Emory University

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Career:
Concluded an outstanding four-year career by playing in 100 games(fifth most in Emory history), 77 as a starter (7th all-time inschool annals) ... Ranked among the school's top 10 in 17 differentcareer statistical categories ... Closed out his Emory tenure inthe No. 1 position in assists (580), assists average (5.8 apg) andminutes (3132) ... Posted 67 double-figure scoring contests ... 16outings of 20 or more points ... His 1,292 career points rank fifthon Emory's all-time chart while his 12.9 per-game scoring averageis good for the No. 8 spot ... Sank 291 free throws (fifth all-timeat Emory) and his 87.7 percent mark (291-of-332)from the charitystripe is second on the Eagles' career ladder ... Sixth in schoolannals with 439 field goals and his 123 three-point field goalsrank ninth all-time at Emory ... Third in minutes average (31.3mpg) ... Chalked up 169 steals, good for fourth place on theall-time list and his 1.7 thefts-per-game mark stands seventh... Recorded 11 games of 10 or more assists ... Holds theschool's top three seasonal marks in assists (186 in 2010-11, 180in 2011-12 and 151 in 2009-10).

Senior (2011-12):
Capped off a fine career by bringing home a bevy ofindividual honors ... Captured his third straight First TeamAll-UAA selection, just one of three players in Emory basketballhistory to earn that distinction (Tim Garrett in  1988, '89,'90 & Chase Fawsett (2003, '04, '05) ... National Associationof Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-South Region Second Team honoree... Earned a spot on the D3hoops.com All-South Region Second Team... Tabbed by the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association as theDivision III Player of the Year for the third straight campaign ...Dished out 180 assists, second on the school's seasonal chart ...Set an Emory single-game record with 13 assists against Chicago(Feb. 3), a contest where he also tallied 19 points on nine-of-15field goal shooting along with three steals in 40 minutes of action... 24 games of double-figure scoring including nine performancesof 20 or more points ... Team's top scorer in seven games ... NamedUAA Player of the Week and earned a spot on D3hoops.com Team of theWeek after averaging 25.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.0 steals pergame in wins over Piedmont (Jan. 3) and Rochester (Jan. 7) ...Logged 40 minutes of action and led all players in scoring with acareer-high tying 27 points, sinking 10 field goals, while dolingout a game-high tying eight assists in an 83-81 verdict overRochester (Jan. 7) ... Became Emory's all-time assists leader earlyin the second half of the LaGrange game (Nov. 26) after dishing toMichael Friedberg for a layup ... Ranked among the UAA's top 10 inseven statistical categories ... No. 2 on the team and fourth inthe conference in overall scoring with a career-high 17.8 per-gameaverage, good for a 10th-place tie on the Eagles' season ladder ...Topped the UAA and ranked fourth nationally among D-III playerswith a 7.2 per-game mark in assists, the second-highest seasoneffort in school annals ... Paced all UAA cagers and held down theNo. 11 spot on the national scene in assist/turnover ratio (2.9)... Averaged a team- and league-best 35.0 minutes per playing stintand played a total of nine games in their entirety ... Fourth inthe confernce with an 87.9 percent showing in free throw shootingwith that mark sixth on Emory's season list ... Led the squad with51 steals, tying the seventh-highest seasonal total in schoolhistory ... Drove the lane and then fired a laser pass to JakeDavis who knocked down a three pointer with three seconds left onthe clock that gave the Eagles a 65-62 win over Brandeis (Feb. 12)... Drive to the bucket and subsequent score with 18 ticks on theclock proved to be the winning points in a 73-70 decision over No.16 NYU (Feb. 10) ... Hit a pair of free throws with seven secondsleft, his team-high 17th and 18th points of the night that closedout the game's scoring in that affair vs. NYU ... 17 contests oftwo or more steals including a six-game streak (Jan. 22 - Feb. 10)of multiple thefts ... 31-minute performance vs. Rhodes (Dec. 29)and picked up 13 points while dishing out a then school-recordtying 12 assists with no turnovers in an 84-66 triumph ... Enjoyedthree three-game streak of scoring 20 or more points ... Led allplayers with 24 points, sinking 10-of-16 from the floor, and pacedthe Eagles with a career-high tying eight rebounds whilecontributing four steals in a 70-59 outcome over Case Western (Jan.22) ... Successful on eight-of-16 from the field, includingfour-of-six from beyond the arc, en route to a team-high 23 pointouting vs. Washington University (Jan. 29), a game that saw himalso dole out nine assists with just one turnover in 39 minutes ...Team's No. 2 scorer with 22 points, 16 coming in the second half,and totaled 10 assists in 40 minutes of action in an 89-70 win vs.LaGrange (Nov. 30) ... Tallied 15 of his 19 points in the firsthalf and ended the game converting eight-of-15 ofhis field goal opportunities, including three triples, and totalednine assists and four steals in a 105-71 triumph at Case Western(Feb. 19). 

