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Third-year junior will compete for the starting job at either shooting guard or point guard… Emotional athlete plays with intensity, a crowd favorite… Returning starter and leading scorer among Baylor's returnees… Coaches praise his competitive zeal, would like improvement in consistency and shooting… Good defensive player. 2000-2001 (Sophomore): Played in 30 games and made 28 starts as a sophomore in 2000-2001… Missed season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, played remaining 30 games - starting final 28 at shooting guard… Averaged 10.5 points and 27.4 minutes… Third on squad in scoring… Registered 17 double-figure scoring games, including 10 in conference play… Led team with 58 3-point field goals and 203 attempts… 58 3-pointers made ranks eighth on school's single-season list… Finished fifth in Big 12 with 1.93 steals-per-game (58)… Average of 1.93 3-pointers-per-game ranked 12th in Big 12… Scored season and career-high 25 points in win over Liberty, behind career-high 5-of-9 3-point shooting… Also hit five 3-pointers (15 attempts) and scored 22 points in win over Grambling State… Reached 20-point plateau three times in 2000-2001… Hit at least one 3-pointer in all but three games… Shot 203 3-pointers (made 58), the fifth-highest single-season total in Baylor history… More than half of points (55 percent, 174-of-316) came from 3-point field goals. 1999-2000 (Freshman): Played in 27 games as a true freshman, earning one start as a backup guard… Averaged 4.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game in 1999-2000… Totaled 37 assists and 28 steals, and shot 29.9 percent (20-for-67) on 3-pointers… Scored in double figures in four of Baylor's last nine games, all against Big 12 teams… Averaged 6.9 points in last nine contests, and shot 40.5 percent (15-for-37) on 3-pointers… Scored a career-high 14 points in Baylor's 63-55 Big 12 Tournament win over Nebraska… Had career-high four 3-point field goals, three rebounds and three assists in Nebraska win… Totaled nine points, three boards and two steals in 20 minutes vs. Alaska-Fairbanks in his fourth collegiate game… Earned first career start at home vs. Oklahoma State, scored five points in season-high 27 minutes played… Scored 12 points in just 11 minutes in loss at Texas Tech… Posted 13 points, three rebounds and hit three 3-pointers against Texas in Waco… Scored 12 points and hit a career-high four 3-pointers at Colorado. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterman at North Shore High School in Houston… Played under head coach Gary Nichols at NSHS… Led North Shore to a 27-8 record in 1998-99 as a senior… NSHS won district championship, and reached the regional semi-finals… Played in the Southwestern Bell All-Star game. PERSONAL: The oldest of four brothers (Devin, 15; Jarrett 14; Marcus, 11)… Born in Houston, Texas… Full name is Wendell Kirk Greenleaf… Son of Wendell Sr. and Cheryl Greenleaf of Houston… Majoring in general studies. GREENLEAF’S CAREER STATS ——TOTAL—— ——3-PTS—— —REBOUNDS— Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 1999-2000 (Baylor) 27 1 351 13.0 39 107 .364 20 67 .299 13 25 .520 17 19 36 1.3 38 0 37 38 3 28 111 4.1 2000-2001 (Baylor) 30 28 821 27.4 112 306 .366 58 203 .286 34 56 .607 21 56 77 2.6 71 0 77 69 6 58 316 10.5 Career 57 29 1172 20.6 151 413 .366 78 270 .289 47 74 .635 38 75 113 2.0 109 0 114 107 9 86 427 7.5 GREENLEAF’S CAREER BIG 12 STATS ——TOTAL—— ——3-PTS—— —REBOUNDS— Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 1999-2000 (Baylor) 15 1 181 12.1 21 60 .350 13 41 .317 7 9 .778 9 9 18 1.2 15 0 19 18 0 13 62 4.1 2000-2001 (Baylor) 16 16 426 26.6 52 157 .331 25 99 .253 20 32 .625 13 32 45 2.8 46 0 40 45 4 30 149 9.3 Big 12 Career 31 17 607 19.6 72 217 .332 38 140 .271 27 41 .659 22 41 63 2.0 61 0 59 63 4 43 211 6.8 |
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