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  Osiris Eldridge

Osiris Eldridge

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Phillips Academy

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 190

Position:
Guard

Experience:
1L

2007-08/sophomore at Illinois State
First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year runner-up • recorded 33 starting assignments • averaged 15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game on a 43.2 field goal percentage • two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Feb. 18) • made a career-high 12 field goals at Indiana State • 28 double-digit scoring efforts in the last 31 games, including a 34-point effort at Indiana State • 30 total double-digit scoring outputs, including nine efforts with 20 or more points • averaged a league-second-best 17.1 points per game to go along with 5.6 rebounds per game on a 47.2 shooting percentage in Valley play • has tallied seven or more rebounds 13 times • has recorded career-highs in points (34 at Indiana State), rebounds (13 at Eastern Michigan), assists (six vs. Utah State), steals (six vs. SEMO), blocks (two vs. SIU and at Bradley) and minutes played (38 vs. Creighton) this season • tallied first two career double-doubles at Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green.

2006-07/freshman at Illinois State
The 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year • Averaged 9.5 points-and 4.5 rebounds- per-game • Tallied 12 double-digit scoring outings, including three in the last four games of the season • Was named Valley Newcomer of the Week Feb. 26 • His career-high 28 points at Creighton (Jan. 1) tied the third-highest single-game total by a freshman in Illinois State history • he also tied the school record with eight made three-pointers in the game at Creighton • In his hometown, tossed in 19 points at Illinois-Chicago (Dec. 23, 2006) • Began his college career by shooting 1-for-22 from the floor in his first four games.

at Phillips Academy
As a senior, averaged 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game • Named first team all-city in 2006 • A second team all-state selection by Illinois Hoops and was on the third team all-state by the Associated Press • Rated No. 137 in the national 2006 recruiting class by Rivals.com and No. 38 nationally among shooting guards • Ranked as the Valley's top incoming freshman by Scout.com • As a junior, averaged 21 points, six rebounds, three assists and nearly five steals • Played in the 2005 Wallace Prather, Jr. Memorial All-Star Classic, which features the top players from the adidas camp • The 2005 IHSA Class AA Slam Dunk Champion • Played in the 2006 Riverwar All-Star Game • Coached by Paris Parham.

Data
Full name: Osiris Eldridge • Birthdate: June 18, 1988 • Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. • Mother: Beverly Eldridge • Major: undecided • Osiris means "the Egyptian god of the dead" • Pronounce: oh-SY-ris

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