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Career: One of just eight players in program history to advance to postseason play all four years ... a three-time All-MAC selection, the first since Devin Davis in 1995-96-97 ... a two-time First-Team All-MAC honoree, the first since Wally Szczerbiak in 1998 and 1999 ... finished his career ranked second in field goal percentage (.563), ninth in scoring (1,411), fourth in field goals (613) and ninth in minutes played (3,353) ... also recorded 594 rebounds and 234 career assists ... averaged 12.6 ppg and 5.3 rpg for his career ... played in 112 career games, making 91 starts ... made 86 consecutive starts to finish his career.
2007-08: First-Team All-MAC ... Second-Team NABC All-District 10 ... twice tabbed MAC East Division Player of the Week (Nov. 19 and Dec. 24) ... named to the Anaheim Classic All-Tournament Team ... averaged 15.5 ppg to rank second on the team ... led the team, averaging 7.1 rpg and 35.5 minutes per game and dishing out a team-most 101 assists and snagging 39 steals ... also led the team with 510 points ... ranked second on the team with 18 blocked shots ... scored a career-high 26 points, knocking down a career-most 13 field goals, and dished out a career-most nine assists against Chicago State (12/18) ... scored 20 or more points eight times and was in double figures for scoring in 29 games ... was in double figures for field goals in four games, including 11 field goals at Louisville (12/1) and 10 field goals apiece against Eastern Michigan (1/26) and at Valparaiso (2/23) ... amassed a career-high 16 rebounds against South Alabama (11/22) in the Anaheim Classic ... was in double figures for rebounding in six games, recording six double-doubles on the season ... set a career high for steals three times, compiling four at Ohio (1/12), against Buffalo (1/20) and against Ohio (3/1) ... played a career-most 46 minutes at Valparaiso (2/23) ... was an impressive 8-for-10 from the filed (.800), including a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point range, against Southern California (11/23) in the Anaheim Classic ... also knocked down both free-throw attempts against the Trojans en route to a 21-point scoring effort ... shot 83.3 percent from the field at Ohio (1/12), going 5-for-6 ... shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 22 games ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in all games in scoring (15.5 ppg, 6th), field goal percentage (.535, 5th), rebounding (7.1 rpg, 7th), assists (3.06 apg, 8th), defensive rebounds (4.73 rpg, 5th), offensive rebounds (2.36 rpg, 7th) and assist/turnover ratio (1.11, 7th) ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in MAC-only games in scoring (14.9 ppg, 11th), field goal percentage (.562, 5th), offensive rebounds (2.44 rpg, 8th), rebounding (6.6 rpg, 9th), steals (1.38 spg, t-14th) and defensive rebounds (4.12 rpg, 15th) ... named Miami's William Rohr Most Valuable Player for a second season and the Jamie Mercurio Award recipient for the player who best exemplifies courage and determination ... also was tabbed Miami's award winner for most rebounds and most assists ... his 1,171 minutes played ranked third, while his 215 field goals ranked 10th on Miami's single-season lists ... was the only RedHawk to play and start in all 33 games ... tied a Miami single-season records for both games played and games started.
2006-07: Named MAC Tournament MVP after averaging 22.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg and shooting 75.6 percent from the field during Miami's MAC Tournament Championship run ... became the first Miami player since Devin Davis (1997) and the first junior since Ron Harper (1985) to earn the honor ...
a First-Team All-MAC selection, becoming the fifth Miami player over the last five years to earn First-Team All-MAC status and the first junior to do so since Wally Szczerbiak in 1998 ...
tabbed the Chevrolet Player of the Game against Oregon in the NCAA Tournament ... set a Miami single-game field goal percentage record, drilling 11-of-12 shots from the field against (.917) Toledo in the MAC Tournament Semifinals (3/9) ... scored 20 or more points 10 times last season, all coming over the final 16 games ... scored a career-high 25 points against Toledo (1/27), going 11-of-14 from the floor ... tied his career high with 25 points against Ohio in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (3/8), also going 11-of-14 from the floor ... the 25 points were the most scored by a RedHawk in 2006-07 ... was in double figures in scoring in 29 games and led Miami in scoring in 18 contests ... nailed the game-winning jumper in a 65-63 win against Kent State (1/7) ... had three double-doubles: 16 pts, 11 reb. vs. Florida A&M (11/17); 11 pts; 10 reb. vs. Ohio (3/1); 25 pts, 11 reb. vs. Ohio (3/8) ... recorded a career high three blocked shots against Kent State (1/17) and played career highs of 45 minutes against Ohio (1/21) and Akron (2/21) ... shot .500 or better from the field in 23 games, including nine games above .700 ... finished MAC play ranked third in scoring in league-only games (18.1 ppg) and second in field goal percentage (.629) and was the only player to be ranked among the top five in both categories ... hit 22 more field goals than any other player in league action ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in all games in scoring (16.1, 3rd), field goal percentage (.574, 5th), rebounding (5.6, 11th), defensive rebounds (3.73, 13th), offensive rebounds (1.91, 15th), blocked shots (0.58, 15th) ... played and started all 33 games ... along with Nathan Peavy, set a single-season record for games started (33) ... tied a Miami single-season record for games played (33) ... also placed name on single-season lists for minutes played (1165, 4th), field goals (234, 5th) and field goal percentage. (.574, t-6th) ... tabbed
MAC East Division Player of the Week (2/12).
