Monmouth University Athletics

QUICKLY: Returning starter at point guard... Improved assist-to-turnover ratio remarkably in the second half of the season... Solid ballhandler and good decision maker... Improved shooting skills in the offseason... Makes plays on both the offensive and defensive end of the court.

2004-05 (Junior): Started all 29 games for the Hawks at point guard? Posted a 1.7 assist-to-turnover average, which ranked sixth in the NEC? Led the Hawks with 87 assists? Averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game? Paced the Hawks with 55 steals, ranking second in the Northeast Conference with 1.9 per game? Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and dished out five assists to go with four points in NEC semifinal vs. Wagner (3/6)? Posted a new career high of 25 points against Quinnipiac (2/8)? Compiled 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and five assists against Long Island (2/3)? Tied for the team lead with 18 points, along with career-highs of seven assists and seven steals at Wagner (1/5)? Led the Hawks with 11 points at Drexel (12/28)? Posted team highs with ten points and three assists at Villanova (12/7).

2003-04 (Sophomore): Only player to start all 33 games for the Hawks... Posted a 1.16-to-1 assist to turnover average... Tied for team lead with 64 assists... Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 assists per game... Named to All-Tournament team at Northeast Conference Tournament... Logged career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe in NEC Championship game vs. Central Connecticut State (3/10)... Also logged three assists, three rebounds, and four assists in win over Blue Devils... Grabbed season-high six rebounds in back-to-back games vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/1 & 3/6)... Registered 10 points in loss at CCSU... Scored eight points and snatched six rebounds in Monmouth's 20-point comeback win over Hampton.

2002-03 (Freshman): Played in all 28 games for the Hawks as a freshman, including 26 starts... Stood behind only FDU's Marcus Whitaker (2.02) among Northeast Conference players in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 1.88 mark... Ranked 11th in the Northeast Conference with 3.29 assists per game... Also ranked 14th in the league in steals with 1.54 per contests... Averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contests... After posting 27 assists and 21 turnovers in the first 12 games, he amassed 55 assists and just 28 turnovers in the final 16 contests... Tallied eight points, five assists and a career-high eight rebounds in win over Fairleigh Dickinson (3/3)... Registered career-high seven assists in addition to six points in win over Long Island (2/15)... Logged 10 points and four assists in win at UMBC (2/3)... Tallied career-high 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in win at UMKC (12/31)... Notched 10 points, three assists and three steals in loss to Kansas State (12/29)... Booked 13 points, five steals and five rebounds in victory over Hofstra (12/7)... Logged seven points, seven rebounds and four assists in first career start vs. Princeton (12/3).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida... Led Panthers to a combined 98-24 record during his prep career... Averaged 16.5 points and 8.7 assists per game as a senior to earn Hillsborough County Player of the Year and Suncoast (5 counties) Player of the Year... Garnered first-team All-Florida honors in senior campaign... Guided HBPHS to a 27-4 mark and a state Final 4 appearance during his junior season... Tallied 16.0 points and 8.4 assists per game during junior season to earn second-team All-Florida status... During his career he tallied 1,301 points (2nd most in school history) and 952 assists (1st in school history), while guiding squad to three district championships.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Martha Azzarelli... Uncle Lee McGriff and Cousin Travis McGriff both played in the National Football League... Born October 19, 1983 in Tampa, Florida... Majoring in business marketing.