| Darryl Shazier |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Newport News, Va.
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| High School:
Menchville
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 178
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| Position:
Guard
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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 as a freshman, then improved steadily as a sophomore when he led the Patriot League in assists ... showed durability by ranking among the league leaders in minutes played ... has the ability to get the ball up and down the floor ... outstanding passer ... lefthanded shooter with a good stroke ... improved shooting statistics significantly from his freshman to sophomore year ... can effectively pressure the ball defensively ... has won or tied a game with a late 3-pointer three times in his career ... helped direct his high school team deep into the postseason against excellent competition.
2008-09
Had a productive sophomore year, when he started all but one game and improved in every statistical category ... became the first Bucknell player in the Patriot League era to lead the league in assists (4.60) ... also led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.06) ... averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 1.0 spg ... shot 36.4 FG%, 37.0 3FG% and 67.8 FT% ... ranked second in the Patriot League in minutes per game (36.1), trailing only American's Derrick Mercer ... also ranked 29th in scoring, 14th in steals, 8th in 3FG% and 14th in 3FG made ... had never scored in double figures in a game until doing so four times in a five-game stretch in November and December ... just missed the first triple-double in school history with 14 pts., 9 reb. and 9 asst. in win over Old Dominion ... one game later had 14 pts., 6 asst. vs. Wagner ... scored in double figures nine times and had 5+ assists 14 times ... had another 9-asst. game at La Salle and dished 8 asst. vs. American and Delaware ... had 18 pts., 7 asst. at Navy ... hit 5 3FGs and scored career-high 21 pts. at Army ... made 5-7 3FGs and tallied 17 pts., 6 asst. in win at Holy Cross ... played all 40 min. in home game vs. Holy Cross ... only FG vs. Colgate was game-winning 3-pointer with 0:02 left in OT ... had 83 asst., 33 TO in last 18 games.
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% ... season scoring high came in Bucknell's epic 3OT win over Navy in the Partiot League Tournament semifinals ... played 41 min. in that game and 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 sociology ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2008-09.
