| E.J. Drayton |
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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
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| High School:
Bonner Academy; Vance High
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| Last College:
Colby C.C.
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| Height / Weight:
6-9 / 208
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| Position:
Forward
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| Birthdate:
12/13/1982
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At Charlotte:
An athletic forward who can score inside and out, Drayton missed the bulk of the 2005-06 year as a medical red-shirt with tendinitis. He's a valuable offensive force who can rebound, run the floor and shoot from the wing.
2005-06:
Utilized a medical red-shirt season after experiencing problems with tendinitis in his left knee in the preseason and early season ... played in six games, making two starts ... averaged 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17.7 minutes ... had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in opener vs. Coppin State ... pulled 5 rebounds vs. both Georgia State and Portland.
2004-05:
C-USA Sixth Player Nominee averaged 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds ... Double figures in 13 games, including 11 point; 9 rebound effort in NCAA Tournament vs. NC State ... scored in double figures in eight C-USA games ... averaged 10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last 13 games, scoring in double figures nine times ... career-high 21 points vs. TCU, hitting 6-of-11 shots; 6-of-7 free throws ... had 15 points vs. UL Lafayette and Davidson ... six or more rebounds eight times, including five times in the last 10 games ... Led team with a .779 FT% (81-104) to rank 11th in C-USA ... shot .435 from three-point range (17-39) over the last 13 games ... Started at wing forward at #18 Cincinnati with Eddie Basden moving to the point for injured Mitchell Baldwin ... career-high 21 points vs. TCU (6-11 FG; 6-7 FT) ... scored 12 second half points in 15-point effort at Valparaiso ... 12 pts in season-opener vs. Long Beach ... made four starts, including NCAA Tournament game vs. NC State (11 points; 9 rebounds; 5-9 FG; 31 minutes) ... had 10 steals in the first 10 games ... Won team's annual season-opening Basketball Madness Celebration Slam Dunk Contest.
At Colby Community College:
First team Junior College all-America .... averaged 17.0 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior for 24-7 Trojans ... ranked as the #4 junior college player in the country by Bob Gibbons, behind the likes of Dante Smith, Taj Gray and Soni Abraham ... shot .447 from the floor; .364 from three-point range and added 88 assists and 33 steals ... scored in double-figures in all but one game with seven double-doubles ... scored 20 or more points 11 times with a high of 30 vs. Casper ... was named Freshman of the Year and first-team all-Jayhawk West Conference as a rookie, averaging 17.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists ... scored in double figures in 30 of 33 games with eight double-doubles ... was named first team NJCAA Region VI ... Trojans were 26-7 in his freshman season and ranked 15th in the final NJCAA poll.
At Bonner Academy (Raleigh, N.C.):
Averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as a senior. Played locally in Charlotte at Vance High School before completing high school at Bonner.
Personal:
Born December 13, 1982 ... son of Gwen and Earl Drayton ... has a brother, Rod Wallace ... took advantage of red-shirt season to pursue a double major in African-American and African Studies and Criminal Justice ... scheduled to graduate in May .. bench presses 300 lbs.
