Tiras Wade

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 209
Class:
Freshman
High School:
East Tennessee State

2003-04: Sat out entire season to restore his eligibility after transferring from East Tennessee State.

Pre-Louisiana-Lafayette: Lettered for two seasons at East Tennessee State under current Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis...As a freshman, averaged 11.8 points per game and shot 44.9 percent...Played in every game and was fourth on the team in scoring...Was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team...As a sophomore, was ETSU’s leading scorer with 16.3 points per outing and was third in rebounds at 5.7 per outing...Shot 45.3 percent from three-point range and 81.2 percent from the charity stripe...Scored 14 points and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line against Vanderbilt...Scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Virginia...Had his best career game against Virginia-Wise, netting 34 points on 13-of-16 shooting on Dec. 16, 2002...Was 6-for-7 from three-point range, just missing out on the school record of seven.

High School: McDonald’s All-America nominee...First Team All-State following senior year...Averaged 29.9 points and 8.2 rebounds during senior season.

Personal: Born on Nov. 11, 1981 in Tampa, Fla....Son of Margret Wade...Has three older sisters...Is a music major.