Jerome Randle Class: Junior Hometown: Chicago, IL High School: Hales Franciscan HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 160 Position: Guard Experience: 2V

Randle is an explosive scorer in the backcourt who can extend defenses with his long-range shooting ability ... started 27 games at point guard as a sophomore ... the top career free throw shooter in school history, entering the season making 84.6 percent of his attempts from the stripe ... made 87.0 percent of his free throws last year, which ranked second in the Pac-10 ... also an adept three-point shooter with 78 career treys, including 52 in 2007-08 when he connected on 39.7 percent of his tries.

As a Sophomore in 2007-08: Randle ranked ninth in the Pac-10 with 3.74 assists per game ... also second in free throw shooting (87.0%) and 10th in three-point accuracy (39.7%) ... reached double figures in scoring 21 times ... missed the first two games of the season after undergoing a kidney biopsy on Oct. 29, 2007, a procedure that revealed a mild inflammation that could be treated with medication ... returned to the court vs. San Diego State Nov. 24, coming off the bench for 21 points in 32 minutes ... tossed in 16 points in Cal's win over Missouri ... named Pac-10 Player of the Week and tournament MVP after scoring 20 points against Long Beach State and a career-best 26 points vs. North Dakota State in the Golden Bear Classic Dec. 28-29 ... had 16 points and a personal-high nine assists in a home victory over USC to open Pac-10 action ... finished with 12 points, seven assists and seven rebounds vs. Stanford ... came off the bench for 17 points at Arizona ... had just one turnover in 39 minutes vs. Washington in the Pac-10 Tournament ... paced the Bears with 18 points at Ohio State in the NIT ... shot 21-for-22 from the free throw line in the last two minutes of games and overtime.

As a Freshman in 2006-07: Randle played in all 33 games his freshman campaign, starting once at Washington ... reached double figures in scoring his first two games away from home with 18 points at San Diego State and 14 points in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout vs. Marshall ... chipped in 12 points vs. San Diego in the Golden Bear Classic ... totaled a season-best 19 points vs. Stanford Feb. 3 ... dished out a season-high of seven assists against Furman and matched the total with seven more assists against USC ... also added 12 points against the Trojans in Berkeley ... sank his first 12 free throws of the year and finished 48-for-59 (81.4%).

High School: Randle averaged 25 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 4 apg and 3 spg in earning state Class A Player of the Year honors from the Chicago Sun-Times ... also voted first-team all-state (Class A) by Illinoisprephoops.com and second-team all-state (all divisions) by the Chicago Tribune ... won the three-point shooting contest and was named the game's Co-MVP after scoring 31 points in the Illinois-Missouri Riverwar All-Star Game ... led teams to a pair of championships in 2005 ... guided his high school team to a 27-4 record and the Illinois state title ... later helped his Chicago Ferrari team to the 17-and-under AAU national crown, earning tournament MVP honors.

Personal: Jerome J. Randle ... born May 21, 1987, in Chicago, Ill. ... mother is Zsa-Zsa Miller ... has two brothers and two sisters ... member of the National Honors Society in high school ... the fourth Chicago-area player to play for the Bears in recent years, joining senior Eric Vierneisel (Algonquin, 2005-08), Dennis Gates (Chicago, 1999-2002) and Sean Lampley (Chicago 1998-2001) ... intended African American studies major.

Career Highs
Points: 26 vs. North Dakota State, Dec. 29, 2007
Rebounds:7 vs. Stanford, Jan. 26, 2008
Assists: 9 vs. USC, Jan. 3, 2008
Blocks: 1 vs. Nevada, Dec. 3, 2006
Steals: 4 vs. Long Beach State, Dec. 28, 2007

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