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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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GaddyQuick Notes
• Tore the ACL in his left knee during practice on Jan. 4, 2011 and missed the remainder of the season.
• 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.
• Started 29 games as a freshman despite being the nation's youngest player.
• McDonald's HS All-American that averaged 25.3 ppg as a senior and 23.2 ppg as a junior.
• Was the first underclassmen to ever win Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year as a junior in 2008.
• Rated as the No. 2 point guard by Scout.com and ranked 14th regardless of position by ESPNU.

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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