University of North Dakota Athletics

2001-02: Started all 29 games at the point ... averaged 7.9 points and 2.3 rebounds while playing over 27 minutes per game ... dished out a team-high 154 assists versus 84 turnovers, a 1.8 to 1 ratio ... ranked second in the NCC in assists (5.78 apg) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio ... had a season-high 19 points in UND’s NCC Wells Fargo Finals quarterfinal win over Northern Colorado (2/26/02) ... hit 5 of 8 field goal attempts in that game, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range ... scored in double figures nine times ... twice finished with a season-high 10 assists, both home wins: versus Nebraska-Omaha (12/30/01) and against South Dakota (2/9/02) ... had a season-high five rebounds versus South Dakota (2/9/02) ... shot well down the stretch, hitting 18 of 31 shots (.581) in the Sioux’s final five games.

Junior College: A transfer from Kennedy-King (Ill.) Community College in Chicago ... played one season for the Statesmen ... was team captain, leading KKCC to a 23-10 record ... averaged 16.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 2001 ... played at Marshalltown Community College as a freshman.

High School: A 1998 graduate of Manley High School in Chicago ... a four-year letterwinner in basketball ... averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior ... named all-conference, all-public league, all-city and all-state as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born June 30, 1978 ... son of John Austin and Rosemary Porter ... a social work major.