Chey Christie Class: Senior Hometown: Hartford, CT Height / Weight: 6-4 / 183 Position: G Experience: 2VL Major: Undeclared

Overview: Top returning scorer for the 2003-04 Tigers after scoring 11.5 points per game as a sophomore…started all but one game a year ago with All-ACC guard Edward Scott, giving Clemson one of the best backcourts in the ACC…showed significant improvement from his freshman year, he increased his scoring average from 5.3 points per game to 11.5 per game…that +6.2 scoring average jump was fifth best in the ACC in 2002-03 and best on the Clemson team…also improved his rebounding by over 100 percent, improved his free throw shooting from 61 percent to 69 percent, doubled his assists and improved his overall field goal percentage and three-point percentage…won the Lynch Award as the team’s most improved player in 2002-03…has played 58 consecutive games in his first two years and has 29 starts, only Chris Hobbs has more among returning players… capable of scoring in bursts, has had top two in-game scoring bursts by a Clemson player each of the last two years…had streak of 12 straight points at Wake Forest as a sophomore and 13 straight at Duke as a freshman…highly recruited player who is brother of former Clemson player Tony Christie, who earned his degree from Clemson in 2002 and is now playing in Europe…Tony played on four Clemson post-season teams, including three NCAA teams under Rick Barnes…Chey has ability to slash to the hoop and score… played in Global Games for the United States team in summer of 2001 prior to coming to Clemson…mature player who has lived in different areas around the United States and around the world, as his father was a chief master sergeant in the Air Force… played high school basketball in Connecticut, Nevada and Mississippi…came to Clemson from Biloxi, MS…family now lives in South Carolina and attends all the Clemson games...has outstanding athletic ability, especially when it comes to speed and jumping ability… has a 34 1/2” vertical jump, best on the team.

In 2002-03: Clemson’s second leading scorer in 2002-03 with a 11.5 average… had 17 double figure scoring games for the season, second on the team...had just one turnover in his first four games covering 150 minutes, he finished the year with 59 turnovers in 885 minutes, a turnover every 15 minutes, a strong figure for a guard.... had 75 points in Clemson’s five ACC wins, a 15.0 average…closed the season by making 15 of his last 20 free throws…averaged 11.4 a game outside the league and 11.6 in league games....had a better field goal percentage in the league as compared to non-league games…led Clemson in scoring four times in 2002-03…had 43 steals and finished eighth in the ACC in that category…had best steals/fouls ratio on the team with 43 steals against 52 fouls... averaged 31.6 minutes per game, second on the team behind Edward Scott...ranked 24th in the ACC in scoring last year with 11.5 average, he is 15th among returning players for 2003-04…a key to Clemson’s sweep of Virginia, he made 14-25 field goals and scored 32 points in the two games.

Top Games of 2002-03: Had a career high 25 points in Feb. 5 win over Georgia Tech…connected on career-high nine field goals in 15 attempts, he also made 3-6 three-point goals...it was his second career 20-point scoring game, he had 21 at Duke as a freshman...also had five rebounds and three steals in fine all-around effort in the win over Tech...finished season with five double figure scoring games in his last seven outings...had 18 points at Wake Forest, he scored 12 consecutive Clemson points in just three minutes, the longest streak of consecutive points by a Clemson player in 2002-03...a key to the win at Virginia with 16 points, he had 14 in the first half... hit 7-14 shots from the field and also had five rebounds, he combined with Edward Scott to score 48 of Clemson’s 73 points in that road win...had just one turnover in 37 minutes in that game…had 12 points in Feb. 22 win over Florida State, he made 5-9 shots from the field... leading scorer at Duke with 17 point….he made 17-30 shots from the field in three-game stretch Feb. 1-9...had 19 points in New Year’s Eve victory over Coastal Carolina, his second highest scoring game of the year…that performance gave him a 12.8 scoring average for the first nine games of the year, the highest the average was all year...Clemson’s leading scorer in victory over Virginia at Clemson with 16, he made 7-11 field goals, including three field goals inside the last five minutes... scored 12 points and had career high five rebounds in Clemson victory over Cincinnati in December... scored in double figures in eight straight games between November 27 and December 31, longest streak of his career…. had 15 points and career high eight assists in win over Winthrop...that was three more assists than he had ever recorded in a previous game... likes to slash his way to the hoop and score even though he is just 6-4 and less than 180 pounds....showed his scoring ability in exhibition win over EA Sports when he had 24 points and 11-15 shooting....had 15-point game against Penn State, he made 6-11 shots from the field and 2-2 from the line.

