percentage… An All-South Florida Conference selection as a freshman, averaging 14 points and six assists a game, finishing in the Top 20 in both scoring and assists for the Florida junior college region… Finished his two-year career at Palm Beach with 1,041 points.

High School: Lettered five seasons in basketball at Prince Avenue Prep in Pickens, S.C… Scored a whopping 3,854 points during his prep career, including 1,700 points during his senior season… A two time South Carolina All-State selection and Upper State Player of the Year as a senior… Rated as the No. 2-ranked player in the state of South Carolina during his senior season.

Personal: Favorite television show is "Animal Planet"… Favorite movie is "Love and Basketball"… Athletic hero growing up was Kobe Bryant… Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers… Major is Liberal Studies.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2009-10Junior

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    5'7" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2010-11Senior

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    5'7" 180 lbs
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