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 Ellis Kidd
Ellis Kidd
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
James Madison
Last College:
Oklahoma State/Seminole State
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 185
Position:
Guard
Experience:
TR

Former Division I and junior college player expected to make impact at Baylor in first season in 2002-2003... Wing player penciled in at shooting guard, can play small forward... Played last season at Seminole State College... Played two games and eventually redshirted at Oklahoma State in 2000-2001... Former high school teammate of fellow Baylor newcomer Robert Hart.

2001-2002 (Freshman - Seminole State College): Played as a freshman at Seminole State College in Seminole, Okla... Averaged 14.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and shot 37.8 percent (87-for-230) on 3-pointers... In conference play, numbers improved to 16.5 points per game and 42.1 percent 3-point shooting... Played under head coach J.T. Locklear at SSC... Scored 40 points in a 123-83 loss at Eastern Oklahoma State (1/20)... Was Seminole's leading scorer in six of 31 games in 2001-2002.

2000-2001 (Redshirt - Oklahoma State): Played in two games before redshirting true freshman season at Oklahoma State under Eddie Sutton... Played in two of first five games, against Wichita State and Arkansas... Complete stats for season include 0-for-2 3-point field goals in 10 minutes played... Played season-high eight minutes in non-conference win over Arkansas (0-1 3-pointers)... A member of OSU's five-man prep signee list that was ranked among the nation's top five recruiting classes nationally by several publications.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prep standout at James Madison High School in Dallas... A USA Today honorable mention all-America as a senior in 2000... Selected to the Dallas Morning News all-area team... Member of Madison's 2000 4A state runner-up team as a senior... Prep teammate of fellow Baylor signee Robert Hart... Played under father, Ellis Sr., at JMHS.

PERSONAL: Born 2-7-82 in Dallas... Full name is Ellis Bernard Kidd Jr.... Son of Ellis B. Sr. and Peggy Kidd... Majoring in general studies.