Player Bio: Darryl Shazier - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Darryl Shazier

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Newport News, Va.
	High School: Menchville

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 160
	Position: Guard

Lightning-quick point guard from eastern Virginia, an area that has produced a long list of college basketball stars ... made an immediate impact at Bucknell, playing every game as a rookie while finishing the year as the starting point guard ... came right in with the ability to get the ball up and down the floor ... outstanding passer ... another lefthanded shooter with a good stroke, although he struggled with his shooting consistency last season ... not easily rattled ... can effectively pressure the ball defensively ... helped direct his high school team deep into the postseason against excellent competition.

2007-08: As a rookie point guard began the season as a backup but finished it as the starter ... still averaged 20.4 min. per game, fifth-most among Patriot League freshmen ... played in every game, starting 10 ... started the last eight games of the year ... immediate contributions were primarily ballhandling and defense ... finished with 57 assists, 53 turnovers and 29 steals ... averaged only 3.1 ppg while shooting 29.4% FG and 23.8 3FG% ... career scoring high came in Bucknell's epic 3OT win over Navy in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals ... played 41 min. in that game and had 9 pts. and 4 stl. ... one of the heroes of the overtime win at Colgate, when he hit 3FG at the buzzer to send game to OT ... also hit a big jumper in OT and finished with then-career-high 7 pts. ... for the second time in two weeks hit a game-tying 3FG late in regulation, this one with 0:13 to play, in OT win over Lafayette at home ... finished with 4 pts. and career-high 5 asst. at Old Dominion in return to home area.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Full name is Darryl Terrance Shazier ... born Jan. 13, 1989 in Newport News, Va. ... born the same day as classmate G.W. Boon ... son of Darryl and Dee Shazier ... has one sibling, Kiana ... 2007 graduate of Menchville High School in Newport News ... played four years of varsity basketball ... three-year team captain ... named Peninsula District Player of the Year and First Team All-Star ... second team all-state (AAA) ... first team all-region ... played for coach Erick Mays ... helped lead the team to a regional semifinal berth in 2007 ... as a junior led the district in scoring at 22 points per game along with over six assists per game ... reached the 1,000-point milestone as a junior ... scored 11 points in the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Game ... played AAU ball in the prestigious Boo Williams Summer League ... major is undeclared.