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Winston Blake

Class: Senior Hometown: Plano, Texas High School: Plano Senior

Height / Weight: 6-5 / 205 Position: Forward

• Finished his career with 200 three-point baskets, which is second all-time and just three shy of the all-time leader (Todd Leslie).
• NU’s all-time leader with 603 three-point attempts.
• Scored 1,000th point of his career Feb. 5 vs. Indiana, becoming the 24th player in NU history to achieve the milestone. Blake finished his career with 1,072 points which is 20th on the school’s all-time list.

2002-03: Played in all but one game (11/30 at Kansas State), starting 13 … Missed Kansas State game with an ankle injury suffered late vs. IUPUI (11/27); snapped a streak of 62 straight starts … Later returned to come off the bench at N.C. State and started nine games before coming off the bench vs. Michigan (1/18); came off the bench every game after that … Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 7.3 ppg … Tied for second with 31 three-point baskets … Placed third with 3.9 rebounds per contest … Had 11 double-figure scoring games this season … Scored 11 points and tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds in Big Ten Tournament win over Minnesota (3/13) … Led team with 12 points on four three-pointers vs. Ohio State (3/5) … Scored 10 points and matched season high with eight rebounds vs. Penn State (3/1) … Scored 11 points and had five rebounds and four assists vs. Purdue (2/12) … Knocked down eight key second-half points in win over Indiana (2/5) … Scored season-high 14 points and hit a season-best four three-pointers at Ohio State (2/1) … Had nine points on 3-of-3 shooting (2-of-2 treys) vs. Michigan (1/18) … Had back-to-back 11-point games vs. Fordham (11/22) and Buffalo (11/30) … Scored 13 points and set a career high with four steals vs. Elon (12/16).

2001-02: Starter in every game … Led team, 12th in Big Ten overall with 13.6 ppg (13.3/15th in conference) … Led team, third overall in Big Ten in treys made per game with 2.38 (2.00/9th in conference). His 69 three-pointers was fifth on NU’s single-season list. Overall, 69 of Blake’s 126 made field goals this season were treys (54.8 percent) … Second on team, ninth overall in Big Ten with .800 FT percentage (.839/6th in conference) … Tied for 12th in Big Ten (conference only) with 1.25 steals per game … Team’s leading scorer in 12 games (eight Big Ten); leading rebounder in six games … Led team with 24 double-figure scoring games, including six of last seven and 13 of last 15 … Had 15 games with three or more treys … Had 13 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block at Indiana (3/2) … Had 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists at Minnesota (2/27) … Had first career double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Purdue (2/20) … Scored career-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting (4-of-5 three-pointers, 5-of-5 FT) at Ohio State (2/2) … Matched then-career best with 23 points vs. Wisconsin (1/30) … Had four-game stretch (FSU 11/28-Liberty 12/17) where 12 of 13 FG were treys … Began season with six straight double-figure scoring games … All-tournament at BCA Invitational and azcentral.com Hoops Classic … Male recipient of the Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarship … Averaged 5.2 ppg and 2.0 apg with Big Ten Foreign Touring Team from August 8-18 in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, helping team go 4-1 on the tour.

2000-01: Starter in all 30 games, tying an NU single-season record, and averaged 31.7 minutes per game … Led team, 20th in Big Ten with 11.9 points per game (12.1/21st in Big Ten play) … Finished season second on NU’s single-season list with 83 3-point baskets … Finished season first on NU’s single-season list with 221 3-point attempts … Second in the Big Ten in overall 3-pointers per game (2.77) and 3-pointers per game in conference play (2.88) … 15th in the Big Ten in overall 3-point percentage (37.6) … Had 12 points, four rebounds and three steals in Big Ten Tournament vs. Iowa (3/8) … Tied career highs with 23 points (five 3-pointers) and five assists, added team-high five rebounds at Michigan (2/28) … Had 11 points, career-best eight rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/24) … Had 12 points vs. Penn State (2/21) … Led team with 20 points, all in second half, in win over Iowa (2/10) … Led team with career-high 23 points, tied a school record with seven 3-pointers vs. Michigan (1/27) … Had five 3-pointers on six attempts en route to team-high 17 points vs. Penn State (1/13) … Also had five 3-pointers in back-to-back games vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/2) and La Salle (12/10) … Had four 3-pointers against St. Peter’s (12/13), Evansville (12/22), Ohio State (1/3) and Michigan State (1/10) … Led team with 13 points at Michigan State (1/10) … Led all scorers with 22 points at Ohio State (1/3) … Led team with 16 points vs. Evansville (12/22) … Led team with 15 points, all on treys, at La Salle (12/10) … Also led team in scoring with 15 points against both Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/22) and Vermont (11/25).

1999-2000: Played in every game as a true freshman, starting two games … First career start was Jan. 27 vs. Michigan State … Scored eight points vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament … Led the team in scoring vs. MSU with eight points … Was the team’s high scorer against La Salle with a career-high 14 points … Scored nine points at USC to lead the team in scoring … Had nine points and three boards against Mississippi State on Nov. 28.

High School: Named first-team all-region and all-district his senior year … Most Valuable Player of District his senior season … Team captain … Named first-team all-region by the Dallas Morning News … Averaged 18.6 points, eight rebounds and 2 assists per game his senior year … Played in Tim Knight’s Coca-Cola All-Star Game … Honorable mention All-American by Blue Ribbon his junior season… Ranked No. 95 in the country by Bob Gibbons after his junior year … Averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game as a junior … Named district newcomer of the year and first-team all-district in 1998 … Ranked the eighth-best prospect in the state by one scouting service … Led Plano Senior High to a 24-10 mark as a junior, including a district championship and the second round of the playoffs … Honor roll student who is enrolled in advanced placement (AP) courses in biology and English … Serves as a counselor for summer youth basketball camps in Plano … High school coach was Stan Hicks.

Personal: Born Winston Robert Blake, Jr. on 9/11/80 … Son of Winston and Karen Blake … Played against fellow NU recruit Jason Burke in high school … Chose Northwestern over Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Penn State and Oklahoma State.

Blake's Career Highs

• Points: 25 at Ohio State (2/2/02)
  
• Rebounds: 10 vs. Purdue (2/20/02)
  
• Assists: 5, three times
  12/28/01 vs. La.-Lafayette
  1/13/01 at Penn State
  2/28/01 at Michigan
• Steals: 4 vs. Elon (12/16/02)
  
• 3-Point Baskets: 7 vs. Michigan (1/27/01)

Blake's Career Stats