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Wednesday, Jun. 30
James Posey
Drafted by:
Denver, Round 1, pick 18.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
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"James Posey is a stellar NBA prospect, and could be a lottery pick. Posey is long-armed and lean, with very good athletic ability. He can get out and defend on the perimeter, often playing the point on Xavier's press. He is always around the ball and in on the play, and puts out maximum effort on every possession.
Posey is a very good defender and rebounder, and he can play in the open court. He runs well, and perhaps more importantly, he runs hard and finishes at the rim. Posey has improved every year, and still has not seen the ceiling of his potential. Posey's question marks have come on the offensive end, especially his ability to handle the ball. If he shows he can put the ball down, he'll be a lottery pick, because I believe he has the perimeter shooting ability. Posey has improved his range and can hit the 3-pointer. Posey will be a solid NBA player."
-- ESPN's Jay Bilas
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College: Xavier
Height: 6-8
Weight: 215 pounds
Position: Guard
/ Forward
Age: 22
(Jan. 13, 1977)
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Career highlights
Named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior
Scored 1,455 career points in three seasons at Xavier, which ranks 12th in school history
Had 83 career double-figure scoring games in 95 career games
Ranks third on school's all-time charts with 801 career rebounds and in steals with a total of 204
Won a gold medal as a member of the USA Basketball team at the 1998 Goodwill Games
At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 11 points, five rebounds and 2.3 steals to earn all-tournament honors
College highlights
Senior
started all 36 games after being widely regarded as top sixth man in the nation his first two collegiate seasons
Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, First Team All-District 10 (NABC), Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and selected Atlantic 10 Player of the Week in each of the final two weeks of the regular season
Ranked second on the team with 16.9 ppg and led the team in double figure scoring games with 33
Scored a career-high 32 points at Dayton and 28 points at George Washington
Averaged 18.6 ppg in five NIT games, helping Xavier to third place in 32-team tournament
Established a new school record with 102 steals for the season, including seven against Dayton
Junior
Voted the Atlantic 10 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after averaging 18.0 points and 10.7 rebounds a game
Led the team in rebounding at 8.4 rpg, which ranked fifth in the conference
Led the team in free throw percentage (.824), and was second on the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg
Scored a career-high 25 points in a win over Duquesne
Scored a game-high 23 points in the Atlantic 10 championship game
Recorded a school record nine steals in a win over Fordham
Sophomore
Led the team in rebounding and was seventh in the Atlantic 10 at 7.8 rpg
Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 13.3 per game
Scored in double figured 23 times
Scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field in NCAA Tournament win over Vanderbilt
Freshman
Sat out 1995-96 season in order to become academically eligible
College statistics
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SEASON | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | REB | AST | PTS | AVG
| | 1996-97 | 29 | 130 | 232 | .560 | 121 | 155 | .781 | 226 | 40 | 387 | 13.3
| | 1997-98 | 30 | 145 | 261 | .556 | 150 | 182 | .824 | 253 | 39 | 459 | 15.3
| | 1998-99 | 36 | 191 | 391 | .488 | 179 | 220 | .814 | 322 | 84 | 609 | 16.9
| | TOTALS | 95 | 466 | 884 | .527 | 450 | 557 | .808 | 801 | 163 | 1455 | 15.3
| | Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 6-for-32 (.188); 1997-98, 19-for-59 (.322); 1998-99, 48-for-131 (.366). Totals: 73-for-222 (.329).
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