Class: r-JR
Position: F
Height: 6-7
Weight: 225 pounds
Previous School: Fayette-Ware HS
Hometown: Somerville, Tenn.

2007-08 (R-SOPHOMORE)
Named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team (3/4), becoming first Blue Raider to earn first-team honors since Tommy Gunn (2003, 2004) ... Named to the Sun Belt's All-Tournament team ... Named Sun Belt's Player of Week (2/11) ... Has scored double figures in 70 percent of 64 career games ... Reached 860 career points with 16 in SBC Championship game vs. Western Kentucky (03/11/08) and enters junior season 40th all-time in scoring at Middle Tennessee ... Career field goal percentage of .558 is ninth all-time, career 3-point percentage of .433 is third all-time ... Scored 511 points in 2007-08, which is 16th on the single-season list ...Registered third career double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Florida International (02/09/08) ... Finished sophomore season ranked fifth in the Sun Belt in scoring (16.0), third in field goal percentage (.575), 10th in free throw percentage (.805), and 11th in minutes played (31.94) ... Led team in scoring with 16.0 points per game, which was up 5.1 points per game from freshman season ... In Sun Belt games only averaged 18.4 points (fifth in SBC standings), shot 58 percent (128-220) from the field and 52 percent from 3-point range (14-of-27) ... Connected on season-high three 3-pointers (in four attempts) in win vs. South Alabama (02/14/08) ... Poured in 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting vs. Arkansas State ... Collected first career double-double with 24 points and personal-best 10 rebounds vs. ULM (01/24/08) ... Career-high 30 points vs. New Orleans and also set a career high for field goals made (12), and attempted (20), as well as a personal best for minutes played (39). The 30 points vs. New Orleans marked the most by a Blue Raiders since William Pippen scored 32 vs. Florida International in 2004 ... Tied then career high with 23 points in win vs. Denver (01/05/08), while also establishing what was then career high for field goals made (10) vs. the Pioneers ... Scored 20 or more points 14 times in career (10 times this season) and team is 10-4 in those games ... Played career high 45 minutes at Arkansas State ... Strong inside-out presence from the 4 position and creates mismatches with outside shooting prowess. ... Was 5 of 5 from the field in the second half vs. Denver (01/05/08) and hit nine of his last 10 shots vs. the Pioneers ... Career high three blocks at Florida International.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN)
Enjoyed breakthrough freshman season averaging 10.9 points and earning 18 starts, while playing in all 32 games ... Finished fifth among SBC leaders in field goal percentage (.536, 141 of 263) ... Scored double figures in 19 games and led team in scoring 10 times ... Second among SBC freshmen in scoring, and first among league rookies in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage ... Scored 21 or more four times, including game-high 21 in road win at New Orleans, 21 at home vs. Florida International, and career-high tying 23 points against Arkansas State ... Connected on 15 of 16 free-throw attempts against New Orleans. The 15 free throws were third-most in a single game ... Scored career-best 23 points against Belmont, which was the most points in a game by a Blue Raider in 2005-06 ... Collected career-high two steals vs. Troy (01/06/07).

2005-06
Took redshirt year.

FAYETTE-WARE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time All-Region selection (2003-06) ... Four-time All-Region selection (2003-06) ... Averaged double figures all four seasons and was among the top rebounders in the west Tennessee region during his prep career. Four-year letterwinner.

PERSONAL
Born: April 1, 1986 ... Son of Tammy Yates ... Major: Health and Human Performance.