Southland connection

1: Arizona

David Bagga, 6-5, Jr., G

* Then: Was reserve at Mater Dei HS.

* Now: 4 games, 6 minutes, 2 points.

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2: Austin Peay

Derek Wright, 5-10, Sr., G

* Then: 14.0 points, 8.0 assists as the senior floor leader for a Dominguez HS team that went 32-4 and won the state Division II title.

* Now: Four-year starter is second on the team in scoring at 11.7 points in 32.6 minutes and leads with 4.8 assists and 89 steals.

3: Cal State Fullerton

Scott Cutley, 6-5, Sr., F

* Then: All-state player as senior for state Division I champion Westchester HS.

* Now: Big West Conference co-player of the year; 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 83 assists.

Andrew Green, 6-6, Sr., G

* Then: 19.0 points, 16.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks as senior at Perris HS, where he also starred in water polo.

* Now: 13.1 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.5 rebounds.

Ray Reed, 5-11, Sr., G

* Then: 25.0 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals as senior at Inglewood HS.

* Now: 19.2 minutes, 6.4 points, team-leading 84 assists.

Frank Robinson, 6-4, Sr., G

* Then: 27.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists as senior at Sylmar HS.

* Now: Big West’s top defensive player; 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 78 assists.

4: Cornell

Jon Jaques, 6-7, So., F

* Then: 13.8 points, 7.3 rebounds as a senior for Harvard-Westlake HS team that finished 27-6.

* Now: Played in 12 games, averaging 2.8 minutes.

5: Connecticut

Donnell Beverly, 6-4, Fr., G

* Then: 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists as a senior for Leuzinger HS.

* Now: Played in 18 games, has 12 points, 14 assists.

6: Duke

Taylor King, 6-6, Fr., F

* Then: Had 3,214 career points, fourth in state history, for Mater Dei HS. As senior, averaged 26.7 points, 10.9 rebounds.

* Now: Played in every game, averaging 10.1 minutes, 5.7 points, 2.1 rebounds.

7: Gonzaga

Austin Daye, 6-10, Fr., F

* Then: 12.4 rebounds, 5.4 blocks and led Orange County with 30.9 points as a senior for Woodbridge HS.

* Now: Top reserve is third at 10.6 points, second at 4.6 rebounds in 18.4 minutes. 89.0% free throws, 48.9% field goals, 43.9% three-point.

8: Kansas

Rodrick Stewart, 6-4, Sr., G

* Then: Started 17 games as a freshman for USC, 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds in 21.6 minutes.

* Now: 2.9 points, 2.3 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.

9: Kansas State

Andre Gilbert, 6-7, Jr., F

* Then: 7.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists in one season at Mt. San Jacinto College.

* Now: 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds as part-time starter.

10: Louisville

Andre McGee, 5-10, Jr., G

* Then: 22.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 steals as a senior at Canyon Springs HS.

* Now: Started 23 of 32 games; 47 of 115 three-point shots (40.9%), 6.4 points in 19.9 minutes with 58 assists and 34 steals.

11: Miss. Valley State

Mike Davis, 5-8, Sr., G

* Then: Played at Verbum Dei HS.

* Now: 2.4 points and 76 assists in 15.8 minutes.

12: Nev. Las Vegas

Rene Rougeau, 6-6, Jr., G

* Then: 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds as senior for 32-3 Etiwanda HS team.

* Now: 9.0 points, 27.4 minutes; leads team with 6.1 rebounds, 70 steals and 34 blocks.

Matt Shaw, 6-8, So., F

* Then: 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds as senior for Fairfax HS team that went 24-3.

* Now: 19.1 minutes, 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds; second on team with 20 blocks.

13: North Carolina

Alex Stepheson, 6-9, So., F

* Then: 20.4 points, 17.8 rebounds as senior at Harvard-Westlake HS, breaking Jason Collins’ career rebounding record.

* Now: 15.0 minutes, 4.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, third on team with 26 blocks.

Deon Thompson, 6-8, So., F

* Then: 21.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.6 blocks as senior at Torrance HS.

* Now: Started 29 of 30 games, 21.9 minutes, 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, leads team with 38 blocks.

14: Oral Roberts

Curtis Allen, 6-4, Jr., G

* Then: Averaged 12.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 steals for a 28-4 Long Beach Poly HS team as a senior.

He played three seasons

at Rolling Hills Prep before that.

* Now: 3.9 points, 10.8 minutes.

Marcus Lewis, 6-8, Jr., F

* Then: Played for 2004 Southern Section Division I-A

champion Long Beach Poly HS.

* Now: 8.9 points, second on team with 5.6 rebounds.

