Maurice Barksdale

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 187
Class:
Senior
High School:
Dunbar

Major: General Studies

2006-07
? Sat out the season, taking a redshirt to recover from off-season wrist surgery

2005-06
? First season at UL after transferring from Blinn Junior College
? Took over the starting point guard role two games into the season
? Started 15 straight games beginning Nov. 29 at Georgia State and ending Monday, Jan. 23, against New Orleans
? Made a team-high 29 three-point field goals
? Was the Cajuns’ most accurate free throw shooter, hitting 73.5 percent of his shots for the season (61-of-83)
? Began the season 30-of-35 (86 percent) from the charity stripe
? Had a string of 12 consecutive free throw makes beginning with the Dec. 15 Oral Roberts game and stretching through the Dec. 22 McNeese State game
? Collected at least one steal in the first 12 games
? Earned Sun Belt Player of the Week honors Dec. 13 after he scored a season-best 23 points to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-4) to their first win of the season at UTEP
? He hit five 3-pointers and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the win over the Miners
? Scoring outburst at UTEP started a string of three straight games scoring in double figures
? His 54 steals ranked second on the team
? Nabbed 10 steals in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament
? Had a key triple at UALR with 1:19 left, burying a 25-footer to push the Cajuns lead to 62-56.

Junior College
? Played two seasons at Blinn College, starting at point guard
? Averaged 15.6 points and 5.6 assists per game as a freshman and 19.0 points and 6.0 assists per contest as a sophomore
? Shot 42 percent from the field as a sophomore and 36 percent from three-point range
? Tallied 157 assists in 28 games
? Led Blinn in scoring his freshman season by scoring 393 points
? Shot 51.5 percent from the field as a freshman

High School
? Prepped at Baltimore’s historic Dunbar High School, where he named Maryland’s and Baltimore’s Player of the Year
? Averaged 24.0 points, 10.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game as a high school senior
? Led Dunbar to a 2002 runner-up finish and a 2003 Maryland state championship
? Was named the MVP of the Baltimore City-County All-Star game

Personal
? Born on March 2, 1985
? Son of Randi Wise and Maurice Barksdale, Sr.
? Has one brother, Eric
? Has a three-year old, Maurice III
? Hopes to play professional basketball following his college career