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Curtis Jerrells

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Austin, Texas

High School:
Del Valle HS

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205

Position:
G

Birthdate:
02/05/1987

Experience:
2L

• 2007 All-Big 12, honorable mention (coaches, AP)
• 2007 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team
• 2006 Freshmen All-America (CollegeInsider.com)
• 2006 Big 12 All-Freshman team (AP, Dallas Morning News, Waco Tribune-Herald)
• 2006 Big 12 All-Rookie team (coaches)
• Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13, 2006)
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 13, 2006)

Third-year guard with unlimited potential... Honorable mention All-Big 12 selection as sophomore... Left-handed combo guard has started all 48 games of career (double-digit scoring in 37)... Strong and athletic, with surprisingly quick first step... Adept passer with ability to get to the basket... Possesses best crossover dribble on team... Has led Baylor in scoring, assists and minutes played in each of first two seasons... Career 3.63 assists per game average ranks eighth in school history entering junior season... Baylor's main offensive threat and minutes played leader, coaches hope for more efficient defense with added experience and conditioning... Preseason candidate for 2008 Bob Cousy Award honoring nation's top point guard... Projected All-Big 12 by league coaches as well as Athlon Sports (second team) and Lindy's (third team) preseason publications... Tabbed the nation's No. 24 shooting guard by Lindy's preseason publication... 37-inch vertical jump, broad jump of 9-feet, 7 1/4 inches... Hands measured at 9 3/4 inches wide (left) and 9 1/2 inches wide (right)... Freshman All-America in 2006.
2006-07 (Sophomore): Started all 31 games as sophomore in 2006-07... Named 2007 All-Big 12 honorable mention by league's coaches and media... Chosen to 2007 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team... Led team in points (15.0 ppg), assists (3.8 apg) and minutes (32.9 mpg)... 15.0 scoring average ranked 13th in Big 12... 3.8 assists per game ranked seventh in Big 12... Scoring average increased to 16.3 in conference games (ranked 10th in Big 12)... Scored in double-digits in each of final 14 games (25 of season's 31 games)... Ranked second on team with 4.7 rebounds per game... Shot impressive 88.9 percent on free throws in final three minutes of regulation and overtime (67.6 percent overall)... Posted career-best 10 rebounds in win over North Carolina A&T State (12-18-06)... Had career-high three blocks at Syracuse (12-16-06)... Tallied career-highs of eight assists and four steals in win over Centenary (1-2-07)... Dramatically increased production down the stretch, averaging 20.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and shooting 41.8 percent on 3-pointers over the season's final nine games... Turned heads in the conference tournament, scoring a career-high 31 points (3-4 3-pointers) and totaling seven rebounds in Baylor's upset win over Missouri (3-8-07)... Had 19 points and nine rebounds in quarterfinal game vs. Texas (3-9-07)... Averaged 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and shot 53.1 percent from field during championship to earn spot on all-tournament team... Projected a preseason All-Big 12 selection by Lindy's, USA TODAY and ESPN.com... Named Big 12's "Most Underrated Player" by Athlon and Sporting News preseason publications.
2005-06 (True Freshman): Started every game and put together outstanding true freshman season during Baylor's abbreviated 17-game campaign... Named to CollegeInsider.com's Freshman All-America team... Consensus Big 12 All-Freshman honoree (by league coaches, Associated Press, Dallas Morning News and Waco Tribune-Herald)... Led team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played on season... Ranked among Big 12 leaders in scoring average (13.5 points, 14th), average assists (3.3 per game, 11th), average steals (1.4 per game, 15th), 3-pointers per game (1.7, 13th) and average minutes played (33.35 per game, 10th)... 13.5 scoring average ranks sixth on school's all-time freshman scoring list... 33.35 average minutes ranks fourth all-time among Big 12 freshmen and third all-time on Baylor's freshman list... 3.29 assists average ranks seventh on school's freshman assists list... Totaled four points and four rebounds in 30 minutes in collegiate debut at Texas Tech (1-11-06)... Scored 12 points with four assists and season-high five rebounds in second game vs. Oklahoma State, first of 12 double-figure scoring games on season... Shot 2-for-17 on 3-pointers through season's first five games; hit on 27 of 62 (43.5 percent) 3s over season's final 12 games... Scored 18 points and had season-high seven assists at Texas A&M (1-28-06)... Hit memorable game-winning 3-pointer in overtime to defeat Kansas State (2-1-06) in Bears' first win of season that snapped school's 20-game losing streak... Finished with 15 points and five assists in season-high 42 minutes vs. KSU... Burst onto national scene with 28-point performance (season-high five 3-pointers) in blowout win over Missouri (2-7-06)... Named Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week and Big 12 Rookie of the Week (2-13-06) after averaging 22.0 points and hitting six of seven 3s vs. Mizzou and Oklahoma (2-11-06)... 28 points matched freshman scoring high in Big 12 in 2005-06... Posted double-figure scoring totals in 11 of last 12 games... Led team in scoring in eight games, including six times in final nine games... Member of "Freshman Four" rookie quartet (along with Mamadou Diene, Henry Dugat and Kevin Rogers) that accounted for 46 percent of team's points and 51 percent of rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: A top-100 national and top-10 Texas recruit... Left-handed guard prepped at Del Valle High School in Austin, Texas... Four-year starter at Del Valle under head coach Marvin Hall... Rated the state's seventh-best recruit by TexasRoundball.com and the No. 9 state recruit by TexasHoops... Listed as 82nd-best recruit nationally by Galaxy of Stars and No. 98 by Hoop-Rap... Rated No. 101 nationally by Rivals.com and No. 109 by HoopScoop.com... Ranked the nation's No. 17 point guard by Rivals.com... Tabbed a high honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith's prior to senior season... Led DVHS to 29-5 record and 2005 Region IV championship game as senior, lost 82-79 to San Antonio Sam Houston in overtime... Selected to TABC 2005 4A All-State team following senior season... Averaged 20.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists as senior in 2004-05... Also shot 48.1 percent on 3-pointers, 84.6% free throws and recorded two triple-doubles... Named District 26-4A MVP as a senior... A four-time All-District 26-4A first team selection... Set DVHS records for single-game points (47), single-game free throws (27-30), single-season points (688), single-season 3-point percentage (48.1%, 52-108) and single-season free throw percentage (84.6%, 176-208) as a senior... A second-team TABC 4A All-State selection as a junior... Averaged 18 points and six assists as a junior in 2003-04... Selected first-team All-Region IV in 2004 and 2003... Led Del Valle to share of District 26-4A championship as sophomore in 2002-03... Also participated in track and field at Del Valle.
PERSONAL: Full name is Curtis Louis Jerrells... Born Feb. 5, 1987, in Austin, Texas... Son of Curtis Jerrells and Melissa Wallace... Vertical jump measured at 37 inches... Majoring in speech communications.

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Year
GP
GS
Min
Avg
FG
FGA
Pct
3FG
FGA
Pct
FT
FTA
Pct
Off
Def
Tot
Avg
PF
FO
A
TO
Blk
Stl
Pts
Avg
2005-06 (FR)
17
17
567
33.4
82
187
.439
29
79
.367
37
51
.725
11
41
52
3.1
30
0
56
49
2
24
230
13.5
2006-07 (SO)
31
31
1019
32.9
157
356
.441
57
156
.365
94
139
.676
35
111
146
4.7
52
0
118
85
11
33
465
15.0
Career
48
48
1586
33.0
239
543
.440
86
235
.366
131
190
.689
46
152
198
4.1
82
0
174
134
13
57
695
14.5