Donnell Covington

2005-06: Played in 27 games, starting 15 of them … averaged 10.3 points during Big South play … shot .443 for the season (90-203) from the field … scored a career-high 24 points against Birmingham-Southern on Feb. 28 in the first-round upset of the Panthers … had a career-high eight assists on two occasions, coming against Asbury on Nov. 22 and Radford on Feb. 13 … scored 10 or more points in 13 games … 2004-05: Came into his own at the end of last season, including an amazing 17-point effort against High Point in CSU’s second-round upset in the Big South tournament … scored 13 points in a win at VMI on January 8 …. Averaged 5.0 points per game for the season but scored nearly eight points per game down the final stretches of the season … shot 79 percent from the line and 32 percent from three-point range … recorded career-high six steals against Coastal Carolina on February 21 and had five assists in the finals of the Big South tournament against Winthrop … 2003-2004: Saw action in 21 games off the bench … averaged 2.0 points per game, averaging about nine minutes of playing time per game … scored career-high 10 points on January 21 against Winthrop …High School: Averaged 24 points and 5.5 assists per contest … set the school record for points (1,351), steals and assists … named All-Lowcountry three years and All-State two years … played in the North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star game … named the Region 7-AAAA Lowcountry Player of the Year by the Post and Courier … was the MVP of the Christmas Tournament … helped lead Stratford to a 55-18 record in his three years as a starter for coach Randy Tucker … also participated in football, earning All-State honors … Personal: Born March 24, 1985 … is the son of Francis and Judy Covington … majoring in communications/psychology at CSU.