Monmouth University Athletics

QUICKLY: Returning starter at shooting guard... All-Northeast Conference performer... All-Metropolitan and NEC Player of the Year candidate as a junior... Needs 407 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau for his career... Established himself as a clutch performer with last-minute heroics as a freshman and sophomore... Ranks third on MU's career free throw percentage chart with a .847 clip... Ranks sixth on MU's all-time 3-point field goal list with 116.

2002-03 (Sophomore): Started all 28 games as a sophomore... Set single-season school record with 91.1 free throw percentage... Led team with 14.9 points per game, 73 3-point field goals and 43 steals... 71 3-point field goals ranks third on MU's single-season list... Led Monmouth in scoring in 14 of MU's 28 games... Scored 16 points, including eight in overtime win over Fairleigh Dickinson (3/3)... Registered 12 points in loss to Robert Morris (3/1)... Scored 12 points in loss to St. Francis [Pa.] (2/27)... Tallied 12 points in win at Robert Morris (2/22)... Notched 15 points in win at St. Francis [Pa.] (2/20)... Paced Hawks with 16 points in win vs. Long Island (2/15)... Logged 12 points in loss at St. Francis [N.Y.] (2/13)... Scorched nets for 8-of-17 from the field and 5-of-9 from 3-point range en route to game-high 22 points in loss to Wagner (2/8)... Scored team-high 15 points, including 12 in first half in win over Sacred Heart (2/6)... Tallied 10 points in win at UMBC (2/3)... Paced Hawks with a game-high 19 points and added five rebounds, three assists and three steals in win at Mount St. Mary's (2/1)... Lit up Central Connecticut State (1/27) for 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range... Racked up a game-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting fromt he field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range in win vs. Quinnipiac (1/25)... Logged 14 points, including three 3-point baskets in win at Sacred Heart (1/23)... Scored team-high 12 points in home loss to Wagner (1/20)... Equaled career-high with 25 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from 3-point range in win vs. St. Francis [N.Y.] (1/11)... Logged career-high 25 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and 10-of-11 shooting from the charity stripe in win at Fairleigh Dickinson (1/4)... Registered 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc in win over UMKC (12/31)... Notched team-high 18 points in loss to Kansas State (12/29)... Logged 11 points in loss to St. Peter's (12/14)... Scored team-high 16 points in loss to Seton Hall (12/12)... Booked 11 points in win over Hofstra (12/7)... Scored 15 points vs. Drexel (11/30)... Canned six 3-point field goals en route to 22 points in loss to Rider (11/23).

2001-02 (Freshman): Played in all 30 games for the Hawks, including one start... Averaged 5.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a freshman... Earned Northeast Conference All-Rookie recognition... Named NEC Rookie of the Week on February 4 following Hawks' wins over Mount St. Mary's and Long Island... Registered seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in season ending loss to St. Francis [N.Y] (3/1)... Tallied nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in rout of Quinnipiac (2/20)... Scored 11 points in win vs. Long Island (2/2)... Hit 6-of-7 from the field, including 5-of-6 from 3-point range, as he scored a career-high 17 points and added four assists in win at Mount St. Mary's (1/28)... Scored 15 points in first career start vs. St. Francis [Pa.] (1/19)... Also recorded three steals, four assists and three rebounds in win over the Red Flash... Drilled two 3-point field goals in the final minute of play vs. UMBC (1/12) to tie score at 70-70... Started season by hitting at least one 3-point field goal in each of the Hawks' first 12 games... Logged 10 points in loss to Gonzaga (12/29)... Hit on 3-of-3 from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range for eight points in Monmouth's win over St. Peter's (2/14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at St. Mary's High School in Elmont, N.Y.... Helped lead squad to a pair of league championships under head coach Tim Cluess... Guided team to an 18-1 mark and a Long Island Catholic League title as a senior in 2000-01... Led squad to an 18-0 mark and a Long Island Catholic League crown and state title in 1999-2000... Named second-team all-state, first-team All-Long Island Catholic League, Metro All-Star and All-America honorable mention as a senior... Earned second-team all-league honors as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Paul and Paulette Messam... Born May 9, 1982 in Jamaica... Majoring in business management.