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2013-14 SALUKI BASKETBALL
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NCAA Tournament in 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
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
75 14 918 12.2 61 148 .412 0
0 .000 33 73 .452 59 71 130 1.7 133 3 12 50 27 7 155 2.1
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
44 11 582 13.2 38 90 .422 0
0 .000 17 45 .378 36 48 84 1.9 81 2 7
28 14 5
93 2.1
Returning Player Bios
DAVANTE
DRINKARD
Center • 6-9 • 245 • Senior
Major:
Radio/TV
Hometown:
Toccoa, Ga.
High School:
Stephens County
2012-13 Season
Started four games and played double-figure minutes in 18
games, including 13 of the last 18...Missed two games (Drake
and at Illinois State) with a hip pointer...Had a season-high eight
points at Evansville.
2011-12 Season
Did not play during the fall semester, missing six games, in order
to focus on academics...Also missed the last 10 games with a
foot injury...Had a career-high 12-point outing at Bradley on Jan.
4, in which he made 6-of-7 shot attempts.
2010-11 Season
Played in every game except the season opener at Illinois...
Started six games due to an injury to Gene Teague...Made his
first-career start on Jan. 1 vs. UNI and scored as season-high
five points in 26 minutes...Had a career-best five rebounds in
10 minutes vs. Bradley.
High School
Averaged 14.6 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game in
2009-10, but missed the majority of the season — all but eight
games — due to injury. He tore ligaments in his ankle, broke a
metatarsal bone and chipped his heel bone after coming down
awkardly on a defensive rebound.
Dawg Bites
Son of Orlando and Kim Drinkard...Father was tragically killed
in an automobile accident when Davante was in high school...
Orlando Drinkard had worked his way up from driver to owner of
an Atlanta trucking company...Has two brothers and one sister...
Born in Toccoa, Ga. on April 11, 1992...Majoring in Radio/TV.
#4
Q&A
Favorite sports
quote:
“Your performance
is a reflection of your
attitude.”
Favorite sports movie:
Glory Road
If you could be one NBA
player for a day:
LeBron
James
Favorite pump-up
song:
Pumped Up Kicks
Favorite pre-game
meal:
Chili’s
What would you consider a good night:
Some good movies and
friends.
Your celebrity crush:
Alicia Keys
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine:
Kevin Hart
Your nickname:
Drink
Favorite food:
Calamari
Favorite subject:
Math
Favorite TV shows:
Scandal
After college, I plan to:
Continue playing basketball
Hobby outside of basketball:
Riding four-wheelers
Favorite actor:
Al Pacino
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois:
Avant’s
Favorite video game:
Call of Duty
I chose SIU because:
The history
A Saluki is:
Josh Swan
My hero:
My father
My values:
Respect everyone
Hidden talent:
I’m a social butterfly.
Talent I wish I had:
Moves like Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon
My motto:
Tomorrow’s not promised.
If you walked into my apartment you would say:
Smells great.
Not many people know this about me:
I’m the most sociable
person on the team.