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2007-08: Dished out a career-high five assists over High Point to go with seven points. Shot 5-of-10 from the field en route to 15 points to go with a game-high seven rebounds over Charlotte. Averaged 6 points and 3.9 rebounds a game to go with shooting 35.1% from three point range. James Collins Binnie, along with classmate Brian Roberts, are the first Brian Gregory players to live the college basketball experience from start to finish - recruiting, verballing, signing, playing and, come spring, graduating. Binnie is also the first repeat winner of the Uhl Family Endowed Scholarship. Former Flyers Bill Uhl, Sr. and Bill Uhl, Jr., have endowed a men's basketball scholarship, to be given to a returning Flyer basketball player. Originally awarded in 2003, it was the first endowed award of this type in the University of Dayton Athletics Division. It is given annually to the UD player who best exemplifies the qualities of good sportsmanship and character, and follows the University's principles of "Learn, Lead and Serve" on and off the court. Previous recipients have been Keith Waleskowski, Mark Jones and Warren Williams. 2006-2007:Binnie started 15 games and played in all 31 games for the Flyers, and averaged 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18.8 minutes played. He saw action at every position except point guard in 2006-07, and overcame a poor shooting start to turn in another solid season. After shooting .241 (7-29) from three-point in non-conference action (including missing his first ten shots), Binnie reversed field to hit .377 (23-61) after the first of the year. In the Richmond game he outscored the Spiders in the first half (9-8). He scored the first six points of the game and finished with a season-high 12 points. In the fifth game of the year, a win against Louisville, he had eight points (two more than he had in the first four games of the year combined). In the Creighton win, he had eight points, three assists and two rebounds in 13 minutes. He matched his career high in rebounding with nine at Saint Louis. His looks and easy-going manner suggest he'd be comfortable carrying a surfboard. And while that might be true, the last time we looked, there is not a lot of surfing going on in Iowa. His shooting stats -- he's a career 34% three-point and 75% free throw shooter -- suggest he's one of those pretty boy shooters. But while there's no question about his shooting ability, his strongest suit is his strong "whatever it takes" attitude he brings to the court for the Flyers. He's at his best when he's in the middle of things mixing it up. He does the little things that don't always show up in a box score, whether it be taking a charge, keeping a rebound alive or setting a screen to free up a teammate. 2005-2006:As a sophomore, Binnie played in 27 games (with eight starts) and averaged 4.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 19.2 minutes a game. He had 13 games of at least five points. He also had 21 steals, after getting just six as a freshman. 2004-2005:As a freshman, Binnie averaged 3.6 points a game for the season in 29 games, but averaged 6.5 points a game over the last four games, shooting .692 (9-13) from the field, .600 (6-10) from three-point range and 1.000 (4-4) from the line. In Binnie's second college game against Coppin State, veteran coach "Fang" Mitchell resorted to a box-and-one on Binnie when he drilled three straight treys in the first half of that game. And Binnie scored a career-high 13 points in just 16 minutes off the bench at eventual A-10 champ GW later in the year. High School:Binnie came directly to UD after teaming with former Flyer teammate Trent Meacham to lead the Iowa-based Martin Brothers Select team to the 2004 Senior Boys (19-under) AAU national championship in June, 2004. Binnie was named the Most Valuable Player of that tournament, capping an excellent prep career. Binnie was First Team All-Iowa and the Iowa Class 4A Player of the Year after averaging 23.9 points and 8.1 rebounds a game for Johnston High School, leading his team to an 18-6 record. Binnie was the ninth-leading scorer in the state in 2003-04. He finished his career as Johnston's all-time leading scorer and was three-time first team all-conference. Binnie scored a school-record 45 points (regulation game) as a senior against rival Des Moines East. He was a McDonald's All-America nominee. His Johnston team earned the Farm Bureau-IHSA 4A Sportsmanship Award. As a junior, Binnie averaged 19.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game for Johnston, and was Third Team All-Iowa.
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