Julyan Stone Class: Junior Hometown: Goleta, CA High School: Dos Pueblos Senior HS Height / Weight: 6-6 / 195 Position: Guard Experience: 2L

Julyan Stone Photo Gallery From the 2008-09 Season

CAREER NOTES: Through two seasons at UTEP has 350 assists and 105 steals, figures which rank fourth and 11th respectively in school history ... career assist/turnover ratio is 350-130 (2.69, first in UTEP annals).

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): Dished out a team-high 236 assists (6.4 apg) with 81 turnovers ... broke Filiberto Rivera's school record for assists in a season (229 in 2004-05) ... second on the team with 53 steals ... averaged 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 33.7 minutes ... became more of a scoring threat late in the season, averaging 7.6 ppg over the final eight games ... ranked seventh nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.91), and tied for ninth in assists ... within Conference USA, rated first in assist/turnover ratio, second in assists, tied for 10th in steals, 14th in minutes and 20th in rebounding ... became the only player in school history to have 100 assists as both a freshman and a sophomore ... had no turnovers in five games, giving him a total of 16 in his first two years in a Miner uniform ... had six double-figure assist games in 2008-09, a school record ... set a CBI Tournament record with 45 assists, an average of 7.5 over six games ... scored a career-high 19 points -- more than double his previous best of nine points -- in the season opener versus Texas Southern ... led the Miners in scoring, rebounds (eight) and assists (five) against the Tigers ... shot 5-for-7 from the field, 2-for-2 from outside and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe with no turnovers in 37 minutes versus TSU ... dished out 11 assists against Georgia Southern with eight points (3-for-3 FGs) and four steals in 34 minutes ... six assists, six rebounds and two steals while playing the full 40 minutes versus Wake Forest ... recorded 11 assists against Texas Tech ... also had no turnovers, seven rebounds and two steals against the Red Raiders ... posted a career high 12 assists versus New Mexico State ... tallied all 12 of his points in the second half at New Mexico, going 8-for-8 from the line ... also had four assists and eight rebounds versus the Lobos ... handed out 11 assists and went 6-for-6 at the charity stripe with six rebounds at SMU ... put up all 13 of his points in the first half at East Carolina, going 4-for-6 from the floor, 2-for-2 from outside and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe ... added seven assists, two steals and a block against the Pirates ... led the Miners in assists (six) and rebounds (eight) at UAB while adding two blocks and three steals over 37 minutes ... made 4-of-5 shot attempts versus the Blazers ... credited with 11 assists at Houston ... recorded seven assists and six rebounds versus Southern Miss ... credited with eight helpers and two blocked shots against Marshall ... registered six points, eight boards, five assists and two steals at Rice ... posted six points, seven rebounds and seven assists versus Memphis ... had eight rebounds and eight assists against SMU ... finished with seven points, seven boards and six dimes at Tulane ... netted 12 points (4-for-8 FGs, 2-for-5 3FGs, 2-for-2 FTs), nine rebounds, three steals and no turnovers in 38 minutes versus UAB ... hit 3-of-5 shots at Southern Miss in a seven-point, six-assist night ... contributed 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks in C-USA quarters against Houston ... eight points, seven boards and eight assists at Nevada in CBI opening round ... made 4-of-7 shots on his way to a 12-point night at Richmond in the CBI semifinals ... credited with 10 assists in game one of the CBI Championship Series at Oregon State ... credited with nine assists in the deciding game of the series.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Averaged 2.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 21.8 minutes ... shot 34.1 percent (28-for-82) from the field, 23.5 percent (8-for-34) from three-point range and 56.6 percent (30-for-53) from the line ... second on the team in steals (52) and assists (114) ... assist-to-turnover ratio was a team-leading 2.28 (114-50), 12th-best in school history ... led all freshmen nationally and tied for 30th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio ... second in C-USA in assist/turnover ratio, fifth in steals and ninth in assists ... had more assists than turnovers in all but eight games ... also had 11 games with no turnovers ... had zero turnovers in five of the last nine games ... led UTEP in assists nine times and rebounds six times ... developed into more of an offensive threat over the last 10 games, averaging 4.5 ppg during that stretch with a .542 (13-for-24) field goal percentage and .417 (5-for-12) three-point field goal percentage ... had 14 games with two or more steals, including four games with four thefts ... became only the second freshman in school history to tally 100 assists in a season, and his steal total rates second among Miner rookies ... came off the bench for the first six games before starting 25 of the last 26 ... posted four points, three boards, four assists, two steals and a block in collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... netted six points (1-for-1 FGs, 4-for-5 FTs) with four rebounds and three assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... made his first career start at New Mexico State, playing only 12 minutes due to foul trouble ... still finished with two points, two rebounds, one steal, five assists and only one turnover versus the Aggies ... scored a UTEP high nine points (2-for-3 FGs, 1-for-2 3FGs, 4-for-6 FTs) against USC Upstate with three steals ... dished out six assists with only one turnover, and recorded four steals against Wyoming ... season-high 10 rebounds at Texas Southern ... five rebounds, five assists and three steals in 24 minutes against SMU ... had six assists, no turnovers, three steals, three rebounds and two points versus Rice ... six assists at Houston ... primary defender on the Cougars' Robert McKiver, holding him to 14 points on 5-for-18 shooting ... seven points (3-for-4 FGs, 1-for-2 3 FGs) and three assists at UCF ... season-high seven assists in 26 minutes against Southern Miss ... led the Miners in rebounding in back-to-back games versus Memphis and Tulane with eight boards in each contest ... tied his season best with nine points (3-for-3 FGs, 2-for-2 3FGs) along with four steals in 28 minutes at Marshall ... six points (2-for-3 FGs, 1-for-2 3 FGs, 1-for-1 FTs), four boards, four steals, a block, six assists and no turnovers in 31 minutes against East Carolina ... played a season-high 33 minutes at SMU, finishing with eight points (3-for-4 FGs, 2-for-2 FTs), seven rebounds, three assists and a steal ... had a solid stat line in the C-USA Tournament against SMU with five points, seven boards, two assists, no turnovers and four steals ... closed out the season by leading the Miners in rebounds (nine) and assists (seven) versus Utah in the College Basketball Invitational.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Rated a national top-200 recruit by HOOP SCOOP Online ... averaged 17 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 5.7 steals as a prep senior, leading Dos Pueblos Senior High School to a 19-6 record ... shot 53 percent from the field, 32 percent from outside and 68 percent from the charity stripe ... earned first team All-Channel League honors for a second consecutive season in 2006-07 ... also first team All-CIF Division II and MVP of the Oak Park and Simi Valley tournaments in 2006-07 ... second team All-CIF Division II pick as a junior after averaging 15.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.0 apg and 5.5 spg ... second team All-League as a sophomore, averaging 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.0 apg and 4.2 spg ... single-game highs as a prep were 36 points, 18 boards and 15 dimes ... four-year member of the varsity team at Dos Pueblos Senior High ... high school coach was Joe Zamora ... honor roll student in high school and was also on the principal's list.

PERSONAL: Full name is Julyan Ray Stone ... parents are David and Janet Stone ... has two brothers and one sister ... brothers J.T. and Jason played college football at West Texas A&M and San Diego State, respectively ... born 12/7/88 (Alexandria, Va.) ... Organizational and Corporate Communication major.