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Show Basketball Preview Special, Fall 2010 Page 19 *Players Continued from page 18 and 3.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 53.7 percent from the field, 48.6 percent from three-point range and 79.7 percent at the free throw line... Earned first-team all-metro, all-conference and allstate honors as a senior... Scored in double-figures 27 times during his senior year including a career-high 32 points... Was named the Most Valuable Player of three tournaments as a senior and was named to two other all-tournament teams... Was also a running back and wide receiver on his high school's state championship football team that went 11-0 his senior year... Also won a state championship in baseball as a prep senior playing shortstop and pitcher... Set the school and conference record in the triple jump with a mark of 45'10"... Was a member of the honor roll his senior year. PERSONAL: Full name is Leon Alexander Cooper, Jr... Born February 20, 1991 in Freeport, Bahamas... One of four children of Leon, Sr. and Queenie Cooper... Enjoys listening to music... Majoring in sociology. JAMES WALKER HI Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 180 • HS Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) THIS SEASON: Must adjust to all the demands of the point guard position in the Utah State system... When he makes those adjustments he has a chance to be very good... Is extremely fast, is very competitive and has an exciting future. HIGH SCHOOL: Was named the Player of the Year in the Sunset League for two straight years as he led Los Alamitos High School to a 23-7 record and the quarterfinals of the CIF Tournament as a senior after winning its league championship... As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game, while shooting 46.4 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from three-point range and 76.6 percent at the free throw line... Played Mater Dei High School twice during his senior season and scored 30 and 24 points, respectively... During his junior campaign, he averaged 14.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game and was named the Sunset League Player of the Year, along with earning firstteam all-CIF honors... During the season, he shot 46.2 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent from the free throw line, and scored in doublefigures 22 times including a seasonhigh 27 points against Ocean View High School... Elected into the Los Alamitos High School Hall of Fame. PERSONAL: Full name is James Duke Walker III... Born December 27, 1991 in Long Beach, Calif... His parents are Marcine and Adam Neal, and James Walker II... Majoring in broadcasting and communications... Enjoys playing video games, watching movies, going to amusement parks and the beach, and hanging out with friends. GOOD LUCK 4 AGGIE BASKETBALL! open LATE on Open lw Game Days! Show USU ID and get 20% OFF, ZERO 1466 N Main Street Between Jimmy Johns a Cafe Rio Where Science and Cream Mix come into the "coolest" place in town Buy 1 Cell /2 OFF! with this coupon expires 1 2/3 1/20 1 0 |