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2003-04: Did not play.
2002-03: Played in 26 games, starting all but two... Finished 3rd on team with 342 points (13.2 ppg), shooting .408 (125-308) from the field, .774 (41-53) from the line... Ranked 2nd on team in both three-pointers made (51) and attempted (131), hitting at .389 rate... Also 2nd on team in assists (59)... Led team in scoring in seven games... Scored in double figures 20 times, including four games with 20-plus... Amassed 23 points in each game of Hamilton Classic, shooting 7-for-15 FGs with 3 three-pointers vs. Domincan; then 7-for-10 FGs and 5-for-5 from outside the arc in just 20 minutes vs. Western Washington... Performance earned him CCAA Player of the Week honors... Hit 9 of 13 from field for 21 points at Cal St. Monterey Bay (12/2), then finished month with 22 points vs. Chico State (12/29)... Posted first career double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at Grand Canyon (1/24)... That outing launched streak of eight games in double-figure scoring... Played in 44 minutes of overtime battle at UC San Diego (1/25), then saw 40 minutes of action a week later vs. Cal St. Dominguez Hills (1/31)... Hit 31 of 36 FTs in conference games.
2001-02: Appeared in 26 games as a reserve... Averaged 8.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.4 apg... Shot .431 (75-174) from the field, .756 (31-41) from the line... Ranked 2nd on Aggies in three-pointers made (42) and attempted (94), shooting .432 from outside the arc... Scored in double figures eight times, including season-high 19 twice: vs. Chico State (1/23) and at Cal Poly Pomona (2/16)... Nailed season-best 7 field goals in each of those games... Hit 4 of 6 from beyond the arc (his only shots) for 14 points in 20 minutes vs. Sonoma State (2/8)... Dished out season-best 5 assists to go with 13 points in collegiate debut vs. BYU-Hawaii... Matched that assist total at Cal St. Stanislaus (1/12)... Hit game-winning three with 2.8 seconds remaining to lift Aggies to 70-69 win at S.F. State (12/15)... Heroic shot was first game-winning trey since Chris Vlasic beat Humboldt at :07 during Aggies' NCAA-title season (2/6/98)... Led UC Davis in scoring twice, including 15 at Cal St. Bakersfield (1/12)... Scored 4 points (of 13 overall) in final 1:11 to seal win over Cal State L.A. (12/7).
2000-01: Redshirted.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY PREP: Averaged 16.2 ppg, 5.0 apg, 4.0 spg in 1999-2000... Named Offensive Player of the Year.
FAIRVIEW HS '99: Two-year letterwinner... Selected as team captain and team MVP each year... Led team to final 16 at Colorado state tournament as a senior... Averaged 12.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 4.0 spg as a junior, laeding team to playoff berth... Garnered first-team All-Centennial League and all-county acclaim in 1997-98... Also played golf for one season, earning team MVP honors.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 18, 1980 in Boulder, Colo.... Majoring in economics... Parents are John & Martha Stearns... John was the 2nd overall pick of the 1973 baseball draft (Philadelphia Phillies) and made four National League All-Star teams in his 11-year career... He now serves as the manager of the Norfolk Tides, the New York Mets' triple-A affiliate... Has two older brothers: Mike (29) and Matt (26) Genovese... Matt played golf for Oregon.