#24 Jason Byrd

guard/forward • 6-5 • 200 • senior • brooksville, fla/pasco hernando cc

2002-03: Played in all 29 games, starting 21 … Led all Peach Belt Conference guards in rebounding, averaging five per game … Fourth-leading scorer, averaging 7.5 points per game, team’s third leading rebounder and ranked second in steals with 31 … Ranked 14th in the conference in assists … Scored a season high 16 points to go along with eight rebounds against Armstrong State. Hit 6-of-10 from the floor and 2-of-3 from 3-point range in the game (12/7/03) … Scored 13 points and dished a season high nine assists, which was also a team best, against Lander (2/26) … Scored 12 points and pulled a season high nine rebounds versus Rollins and named to the Tangerine All-Tournament Team … Had 14 points, five assists and five rebounds in PBC Tournament win against USC Aiken (3/5) … Scored in double-digits in 12 games and led team in rebounding in six games.

Pre-CCSU: Two-time All-Suncoast Conference selection in his freshman and sophomore seasons at Florida’s Pasco Hernando Community College … Averaged 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists as a sophomore on coach Bobby Bowman’s team ... Scored 25 points against Manatee ... Named squad’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and led team to Junior College Final Four as a freshman ... Led Florida junior college guards in rebounding ... Named a Florida Junior College All-Star ... Invited to play in The BallStars National All-Star game, representing Florida junior colleges.

High School: 2000 Graduate of Hernando High School in Brooksville, FL ... Three-year letterwinner on coach Charlie Williams’ squad ... Named to All-Area and All-Conference teams for three consecutive seasons ... Team captain his senior season and helped lead squad to region championship his junior season ... Scored 30 points and had 20 rebounds against Citrus High School ... Also played football and ran track. All-Conference and All-Area in football as a receiver and a safety ... Qualified for state track meet in high jump, 200m and 800m ... Named to school’s Honor Roll.

Personal: Born Jason Earic Byrd on March 23, 1982 in Brooksville, FL ... Son of Karen and Jason Byrd ... Father and uncle Rodney Byrd played football at Eastern Kentucky, cousin Dee Brown played baseball and football at Central Florida and uncle Reggie Delaine played football FAMU … Nickname: "Byrd" ... Majoring in Business.