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Men's Basketball: Sun Devil Q & A with McMillan; Horse and donkeys (The State Press/9/11/08)
SUN DEVIL DATA: A pure point guard who teamed with Derek Glasser at times last year in a two-point guard lineup and was playing very well at the end of the year before a groin injury took him out of the final regular season game and the Pac-10 Tournament. In a seven-game span from Feb. 7 to March 5, which included four straight wins at Oregon State and then vs. NCAA Tournament-bound UCLA, USC and Arizona at home, he averaged 26 minutes, eight points and was 20-of-37 (.541) from the floor and 14-of-27 (.519) from the three-point stripe. He had career-high 14 points at Oregon State, 11 vs. Arizona and 10 at Washington State, but a late-game injury on March 5 vs. Stanford made him limited in the postseason. Has improved and progressed the past two seasons and can start (22 in career) or come off the bench. Had a great summer experience in 2008, as he spent 16 days with Team USA in China as dad Nate was an assistant coach. One of the top point guard recruits on the west coast his senior year who led his high school team to three state titles (2007, 2005 and 2004) in his four years and gained a reputation as a great lockdown defender and a terrific distributor. Once scored 64 points in game...okay, it was a second grade Boys & Girls Club tilt, but you get the feeling of how long he has been around the game. Played high school hoops in the talent-rich Seattle area and his team won more than 100 games in his four years. Entering his freshman year, in its "Best of the Pac-10" with regards to recruiting classes, Rivals.com gave McMillan its best defender award. He is the son of former NBA player and current Portland Trail Blazer head coach Nate McMillan and was ranked as the top point guard on the west coast by Rivals.com and was No. 99 overall player by Scout.com heading into freshman season. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09): Played in 31 games, started in six and averaged 19.2 minutes...posted 57 assists, third on the team...had career-high 14 points at Oregon State on Feb. 7 in 39 minutes as Derek Glasser had to sit with injury. Jamelle was 5-of-9 from the field, 4-of-7 from the three-point stripe and added four assists...also had 10 points vs. BYU in 18 minutes on Dec. 20...posted double digits in five games. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08): Played in all 34 games (setting ASU freshman record along with Ty Abbott and James Harden), started in 16 and averaged 14.2 minutes...posted 73 assists, third on the team...had season-high 12 points at Oregon State on final day of regular season which clinched .500 Pac-10 record as he was 5-of-7 from the floor in just 11 minutes...also had 11 points vs. Washington on Jan. 24...had five assists in California road win on Jan. 17, matching a season-high...played season-high 30 minutes vs. Washington State on Jan. 26...started first 10 games of the year. BIG SHOT IN FRESHMAN YEAR: Jamelle's left-handed drive in Tucson in 2008 was one of the biggest shots of the 21-win 2007-08 season. With just over two minutes to play, the shot clock winding down, momentum swinging back to the home team and ASU leading by six, McMillan drove the lane and used the hoops as a protector to give ASU an eight-point lead (57-49) that would be the last field goal ASU would score in its come-from-behind win at Tucson on Feb. 11, marking ASU's first sweep of the Wildcats since 1995. O'DEA HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Phil Lumpkin at O'Dea and for Jim Marsh for Friends of Hoop...led team to 25-5 mark in senior year as O'Dea won Class 3A state title over Bainbridge 56-31 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion...averaged 13 points, five boards and eight assists in junior year...averaged 8.4 points per game in sophomore season...earned four letters in basketball while establishing Washington prep records for state titles won (three) and appearances (four)...best game was against Cleveland High with 27 points, 11 assists and six boards in senior year...first-team All-Metro in final three seasons and first-team all-state as well...named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Washington in senior season. ETC.: Born December 30, 1988, in Seattle...father is Nate and mom is Michelle...has a younger sister, Brittany. CAREER HIGHS FOR JAMELLE ENTERING 2009-2010 GETTING TO KNOW JAMELLE Most memorable win: All the wins against Arizona
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