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Darrin Shine

SR     G     5-10     170
Aiken Technical College
Physical Education
Augusta, GA

MEAC Player-of-the-Year candidate
All-MEAC candidate

Third season as team’s floor leader. Outstanding ball handler and defender. Has worked hard to improve his shooting touch. Has led the team to 30-6 record in MEAC regular season games since his arrival. Many consider him the team’s most valuable player.

2005-06: CollegeHoopInsider MEAC Most Valuable Player … named to MEAC All-Tournament Team after tallying 38 points and dishing out 12 assists in three games … appeared in each game as starting point guard … team leader with 156 assists … third in the MEAC in assists (4.46 pg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.64) … fifth in the league in minutes played (33.29 pg) and ninth in steals (1.57 pg) … third on the team with 34 three-point field goals (34-for-99) … had career highs of 20 points (6-7 FGs) and nine assists in 88-77 win over Hampton (Feb. 18) … tallied 16 points (6-8 FGs) and six assists in 57-53 win at Northern Arizona in opening round of National Invitation Tournament … was three-for-three from three-point range in Northern Arizona contest … had 16 points, three assists and three steals in 64-48 win over UMES (Feb. 13) … had eight assists in two games (Feb. 25 vs. Florida A&M; Jan. 4 vs. Coppin State) … tallied 15 points in 68-58 win over Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 30) … scored 14 points and dished out three assists in 63-51 win over South Carolina State in MEAC Tournament semifinals … grabbed career-high eight rebounds in MEAC Tournament championship loss to Hampton (Mar. 11) … had seven boards in 64-48 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 13) … recorded 12 points and six assists in 59-47 victory over Howard in MEAC Tournament quarterfinals … reached double figures in scoring in 13 games … had at least one three-point field goal in 23 games … team assists leader in 28 games … dished out three or more assists in 31 of 35 games … tied career high with five steals in 56-51 loss to Buffalo … tied for the team in rebounding (3.0 pg) … third on the team with 106 total rebounds … averaged 3.8 rebounds per game in MEAC contests … 2004-05: Named to MEAC All-Tournament Team after tallying 32 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and six steals in three games … shot 12-for-19 from the field during the tournament … scored team-high 13 points (5-6 FGs) and dished out six assists in 66-43 quarterfinal win over Bethune-Cookman … tied for team high with 12 points (4-7 FGs) in 61-48 win over South Carolina State in quarterfinals … tallied seven points (3-6 FGs), two assists and two steals in championship game win over Hampton … dished out a game-high five assists in NCAA Tournament loss to Duke (Mar. 18) … starting point guard in 31 of the 32 games in which he has appeared … fourth on the Hornets in scoring (6.0 ppg) … scored career-high 16 points in Jan. 17 win over South Carolina State … ranked second in the MEAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.28), fourth in assists (3.34 pg) and tied for 10th in steals (1.60 pg) during the regular season … team leader in assists (108) and tied for first in steals (50) … had career-high five steals in Dec. 20 win over Jacksonville State … scored nine points in the opener at Illinois … sat out Jan. 8 loss to Coppin State due to illness … At Aiken Tech: Averaged 12 points, nine assists and five steals per game during 2003-04 season … helped lead team to 29-4 overall record last season …played for head coach Charles Welch … At Bridgeton Academy: Averaged 12 points, six assists and four steals per game … played for head coach Whit Lesure … At Richmond Academy: 2001-02 Georgia 3A Player-of-the-Year and First Team All-State selection … averaged 25 points, six assists and five steals per game during senior season … Personal: Son of Patricia Shine … cousin of former Seton Hall player Ty Shine … born 1/4/84.

Career Highs
Points: 20, vs. Hampton (2/18/06)
Field goals: 7, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (2/13/06)
Field goal attempts: 14, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (2/13/06)
3pt FG: 3 (three times)
3pt FG attempts: 8, vs. Florida A&M (1/28/06)
Free throws: 7 (two times)
Free throw attempts: 10, vs. Hampton (2/18/06)
Rebounds: 9, vs. Hampton (2/18/06)
Assists: 9, vs. Hampton (2/18/06)
Blocks: 1 (two times)
Steals: 5 (two times)
Minutes: 45, vs. Northwestern (12/3/05)

Career Stats for Darrin Shine
                          Total        3-Pt                    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
2004-05 32-30  954/29.8  67-162 .414 12- 50 .240  45- 65 .692  28- 47  75 2.3  50-1  108  82  1   50 191/6.0
2005-06 35-35 1165/33.2  98-231 .424 34- 99 .343  58- 73 .795  35- 71 106 3.0  76-1  156  95  1   55 288/8.2
TOTAL   67-65 2119/31.6 165-393 .419 46-149 .308 103-138 .746  63-118 181 2.7 126-2  264 177  2  105 479/7.1

2006-07 Individual Statistics
2005-06 Individual Statistics
2004-05 Individual Statistics