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 Ellis Kidd Jr. 4
Ellis Kidd Jr.
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
James Madison
Last College:
Oklahoma State/Seminole State
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 185
Position:
G
Experience:
1L

Athletic guard can play 2 or 3 position... Showed flashes of his talent in return to Division I after playing sophomore season at Seminole State College… Played two games and eventually redshirted at Oklahoma State in 2000-2001.

2002-2003 (Sophomore) – Appeared in 27 games, starting four times, after transferring to Baylor... Saw his playing time double down the stretch, averaging 22.7 minuters per game over the final 12 games... Hit 24 3-pointers, fourth-best on the team... Scored 11 points (all in the second half) in his first game as a Bear, a start vs. Alcorn State in the season opener (11/23)... Had a season-high 12 points off the bench against Iowa State (2/1)... Matched his season-high with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting (all from beyond the arc) in an upset win at No. 13 Oklahoma State (2/15), his former team.

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 – Full name is Ellis Bernard Kidd Jr.… Born 2-7-82 in Dallas, Texas… Son of Ellis Sr. and Peggy Kidd... Majoring in education/general studies... Favorite team is the Dallas Mavericks... Craziest ambition is to bungee jump over a lake... Says no one knows how much he likes to be outdoors, fishing and hunting.