Santa Clara University

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: A two-time all-West CoastConference honoree ... registered 1,380 career points, which ranked13th in the school's career scoring charts ... tied for ninth onthe SCU career list for free throw makes with 364 and attempts with507 ... tied for sixth in games played with 117 and finished ninthin career starts with 90.

AS A SENIOR IN 2005-2006: Led the team andfinished second in the West Coast Conference with a 18.9 points pergame ... a first-team all-WCC selection ... 6.6 rebounds per gamewas among the top 10 in the league ... scored 528 points during theseason, which ranked 12th on the school's single season list ...195 free throw attempts during the season tied Ron Reis forfifth-most in a single-season ... scored 26 points with sixrebounds at UC Irvine ... registered a 28-point effort, 20 in thesecond half, against Pacific ... scored the game-winning layup asthe buzzer sounded for a one-point win at San Jose State ... went10-for-18 from the field in 36 minutes with a 22-point, 10-reboundeffort against the Spartans ... scored 22 points in 39 minutes inovertime loss at Mississippi State ... grabbed 10 rebounds andscored 21 points against Cal Poly ... scored 14 points and grabbed10 rebounds at North Carolina ... played all 40 minutes and scored18 points against Montana ... grabbed 14 rebounds to go with 23points against UC Riverside in the Cable Car Classic ... earnedCable Car Classic Tournament MVP honors after a 24-pointperformance in the title game victory over Bucknell ... named WCCPlayer of the Week on Jan. 2 after his two performances in theCable Car Classic ... scored 19 points with 10 rebounds and shot13-for-14 from the free throw line in the win over Portland in theLeavey Center ... scored 28 points with seven rebounds in the lossat Loyola Marymount ... went 11-for-26 against the Lions ...suffered a back injury after diving for a loose ball and collidingwith a water cooler at Pepperdine ... did not play at home againstSan Diego due to back spasms ... scored 25 points on 10-for-14shooting at Portland ... played 35 minutes in the overtime loss toSaint Mary's despite missing time due to an injury to his upper lipthat required four stitches ... scored 20 points, including athree-point basket with 2.2 seconds in regulaation that send thegame into overtime ... registered a double-double with 24 pointsand 11 rebounds at Hawai'i ... scored 31 points with nine reboundsat San Francisco ... equaled career high with four steals againstPortland in the WCC Championships ... scored 19 points with eightrebounds against the Pilots.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2004-2005: An honorable mentionall-WCC selection ... second on the team in scoring with a 15.1 pergame average ... led the team in scoring on eight occasions ... ledthe team and ranked eighth in the WCC in free throw percentage at.816 ... averaged 4.5 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team... shot .417 from the field ... set career-high with 35 points injust 26 minutes at home against Portland ... went 9-for-9 from thefree throw line and 13-for-18 from the field against the Pilots ...scored 31 points with 11 rebounds in the 86-76 win over Stanford... went 13-of-15 from the free throw line against the Cardinal ...scored an inspirational 26-point effort in 77-66 win overfourth-ranked North Carolina ... went 10-for-14 from the field in31 minutes against the Tar Heels ... named Player of the Week bythe WCC and collegeinsider.com ... equaled previous career-highwith 17 points at New Mexico early in the season ... went 7-for-16from the field, setting career-highs for attempts and makes ...registered four steals in win at Montana, including a key steallate in the game to secure the win ... went 9-for-9 from the freethrow line at Cal Poly and scored 17 points with two steals ...scored 23 points with six rebounds and three assists against Yale... named to the Cable Car Classic all-tournament team ... scored17 points at home against Gonzaga ... hit first three-point basketof his career against the Bulldogs to bring SCU within one (46-45)at halftime ... scored 16 points in win at Saint Mary's ... scored20 points with six rebounds in win over San Diego ... scored 14 ofhis 18 points aginst Pepperdine at home in the second half ...scored 23 points, including a 9-for-9 performance at the free throwline against LMU ... went 8-for-8 from the line and scored 12points overall in WCC Tournament win over San Francisco ... equaledcareer-high with 11 rebounds against Saint Mary's in the WCCTourney.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003-2004: Team'sthird-leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 9.0 points and 4.3boards per game ... only player to start every game in which heappeared ... saw action in 31 of 32 games on the season ... missedthe contest at San Diego due to a virus ... scored indouble-figures in 15 games ... registered first careerdouble-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds in WCC opening win overSan Francisco ... named the Kevin O'Conner Most InspirationalPlayer at the Cable Car Classic ... also earned All-Tournamenthonors after scoring 16 points with five rebounds and two steals in33 minutes in championship game against BYU ... startedseason-opener against Hawai'i in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitationaland played career-high 35 minutes ... scored 17 points in win atMontana State on 6-for-12 from the field ... went 4-for-4 from thefield with five boards and three assists in home win over LoyolaMarymount ... grabbed 10 boards at Loyola Marymount.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2002-2003: Appeared in 27 of28 games and started twice during the season ... scored 13 pointsin the win over UC Santa Cruz to go with eight rebounds ... shot3-of-5 from the floor and 7-of-12 from the free throw line againstthe Banana Slugs ... grabbed six boards in season-opening win atPacific ... went 3-for-7 from the field with five rebounds againstSan Jose State ... posted a team-high 13 points on 5-for-7 shootingto go along with five rebounds at UNLV ... scored eight points withfive rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes against Saint Mary's ...earned first career start against Pepperdine and responded with sixpoints and five rebounds ... also started the contest at SanFrancisco ... tossed-in 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting and 4-for-4from the free throw line at Gonzaga ... earned double figures inminutes played in each of the final nine regular-season games.

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: A 2002 graduate ofMission Viejo High School in Mission Viego, Calif. ... playedbasketball for Coach Jeff Cunningham ... team recorded OrangeCounty-best 26-3 mark and 10-0 record in league play ... twicenamed first-team all-Orange County selection and first-teamall-California Interscholastic Federation ... named RoundballExtravaganza player of the year ... averaged 20.6 points and 9.6rebounds per game ... accumulated 1,805 career points ... scored acareer-high 44 points in a single game ... three-time all-SouthCoast League selection ... played in Best of the Best all-star gametwice at the West Coast All-Star Camp ... listed as one of thetop-10 forwards in the West by Prep West Hoops

PERSONAL DATA: Born in Orange, Calif. ... sonof Jeffrey and Debbie Niesen ... has an older sister, Sara, and ayounger brother, Tyler ... both parents attended Long Beach State... enjoys surfing, golf, playing the guitar and spending time withhis girlfriend ... lists becoming a law enforcement officer as aprimary career aspiration ... lists Superman as his favoritesuperhero and Abraham Lincoln as his top historical figure ...favorite actor is Jack Nicholson.