2005-06: An Honorable Mention All-MAC selection ... finished the season ranked 14th nationally in field goal percentage (.598) ... earned MAC East Division Player of the Week honors the final week of the season (3/5), earning his first career player of the week honor, after averaging 19.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.5 spg and shooting .667 from the field and .857 from the free-throw line in wins over Bowling Green (3/1) and Buffalo (3/4) ... scored in all 26 games played and recorded double figures in scoring in 20 contests ... scored 20 or more points in three games: a career-high 23 at Oakland (12/6), 20 at Buffalo (2/4), 20 vs. Buffalo (3/4) ... went 9-for-10 (.900) from the field at Buffalo (2/4), which tied for fourth on Miami's single-game field goal percentage list ... shot .500 or better in 21 games, including seven games at .700 or higher ... ranked second on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.7 rpg ... was in double figures for rebounding in two games, amassing a career-high 12 against Ball State (2/12) and recording 11 at Butler (3/14) ... recorded his first career double-double in the final game of the season with 17 points to lead all RedHawks and 11 rebounds to lead all players at Butler (3/14) ... also knocked down his first career 3-pointer, draining a near half-court shot as time expired in the first half ... played in 26 games, making 25 starts ... forced to sit out the Xavier (12/11), Wichita State (12/20) and Michigan (12/22) games due to a knee injury; made first appearance since Dec. 6 against Cincinnati (Dec. 28), scoring 13 points in 30 minutes of action, and made first start since Dec. 6 at Northern Illinois (Jan. 3) ... ranked second on the team in assists with 69 ... dished out four or more assists in eight games, including career highs of six at Ball State (1/14) and at Bowling Green (3/1) ... over Miami's final 10 regular-season games in which the RedHawks posted a 9-1 mark, led the team in scoring (14.0), steals (15) and blocked shots (6) ... also recorded 37 assist to rank second on the team, averaged 5.0 rpg and shot 62.1 percent from the field during that stretch ... drastically improved his free-throw shooting over the last third of the season ... shot 42.1 percent over his first 16 games and shot 63.4 over Miami's final 10 games of the season ... ranked among MAC statistical leaders in field goal percentage (2nd, .598), defensive rebounds (t-7th, 4.00), rebounding (10th, 5.7), offensive rebounds (t-12th, 1.69) and scoring (t-14th, 12.7) ... in MAC-only games, ranked among league statistical leaders in field goal percentage (3rd, .606), defensive rebounds (t-10th, 4.00), rebounding (11th, 5.6), offensive rebounds (t-12th, 1.61) and scoring (16th, 12.7) ... named the team's Darrell Hedric Most Improved Player.
2004-05: Played in 20 games ... scored a career-high 10 points against Liberty, going 5-for-5 from the field ... also scored nine points, all in the first half, on March 2 versus Kent State ... notched a season-high four rebounds at SMS ... played 10 or more minutes in six games, including a season-high 12 minutes versus Cincinnati ... scored two points in Miami's NIT game against TCU ... tabbed Miami Basketball's Arthur and Olga Adkins Freshman of the Year.
High School: Set a Putnam County and Ottawa-Glandorf scoring record with 1,672 career points ... the previous Ottawa-Glandorf record had stood for 30 years ... a second-team all-state selection as a senior ... led Ottawa-Glandorf to the program's first state title in 2003-04 ... named to the Division II State Tournament All-Tournament Team ... averaged 21.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg and 2.9 apg as a senior and was the team co-MVP ... the Titans posted a 27-1 record in 2003-04 and were the Western Buckeye League Champions for the fourth straight year ... team finished season ranked No. 3 in Division II by the Associated Press ... tabbed the Player of the Year for all divisions by the Defiance Crescent News ... a three-time first-team all-WBL selection and District 8 Coaches Association selection ... earned Northwest Ohio Division II first-team honors twice ... named to the Lima News Dream Team First Team three times and the Toledo Blade Dream Team First Team twice ... played in the Ohio/Kentucky, Ohio/Indiana and Ohio/West Virginia all-star games ... over his four years on the varsity squad, Ottawa-Glandorf posted a 95-9 overall mark (.913) and 24-3 (.889) WBL record ... averaged 23.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg as a junior, 14.8 ppg and 5.7 rpg as a sophomore and 9.0 ppg as a freshman for the Titans ... set a school field-goal percentage record as a freshman going 10-for-10 from the field against Shawnee High School ... a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a three-year letterwinner in soccer and tennis ... captained the basketball team twice and served as captain for the soccer and tennis teams as a senior ...coached in basketball by David Sweet.
Personal: Son of Kenneth and Linda Pollitz ... twin brother, Eric, is a redshirt senior on the Miami Basketball team ... father, Kenneth, played basketball at Missouri and Valparaiso ... graduated in May 2008 with a bachelor's degree in sports studies.
