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South Carolina guard Zam Fredrick (20) drives to the basket as Southern California forward Keith Wilkinson, left, and guard O.J. Mayo, back right, defend during the first half of a basketball game Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, in Columbia, S.C.
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Posted on 01.06.09
CommentsZam Fredrick passed the 1,000-point career mark with 2:28 left in the first half Monday night. But Fredrick said he was unaware until being told after the game, even missing an announcement at the Colonial Life Arena during a timeout.
"I look at it as I reached it in 2½ years, two and a quarter. Because my first year didn't really count, I didn't play very much," said the senior, who spent his first two seasons at Georgia Tech. "So I guess it's a great accomplishment. Now that I think about it, I feel more and more proud of it."
He still has a long way to catch his namesake father, who finished with 1,383 points, all as a Gamecock.
"He scored too many points for me to pass it," Fredrick said.
Get in line. Wofford coach Mike Young was not the first opposing coach to say he had no idea how to stop Devan Downey. He was just the funniest so far.
"I brought my nine-year-old daughter and five-year-old son in here with me," Young said, opening his postgame news conference. "And they're just as clueless as I am as to how guard Devan Downey."
Little things. Sophomore Austin Steed continues to contribute, tying his career-high with 10 points.
"I think Austin's given us really good stuff," coach Darrin Horn said. "He was terrific on Friday, came in and did the little things for us. And tonight he did the little things for us, got a key loose balls, got a couple put-backs. Those are the kinds of things we need him to do for us. He's a guy who's playing his role extremely well right now."
— Seth Emerson
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