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Rulon Washington
Senior
Guard
Jacksonville, FL/Edward White

As A Blue Hen:
Could start at either guard spot for the Blue Hens • enters the season ranked 13th at Delaware with 292 three-pointers attempted and 14th with 94 made.

2004-05 Season:
One of three players to appear in all 31 games and made 17 starts • finished the season seventh on the UD single-season list with 163 three-pointers attempted and 11th with 60 made • ranked seventh in the CAA with 1.94 three-pointers made per game and was 10th with a 34.5 three-point percentage • scored 19 points and hit five three-pointers vs. Rider (12/11) • scored a team-high 12 points and pulled down a season-best five rebounds in his first career start vs. Auburn (12/20) • scored 14 points and dished out three assists while playing 42 minutes vs. Middle Tennessee State (12/22) • scored 14 points, posted a career-high four steals, and tied a school record with 13 three-point atttempts vs. Americn (1/2) • scored 14 points at Towson (1/5) • hit two late three-pointers at William & Mary, and his second trey game the Blue Hens the lead for good with 2:27 remaining (1/8) • scored 14 points vs. George Mason and hit the game-winning three-pointer with two seconds remaining in overtime (1/12) • tied career-highs with 20 points and six three-pointers made vs. James Madison (1/15) • named CAA Player of the Week two days later • tied for the team lead with 16 points and hit four three-pointers at George Mason (1/31) • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll.

2003-04 Season:
Appeared in all but one game • averaged 5.5 points per game • ranked fourth on the team with 22 steals • was 15th in the league in CAA games with 1.29 three-pointers made per game • scored a career-high 20 points, hitting 6-of-10 three-point field goal attempts, at Hofstra (2/4) • scored a team-high 17 points and was 3-of-3 from behind the arc in the season-opening 75-72 overtime win at Mt. St. Mary’s (11/21) • hit for double figures in five other games • posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in the 80-76 overtime win over Towson (2/7) • hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime as the Blue Hens rallied from a six-point deficit in the final minute and defeated William & Mary, 93-82 (1/21) • hit a three-pointer in the final minute of both overtimes at VCU (2/25).

2002-03 Season:
Appeared in 22 games, playing double-digit minutes 10 times • sparked a late rally when he had a season-high 10 points at Siena (snapped an 0-for-20 slump with two big three-pointers down the stretch) • missed most of the month of February after separating his shoulder against William & Mary • returned for the regular season finale against Towson and appeared in both CAA Tournament games.

High School:
Two-time all-conference honorable mention selection and three-year starter at Edward White HS • graduated from Edward White in 2001, but was not recruited (partly because his team had four coaches in four years) • was the first player from Edward White in 11 years to earn a basketball scholarship at a Division I school • played a season of recreation league ball and was mentored by former Clemson guard Grayson Marshall (Marshall later called Delaware coaches to put them in touch with Washington) • named MVP of the Johnny T. Smith Tournament in 1999 • honor roll student and earned team’s scholar-athlete award for highest GPA on the team.

Personal:
Rulon Kim Washington • first name pronounced R00-lahn • born February 1, 1983 in San Diego, CA • son of Kim and Larna Washington • health sciences major at Delaware • cousin of former University of Hartford standout guard Michael Griffin • wants to get into coaching after graduation.

YEAR GP/GS FG-FGA Pct. 3-PT-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Ast. Stl.
2002-03 22/0 16-57 .281 7-34 .206 6-8 .750 5 4
2003-04 27/0 55-149 .369 27-84 .321 11-12 .917 21 22
2004-05 31/17 77-222 .347 60-174 .345 34-39 .872 30 22
Totals 80/17 148-428 .346 94-292 .322 51-59 .864 56 48

YEAR BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg.
2002-03 0 25 1.1 45 2.0 194 8.8
2003-04 1 40 1.5 148 5.5 416 15.4
2004-05 0 44 1.4 248 8.0 801 25.8
Totals 1 109 1.4 441 5.5 1411 17.6
 
 
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