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  Antwoine Blanchard

Antwoine Blanchard

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.

High School:
Parkview HS

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 175

Position:
G

Birthdate:
12/12/1983

Experience:
3L

Most experienced player on the Texas State squad ... three-year letterman ... played as a true freshman ... would red-shirt third season in the program before returning to the court for the 2005-06 season ... for career, has scored 211 points (3.1 ppg) and has 97 assists (1.4 apg) ... is a career 78.5 percent free throw shooter ... only current member of the team to play in both Southwest Texas and Texas State uniforms during his career.

2005-06: Averaged 5.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds as a junior ... also had 35 steals on the year ... connected on 21-of-61 three-point attempts including a 3-for-3 performance against Arkansas ... finished with nine points against the Razorbacks ... had career-high assist night at Texas-Pan American and first double-figure scoring game of the year ... finished with six assists and also had 10 points against the Broncs in Edinburg ... was 2-for-4 shooting, all from beyond the three-point stripe, and connected on all four free throw attempts ... mid-December game at UTPA marked first start since Nov. 23 .... in rematch with the Broncs in San Marcos, had five assists, one shy of career high set in Edinburg ... scored 10 points off the bench against Sam Houston State and also had five assists in the contest ... matched what was then a career high with 11 points against Louisiana-Monroe ... was 2-for-5 from three-point range ... did not have an assist in the Bobcats' final conference game with ULM ... had a career-high five steals at Northwestern State to go along with three assists during 27 minutes of turnover free basketball .... scored a career-high 18 points against Southeastern Louisiana ... was 7-for-8 from the field to go along with two assists and two turnovers in early February contest ... SLU game marked the first of three straight starts ... in Texas State's I-35 battle against Texas-San Antonio, scored six points, had two assists and no turnovers in an 85-68 Bobcat win ... when Texas State returns to action for the 2006-07 season will be looking for first three-pointer since Feb. 8, 2006 ... over the last seven games of junior season was 0-for-9 from beyond the arc ... had five steals in last three games of the 2006 season, including three at Nicholls State to go along with four points in season finale.

2003-04: Played in 24 games as a sophomore, starting two contests ... first start came on the road at Tulsa ... also started in Southland Conference road game at Texas-Arlington ... averaged 1.8 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game ... shot better than 50 percent from behind the three-point arc, making 8-of-15 attempts ... connected on 10-of-11 free throw attempts during the year ... scored a season-high 11 points in a win over Abilene Christian ... was 3-for-5 from the field, knocking down all three of his three-point attempts ... second-highest point outing came at Lamar where he scored six points, going 2-for-3 from the field ... had a season-high four rebounds at McNeese State.

2002-03: Saw action in 19 of the team's 29 games as a freshman ... averaged 1.6 points along with six minutes an outing ... scored season-high seven points in a season-opening win over Mary Hardin-Baylor ... twice scored four points, including win over Nicholls ... had 10 assists and 10 steals during the year.

Parkview HS: Was a two-year starter at Parkview High School for Coach Al Flanigan ... helped team to a 26-3 record and a Class 5A state championship as a senior ... averaged 21 points and nine assists ... received Mr. Basketball honors for the state of Arkansas ... an all-state and all-conference pick ... also named to the all-tournament team at the conclusion of the state championships ... a McDonald's All-American nominee ... played in the Arkansas State All-Star Game ... as a junior was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Arkansas and also earned all-state honors.

Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1983 in Little Rock ... son of Maxine Smith ... criminal justice major ... picked Texas State over Arkansas State, Arkansas-Little Rock and Stephen F. Austin.