Julyan Stone Class: Sophomore Hometown: Goleta, CA High School: Dos Pueblos Senior HS Height / Weight: 6-6 / 190 Position: Guard Experience: 1L

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Averaged 2.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 21.8 minutes ... shot 34.1 percent (28-for-82) from the field, 23.5 percent (8-for-34) from three-point range and 56.6 percent (30-for-53) from the line ... second on the team in steals (52) and assists (114) ... assist-to-turnover ratio was a team-leading 2.28 (114-50), 12th-best in school history ... led all freshmen nationally and tied for 30th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio ... second in C-USA in assist/turnover ratio, fifth in steals and ninth in assists ... had more assists than turnovers in all but eight games ... also had 11 games with no turnovers ... had zero turnovers in five of the last nine games ... led UTEP in assists nine times and rebounds six times ... developed into more of an offensive threat over the last 10 games, averaging 4.5 ppg during that stretch with a .542 (13-for-24) field goal percentage and .417 (5-for-12) three-point field goal percentage ... had 14 games with two or more steals, including four games with four thefts ... became only the second freshman in school history to tally 100 assists in a season, and his steal total rates second among Miner rookies ... came off the bench for the first six games before starting 25 of the last 26 ... posted four points, three boards, four assists, two steals and a block in collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... netted six points (1-for-1 FGs, 4-for-5 FTs) with four rebounds and three assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... made his first career start at New Mexico State, playing only 12 minutes due to foul trouble ... still finished with two points, two rebounds, one steal, five assists and only one turnover versus the Aggies ... scored a UTEP high nine points (2-for-3 FGs, 1-for-2 3FGs, 4-for-6 FTs) against USC Upstate with three steals ... dished out six assists with only one turnover, and recorded four steals against Wyoming ... season-high 10 rebounds at Texas Southern ... five rebounds, five assists and three steals in 24 minutes against SMU ... had six assists, no turnovers, three steals, three rebounds and two points versus Rice ... six assists at Houston ... primary defender on the Cougars' Robert McKiver, holding him to 14 points on 5-for-18 shooting ... seven points (3-for-4 FGs, 1-for-2 3 FGs) and three assists at UCF ... season-high seven assists in 26 minutes against Southern Miss ... led the Miners in rebounding in back-to-back games versus Memphis and Tulane with eight boards in each contest ... tied his season best with nine points (3-for-3 FGs, 2-for-2 3FGs) along with four steals in 28 minutes at Marshall ... six points (2-for-3 FGs, 1-for-2 3 FGs, 1-for-1 FTs), four boards, four steals, a block, six assists and no turnovers in 31 minutes against East Carolina ... played a season-high 33 minutes at SMU, finishing with eight points (3-for-4 FGs, 2-for-2 FTs), seven rebounds, three assists and a steal ... had a solid stat line in the C-USA Tournament against SMU with five points, seven boards, two assists, no turnovers and four steals ... closed out the season by leading the Miners in rebounds (nine) and assists (seven) versus Utah in the College Basketball Invitational.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Rated a national top-200 recruit by HOOP SCOOP Online ... averaged 17 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 5.7 steals as a prep senior, leading Dos Pueblos Senior High School to a 19-6 record ... shot 53 percent from the field, 32 percent from outside and 68 percent from the charity stripe ... earned first team All-Channel League honors for a second consecutive season in 2006-07 ... also first team All-CIF Division II and MVP of the Oak Park and Simi Valley tournaments in 2006-07 ... second team All-CIF Division II pick as a junior after averaging 15.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.0 apg and 5.5 spg ... second team All-League as a sophomore, averaging 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg and 4.2 spg ... single-game highs as a prep were 36 points, 18 boards and 15 dimes ... four-year member of the varsity team at Dos Pueblos Senior High ... high school coach was Joe Zamora ... honor roll student in high school and was also on the principal's list.

PERSONAL: Full name is Julyan Ray Stone ... parents are David and Janet Stone ... has two brothers and one sister ... brothers J.T. and Jason played college football at West Texas A&M and San Diego State, respectively ... born 12/7/88 (Alexandria, Va.).