University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
K.J. Garland
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
Overview: Bounced back from a red-shirt year to have an excellent 2006-07 season...was named to the Big South All-Tournament for the second time in his career despite the Bulldogs not reaching the league championship game...red-shirted during the 2005-06 season with injury...excellent scorer who can score in a variety of ways...should be one of the top guards in the Big South Conference this season...very good student who was a member of Big South Presidential Honor Roll the past three seasons...excellent playmaker...was a member of Big South Preseason All-Conference team prior to 2004-05 campaign...one of four seniors on this year’s roster...fifth-year senior...enters the season in sixth place on the school’s all-time career list for assists with 329...moved into 10th place late in the season for career three-pointers made with 93...will move into the top 10 in steals early in the year...enters the year with 938 career points and should become the 23rd player in school history to have more than 1,000 career points.
2006-07: UNC Asheville’s second leading scorer (12.2)...led team in assists (126)...second on club in three-pointers made (41), rebounding (4.1) and steals (46)...ended the season in style with seven straight games in double figures...led Bulldogs in minutes played with 31.8...top scoring game was 26 points in home win over Tusculum (12-9) as he went 12-of-17 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds...played brilliantly in Big South Tournament with 19 points and seven assists in quarterfinal win at Coastal Carolina (2-27) and then pumped in 21 points with six rebounds at eventual champion Winthrop (3-1)...had at least one assist in every game of the year and tallied at least five in 12 contests...handed out nine assists in near home upset of High Point (2-14) and eight assists at Furman (12-2) and home loss to Coastal Carolina (1-8)...went 13-of-25 from long range in final five games of the year...enjoyed terrific game in final home game of the year with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field vs. Radford (2-17)...helped rally the Bulldogs to key road win at Coastal Carolina (2-22) late in the season with 18 points and went 8-of-12 from the field...scored in double figures in 20 games...led the Big South in assists per game during league play (5.3) and was second in the league and overall in assist-to-turnovers.
2005-06: Red-shirted
2004-05: Slowed early in the season by ankle suffered prior to preseason drills...didn't play in
2003-04: Asheville's second leading scorer with 9.9 scoring average...led Bulldogs in scoring in Big South Conference games with 11.5 average...moved into starting lineup early in league play and stayed there the rest of the season...scored career-high 27 points in road loss at Radford as he went 10-of-15 from the field and 5-of-7 from the 3-point line...exploded for 22 points in second collegiate game at Iowa...had 79 assists to just 41 turnovers...second on team in 3-pointers made with 36...led team in field goals with 108...named Big South Rookie of the Week twice...had great game against Winthrop in Big South Conference Tournament with 13 points and eight rebounds as he hit go-ahead bucket with one minute left...tallied 18 points in home loss vs. High Point...pumped in 16 points, including eight straight late in the first half in road victory at Charleston Southern...scored in double figures 13 times during the season...led Asheville in scoring seven times and in assists 11 games.
