Ahmad Starks

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Whitney Young HS

Career Statistics Through 2012-13 Season

2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

2011-12 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010-11 Game-by-Game Statistics

CAREER: Chose to transfer from Oregon State following his junior season … Finished his Oregon State career as the all-time leader in three-pointers made (185) and three-pointers attempted (505) … Is ninth all-time in three-point percentage (.366) … Tied an Oregon State single-game record with seven three-pointers at Kansas … Is second (79 as a sophomore) and fourth (64 as a junior) on Oregon State’s single-season three-point field goals made list … Is tied with Gary Payton for the most three-point attempts in a season in Oregon State history with 213 … Made the most three-pointers as a sophomore (79) in school history, and the second most as a junior (64) and third most as a freshman (42) … Selected Pac-12 Player of the Week two times … Finished his Oregon State career with 991 points.

JUNIOR (2012-13): Played in all 32 games and started 27 … Averaged 10.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 29.3 minutes per game … Finished sixth in the Pac-12 in three-point percentage (.395) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.0) … Made two three-pointers at Washington (2/16) to become the all-time leader at Oregon State and pass Chris Stephens (180) … Led the team in three-pointers made (64) and three-pointers attempted (162) for the third consecutive year … Tied an Oregon State single-game record with a career-high seven three-pointers at Kansas (11/30) ... Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Nov. 12 after averaging 25.5 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in wins over Niagara (11/9) and New Mexico State (11/11) … Had career highs with 33 points, 11 field goals, 21 field goal attempts, nine free throws and 12 free throw attempts against New Mexico State … Tied a career high with 13 three-point attempts at Kansas ... Grabbed career-high nine rebounds against Montana State … Tied a career high with eight assists against Washington State (1/26) ... Had first career blocked shot against Washington (1/23).

SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Started 35 games … Missed final game of the season against Washington State (3/21) in CBI with an ailment … Averaged 12.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 31.1 minutes per game … Named Pac-12 Player of the Week for Dec. 12-18 games ... Led the team in three-pointers made (79) and three-pointers attempted (213) for the second straight year … The 79 three-pointers are the second-most in Oregon State single-season history (Gary Payton, 82 in 1988-89) and the most by a sophomore in school history … The 213 three-point attempts ties him with Gary Payton (1988-89) for the most in Oregon State single-season history … Made a three-pointer in 19 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in school history … Made a three-pointer in 31 of his 35 games and two or more in 23 games … Finished 21^st in the Pac-12 in scoring, seventh in steals and sixth in three-pointers made … Had 58 steals on the season, the fourth-most by a sophomore in Oregon State history … Had career-highs with 24 points and eight field goals made against California (1/5) … Made a career-high five three-pointers in four games (Howard on 12/15, Portland State on 12/18, at Washington State on 12/31 and California on 1/5) … Had a career-high six steals in the season-opener against CSU Bakersfield (11/12) … Had a career-high seven rebounds against Washington (2/12) and TCU (3/19) … Played a career-high 44 minutes against Stanford (1/7) … Had career-highs in three-pointers made (5) and attempted (5) against Howard (12/15) … Took a career-high 20 field goal attempts against Vanderbilt (11/21) and a career-high 13 three-point attempts against Washington State (2/9).

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Played in 30 games and started 11 … Led the team in three-pointers made (42) and three-pointers attempted (130) … The 42 three-pointers made is the third-most by a freshman in Oregon State history … Averaged 7.8 points and 1.5 assists in 22.0 minutes per game … Had 14 points in Oregon State debut against UT-Arlington (11/14) … Shot 85.7 percent (24-of-28) from the free throw line and 32.3 percent from the three-point line … Had career-highs in points (18), assists (6) and minutes played (33) against California (2/26) … Averaged 16.0 points and made 7-of-15 three-pointers in two Pac-10 Tournament games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Ill. … Ranked the No. 30 point guard and No. 132 player overall in the class of 2010 by Rivals.com … Ranked the No. 25 point guard by Scout.com and the No. 35 point guard by ESPN.com … Nearly every recruiting service had him tabbed as a three-star prospect … Started two seasons … Led the team to 4A state championship as a junior … Averaged 16.1 points, 6.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 steals as a senior … Was named all-conference three times, all-city two times and first-team all-state one time … Was an All-American nominee … High school coach was Tyrone Slaughter … Was honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Born in Chicago, Ill. … Parents are Donzell and Alisa Starks … Chose Oregon State because it’s “a chance to play in my favorite conference” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning a game in the Pac-12 Tournament and playing well at the Staples Center” … Majoring in Business.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 33 vs. New Mexico State (11/11/12)
FG Made: 11 vs. New Mexico State (11/11/12)
FG Attempted: 21 vs. New Mexico State (11/11/12)
3-PT Made: 7 at Kansas (11/30/12)
3-PT Attempted: 13, two times, last at Kansas (11/30/12)
FT Made: 9 vs. New Mexico State (11/11/12)
FT Attempted: 12 vs. New Mexico State (11/11/12)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Montana State (11/25/12)
Assists: 8, two times, last vs. Washington State (1/26/13)
Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Washington (1/23/13)
Steals: 6 vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/12/11)
Minutes: 44 vs. Stanford (1/7/12)