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As a Blue Hen: Tri-captain for the second-straight season...Academic All-America nominee...41 consecutive starts entering the season...has appeared in all 59 games during his first two seasons at Delaware...natural point guard who shows great leadership on the floor...a pre-season second-team All-CAA selection by the league's coaches...climbing the CAA career assist list and the UD career assist list (begins the season No. 13 on the UD list with 273; needs 31 to break into the Top 10)...has 231 assists versus 99 turnovers in his 41 starts (a +2.33 ratio)...has 19 career double-digit scoring games...since he became UD's starting point guard, the team's turnovers dropped from 18 to 12 per game. 2002-03 Season: Led the CAA in assists at 6.2 apg (ranked No. 18 nationally)...was second in the league in assist/turnover ratio...started all 29 games...had five double-digit assist games to rank third in the nation in that department...averaged 10.9 ppg...earned a spot on the CAA All-Academic squad...recorded 15 assists twice, setting a Bob Carpenter Center single-game record in the process...was one of only two players in the nation to record two 15-assist games in 2002-03...has at least five assists in 18 of 29 games...recorded three double-doubles...also had 16 double-digit scoring games...his 1035 minutes logged ranked No. 8 on the UD single-season list...his 179 assists ranked fifth in a season at UD (only Taurence Chisholm, who ranked No. 12 in the NCAA all-time, ever had more in a season for Delaware)...earned all-tournament honors at Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic in Green Bay, scoring a career-high 22 points in the loss to host UW-Green Bay. 2001-02 Season: Appeared in all 30 games as a true freshman... took over the starting job at point guard the last 12 games of the season and had 58 assists versus just 22 turnovers (team's turnovers dropped from 18 per game to just under 12)...averaged 4.8 ppg...recorded 94 assists (3.1 per game) despite only averaging 19.7 minutes per contest...knocked down a crucial three-pointer late in the game as Delaware beat UNC Wilmington at Trask Coliseum (January 12)...had 12 points and no turnovers in 12 minutes off the bench in UD's win at George Mason (December 22)...recorded 11 points and a season-high eight assists in Delaware's CAA quarterfinal win over Drexel (March 2)...had 11 points, six assists and no turnovers in Delaware's win at James Madison February 25. High School: Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Germantown Academy... InterAC League Most Valuable Player as a senior...set GA's single-game assist record with 14...earned third-team all-state, first-team all-city and second-team all-area honors as a senior...was selected Montgomery Area Player of the Year in 2000-01...team finished No. 16 in the USA Today Super 25 National Rankings his senior season (27-3)...was a second-team all-league selection as a sophomore and a junior...team was a combined 52-5 his last two years...also a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter on GA's football team as a wide receiver, twice earning all-league honorable mention. Personal: Michael Robert Slattery... born December 27, 1982...son of James and Roberta Slattery...majoring in sports management at Delaware...youngest of three children...sister, Vanessa, played soccer at Wake Forest (1993-97)...his brother, Jim, is a redshirt junior fullback on the North Carolina State football team...began playing basketball at age 7.
Career Stats at Delaware Year G/GS FG-FGA PCT 3-PT-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT AST STL BLK REB RPG PTS PPG Min. Avg. 2001-02 30/12 54-138 .391 17-58 .293 20-25 .800 94 29 2 58 1.9 145 4.8 592 19.7 2002-03 29/29 114-285 .400 41-119 .345 47-66 .712 179 51 1 95 3.3 316 10.9 1035 35.7 Totals 59/41 168-423 .397 58-177 .328 67-91 .736 273 80 3 153 2.6 461 7.8 1627 27.6 Copyright, © 2003, University of Delaware. All
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