Page 30 - Demo

2013-14 SALUKI BASKETBALL SIUSALUKIS.CoM

rETUrNING PLAYEr BIoS

DAVANTE
#4
Q&A

Favorite sports
DrINKArD
quote: “Your performance
is a reflection of your

Center • 6-9 • 245 • Senior
attitude.”

Major: Radio/TV
Favorite sports movie:
Glory Road
Hometown: Toccoa, Ga.
High School: Stephens County
If you could be one NBA

player for a day: LeBron
2012-13 Season
James

Started four games and played double-figure minutes in 18 Favorite pump-up
games, including 13 of the last 18...Missed two games (Drake
song: Pumped Up Kicks
and at Illinois State) with a hip pointer...Had a season-high eight
points at Evansville.
Favorite pre-game
meal: Chili’s

2011-12 Season
What would you consider a good night: Some good movies and

Did not play during the fall semester, missing six games, in order friends.
to focus on academics...Also missed the last 10 games with a Your celebrity crush: Alicia Keys

foot injury...Had a career-high 12-point outing at Bradley on Jan. Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine: Kevin Hart

4, in which he made 6-of-7 shot attempts.
Your nickname: Drink
Favorite food: Calamari

2010-11 Season
Favorite subject: Math
Played in every game except the season opener at Illinois...
Favorite TV shows: Scandal
Started six games due to an injury to Gene Teague...Made his After college, I plan to: Continue playing basketball
first-career start on Jan. 1 vs. UNI and scored as season-high
Hobby outside of basketball: Riding four-wheelers
five points in 26 minutes...Had a career-best five rebounds in
10 minutes vs. Bradley.
Favorite actor: Al Pacino

Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois: Avant’s
High School
Favorite video game: Call of Duty

Averaged 14.6 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game in I chose SIU because: The history
2009-10, but missed the majority of the season — all but eight
A Saluki is: Josh Swan
games — due to injury. He tore ligaments in his ankle, broke a My hero: My father
metatarsal bone and chipped his heel bone after coming down
My values: Respect everyone
awkardly on a defensive rebound.
Hidden talent: I’m a social butterfly.
Talent I wish I had: Moves like Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon
Dawg Bites
Son of Orlando and Kim Drinkard...Father was tragically killed My motto: Tomorrow’s not promised.

in an automobile accident when Davante was in high school... If you walked into my apartment you would say: Smells great.
Orlando Drinkard had worked his way up from driver to owner of Not many people know this about me: I’m the most sociable

an Atlanta trucking company...Has two brothers and one sister... person on the team.
Born in Toccoa, Ga. on April 11, 1992...Majoring in Radio/TV.

Career Stats
Season GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2010-11 31 6 347 11.2 15 43 .349 0 0 .000 16 37 .432 18 29 47 1.5 62 2 3 15 6 5 46 1.5
2011-12 15 4 205 13.7 23 52 .442 0 0 .000 8 16 .500 11 17 28 1.9 34 1 3 12 10 1 54 3.6

2012-13 29 4 366 12.6 23 53 .434 0 0 .000 9 20 .450 30 25 55 1.9 37 0 6 23 11 1 55 1.9
TOTAL 751491812.261148.4120 0.0003373.45259711301.7133312502771552.1

Conference Games Only

Season GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2010-11 18 6 227 12.6 9 30 .300 0 0 .000 10 26 .385 15 21 36 2.0 41 2 3 8 2 5 28 1.6
2011-12 10 1 120 12.0 13 27 .481 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 4 12 16 1.6 19 0 1 7 5 0 29 2.9
2012-13 16 4 235 14.7 16 33 .485 0 0 .000 4 13 .308 17 15 32 2.0 21 0 3 13 7 0 36 2.3

TOTAL 441158213.23890.42200.0001745.3783648841.9812728145932.1

28
NCAA ToUrNAMENT IN 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07