Junior (2010-11):
Enjoyed another outstanding season that saw him earn numerousaccolades ... Started all 25 games and ranked first on the team andfifth among UAA players in scoring with a 16.5 points per-gameaverage ... Captured First Team All-UAA honors for the secondstraight season, the first Emory player since Chase Fawsett (2004& 2005) to earn that distinction and the third overall inprogram history ... Landed a berth on the National BasketballCoaches Association All-South Region Second Team, joining TimGarrett (1987, '88, '89, '90) and Spiros Ferderigos (2008) asEagles who were recognized by the NABC for that honor ...D3hoops.com All-South Region First Team pick ... Ranked among theUAA's top 10 performers in six statistical categories ... Toppedboth the team and UAA, and ranked third nationally with a schoolseasonal mark of 7.4 assists per game ... In addition to hisassists average, he paced the league in steals (1.9 spg), freethrow percentage (.875), minutes (36.4 mpg) and assist/turnoverratio (3.0) ... His free throw percentage mark placed sixth onEmory's seasonal list and was 22nd nationally ... Was No. 8nationally in assist/turnover ratio ... Named by the GeorgiaBasketball Coaches Association as the Division III Player of theYear ... His total of 186 assists established an Emory seasonalrecord ... 48 steals tied for 14th on the school's seasonal chartand he registered 13 games of two or more thefts ... Notcheddouble-digit scoring in 22 contests and recorded six outings of 20or more points ... Five games of 10 or more assists ... Led orshared for team scoring honors on nine occasions ... Led or sharedfor team rebounding honors in four contests ... Tossed in 18.4points per stint in UAA games, tops on the team and fourth on theleague ladder ... Shot 49.4 percent (84-of-170) from the floor inconference action, ninth on the UAA chart ... Led all players inminutes (37.9 mpg) and assists (7.9 apg) in league contests ...Played seven games in their entireity ... Named UAA Co-Player ofthe Week (Nov. 29) after shooting 61.9 percent from the floor(13-of-21), and averaging 18.5 points, 9.5 assists and 2.5 stealsin wins vs. LaGrange (Nov. 27) and Maryville (Nov. 28) ... Playedall 40 minutes in a 103-99 come-from-behind win vs. Maryville (Nov.28), scoring a team-high 25 points, hitting nine-of-13 from thefield and all six from the charity stripe, including a pair with 10seconds left that sealed the game, and doling out a school-record12 assists ... Huge all-around effort in the season opener vs.Oglethorpe (Nov. 17), racking up a then career-high 26 points (sixin overtime), hitting 10-of-20 from the field, includingthree-of-five from beyond the arc, and coming through with careerhighs with a team-leading eight rebounds and five steals whiledoling out seven assists with no turnovers in 44 minutes in a 92-84triumph ... Tied a school record for free throw percentage (1.000)when he successfuly sank all 12 of his opportunities in an 88-82win over Methodist (Dec. 4) ... Saw a streak of 30 consecutivemakes from the foul line (fourth longest in school annals) come toan end late in a road game at Covenant College (Dec. 7) ...39-minute outing vs. Washington University (Jan. 14) where hetotaled 13 points, second high on the team, tied for the squad'shigh with seven rebounds and dished out nine assists in a 69-68victory ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 24) and waschosen to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week after turning inback-to-back double-doubles of points and assists in victories vs.Case Western and Carnegie Mellon, averaging 21.0 points, 10.5assists and 3.5 steals ... Second high on the team with 17 pointsand totaled 11 assists with no turnovers and three steals in 31minutes vs. Case (Jan. 21) in a 97-73 victory ... Followed thateffort with a team-best 25 points, draining eight-of-12 from thefield and seven-of-seven from the stripe, and handed out 10 assistswhile registering four steals in an 88-71 verdict vs. CarnegieMellon ... Tallied a career-high 27 points, hitting seven-of-12from the floor and 13 (tying the fourth-highest game total inschool history)-of-16 from the foul line in an 87-78 win over NYU(Feb. 6) ... Selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week for thesecond time during the year (Feb. 8) after averaging 17.5 points,10.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds in wins over Brandeis (Feb. 4) andNYU (Feb. 6) ... After finishing with 16 points and eight assistsvs. Brandeis, he played all 40 minutes vs. NYU and tied his schoolrecord with 12 assists while totaling a team-high 19 points,knocking down six-of-nine of his field goal attempts, including allthree of his three-point attempts, including a triple coming with26 seconds left that gave Emory a six-point lead, in a 93-85 winvs. NYU ... Tied Julien Williams for the Eagles' scoring lead with18 points, tied his school record once again with 12 assists andgrabbed a team-best six rebounds in a 92-67 decision vs. WashingtonUniverssity (Feb. 11) ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week aftercoming up with a team-high 24 points, draining nine-of-13 from thefloor, sinking all four of his free throw attempts, dishing outnine assists and recording four steals in an 83-72 triumph over No.14-ranked Rochester in the season finale.

