2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

14 Brian Sullivan

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 168
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Upper Arlington, Ohio
  • High School Upper Arlington

Biography

Updated April 2012

SULLIVAN[apos]S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 24 at Vanderbilt, 1-2-12
Rebounds: 6 at Buffalo, 2-25-12
Assists: 5 at Troy, 12-2-11
Steals: 2, several times, last vs. Kent State, 2-21-12
Blocked Shots: 2 at Xavier, 11-18-11
Minutes: 40, twice, last at Akron, 2-15-12


2011-12: A MAC All-Freshman Team selection, becoming the first Miami player to capture the honor since 2003 ... named inaugural MAC Freshman of the Month in January 2012 ... shot .449 from 3-point range, which led the MAC and ranked eighth nationally according to NCAA statistics ... led the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (according to NCAA statistics) at one point during the season ... is the first Miami player to ever lead the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage for a season ... his 3-point field goal percentage ranks eight among Miami single-season leaders ... drained 79 3-pointers, which ranked second on Miami[apos]s single-season list ... averaged 2.63 triples per game, which ranked second among MAC leaders and ranked 48th nationally ... also ranked 27th among MAC statistical leaders in scoring (10.3 ppg) and became the first Miami freshman since 1996 to average double-figures in scoring ... in MAC-only games, led the MAC in 3-point field goals (2.8 per game), ranked third in 3-point field goal percentage (.438) and 17th in scoring (11.8 ppg) ... led all MAC freshmen in scoring in conference-only games ... poured in a career-high 24 points at Vanderbilt (1/2) off 8-of-11 shooting from the field, including 8-of-10 shooting from 3-point range ... his eight treys tied for third on Miami[apos]s single-game list and were the most ever by a Miami freshman ... the eight triples against the Commodores also tied for the most by a MAC player during the season ... amassed 20 points at Western Michigan (1/28) where he had a 7-of-15 shooting effort, including sinking 6-of-9 triples ... the six treys tied for 10th on Miami[apos] single-season list ... was in double figures for scoring in 14 contests ... recorded four or more 3-pointers in a game on 11 occasions ... shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range 16 times ... notched a career-high six rebounds at Buffalo (2/25) ... dished out a career-most five assists at Troy (12/3) ... posted two blocked shots at Xavier (11/18) ... played in all 30 games, making 12 starts ... made his first career start at Kent State (1/11) ... started eight of Miami[apos]s last nine game s... played a career-high 40 minutes in a win over Buffalo (1/14) and also at Akron (2/15) ... averaged 28.3 minutes per game on the season and 31.7 minutes per game in MAC-only games ... tabbed Miami[apos]s Arthur & Olga Adkins Newcomer of the Year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named third team all-state as a senior and special mention all-state as a junior ... a three-time first-team all-conference selection and a two-time first-team all-district pick ... twice named Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year ... led Upper Arlington High School to back-to-back OCC championships as a junior and senior ... averaged of 20.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.6 apg as a senior ... as a junior, averaged 18.1 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 spg and 4.9 rpg ... propelled the Golden Bears to a 20-1 record, ending the 2009-10 season ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Ohio Division I Poll ... participated in the Ohio vs. Kentucky All-Star Game and the OCC vs. City League All-Star Game ... four-year letterwinner in basketball and served as the team captain for two years.

PERSONAL: Born April 1993 ... son of Greg and Shannon Sullivan ... brother, Kevin, is a junior on the basketball team at DePauw University and brother, Chris, is an assistant basketball coach at Dennison University ... majoring in psychology.

SULLIVAN[apos]S 20-POINT GAMES (2):
24 at Vanderbilt (1/2/12)
20 at Western Michigan (1/28/12)

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