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  Christian Cornelius

Christian Cornelius

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Oak Park, Ill.

High School:
Oak Park and River Forest

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 205

Position:
F

Birthdate:
02/07/1986

Updated Aug. 28, 2007

2006-07 Season
Did not see action after injuring a knee in preseason. 2005-06 Season
Redshirted.

Brewster Academy (N.H.) Prep
Averaged 10.0 ppg and was named all-conference...Played for a prep school loaded with future, top Division I talent, such as Jeff Adrien (UConn), Chad Millard (Louisville) and Will Harris (UConn)...The team's second-leading rebounder with 7.0 boards per game.

High School
Averaged 21.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 2.0 bpg as a senior in 2003-04...Helped his team to a 24-4 record...Was a Class AA Second-Team All-State selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association...Team captain...Earned all-area honors from the Chicago Sun Times and was a first-team West Suburban Silver Conference pick.

Dawg Bites
Received scant recruiting attention until the summer after his senior year of high school when he dominated AAU competition for the Illinois Wolves...Saluki staff picked up on him after former coach Bruce Weber noticed his impressive play during open gym in New Hampshire and called Chris Lowery...Majoring in finance...Son of Paul and Donna Cornelius...Father works for United Airlines, while mother is retired from United...Born February 7, 1986 in Chicago.

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