Class: r-So.
Position: F
Height: 6-6
Weight: 225 pounds
Previous School: West Side HS
Hometown: Gary, Ind.
AS A FRESHMAN
2003-04
Improving inside player saw his most extensive action down the stretch and played in 11 or more minutes in the team's last three games, including 12 minutes against Louisiana-Lafayette and 11 against Western Kentucky, respectively, in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... Scored a career high of 10 points in the season opener against Covenant College ... Career-high five rebounds against Alabama State.
WEST SIDE HS
Was an All-State selection as a senior ... Also named Second Team All-Region and All-Conference ... Averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks ... Led his team to the Indiana state title as a senior, posting a 25-4 record during the campaign ... Selected to play in Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game ... Played for Coach John Boyd.
PERSONAL
Born 5/24//84 ... Son of Priscilla Ann Christmas and Keith Stanton ... Major is University Studies ... Named Mr. West Side, one of West Side High's highest honors ... One of three players from his high school team to sign a Division I scholarship (the others signed with Penn State and Michigan).
