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Show Aggie Basketball Special • Fall 2011 • 17G 15 SQUAD Igor Premasunac This Season: /CONT. FROM PAGE he averaged approximately 18.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, while shooting 58.0 percent from the field and 77.0 percent at the free throw line... During his senior year, he scored a career-high 40 points and had a careerhigh 23 rebounds in the same game against Highland (Idaho) High School... Also earned all-region honors as a prep senior and was his team's Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior. PERSONAL: Full name is Jordan Daniel Stone... Born Oct. 13, 1989 in Rexburg, Idaho... One of four children of Dan and Angela Stone... Enjoys spending time outdoors and road trips... Majoring in business administration... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in New York City, N.Y., and returned in October of 2010. Mitch Bruneel This Season: A big wing that brings both skill and toughness to the court... Is an excellent student with very high character. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned honorable mention Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Region 18 honors as a freshman at the College of Southern Idaho as he averaged 10.0 points and 5.2 rebounds, while shooting 46.8 percent from the field (130-278), 31.0 percent from three-point range (13-42) and 69.5 percent at the free throw line (98-141)... During his one year at CSI, Bruneel scored in double-figures 18 times, including four 20-point games and recorded four double-doubles as he helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 33-4 record and a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship... Scored in double-figures twice during the national tournament, earning NJCAA all-tournament team honors... Along with winning the NJCAA National Championship, CSI also won the SWAC Championship, Region 18 Championship and District I title during the 2010-11 season. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Eagle (Idaho) High School where he was named the 2008 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior season when he averaged 23.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game... He also earned first-team all-state honors in 2008 as he was the top scorer in Idaho... Following high school, Bruneel served a two-year LDS Church Mission in the Philippines... Bruneel will be the third Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year to play for 14 Morrill at Utah State joining current Aggie forward Brady Jardine (Twin Falls) who won the award in 2006 and former Aggie forward Spencer Nelson (Pocatello) who was named Idaho's Player of the Year in 1997. PERSONAL: Full name is Mitchell Gerard Bruneel... Born Oct. 6, 1989 in Boise, Idaho... One of five children of Craig and Pam Bruneel... Brother Riley will be a freshman basketball player at Big Bend (Wash.) Community College this fall... Majoring in business... Enjoys camping, boating and wake boarding... His last name is pronounced brew-kneel. David Collette This Season: Is very athletic with good skills... An excellent student and high-character young man who has been taught all the right things. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune as a prep senior at Murray (Utah) High School as he averaged 22.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field (201-332), 64.2 percent from the free throw line (106-165) and 33.3 percent from three-point range (7-21)... Was also named the 5A-Region 2 Most Valuable Player as a senior as voted on by the coaches... As a senior, he helped lead Murray High School to a 20-4 record and a co-Region 2 Championship... Scored in double-figures in all 23 games he played in as a prep senior, including sixteen 20-point games and four 30-point games, to go along with 10 double-doubles... Scored a career-high 33 points twice during his senior year against Cyprus High School during the regular season and Brighton High School in the state tournament... His career-high rebound game was 15 against Spanish Fork High School, while he posted a career-high six blocked shots against Granger High School... Earned third-team all-state honors as a junior at Murray High School as he led his team with nearly 18 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. PERSONAL: Full name is David Joseph Collette... Born May 21, 1993 in Murray, Utah... One of seven children of Jeff and Diane Collette... Enjoys hanging out with friends and spending time with his family... Majoring in business... Plans on serving a two-year LDS Church Mission after his first year at Utah State. Gives the team a big body inside and a low post scoring presence... Plays hard and wants to continue his growth as a player. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas as he averaged 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 51.9 percent from the field (107-206) and 51.6 percent from three-point range (16-31)... Prior to Lon Morris JC, he played his freshman season at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Fla., where he averaged 4.9 points and 4.3 rebounds, while shooting 51.9 percent from the field (56-108) and 71.4 percent at the free throw line (15-21). PERSONAL: Born Oct. 19, 1989 in Mostar, Bosnia... One of two children of Sasa and Sonja Premasunac... His father was a swimmer for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... Enjoys playing the guitar... Majoring in exercise science.... Last name is pronounced prem-uh-sue-niche. Kyisean Reed THIS SEASON: An explosive athlete who has great potential at the Division I level... A versatile player that can score in a variety of ways... Also has the tools necessary to be a good defender and rebounder. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Averaged 17.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.47 blocks and 1.47 steals per game as a sophomore at Antelope Valley Junior College as he shot 62.3 percent from the field (124-199), 17.6 percent from three-point range (3-17) and 67.0 percent at the free throw line (73-109)... Scored in double-figures in all 19 games he played in during the season, including five 20-point games... Also had four double-doubles during the year... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Ventura Tournament as he scored a career-high 24 points in back-to-back games... Earned first-team all-Foothill Conference honors and honorable mention all-state accolades as a freshman at Antelope Valley as he averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game... Had a career-high 18 rebounds against San Bernardino Valley and set the single-game school record with seven blocked shots against Moorpark... Scored in double-figures 21 times during the season and had four double-doubles... Finished the year with 86 blocks to lead the conference and set a new California Junior College single-season record for blocks by a freshman... HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Highland High School in Palmdale, Calif., where he was named first-team all-state and the Defensive Player of the Year in the Golden League during his senior season, while averaging approximately 24.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks per game. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 25, 1989 in Los Angeles, Calif... One of six children of Angela Michelle Reed... Enjoys going to the movies and coaching basketball... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.... First name is pronounced Key-Shawn. Steve Thornton This Season: A very good athlete who has the potential to be a tremendous defender. PREP SCHOOL: Spent the 2009-10 season at Stoneridge Prep School in Simi Valley, Calif. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as a prep senior at Golden Valley (Calif.) High School, earning first-team all-Foothilll League honors... Was named a second-team all-CIF-Southern Section Division IIIA member as a prep senior helping Golden Valley win back-toback Foothill League championships... Also named the Santa Clarita Valley's co-Newcomer of the Year... Scored 41 points against Gahr in the semifinals of the conference tournament and won the Battle of the Valley Skill Competition Dunk Contest. PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Marlow Thornton... Born Dec. 7, 1990 in Santa Clarita, Calif... One of five children of Mayda and Steven Thornton... Undeclared on a college major... Enjoys playing video games and paint ball. Adam Thoseby This Season: Possesses excellent athletic ability along with solid basketball skills... A hard worker with very good potential and his international experience will certainly help his development as a player. Summer 2011: During the summer of 2011, Thoseby played for Great Britain's Under 20 basketball team that participated in the European Championships. PREP SCHOOL: Spent the 2010-11 season at Maine Central Institute (MCI) Prep helping the Huskies to a 20-11 record and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class AAA title... During his one season at MCI, he averaged 7.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, while shooting 41.9 percent from the field (83-198), 36.2 percent from three-point range (25-69) and 79.5 percent at the free throw line (35-44)... Scored a season-high 21 points against Winchendon. HIGH SCHOOL: Prior to coming to the United States, Thoseby played his senior season of high school with the Under 18 Reading Rockets where he averaged nearly 27.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game... During his final game of the season in a national finals appearance, he scored 34 points hitting 8-of-10 threepointers. PERSONAL: Full name is Adam Nathan Campbell Thoseby... Born Nov. 25, 1991 in Melbourne, Australia... Parents are Andrew Thoseby and Sue Baker... Undeclared on a colleg major... Enjoys playing video games, watching movies and hanging out with friends... Last name is pronounced thos-bee. Price Guarantee For more than a century, thousands of students at USU have experienced fair and honest transactions at S.E. Needhams Jewelers. When comparing our jewelry to that of other stores, our price will be as good or better than any store in the state of Utah. We consistently beat the price of any 50-70% off sales, student discounts or so-called wholesale prices. _ --...""'"::::_-_ lbw riatvor..4-,:ci ----....:,-- mr-------.- 4 " At S.E Needham Jewelers, we don't play pricing games, inflate the price, or use any of the above mentioned strategies to make you think you're getting a "deal." We simply give you a fair price every day of the year, perfect for student budgets. 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