"He played hard every time we put him out there. He made mistakes, but the kind of mistakes he made were hustle mistakes. We need to get more of those kinds of things out of all our players if we're going to be competitive."

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Selection: 20th pick, first round

Position: Point guard

Size: 6-3, 164 pounds

Team: Virginia Commonwealth (VCU)

Age: 22 (June 11, 1987)

Hometown: Raeford, N.C.

Career highlights: Completed college career with 72 consecutive starts and ended as VCU's all-time leader in scoring (1,953 points) and assists (674) ... Honored as Colonial Athletic Association player of the year for junior and senior seasons ... Sank game-winning jumper against Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore in 2007 ... Senior season averages: 22.4 ppg, 6.2 apg, 3.6 rpg, 46.3 FG percentage, 3.0 TOs.

NBA.com analysis: "Gets into the lane easily. Makes excellent decisions."

DraftExpress analysis: "Has a good combination of scoring and playmaking skills. Proved to be a clutch player at the college level."Heady

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