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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2008-09 Men's Basketball

24 Chris Commons

  • Position F
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toledo, Ohio
  • Prev School Findlay

Biography

2007-08: Started in all 31 games for the Pacers ... Finished just 17 points shy of breaking USCA’s single-season scoring record ... Named 2007-08 Peach Belt Co-Player of the Year, PBC All-Conference, PBC All-Tournament, South Atlantic All-Region First-Team, and an All-American by three different sources ... Ranked second nationally in scoring ... Won a record five PBC Player of the Week awards ... Went 258-for-475 (.543) from the field, 48-for-126 (.381) from the line and 111-for-163 (.681) beyond the arc ... Averaged 6.4 rebounds and 21.8 points per game ... Had 21 steals ... Led the team in scoring 17 times and 19 times in rebounds ... Scored over 30 points in five different games, tied for highest in the conference, 21 times over 20 points for conference high ... Recorded a career-high 38 points on Nov. 17 against Mars Hill ... Had five double-double (points/assists) performances ... Acquired five 10-rebounds games ... Second in the PBC in scoring with an average of 21.8 per game ... Averaged 1.35 steals per game, good for 14th in the conference ... Led the Pacers in field goals made (258), free throws made (111), points (675), scoring average (21.8), rebounds (198), blocks (32) and minutes (1022) … Seventh in the PBC in rebounding (6.4), fourth in field goal percentage (.543), 14th in steals (1.35), eighth in blocked shots (1.03) and fifth in minutes (32.97) … Recorded a career-high 13 rebounds on Dec. 1 against Armstrong Atlantic … Made 16 field goals on Jan. 19 against Columbus State … Had a career-high 11 free throws on Feb. 6 against Francis Marion … Blocked four shots on March 8 against North Georgia for a career-high ... Recorded 26 double figure points games and four double-figure assist games.

Findlay University: Averaged 16.1 points and six rebounds per game while shooting 59.4% from the field ... Named First-Team All-GLIAC and to GLIAC All-Academic Team ... Scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the 2005 Great Lakes Regional Final to lead the Oilers to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.

High School: Averaged 19 points and six rebounds per game as a senior for the Irish ... Named Toledo First-Team All-City, First-Team All-Northwest Ohio, and All-State ... Averaged 10 points and two rebounds per contest as a junior.

Personal: Born Chris Earl Commons on December 8 ... Son of Mercedes Commons ... Is an only child ... Enjoys watching movies and listening to music ... Majoring in Sociology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2007-08Junior

    F
    6'8" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2008-09Senior

    F
    6'8" 215 lbs
    24