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Chris Prothro

Junior

Guard/ Forward

Atlanta, GA/ SW Atlanta Christian Acad.

As a Blue Hen

2004-05 Season: Strong, athletic wing player...could see significant playing time in the Delaware backcourt...hoping to recover from an ankle fracture...

2003-04 Season: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 3.3 points per contest...erupted for a career-high 21 points, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the field including 4-of-5 from three-point range, in the 89-76 win at Long Island on December 3...also pulled down a season-best five rebounds against the Blackbirds...scored seven points on December 13 at Rider and added six against 10th-ranked St. Joseph's on December 30...played double-figure minutes in nine straight games from November 25 through January 3...

2002-03 Season: Appeared in 27 games and started six during his rookie season...scored in double-digits twice as a freshman...scored a then-career high 11 points in home loss to UNC Wilmington on January 19...also had eight points in 16 minutes against UNC Wilmington in the CAA Tournament semifinals on March 9...played double-digit minutes in 14 games as a freshman...had 10 points in 17 minutes against Hofstra on February 19...averaged 4.0 ppg in 11.0 minutes per contest.

High School: All-city and all-region selection as a junior at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, averaging 20 point per game...was also a second-team Class A All-State selection as a junior...suffered a season-ending knee injury midway through his senior season...was averaging 22 ppg through 12 games as a senior...prior to his senior season, was ranked as one of the Top 25 players in Georgia and was a pre-season all-region selection by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club...played on same high school team as best friend Dwight Howard, the top pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.

Personal: Chris Ryan Prothro...born February 24, 1984...son of Monica Prothro...consumer economics major at Delaware.

Prothro's Career Stats

Year

G/GS

FG-FGA

PCT

3-PT -FGA

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

AST

STL

BLK

REB

RPG

PTS

PPG

Min.

Avg.

200203

27/6

35-96

.365

15-49

.306

24-41

.585

7

13

1

53

2.0

109

4.0

11.0

296

2003-04

20/0

22-65

.338

9-26

.346

13-20

.650

4

14

2

28

1.4

66

3.3

211

10.6

Career

47/6

57-161

.354

24-75

.320

37-61

.607

11

27

3

81

1.7

175

3.7

507

10.8

 

 

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