15: Oregon

Kamyron Brown, 6-2, Fr., G

* Then: Played in two state championship games for Mater Dei HS.

* Now: Leads team with 93 assists, averages 18.7 minutes, 4.4 points.

Bryce Taylor, 6-4, Sr., G

* Then: 25.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists as senior at Harvard-Westlake HS.

* Now: 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds.

Drew Viney, 6-7, Fr., F

* Then: 31.0 points, 12.0 rebounds as senior at Villa Park HS.

* Now: 11 games, 18 points and 14 rebounds in 79 minutes.

16: Portland State

Deonte Huff, 6-4, Sr., F

* Then: 23.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists as sophomore at Antelope Valley CC; played at Lancaster HS.

* Now: 13.9 points, leads team with 6.1 rebounds.

Andre Murray, 6-2, Jr., G

* Then: 15.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists as sophomore at College of the Canyons; played at Cleveland HS.

* Now: 9.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 25.2 minutes.

17: St. Mary’s

Tron Smith, 6-3, Sr., G

* Then: 20 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.0 steals as senior at Canyon Springs HS.

* Now: 8.2 points in 21.0 minutes as sixth man.

18: Stanford

Landry Fields, 6-7, So., G

* Then: 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds as senior, leading Los Alamitos HS to its first Southern Section championship.

* Now: Averages 3.8 points, 12.3 minutes.

Anthony Goods, 6-3, Jr., G

* Then: Two-time captain at Corona Centennial HS.

* Now: 10.4 points, 27.7 minutes.

Fred Washington, 6-5, Sr., F

* Then: 22.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists as senior at Bishop Montgomery, where he had 104-14 career record.

* Now: 4.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 23.4 minutes.

19: UCLA

Russell Westbrook, 6-3, So., G

* Then: 25.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.1 steals, 2.3 assists as senior for 25-4 Leuzinger HS.

* Now: Pacific 10 Conference defensive player of the year; 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, team-high 147 assists.

Darren Collison, 6-1, Jr., G

* Then: 20.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.1 steals as senior for Southern Section I-AA champion Etiwanda HS.

* Now: 15.2 points, 50.6% (43 of 85) from three-point range, 87.4% free-throw shooter.

Josh Shipp, 6-5, Jr., G

* Then: 30.4 points as senior for 27-5 Division I state champion Fairfax HS.

* Now: 13.0 points.

DeAndre Robinson, 6-5, Jr., G

* Then: 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists as senior at Riverside King HS.

* Now: 24 minutes in nine games.

James Keefe, 6-8, So., F

* Then: 19.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists as senior at Santa Margarita HS.

* Now: 20 games, 2.1 points.

Lorenzo Mata-Real, 6-9, Sr., C

* Then: 25.0 points, 18.0 rebounds as senior at South Gate HS.

* Now: 14.4 minutes, 3.2 points, 3.6 rebounds.

Michael Roll, 6-5, Jr., G/F

* Then: 24.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists for 28-4 Southern Section I-A champion Aliso Niguel HS.

* Now: Injured after six games, 2.8 points.

David McGrath, 6-5, Jr., F

* Then: 10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds at Moorpark College; 10.0 points, 8.5 rebounds as senior at Oxnard HS, where he was class valedictorian.

* Now: 16 minutes in four games.

Chace Stanback, 6-8, Fr., G/F

* Then: 25.8 points, 11.9 rebounds as senior for 28-5 Division I state champion Fairfax HS.

* Now: 23 games, 41 points.

20: USC

Mamadou Diarra, 7-0, Fr., C

* Then: 8.1 points, 6.4 rebounds as senior at Stoneridge Prep.

* Now: Two points, one rebound in 10 minutes.

Terence Green, 5-11, Jr., G

* Then: As senior, Aliso Niguel HS team was 28-4.

* Now: Seven points in eight minutes.

Daniel Hackett, 6-5, So., G

* Then: 20.0 points as senior at St. John Bosco HS, where he had a triple-double in his final three games.

* Now: 8.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 92 assists.

Davon Jefferson, 6-8, Fr., F

* Then: 26.0 points, 12.9 rebounds as senior at Lynwood HS before spending half a year at the Patterson School, a prep school in North Carolina.

* Now: 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds.

Angelo Johnson, 5-11, Fr., G

* Then: 13.7 points, 4.1 assists as senior at Stoneridge Prep.

* Now: 4.5 points, 23.0 minutes.

Keith Wilkinson, 6-10, Jr., F

* Then: 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds as senior at Capistrano Valley.

* Now: 2.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 12.8 minutes.