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Jamelle McMillan Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2007-08 34-16 484/14.2 33-82 .402 15-42 .357 6-10 .600 7-46 53 1.6 53-1 73 43 0 17 87/2.6
"Father and Son" (Feature on Jamelle and his father Nate in the Portland Oregonian, March 6, 2008)
SUN DEVIL DATA: One of the top point guard recruits on the west coast from last year who led his high school team to three state titles (2007, 2005 and 2004) in his four years...gained a reputation as a great lockdown defender and a terrific distributor...first basketball memory is scoring 64 points in Boys & Girls Club game in second grade...played high school hoops in the talent-rich Seattle area...team won more than 100 games in his four years...in its "Best of the Pac-10" with regards to recruiting classes, Rivals.com gave McMillan its best defender award and ranked ASU's class as 19th-best in the nation and fourth-best in the league...son of former NBA player and current Portland Trail Blazer head coach Nate McMillan...ranked as the top point guard on the west coast by Rivals.com and was No. 99 overall player by Scout.com...Street & Smith's had him as a high honorable-mention selection.
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...lists most exciting moment as winning state title as a freshman...
GETTING TO KNOW JAMELLE McMILLAN
The most interesting thing I did this summer was...summer school.
Pre-meet ritual or superstition...none.
My biggest pet peeve is...when there is a lack of effort in anything.
Best advice ever received and from whom...Failing to prepare is preparing to fail (Nate McMillan).
Teammate who would be a good coach in the future...Christian Polk.
Best-dressed teammate...Ty Abbott.
The player who will surprise the most people this year is...Rihards Kuksiks.
The most underrated player on the team is...Steve Jones.
Favorite professional athlete...Steve Nash.
Best restaurant in the Valley...Olive Garden.
Favorite Pac-10 road trip...Washington.
Best Sun Devil memory...looking for one.
I'd like to switch places for a day with...Antwi Atuahene.
Non-sports figure I admire most...Denzel Washington.
What I like most about Coach Sendek...his character and determination for success.
When I first met Coach Sendek, I was thinking...wow, what a character.
Funniest teammate...Antwi Atuahene.
The toughest adjustment to college basketball is...the long daily routines.
The strongest player on the team is....Jerren Shipp.
If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be...Steve Nash.
If I could live anywhere, I would live in...Miami.
The biggest influence on my career was...my family.
My advice to youngsters is...set your goals high and make sure you go for them.
Something most people don't know about me is...I am very shy.
The game I am looking forward to the most this year is...Washington.
My most prized possession is...life with good health.
