Class: JR
Position: G
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170 pounds
Previous School: Indian Hills CC
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Played for Coach Jeff Kidder, who Coach Davis calls "one of the best junior college coaches in the country" ... Immediately established himself as a deadly 3-point shooter with a percentage of 46% for the season ... Scored 7.5 points per game, 4.6 assists on a team that finished 30-3, and was ranked No. 1 in the nation for part of the season ... Named to the All-Region team.
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Signed with WIU out of high school ... Red-shirted as a freshman, but came back strong red-shirt freshman year ... Led team and Summit Conference in 3-point FG percentage ... Averaged 10.5 points per game, grabbed 2.5 rebounds per game and dished out 2.5 assists per game ... Left when coaching change was made ... Shot .444 from the field (92-of-207) and .424 from beyond the arc (39-of-92) ...Was the season leader in assists with 75 ... Held a .752 free throw percentage (91-of-121) ... Recorded 14 games with double-digit scoring ... Had a career-best 28 points at Centenary (1/17/08) ... Recorded a game-high eight assists at Texas Pan-America (11/28/07) ... Before redshirting appeared in six games ... Dished-out seven assists and scored seven points in his premier collegiate game against Upper Iowa ... Played 33 minutes, tallying four assists and four rebounds to go with three points against Florida International ... Played 42 minutes and collected seven rebounds against IPFW ... Again scored seven points versus Utah Valley State ... Netted a career-high eight points in 16 minutes versus Morehead State ... Broke tibia versus Morehead State, resulting in a medical redshirt.
VASHON HIGH SCHOOL Played for legendary coach Floyd Irons at nationally ranked Vashon ... Team was 144-4 in his three years ... Won state championships in his sophomore and junior seasons, and lost in finals in his senior year ... An all-metro and all-state selection ... Averaged 12 points, 5.7 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.4 rebounds per game as a senior ... Led Vashon to a 27-2 record and the Missouri Class 5A title ... Shot 46.7 percent (50-107) from three-point range last season, leading the conference in three-pointers made ... Also led the league with 165 assists ... Ranked among the league's top-10 in steals (71) steals and free throw percentage (.755, 71-94).
PERSONAL Born: Dec. 12, 1987 ... Parents: James and Wanda Washington, Jr. ... Academic Major: Business Marketing, with a minor in Sports Management ... Lefthanded ... Dad coaches at Gateway HS in St. Louis ... Has two cousins who have played in professional sports, Jahadi White in NBA and Will Franklin in NFL.