- John Flowers
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = John Flowers
caption =
college = West Virginia
conference =Big East
sport =Basketball
jersey = 41
position =Small Forward
class = Freshman
major = Pre-Business and Economics
career_start = 2007
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 195
birth_date = birth date and age|1989|6|13
birth_place =Waldorf, Maryland
highschool = St. Mary Ryken High Waldorf, MD
championships =
championship_list =
awards =John Flowers (born
June 13 ,1989 inWaldorf, Maryland ) is abasketball player for theWest Virginia Mountaineers .Early life
John Flowers grew up in the
Maryland -DC area. Prior to his junior season, Flowers attended Thomas Stone High. As a junior at St. Mary Ryken High in Leonardtown, Flowers averaged 17.5 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks per game. As the captain during his senior season, he averaged 18 points, 13.2 rebounds, 6.4 blocks, 2.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He was a first team all-Washington Athletic Conference honoree and was the Southern Maryland Player of the Year along with being named team MVP. He was also named to the all-Met team and was in the 34th annualCapital Classic , where he scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. He also won the dunk contest at the Classic.John Flowers was a 3-star recruit who was offered scholarships from
West Virginia University , La Salle, University of Maryland, andSaint Joseph's University . Flowers signed with West Virginia during the early signing period.Collegiate career
Freshman season
John Flowers came to West Virginia as a forward under
John Beilein . However, Beilein left West Virginia for the head coaching position at theUniversity of Michigan . West Virginia then hiredBob Huggins to coach hisalma mater .In the season opening victory over Arkansas-Monticello, Flowers scored 5 points in six minutes in his first collegiate action. In the next two games, Flowers totaled 8 rebounds. Then in the 110-44 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore, Flowers scored 14 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and dished 4 assists. In the 96-68 victory over Duquesne, Flowers scored 13 points. In the 90-60 victory over
Radford University , Flowers scored 10 points in 18 minutes of game time. In the 63-54 loss to Louisville, Flowers scored 4 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. In the 73-64 victory over St. John's University, Flowers scored 10 points. After the 58-57 loss to Georgetown, Flowers saw little time in the next five games. However, in the 80-53 victory over Providence, Flowers scored 7 points in 13 minutes. In the 85-73 victory overDePaul for the 20th win of the season, Flowers scored 7 points in 15 minutes off the bench. Flowers scored 9 points in the following loss to Connecticut. In the home finale victory, 76-62, over thePittsburgh Panthers in theBackyard Brawl rivalry, Flowers played 17 minutes and recorded 3 points and 3 rebounds.Flowers finished his freshman season by averaging 4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with 12.4 minutes per game off the bench.
External links
* [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/profile.cfm?id=101519 John Flowers' WVU Profile]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36504 John Flowers' ESPN Profile]
* [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=12024 "Little Bit of Everything"]
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