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Excellent scorer with an aggressive mentality . . . quick first step to the basket . . . has the ability to score from many different areas of the floor . . . will be counted on for leadership and consistency. Junior (2005-06): Started all 31 games at the shooting guard position and averaged 30.1 minutes per game . . . enters the 2006-07 campaign as Samford's top returning scorer after averaging 12.6 points per contest . . . also averaged 3.5 rebounds per game and finished second on the team in free-throw shooting percentage (.802) . . . ranked sixth in the OVC in field-goal percentage (.500) and 13th in scoring (14.9 ppg) during conference play . . . scored a career-high 22 points against Morehead State (Jan. 19) . . . active leader in both points (666) and 3-point field goals (79) . . . second on the team's active leader list in both rebounds (175) and steals (53) . . . turned in a 21-point performance on 8-of-13 shooting versus Tennessee State (Jan. 12) . . . tallied 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Tennessee Tech (Jan. 14) . . . recorded 23 double-digit scoring performances, including a 13-game streak to open OVC play . . . scored in double figures in 20 of the final 25 games . . . averaged 14.9 points per contest on 50-percent shooting against conference opponents . . . led the team in scoring five times and in rebounding eight times . . . led Samford in assists three times . . . reached the 20-point plateau in five games . . . grabbed a career-high eight rebounds versus Murray State (Dec. 21) . . . also scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and finished 4-of-6 from 3-point range . . . earned his third varsity letter. Sophomore (2004-05): Started in 18 of the team's 28 games and played in 22 contests . . . averaged 10.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 24.0 minutes per game . . . finished second on the team in both points per game (10.4) and field-goal percentage (.531) . . . was forced to miss six OVC games due to a leg injury that occurred against Jacksonville State (Jan. 4) . . . returned to action following the injury and scored 15 points in 24 minutes of play against Southeast Missouri (Jan. 29) . . . scored 17 points against Bradley (Dec. 21) . . . tallied double-figure scoring 13 times and led the Bulldogs in scoring versus both Tennessee Wesleyan (17 points on Dec. 9) and Bradley (17 points on Dec. 21) . . . paced the team in assists with three against Jacksonville State (Feb. 22) . . . notched a game-high 19 points in Samford's 2004 Red-Blue Scrimmage . . . earned his second varsity letter. Freshman (2003-04): Played in 26 games, including one start . . . averaged 1.8 points per game . . . made his collegiate debut in the team's opening game of the season against Big 10-opponent Purdue (Nov. 23) . . . scored seven points on the road against New Orleans (Nov. 29) . . . tallied seven points against Southern Miss (Dec. 6) . . . notched six points against Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 24) . . . scored seven points against Morehead State (Feb. 14) . . . earned his first varsity letter. 2002-03: Redshirted. High School: Named All-District and All-State during all four years at Central Private High School . . . averaged 23 points, six rebounds and five assists per game . . . named the MPSA Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the Louisiana All-Star game . . . member of the Baton Rouge All-Metro team . . . graduated in the top-10 percent of his class with a 3.7 grade point average. Personal: Full name is Randall Paul Gulina . . . born Sept. 19, 1983 . . . son of Carlo Gulina and Barbara Cook . . . older brother Mark played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana . . . majoring in business management. ONE-ON-ONE WITH GULINA |
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