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Michael Sloan |
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Senior ● Guard ● 6-4 ●
185 ● Jonesboro, GA ● Lovejoy HS |
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Returns for his
fourth season as a starter at wing/small forward for Clayton State… Has
developed into one of the top all-around wing players in the Peach Belt
Conference… Needs only 173 points to reach 1,000 for his career…
Combines size, speed and athleticism to make him dangerous on the
perimeter… Arguably one of the top defenders in the Peach Belt… A
legitimate All-Peach Belt and Division II All-American hopeful this
season.
2006-07: Started all 32 games at wing and
served as team captain for a second straight season... Averaged 12
points and three rebounds a game, while shooting 42 percent from 3-point
range... Ranked sixth in the Peach Belt Conference in 3-point field goal
shooting percentage... Set the Clayton State single-season record for
3-point baskets with 72... Reached double-figures in scoring in 22
games... Scored a career-high 22 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point
range against Augusta State at home... Tied the single-game school
record with six 3-point baskets with 20 points against Carver... Scored
19 points on five 3-point baskets against Edward Waters, 18 points each
against Lenoir-Rhyne and USC-Aiken and 17 points against Armstrong
Atlantic... Hit two huge 3-point baskets in the overtime period to help
propel Clayton State past Catawba in the first round of the NCAA
Division II National Tournament.
2005-06: Enjoyed a breakthrough season as a
sophomore, starting all 28 games on the wing and serving as team
captain… Averaged 10 points and three rebounds a game, while shooting 48
percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range… Ranked 10th
in the Peach Belt Conference in 3-point field goal percentage… Reached
double-figures in scoring in 13 games… Scored a career-high 19 points
each against Edward Waters and USC-Aiken… Also scored 17 points against
Augusta State and 16 points each against Lander, USC-Upstate, Columbus
State and UNC-Pembroke.
2004-05: Had a successful first season in a
Laker uniform, seeing action in 31 games with 14 starts… Averaged five
points and two rebounds a game while shooting 77 percent from the free
throw line… Scored 10 points each against Webber, Southeastern and UNC-Pembroke…
Also scored nine points each against West Georgia and Edward Waters.
High School: Lettered three seasons at
Lovejoy High School in Jonesboro, Ga… High school head coach was Mac
McConnell… Led Lovejoy to three straight region championships, three
straight state tournament appearances with an impressive 76-14 record…
Finished his career ranked second all-time in scoring at Lovejoy.
Personal: Born: September 27, 1984… Parents
are Ronald Sloan and Teresa Skinner… Favorite food is fried pork chops…
Favorite television show is “SportsCenter”… Favorite pro sports team is
the Atlanta Hawks… Major is Integrated Studies.
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