In 2001-02: Started his first-year freshman year strong and finished strong, an ankle injury limited his success in the middle...hit 23-46 from the field and scored 81 points over the first 10 games of the season...he was averaging near double figures entering the games at Christmas break…scored 59 points and had 11 assists over the last 10 games of the season...scored just 19 points in the middle 10 games when the ankle gave him problems…he was slowed by the injury, but still found a way to play in every game...made just 6 of 28 from the field during that middle 10 game stretch when he was injured…four of his five highest scoring games came on the road... shot 48.3 percent on opponent’s home courts...made 39 percent of three-point shots on the road…averaged 7.8 points per game on the road and 4.3 at home... had 14 assists in the last 10 games after getting just two in the previous eight games…played well in four games against Duke and North Carolina, he had 40 points in four games against those two schools, he was 8-13 from the field against each team.

Top Games of 2001-02: Had his best game of the year at Duke on December 2 when he scored 21 points on 7-8 shooting against the nation’s top team... scored 13 straight points at one juncture in the game in Durham on Dec. 2...named ACC Rookie of the Week after that performance…big contributor in win at Penn State with 16 points, he was 5-8 from the field…also hit 3-3 three-point shots in the contest... had a third double figure scoring game within the first seven games of the year against Wofford with 13 points on 5-9 shooting…also had strong game at Virginia when he had 14 points in 26 minutes...shot 6-12 from the field, had three steals and made a pair of three-point goals... that was his first double figure scoring game since Dec. 2 ...had 11-point performance at North Carolina on Feb. 27 when he made 5-8 shots from the field... had six points against North Carolina in Clemson in nine minutes on 3-5 shooting.

At 2001 Global Games: Earned considerable experience for the United States team in the Global Games in July 2001…led the US team in three-point shooting by hitting 11-18 from long range in the five games played …averaged 15 points per outing and made 29-49 shots from the field, 59.2 percent…also had 12 rebounds and five assists against just three turnovers…had a high of 23 points against Puerto Rico, he made 9-12 shots from the field, including 5-5 three-point shots…his three-point goal in the final seconds sent the game into overtime…led the team in scoring in three different games.

In High School: Ranked as 39th best incoming freshman in the nation by Prep Stars…ranked 35th by Hoop Scoop…consensus Top 50 incoming freshman in the nation for 2001-02…played his final two years of high school at Biloxi High in Biloxi, MS after playing his sophomore year in Las Vegas and his freshman year in Connecticut …first-team all-state selection in Mississippi in 2001…averaged 26.4 points and eight rebounds per game his senior year of high school…had four games of at least 30 points over his last month of high school basketball…led his high school team to a 28-10 record and the state class 5A championship…scored 24 points in the title game, leading Biloxi to its first state championship in 11 years… scored a school record 42 points in one game as a senior in a win over McGill-Toolen, a record that had stood since 1978…tallied over 1400 points in his career at Biloxi even though he played just two years…a McDonald’s All-America nominee as a senior…co-MVP of the Capital Classic in Washington DC on April 7, 2001, he scored a game high 20 points and hit on 8-11 shots from the field to share the MVP honors with Melvin Scott, a North Carolina signee … Christie averaged 25.4 points and 7.1 rebounds a game as a junior…he was an all-tournament selection at the 2000 AAU Junior Nationals in Orlando, FL, he averaged 21.6 points per game…he shot 55 percent from the field and 78 percent from the foul line that year…led his team to the state championship game…averaged 21 points a game as a freshman at The Watkinson School in Connecticut, he helped his team to the Class 4A state championship…he then spent his sophomore year at Durango High in Las Vegas and averaged 16 points and six rebounds…chose Clemson over Arizona and Oklahoma….born June 6, 1983…majoring in sociology.

Clemson Basketball Personality Chart
I Wear number: 14 because: that’s my favorite number.
Favorite NBA Player: Derek Anderson
Favorite Athlete outside of Basketball: Roy Jones, Jr.
Favorite Basketball Player when I was 10 Years Old: Michael Jordan
Favorite Pro team: New York Knicks
Favorite College team to follow when I was young: Connecticut
The Best Thing about Clemson is: Vickery Hall
Most impressive person I have met: Colin Powell
Best opposing player I have faced: Juan Dixon
Most Respected player on this team: Chris Hobbs
Best Athlete on this team: Olu Babalola
Player on this team with highest basketball IQ: Beau Shay
Player on this team who will be a surprise this year: Jimmy Hudson
People say I look like: a high school junior
Favorite Movie of all-time: House Party 1,2, and 3
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite Actress: Halle Berry
Favorite Cartoon when I was growing up: Doug
If I could play another sport it would be: Baseball
Person who has had the biggest influence on me as a person: My Parents
People who has had the biggest influence on my basketball career: My Family
The Best advice my mother gave me: “Get it done the best you can”
When I want to get away from sports I: play video games.
My Dream Vacation: Puerto Rico
So Far my favorite moment at Clemson took place when: we beat #5 ranked Virginia my freshman year
My Advice to Young people is to: Listen, pay attention

# - Virgin Islands; @ ACC Tournament at Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC