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Abdul Gaddy

Class: Junior Hometown: Tacoma, Wash. High School: Bellarmine Prep

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: G Experience: 2V

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Gaddy Quick Notes
• Will enter his senior year 8th in UW history with 312 assists. Needs 204 to break career record held by Will Conroy.
• One of two players to start all 35 games in 2012 and led the team with 33.9 minutes per game a year removed from tearing the ACL in his left knee during practice on Jan. 4, 2011.
• Was second in the Pac-12 in both assists per game (5.2) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4, 182 assists/75 turnovers).
• Dished out 182 assists as a junior, the 3rd most all-time in UW single season history.
• McDonald's HS All-American that averaged 25.3 ppg as a senior and 23.2 ppg as a junior.

2011-12(Junior) - Started all 35 games a season after tearing his ACL. One of two Huskies to start every game (Terrence Ross was the other) ... his 182 assists ranks 3rd all-time in UW single season history ... 8th all-time in UW career history with 312 assists (204 more will break UW career record held by Will Conroy) ...led the team in minutes played (1185, 33.9 mpg) and assists (182) ... ranked 2nd in the Pac-12 in both assist/turnover ratio (2.4, 182 assists/75 turnovers) and 2nd in assists per game (5.2) ... also 7th in Pac-12 with 33.9 minutes per game ... was a nominee for the 2012 Bob Cousy Award ... played 31+ minutes in 20 of the last 21 games ... had 5 or more assists in 24 games and 0 or 1 turnovers in 14 games ... 10+ points in 12 games ... was named to the World Vision Classic all-tournament team after averaging 12.3 ppg, 5.6 apg and 4.7 rpg over 3 games ... scored 15 points and dished out 4 assists in exhibition opener vs. SPU ... played in first REAL college game since Dec. 31, 2010 and grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists in season opener vs. Ga. State ... scored 15 pts and dished 6 assists vs. Fla. Atlantic ... scored 15 points on 6x8 shooting, had 5 rebounds and 5 assists vs. Portland ... scored 10 points and dished 6 assists in career high 39 minutes at Nevada ... had a career hi 11 field goal attempts vs. Marquette, but only made 3 ... avg 5.5 pts and 4.5 assists on NYC trip ... scored a career-high equaling 17 points vs. UC Santa Barbara ... 7 assists, his 3rd game of the year with 7, vs. South Dakota State ... career best 8 assists and career hi 5 three-point attempts vs. Cal State Northridge ... started Pac-12 season by averaging 13.5 pts & 5.0 apg vs. OSU/Ore ... 15 points on career high tying 7 FG makes vs. OSU ... 12 points with a career hi-equaling three 3-pt FGs in 3 attempts vs. Oregon ... turned the ball over just once and collected 7 assists in 69 minutes of action at Colorado and Utah ... set new personal highs with 7 FTs in 10 attempts vs. Seattle U ... averaged 10.5 ppg & 4.5 rpg during Bay Area split, shooting 53% (8x15) from the field ... helped UW hold off OSU with a late 3-pointer to put UW ahead for good and a big steal. He ended up with 8 pts, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals ... had 14 assists and just 3 turnovers in ASU/AZ series ... career high equaling 8 assists vs. ASU ... 9 pts, 6 assts and 0 turnovers vs. Arizona ... 10 points & 4 assists at WSU, ending a stretch of nine straight games without scoring in double figures ... averaged 8.5 ppg and 8.5 apg in LA road trip ... recorded just the 16th game by a Husky with 12 or more assists at UCLA on March 3 ... 13 points (most since Pac-12 opener 12/29 vs. OSU) and career high 3-pt FG's (3) & attempts (7) along with 6 assists vs. OSU in Pac-12 Tournament ... averaged 8.8 ppg and 7.0 apg in 4 NIT games ... 10 pts on 4x5 shooting and 6 assists vs. UT Arlington ... 11 pts, 10 assts and 7 rebs vs. Oregon in the NIT quarterfinals for his 1st career double-double ... 9 pts and 5 assists in semifinals vs. Minnesota.

2010-11 (Sophomore) - Tore the ACL in his left knee during practice on Jan. 4, missing the remainder of the year ... had surgery on Jan. 14 ... led the Pac-10 in assist to turnover ratio at 3.1 (49 assists/16 turnovers) and was 7th in assists per game (3.8) and ninth in three-point shooting percentage (40.6) when he went down ... was second on team with 49 assists ... surpassed three-point total of 2009-10 (3x20 in 36 games) after just two contests ... averaged 8.5 ppg, up from 3.9 ppg as a freshman ... 6 games with 5+ assists ... started his last 41 games dating back to 2009-10, 42 overall in his career ... 10 career games scoring 10+ points, six coming this season ... scored 12 points and dished out five assists in exhibition opener vs. St. Martin's ... 10 points, 5 assists in season debut vs. McNeese State ... career-high equaling 13 points and also dished out 6 assists vs. E. Wash ... averaged 9.3 ppg and 3.7 apg during Maui Invitatioinal ... set career high with 17 points on 7x9 shooting, 3x3 three pointers vs. Long Beach State ... scored 10 points (including his first college dunk) and recorded a career-high equaling 7 assists vs. San Francisco.

2009-10 (Freshman) - One of 21 players invited to U18 USA Basketball Team trials...the youngest player in the Pac-10 and one of the youngest in the nation turned 18 on Jan. 26...dished out 81 assists, the 7th most ever by a UW freshman...third on team with 2.3 apg...started the final 28 games and 29 overall in his career...dished out 6 assists in exhibition game vs. Central Washington...scored 5 points and played 16 minutes in UW debut vs. Wright State...played 26 minutes and scored 8 pts vs. Belmont...9 points and 4 assists vs. Portland State...established a career-high with 7 assists vs. San Jose State...made first career start on Nov. 29 vs. Montana...broke out of a 1-for-11 shooting slump over previous three games with career high 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting vs. Cal State Northridge on Dec. 6...career-high 4 rebounds vs. Georgetown...ended a scoreless draught as a starter with 6 vs. San Francisco...career-best game with 13 points in 32 minutes at Arizona, the school he originally commited to play for during high school...set career-highs with 32 minutes, 5 steals, 5 rebounds and attempted 7 free throws on his birthday against Seattle U on Jan. 26...had high of 6 turnovers, but 4 assists vs. UCLA on Feb. 20...played a season-low 8 minutes vs. WSU after getting in foul trouble...scored 7 points at OSU on March 6...averaged 2.3 points, 2.3 assists and 1.0 rebound in three NCAA Tournament games, including 5 points and 3 assists vs. New Mexico.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL: A 2009 graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma ... considered the No. 2 point guard prospect in the country according to Scout.com ... ranked 14th overall in the ESPNU 100 ... averaged 25.3 points per game as a senior ... led Bellarmine Prep to a 15-11 record his senior year ... Washington state Class 4A player of the year by the Associated Press ... lists career highs of 42 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists and nine steals ... averaged 23.2 points and led the Lions to a 25-4 record and the Class 4A state semifinals as a junior... named to the first-team all-state tournament team for Class 4A ... scored 26 points in third-place game, including 18 in the second half ... became first underclassmen in Washington to win the Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year honor in 2008... selected as a Parade Magazine All-America ... named to the USA Junior National Select Team that competed in the Nike Hoops Summit at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland ... named co-MVP and led team to title at the Nike Global Challenge in 2008 ... selected to play for the West team at the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game ... played in the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York ... named to play in the 2008 Boost Mobile Elite 24, held at the iconic Rucker Park in New York ... two-time Tacoma News-Tribune Player of the Year ... Seattle Times first-team all-state and Class 4A Player of the Year ... played AAU basketball for the Northwest Legends ... listed by Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis as the best point guard at the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp ... played four seasons under coach Bernie Salazar at Bellarmine Prep and led team to a 73-33 record during that time.

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