Sophomore (2009-10):
Banner season that saw him land All-UAA First Team honorsafter ranking among the league's top 10 performers in sixstatistical categories ... Started all 25 games and topped the teamin scoring with a 12.6 per-game average, good for the No. 10 spoton the UAA chart ... Established a school seasonal record with 151assists and his 6.0 per-game showing in that department also set anEmory mark while ranking No. 2 among UAA cagers ... Concluded theyear ranked No. 10 nationally in Division III in assists average... Paced the conference and was No. 5 nationally among DivisionIII players with a 90.4 percent showing from the free throw line(75-of-83), the third-best effort in school history ... No. 2 inthe UAA with a 2.0 steals per-game average and his 50 thefts tiedfor ninth on the Eagles' seasonal ladder ... No. 2 in the league inassist/turnover ratio (2.4) ... His 36.0 minutes played per gameled all UAA players and was the second-highest mark in schoolhistory ... Scored in double figures in 19 contests ... Led orshared for team scoring honors on six occasions ... Led the Eagleswith a career-high 25 points, 18 coming in the second half, hittingnine-of-15 from the field, including a career-high five-of-eightfrom three-point range, in the season finale vs. Rochester (Feb.27) ... Tied Emory's single-game record with 11 assists and added19 points, 14 of which came in the first half, in theseason-opening overtime vs. Oglethorpe (Nov. 19) ... Named the UAAPlayer of the Week (Nov. 30) after averaging 17.7 points, shooting63.6 percent from the floor (21-of-33) and dishing out 5.0 assistsover a three-game stretch where Emory posted a 2-1 record ... Ledthe Eagles in scoring in both games of the GABCA Coaches vs. CancerClassic against Maryville (17 pts.) and LaGrange (Nov. 29) with 18points, 14 coming in the second stanza... Set a school record byconverting 38 straight free throws from Dec. 19 through Feb. 5 ...Outstanding effort at home against Chicago (Jan. 29), tallying ateam-leading 17 points, sinking six-of-nine from the floor,including three-of-four from distance, and dishing out sevenassists with no turnovers in 29 minutes of action ... Doled out 10assists, tying the fourth-highest effort in school history, andchipped in 13 points, second high on the squad, in an 88-74 win vs.Greensboro (Dec. 17) ... Played all 40 minutes and finished with 14points, and went 8-for-8 at the foul line over the last 4:52 of thegame, and contributed five assists with no miscues in a 69-57 winat NYU (Jan. 22) ... Scored the team's final 10 points of the game,going 10-for-10 at the charity stripe over the last 1:04 in a 77-71win at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 12) ... Played all 50 minutes of adouble-overtime battle against Oglethorpe (Dec. 7) and picked up 18points ... Named the D-III Player of the Year by the GeorgiaBasketball Coaches Association ... Compiled nine points, eightassists, five rebounds and four steals in a 70-60 win at Piedmont(Jan. 13).

Freshman (2008-09):
Was a key contributor in the backcourt last season, seeingaction in all 25 games and drawing a pair of starting assignments... Averaged 18.0 minutes, 4.8 points and 2.5 assists per contest... Ranked second on the team and tied for tenth among UAA playersin assists ... In league games, he paced the squad and was sixth inthe conference with a 2.9 per-game effort in assists ... Either ledor shared for the team lead in assists in nine games ... Scored indouble figures on two occasions including a season-high 13 pointsagainst Rochester (Feb. 1) in an 83-74 victory ... Fine all-aroundperformance in the 80-79 double-overtime win at NYU (Feb. 22) with11 points, five rebounds and a season-high nine assists in 38minutes of action ... Hit a pair of charity tosses with 11 secondsleft in the second OT that gave Emory a four-point edge ... Solidfrom the foul line, knocking down 81.6 percent (31-of-38) of hisattempts ... First start came at LaGrange (Dec. 3) where he played19 minutes ... Doled out seven assists and had just one tunrover in21 minutes vs. Washington University (Jan. 18) ... Scored in 22games.

High School:
Three-year letterwinner in basketball at Strake JesuitPrep ... Was coached by Wayne Jones ... Served as his team'scaptain his junior and senior years ... Helped his club to awon-lost record of 27-7 in 2007-08, averaging 9.0 points and 4.5assists per game ... Shot 89.0 percent from the foul line ...Landed all-district honors his final two seasons ... Recipient ofthe school's Kenneth McGregor Award, symbolic of dedication andleadership, in 2007 and 2008 ... Helped guided Strake Jesuit to adistrict title as a senior and a co-championship his juniorcampaign ... Earned a spot on the Class 5A All-Academic BasketballTeam.

Personal:  Born November 17, 1989 ... Son ofJim and Amy Claunch.

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Quote: "I chose Emory because of its perfect blendof strong athletics and great academics. The basketball team is averyt close-knit group and the coaching staff is excellent."