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As a Blue Hen: Tri-captain this season...outstanding three-point shooter...Academic All-America nominee...could become the first guard in UD history to lead the team in scoring three consecutive seasons...has started 54 consecutive games and appeared in 66 consecutive games to start the 2003-04 season (longest active UD streaks)...has played 20 or more minutes in 43 consecutive games...has led UD in scoring 19 times in his career...45 double-figure scoring games in his first three seasons, including nine 20-point games...enters the season needing 120 points for 1000 in his career (ranks No. 31 at UD; would become the 22nd player at UD to surpass 1,000 points)...a pre-season second-team All-CAA selection by the league's coaches...had streaks of 14, 18 and 21 consecutive games with a three-pointer (the 21-game string being second-longest in UD history)...begins the season with 165 three-point field goals in his career (ranks No. 4 at UD)...enters the season with 413 career three-point field goal attempts (ranks No. 4 at UD). 2002-03 Season: UD's leading scorer at 14.0 ppg...was never at full-strength during the season after undergoing knee surgery during the pre-season...made 73 three-point field goals on the season (first player to have 70 three-point field goals in consecutive seasons)...had a string of 21 consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal (stopped at Towson on March 1 when he went 0-for-9)...shot 34.9% from three-point range...had nine games in-which he made four or more three-point field goals...was 59-66 (89.4%) from the foul line...had a string of 31 consecutive free throws made at one point (fourth longest streak in UD history and CAA history)...led UD in scoring a team-high 11 times during the 2002-03 season...recorded 22 double-figure scoring games during the season (13-9 record in those games)...had 26 points in win over UNC Greensboro on December 19...had 27 points in Delaware's win over Eastern Washington on December 27 in Green Bay, WI...earned All-Tournament honors at the Oneida Bingo/Casino Classic in Green Bay...scored 20 or more points five times during the season (UD was 4-1 in those games)...his 209 three-point field goal attempts were a UD single-season record. 2001-02 Season: Delaware's leading scorer at 12.1 ppg (the only Blue Hen to average in double-figures)...scored in double-figures in 19 games, including 10 of the last 12 games...had a three-point field goal in 28 of 30 games (had two separate streaks of 14 consecutive games with a three-pointer)...led the CAA and ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division I in three-point field goal percentage, shooting at a 45.6% clip...scored 33 points in loss at Drexel on February 9; he had 21 points in the first half, knocking down 6 of 9 from three-point range (six in first half was a UD record)...scored 20 points, all in the second half, in loss at Towson...his 73 three-point field goals ranked No. 5 on the UD single-season list...had 24 points on 8 of 11 shooting from the field (5 of 7 from three-point range) in third-place game loss to Bowling Green at BP Top of the World Classic. 2000-01 Season: Scored in double-figures four times...over the last five games, he shot 11 for 18 from the field off the bench...had 12 points in the America East semifinal win over Northeastern to tie a season high...came up big in Delaware's three-point win at Vermont (88-85) on January 6 when he scored 11 points &endash; five of those coming in the final 30 seconds as he knocked down a big three-pointer from the left corner and hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left to give Delaware a three-point win in Burlington. High School: Four-year letterwinner...two-time Pottstown Mercury Player of the Year...three-time all-conference selection and second-team all-state selection as a senior...averaged 22.8 points, seven rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a senior...honor roll all four year at St. Pius X...averaged 22.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a junior. Personal: Michael Dennis Ames...born Dec. 23, 1981…son of Dennis and Carole Ames...criminal justice major at Delaware…oldest of three children...uncle, Jim Sullivan, played at Lafayette in mid-1970's...enjoys golfing in his off time and has hit a hole-in-one.
Career Stats at Delaware Year G/GS FG-FGA PCT 3-PT-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT AST STL BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg. 2000-01 27/0 38-88 .432 19-47 .404 15-17 .882 26 11 0 29 1.1 110 4.1 272 10.1 2001-02 30/25 127-283 .449 73-160 .456 37-45 .822 35 24 0 70 2.3 364 12.1 724 24.1 2002-03 29/29 137-356 .385 73-209 .349 59-66 .894 25 24 3 96 3.3 406 14.0 878 30.3 Totals 86/54 292-727 .402 165-416 .397 111-128 .867 86 59 3 195 2.3 880 10.2 1874 21.8
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