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CAREER: The only three-time all-PBC selection in the history of the men's basketball program ... Closed out his senior season with 1,623 career points – a number which ranks sixth all-time in the PBC record books and fifth all-time at UNCP ... Scored 10 or more points 89 times during his career in the Black & Gold and reached the 20-point plateau 20 times during his 109-game career (107 starts).

AS A SENIOR (2012-13): Second team all-southeast region selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches ... Second team all-Peach Belt Conference selection ... Missed seven games due to injury but started each of the remaining 25 games ... Averaged a team-best 16.7 points (8th PBC), 3.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game ... Shot a career-best 42.5 percent (149-for-351) from the floor, and ranked sixth among PBC leaders with a 40.4 percent (44-for-109) success rate from the perimeter ... Also connected on 73.8 percent (76-for-103) of his shot from the free throw line ... Scored 10 or more points on 22 occasions, including a career-best 37 points (28 in second half) in a comeback win at Armstrong Atlantic ... Recorded five or more assists on four occasions, including a career-high nine assists against Barber-Scotia ...  Averaged nearly 27 minutes per outing and played 30 or more minutes in six games ... Canned four or more 3-pointers on four occasions, including a 5-for-8 success rate against Flagler at home ... Shot better than 60 percent from the field four times, including a 12-for-18 effort in a career night against?Armstrong Atlantic ... Also keyed the career night against the Pirates with a 10-for-12 clip from the free throw line.

AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference … Second Team All-State selection by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association … Preseason All-America selection (honorable mention) by the Sporting News … Preseason All-Peach Belt Conference selection … Became the 28th member of UNCP’s 1,000-Point Club in the first half of the home loss to Montevallo … Played and started in 28 games for UNCP … Averaged a team-best 14.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game … Also cashed in on 74 assists (2.6/game), 33 steals (1.2) and two blocks … Connected on 41.6 percent (129-of-310) of his shots from the field and 33.6 percent (51-for-152) of his shots from the perimeter … Also turned in an 80.2 percent (85-for-106) success rate from the charity stripe … Averaged 29.0 minutes per game … Ranked 16th among PBC leaders in points per game and 15th in 3-pointers per game (1.8) … Played 30 or more minutes on 16 occasions, including a season-best 37 minutes at Mount Olive … Scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his only double-double performance of the season … Tallied double-figure point totals on 22 occasions … Reached the 20-point plateau eight times, including a 24-point effort at USC Aiken … Tallied five or more assists on four occasions, including a season-high seven assists at Mount Olive … Registered lone blocks against both Montevallo and Francis Marion … Registered four 3-pointers in five games, including a 4-for-6 success rate from beyond the arc in consecutive games at Fayetteville State and UNC Greensboro … Canned a season-best seven free throws (7-for-7) to key a 24-point night at USC Aiken.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-2011): Started and played in all 30 games for UNCP… Third Team All-PBC… PBC All-Tournament Team… NCCSIA Second Team All-State… Led team with and finished eighth in PBC with 15.3 points per game… Averaged 4.3 rebounds per game… Led team with 52 3-point baskets made and finished 13th in the PBC with 1.7 3-point field goals made per game…Finished 15th in the PBC with 36.6 3-point field goal percentage … Led team with 30.7 minutes per game… Shot 41.9 percent from the field… Shot 74.8 percent from the free throw line… Averaged 2.73 assists per game… Averaged 1.6 steals per game, sixth in the PBC… Finished 11th in the PBC with 13.9 points per game during league play… Finished tied for 10th in the PBC with an average of 1.4 steals per game during league play… Tied for 12th in the PBC with an average of 1.8 3-pointers made per game during league play… Career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds in win over Francis Marion on Feb. 2… Recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds in win over Flagler on Feb. 26… Finished 8-for-8 from the floor, 1-for-1 from 3-point land, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line in scoring 21 points in 21 minutes in win over Johnson & Wales on Nov. 14… Scored five points in the final 15 seconds to give UNCP a 69-68 victory over Georgia Southwestern in the PBC Tournament Semifinals… Scored 22 points in win over St. Andrews on Nov. 19… Scored 24 points in win over Wingate on Nov. 30… Scored 27 points against Armstrong Atlantic on Jan. 22… Season-high seven assists in win over Johnson & Wales on Nov. 14 and win over Anderson on Dec. 18… Season-high 10 rebounds in win over Francis Marion on Feb. 2… 20 or more points scored on seven occasions…15 or more points scored on 15 occasions… Recorded two double-doubles on the season… Finished in double figures for scoring in 25 of 30 contests.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-2010): Played in 26 games with 24 starts to his credit… Named the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year… Named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association's (NCCSIA) College Division All-State Men's Basketball Second Team… Ranked 12th in the PBC in scoring with a 14.1 points per game average in conference games… Finished 10th in the conference in free throw percentage with a mark of .853 during league contests… Led the team in scoring average with 13.5 points per game… Second on team in total points with 351… Led team with 36 three-point field goals made… Second on team with .823 free throw percentage… second on team with 27.7 minutes per game average… Second on the team with 2.3 assists per game… averaged 2.7 rebounds per game… Season-high 29 points in win over Francis Marion on Feb. 3… five games with 20+ points… Season-high seven rebounds on two occasions… Season-high six assists on two occasions.

HIGH SCHOOL : Attended Wilson High School... Averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game as a senior... Led the Tigers to a 25-4 record and a second round appearance in the South Carolina state playoffs... Was named the Shootout by the Sea tournament MVP, the Buddy Rogers Invitational MVP and was a finalist for the 2009 Mr. Hoopzone Award as a senior... Was also a participant in the 2009 North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star Game - one of only 10 players in the state of South Carolina to be chosen for the event... During his junior campaign, he averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest... Was named the WHS team MVP, while also being named to the Buddy Rogers Classic and Holiday Classic all-tournament teams... Voted WHS’s most improved player as a junior.

PERSONAL: The son of Lance Brackett and Ena McCaskill... Has two brothers, Saequon and Deshawn, and one sister, Brianah... Born on Jan. 13, 1991 in Brooklyn, N.Y.... Majoring in sports medicine.

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Points: 37 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/20/13)
FG: 12 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/20/13)
FGA: 26 vs. Armstrong Atlantic (2/2/13
3FG: 6 - at Armstrong Atlantic (1/22/11)
3FGA: 11 at Lander (2/25/12)
FT: 12 - vs. Francis Marion (2/3/10)
FTA: 14 - vs. Francis Marion (2/3/10)
Rebounds: 10, three times - last vs. Shawnee St. (12/30/11)
Assists: 9 vs. Barber-Scotia (11/29/12)
Steals: 4, four times - last vs. Allen (11/26/11)
Blocks: 2 vs. Lander (12/17/12)
Turnovers: 9 - vs. The Apprentice School (11/28/10)
Minutes: 45 - vs. Flagler (2/5/11)

MISCELLANEOUS CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Double-Figure Points: 89 times (22 in 2012-13)
Double-Figure Rebounds: 3 times (0 in 2012-13)
Double-Doubles: 3 times (0 in 2012-13)
20+ Points: 27 times (7 in 2012-13)
5+ Assists: 19 times (4 in 2012-13)